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  3. The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______

The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______

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问题     The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly【C2】______. To help homeless people【C3】______independence, the federal government must support job training programs,【C4】______the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.【C5】______everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless estimates【C6】______anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.  【C7】______the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is【C8】______, one of the federal government’s studies【C9】______that tile number of tile homeless will reach nearly 19 million by tile end of this decade. Finding ways to【C10】______this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.【C11】______when homeless  individuals manage to find a【C12】______that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day【C13】______the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drags. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others,【C14】______not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday【C15】______skills need to turn their lives【C16】______. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve  only when there are【C17】______programs that address the many needs of the homeless.【C18】______Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,【C19】______it, "There has to be【C20】______of programs. What we need is a package deal." [br] 【C12】
选项 A、lodging
B、shelter
C、dwelling
D、house
答案 B
解析 本题为词汇辨析题。四个选项都有“住房”、“住处”的意思，但B)选项的shelter除了表示“藏身处”之外，还有“保护”的意思，而下文明显有此含义，故选择B)。
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