Question

I am a single working mother and going to college for a better life for my three-year-old child and myself. I am taking a nurse course called “Urban Community（社区）”. We were asked to do a major project on problems in urban communities. I chose the topic “Homeless”.

Each day I would walk down the streets of the homeless and offer them something to drink and to eat. I know it’s tough to survive on the streets. Last night I ran into a group of 30 kids who were living on the streets in New York. My heart went out to them and I just wanted to cry. But I had to be strong.

I asked about their families and if they contacted them to let them know they were alive. Most of them said, “NO!” They all looked like a happy family and they took care of one another. I tried to persuade them to get help and to contact their families but they did not want to. I did not want to make them to do it as they had their own reasons.

All these kids were very respectful. None of them was high on drugs nor were they drinking. Some of them enjoyed reading and writing. Some of them enjoyed skateboarding, dancing and playing music.

One girl asked me if I could give her a hug and I did so. She started to cry and said, “Thank you for not treating us as freaks（怪人）like everyone else does. People don’t realize that we all have our own problems and some are worse than others.” She told me that her stepfather （继父） was extremely mean to her and her mother did not believe her. She ran away. Her street name was Little Mary.

They were good kids just trying to make ends meet. I told them that I didn’t have much to offer because I was a single mother just making ends meet. I had offered them sandwiches and drinks. They were so happy to have something to eat and told me that I couldn’t change the world but at least there was someone who really cared.

1.The author is _______.

A. a homeless mother with a three-year-old kid

B. a single mother who attends college in New York

C. a teacher who teaches the “Urban Community” course

D. a full-time housewife with a three-year-old kid

2.What does “My heart went out to them” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. My heart was taken away by them.

B. I wanted to hug them

C. I felt sympathy for them

D. I fell in love with them

3.What kind of feeling did the author show when she failed to persuade the children to contact their families?

A. Sorrow  B. Anxiety   C. Anger   D. Understanding

4.Little Mary left home and became a wanderer because ________.

A. her stepfather didn’t want to live with her

B. her stepfather treated her so badly that she was injured

C. her mother treated her so badly that she felt hurt

D. her mother didn’t believe her and her stepfather treated her badly.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Story of a Single Mother

B. Care for the Homeless Kids

C. An Urban Community

D. How to Survive on the Streets

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一位单身妈妈在美国上大学。被要求对城市社区问题做一个大项目。她选择了“无家可归”这个话题。了解到那些流落街头的问题孩子的情况，告诉人们要关心这些无家可归的孩子。

1. I am a single working mother and going to college for a better life for my three-year-old child and myself.我是一个单身工作的母亲，为了我三岁的孩子和我自己，我将去上大学。第二段第三句Last night I ran into a group of 30 kids who were living on the streets in New York.昨天晚上我遇见了在纽约街里生活的三十个孩子。从上面可知选B。

2. just wanted to cry.我只是想哭，说明作者同情孩子们，故选C。

3. tried to persuade them to get help and to contact their families but they did not want to. I did not want to make them to do it as they had their own reasons.我尽力的劝说他们得到帮助和家里取得联系，但他们不想。我不想让他们按着他们自己的理由去做。从这里可知作者不高兴，故选D。

4. told me that her stepfather （继父） was extremely mean to her and her mother did not believe her. 她告诉我她的继父对他的别的吝啬，他的妈妈不信任她。故选D。

5. chose the topic “Homeless”.我选择的题目是“无家可归”。故选B

考点：考查社会现象类阅读。