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閱讀理解 　　In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years．Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless． 　　The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty is undoubtedly one of the main causes．The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads．Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always． 　　Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them．Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live．Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets．Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a stepparent． 　　Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars．Often they are moved on by the police, being accused, whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging．There are many who disrespect homeless people． 　　Some cynics(憤世嫉俗的人)declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead．But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box? (1) According to the text, what causes some people to be homeless? [　　] A． Lack of money． B． The increased standard of living． C． No government help． D． Agreement with their parents． (2) It can be inferred from the text that ________． [　　] A． the homeless are willing to live under a bridge or in a cardboard box B． you will not find homeless people in countries with a high standard of living C． the mentally ill live on the streets because they want the company of other homeless people D． the unemployed who receive help may still be among the homeless (3) In Paragraph 2, “a roof over their heads” most probably means ________． [　　] A． a cap B． a car C． a home D． a covering (4) The author thinks that the homeless people are ________． [　　] A． pitiful B． troublesome C． respectable D． admirable (5) What does the underlined word “declare” mean? [　　] A． ask B． promise C． make sth．known D． stay

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．C;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段第一句“The reasons for homelessness are various，but poverty is undoubtedly one of the main causes．”可知，貧窮是那些人們無家可歸的主要原因。
(2)	推理判斷題。由第一段可知B項不正確，由第三段第一句可知C項不正確，由最后一段最后一句可知A項不正確。由第二段最后一句“Often，the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always．”可知，政府給失業(yè)人員的幫助并不能解決他們無家可歸的問題。
(3)	猜測詞義題。由第二段第二句“The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads．”可知，無家可歸的人就會沒有工作，沒有工作就付不起房租，因此不久就沒有家了。a root over their heads指a home。
(4)	推理判斷題。由文章最后一句話可知，作者很同情這些無家可歸的人，認(rèn)為他們很可憐。pitiful“可憐的”，admirable“令人欽佩的”，respectable“尊敬的”，troublesome“麻煩的”。
(5)	make sth．known“使某事被知道”，含有宣布之意。