《2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及解析》.pdf

免费大学网 2006 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The homeless make up a growing percentage of America‟s population. 大1家 homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can ‟t possibly 大2家 . To help homeless people 大3家 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 大4家 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. 大5家 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 大6家 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 大7家 the figure may 络 vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 网 大8家 . One of the federal government‟s studies 大9家 that the number of the 考 homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to 大 越 10家 this growing homeless population has become 京 increasingly difficult. 大11家 when homeless individuals manage to find a 南 大12家 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 大13家 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, 大14家 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 大15家 skills needed to turn their lives 大16家 . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve