文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了艺术家Grammer在加州历史上最具破坏性的野火之后,在废墟上创作画作,为受灾者带来希望和美的故事。Grammer的画作不仅是对废墟的纪念,更是对生命之美的赞美,给受灾者带来了极大的安慰和鼓舞。
2 . It was the most destructive wildfire in California history. It started in Paradise (天堂镇) and caused $16.5 billion in _______, destroying nearly 19,000 buildings and killing 85 in all. The beauty of this _______ named place was gone.
Grammer, working in Los Angeles, grew up there. When his friend Edwards posted pictures of his white chimney — the only part of his house to survive — he felt _______. And then he had an idea.
“I’ve got to _______ that chimney,” he says, “I’m not trying to say anything. I’m an artist. It was an opportunity for me to _______.”
Grammer spent three hours painting an image of a woman on the _______ — a reminder of the chimney, of the beauty of life, or even just of _______ itself.
Grammer posted the image on Instagram. Those who were affected by the fire, _______, could not calm down. Someone _______, “You bring beauty and hope.”
Greatly inspired, Grammer returned eight times. Outside one house, he found a photo of a girl, Eleanor. He painted a picture of her on the wall of her home left __________. It was a stamp that life was here and that life can __________ to be here. The painting has __________ meaning for the homeowner. Eleanor’s father, recalls how she used to play just feet away. Eleanor herself returned once to __________ the painting.
Ironically (讽刺的是) that first painting, on the chimney in Paradise, __________ only a few months — the bulldozer (推土机) is a cruel art critic. However, Grammer couldn’t be more delighted. It means that the __________ of Paradise is rising again.
1. A.damage | B.collection | C.debt | D.reserve |
2. A.basically | B.generally | C.beautifully | D.seriously |
3. A.disappointed | B.interested | C.helpless | D.fearless |
4. A.beautify | B.paint | C.build | D.repair |
5. A.succeed | B.improve | C.practice | D.express |
6. A.chimney | B.wall | C.window | D.door |
7. A.art | B.life | C.nature | D.beauty |
8. A.on average | B.in general | C.on earth | D.in particular |
9. A.argued | B.insisted | C.posted | D.suggested |
10. A.standing | B.existing | C.fallen | D.destroyed |
11. A.pretend | B.afford | C.continue | D.decide |
12. A.new | B.special | C.practical | D.real |
13. A.copy | B.handle | C.donate | D.admire |
14. A.flashed | B.suffered | C.survived | D.waited |
15. A.spirit | B.size | C.fame | D.power |