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1、阅读专项训练1 Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrenga
2、therininnercities;thistransientandfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems—bothlegalandeducational—foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.考试大论坛 EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenum
3、berofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis,ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomele
4、sschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe“throwaway”youthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedasch
5、ildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.Federallaw,theStewartB.McKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschi
6、ldrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation. 1.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat____. A)thewriterhimselfishomeless,eveninhiseighties B)manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikein25cities C)thereisaseriousshortageofacademicfacilities D)homelesschildrenaredeniedtheopportunity
7、ofreceivingfreeeducation 2.TheNationalCoalitionforthehomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelesschildrenis_____. A)350,000 B)1,500,000 C)440,000 D)110,000 3.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttoestimate.Thereasonmightwellbe____. A)thehomelesschildrenaretooyoungtobecountedas
8、children B)thehome
