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.
世界上每年都有成千上万的人死于恶劣的天气。暴风雪、强风、高温和暴雨都是坏天气。去年有近700名美国人死亡。恶劣的天气会影响无家可归的人,或者没有家的人。
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.
无家可归的人住在街上。他们没有工作。无论天气很热或很冷,他们都呆在外面。他们没有暖和的衣服和毯子来适应寒冷的天气。他们没有足够的食物。无家可归的人有时可以住在收容所和教堂。避难所是无家可归者的建筑。他们可以在那里住一段时间。但是大多数无家可归的人不喜欢住在同一个地方。所以有时他们对任何帮助说 “不”。
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.
恶劣的天气使更多的人无家可归。因此,世界上每年有2000万人不得不离开家。由于天气越来越恶劣,很难解决这个问题。
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_______ make(s) 700 people die in America.
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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.
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What does the underlined word “shelters” mean in Chinese?
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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.
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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.