考研英语复习之2006年英语真题完形题目解析（十二）

 　第二次世界大战后，美国在经济和科技领域取得了巨大进步，但形形色色的社会问题也接踵而至。美国社会中的无家可归者以及他们目前的现状已经引起了社会大众的关注：无家可归的流浪汉已经增长到地方政府无法对付的地步，需要借助联邦政府采取措施来帮助他们。

　　Finding ways to assist this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. Even when homeless individuals manage to find a that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day wandering the street.

　　[A] lodging [B] shelter [C] dwelling [D] house

　　首先，该题考察的对词汇含义的掌握及辨析，同时，考虑该空后面跟着一个that引导的定语从句也可以用来帮助考生解决该题目;该句提到“even when homeless people individuals manage to find a that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night”，汉语意思为“即使无家可归者最终能够找到一个 ，可以给他们提供一日三餐和夜里睡觉的地方”;接下来，分析四个选项，不难看出：

　　A. lodging借宿地，寄宿处;

　　B. shelter庇护所，避难所(尤指无家可归者的临时收容所);

　　C. dwelling住处;

　　D. house房屋;

　　从定语从句"that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night"(能够提供一日三餐和晚上睡觉的场所)确定选择"庇护所或避难所"之意。因此，正确答案为B。而其他选项则不符合该题目的上下文内容的要求。

　　参考译文：

　　Finding ways to assist this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. Even when homeless individuals manage to find a shelter that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day wandering the street.

　　寻找方法去帮助越来越多的流浪者将变得逐渐困难起来。即使流浪者能够找到一个给他们提供一日三餐和睡觉的地方，他们仍然会把大部分时间花费在流浪街头。