B. Practices sign language in a club.

C. Takes courses in a university.

【答案】17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B

【解析】

此题为听力题，解析略。

【17题详解】

解析略。

【18题详解】

解析略。

【19题详解】

解析略。

【20题详解】

解析略。

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。.

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 desperation someone feels when they don't get enough to eat. I clearly remembered having run a distance of more than 7 miles on many occasions just to make it to a local feeding program before they closed at 7 pm.

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,