- 閱讀理解A
題干：AccordingtotheUnitedStatesgovernment,peopleareclassifiedashomelessiftheyhavenoplacetostayandnoexpectationoffindingaplaceforthenextthirtydays.Althoughtechnicallyaccurate,thatisanimpersonalassessmentofanenormousandveryhumanproblem.ThehomelesspopulationrepresentsallofusAmericans.Itincludesmenandwomen’theelderly，children,andinfants.Itsmembersarefromallethnic(種族的）groups.Whattheyhaveincommonispoverty.CurrentlyintheUS,thirty-ninemillionpeopleliveinpoverty.Whenmoneyisreallytight,payingtherentorbuyingfoodoftenbecomesachoice.Governmentassistanceintheformoffoodstampsdoeshelpbut,asonehomelessmanexplains,youcan'tpaytherentwithfoodstamps.Withnomoneyforrent,thestreetsandhomelesssheltersbecomethealternative.Althoughmenconstitutethelargestgroupwithinthehomelesspopulation,homelesswomenwithchildrenarerapidlyjoiningthem.Infact,onequarterofthehomelesspeopleintheUSareteenagersandyoungchildren.Peoplemaybecomehomelessfornumerousreasons.However,therearecertainfactorsthatmanyoftheseindividualshaveincommon.Theyincludealackofadequateeducationandjobskills.Amajorityoftheteenagersandadultshavenotcompletedhighschool.Theabuseofalcoholanddrugsisalsoacommonfactor.Onethirdoftheadulthomelesspopulationabusesalcohol，whileonequarterofthesamegroupusesdrugs.Somemembersofthispopulationsuffermentalhealthproblems.Withinthepastseveralyearsmanyinstitutionsforthementallyillhavebeenclosedandtheirpatientssent“home”.Unfortunately,anumberofthosepeoplehavenohometogotoandtheyareunabletoadequatelylookafterthemselves.Joblossintoday'seconomyhasalsobecomearealfactorinthelossofpeople'shomes.Thebreakupoffamiliesthroughabandonmentanddivorcearealsocontributingfactors，particularlywhentherearechildreninvolved.Theparentwhoislefttocareforthekidswithinadequateincomemaybeforcedtodependonthehomelessshelterstoputaroofovertheirheads.
題目：The US government helps the homeless by_____. - A 、giving them homeless allowances
- B 、giving them food stamps
- C 、finding jobs for them
- D 、finding residences for them
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第三句 Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, asone homeless man explains, you can't pay the rent with food stamps. 可知 B 選項是正確答案。
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