16．Twelve years ago，I arrived in Central Florida from Puerto Rico．I had heard of a job opportunity and decided to pursue it，but it never became a reality．I quickly learned that being alone without resources in an unfamiliar city was not a comfortable situation to be in．
Once my limited funds ran out I became homeless and spent a year and a half living on the streets of Orlando．Apart from feeling not being noticed and missing my family，I had to face another challenge-hunger．
For the first time in my life，I，as a foreign man，who had lived my life in the relative comfort of the middle class，understood the frustration someone feels when they don't get enough to eat．I clearly remembered having run a distance of more than 7miles on many occasions just to make it to a local feeding program before they closed at 7pm．
Once the need for food was met，the next challenge would arise-where to find a place to sleep for the night．Fortunately，local programs like the Coalition for the Homeless，Second Harvest Food Bank and the Wayne Densch Center were an important part of my ability to survive my painful experience．
With the help of these programs，I was accepted by a college scholarship program through the Coalition and obtained two degrees from Valencia．
My experience has helped me understand that devoting my life to helping others offers lasting rewards．Today，I am employed as Childhood Hunger Programs Manager at Second Harvest Food Bank and oversee the summer feeding，Hi-Five Kids Pack，and Kids Café programs．I am so proud to be able to distribute food resources to those wonderful programs and help hundreds more like me．
12．What can be inferred from Paragraph 1？B
A．The author wouldn't go to Central Florida again．
B．The author felt hopeless in Central Florida at that time．
C．Florida was not a good place for people living there at that time．
D．People like to live with friends in a familiar city．
13．Why did the author run a distance of over 7miles on many occasions？B
A．Because he didn't want to be late for work there．
B．Because he desired to get some food to eat．
C．Because he went there to help the poor．
D．Because he helped distribute food resources to the poor．
14．Before being accepted by a college scholarship program，the authorC．
A．had lived with his relatives happily
B．had won his degree in a university
C．had been struggling financially
D．had lost hope of facing the future
15．From his experience，the author learns thatD．
A．people can learn a lesson from difficulties
B．people may suffer a lot in an unfamiliar city
C．people should not give up even in trouble
D．people might be rewarded if they're kind to others．
分析 本文中作者讲述了自己从波多黎各来到美国后找不到工作成为了无家可归的流浪汉，后来在一些慈善机构的帮助下作者完成了学业，最后决定去帮助他人，把爱心传递下去．
解答 12．D．推理判断题．根据文章第一段"I quickly learned that being alone without resources in an unfamiliar city was not a comfortable situation to be in"我很快就学会了独自一人，在一个陌生的城市没有资源是不舒适的；可知作者感到绝望；故选B．
13．B．推理判断题．根据第三段最后一句I clearly remembered having run a distance of more than 7 miles onmany occasions just to make it to a local feeding program before they closed at 7 pm．可知作者走了7英里，就是为了赶上当地的给无家可归者食物的一个活动．故选B．
14．C．推理判断题．根据第二段第一句Once my limited funds ran out I became homeless and spent a year anda half living on the streets of Orlando．可知作者的钱用完以后，就变得无家可归了，在奥兰多的大街上睡了一年．故选C．
15．D．推理判断题．根据最后一段第一句My experience has helped me understand that devoting my life to helping others offers lasting rewards．和最后一句I am so proud to be able to distribute food resourcesto those wonderful programs and help hundreds more like me．可知这次经历让我理解帮助他人意义巨大，正是因为自己受到了别人的帮助，所以作者也要去帮助别人．故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
