Until the 1980s, the American homeless population is mainly made up of older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(變化無常的) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems — both legal and educational — for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers.
Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis. But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly.
One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not treated as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.
Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions（規定） of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.
1.It is implied in the first paragraph that ____.
A．the writer himself is homeless, even in his eighties
B．many older homeless residents are going on strike in 25 cities
C．there is a serious shortage of academic facilities
D．homeless children are denied the opportunity of receiving free education
2.The National Coalition for the homeless believes that the number of homeless children is _____.
A．350,000? B．1,500,000? C．440,000? D．110,000
3.One part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate. The reason might well be ____.
A．the homeless children are too young to be treated as children
B．the homeless population is growing rapidly
C．the homeless children usually stay outside school
D．some homeless children are deserted by their families
4.The McKinney Act is mentioned in this passage in order to show that ___.
A．the educational problems of homeless children are being recognized
B．the estimates on homeless children are hard to determine
C．the address of grade-school children should be located
D．all homeless people should have free education
1.C
2.C
3.D
4.A
【解析】
試題分析：美國無家可歸的人口主要包括的還是年齡較大的男性。現在，社會上年齡較小的一些人也面臨無家可歸的威脅。這主要是因為教學設施嚴重短缺，很多孩子被家庭遺棄，政府意識到無家可歸的孩子也有權利獲得教育。
1.推理題：從第一段的句子：this transient(變化無常的) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems — both legal and educational — for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers. 可知其中學齡兒童四處流浪，飽受驚嚇。這給已經負擔考試大過重的城市教學和教學管理帶來了許多額的外的麻煩，其中既涉及法律問題又涉及教育問題。可以推斷出教學設施嚴重短缺，選C
2.計算題：從第二段的句子：A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis. But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children,有22萬無家可歸的學齡兒童，其中約有三分之一沒有按規定上學。然而國家關于無家可歸人員的聯盟會卻估計，這樣的兒童人數至少還應該多一倍，可知無家可歸的孩子的數量是440,000，選C
3.細節題：從第三段的句子：One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast of their homes. 有一部分無家可歸的人口尤其難以統計，就是那些遭家庭遺棄的“浪蕩”少年。可知無家可歸的人口很難估計我是因為一些孩子被家庭遺棄，選D
4.細節題：從最后一段的句子：The educational provisions（規定） of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education. 可知文章提到The McKinney Act 是說明無家可歸的孩子的教育問題正在被認識，選A
考點：考查社會現象類短文
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B. He pulled her car out of the water.
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3. A．congratulation B．improvement
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17. A．waiting for B．worrying about
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18. A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
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