2006年考研英语完形填空.PDF

新东方《考研英语历年真题详解及复习指南》 2006 年考研英语完形填空 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） ①The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. ② 1 , homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2 . ③To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. ① 5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. ②Estimates 6 anywhere from 600, 000 to 3 million. ③ 7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8 . ④One of the federal government’s studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. ①Finding ways to 10 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. ② 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. ③Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. ④And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. ⑤ Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16 . ⑥Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address the many needs of the homeless. ⑦