A young Syrian woman, Lilith, had been invited to the conference at the last minute. Everyone seemed surprised but __1__ that she'd actually come. Just a few days earlier, Lilith had __2__ her country and found refuge (庇护) with one of the __3__ attending the conference. As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become __4__ targets of violent terrorist (恐怖分子) groups in the country's ongoing civil war.
Lilith had __5__ horrors no one of her young age should ever witness. With the further danger it __6__， she decided to leave her home and her family to find __7__ here in America. Knowing some of her __8__， and seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat — head covered in a scarf, face __9__ toward the floor — broke my heart.
Lilith's story __10__ all of us, including Pam, who was a __11__ maker. Pam had just __12__ a beautiful quilt, and had brought it with her. She, along with a few of the leaders, decided to give it to Lilith as a __13__ of their comfort and love. Lilith had left her own mother __14__ in her homeland, and I couldn't imagine how __15__ and lonely she felt. __16__ I could see there were lots of “mamas” in this community of women who were more than __17__ to love her.
During our last __18__ together, Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam __19___ spent working on it, unaware of the terrible events that would lead Lilith to this moment — surrounded by the beauty and love the quilt embodied. I __20__. When they told her it was for her, she wept, too.
语篇解读：叙利亚女子Lilith为了躲避家乡的战争和恐怖分子的袭击，来到美国寻求帮助，得到了作者及其他女士的帮助。该篇文章告诉我们应维护和平并帮助他人。
1．A.delighted B．impressed
C．disappointed D．shocked
解析：选A 由but可知此处应用一个与surprised相反的形容词，故用delighted表示“高兴的”。 impressed“印象深刻的”；disappointed“失望的”；shocked“震惊的”。
2．A.escaped B．betrayed
C．fled D．condemned
解析：选C 根据第二段中的“she decided to leave her home and her family”可知，此处应用fled，表示“逃离”，指她逃离了她的国家。escape后面要加from表示“从……中逃离”；betray“背叛”；condemn“谴责”。
3．A.Christians B．enemies
C．women D．Syrians
解析：选C 根据第三段中的“lots of ‘mamas’ in this community of women”可知，此处应该是指“参加大会的妇女们(women)”。
4．A.occupied B．invaded
C．rescued D．attacked
解析：选D 根据下文可知，此处指：叙利亚女子Lilith以及她所爱的人成了家乡内战中恐怖组织的攻击目标。故选attacked，表示“受到攻击的”。
5．A.refused B．seen
C．imagined D．possessed
解析：选B Lilith在家乡目睹了她这个年龄的人不该见到的恐怖。故用see表示“目睹”，与空格后的witness同义。
6．A.distributed B．mentioned
C．presented D．overlooked
解析：选C 此处指家乡的动乱带来的更多的危险。 distribute“分发，分配”；mention“提出”；present“呈现”；overlook“忽视”。
7．A.nationality B．safety
C．liberation D．immigration
解析：选B 根据第一段中的“... found refuge (庇护) with one of the __3__ attending the conference”可知，此处用safety，意为“安全”。 nationality“国籍”；liberation“解放”；immigration“移民”。
8．A.stories B．relatives
C．dreams D．tragedies
解析：选A 根据语境可知，此处指“我”了解了她的一些故事。
9．A.bent B．blinked
C．wrinkled D．put
解析：选A 此处指她的脸朝下。bend“低下”，符合语境。
10．A.appealed B．depressed
C．touched D．terrified
解析：选C Lilith的故事触动了我们所有人。 touch表示“感动，触动”，符合语境。appeal“吸引”，后面要加介词to；depress“使沮丧”；terrify“使恐惧”。
11．A.basket B．quilt
C．coat D．scarf
解析：选B 根据下文中的“a beautiful quilt”可知Pam是做被子的。
12．A.purchased B．worn
C．borrowed D．finished
解析：选D 此处指“Pam刚做好了一条被子，也随身带来了”。故用finish，表示“做完”。
13．A.memorial B．virtue
C．symbol D．chance
解析：选C 此处指“Pam 与几位领导人一起决定把这条被子给Lilith，以作为她们安慰和关爱的一个标志”。故用symbol，表示“象征，标志”。
14．A.aside B．behind
C．off D．out
解析：选B 此处指Lilith把自己的母亲留在家乡，只身去了美国寻找保护。leave ...behind表示“把……留下”。
15．A.frightened B．awkward
C．ashamed D．exhausted
解析：选A “我”不能想象她当时感觉多么恐惧和孤独。根据lonely可知此处应用一个与lonely语义范畴相同的形容词。frightened“害怕的”，符合语境。
16．A.Therefore B．However
C．But D．Moreover
解析：选C 此处与前面的部分是转折关系。此处的意思是“虽然她离开了自己的妈妈，但在妇女社团中有许多个‘妈妈’”。
17．A.confident B．modest
C．anxious D．ready
解析：选D 在这里许多“妈妈”都非常愿意去爱她。 be ready to do sth.意为“愿意做某事”。
18．A.session B．campaign
C．reception D．coincidence
解析：选A 根据第二段中的“... seeing her sitting through the sessions ...”可知，此处用session表示“从事某项活动的集会(或一段时间)”。
19．A.unwillingly B．undoubtedly
C．unconsciously D．unavoidably
解析：选B 此句的意思是“我想到了Pam毫无疑问花费了许多时间才做了这条被子”，故用undoubtedly表示“毫无疑问地”。
20．A.wept B．yelled
C．sighed D．nodded
解析：选A 根据下文中的“When they told her it was for her, she wept, too”可知，此处指“我见到此情此景哭了”。 weep“哭泣”。
