In nearly every town or more people standing in the UK, on most days of the week you can find one or more people standing in the street are selling the magazine
__21__, The Big Issue. These people are all__22__, but they are not begging for money.
__23__they are selling the magazine as a means (手段)of__24__a small but respectable living.
The Big Issue magazine was__25__in 1991 by Jon Bird and Gordon Roddick after they__26__ that there were many homeless people who were__27__on the street of London. On a previous (之前的）__28__to New York, one of them had seen homeless people selling a newspaper known as street News__29__they decided to set up something__30__
in the British capital.
Nowadays, The Big Issue has__31__all over the UK and there are even different versions (版本) of the magazine in different parts of the__32__ The sellers buy each magazine from the organization for seventy pence and then sell it to a__33__city center in the street for one pound fifty. By working with The Big Issue, many people have been__34__ to escape from homelessness, and__35__many of them have moved on to new jobs and new lives.
A. spelt B. printed C. stuck D. called
spelt
Printed
stuck
called
词义辨析题。几乎在英国的每座城镇或每个市中心， 你可以在一周的大部分时间发现有人站在街道上卖一种被叫作《大志》的杂志。spelt意为“被拼写”;printed意为“被印刷”;stuck意为“被卡住”;called意为“被叫作”。根据句意可知,D为正确答案。
A. homeless B. healthy C. single D. impolite
homeless
healthy
single
impolite
推理判断题。空格后的分句意为:但是他们并没有乞讨。由此不难推断，售卖《大志》的人很贫穷。homeless 意为“无家可归的”;healthy意为“健康的”;single意为“单身的”; impolite意为“没礼貌的”。故选A。
A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Anyhow
Besides
Instead
Therefore
Anyhow
词义辨析题。相反，他们把兜售杂志作为一种渺小但可敬的谋生手段。besides 意为“此外”; instead 意为“相反”; therefore意为“因此”;anyhow意为“无论如何”。根据句意可知,B为正确答案。
A. enjoying B. changing C. improving D. making
Enjoying
Changing
Improving
making
固定用法题。相反，他们把兜售杂志作为一种渺小但可敬的谋生手段。make a living意为“谋生”,为固定用法,故选D。
A. started B. recognized C. written D. found
Started
Recognized
Written
found
词义辨析题。此处意为:《大志》杂志由琼恩.伯德和戈登，罗迪克在1991年创办。start意为“创办，开办”;recognize意为“识别，认出";write意为“写”;find意为“发现”。根据句意可知,A为正确答案。
A. hoped B. forgot C. doubted D. saw
Hoped
Forgot
Doubted
saw
词义辨析题。此处意为:他们看到有很多无家可归的人生活在伦敦街道上。hope意为“希望”;forget意为“忘记”;doubt意为“怀疑”;see意为“看到”。根据句意可知,D为正确答案。
A. living B. driving C. working D. drawing
living
Driving
Working
drawing
词义辨析题。 此处意为:生活在伦敦大街上。live意为“生活”;drive意为“驾驶”;work意为“工作”;draw意为“绘画,招致”。根据句意可知，A为正确答案。
A. entrance B. visit C. flight D. way
Entrance
Visit
Flight
way
词义辨析题。此处意为:他们之前访问纽约时。entrance 意为“入口";visit意为“访问”;night意为“飞行”;way意为“道路，方式’根据句意可知,B为正确答案。
A. but B. or C. and D. for
But
Or
And
for
词义辨析题。之前访问纽约时，他们中的一个看到一一些无家可归的人在卖一种名为《街头新闻》的报纸，他们就决定在英国首都创办类似的报纸。but 意为“但是”,表示转折;or意为“或者”，表示选择;and意为“和，进而”,表示顺承;for意为“为了”，表示目的。根据句意可知,C为正确答案。
A. personal B. similar C. friendly D. natural
Personal
Similar
Friendly
natural
词义辨析题。此处意为:与《街头新闻》类似的报纸。personal 意为“个人的";similar意为“类似的”;friendly意为“友好的" ;natural意为“自然的”。根据句意可知,B为正确答案。
A. landed B. broken C. floated D. spread
Landed
Broken
Floated
spread
推理判断题。空格后的“there areeven different versions of the magazine” 表明，，大志》杂志有多种不同版本。由此可知，《大志》杂志已经传遍了英国。land 意为“着陆”;broke意为“打破” ;loat意为“漂”;spread意为“传播”。故选D。
A. town B. city C. country D. world
Town
City
Country
world
词义辩析题。此处意为:在英国的不同地方。town意为“城镇”;city意为“城市”;country意为“国家”world意为“世界”。根据句意可知,C为正确答案。
A. painter B. reporter C. reader D. listener
Painter
Reporter
Reader
listener
推理判断题。根据常理可知， 报纸是卖给读者的。painter 意为“画家”;reporter意为“记者”;reader意为“读者”;listener意为“听众”。故选C
A. helped B. asked C. forced D. needed
helped
Asked
Forced
needed
词义辨析题。售卖《大志》杂志的工作帮助很多人逃脱了无家可归的行列。help 意为“帮助”;ask意为“询问”;force意为“强迫“;need意为“需要”。根据句意可知,A为正确答案。
A. now and then B. in the end C. in a hurry D. all the time
now and then
in the end
in a hurry
all the time
词义辨析题。最终,他们中有很多人找到了新的工作和生活。now and then意为“时不时地”;in the end意为“最终";in a hurry意为“匆忙”;all the time意为“总是”。根据句意可知,B为正确答案。