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倒数第25天(5月12日) (2012·山东卷)Whenever we hear about “the homeless，”most of us think of the Developing World.But the __1__ is that homelessness is everywhere.For example，how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a __2__ country like Germany? Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making __3__ for the homeless of Berlin，Germanys capital.They first __4__ one long hot summer when most Germans were __5__ on holiday.Kurt and his wife stayed at home，made sandwiches，__6__ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. The Mullers soon realised that food and clothing werent __7__.“What these people also need is warmth and __8__”，says Rita.The Mullers didnt __9__ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime.Rita __10__ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always __11__ to anyone who couldnt face another night on the street. The couple were soon __12__ all their time and money，so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to __13__donations.Today，over thirty companies __14__ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to __15__ them to the homeless.The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer __16__ new shoes. Kurt and Rita receive no __17__ for their hard work.“We feel like parents，”says Rita，“and parents shouldnt __18__ money for helping their children.The love we get on the streets is our salary.”Though Rita admits she often gets __19__，she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a __20__ in the world. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述一对德国夫妇热心帮助无家可归的人的事迹。 1．A．result B．truth C．reason D．idea 解析　分析语境可知，无家可归者遍及各地是个事实。 答案　B 2．A.traditional B．developing C．typical D．wealthy 解析　分析语境可知，德国是个富有的国家，故选D项。traditional传统的；developing发展中的；typical典型的。 答案　D 3．A.preparations B．houses C．meals D．suggestions 解析　根据后文可知，他们是为无家可归者做饭，提供食物。 答案　C 4．A.began B．met C．called D．left 解析　根据句意可知，他们这种善行开始于一个炎热的夏天。 答案　A 5．A.asleep B．alone C