题目内容
Photography has come a long way since the death of Mathew Brady. Today every part of life has been or is being photographed. One famous photographers of recent times is a woman-Margaret Bourke-White.
Miss Bourke-White did not intend to be a photographer. She took pictures while in college to earn money. She began her career by photographing big factories and construction jobs. This kind of photography has remained her first love all her life. She sees great beauty in the common sight of a building being constructed or a bridge crossing a river.
As a young girl, Margaret Bourke-White even photographed the inside of a steel factory. It is not unusual today for a woman to be inside a steel factory. But at that time, it was very unusual.
Throughout her life Miss Bourke-White has seen the world through her camera. She has visited all parts of the world. She has taken pictures of poor countries and rich countries, ordinary people and famous people. In her work, she has flown over the Arctic, crawled (爬) into gold mines, and-like Mathew Brady-photographed a war-World War II. Now she hopes to go to the moon for pictures.
9. The best title for this passage should be _______ .
A. Photography
B. A Famous Woman Photographer
C. Mathew Brady
D. The Life of Miss Bourke-White
10 Why did Miss Bourke-White start taking pictures?
A. To please her friends.
B. To become famous.
C. To make a living.
D. To enjoy herself.
BC
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 _______.
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A.inventing daguerreotype |
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B.taking pictures of French cities |
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C.taking portraits of famous people |
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D.inventing the first camera |
2.The new inventions in photography made it possible for ________.
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A.Brady to take pictures of famous people |
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B.anyone to be a photographer |
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C.only rich people to take pictures |
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D.people to use daguerreotype |
3.Photography can also be an art form because artists can _________.
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A.take pictures to show the real world |
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B.make documentaries |
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C.show ideas and feelings in pictures |
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D.copy old pictures |