While the whole world is showing grief and sympathy for France, America is reminded to be the next target of terrorist attract. “We cannot allow ISIS to have this hiding place in Syria and Iraq from which to plan and direct attacks against us,” said Adam Schiff (Republican Representative). White House officials are seeking to reassure the American public.

“There is not a specific, reliable threat to the homeland at this time, but we are going to be very vigilant,” said President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, on this week.

The public concern is: the Paris attacks demonstrated that terrorists can plan, coordinate and carry out bloody plots with little or no Internet chatter or other communication that may tip off intelligence agencies. If Islamic State caught France by surprise, could it do the same to the United States?

“The reality is: even the best intelligence will not stop a determined enemy that adapts to our defenses, and ISIS has adapted,” said Schiff. Reports that one of the Paris attackers may have been a Syrian refugee will bring increased examination of the Obama administration’s promise to accept 10,000 refugees from Syria.

For months, Republican presidential competitors have criticized the administration’s campaign against IS as unfortunately inadequate. Now, they are disputing White House assurances that Syrians allowed into U.S. will be subjected to thorough selection and examination. “You have a thousand people come in, and 999 are just poor people fleeing poverty and violence. But one of them is an ISIS fighter. If that is the case, then you have a problem, and there is no way to check that out,” said Republican Senator Marco Rubio. “You cannot pick up the phone and call Syria.”

At Saturday’s debate, Hillary Clinton strongly disagreed with Obama’s opinion last week that the Islamic State group has been controlled. But White House officials say the president was referring to the territory controlled by IS in Iraq and Syria, not the terrorist threat caused by the group.

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1.America realizes that ________.

A it has controlled the Islamic State group in Iraq

B ISIS is hiding in Syria and Iraq planning attacks

C it will be attacked next time by the Islamic State

D terrorists will not attack the American homeland

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章首句America is reminded to be the next target of terrorist attract可知，美国已经从法国遭受恐怖袭击的灾难中自己将成为下一个被袭击的目标，故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “vigilant” mean in the second paragraph?

A Watchful.

B Relaxed.

C Serious.

D Satisfied.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。尽管本·罗德说没有发现伊斯兰国对美国构成的威胁，但这只是安慰民众，下文的but说明了政府已经处于防范状态了。此处的vigilant意为“警觉的；警惕的”,故选A。

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A The United States will be caught by surprise by the Islamic State.

B ISIS used unusual means to keep away from intelligence agencies.

C The public were not pleased with the administration’s campaign against ISIS.

D The administration will stop allowing Syrian refugees into the Unites States.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章第三段…with little or no Internet chatter or other communication that may tip off intelligence agencies可知，恐怖分子在实施屠杀计划时没有采取现代通讯技术组织袭击，而是采取了传统的方式，规避了情报部门的监视，使法国安全部门措手不及，非常被动。因此说他们使用的方式不同寻常，故选B。

4.What is implied in what Marco Rubio says in the fifth paragraph?

A Syrian refugees into America must be carefully examined and checked.

B If one wants to call Syria, it is likely that he will not get through.

C It is due to poverty and violence that the refugees leave their homeland.

D Strict examination on the refugees can’t stop terrorist attacks happening.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第五段If that is the case, then you have a problem, and there is no way to check that out.可知，即使严格审查难民入境手续，但是仍然会百密一疏，防不胜防的,故选D。