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 (攝影術) 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 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 so hard. 

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many pictures of great people.The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). 

Photographers 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 the ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.  

1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________

A. his business B. his garden   C. his window

2.The Daguerreotype was____________.

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

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. take many films and something else with him. 

4.Mathew Brady______________.

A. was very lifelike    B. was quite strong     C. was famous for his unusual pictures

5.This passage tells us_____________.

A. how photography was developed

B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C. how to take pictures in the world

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了攝影術的發展歷史，其中重點介紹了每個歷史階段的重要人物。

1.根據He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden.描述可知選B。

2.根據In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.描述可知選B。

3.根據That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines.描述可知選C。

4.根據Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike 描述可知選B。

5.這篇短文主要描述了攝影術的發展歷史，故選A，攝影術是怎樣發展的。

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