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1、, homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments cant possibly2. To help homeless people3independence, the federal government must support job training programs,4the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.5everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates

2、6anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is8. One of the federal governments studies9that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to10this growing homeless po

3、pulation has become increasingly difficult.11when homeless individuals manage to find a12that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day13the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs.

4、 And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others,14not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday15skills needed to turn their lives16.Boston Globereporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are17programs that address the man

5、y needs of the homeless.18Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,19it, “There has to be20of programs. Whats needed is a package deal.”1.A Indeed B Likewise C Therefore D Furthermore2.A stand B cope C approve D retain3.A in B for C with D toward4.A raise

6、B add C take D keep5.A Generally B Almost C Hardly D Not6.A cover B change C range D differ7.A Now that B Although C Provided D Except that8.A inflating B expanding C increasing D extending9.A predicts B displays C proves D discovers10.A assist B track C sustain D dismiss11.A Hence B But C Even D On

7、ly12.A lodging B shelter C dwelling D house13.A searching B strolling C crowding D wandering14.A when B once C while D whereas15.A life B existence C survival D maintenance16.A around B over C on D up17.A complex B comprehensive Ccomplementary D compensating18.A So B Since C As D Thus19.A puts B int

8、erprets C assumes D makes20.A supervision B manipulation C regulation D coordinationSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1In spite of “endless talk of

9、difference,” American society is an amazing machine forhomogenizingpeople. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference” characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century d

10、epartment stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite” these were stores “anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public and democratic act.” The mass media, advertising and

11、 sports are other forces for homogenization.Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that todays immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor res

12、istant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent of the population; in 1900, 13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to 1990, 3.1 immigrants arrived for every 1,000 residents; in the 10 years prior to 1890, 9.2 for every 1,000. Now, consider three indices of assimilationlanguage, home ownersh

13、ip and intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that “a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English well or very well after ten years of residence.” The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English. “By the third generation, th

14、e original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.” Hence the description of America as a “graveyard” for languages. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of 75.6 percent, higher than the 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of intermarriage than do U.S.-born whites and blacks.” By the third generation, one third of Hispanic women are married to non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are m