I usually get up at 5:00. I make coffee, go to my desk and work. When my boys get up, I’m theirs. I follow the min to the kitchen and make them breakfast. While they’re eating, I make their lunch, pick out their school clothes and get the little one dressed.
My wife takes them to school. I bring them home. I am not the only father at the school gate. The boys and I walk the 12 blocks home unless the weather is terrible. Then we take the subway. I remind them of looking out, like an animal looking after their babies.
At home, they play on the computer and the little one will draw, sometimes for hours. When their mother comes home, they run to her. She has been in the official day and tired, but her attention is all on them.
I have made dinner. We sit down and eat together. After they do their homework, Karen takes them to bed. I listen to the noise of the boys’ and their mother’s voice.
One afternoon when we were on the way home from school, the boys and I stopped at the clothing store. The saleswoman looked at the boys and said to me in a low voice, “You’re Mr. Mom, aren’t you?” I felt very angry. I’m not Mr. Mom. That’s not how I look at myself. The boys have a mother, a wonderful mother. She works outside the home, I work in the home. We are parents together. I’m a father!
【小题1】The first paragraph talks about_____________.

Many people go to church(教堂) on Sunday, but others don’t. Many people sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t. Some people work on Sunday, but most don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper.
Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family gets up. The newspaper boy has put it there. The paper has many advertisements(广告) and many different parts.
The parents in the family like the front page and the world news part. Many men also read the sports pages and the financial(财经的)pages.
Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but the mother of the family usually does. The women’s pages have the news about parties and some good ideas about food, health and clothes.
Most Sunday papers have interesting stories. Children enjoy them. Old people read the death notices. They tell about people who have died during the week.
There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.
【小题1】This passage tells us ________.

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 was in 1837. That year, Daguerro, 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 Daguerro type.

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

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film 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(栩栩如生的). Photographers 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 the 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 Daguerro type was ________.

A．a Frenchman                           B．a kind of picture

C．a kind of camera                        D．a photography

3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, 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 with him

4.Mathew Brady ________.

A．was very lifelike

B．was famous for his unusual pictures

C．was quite strong

D．took many pictures of moving people

5.This passage tells us ________.

A．how photography was developed

B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C．how to take pictures in the world

D．how to use different cameras

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 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.
Photographers 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.
【小题1】 The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________