Question

Sam Higgins was a famous photographer. He travelled all over the world, taking photos for magazines and newspapers. He had photographs of earthquakes, forest fires, floods, even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it. His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused. “I travel for work, not for pleasure,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, 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”

“Sam, I’m not a child,” his wife argued. “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go overseas.”

Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photographs of the wildlife there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We’ll be staying with a ranger(森林管理员) ”

His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then one day, Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开). They came to a fork on the way, and she walked down one way while he walked down the other. Then Sam heard her screaming. He ran back to the fork on the way and saw her running forward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Sam took out his camera and pointed it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can’t get you both in the picture.”

1.Sam Higgins made his money by .

A. travelling B. appearing in many magazines C. taking photos

2.He never took his wife with him because .

A. he thought she didn’t enjoy it.

B. his wife refused to go with him

C. he thought his work was dangerous.

3.When Sam ran back and saw his wife, he .

A. tried to save her

B. was too frighten to save her

C. wanted to take a wondul picture.

4.What does “fork” mean in this passage ?

A.a place where a road divides into two parts

B. a tool used for digging(挖) the ground

C. an instrument used for lifting food to the mouth.

5.We can infer(推断) that .

A. Sam was crazy about photography

B. Sam didn’t love his wife at all

C. Sam’s wife was very beautiful

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：Sam是一位著名的摄影师，一次他的妻子要求跟他一起出去拍摄，他们去了非洲，Sam要在那里拍摄狮子。中途Sam和妻子走差了路，当他发现妻子时，妻子正在被一只狮子追赶着，他没有去救妻子，而是拿出相机把那瞬间拍摄下来，可见sam是一位对摄影非常痴迷的人。

1.根据原文His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.可知Sam通过摄影挣了很多钱。故选C。

2.根据原文You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have time to look after you. 可知Sam认为他的妻子不会喜欢这样的旅行，他没有时间照顾她。故选A。

3.根据原文Quickly Sam took out his camera and pointed it at his wife and the lion. 可知当Sam看见妻子被一只狮子追赶着的时候，迅速拿出相机，想照下来。故选C。

4.根据原文she walked down one way while he walked down the other. 妻子走了一条路，而Sam走了另一条路，可知fork在本句中的意思是“岔路”，故选A。

5.通过阅读当Sam看见妻子被一只狮子追赶着的时候，迅速拿出相机，想照下来。可知Sam对摄影是非常痴迷的。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。