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 (照相机).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 (摄影术) was in 1837.That year, Daguere, 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 developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film(胶片) 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 picture of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)

　　Photography has also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed 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 Daguerreotype was____________.

A. a Frenchman　　　　B. a kind of photo

C. a kind of camera　　 D. a photographer

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 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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【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

1.细节题：从第一段的句子：He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.可知 Niepce拍的第一张照片是他的花园。选C。

2.细节题：从第二段的句子：This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.可知Daguerreotype.是一种照片。选B。

3.细节题：从第四段的句子：The photographers had to carry a lot of film(胶片) and other machines.可知在1840年，摄影师要是拍摄移动的东西，要带很多胶卷和机器，从而可知正确答案为D。

4.细节题：从文章倒数第二段的句子：Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many picture of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)，可知 Mathew Brady是因为他不同寻常的照片著名，可判断正确答案为B。

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