Question

San Francisco，unofficially regarded as one of the homeless capitals of the US，counts nearly 6,500 homeless people, with 4,300 living on the street．

    Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showers．San Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate them．But Doniece Sandoval has made it her task to change that．

    “Homelessness is something you can’t really miss，”the 51-year-old woman said．She started Lava Mae，a sort of showers on wheels, a new project that aims to turn old city buses into shower stations for the homeless．

    “One day I passed a woman in the street and she was very dirty and basically crying，and I heard her say that she would never be clean．But I was wondering what her opportunities were to actually get clean,” Sandoval said．

    Sandoval was inspired to start Lava Mae. The project has already been welcomed with open arms in the city．The Transportation Agency has donated one bus for the cause and is willing to donate three more if the project succeeds．Sandoval hopes the first bus will be able to hit the road in May this year．The Public Commission has also agreed to let the buses plug into fire hydrants(消防龙头)around the city if Lava Mae  pays for the water．

   One of Lava Mae’s biggest supporters is Bevan Dufty, the director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships & Engagement under the mayor of San Francisco．“For people who are unhoused，access to showers is very difficult．Shower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency，so it is relevant to all San Franciscans," Dufty said．“Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor．We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon．”  

  Each bus will have two shower stations and Sandoval expects that by 2015，they’ll be able to provide 2000 showers a week．

1.What problem does San Francisco face according to the text?

A．The city has the most homeless people in the USA．

B．There are no shower stations for the homeless in the city．

C．It’s hard for homeless people in the city to take showers．

D．Few citizens in the city care about the homeless．

2.What does the underlined word ''them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．City problems．   B．Shower stations．    C．Old buses．   D．The homeless．

3.Which of the following best describes Doniece Sandoval?

A．Brave and independent．    B．Caring and responsible．

C．Honest and determined．    D．Friendly and humorous．

4.What can we learn from Dufty’s words?

A．All San Franciscans are excited to use Lava Mae．

B．Emergencies in San Francisco will be prevented by Lava Mae．

C．Dufty thinks highly of Doniece's way of helping the poor．

D．The mayor of San Francisco will support Doniece financially．

5.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A newly invented way of shower

B．Showers on Wheels for the Homeless

C．The health problem of the homeless

D．Lave Mae-a new name for old city buses

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述旧金山有许多的无家可归的人，Doniece听到一个人抱怨到，她不能让自己干净，也就是不能洗澡，因此通过自己的努力提议为无家可归的人增加淋浴设备，得到市长的赞扬，将会采取很多的措施来改善这一情况。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段提到Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showers．在这些问题中，无家可归的人面对的问题之是，不能洗澡，故选C项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段提到San Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate them 旧金山只有16到20个淋浴站来用来让他们洗澡，them 指的是这此无家可归的人，故选D项。

3. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor．We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon．可知他是很关心人的，有责任心，故选B项。

4. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到“For people who are unhoused，access to showers is very difficult．Shower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency，so it is relevant to all San Franciscans," Dufty said．“Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poor．We are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon 可知他高度赞扬Doniece的行为，故选C项。

5. 主旨大意。本文讲述旧金山有许多的无家可归的人，Doniece听到一个人抱怨到，她不能让自己干净，也就是不能洗澡，因此通过自己的努力提议为无家可归的人增加淋浴设备，得到市长的赞扬，故文章主要是关于对于无家可归的人沐浴问题的关注，故选B项。

考点：社会生活类阅读。