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Nobody Benefits

NEW YORK—America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history．Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings．

But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel．

Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street．

During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece．At night, he sleeps on the street．w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

"I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the 62-year-old former construction worker．

Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine．But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement．He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available．

However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York．

With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand．

A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 percent between 1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month．

One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up．

The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help．

But few housing companies have been built for the poor．Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more．

Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her．She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house．

Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often．

"All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said．

What kind of life does George Brown lead?

A．Homeless and dangerous．

B．Homeless and childish．

C．Homeless and miserable （痛苦的）．

D．Homeless and sleepless．

From George Brown's life we can find that ______.

A．old Americans lead a hard life

B．old Americans want to live alone

C．American cities are crowded with poor people w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

D．bad habits play a role in some poor people's Life

It can be inferred from this passage that ______.

A．America is short of housing companies

B．the poor can't benefit from the increasing economy

C．poor people in America will become rich

D．housing companies will build more houses for the poor

If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?

A．Society． B．Science． C．Economy． D．Business．

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 31   after having dinner together. They discussed the 32   they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a   33   house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a   34   to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful 35   for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know 36   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 37   very well. I met a   38   who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 39   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 40   it is worth it.”On hearing that, the other brothers were 41   by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 42   her thank-you notes. She wrote:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 43   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 44 .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 45   use the automobile. The 46   was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 47   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost 48   my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the 49   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 50 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
31.A.fought                        B.talked                               C.studied                   D.slept
32.A.gifts                            B.chances                           C.wishes                             D.challenges
33.A.warm                          B.big                                     C.safe                                   D.lonely
34.A.book                            B.bike                                   C.car                                     D.bag
35.A.station                       B.museum                          C.library                               D.theater
36.A.what                           B.how                                   C.why                                   D.when
37.A.listen                          B.feel                                    C.see                                    D.walk
38.A.nurse                          B.writer                               C.businessman                  D.scientist
39.A.protect                       B.beat                                  C.raise                                 D.teach
40.A.but                              B.so                                      C.unless                               D.although
41.A.treated                      B.impressed                       C.threatened                     D.hurt
42.A.sent out            B.put up                               C.took out                           D.picked up
43.A.sell                              B.borrow                    C.clean                                 D.visit
44.A.learn                           B.work                                 C.exercise                           D.travel
45.A.never                          B.often                                 C.regularly                          D.sometimes
46.A.future                         B.hobby                               C.idea                                   D.program
47.A.create                        B.enjoy                                 C.bring                                 D.record
48.A.lost                    B.admired                           C.remained                         D.discovered
49.A.same                          B.last                                    C.next                                  D.only
50A.strange                       B.unpleasant                      C.bitter                                D.delicious

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 16  after having dinner together. They discussed the 17  they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a  18  house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a  19  to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful   20  for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know   21  Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t   22  very well. I met a   23  who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to   24  it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 25  it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were   26  by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother   27  her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 28 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to   29 . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 30 use the car. The   31  was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to  32  plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost   33  my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the   34  son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so   35 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 36 after having dinner together. They discussed the 37 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a 38 house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(经销商) send a 39 to her.” The third said,“I built a beautiful 40 for Mama.”The fourth said, “You know 41 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 42 very well. I met a 43 who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 44 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him ＄100,000 a year for twenty years, 45 it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were 46 by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother 47 her thank-you notes.She wrote:

“Milton,the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room,but I have to 48 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to 49 I stay home and have my foods delivered,so I’ll 50 use the car. The 51 was good, although not practical.Thanks.”

“Michale,you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 52 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost

53 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Deareat Melvin, you were the 54 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 55 I like it very much. Thank you.”

36. A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept

37. A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges

38. A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely

39. A.book B.bike C.car D.bag

40. A.station B.museum C.library D.theater

41. A.what B.how C.why D.when

42. A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk

43. A.nurse B. writer C.businessman D.farmer

44. A.protect B.beat C.raise D.teach

45. A.but B.so C. unless D.although

46. A.treated B.impressed C.threatened D.hurt

47. A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up

48. A.sell B.borrow C.clean D.vist

49. A.learn B.work C.exercise D.travel

50. A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes

51. A.future B.hobby C.idea D.program

52. A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record

53. A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered

54. A.same B.last C.next D.only

55. A.strange B.unpleasantC.bitter D.delicious

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 31 after having dinner together. They discussed the 32 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a 33 house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a 34 to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful 35 for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know 36 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 37 very well. I met a 38 who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 39 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 40 it is worth it.”On hearing that, the other brothers were 41 by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother 42 her thank-you notes. She wrote:

“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 43 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to 44 .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 45 use the automobile. The 46 was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 47 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost 48 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you were the 49 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 50 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”

31.A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept

32.A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges

33.A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely

34.A.book B.bike C.car D.bag

35.A.station B.museum C.library D.theater

36.A.what B.how C.why D.when

37.A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk

38.A.nurse B.writer C.businessman D.scientist

39.A.protect B.beat C.raise D.teach

40.A.but B.so C.unless D.although

41.A.treated B.impressed C.threatened D.hurt

42.A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up

43.A.sell B.borrow C.clean D.visit

44.A.learn B.work C.exercise D.travel

45.A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes

46.A.future B.hobby C.idea D.program

47.A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record

48.A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered

49.A.same B.last C.next D.only

50A.strange B.unpleasant C.bitter D.delicious

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