题目内容
Photographs are everywhere. They decorate the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.
Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.
Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.
Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.
As historical and artistic documents,photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish them in books and on the Internet.
1.The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to??????? .
A. beauties???????? B. photos???????? C. goods????????? D. events
2.The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos?????????? .
A. are also works of art????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????
B. are popular ways of reporting news
C. often shock the public????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????
D. can serve as a force for social change
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. News with pictures is encouraging.????????????? ?????????????
B. Photos help people improve their life
C. News photos mean history in a sense.?????????????
D. People prefer reading news with pictures.
4.The text is mainly about?????? .
A. telling the story through pictures????????????? ?????????????
B. decorating the walls of homes
C. publishing historical papers????????????? ????????????? ?????????????
D. expressing feeling through pictures
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.A
【解析】
试题分析:照片无处不在。他们装饰着家庭、商店等等。 从照片中,人们可以看到野生动物,城市,甚至恒星、外太空。一张或者一组照片也能讲故事。Jacob Riis是第一批新闻摄影家之一。他用他拍的照片帮助立法以保护那些穷孩子。拍摄数以百计的图片才可能获得一两张好照片。 一张照片既是艺术的杰作,又是一个实际的记录。它可以记录重要的事件,一个美丽的或令人兴奋的景观。作为历史和艺术的文献,照片会变得越来越重要。
1.词义推测题。 前一句提到Photos record the beauties of nature.照片记录自然之美,显然这里they是指photos。意为照片把本来很遥远的的东西给拉近了。 故选B。
【小题2细节理解由第二段最后一句与第三段最后一句可知,几年后, Lewis Hine拍的小孩在工厂里工作这些照片使公众震惊。他的的图片帮助带来法律以保护这些孩子。故选D。
2.细节理解 由第四段最后两句可知,然而一张照片既是艺术的杰作,一个实际的记录。它可以记录重要的事件,一个美丽的或令人兴奋的图画。故选C。
3.主旨大意题,考查文章概括能力,通读全文便知,文章主要谈到图片在传递信息中的作用。故选A。
考点:日常生活类阅读。???

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business, but he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things.
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshots”.
Photography also turned into a form of art by the end the 19th century, some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
1.Matthew Brady was well-known for _______.
A.inventing daguerreotype |
B.taking pictures of French cities |
C.taking portraits of famous people |
D.inventing the first camera |
2.The new inventions in photography made it possible for ________.
A.Brady to take pictures of famous people |
B.anyone to be a photographer |
C.only rich people to take pictures |
D.people to use daguerreotype |
3.Photography can also be an art form because artists can _________.
A.take pictures to show the real world |
B.make documentaries |
C.show ideas and feelings in pictures |
D.copy old pictures |