- 阅读理解A
题干：AccordingtotheUnitedStatesgovernment,peopleareclassifiedashomelessiftheyhavenoplacetostayandnoexpectationoffindingaplaceforthenextthirtydays.Althoughtechnicallyaccurate,thatisanimpersonalassessmentofanenormousandveryhumanproblem.ThehomelesspopulationrepresentsallofusAmericans.Itincludesmenandwomen’theelderly，children,andinfants.Itsmembersarefromallethnic(种族的）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.
题目：Most of the homeless in the US are_____. - A 、male adults
- B 、female adults
- C 、the elderly
- D 、children
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。根据第五段第一句 Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population…可知A选项为正确答案。
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