2006 年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(一)试题
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on
ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. 1 , homelessness has reached such
proportions that local governments can’t possibly 2 . To help homeless people 3 independence, the federal
government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3
million. 7 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 8 . One of
the federal government’s studies 9 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this
decade.
Finding ways to 10this growing homeless population has e increasingly when homeless
individuals manage to find a 12 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good
number still spend the bulk of each day 13 the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are
addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many
others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 15 skills needed to turn their lives 16 . Boston
Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 17 programs that address
the many needs of the homeless. 18 Edward Zlotkowski, director munity service at Bentley College in
Massachusetts, 19 it, “There has to be 20 of programs. What’s needed is a package deal.”
1.[A] Indeed [B] Likewise [C] Therefore [D] Furthermore
2.[A] stand [B] cope [C] approve [D] retain
3.[A] in [B] for [C] with [D] toward
4.[A] raise [B] add [C] take [D] keep
5.[A] Generally [B] Almost [C] Hardly [D] Not
6.[A] cover [B] change [C] range [D] differ
7.[A] Now that [B] Although [C
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