4．An artist in Oakland，California is using his skills to help the homeless．Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable．The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather．Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes．
Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20tiny houses to the homeless on the street．On a recent day，Mr．Kloehn stops to visit his homeless friends．One of them is Oscar Young．The two men hug when they see each other．Inside his little shelter Mr．Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets．Mr．Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea，another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built．She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings．
In the mornings，Mr．Kloehn searches the streets for building materials．He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio．There，he puts the houses together．Empty coffee bags become roof material．A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows．Nails，screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together．The artist also attaches a small electrical device（裝置） to the house．The device is powered by the sun．
Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own．But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man．
Mr．Kloehn says his work is not a social project．He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors．

55．The passage is likely to be taken fromD．
A．a(chǎn) textbook         B．a(chǎn) book review
C．a(chǎn) science magazine       D．a(chǎn) news report
56．The followings are the advantages of the small shelters EXCEPTC．
A．saving power and energy
B．protecting belongings of the homeless
C．decorating the streets where they are
D．keeping the homeless safe and comfortable
57．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．the shelters can't be removed
B．the homeless don't like the shelters
C．Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20tiny houses
D．a(chǎn)n act of kindness has made people simple and grateful
58．What's the main idea of the passage？B
A．A successful social project in Oakland．
B．An artist creates homes for the homeless．
C．A more comfortable shelter on the streets．
D．An artist makes a living by designing small shelters．

分析 這是一篇新聞報(bào)道，講述的是Oakland，California的一位藝術(shù)家正用他的技能幫助無家可歸的人的故事．

解答 55-58 DCDB
55．答案D．文章出處題．閱讀全文可知，這是一篇新聞報(bào)道，講述的是Oakland，California的一位藝術(shù)家正用他的技能幫助無家可歸的人的故事．故選D，文章來自于新聞報(bào)道．
56．答案C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes．每個(gè)小房子在底部也有小輪子，所以它的主人可以去想去的地方．可知排除A．根據(jù)第一段第三句The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather．這種結(jié)構(gòu)為無家可歸的人提供一些安全，免受惡劣天氣．排除B．根據(jù)第一段第二句Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable．格雷格kloehn構(gòu)建非常小的避難所，在街上讓生活更加舒適．排除D．因此可知C項(xiàng)正確．
57．答案D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man．一些人說他們已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)儉樸的生活，感謝那個(gè)人．因此可推斷出D正確．
58．答案B．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章第一段artist in Oakland，California is using his skills to help the homeless．Oakland，California的一位藝術(shù)家正用他的技能幫助無家可歸的人．故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 報(bào)道類閱讀留意文章的開頭和結(jié)尾，一般文章開頭都會(huì)有主旨句，直接介紹這篇新聞要報(bào)道什么．解題的時(shí)候采用三個(gè)步驟：讀題，找關(guān)鍵詞；定位；對(duì)比原文和答案．

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