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Yousuf Karsh£¬the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th century£¬died in a Boston hospital on July l3 th£¬2002£®He was 93£®

??? Working from a studio in Ottawa£¬Karsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston Churchill£¬John F£®Kennedy£¬Ernest Hemingway and Albert Einstein£®Actually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjects£®In the latest edition of Who¡¯s Who£¬which listed the most notable people of the last century£¬Karsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed¡ª¡ª51 0f whom Karsh had photographed£®

??? As a master portraitist£¬often working in black and white£®Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot¡¯s composition just right£¬asking them questions and putting them at ease£®In preparation£¬he read as much as he could about the sitters£¬but avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph them£®He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967£¬to capture the ¡°essential element which has made them great£¬¡± explaining£¬¡°All I know is that within every mall a secret is hidden£¬and as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can£®¡±

Karsh was born in America in 1908£¬and his uncle£¬George Nakash£¬brought him to John Garo£¬all outstanding photographer£¬to teach him in 1928£®Four years later£¬Karsh set up his own studio in Ottawa£®

In December of 1941£¬his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fame£®Canada¡¯s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill¡¯s speech in the House of Commons£®Not told£¬Churchill lit up a cigar, ¡°Why was I not told of this?¡¯¡¯ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar and£¬when he didn¡¯t£¬stepped forward and gently removed it with the comment£¬¡°Forgive me£¬Sir£®¡±Churchill glowered (Å­Ä¿¶øÊÓ) as the shot was taken£¬then permitted Karsh to take still another,£»jokingly commenting£¬¡°You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed£®¡± The Churchill portrait has since appeared in publications all over the world£®

??? Karsh traveled to London in 1943 with his portable studio ¡ª¡ª an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal family£®All these portraits fully illustrate Karsh¡¯s ability£®

1.What did Karsh seek to do most in working?

A£®Capture the essence and greatness of the character£®

B£®Present the true and vivid expression of the subject£®

C£®Make the photograph more colorful and expressive£®

D£®Reveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot£®

2.The underlined word ¡°sitters¡±in Para 3 probably means __________ £®

A£®characters seated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B£®subjects questioned

C£®models photographed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D£®photographs taken

3.The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________ £®

A£®following time order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B£®providing examples

C£®making comparisons????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D£®giving causes and effects

4.From the passage£¬we can learn that __________ £®

A£®Churchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him

B£®Churchill¡¯s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame

C£®Karsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who¡¯s Who in the last century

D£®Karsh could skilfully adjust the subjects¡¯ mood when photographing them

 

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