D．He wanted to help the homeless.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句，并结合第二、三段的论述可知，他认为自己的雕塑品只能放到有钱人家中，这并没有太大的意义，他想要帮助无家可归者。

　　2．The author mentions the story in Paragraph 3 to tell us ________.

　　A．Gregory's small homes were popular among the homeless

　　B．how Gregory got the idea of "Homeless Homes Project"

　　C．the homeless couple asked Gregory to produce more homes

　　D．housing the homeless in a city was not an easy task

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句"And soon his 'Homeless Homes Project' was started."可知，这个故事讲的是该项目启动的原因。

　　3．What can we conclude from Paragraph 4?

　　A．Gregory has great trouble hunting for materials for his small houses.

　　B．It takes Gregory a long time to produce a home.

　　C．Gregory's work requires imagination and creativity.

　　D．Everything in the dustbins will be used in Gregory's work.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第四段中格雷戈里选用的各种搭建小房子的废弃物可知，搭建房子需要很好的想象力与创意，故选C项。

　　4．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　A．Gregory's project will help more homeless people.

　　B．Gregory doesn't need to make small homes now.

　　C．Gregory's work will completely solve the homelessness problem.

　　D．A single person can make no difference to social problems.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句"'A lot of people who hear about what I'm doing want to get involved，' he said. 'Maybe we can meet someplace and put a couple of homes together.'"可知，许多听到格雷戈里所做的事情的人们都要求加入进来，一起搭建更多的房子，可知他的工程将会帮助更多无家可归的人们。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

Most people use the weekends to kick back and relax. __1__ Because you're on duty, you have to focus on your work seven days a week. While you don't have to be at your desk every minute of every day, weekends make you free to structure your lifestyle so that you can get the most out of your busy schedule. Here are a few ways to make you more productive both at work and in life