阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。  

免费题库2022-08-02  14

问题 阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。  The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.? 1 ?,homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly? 2 ?. To help homeless people? 3 ?independence,the federal government must support job training programs,? 4 ?the minimum wage,and fund more low,cost housing.  5 ?everyone agrees off the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates? 6 ?anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. ? 7 ?the figure may vary,analysts do agree on another matter:that the number of the homeless is? 8 ?. One of the federal governments studies? 9 ?that the number of the homeless will reach nearly l 9 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to? 10 ?this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.? 11 ?when homeless individuals manage to find a? 12 ?that will give them three meals 3 day and a place to sleep at night,a good number still spend the bulk of each day? 13 ?the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others,? 14 ?not addicted or mentally ill,simply lack the everyday ? 15 ?skills needed to turn their fives? 16 ?. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are? 17 ?programs that address the many needs of the homeless.? 18 ?Edward Zlotkowski,director of the community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,? 19 ?it,“There has to be? 20 ?of programs. What’s needed is a package dea1. ”[中国银行真题](  )A.lodgingB.shelterC.dwellingD.house

选项 A.lodging
B.shelter
C.dwelling
D.house

答案 B

解析 本题的选项是四个意思相近的名词,可见要求考生选出最合适的名词。从空格后面的定语从句:that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night (可以提供三餐和晚上睡觉的地方) ,可以推断出空格处需要填入一个意为“栖身之所”的名词,虽然四个选项都有这个意思,但最好的是shelter (避难所) ,因为它最常用来表达保护和避难的概念。house (房子) 、dwelling (寓所) 和lodging (一般指租住屋) 均不及shelter与无家可归者关系密切。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/congyezige/808919.html

最新回复(0)