SHANGHAI — A system to take homeless children off the streets and return them to their home communities is to be set up this year by city authorities.

“We will improve communication with the civil administrations (民政局) where these children come from, invite them to take back the kids and provide assistance to send them home,” said Ren Zshiyue, director of the social welfare division of Shanghai civil affairs bureau, on Wednesday.

This is Shanghai’s latest attempt to deal with child beggars following another initiative (开端) in December. Eight government agencies, including civil affairs, public security and city management, are taking part in the campaign, which aims to have the streets clear of child beggars by the end of this year. Officials said the police will increase patrols (巡逻) in areas where the homeless gather, such as metro stations, squares, bridges and underground passages.

Vagrant children are particularly prominent (突出) in the city. Some residents said they often see young boys and girls kneeling under flyovers, many with schoolbags on their backs, or asking money from car drivers when they stop at traffic lights. Metro station manager at the People's Square, surnamed Fei, said that at least a dozen homeless children a week were caught begging on the subway.

According to an officer surnamed Qiu at the People's Square police station, if a homeless child is found alone, they will confirm his or her identity first, and try to get in touch with the legal guardians. If children cannot give details of their background, blood samples will be taken and the information in a DNA database will be used to help trace their families.

The national database, set up in April 2009, had reunited more than 1,400 children with their parents by September. Qiu said the city's new policy on child beggars should be the most effective yet. "We could only persuade them to stop begging before, but now we can repatriate (遣返) the child with this policy," he said.

Zhang Baoyan, founder of Baobeihuijia (Baby Back Home), a volunteer group that helps search for missing children nationwide and offers support to their parents, said the campaign shows that the government is determined to put an end to children begging. But she wonders how to prevent the children becoming homeless again. "Many homeless children keep reappearing not long after leaving welfare homes, because begging has become their livelihood," she said.

The central authority began a campaign to help homeless children in December. It requires the local government in the original home communities of vagrant children to increase social security and economic support to prevent children from turning to begging. "So the campaign addresses both the symptoms and root causes. We hope child begging will disappear when the rich-poor divide is gradually narrowed," said Zhou Zheng, chairman of the social assistance center in Shanghai.

67. The main idea of the news report is _____.

A. how and where to find homeless children in Shanghai

B. Shanghai is to start a system to aid child beggars

C. Shanghai is trying to gradually narrow the rich-poor divide

D. why some homeless children are not willing to stay in welfare homes

68. The underlined word “vagrant” in Para.4 probably means “someone who _____”.

A. steals things, especially without using violence

B. is good at telling jokes and making people laugh

C. has no home, especially someone who begs

D. doesn’t do something as his job but only for pleasure or interest

69. If a homeless child can’t give details of his or her background, what will the relevant people do?

A. They will keep trying to get in touch with the legal guardians.

B. They will ask a certain family to adopt him / her for the time being.

C. He/ She will be kept in the local rescue station and waiting to be made sure of his/ her identity.

D. Blood samples will be taken and the information in a DNA database will be used to help trace their families.

70. According to the passage, all of the following is TRUE EXCEPT that _____.

A. this is Shanghai’s first attempt deal with child beggars

B. the campaign addresses both the symptoms and root causes

C. the campaign aims to have the streets clear of child beggars by the end of this year

D. Baby Back Home is a volunteer group that helps search for missing children nationwide

Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do，and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made; washing can go to the laundry; food can be bought; cooked，canned or preserved; bread is baked and delivered by the baker; milk arrives on the doorstep; meats can be had at the restaurant，the work’s canteen，and the school dining-room.
It is unusual now for father to pursue his trade or other employment at home，and his children rarely，if ever，see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father’s occupation，and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money，and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work，but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a child’s home life，the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advantages accrue，but children lose something of great value if mother’s employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.

1. 1.

   The writer mentions home as workshop because______.

   1. A.
      fathers often pursue employment at home
   2. B.
      parents had to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-life
   3. C.
      many families produce goods at home for sale
   4. D.
      both fathers and mothers and mothers in most families are workers
2. 2.

   The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means______.

   1. A.
      in the past, home was more like a workshop
   2. B.
      home is much more of a workshop now
   3. C.
      home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewer
   4. D.
      home was less like a workshop in the past
3. 3.

   The word“accrue”in the sentence“When mother...accrue，”is closest in meaning to
   __________________.

   1. A.
      change                           
   2. B.
      dwindle                   
   3. C.
      double                    
   4. D.
      increase
4. 4.

   The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their father’s occupation is ___________________.

   1. A.
      that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work
   2. B.
      that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more
   3. C.
      that there is a wide choice of employment for children
   4. D.
      that children also like to have jobs outside
5. 5.

   What makes father no longer the only dominant person in a family?

   1. A.
      With their earning，mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life.
   2. B.
      There are many choice of employment for mothers and children.
   3. C.
      Father does much less for his children today than he used to.
   4. D.
      The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.

“There is an out – of – date idea that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18,and the truth is far from that,” says Mr．Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin．Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents．“There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months．

    Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest．The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people．A high divorce （离婚） rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences．For some, the expense of an away - from - home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools．Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs．

    Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security （安全保卫） and moral（道义的） support．Her mother agreed．“Its strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent．It makes sense for kids to stay at home．” But sharing the family home requires changes for all．There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy．Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act．But for others, it proves too difficult．Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times．“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol （酒精） problem,” she explains．“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses．”

    Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake．Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure．And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things．Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well．

According to the author, there was once a trend in the U．S．________．

    A．for young adults to leave their parents and live separately

    B．for middle class young adults to stay with their parents

    C．for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence

    D．for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

Which of the following does not lead to young adults returning to the nest?

    A．Young adults find housing costs too high．

    B．Young adults are not old enough．

    C．Young adults look for parental comfort and support．

    D．Quite a number of young adults attend local schools．

The underlined word “hassles” in the passage probably means _________．

    A．agreements       B．worries

    C．disadvantages        D．quarrels

According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?

    A．They should share the family expenses．

    B．Children should leave their parents when they are grown up．

    C．Adult children should live away from their parents and visit their parents from time to time．

    D．Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble．

．One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to slay with their parents is that ______．

    A．there will certainly be inconveniences in even-day life

    B．most parents find it difficult to keep a bigger family going

    C．the young adults try to be overprotected by their parents

    D．public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents

“There is an out – of – date idea that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18,and the truth is far from that,” says Mr．Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin．Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents．“There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months．
Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest．The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people．A high divorce （离婚） rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences．For some, the expense of an away - from - home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools．Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs．
Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security （安全保卫） and moral（道义的） support．Her mother agreed．“Its strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent．It makes sense for kids to stay at home．” But sharing the family home requires changes for all．There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy．Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act．But for others, it proves too difficult．Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times．“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol （酒精） problem,” she explains．“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses．”
Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake．Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure．And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things．Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well．
【小题1】According to the author, there was once a trend in the U．S．________．