54. What do we learn from the new Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report?
- A. Supplying enough job opportunities for the homeless remains a challenge.
- B. Everyone is pulling in the same direction to solve the homelessness problem.
- C. The increase in new housing falls short of the demand of the growing homeless population.
- D. Los Angeles' homeless condition is deteriorating faster than many people predict.
答案：C
答案句：That reality was driven home this month by a new Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report showing that the county's homeless population is growing faster than the supply of new housing.
参考译文：本月，洛杉矶无家可归者服务管理局的一份新报告充分说明了这一现实，该报告显示，该县的无家可归者人口增长速度超过了新住房的供应。
定位线索：题干“What do we learn from the new Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report?”→答案句“the county's homeless population is growing faster than the supply of new housing”；文中“growing faster than the supply of new housing”对应选项C“The increase in new housing falls short of the demand of the growing homeless population”。
解析：答案句直接说明报告显示 homeless 人口增长快于新住房供应，即住房供应不足，对应C。A项“就业机会”无中生有，B项是作者假设而非报告内容，D项“恶化速度超预期”无比较对象，原文只说增长快于供应。