D. Answer the following questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题）

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. Travellers 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 films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked even harder.

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.

1.Was the first photo a picture of a window of a house?

2.What was the Daguerreotype?

3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to do?

4.Why were Mathew Brady’s pictures special?

5.What does this passage mainly tell us?

6.Can you name another kind of art that shows feeling?

1.No, it wasn't. 2.A kind of photo. 3.He had to carry a lot of films and other machines. 4.Because his pictures were lifelike. 5.It tells us the history of the photography./It tells us how...

Writing (作文)

99. Write at least 60 words on the topic 'A pleasant trip to ..." according to the suggested outlines. Suggested outlines:

When did you have the trip?

What did you do during the trip?

What do you think of the trip?

A pleasant trip to Beijing I had a fantastic time with my father in Beijing last summer holiday. We were so excited about the beautiful place that we didn’t want to return home. It took us about...

Yang Liwei is the first Chinese to go into ________ space.

A. the B. a C. an D. /

D 【解析】句意：杨利伟是第一个进入太空的中国人。考查冠词辨析题。a和an都是不定冠词，用于可数名词前，表泛指；the是定冠词，表特指。在英语中，当物质名词、抽象名词和专有名词表示泛指意义或一般概念时，前面不用冠词。go into space进入太空；space是抽象名词，需用零冠词。根据句意语境，可知选D。

I can’t _______ my food because of this helmet.

A. arrive B. arrive at C. get to D. reach to

C 【解析】句意：因为这头盔，我吃不到食物。考查动词短语辨析题。arrive（at）、reach和get（to）都有“到达”的意思。但前两个都需接具体的地点，food不是地点，可排除arrive和reach。reach和get to还可以表示“够到”，但reach是及物动词，直接接宾语，无需借助介词，可排除。根据句意语境，可知选C。

The ________ on Mars is about three-eighths of that on the Earth.

A. gravity B. food C. quality D. weight

A 【解析】句意：火星上的重力大约是地球上的八分之三。考查名词辨析题。A. gravity重力，指地心引力B. food食物；C. quality质量，强调品质；D. weight重量。根据句意语境，可知BCD三项意思都与句意不合，故选A。

There’s no fruit ____ vegetables on Mars.

A. and B. but C. or D. except

C 【解析】句意：火星上上没有水果和蔬菜。考查连词辨析题。A. and和，表并列；B. but但是，表转折；C. or或者，表选择或并列，在否定句中表示“和”；D. except除…以外，指排除在外，不计在内。fruit 和 vegetables是并列关系，需用and连接，但本句no表否定意义，需用or代替and。根据句意结构和语境，可知选C。

---How do you like the film? ---_____________.

A. Yes, I like B. I like it very much

C. No, I don’t D. No, I like it

B 【解析】句意：——你觉得这部电影怎么样？——我非常喜欢它。考查特殊疑问句及其回答。本句是how开头的特殊疑问句，ACD三个选项都用于回答一般疑问句，可排除。根据句意结构和语境，可知选B。

I _______ Linda’s cousin ________Canada. In fact, he is American.

A. thought, is from B. think, was from

C. thought, was from D. think, is from

C 【解析】句意：我以为琳达的表弟是加拿大人。事实上，他是美国人。考查动词时态辨析题。本句是宾语从句，根据句意语境，我“想think”的与“事实he is American”相比，“想”是发生在过去的动作，需用过去式thought，可排除BD选项。宾语从句的主句是过去时的某种时态，从句一般用过去的某种时态，可排除A选项。结合句意结构，故选C。

---How nice that Lucy has been invited to the party too! (2014●常州市)

---Well, Lucy not come. She is not certain whether her mother will allow her to.

A. might B. would C. must D. need

A 【解析】试题分析: 句意：---露西已经被邀请来参加聚会了真是太好了。---嗯，她也可能不来。她不确信她的妈妈是否允许她来参加。此题考查情态动词表猜测，A可能；B将要；C一定：D需要；根据句意，故选A。

--- Will it be sunny tomorrow? --- ___________. We are going to fly kites.

A. I hope not B. I think not C. I hope so D. It’s nothing.

C 【解析】句意：——明天天气晴朗吗？——我希望如此。我们打算放风筝。考查情景交际。A. I hope not我希望不是，表示相反看法。B. I think not结构错误，可排除。C. I hope so希望如此，表示同意对方（意愿、提议、要求等）。D. It’s nothing.没什么，用于回应别人的感谢。根据下文We are going to fly kites.和语境，可知是肯定回答...