全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及解析.doc

2006年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,Ｃor D on ANSWER SHEET１.(10points) The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.__1__ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government 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 on the numbers 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 government’s studies ___9__ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 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 a 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 lives ___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 Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, __19__it. “There has to be ___20___of programs. What we need is a package deal.”　　1. [A] Indeed [B] Likewise [C] Therefore [D] Furthermore　　2. [A] stand [B] cope 　 [C] approve [D] retain　　3. [A] in [B] for [C] with [D] toward 　　4. [A] raise [B] add 　　 [C] take 　 [D] keep　　5. [A] generally [B] alm