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Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulationcomprisedmainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransient(变化无常的)andfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems—bothlegalandeducational—foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.

EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis,ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthethrowaway"youthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenotcountedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.Federallaw,theStewartB.McKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987,includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.TheeducationalprovisionsoftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafree,appropriateeducation.

1.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat____.A)thewriterhimselfishomeless,eveninhiseightiesB)manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikein25citiesC)thereisaseriousshortageofacademicfacilitiesD)homelesschildrenaredeniedtheopportunityofreceivingfreeeducation

2.TheNationalCoalitionforthehomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelesschildrenis_____.A)350,000B)1,500,000C)440,000D)110,000

3.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttoestimate.Thereasonmightwellbe____.A)thehomelesschildrenaretooyoungtobecountedaschildrenB)thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidlyC)thehomelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschoolD)somehomelesschildrenaredesertedbytheirfamilies

4.TheMcKinneyActismentionedinthispassageinordertoshowthat___.A)theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildrenarebeingrecognizedB)theestimatesonhomelesschildrenarehardtodetermineC)theaddressofgrade-schoolchildrenshouldbelocatedD)allhomelesspeopleareentitledtofreeeducation

5.Thepassagemainlydealswith____.A)thelegalproblemsofthehomelesschildrenB)theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildrenC)thesocialstatusofoldermalesD)estimatesonthehomelesspopulation

答案：CCDAB