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【题目】Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) 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(贫穷) 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(文献) , photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish(发表) 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.

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要谈的是图片在传递信息中的作用。每张照片就像书中的一个章节,远不止单纯的记录事实.它也能成为社会变革的强大的推动力.

【1】B词义猜测题。根据前文Photos record the beauties of nature. 照片记录自然的美丽，所以they也是指photos。故选B。

【2】D细节理解题。由第二段最后一句It can also be a strong force for social change.它于社会变革而言是一股强大的力量。与第三段最后一句可知Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children. Hine的照片帮助保护此类儿童的法律的产生。可知选D。

【3】C细节理解题。由第四段最后两句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. 然而，一张照片可以是一个艺术作品和一个真实的记录。它可以记录一个重要的事件，并作为一个美丽的或令人兴奋的画面。可知选C。

【4】A主旨大意题。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。