Passage 47【2020 •浙江金华中考】

 
Every night, just after the sun goes down. Ruth Medjber talks with her neighbours in Dublin, Ireland, and takes a picture of them at their windows.
These photos, in some way, show people's lives during the global pandemic (大流行病).
"I started out taking photos of just friends and family. In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home," the photographer explained. "I live alone, so I was missing the days when we were free to communicate with friends. Every evening, on my way to seeing friends, I had a sense of purpose."
Now she's making new friends.
The photo project has taken off online, and she has opened it up to volunteers. But they must be the people who live within 5 kilometers of her home—the Irish government doesn't allow people to go farther out than that.
"I pick a street each night and try to take photos of volunteers," Ruth said. "I usually take about four photos before it is completely dark, but two if I'm talking a lot—which I love to do."
She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name, Low at Home.
"I think people like knowing that they're not alone even if they have to stay at home, and they really try to pick out those who are similar to themselves in the photos," she said. "It's also a different view(视角) of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together."
"I think we'd love most to find something nice, even in the most serious situation as it is now," Ruth said.
19. Ruth started out taking the photos in order to____________.
A. raise some money B. connect with friends and family
C. make new friends D. join in a photo project of volunteers
20. According to the passage, Low at Home is the name of ____________.
A. a photo project B. the picture shown in this passage
C. a street in Dublin D. the special time when people stay home
21. According to what Ruth said in Paragraph 8, "the more human view" shows____________.
A. the beauty of streets in a city of Ireland
B. how people do things when staying at home
C. the moment of family and friends being together
D. what the global pandemic has taken from people
22. From the passage we can infer(推断）that Ruth is a _____________ person.
A careful B. shy C. hardworking D. loving
【文章大意】本文主要讲述在大流行病期间人们选择拍照片的方式与亲人朋友保持联系，告诉我们即使在不好的境况下也要保持良好的心态，用好的角度去看待问题。
19.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“In this way, I could connect with them during this special time when people have to stay at home”可知，Ruth开始拍摄照片是为了与家人和朋友保持联系。故选B。
20.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第七段中“She said more and more neighbours are joining in her photo project and it has now got a name, Low at Home.”可知，Low at Home是这个项目的名字。故选A。
21.C【解析】推理判断题。分析第八段中“It's also a different view of the pandemic: the more human view. Instead of showing what the pandemic has taken from us, it shows that it has given us more chances to be with family and friends and spend time together.”可知，此处the more human view指的是从另一个角度看待这个事情，那就是它给了我们更多的机会与家人和朋友待在一起。故选C。
22.D【解析】推理判断题。A：细心的；B：害羞的；C：勤奋的；D：有爱的。根据文中对Ruth的描述可知，她每天晚上挑选一条街，给志愿者拍照，希望人们能在困境中找到好的东西，所以她是一个非常有爱的人。故选D。