题目内容
The Picture-Taking Man
In Harlem, people call James Van Der Zee “the picture-taking man.” Harlem is a part of New York City. James came to Harlem from Lenox, a town in Massachusetts. He was the first person in Lenox to own a camera. That was in 1901. James was 14 then. He took pictures of his family and other people in Lenox.
James moved to Harlem in 1908. Many young black people were moving there. He wanted to play music, not take pictures. After six years, he opened his first picture-taking shop. He could make more money selling his pictures than playing music.
Almost everyone in Harlem was in his pictures. He took pictures of families and parades(游行) and parties. He took pictures of soldiers before they went to fight in wars. His pictures showed the neighborhoods of Harlem.
Many people didn't know about his work. Then a museum used some of his pictures in a show. The world found out about James Van Der Zee and his pictures.
James spent most of his life taking pictures. He always thought his pictures could be better. He said, “The camera was never able to get enough. ” James Van Der Zee was 94 when he said those words. And he was still taking pictures.
1．James Van Der Zee owned the only camera in Lenox ________ .
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A．when he was 14 |
B．when he was 94 |
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C．in 1908 |
2．Where did James Van Der Zee spend most of his life?
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A．In Lenox. |
B．On a farm. |
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C．In Harlem. |
3．Another title for this story could be ________ .
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A．“The Man Who Played Music”
B．“The Life of James Van Der Zee”
C．“How to Take Pictures”
4．James Van Der Zee's pictures mostly show ________ .
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A．people playing music |
B．flowers in a garden |
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C．how people lived in Harlem |
5．What did James Van Der Zee think about his pictures?
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A．He thought they were too small.
B．He thought they were not good enough.
C．He thought they were funny.
阅读快车系列答案“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is 26 .”
And he told the 27 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 28 .”I’ll travel for my work, not for 29 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have 30 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 31 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 32 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 33 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 34 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild 35 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 36 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to 37 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 38 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 39 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 40 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
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