- 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：The breakup of families is likely to lead to homelessness because a parent with kids may_____. - A 、lose his or her job in today’s economy
- B 、be unable to look after the kids
- C 、not have enough income
- D 、find residence at a homeless shelter
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。根据最后一段最后一句 The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income may be forced to depend on the homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads. 问题实际是把原文的最后一句换了一种说法，把force to换成lead to, 把inadequate income换成not haveenough income。所有C选项为正确答案。
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