题目内容
An artist in Bogota, Colombia is using his skills to aid the homeless. Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets a little more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.
Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses. Several are on the roadside near an active railroad. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops at one to visit Oscar Young. The two men hug. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings.
In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the sun.
Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with the homeless and they are thankful to that man.
Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone applying his skills to helping his homeless neighbors.
1.The following are the advantages of the small shelters except ________.
A. saving power and energy
B. protecting possessions of the homeless
C. decorating the streets where they are
D. keeping the homeless safe and comfortable
2.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses
B. an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful
C. The shelters are immovable
D. The government has got involved in the action
3.The passage is likely taken from ________.
A. an official report B. an art review
C. a fictional brochure D. a news report
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. An artist creates homes for the homeless.
B. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.
C. A successful social project in Bogota.
D. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.
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期末集结号系列答案At the beginning of the twentieth century，many people thought that the American family was falling apart.A century later，we know that this was not the case.However，although the family is still alive in the United States，its size and shape were very different 100 years ago.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s，there were mainly two types of families in the United States: the extended and the nuclear.The extended family usually includes grandparents，parents，and children living under the same roof.The nuclear family consists of only parents and children.
Today there are many different kinds of families.Some people live in “traditional” families，that is，a stay?home mother，a working father，and their own biological children.Others live in two?paycheck families，single?parent families，adoptive or foster families，blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into the new families)，childless families，and so on.
What caused the structure of the family to change? In the early 1900s the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise.Women were suddenly choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home.In the 1930s and 1940s，many families faced serious financial，or money problems during the Great Depression，when many people lost their jobs.During World War Ⅱ(1939－1945)，5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children.Because many men were at war，thousands of these “war windows” had to go to work outside their home.
During the next ten years，the situation changed.There were fewer divorces，and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation.It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years when her children were growing up.Families began leaving cities and moving into single?family homes in the suburbs.The traditional family seemed to be returning.
In the years between 1960s and 1990s，there were many important changes in the structure of the family.From the 1960s to the early 1970s，the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half.The number of single?parent families tripled，and the number of couples living together without being married doubled again.In fact，the single?parent household，once unusual，has replaced the “traditional” family as the typical family in the States.If we can judge from history，however，this will probably change again in the twenty?first century.
The Changes of the American Family
Main comparisons | Contexts | |
Different 1. | There were two 2.types of families in the past， 3.，the extended and the nuclear. | |
Nowadays 4.types of families can be seen than before. | ||
Changes in different 5. | In the 1900s and 1940s | Many of the women had to work outside due to the 6.of money，thus causing the fall of 7. and the rise of divorce rate. |
In the 1950s | Divorce rate slide and there were more children.The families tended to be 8.again. | |
In the years between 1960s and 1990s | Different types of families 9..Traditional families are no longer the typical ones in America. | |
A trend worth noting Author's opinion on changes | Judging from what has happened in the past，it is 10.that the present structure will experience changes again in the near future. | |
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