首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
One reason for hope in 2020 is that homelessness in the United States continues to diminish. In 2009, near the end of the Great
One reason for hope in 2020 is that homelessness in the United States continues to diminish. In 2009, near the end of the Great
admin
2022-02-27
53
问题
One reason for hope in 2020 is that homelessness in the United States continues 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 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”,故D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”,由此可知负担不起房租是“住房优先”策略的原因,但文中并没有提到房价飞涨,所以B项属于过度推断,不是原因之一,故为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ymi4777K
0
考研英语二
相关试题推荐
WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheAmerica’seconomicsituation?Whatdoesthefigure0.2%inParagraph1indicate?
TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,2009.Itisthefirstworld
ReadthefollowingChineseandwriteanabstractof80~100words.YoushouldwriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET2.
WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices,【1】thatbusinesseswerestill
Workingatnonstandardtimes—evenings,nights,orweekends—istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies.One-fifthofallemployedAm
Workingatnonstandardtimes—evenings,nights,orweekends—istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies.One-fifthofallemployedAm
LastweekendKyleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartytocelebratethefactthathegothisnewhomeinexchangeforaredpaper
Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart
Ararepieceofgoodnewsfromtheworldofconservation:theglobalextinctioncrisismayhavebeenoverstated.Theworldisun
随机试题
注册土地估价师年内情况与土地评估中介机构年检材料同时报送,由省、自治区、直辖市土地估价行业协会负责办理,年检结果向社会公布。()
企业发生下列(),会影响管理费用。
按照《企业所得税法》及有关规定,在计算应纳税所得额时,主要有( )项目不得扣除。
申请证券、期货投资咨询从业资格的机构,应当具备有200万元人民币以上的注册资本。( )
按照风险因素划分,金融风险不包括()。
不属于报刊、广播、电影等大众传播媒介特点的是()
A.肱骨外科颈骨折B.肱骨干中上l/3骨折C.肱骨干中下1/3骨折D.伸直型肱骨髁上骨折可能损伤肱动脉的骨折是
面对民族日益严重的民族危机,19世纪70年代以后,王韬、薛福成、马建忠、郑观应等早期维新派的代表人物不仅主张学习西方的科学技术,同时也要求吸纳西方的政治、经济学说。郑观应在《盛世危言》中提出的思想是
我国实行按劳分配的物质基础是
Themostobviouspurposeofadvertisingistoinformtheconsumerofavailableproductsorservices.Thesecond【C1】______istos
最新回复
(
0
)