2006年考研英语真题及答案完整解析
2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
Section I U se 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. 大1家 homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 大2家. To help homeless people 大3家 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 大4家 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
大5家 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 大6家 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 大7家 the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 大8家. One of the federal government’s studies 大9家 that
the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to 大10家 this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. 大11家 when homeless individuals manage to find a 大12家 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 大13家 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, 大14家 not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 大15家 skills needed to turn their lives 大16家. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will
improve only when there are 大17家 programs that address the many needs of the homeless. 大18家 Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 大19家 it, “There has to be 大20家 of programs. What’s needed is a package deal.”
1. [A] Indeed
[B] Likewise
[C] Therefore
[D] Furthermore
2. [A] stand
[B] cope
[C] approve
[D] retain
3. [A] in
[B] for
[C] with
[D] toward
4. [A] raise
[B] add
[C] take
[D] keep
5. [A] generally
[B] almost
[C] hardly
[D] not
6. [A] cover
[B] change
[C] range
[D] differ
7. [A] Now that