Question

    In San Francisco, where the number of the homeless has risen by 7% in the last decade, a non-profit organization is putting bathrooms on wheels and driving them to those in need. The group, Lava Mae, is improving retiring city buses and bringing them into different neighborhoods, currently providing about 200 showers each week.

Doniece Sandoval, the founder of Lava Mae, first became interested in the issue in 2012, when she passed a young woman under an overpass near the San Francisco Design Center who was repeating to herself that she'd never get clean. ''It made me wonder what her chances were, '' said Sandoval, who was then inspired to research exactly how many public shower stalls(淋浴间)existed in the city. Her findings were disheartening.

So Lava Mae came together when she heard the city would be retiring cold city buses. ''I told myself, I want those buses!'' she said.

Each bus has two private bathrooms, one of which is wheelchair accessible. Along with the basic shower, sink and toilet, the spaces have soft lighting, digital controls for water, and hair dryers.

''Though you're only going to be on the bus for 20 minutes or so, it's 20 minutes of complete privacy,'' Said Sandoval.

The buses are parked near agencies that already serve the homeless. ''If we can reduce the amount of time people have to run from place to place to get essential services, we'll be able to make things better, '' said Sandova.

What's next for lava Mae? The group is starting a program so that others can mimic their process. ''What we're hoping to do is to get people to follow what we do, so they can recreate it.'' she said.

1.We know from Paragraph One that in San Francisco, _______.

A.the homeless' poor life has come to the government's attention

B.the number of the people who have no house to live has increased

C.many houses are being built for the homeless

D.city buses are equipped with bathrooms

2.What made Doniece Sandoval start the idea of founding Lava Mae?

A.Her deep love for city buses.

B.Her hearing homeless woman's problem by chance.

C.The number of the homeless has risen in the last decade.

D.Her talk with a young woman.

3.In Doniece Sandoval’s opinion, what is the disadvantage of their services?

A.Each user is given only twenty minutes.

B.Each bus has a limited number of bathrooms.

C.Some people have to travel far to use the buses.

D.The bathrooms are not intended for the disabled.

4.The underlined word ''mimic'' in the last paragraph can be replaced by _________.

A.copy B.improve C.praise D.study

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

A.The Current Situation of the Poor People in San Francisco

B.How Doniece Sandoval Founded Lava Mae

C.Lava Mae Offers Homeless People Showers on Wheeled Bathroom.

D.Doniece Sandoval's Dream

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Doniece Sandoval 成立的一个非营利组织Lava Mae 把废弃的公交车改造成移动的淋浴间，为圣弗兰西斯科的流浪者提供免费的淋浴。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段的In San Francisco, where the number of the homeless has risen by 7% in the last decade 可知，在过去10年圣弗兰西斯科无家可归的人的数量增加了7%。B. the number of the people who have no house to live has increased(没有家可以居住的人的数量已经增长了)符合以上说法，故选B项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段的Doniece Sandoval, the founder of Lava Mae, first became interested in the issue in 2012, when she passed a young woman under an overpass near the San Francisco Design Center who was repeating to herself that she'd never get clean.( Lava Mae的成立者Doniece Sandoval，在2012年首次对这个问题感兴趣，那时她在圣弗兰西斯科设计中心附近的立交桥下路过一位年轻女士，那位女士一直对她自己说她从来没有干净过)可知，Doniece Sandoval成立该组织是因为她偶然听到一位女士讲述自己的问题。B. Her hearing homeless woman's problem by chance.(她偶然听到一位无家可归的女士说自己的问题)符合以上说法，故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第六段的'If we can reduce the amount of time people have to run from place to place to get essential services, we'll be able to make things better, '' said Sandova.( Sandova说：“如果我们能减少人们从一个地方到另一个地方去获得基本服务的时间，我们就可以让事情变得更好。”)可知，Sandova 认为他们的不足之处是一些无家可归者要走很远的路才能使用这些公交车淋浴间。C. Some people have to travel far to use the buses.(一些人不得不走很远的距离才能使用这些公交车)符合以上说法，故选C项。

4.

词义猜测题。根据最后一段的The group is starting a program so that others can mimic their process. ''What we're hoping to do is to get people to follow what we do, so they can recreate it.'' she said.(这个团队启动了一个项目，这样其他人就可以mimic他们的过程。她说：“我们所希望的是人们可以跟随我们所做的事情，这样他们就可以重新创建它。”)根据句意，尤其是follow猜测划线部分的意思“模仿”。A. copy(模仿)符合以上说法，故选A项。

5.

主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第一段的The group, Lava Mae, is improving retiring city buses and bringing them into different neighborhoods, currently providing about 200 showers each week.(名为Lava Mae的组织正在改进退休的城市公交车，并将它们带到不同的社区，目前每周提供约200次淋浴)可知，本文主要讲述了Doniece Sandoval 成的一个非营利组织Lava Mae 把废弃的公交车改造成移动的淋浴间，为圣弗兰西斯科的流浪者提供免费的淋浴的故事，故C. Lava Mae Offers Homeless People Showers on Wheeled Bathroom.( Lava Mae为无家可归的人提供带轮子的浴室淋浴)可以作为本文标题，故选C项。