13．When looking at Western Europe，we don't usually think about poverty-but in fact，some people in modern-day Britain are so hard up that they can't afford to buy food．
Back in 2008．the financial crisis caused a lot of unemployment．Then there were the cuts to the welfare system in 20 1 3which added to the problem-and many British people fell into debt．It's estimated that 500，000people in the UK have turned to food banks，just to get by．
Steph Hagen，who works in a Nottingham food bank，says："People do not go to a food bank because it's an open door．It's a case where they go to it because they need to．With our food bank-we are an independent one．and we have limited stocks-everyone who comes through our door has no income．"
There are checks to make sure nobody is abusing the system．If a doctor or a social worker thinks someone needs to use a food bank-even for a short time-they can give them vouchers（憑證）．Then the people in need take them along to the food bank and they get handouts for three days．
Churches and individual donors provide most of the food in the banks．But some businesses might help out too．
And what sort of food is offered in food banks？Hagen says："Basically，we've got porridge．We do occasionally get fresh produce but it's very rare，especially in the winter months．It's like tinned fruit，tinned ready meals．We have to give out‘no-cooking'food parcels because people can't afford the gas and electricity"．
Community spirit has a lot to do with food banks．Volunteers say they are a great meeting place for people who are lonely and depressed．And when facing a crisis，some beneficiaries might need to feed not only their belly-but also their soul．
24．According to the text，the food bank is a placeC．
A．which is funded by the government
B．where people can get food randomly
C．which helps poor people live through crisis
D．where there is enough food supplies
25．What does the underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4refer to？D
A．Systems．
B．Doctors．
C．Social workers．
D．Vouchers．
26．Why do food banks mainly offer"no-cooking"food？A
A．Poor people have no money for gas and electricity．
B．The volunteers hate to supply cooked food．
C．Food banks can't afford cooked food．
D．This kind of food is easy to store．
27．What can we learn from the last paragraph？B
A．Community spirit can cure those who are depressed．
B．Food banks benefit poor people mind and body．
C．People can have great fun in food banks．
D．Volunteers tend to feel lonely and depressed in food banks．
分析 本文主要介紹了英國的food bank幫助的對象、程序、資金來源、提供的食品以及對人們的幫助．
解答 24．C 細節理解題．根據文章內容It's a case where they go to it because they need to以及And when facing a crisis，some beneficiaries might need to feed not only their belly-but also their soul由此可知，此機構給窮人們提供食物，幫助他們渡過危機，結合選項，故選C
25．D 詞義猜測題．根據文章內容，If a doctor or a social worker thinks someone needs to use a food bank-even for a short time-they can give them vouchers（憑證）．Then the people in need take them along to the food bank and they get handouts for three days．如果醫生和社會機構工人認為某人需要使用food bank，就給他們憑證，拿著憑證就領取3天的施舍物，結合選項，故選D
26．A 細節圖．根據文章內容，We have to give out‘no-cooking'food parcels because people can't afford the gas and electricity"．由此可知，支付不起煤氣和電費的話，只有提供no-cooking food，結合選項，故選A
27．B 推理題．根據文章內容，Volunteers say they are a great meeting place for people who are lonely and depressed．And when facing a crisis，some beneficiaries might need to feed not only their belly-but also their soul．幫助團隊在food bank 提供的不僅是物質上的，更有精神上的幫忙，結合選項，故選B
點評 本文是一個社會文化類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
