2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

Section I: Use of English

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. __1__ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly __2__. To help homeless people __3__ independence, the federal government must support job training programs, __4__ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.

__5__ everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates __6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. __7__ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is __8__. One of the federal government’s studies __9__ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.

Finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. __11__ when homeless individuals manage to find a __12__ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day __13__ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, __14__ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills need to turn their lives __16__. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are __17__ programs that address the many needs of the homeless. __18__ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, __19__ it, “There has to be __20__ of programs. What we need is a package deal.”

1. [A] Indeed

[B] Likewise

[C] Therefore（A）

[D] Furthermore

2. [A] stand

[B] cope

[C] approve（B）

[D] retain

3. [A] in

[B] for

[C] with（D）

[D] toward

4. [A] raise

[B] add

[C] take（A）

[D] keep

5. [A] generally

[B] almost

[C] hardly（D）

[D] not

6. [A] cover

[B] change

[C] range（C）

[D] differ

7. [A] Now that

[B] Although

[C] Provided（B）

[D] Except that

8. [A] inflating

[B] expanding

[C] increasing（C）

[D] extending

9. [A] predicts

[B] displays

[C] proves（A）

[D] discovers

10. [A] assist

[B] track

[C] sustain（A）

[D] dismiss

11. [A] Hence

[B] But

[C] Even（C）

[D] Only

12. [A] lodging

[B] shelter

[C] dwelling（B）

[D] house

13. [A] searching

[B] strolling

[C] crowding（D）

[D] wandering

14. [A] when

[B] once

[C] while（C）

[D] whereas

15. [A] life

[B] existence

[C] survival（C）

[D] maintenance

16. [A] around

[B] over

[C] on（A）

[D] up

17. [A] complex

[B] comprehensive

[C] complementary（B）

[D] compensating

18. [A] So

[B] Since

[C] As（C）

[D] Thus

19. [A] puts

[B] interprets

[C] assumes（A）

[D] makes

20. [A] supervision

[B] manipulation

[C] regulation（D）

[D] coordination