阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.“__________________ and get good grades, and you will find a high-paying job with great benefits,” my parents used to say.(study)

我的父母过去常说:“如果努力学习,取得好成绩,你就能找到高薪福利又好的工作。”

2.I _________________________ all the data yesterday but I was invited to the ball by my friends.(go)

我昨天就该检查所有的数据,但是我应朋友的邀请去参加舞会了。

3.With ______________________, the famous woman writer is determined to produce more excellent works to satisfy the needs of readers.(think)

这位知名女作家的作品得到了高度评价,她决心创作出更优秀的作品来满足读者的需求。

4.It is reported that the United States uses __________________as the whole of Europe.(as)

据报道,美国使用的能源是整个欧洲的两倍。

5.So______________________ his work that the old scientist always forgets to rest and eat.(absorb)

这位老科学家非常专注于自己的工作,以至于常常废寝忘食。

6.I don’t mind her criticizing me, but it is how she does it ________________.(object)

我不介意她批评我,我反对的是她批评我的方式。

7.When I came into the classroom, all the students were laughing.It was several minutes ___________________________ what was happening.(aware)

当我进入教室时,所有的学生都在笑。几分钟之后我才意识到所发生的一切。

8.Life is like a long race,________________________ others to go beyond ourselves.(compete)

生活就像一场长跑比赛,在比赛中,我们与别人竞争来超越自我。

9.The young man, who by then ____________________university decided to do some part-time jobs to pay for his education.(admit)

这个年轻人那时被大学录取了,为了交学费决定做兼职。

10.So much time and money _____________________, the project is only half done.(spend)

已经花费了这么多的时间和金钱,工程却只完成了一半。

People without homes have always been present in America. In the past,they were called hobos,bums,or drifters. It was not until the early 1980s that these people received a new name,when activists named them the homeless.

The types of people who were homeless also changed in the 1980s. No longer were they primarily older men. They were younger,with an average age of 35. Their numbers consisted of women,children,adolescents and entire families. They were of many races and cultures. No longer were they only in the inner city. They lived in rural areas and in large and small cities. No longer were they invisible to the people with homes and jobs. The homeless of the 1980s lived in packing crates (装货箱) and doorways. They slept on sidewalks and in public parks. They begged money from passersby.

Counting the numbers of homeless people is difficult. However,in 1984 the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated the homeless population at between 250,000 and 350,000. In 1990 the Census Bureau counted about 459,000 people in shelters,in cheap hotels,and on the streets. In 1995 the National Alliance to End Homelessness estimated that there were 750,000 homeless Americans.

The homeless of the 1980s also began to speak out for themselves. Some spoke to Congress and to government committees controlling funding for social programs. Street newspapers,such as Chicago’s Streetwise and Boston’s Spare Change,had stories,poems,and essays that expressed the homeless viewpoint. The visible and vocal presence of the homeless prompted help from volunteers and government agencies. But what is still needed is a solution to the plight of America’s homeless population.

1.This passage is mainly about________.

A.one homeless person’s story

B.the history of the homeless

C.the changes of the homeless in the late 20th century

D.a way to provide homes for the homeless

2.How did the homeless speak out about their problems?

A.By writing books.

B.By moving to rural areas.

C.By being elected to the government committees.

D.By expressing their viewpoints in street newspapers.

3.Who is responsible to get the number of the homeless population according to the passage?

A.Government agencies.

B.Street newspapers.

C.The homeless themselves.

D.The volunteers.

4. The underlined word “plight” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A. income B. flight

C. difficulty D. employment

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The homeless all lived in urban cities in America.

B.The name “the homeless” was given in the early 1980.

C.Not only the disabled belong to the homeless family.

D.There were about 800,000 homeless people in western countries.

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