2006年考研英语一真题及答案.docx

Section IUse of EnglishDirections: 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 ____ 10____ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. ____ 11____ 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 of community 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] Furthermore2.[A] stand [B] cope [C] approve [D] retain3.[A] in [B] for [C] with [D] toward4.[A] raise [B] add [C] take