Question

I am a single working mother and going to college for a better life for my three-year-old child and myself. I am taking a nurse course called “Urban Community（社區(qū)）”. We were asked to do a major project on problems in urban communities. I chose the topic “Homeless”.

Each day I would walk down the streets of the homeless and offer them something to drink and to eat. I know it’s tough to survive on the streets. Last night I ran into a group of 30 kids who were living on the streets in New York. My heart went out to them and I just wanted to cry. But I had to be strong.

I asked about their families and if they contacted them to let them know they were alive. Most of them said, “NO!” They all looked like a happy family and they took care of one another. I tried to persuade them to get help and to contact their families but they did not want to. I did not want to make them to do it as they had their own reasons.

All these kids were very respectful. None of them was high on drugs nor were they drinking. Some of them enjoyed reading and writing. Some of them enjoyed skateboarding, dancing and playing music.

One girl asked me if I could give her a hug and I did so. She started to cry and said, “Thank you for not treating us as freaks（怪人）like everyone else does. People don’t realize that we all have our own problems and some are worse than others.” She told me that her stepfather （繼父） was extremely mean to her and her mother did not believe her. She ran away. Her street name was Little Mary.

They were good kids just trying to make ends meet. I told them that I didn’t have much to offer because I was a single mother just making ends meet. I had offered them sandwiches and drinks. They were so happy to have something to eat and told me that I couldn’t change the world but at least there was someone who really cared.

1.The author is _______.

A. a homeless mother with a three-year-old kid

B. a single mother who attends college in New York

C. a teacher who teaches the “Urban Community” course

D. a full-time housewife with a three-year-old kid

2.What does “My heart went out to them” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. My heart was taken away by them.

B. I wanted to hug them

C. I felt sympathy for them

D. I fell in love with them

3.What kind of feeling did the author show when she failed to persuade the children to contact their families?

A. Sorrow B. Anxiety C. Anger D. Understanding

4.Little Mary left home and became a wanderer because ________.

A. her stepfather didn’t want to live with her

B. her stepfather treated her so badly that she was injured

C. her mother treated her so badly that she felt hurt

D. her mother didn’t believe her and her stepfather treated her badly.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Story of a Single Mother

B. Care for the Homeless Kids

C. An Urban Community

D. How to Survive on the Streets

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是一位單身媽媽在美國上大學(xué)。被要求對(duì)城市社區(qū)問題做一個(gè)大項(xiàng)目。她選擇了“無家可歸”這個(gè)話題。了解到那些流落街頭的問題孩子的情況，告訴人們要關(guān)心這些無家可歸的孩子。

1. I am a single working mother and going to college for a better life for my three-year-old child and myself.我是一個(gè)單身工作的母親，為了我三歲的孩子和我自己，我將去上大學(xué)。第二段第三句Last night I ran into a group of 30 kids who were living on the streets in New York.昨天晚上我遇見了在紐約街里生活的三十個(gè)孩子。從上面可知選B。

2. just wanted to cry.我只是想哭，說明作者同情孩子們，故選C。

3. tried to persuade them to get help and to contact their families but they did not want to. I did not want to make them to do it as they had their own reasons.我盡力的勸說他們得到幫助和家里取得聯(lián)系，但他們不想。我不想讓他們按著他們自己的理由去做。從這里可知作者不高興，故選D。

4. told me that her stepfather （繼父） was extremely mean to her and her mother did not believe her. 她告訴我她的繼父對(duì)他的別的吝嗇，他的媽媽不信任她。故選D。

5. chose the topic “Homeless”.我選擇的題目是“無家可歸”。故選B

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