沪江黑暗版考研英语完形真题解析2006

2006年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.__1__ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can't possibly _____2____. To help homeless people _____3___ independence, the federal government must support job training programs,_____4_____ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing._____5____everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates ____6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. _____7__ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is_____8____, one of the federal government's studies _____9__ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.

　　Finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.___11__when homeless individuals manage to find a ___12__ 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__13__ 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,____14____not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills need to turn their lives _____16__.Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are_17___programs that address the many needs of the homeless. _____18__ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,___19__it. "There has to be _____20___of programs. What we need is a package deal."

1. [A] Indeed    [B] Likewise   [C] Therefore    [D]Furthermore

2. [A]stand     [B]cope       [C]approve     [D]retain

3. [A]in        [B]for        [C]with        [D]toward

4. [A]raise      [B]add       [C]take         [D]keep

5. [A]generally  [B]almost     [C]hardly       [D]not

6. [A]cover     [B]change     [C]range        [D]differ

7. [A]Now that  [B]Although   [C]Provided     [D]Except that

8. [A]inflating   [B]expanding  [C]increasing    [D]extending

9. [A]predicts   [B]displays    [C]proves       [D]discovers

10.[A]assist     [B]track      [C]sustain       [D]dismiss

11.[A]Hence    [B]But        [C]Even        [D]Only

12.[A]lodging   [B]shelter     [C]dwelling     [D]house

13.[A]searching  [B]strolling   [C]crowding     [D]wandering

14.[A]when     [B]once      [C]while        [D]whereas

15.[A]life      [B]existence     [C]survival       [D]maintenance

16.[A]around   [B]over         [C]on            [D]up

17.[A]complex  [B]comprehensive [C]complementary  [D]compensating

18.[A]So       [B]Since        [C]As            [D]Thus

19.[A]puts      [B]interprets     [C]assumes       [D]makes

20.[A]supervision [B]manipulation  [C]regulation     [D]coordination