Question

  According to a survey,the number of poor people across Italy is growing. And also the 1 of living is rising. So an Italian charity (慈善)organization called the Community of Sant' Egidio has published (出版)its newest book for the city's 2 people,Michelin Guide for the Poor (《米其林穷人指南》）.This is good  3  to the homeless people.

   The book is very 4,and people can carry it in their pockets. There are 205 pages of 5 and information for people living on the streets. It doesn't give people the names of places of interest,6 it tells people where and how to get free food,a place to sleep and where to wash  7  for free.

  According to Sant' Egidio,there are now over 7,000 homeless people 8 in the Italian capital,Rome. About 70% of them are foreigners (外国人). But the organization noticed that more Italians are joining the group the economic crisis (经济危机). The Community of Sant' Egidio is 10 It has been nominated (提名)some times for the Nobel Peace Prize (诺贝尔和平奖）for its charity work.

(   ) 1. A. price B. cost

      C. change D. condition

(   ) 2. A. rich B. kind

     C. homeless D. important

(   ) 3. A. idea B. time

     C. item D. news

(   ) 4. A. thin B. thick

      C. small D. heavy

(   ) 5. A. advice B. photos

       C. paintings D. phrases

(   ) 6. A. so  B. or

      C. and  D. but

(   ) 7. A. itself  B. himself

        C. themselves  D. herself

(   ) 8. A. living B. standing

        C. playing  D. visiting

(   ) 9. A. thanks to  B. because of

       C. according to   D. in case of

(   ) 10. A. excellent B. necessary

       C. lucky D. popular

Answer 1

1. B   the cost of living意为"生活的费用"。

2. C由下文可知，该书的出版是为了那些"贫穷的人，无家可归的人"。

3. D

4. C书很小，人们可以放在衣兜里。

5. A该书为流浪街头的人们提供了 205页"建议和信息"。

6. D

7. C 本句的逻辑主语是people,其反身代词为themselves。

8. A

9. B

10. A该社区的慈善工作十分杰出，多次被诺贝尔和平奖提名。excellent 意为"优秀的，杰出的"。