专四专八考试

【单选题】The homeless make up a growing percentage ofAmerica’s population. (31) homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly (32) . To help homeless people (33) independence, the federal government must support job training programs (34) the mini- mum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
(35) everyone agrees on the number ofAmericans who are homeless.Estimates (36) anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. (37) the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is (38) . One of the federal government’s studies (39) that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to (40) this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. (41) when homeless Individuals manage to find a (42) 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 (43) 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 (44) not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday (45) skills needed to turn their lives (46) .Boston Globe reporterChris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are (47) programs that address the many needs of the homeless. (48) Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service atBentleyCollege in Massachusetts, (49) it, "There has to be (50) of programs. What’s needed is a package deal.\

A、around B、over

C、on D、up
网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
[解析] 原句意为“他们缺乏生活技能来改变自己 的生活”，turn around意为“转变，使转好”，符合 句意。 [点睛] 语义逻辑题，兼考查固定搭配的含义。turn on 意为“打开”；turn up意为“找到，发现，出现”；turn over意为“翻转”。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>