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1、Wheneverwehearabout“thehomeless,”高考阅读答案 Wheneverwehearabout“thehomeless,”mostofusthinkoftheDevelopingWorld.Butthe36isthathomelessnessiseverywhere.Forexample,howmanyofuswouldexpecttoseepeoplelivingonthestreetsofa37countrylikeGermany? KurtMullerandhiswifeRitahavespenteleveny
2、earsmaking38forthehomelessofBerlin,Germany’scapital.Theyfirst39onelonghotsummerwhenmostGermanswere40onholiday.Kurtandhiswifestayedathome,madesandwiches,41atableinthestreetandgavefoodtothehomeless. TheMullerssoonrealisedthatfoodandclothingweren’t42.“Whatthesepeoplealsoneedis
3、warmthand43,”saysRita.TheMullersdidn’t44togivetheirphonenumbertothestreetpeopleandtoldthemtophoneanytime.Rita45therewassomebodyathometoanswerthephoneandtheirhomewasalways46toanyonewhocouldn’tfaceanothernightonthestreet. Thecoupleweresoon47alltheirtimeandmoney,soKurtvisitedf
4、oodandclothingcompaniesto48donations.Today,overthirtycompanies49donatefoodandothergoodstothecauseandvolunteershelpto50themtothehomeless.Thepublicalsogiveclothesandmoneyandashoeproducer51newshoes. KurtandRitareceiveno52fortheirhardwork.“Wefeellikeparents,”saysRita,“andparent
5、sshouldn’t53moneyforhelpingtheirchildren.Thelovewegetonthestreetsisoursalary.”ThoughRitaadmitssheoftengets54,shesaysshewillcontinuewithherworkbecauseshelikesthefeelingofhavingmadea55intheworld. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了Muller夫妇致力于帮助无家可归者,并申请向他们捐助,社会各界也纷纷伸出援助之手的故事。 36.A.resultB.truthC.
6、reasonD.idea 【解析】选B。根据本句中的表语从句,“无家可归者到处都有”可知,这是一个事实、真相,即truth;而result结果;reason原因;idea想法,主意,都与从句内容不搭配。所以选B。 37.A.traditionalB.developingC.typicalD.wealthy 【解析】选D。根据likeGermany及前句可知选wealthy“富裕的”;其他三项traditional传统的;developing发展中的;typical典型的,不符合语境。本句句意为:例如,我们当中有多少人会知道像德国这样富裕的
7、国家也会有人住在街道上呢? 38.A.preparationsB.housesC.mealsD.suggestions 【解析】选C。根据41空前面的Kurtandhiswifestayedathome,madesandwiches可知此处应选meals。 39.A.beganB.metC.calledD.left 【解析】选A。根据本段第一句KurtMuller和他的妻子花费11年为无家可归者做饭及第二句中的first可知,他们初次开始这项工作是在一个漫长炎热的夏天,故选began“开始”。其他三项:meet遇见;call叫;leav
8、e离开,均不符合句意。 40.A.asleepB.aloneC.acrossD.away 【解析】选D。他们在炎热夏天为无家可归者做饭的时候绝大多