The United States economy has dipped into economic recession (經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退). This caused discomfort and hardship in every level of society; but for many of the nation’s poor, discomfort and hardship turned into misery (苦難).
An increase in homelessness is probably the worst result of a nation’s financial disaster. About 3 million Americans were homeless because of a lack of affordable housing. Experts suggest that a family should spend no more than 30 percent of its income on housing. In fact, in some families housing costs make up 50 percent or more. An unexpected event, such as losing work or illness, can quickly push a family into homelessness.
An article in Time magazine tells a story of one such family. A young couple and their three children rented a two-bedroom apartment for about $350 a month. They could hardly go on with the husband’s $920-a-month take-home pay; so when their rent was raised to $500 a month, they could no longer make ends meet.
Another woman was found dead on a street in Washington D.C., the capital, and she died at a bus-stop across the street from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
People become homeless for different reasons. Some may not be able to pay for housing, because they have lost their job and cannot find another place they can afford. Others have mental diseases, or are addicted to drugs or alcohol, many of whom do not live with their family. And what’s more, there are not enough centers for shelter as the government doesn’t pay enough attention to this social problem. 
People are making efforts to solve the problem. However, it will not be easy, because it is a personal and economical problem as well as a social problem.
小題1:The passage is mainly about __________ in the US.
A．ways of solving economic problems
B．homeless people being taken good care of
C．different reasons for economic recession
D．economic recession leading to social problems
小題2:In the passage the author supported his view by __________.
A．presenting specific figuresB．giving examples
C．explaining in detailsD．discussing different opinions
小題3: One main result that economic recession has led to is __________
A．a(chǎn)n increase of living costsB．more and more deaths
C．a(chǎn)n increase of homeless peopleD．less centers for poor people
小題4:How many reasons why people become homeless are listed in the passage?
A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退造成社會(huì)各階層的不適和苦難。很多人因此無(wú)家可歸失業(yè)和疾病使一個(gè)家庭很快就沒(méi)了家。政府有沒(méi)有足夠的避難所容納那些人。解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題并非易事。
小題1:段落大意題。根據(jù)文章的第一二行可知，美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退造成社會(huì)各階層的不適和苦難。故選D。
小題2:文章結(jié)構(gòu)題。第二、三段舉例說(shuō)明人們無(wú)家可歸的原因和慘狀。選B（舉例說(shuō)明）。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)An increase in homelessness is probably the worst result of a nation’s financial disaster.可知。無(wú)家可歸的數(shù)量的增加可能是一個(gè)國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)災(zāi)難最糟糕的結(jié)果。與經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退造成的最主要的結(jié)果導(dǎo)致了無(wú)家可歸的人數(shù)的增加意思一致。所以選C。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一句話可知，無(wú)家可歸的原因有三：個(gè)人原因、經(jīng)濟(jì)原因、還有社會(huì)問(wèn)題。選B。
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“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
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D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
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小題4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?
A．We don’t often value health until we lose it.
B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
D．Bravely express your love for your family.

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