Answer the questions.(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題) :

When Jan and Brian Dutcher moved to San Diego for Brian’s new job at San Diego State University, the neighbors smiled and introduced themselves. But there were no “ bring a plate” invitations, no car pooling for her daughters Liza, 12 and Erin, 15.

“The family really didn’t know each other, and we missed that,” says Jan. “We are far from relatives. Neighbors are our family.”

So Jan, an artist, decided to repeat a project she had done for Liza’s fifth-grade class: ask each person to paint his or her face on a big canvas(帆布). The finished piece would become the new family photo.

First , Jan painted a grid(網(wǎng)格) on the canvas and put it up in the garage with a table of paints nearby. Then whenever she was home, the “art room” door was up , with an open invitation for neighbors to paint. The first to stop in were kids riding by. “They thought it was cool,” says Jan, but the adults weren’t so keen. “ Most said they hadn’t picked up a paint brush since kindergarten,” she says. “They were afraid they’d mess it up.” But as word slowly spread, they came, some using their driver’s license photos as models.

Then something started to happen. They returned ---to see who had painted, or if they could recognize who was who. In Jan’s garage, they began to chat about schools, jobs, and families. Almost daily. Wendy, who lived across the street and was seriously ill, came in her wheelchair to watch the fun. Neighbors began to offer their support.

When the worst things happened and Wendy died, they stood by her husband, Bill and invited him over for dinners.

This year has been different in the neighborhood. Families take turns hosting happy hours. “We ‘re watching over each other now just like in the painting.” says Jan.

1.Why did the Dutchers move to San Diego?

2.Where did people paint, on a wall, a car or a canvas?

3.Who joined in the project first after a grid was done?

4.What did the adults in the neighborhood think of the project at first?

5.With the project on and on, what happened in and out of the garage?

6.How do you understand the underlined sentence“We’re watching over each other now just like in the painting”?

1.Because of Brian's new job 2.A canvas 3.The kids riding by 4.They thought it was cool but they weren't keen. 5.They returned to see who had painted, or if they could recognize who was wh...
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:初中英語 來源:江蘇省蘇州市2018年中考英語語法專題練習(xí)3《代詞》 題型:單選題

The Chinese government has made______possible for people to live happy lives.

A. that B. this C. it

C 【解析】句意:中國政府讓人們快樂的生活成為了可能。結(jié)合made______possible for people to live happy lives用it作為形式賓語,動詞不定式做真正賓語,構(gòu)成make+it+adj+to do sth讓做某事是怎樣的,故選C。

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:初中英語數(shù)詞專題練習(xí) 題型:單選題

Now, children, turn to Page _______ and look at the _______ picture in Lesson Two.

A. twentieth; one B. twenty; one

C. twentieth; first D. twenty; first

D 【解析】試題分析:給東西編號時,序號在前時要用序數(shù)詞表示,序號在后時要用基數(shù)詞表示。此題第一個空為序號在Page之后,故應(yīng)用基數(shù)詞;第二個空為序號在名詞picture之前,故應(yīng)用序數(shù)詞。故選D

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:初中英語數(shù)詞專題練習(xí) 題型:單選題

–Which is the smallest number of the four?

--________.

A. Two thirds B. A half

C. A quarter D. Three quarters

C 【解析】試題分析:句意:--四個數(shù)字中哪一個最小的?--四分之一。分析選項(xiàng)的四個數(shù)字。第一項(xiàng):三分之二;第二項(xiàng):二分之一;第三項(xiàng):四分之一;第四項(xiàng):四分三。比較四個數(shù)字只有四分之一是當(dāng)中最小的數(shù)字,因此選擇第三項(xiàng)。故選 C

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2018年4月30日 remind & marry--《每日一題》2017-2018學(xué)年八年級英語人教(下) 題型:單選題

Sally wanted to ________ Bob, so she went to the country with him.

A. get married B. marry with C. marry

C 【解析】句意:莎莉想和鮑勃結(jié)婚,因此她和他去那個國家。get married to sb和某人結(jié)婚;marry sb和某人結(jié)婚。故選C

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2018屆上海徐匯區(qū)中考英語二模 題型:單選題

2018年上海徐匯二模
-__________.

-I can’t agree more.

A. Would you like some fish for dinner tonight?

B. The lecture in the morning is so boring.

C. Do you want to spend your weekend with us?

D. I’ve decided to join in the tennis match next term.

B 【解析】句意:——早上的講座真無聊!彝耆狻1绢}考查情景對話。A. Would you like some fish for dinner tonight? 今天晚餐你想吃點(diǎn)魚嗎?B. The lecture in the morning is so boring. 早上的講座真無聊。C. Do you want to spend your weekend with us?你想和...

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:2018屆上海徐匯區(qū)中考英語二模 題型:單選題

2018年上海徐匯二模

To complete the project in time, the staff of the company kept _______day and night.

A. work B. working C. to work D. worked

B 【解析】句意:為了及時完成這個項(xiàng)目,公司員工日夜不停地工作。根據(jù)To complete the project in time, the staff of the company kept _______day and night.可知,本句考查固定搭配keep doing sth.表示持續(xù)做某事,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故答案選B。

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:考點(diǎn)63 書面表達(dá)之說明介紹類-備戰(zhàn)2018年中考英語考點(diǎn)一遍過 題型:材料作文

(2017﹒四川南充)假如你是李華,你的筆友Frank 是一名美國中學(xué)生,打算今年暑假來南充旅游。請你根據(jù)以下思維導(dǎo)圖,用英語寫一封email 給他介紹一下南充。

要求:1.語句通順,意思連貫,語法正確,書寫規(guī)范;

2.必須包含思維導(dǎo)圖所給的提示,并做適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;

3.行文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)人名,校名或地名(思維導(dǎo)圖中提及的除外);

4.詞數(shù):80-100(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))。

Dear Frank,

I'm glad to hear that you will come to Nanchong this summer vacation._______________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hope to see you!

Yours,

Li Hua

Dear Frank, I’m glad to hear that you will come to Nanchong this summer vacation. Nanchong is a great city with a long history. You can watch North Sichuan Puppetry and know about Chen Shou, a well...

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語 來源:湖北省恩施州利川市蘇馬蕩教育集團(tuán)2018年英語中考模擬試卷 題型:單選題

Neither my parents nor my best friend __________me to play computer games ______.

A. allow, too much B. allows, much too C. allows, too much

C 【解析】句意:我的父母和我的最好的朋友都不允許我玩太多的電腦游戲。allow允許;allows第三人稱單數(shù)形式;too much太多,修飾不可數(shù)名詞或動詞;much too太,修飾形容詞。這句話的主語是Neither my parents nor my best friend,謂語動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式應(yīng)根據(jù)就近原則,與my best friend 一致,用單數(shù),故排除A。第二個空修飾動詞短語...

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案