英语六级阅读理解每日一练（01-12）
<p> <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="males">males</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="homelessness">homelessness</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="city">city</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mayors">Mayors</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1987 <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>; <span word="this">this</span> <span word="transient">transient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="problems">problems</span><span word="both">both</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="educational">educational</span><span word="for">for</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="overburdened">overburdened</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="administrators">administrators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Estimates">Estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> 350,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="radically">radically</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>, <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 220,000 <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Homeless">Homeless</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throwaway">throwaway</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Elementary">Elementary</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>.</p><p> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="McKinney">McKinney</span> <span word="Homeless">Homeless</span> <span word="Assistance">Assistance</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1987, <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="McKinney">McKinney</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p>
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