【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

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

Each day I would walk down the streets of the homeless and offer them something to drink and to eatI know it’s tough to survive on the streetsLast night I ran into a group of 30 kids who were living on the streets in New York____________and I just wanted to cryBut I had to be strong

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

All these kids were very respectfulNone of them was high on drugs nor were they drinkingSome of them enjoyed reading and writingSome of them enjoyed skateboarding, dancing and playing music

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

They were good kids just trying to make ends meetI told them that I didn’t have much to offer because I was a single mother just making ends meetI had offered them sandwiches and drinksThey 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

1The 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

2What 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

3What 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

4Little 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

5What’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

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