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One reason for hope in 2020 is that homelessness in the United States eontinues to diminish. In 2009, near the end of the Great
One reason for hope in 2020 is that homelessness in the United States eontinues to diminish. In 2009, near the end of the Great
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2021-10-14
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One reason for hope in 2020 is that homelessness in the United States eontinues to diminish. In 2009, near the end of the Great Recession, about 630,000 people were homeless, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. By 2018 that number had shrunk to a little more than 550,000. While a healthy economy has helped, so too have innovative efforts by cities and states to solve what is too often seen as an intractable problem.
Some places, such as Houston, have made great progress. That city has cut its homeless population by more than half since 2011. Yet in many other places, the number of those living on the street keeps growing. Houston has relied on an approach called "housing first" that places stable housing as an early step, even before tackling the many reasons behind homelessness. In many other locations this strategy has been less effective.
Part of the reason may be that homelessness defies simple explanations or causes. Drugs and alcohol abuse are often factors, as well as mental illness. Some homeless people are unemployable due to physical disabilities. Some hold jobs but can’t afford the cost of housing near those jobs. Others may be escaping from abusive situations in their former homes.
Recently the U. S. Supreme Court refused to hear arguments asking to overturn an appeals court ruling on homeless people. That ruling stated that homeless people can’t be removed from the street unless proper housing for them is provided. "The government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public property, on the false premise they had a choice in the matter," wrote one of the three judges for the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The condition of homelessness itself is not a crime. Nor does removing homeless people from public view alone solve the problem.
In Minneapolis a homeless encampment along a major commuting highway into the city became an unsightly reminder of the city’s problem. "Everyone going downtown saw ’the camp’ day after day after day and heard the stories," says Patina Park, executive director of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center. " It made it a real issue rather than just another homeless report with statistics. "
Recently Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that a broad public-private partnership had raised nearly $5 million to combat homelessness, including increased shelter capacity. The plan is to eventually double that amount. "Homelessness is solvable," Governor Walz says. "It is a math problem, not a character problem. It is a math problem, and we are prepared to solve that problem. " Each city may find that it needs to customize its approach to homelessness to find what works. An approach based on compassion, twinned with the firm conviction that the problem is solvable, can lead to success.
Which of the following statements is NOT the reason of the ineffectiveness of the "housing first" strategy?
选项
A、Previous family ill-treatment.
B、Soaring home prices.
C、Psychological problems.
D、Physical deficiencies.
答案
B
解析
细节题。根据题干关键词the reason,housing first和strategy可定位至第三段。本段第二句说“Drugs and alcohol abuse are often factors,as well as mental illness”,即“毒品、酒精滥用和精神疾病通常是影响的因素”,所以[C]选项是原因之一。本段第三句说“Some homeless people are unemployable due to physical disabilities”,即“一些无家可归的人由于身体残疾而无法就业”,[D]选项也为原因之一。本段最后一句说“Others may be escaping from abusive situations in their former homes”,即“其他人则可能是为了躲避过去的住所中发生的虐待情况”。abusive为abuse的形容词,意思是“虐待的”,所以[A]选项也是原因之一。本段第四句说“Some hold jobs but can’t afford the cost of housing near those jobs”,即“有些人找到了工作,但负担不起这些工作附近的住房费用”,负担不起的原因有很多,并不能推断出房价飞涨,所以[B]选项不是原因之一,故为正确答案。
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