Question

A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"

1.The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because _______.

A．they didn't want to stop playing

B．the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head

C．they didn't want to have their pictures taken

D．the traveller was not doing well with her camera

2.The traveller made an apology to (向……道歉) the head because _______.

A．she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand(事先)

B．the children would lose their souls

C．she had stayed in the village too long

D．she didn't take a picture of the head first

3.The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.

A．the head was very interested in her camera

B．the head wanted to learn to take pictures

C．she was afraid of the head

D．she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing

4.When the head smiled, it's clear that _______ .

A．the children wanted to play with her

B．the traveller didn't know what the children meant

C．he wanted the traveller to tell him something else

D．the traveller didn't let him speak

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章是一则很幽默的小故事，主要讲了一位旅行者去埃及旅行，当她准备给一些孩子们拍照时，孩子们冲她大喊。她意识到有些地方的人认为被拍照，灵魂就会被带走，于是她向孩子们道歉并用很长时间解释怎样使用相机。孩子们的首领有话要说，旅行者却一直自顾自的解释着，直到她确认孩子们不再担心，她才让他们开口说话，他们说：“你没有打开镜头盖。”

1.根据With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!" 故选D。

2.根据she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken.故答案应为A。

3.这位旅行者向孩子们解释如何使用照相机是为了让孩子们不要担心，故选D。

4.根据When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"故选C。

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