Thousands of people die because of bad weather in the world every year. Snowstorms, strong winds, high temperatures and heavy rains are all bad weather. Almost 700 Americans died last year. The bad weather affects(影响) homeless people, or people without(没有) a home.

Homeless people live in the street. They don’t have jobs. They stay outside when it is very hot or cold. They don’t have warm clothes and blankets(毯子) for cold weather. They do not have enough food. Homeless people can sometimes stay in shelters and churches(教堂). A shelter is a building for homeless people. They can live there for some time. But most homeless people don’t like living in the same place. And so sometimes they say “no” to any help.

Bad weather makes more people homeless. 20 million people in the world have to leave their homes every year because of it. It is very difficult to work out the problem because there is more and more bad weather.

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1._______ make(s) 700 people die in America.

A Snowstorms

B Strong winds

C Heavy rains

D Bad weather

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，每年有数千人死于恶劣天气，而美国去年因为恶劣天气死了大约700人。故选D。

2.What is TRUE about homeless people?

A They don’t have homes.

B They have to work every day.

C They usually have good meals.

D They can keep themselves warm.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段的 “The bad weather affects(影响) homeless people, or people without a home.”可知，流浪汉就是没有家的人。故选A。

3.What does the underlined word “shelters” mean in Chinese?

A 商场.

B 别墅.

C 收容所.

D 遮挡物.

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据第二段的 “A shelter is a building for homeless people. They can live there for some time.”可知，shelter是为流浪汉提供的建筑物 ，他们可以暂时住在那里，由此推断应该是指“收容所”，故选C。

4.Why don’t some homeless people want any help?

A Because they live in churches.

B Because they have enough food.

C Because they live in buildings.

D Because they want to live in different places.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句 “But most homeless people don’t like living in the same place. And so sometimes they say “no” to any help.”可知，很多流浪汉不喜欢住在同一个地方，所以他们拒绝任何帮助，他们想住在不同的地方。故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Where do homeless people live?

B Bad weather and homeless people.

C Many people leave their homes.

D We have too much bad weather.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。文章开头提出了恶劣天气造成很多人伤亡，尤其会影响无家可归的流浪汉，第二段主要介绍流浪汉的生活条件，最后一段讲到每年有两千万人被迫离开家园。即本文主要描写的是恶劣天气和无家可归的人。故选B。