Question

San Francisco, unofficially regarded as one of the homeless capitals of the US, counts nearly 6,500 homeless people, with 4,300 living on the street.

Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showers. San Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate them. But Doniece Sandoval has made it her task to change that. [来源:学科网“Homelessness is something you can’t really miss,” the 51-year-old woman said. She started Lava Mae, a sort of showers on wheels, a new project that aims to turn old city buses into shower stations for the homeless.

“One day I passed a woman in the street and she was very dirty and basically crying, and I heard her say that she would never be clean. But I was wondering what her opportunities were to actually get clean,” Sandoval said.

Sandoval was inspired to start Lava Mae. The project has already been welcomed with open arms in the city. The Transportation Agency has donated one bus for the cause and is willing to donate three more if the project succeeds. Sandoval hopes the first bus will be able to hit the road in May this year. The Public Commission has also agreed to let the buses plug into fire hydrants(消防龙头)around the city if Lava Mae pays for the water.

One of Lava Mae’s biggest supporters is Bevan Dufty, the director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships & Engagement under the mayor of San Francisco. “For people who are unhoused, access to showers is very difficult. Shower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency, so it is relevant to all San Franciscans," Dufty said. “Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor. We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon. ”

Each bus will have two shower stations and Sandoval expects that by 2015, they’ll be able to provide 2000 showers a week.

1. What problem does San Francisco face according to the text?

A. The city has the most homeless people in the USA.

B. There are no shower stations for the homeless in the city.

C. It’s hard for homeless people in the city to take showers.

D. Few citizens in the city care about the homeless.

2.What does the underlined word ''them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. City problems. B. Shower stations.

C. Old buses.    D. The homeless.

3.. Which of the following best describes Doniece Sandoval?

A. Brave and independent. B. Caring and responsible.

C. Honest and determined. D. Friendly and humorous.

4.What can we learn from Dufty’s words?

A. All San Franciscans are excited to use Lava Mae.

B. Emergencies in San Francisco will be prevented by Lava Mae.

C. Dufty thinks highly of Doniece's way of helping the poor.

D. The mayor of San Francisco will support Doniece financially.

5. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A Newly Invented Way of Shower

B. Showers on Wheels for the Homeless

C. The Health Problem of the Homeless

D. Lave Mae---a new name for old city buses

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析: 该文章讲述了旧金山是一个在美国需要救济人口最多的城市，为此市民和政府联合倡议将旧公交车改造成洗澡堂，以帮助那些流浪在外的人能够体面地生活下去，凸显社会的正能量。

1.C考查细节理解。题干问“旧金山目前所面临的问题？”A项太绝对，原文中的unoffically说明，并非官方承认是最多流浪人数的城市，B项太绝对，不是没有洗澡站，而是洗澡站太少的问题。D项，属于无中生有，原文并未提及。根据原文：“Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showers. San Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate them.”可推断出是洗澡堂太少，难以满足流浪人日常洗澡的问题，故C项符合。

2.D 考查此意推断。此意推断往往要结合上下文的语境来分析，而此题又是代词，代词有代指的功能，而前面的accommodate为动词 表示提供的意思，故根据上文可以推断出为“the homeless”(流浪人 无家可归的人），洗澡站数量少，故无法提供给流浪人。

3.B 考查概括能力。概况Doniece Sandova的性格特征，原文：“But Doniece Sandoval has made it her task to change that。”可以推断她想让那些流浪人能够洗上热水澡，体现她关怀人的人文情怀。再根据：“Homelessness is something you can’t really miss,”侧面反映她是一个说到做到的并且有责任心的人。

4.C 考查细节理解。根据原文Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor. We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon”根据incrediable，excited等带有主观色彩，态度鲜明的词汇，可以看出是对她的赞颂。

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