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、when B、once

C、while D、whereas
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
[解析] 从上下文逻辑关系来看：前句提到“很多无 家可归者沉迷于喝酒吸毒，并且患有严重的精神 错乱疾病”．后句提到“其他的一些无家可归者不 酗酒不吸毒，精神也正常”，前后句显然构成并列 关系，四个选项中只有while表示并列关系。 [点睛] 关联词题。A项when与B项once均为表示时 间顺序的连词。D项whereas表示转折，其后为语义重 心。此处不合题意。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>