Question

In the US, more than 3.5 million people are homeless each year. 35% of the homeless people are families with children. They are also the fastest growing part of the homeless people. 23% are US military veterans(退伍军人). ___1.___ 20-25% have illnesses.

There are several reasons for the homelessness. ___2.__ There is a large gap(缺口) between income(收入) of a family and the cost of houses. The second reason is medical care isn’t enough. ___3.___ It can cost a family up to $ 8000 a year. It is hard for families to afford. The third reason is low income. Over the past years, the income of the homeless people cannot catch up with the increase of living cost. __4.__ The fourth reason is government policies. ___5.__ That caused the rise of homelessness.

阅读短文内容，把下面方框中的句子还原到短文中适当的位置。

A. The cost of medical care has increased greatly over past years. B. The government cut some national housing programs and social services . C. 25% are children under the age of 18. D. Workers with low income cannot afford houses, food or medical care. E. The first reason is being short of houses.

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了在美国，每年有超过350万人无家可归及造成无家可归的原因。

76.1.。故选C。

2.E根据下文There is a large gap(缺口) between income(收入) of a family and the cost of houses，可知还有较大的差距（缺口）之间的收入（收入）一个家庭和房子的费用。故选E。The first reason is being short of houses.第一个原因是房屋短缺。

3.A根据上文The second reason is medical care isn’t enough.可知医疗照顾不够。可知下文是 The cost of medical care has increased greatly over past years. 在过去的几年里，医疗费用大大增加了，故选A。

4.D根据文中The third reason is low income. Over the past years, the income of the homeless people cannot catch up with the increase of living cost. 第三个原因是低收入。过去几年，无家可归者的收入不能赶上生活成本的增加。可知下文是Workers with low income cannot afford houses, food or medical care.低收入的工人买不起房子，食品或医疗服务。故选D。

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考点：社会现象类短文阅读。