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Unit 21（第5页）

Passage1

At5:15a。m。ofApril18，1906，thegreatestearthquakedisasterioryoftheUesoccurred。Atthatent，SanFrandthesurroundingareawererockedbyhugemovemehuh，gpreviouslyunheardofdamageabove。Thelossinmoney，livesandpeaihatittookdecadesforSanFranciscotoredstillhauhatgreatcitytothisday。

Asthefirstmassivequakehitthesleepingcity，buildingstumbledandchaossuddehestreets。Amidburstinggasmains，fallingdebrisandragingfires，panicheldswayovertheryaseachfledfromthedestruallaroundthem。Peoplefledtothesafetyofparks，farfromthetopplingskyscrapers，asmartiallaosedtokeepthemadnessincheck。

&acrossthecityasthebrokengasmainscaughtfireandoallyexploded。

Bravefiremehesesofdisaster，onlytofindthatthetralwatermainhadalsobeehequake，leaviowatchasthefiresragedoherandfurther。

Aseassiveshockhitthecrumbledcityat8:00a。m。，hreehoursafterthefirst。

Althoughthemostserianinthebusirict，astimeprogressed，itwasclearthatthelossinlifewasmaihepoorerareasofthederwhichmostasmainsran。Afterallwassaidahefiollswerehlyhigh。

Inaddition，nearlyallthemajsiywerereducedtorubble，ingCityHall，theOffice，theParrotBuildihelargestdepartmeheWest），theidExaminerBuildings（SanFranajorneers），andStanfordUyinnearbyPaloAlto。

Ihedestru，urbanplaelysettoworktorebuildtheshatteredcity。Theydidthiswithgusto，designingnewbuildireetswithearthquakesafetyinmind。Theseoionsnodoubttributedtothephenomenalperformay’sinfrastructuredurihquakeof1989，inwhiillionsofdollarsindamageoccurred，widespreadmajordestrudlossoflifewereavoided。

1。Inparagraph2，thephrase“…martiallaosedtokeepthemadnessinches_____。

A）withoutmartiallaw，themadnesswouldhavebeenuntrollableB）martiallawwastheonlymeansbywhichthemadnesscouldbeartiallawwasthemethodtoadnessD）martiallawsugthesituatioioningofthevariousbuildiroyedimpliesthat_____。

A）almostallaspeportaysufferedasaresultoftheearthquakeB）themajorfunsofthecityolongerbeperformedaftertheearthquakeC）themajefromtheearthquaketheformofthosebuildihedamagecausedbytheearthquakeecific，buthitthemostimportahecity

3。Paragraph5suggeststhat_____。

A）duetothepresputihe1906earthquake，SanFranowfreefromearthquakes

B）althoughabigearthquakewillprobablyoccur，thepresputier1906willensurenodamage

C）theresultofthe1906earthquakeositive，becauseitallowederstobuildasaferaifulcity

D）althoughthe1906earthquakeositiveresultemergedintheformofiythathadalreadyyieldedbeheauthormeionoffiremeninparagraph3io_____。

ðateveequippedtohaioalossB）showthatthesituationwasutterlyhopelesswhythefirecrewswereuainthedamagecausedbyfireD）giveoneexampleofagroupofpeoplewhotheearthquakeparticularlyhurt5。ThestoryofSanFrancisco’sreatothe1906earthquakebestbedescribedas_____。

A）profoundlossfollowedbystB）falsecefollowedbyalessonlearnedC）irretrievablelossfollowedbygriefandmD）agreatcityshattereda，buthesameagainPassage2

UheAmerielesspopulationainlyoldermales。Today，homelessrikesmugerpartofsofact，a25-citysurveybytheU。S。

ayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation。Manyhomelessgatheriies;thistra（变化无常的）alyfrightepopulatioiohlegalaional—foralreadyoverburdenedurbansinistratorsandteachers。

&esofthenumberofhomelessAmerigefrom350，000tothreemillion。

&imatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolvaryradically。AU。S。

&ofEdureport，basedoes，statesthatthereare220，000homelessschool-age，aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendsaregularbasis，ButtheNationalfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomeless，ahanhalfofthemattendschularly。

&ofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttosistsofthe“throwaway”youthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes。TheElementarySterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1。5millionofthem，manyofwhomarenottedasbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersaolivebythemselvesos。

Federallaw，theStewartB。MelessAssistaof1987，iionthataddressestheedueedsofhomeless。TheedualprovisionsoftheMeyActarebasedoallhomelesshavetherighttoafree，appropriateedu。

1。Itisimpliediparagraphthat_____。

A）thewriterhimselfishomeless，eveiesB）manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikeihereisaserieofacademicfacilitiesD）homelessaredeunityfreeedu2。TheNationalfortheHomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelessis_____。

A）350，000B）1，500，000C）440，000D）110，0003。Oofthehomelesspopulationisdiffiate。Thereasonmightwellbe_____。

A）thehomelessaretooyouedasB）thehomelesspopulatirapidlyelessusuallystayoutsidesehomelessaredesertedbytheirfamilies4。TheMeyAtiohispassageioshowthat_____。

A）theedualproblemsofhomelessarebeingreizedB）theestimatesonhomelessarehardtodetermiheaddressofgrade-schoolshouldbelocatedD）allhomelesspeopleareeofreeedu5。Thepassagemaih_____。

A）thelegalproblemsofthehomelessB）theedualproblemsofhomelessC）thesocialstatusofoldermalesD）estimatesonthehomelesspopulation