When I was a student at St. Joseph’s University, I began to spend time on the streets of Philadelphi

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When I was a student at St. Joseph’s University, I began to spend time on the streets of Philadelphia, getting to know the men and women for whom these streets were their only home. The more I developed relationships with them and the more I got to know them, the harder it became to head home at night while they remained outside.
In this journey, I have had many great teachers --- including Georgianna Simmons, who lost nine of her toes to frostbite (冻伤), and Joe Williams, with a college degree, who runs a rescue center for homeless men.
I’ve been doing this work for more than thirty years. People who have nothing have taught me so much about life. The lesson they have taught me is that people who are homeless need the same chances we all need: housing, education, employment, and healthcare. Contrary to our society, which values those it believes productive and rich and often ignores those who struggle with homelessness, I believe that every man, woman, and child has gifts. Everyone matters!
Therefore, I work for a society in which each person is given the chances and resources to achieve their fullest potential (潜力). I also believe that our greatest power is released when people come together across social boundaries (边界) to form a community. It is through “the power of us ” that we come to know the deepest truth of our humanity. This is what I truly believe, “None of us are truly home until all of us are home.”
28. Which of the following is true about the author after he knew more about the homeless?
A. He wanted to make friends with them. B. He admired the life they were living.
C. He decided to live on the streets. D. He felt great pity for them.
29. What can we learn about Joe Williams?
A. He has made studies on the homeless.
B. He has been homeless for a long time.
C. He has done something good for the homeless.
D. He has taken care of the homeless at his home.
30. What can be learned from Paragraph 3?
A. The homeless are taken seriously by the government.
B. We should provide houses for the homeless.
C. The homeless have fewer chances than us.
D. The number of the homeless is increasing.
31. Which could be the best title for the text?
A. Everyone matters
B. How the homeless live
C. The best way to help the homeless
D. What we should do to help ourselves
【答案】28. D    29. C    30. C    31. A
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。当作者还是圣约瑟夫大学的学生时就开始关注流浪街头的那些人，那些人无家可归，作者30多年来一直致力于帮助他们，尊重他们，他们使作者认识到他们也需要和我们一样的机会，作者认为每个人都有天赋，每个人都有存在的价值。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。第一段最后：“The more I developed relationships with them and the more I got to know them, the harder it became to head home at night while they remained outside.”作者越了解他们，当他们还流浪在外时，越难以自己回家，所以可以推断出作者对他们有深深的怜悯，故选D。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。第二段：“……Joe Williams, with a college degree, who runs a rescue center for homeless men.”Joe Williams开办了一家救济中心来帮助无家可归的人。所以Joe Williams为为无家可归的人做了些好事，故选C。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。第三段：“……that people who are homeless need the same chances we all need: housing, education, employment, and healthcare.”无家可归的人需要和我们所需要的一样的机会，如住房、教育、就业和健康。可以推断，无家可归的人所拥有的机会要比我们正常人少，故选C。
【31题详解】
标题判断题。第三段：“People who have nothing have taught me so much about life. The lesson they have taught me is that people who are homeless need the same chances we all need: housing, education, employment, and healthcare. Contrary to our society, which values those it believes productive and rich and often ignores those who struggle with homelessness, I believe that every man, woman, and child has gifts. Everyone matters!”，作者在长达30多年与无家可归者的接触中，了解了他们，从他们那学到了有关生活的很多东西，而我们的社会在忽视他们的价值，他们有天赋，他们每个人都很重要，这就是作者为此工作的原因，这就是作者写这篇文章的主旨，所以选项A“每个人都很重要”最适合做文章标题，故选A。