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Yousuf Karshthe Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th centurydied in a Boston hospital on July l3 th2002He was 93

??? Working from a studio in OttawaKarsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston ChurchillJohn FKennedyErnest Hemingway and Albert EinsteinActually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjectsIn the latest edition of Who’s Whowhich listed the most notable people of the last centuryKarsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed——51 0f whom Karsh had photographed

??? As a master portraitistoften working in black and whiteKarsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just rightasking them questions and putting them at easeIn preparationhe read as much as he could about the sittersbut avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph themHe sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967to capture the “essential element which has made them great” explaining“All I know is that within every mall a secret is hiddenand as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can

Karsh was born in America in 1908and his uncleGeorge Nakashbrought him to John Garoall outstanding photographerto teach him in 1928Four years laterKarsh set up his own studio in Ottawa

In December of 1941his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fameCanada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill’s speech in the House of CommonsNot toldChurchill lit up a cigar, “Why was I not told of this?’’ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar andwhen he didn’tstepped forward and gently removed it with the comment“Forgive meSir”Churchill glowered (怒目而视) as the shot was takenthen 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 —— an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal familyAll these portraits fully illustrate Karsh’s ability

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

ACapture the essence and greatness of the character

BPresent the true and vivid expression of the subject

CMake the photograph more colorful and expressive

DReveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot

2.The underlined word “sitters”in Para 3 probably means __________

Acharacters seated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bsubjects questioned

Cmodels photographed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dphotographs taken

3.The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________

Afollowing time order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bproviding examples

Cmaking comparisons????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dgiving causes and effects

4.From the passagewe can learn that __________

AChurchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him

BChurchill’s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame

CKarsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who’s Who in the last century

DKarsh could skilfully adjust the subjects’ mood when photographing them

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D?

【解析】

试题分析:文章介绍加拿大人像摄影艺术家优素福·卡什,曾为20世纪众多风云人物拍摄过照片。他本人也几乎和他那些具有传奇色彩的摄影人物一样有名。他会想方设法去捕捉使他们成为伟人的最基本要素,捕捉被摄人物个性精髓。

1.细节题:从文章第三段的句子:He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967to capture the “essential element which has made them great可知Karsh 在工作的时候追求的最多的是扑捉人物的精髓和伟大,选A

2.猜词题:从文章第三段的句子:Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just rightasking them questions and putting them at ease.可知sitters是拍照的对象,选C

3.写作手法题:文章最后三段,通过时间顺序介绍Karsh 的人生经历,所以选A

4.推理题:从文章最后一段的句子: “You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed可知Karsh 擅长调整拍摄对象的情绪,选D

考点:考查人物传记类短文

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