文档介绍：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. homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly . To help homeless people independence, the federal government must support job training programs, the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is . One of the federal government’s studies that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to this growing homeless population has e increasingly difficult. when homeless individuals manage to find a 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 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, not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday skills needed to turn their lives . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are programs that address the many needs of the homeless. Edward Zlotkowski, director munity service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, it, “There has to be of programs. What’s needed is a package deal.”
1. [A] Indeed
[B] Likewise
[C] Therefore(A)
[D] Furthermore
2. [A] stand
[B] cope
[C] approve(B)
[D] retain
3. [A] in
[B] for
[C] with(D)
[D] toward
4. [A] raise
[B] add
[C] take(A)
[D] keep
5. [A] generally
[B] almost
[C] hardly(D)
[D] not
6. [A] cover
[B] change
[C] range(C)
[D] differ
7. [A] Now that
[B] Although
[C] Provided(B)
[D] Exce