2021高考英语一轮复习Unit1Womenofachievement课时作业新人教版必修4英语练习题.pdfVIP

Unit 1　Women of achievement Ⅰ.阅读理解 A [2020·惠州市高三调研]Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people. In times of extreme weather conditions, that struggle becomes even more difficult. Recently, homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldnt find shelter for the night. Thankfully, one local woman refused to let that happen. On January 30,2018,34－ year－old Candice Payne, a local managing broker, was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions. “It was－20 ℃ , and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something，\” said Payne. Payne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly help. Finally, she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street. For Payne, her mission was personal. According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callahan, had lived on the streets at one point in his life. Based on his experiences, Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street desperately needed help and that if she didnt step up to help, no one likely would. However, when Payne explained what she was trying to do, many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didnt want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “No one wanted them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms，\” said Payne. Paynes selfless act made news across the country. However, she insisted she had never done it for attention.“I am a regular person，\” said Payne, who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers.“It all sounded like a rich person did this, but Im just a little black girl from the South Side.\” 1．What does the underlined word “that\” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．Locals living on