The number of people in the U．S. without a home is down from one year ago. The total is nearly 550，000, about 3% lower than last year. The number comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The information comes after a report from the United Nations that homelessness is “spreading” worldwide. The report asked governments around the world to terminate homelessness by 2030 so that no one would have to live on the streets.
The UN last did a study on the world’s homeless population 11 years ago. At that time, it estimated(估计) the total at 100 million. But the UN said the number is likely much higher today. It estimates that 100 million children alone are now without a home.
Recently, in the city of Mosul, Iraq, the U．S. Department of Housing and Urban Development measured(统计) homelessness on a single night. In January, thousands of volunteers spread out across the country. They counted a total of 549，922 homeless people. That is down 14% from six years ago. Still, the government reported increased homelessness in the cities of Los Angeles, Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D．C. Officials thought higher housing prices are responsible for the increase.
Leilani Farha, the top UN official on housing, said homelessness is an issue of lifeanddeath importance. “The death rate(死亡率)among homeless people is two to ten times higher than that among the people who are not homeless，” she said.
In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, 250，000 people do not have a place to stay. Many of them are children, and live on the streets. In India, the homeless population is estimated at 78 million. Eleven million of that number are street children. Indonesia’s homeless population is 3 million, including 28，000 in the capital, Jakarta. In Nigeria, the homeless population is estimated at 24 million.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇新闻报道。报告显示：全世界无家可归的总人数增加了不少。
1．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “terminate” in Paragraph 1?
A．Show. B．Replace.
C．End. D．Protect.
C 解析：词义猜测题。根据划线单词后面的so that no one would have to live on the streets可知，联合国号召各国政府在2030年之前“结束”无家可归这一问题。
2．What did UN find about homelessness around the world?
A．It is more serious than 11 years ago.
B．Those who are homeless are mainly elders.
C．The U．S. should provide money to solve the problem.
D．Nigeria has the highest number of homeless people.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的At that time, it estimated(估计) the total at 100 million. But the UN said the number is likely much higher today.可知，联合国调查表明当今全球无家可归的人数可能比十一年前更多，即这一问题比过去更严重了。
3．What do Leilani Farha’s words in Paragraph 4 suggest?
A．Homelessness hasn’t drawn enough attention.
B．The number of homeless people increases fast.
C．Homeless people are usually those who are sick.
D．The problem of homelessness must be solved quickly.
D 解析：推理判断题。通读第四段可知，Leilani Farha认为无家可归是一个生死攸关的问题，接着她进一步说明：无家可归的人的死亡率是那些有生活居所的人的死亡率的二至十倍之高。Leilani Farha意在说明无家可归是一个亟需解决的问题。
4．What may be UN’s attitude to homelessness?
A．Impatient. B．Relaxed.
C．Surprised. D．Worried.
D 解析：观点态度题。通读文章可知，联合国报告表明全世界无家可归的人数上升了不少，再结合联合国建议各国政府尽快解决这一问题和文中的联合国官员对待这一问题的态度可以推知，无家可归的问题令人担忧。
N-US>term effect.
D 解析：推理判断题。从第一段中的which may be gained right back as soon as one returns to a normal diet和第二段中的or whole grains may last longer以及第四段中的will generally just be gained right back after normal food is eaten again可知，作者认为通过禁食减肥的方法只能在短时间内有效。
