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

A．his business

B．his house

C．his garden

D．his window

【小题2】The Daguerreotype was_______.

A．a Frenchman	B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera	D．a photographer

【小题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.

【小题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

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A

解析试题分析：这篇短文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人物。
【小题1】根据He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden.描述可知他拍的第一章照片是他的花园的照片，故选C。
【小题2】根据In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.描述可知这是一种照片，故选B。
【小题3】根据That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines.描述可知他需要带很多东西和其它东西，故选D。
【小题5】这篇短文主要描述了摄影术的发展历史，故选A，摄影术是怎样发展的。
考点：关于摄影术发展的记述文
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