Don't look away
Ten years ago, I traveled to India with friends.One day, I spent some time in a home __1__ the dying.I walked into a large __2__ and saw rows and rows of cots (折叠床)．Every cot was __3__ except for one far off in the corner, __4__ I walked over there.The patient was a woman who was __5__ death.
She had huge, sorrowful eyes.I could __6__ she had AIDS, from the fact that she was off in the corner __7__.It came as no surprise.The __8__ for AIDS is abandonment — especially for women.
When I arrived at her cot, I suddenly felt totally __9__.I had absolutely nothing I could __10__ her.I knew I couldn't save her, but I didn't want her to be alone.So I __11__ next to her and reached out to __12__ her — and as soon as she felt my hand, she grabbed it and __13__ let go.I had sat there holding her hands for a while when she pointed __14__ with her finger.It took me some time to __15__ that she wanted to go up to the roof.So I __16__ her up the stairs.On the roof she sat there with her face to the __17__， watching the sunset.
Sometimes it's the people you can't help who __18__ you the most.For me optimism isn't a passive expectation that things will get __19__.It's a belief that whatever __20__ we see, no matter how bad it is, we can help people if we don't look away.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在印度旅行期间，面对一位濒临死亡的女性艾滋病患者，“我”虽然没能提供什么支持，但“我”选择了握一握她的手，并背着她上屋顶看看日落，这对她也是极大的帮助。
1．A.behind B．for
C．at D．from
解析：选B 根据下文描述的“我”帮助一位女性艾滋病患者可知，“我”去临终之家为濒临死亡的人提供帮助和服务。for意为“给，对(表示对象或用途)”。
2．A.courtyard B．hospital
C．hall D．church
解析：选C 根据下文中的“go up to the roof”和上一句中的“in a home”可以判断，在大厅里“我”看到了一排排的折叠床，上面躺着病人。hall意为“大厅”，符合语境。
3．A.arranged B．controlled
C．exchanged D．attended
解析：选D 根据第一段第二句中的“the dying”，并结合该句中的“Every cot was”可知，每张床上都躺着濒临死亡的病人，他们都得到了照顾。attend意为“照看，照顾”，符合语境。
4．A.but B．though
C．so D．because
解析：选C 根据上文中的“Every cot was __3__ except for one far off in the corner”可知，每张床上的病人都得到了照顾，除了远处角落里的一位；根据空后的“I walked over there”可知，“我”走向了那里；据此可以判断，两句间为因果关系，且为前因后果，故用so。
5．A.on the point of B．afraid of
C．mentioning D．fighting
解析：选A 根据下文中的“she had AIDS”，并结合语境可知，这位病人是一位女性艾滋病患者，即将死亡。on the point of意为“濒临，快要……的时候”。
6．A.announce B．tell
C．admit D．predict
解析：选B 根据前一句“She had huge, sorrowful eyes.”，并结合该句中的“from the fact that she was off in the corner”可知，从这位女病人悲伤的眼神和远离其他病人被扔到角落里的情况“我”看出，她是一位艾滋病患者。tell“看出，知道”，符合语境。
7．A.ashamed B．exhausted
C．alone D．worried
解析：选C 根据该句中的“she had AIDS, from the fact that she was off in the corner”可知，她是一位艾滋病患者，被孤独地扔在角落。alone意为“孤独的”，符合语境。
8．A.preparation B．embarrassment
C．cure D．punishment
解析：选D 根据语境可知，对于艾滋病患者的惩罚是遗弃，尤其是女性。punishment意为“惩罚”，符合语境。
9．A.helpless B．disappointed
C．surprised D．hopeless
解析：选A 根据空处后一句中的“I had absolutely nothing I could”可知，“我”确实没有什么可以提供给她的，由此可推断，走到她的病床前，“我”突然感到很无助。helpless意为“无助的”。
10．A.promise B．offer
C．lend D．pass
解析：选B 参见上题解析。offer意为“提供，自愿给”，符合语境。
11．A.turned down B．knocked down
C．settled down D．knelt down
解析：选D 根据空处前一句“I knew I couldn't save her, but I didn't want her to be alone.”可知，“我”知道“我”无法挽救她，但是“我”不想让她感觉孤独；再结合语境可知，因而“我”在她身旁跪下来，伸手去触摸她。kneel down意为“跪下”，符合语境。
12．A.look at B．touch
C．save D．call on
解析：选B 参见上题解析。touch意为“触摸，碰”，符合语境。
13．A.wouldn't B．couldn't
C．shouldn't D．needn't
解析：选A 根据上文可知，“我”在她身旁跪下来，伸手去触摸她，一感觉到“我”的手，她就抓住它，不愿意松开。
14．A.deliberately B．outside
C．upward D．clearly
解析：选C 根据下文中的“she wanted to go up to the roof”可知，她想要登上屋顶；结合语境可知，“我”坐在那里握着她的手时，她用她的手指朝上指了指。upward意为“朝上，向上”，符合语境。deliberately意为“慎重地，故意地”。
15．A.point out B．make sure
C．keep in mind D．figure out
解析：选D 根据语境可知，“我”花了一些时间才弄清楚她想要登上屋顶。figure out意为“弄清楚”，符合语境。
16．A.followed B．showed
C．carried D．lifted
解析：选C 根据空处前一句中的“she wanted to go up to the roof”可知，她想要登上屋顶；结合语境可知，“我”背着她上楼。carry意为“抱，搬，背”，符合语境。
17．A.world B．west
C．hometown D．background
解析：选B 根据该句中的“watching the sunset”可知她脸朝向西方，看着落日。west意为“西方”，符合语境。
18．A.trust B．respect
C．inspire D．guarantee
解析：选C 根据语境并结合上文叙述的“我”帮助一位濒临死亡的女性艾滋病患者可知，有时那些你无法帮助的人最能激励你。inspire意为“激励，鼓舞”，符合语境。
19．A.better B．truer
C．worse D．tougher
解析：选A 上文叙述了“我”帮助了一位濒临死亡的女性艾滋病患者，同时自己也得到了心灵的鼓励，因此对“我”来说，乐观并不是一种相信事物会变得更美好的被动期望。better意为“更好的”。
20．A.performance B．loneliness
C．disease D．suffering
解析：选D 这是一种这样的信念：不管我们看到什么苦难(suffering)，不管事情有多么糟糕，只要我们不袖手旁观，我们就能帮助到别人。
