Question

    I was in the Sants Cruz Mountains not long ago, speaking and singing at a women’s conference. We were focusing on the theme of loving others in practical ways through our gifts, and something in particular happened during one of the sessions（会议）will remain imprinted in memory.

A young Syrian woman (Lilith) was invited to the conference at the last minute, and everyone seemed surprised and delighted that she’d actually come. Just a few days earlier, Lilith had fled her country and found refuge with one of the women attending the conference. As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become attacked targets of violent terrorist groups in the country’s ongoing civil war.

Lilith had witnessed horrors no one of her young age should ever see. Despite the further danger it presented, she’d decided to leave her home and her family to find safety here in America. Knowing some of her story, and seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat（畏缩不前）---head, covered in a scarf, bowed toward the floor---broke my heart.

Lilith’s story touched all of us, including Pam, who was quilt maker. Pam had just finished 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 symbol of their comfort and love.

During our last session, Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam undoubtedly spent working on it, and the terrible events that led Lilith to this moment---surrounded by the beauty and love quilt embodied. I wept. When they told her it was for her, she wept.

1.What is the purpose of the women’s conference?

A. To help others in a practical way.    B. To win equal rights for women.

C. To get together to dance and sing.    D. To exchange gifts with each other.

2.Why did Lilith go to America?

A. To attend the women’s conference.    B. To find safety.

C. To find her family.    D. To find a better job.

3.From this passage, we know that the writer is____________.

A. enthusiastic    B. sympathetic

C. intelligent    D. talented

4.What is the meaning of the underlined word?

A. a place of interest    B. a place of danger

C. a place of conference    D. a place of shelter

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在旨在以实际方式帮助别人的妇女大会上看到了因躲避战火而来美国避难的叙利亚妇女Lilith并了解到他的不幸遭遇，最后她们送给Lilith被子作为安慰和爱的象征。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“We were focusing on the theme of loving others in practical ways through our gifts,”可知，大会关注的主题是以实际的方式关爱他人，由此可知，妇女大会的目的是以实际的方式帮助别人，故A项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“she’d decided to leave her home and her family to find safety here in America.”可知，Lilith离开家来到美国是为了寻求安全，故B项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat（畏缩不前）---head, covered in a scarf, bowed toward the floor---broke my heart.”可知，看到Lilith在会议期间有些退却，头上裹着围巾，脸朝地面压得很低，作者的心都要碎了，由此推知作者非常富有同情心，故B项正确。

4.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become attacked targets of violent terrorist groups in the country’s ongoing civil war.”可知，作为一名东正教徒，她在叙利亚内战中成为恐怖组织袭击的目标，所以她逃离叙利亚寻求庇护，由此可知画线词词义为“庇护，避难所”，故D项正确。