8．Denny was famous photographer．Her traveled all over the world，taking pictures for magazines and newspapers，and won many prizes．
"I'll do anything to get a good photo，"he often said．"I'll go anywhere at any time，even if it is dangerous．"
And he told the truth．He had photos of earthquakes，forest fires，floods and even wars．If something interesting happened，Denny went to photograph it．
He was a married man and his wife often asked him take her with him，but he always refused．"I'll travel for my work，not for pleasure，"he told her．"You won't have fun，and I won't have time to look after you．Sometimes there's not even anywhere to stay，and I have to sleep outside．I often don't have a good meal or a bath for days．You won't like it．"
"Denny，I am not a child，"his wife didn't agree．"I can look after myself．Please take me with you the next time you go overseas．"
Denny didn't say anything，but he thought 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 have got to take photos of wild animals there．It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable．"
His wife was very excited，and at first she had a very enjoyable time．Then Denny went to the forest to find 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 crying．He ran back and saw her running towards him．A huge lion was chasing her．Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and pointed it at his wife and the lion．Then he shouted，"Slow down，woman!I can't get you both in the picture!"
38．Denny had photos of all the following EXCEPTC．
A．natural disasters
B．wild animals
C．travel magazines
D．interesting event
39．The couple became separated in the African forest，probably becauseB．
A．one of them left to take a bath
B．either of them had lost his/her way
C．they didn't have a good meal for days
D．they had nowhere to stay for the night
40．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph mainly tells us thatD．
A．Denny was in fact playing a joke with his wife
B．Denny trained the wild lion to play with his wife
C．Denny loved wonderful pictures more than his wife
D．Denny was too busy taking photos to protect his wife
41．According to the passage，a famous photographer's live must beD．
A．safe，cheerful and colorful
B．pleasant，comfortable and meaningful
C．enjoyable，exciting but regrettable
D．interesting，successful but dangerous．
分析 丹尼是著名的摄影师，赢得了许多奖项．有一次他的妻子和他一起去非洲，她沿着一条小路走着，而他却走下了另一条路．突然，丹尼听到她在哭．他跑回来，看见她向他跑来．大狮子追她．很快丹尼盒取出带了相机，对着妻子和狮子．然后他喊着，"慢下来，女人！我不能让你们两个在这张照片上！"
解答 CBDD
38．C细节理解题，根据He had photos of earthquakes，forest fires，floods and even wars可知他的照片有地震、森林火灾、洪水甚至战争，没有旅行杂志，故答案为：C．
39．B细节理解题，根据She walked down one path while he walked down the other．可知他们在森林里分开是因为她沿着一条小路走着，而他却走下了另一条路．即一个人可能迷路了，故答案为：B．
40．D细节理解题，根据上一句Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and pointed it at his wife and the lion．可知他看见狮子在追妻子，而他是想拍照，所以此处应该是：他太忙不能照顾妻子，故答案为：D．
41．D推断理解题，根据and won many prizes．If something interesting happened，Denny went to photograph it．A huge lion was chasing her可知作为著名的摄影师，她的生活是成功的，有趣的并且是危险的，故答案为：D．
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