Question

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 garden .That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.

1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________

A. his business B. his house

C. his garden D. his window

2.The Daguerreotype was_______.

A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture

C. a kind of camera D. a photographer

3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.

A. watch lots of films

B. buy an expensive camera

C. stop in most cities

D. take many films and something else.

4.This passage tells us_____________.

A. how photography was developed

B. how to show feelings in pictures

C. how to take pictures in the world

D. how to use different cameras

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文运用叙述的方式，主要介绍了摄影术的发展历史，其中重点介绍了每个历史阶段的重要代表人物。

1.He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden.”D 描述可知,首张照片是他花园的照片。故应选C。

2.根据短文“In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerrotype”的描述可知， Daguerreotype是一种照片。故应选B。

3.根据短文“That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines”的描述可知，摄影师要搬运很多胶片和其他一些机器。故应选D。

4.这篇短文主要介绍的是摄影术的发展历史，故选A，摄影术是怎样发展的。

考点：历史发展类短文阅读。