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阅读理解 　　An affordable housing law passed three years ago promises a possible supply of below-market-rate homes, but has failed to encourage increased housing production and is unlikely to affect San Francisco's poorest families． 　　Barbara, 44, who came to the City in 1970, have been trying to pick herself up from the bottom, where she and her children started out with just the clothes on their backs-through the kindness of others they got by． 　　They were last homeless in 1999．Since then, Barbara has worked hard to keep from returning to the streets and the shelters, taking advantage first of transitional(过渡的)housing, then a rent assistance, and studying for a job as a nursing assistant and a home health aid． 　　However, the cost for housing has made it difficult for her to live within her limit．She can't afford proper housing．Even an improper shelter costs as much as＄1,200 for rent．She has to spend every night in a dining room．In this respect, she is not alone．There are hundreds of thousands of San Franciscans who are in the same boat with her． 　　Since 2000, she's been providing health care in the homes of charity(慈善机构), and relying on an assistance program to pay the rent for her two-bedroom apartment in the Lower Height．A few months ago she lost her full-time job due to budget cuts, just as she had hoped to get a permanent post that would allow her to cover her＄1,700 monthly rent． 　　Now she works three or four hours shifts six days a week for ＄10.50 an hour, taking the bus around from client to client and worrying that in February, when her rent assistance is gone, she could end up on the streets with her family again． (1) From the passage we can learn that ________ in San Francisco． [　　] A． there is a serious lack of proper housing B． there are many people who can not afford housing C． transitional housing is as expensive as apartments D． a rent assistance can be given to every citizen (2) Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? [　　] A． They were once given clothes by kind people． B． They were once sleeping on the street． C． They were once offered transitional housing． D． They were once living with a nursing man． (3) What does the underlined part “live within her limit” probably mean? It means“________”． [　　] A． live a miserable life B． live beyond what she earns C． make both ends meet D． follow her way (4) The passage suggests that ________． [　　] A． Barbara is a lazy person B． Barbara is out of work now C． Barbara would be homeless without help D． Barbara would find a rent assistance again

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．C;
解析：

(1)	考查细节理解。第一段提到尽管三年前就制定了法律，承诺提供低于市价的住房，但不可能影响旧金山最贫困的家庭，由此可判断此项正确。D项在文中没有信息支持。
(2)	考查细节理解。第三段最后是说她在为护士助手的工作而学习，所以最后一项不正确。根据最后一段结尾部分中的again一词可知她们曾经露宿街头。
(3)	考查猜测词义。上一段提到她工作十分努力，并且得到了外界的援助，再结合本段开头部分中的however可知她难以“收支平衡”，入不敷出。
(4)	解析：考查推理判断。根据最后一段的后半部分可知如果失去了外界援助，她将无家可归。最后一项在文中没有信息支持。 　　文章大意：虽然三年前就已经颁布了房改法规，可高昂的房价仍让很多人望房兴叹。他们为生计东奔西走，苦苦挣扎，同时又担心自己随时会失去立身之地。