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1、 Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read thetext. Choose the best word(s)each numbered blank andmark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (l Opoints)The homeless make up a growm g percentage of Americas population._1_, homelessness has reached such proportions that localpossibly . To help homeless people
2、 independence, themust support job training programs, _4_the minimum wage, andmore low-cost housing._5_ everyone agrees on the number ofAmericans who are homeless. Estimates_6_ anywhere 600,000 to 3 million. _7_the gure may vary, analysts doagree on another matter: that the number of the homelesscan
3、t23One of the_9_ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19million by the end of this decade.Finding ways this growing homeless population has become increasinglydiicult. 11 when homeless individuals manage to nd a that will givethem three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good
4、number still spend thebulk of each day the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adultsare addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a signicant number of the homeless haveserious mental disorders. Many others, 14 not addicted or mentally ill, simplylack the everyday 15 skills needed to tum thei
5、r lives 16 . Boston Globereporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when thereare 17 programs th at ad dress th e ma ny ne eds of th e homeless.18director ofit, There has to beat Bentley College mneeded is aMassachusetts, 19package deal.20of- 1 - 1.A Indeed2.A standB LikewiseB c
6、opeCD FurthermoreD retainC approveC with3. A inBD towardD keep4. A raiseB addC take5.A Generally6. A cover7. A Now that8. A inating9. A predictsB AlmostB changeB AlthoughB expandingB displaysC HardlyC rangeC ProvidedC increasingC provesD NotD dierD Except thatD extendingD discovers10.A assist11.A He
7、nce12.A lodgingB trackB ButC sustainC EvenD dismissD OnlyB shelterC dwellingC crowdingC whileD house13.A searching B strollingD wanderingD whereasD maintenanceD up14.A when15.AB onceB existenceB overC survivalC on16.A around17.AB comprehensive C complementary D compensating18.A So19.A putsB SinceBC
8、AsD ThusC assumesD makes20.A supervision B manipulation C regulationD coordinationSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read thetexts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)- 2 - Text 1In spite of endless talk of dier
9、ence, American society is an amazing machinehomogenizing people. There is the democratizingdiscourse, and the casualness and absence ofof dress andcharacteristic of popularculture. People are absorbed into a culture of consumption launched by the 19thcentury department stores that oered vast arrays
10、of goods in an elegant atmosphere.Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite these were stores anyonecould enter, regardless of class or background. Thisshopping into a public anddemocratic act. The mass media, advertising and sports are otherhomogenization.Immigrants are quickly tt
11、ing into this common culture, which may not bealtogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writingthe National ImmigrationForum, Gregory reports that todays immigration is neither atunprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8percent of the population; in 1900, 13
12、.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to 1990, 3.1arrivedevery 1,000 residents; in the 10 years prior to 1890, 9.2every 1,000. Now, consider three indices of assimilation - language, home ownershipand intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that a majority of immigrantsmost countries of origin spoke Engl
13、ish well or very wellresidence. The of immigrants tend to be bilingual and procient in English.By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrantHence the description of America as a graveyard languages. By 1996who had arrived 1970 had a home ownership rate of75.6 pe
14、rcent, higher than the 69.8 percent rate among Americans.each of theten years ofAsians and Hispanics have higher rates of intermarriage than doand blacks. By the third generation, one third of Hispanic womento non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women areareto non-Asians.notes that children in remote villages around the world areSchwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet some Americansofsuperstars likethat immigrants living within the United States remain somehow immune to thenations assimilative power.Are there divisive issues and pockets of
