Question

Sam Kaye is only 12 years old. But he is a famous photographer (摄影师) not only in the UK, but also in＿countries. He is even the youngest member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS,皇家摄影协会) of the UK. It was＿in 1853 and it has a long history. It was the＿photographic society in the world. About one third of its members are famous photographers all over the world.

Sam Kays started taking photos＿the age of six. Last year, the UK schoolboy went on a trip to Africa with his parents. He took lots of photos of African ＿such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds. He＿these photos to the Royal Photographic Society of the UK. People at the RPS were＿to see Sam’s photos. They said the photos were so great.

     Sam likes photography and his dream is to be a＿in the future. Sam’s parents are＿of their son. They encourage him to＿his dream. They say his dream can come true one day.

1.A. another       B. the other            C. other          D. others

2.A. picked up     B. set up           C. put on  D. got on

3.A. youngest      B. newest             C. oldest         D. fewest

4.A. for           B. in             C. on              D. at

5.A. plants     B. animals        C. history          D. buildings

6.A. received      B. got               C. sent      D. took

7.A. surprising     B. glad            C. boring          D. bored

8.A. doctor        B. photographer        C. teacher      D. painter

9.A. sad         B. pleased             C. proud           D. strict

10.A. keep       B. lose                C. miss    D. choose

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个十二岁的孩子Sam Kaye,他不仅是一名著名英国的摄影师，而且在其它国家也是，他甚至是皇家摄影师协会中最年轻的成员，他喜欢摄影，他的梦想将来成为一名摄影师。

1.A. another又一个; 再一个；B. the other表示“两个数量中的另一个”，表示特指 ；other别的；其它的，只能与复数名词连用；D. others 是other复数形式，故选择C。

2.考查词组及语境的理解。A. picked up捡起；B. set up建立；C. put on穿上；D. got on进行，根据it has a long history，可知它在1853年被建立，故选择B。

3.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. youngest 最年轻的；B. newest最新的；C. oldest最老的； D. fewest最少的；根据句意，故选择C。

4.考查短语固定搭配及语境的理解。at the age of 短语固定搭配，表示在……几岁时，故选择D。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。A. plants 植物； B. animals 动物； C. history 历史； D. buildings建筑物，根据such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds.故选择B。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。A. received收到；B. got 获得；C. sent送；D. took拿，根据后文皇家摄影协会的人看见他的照片很高兴，可知把照片发送给皇家摄影协会，故选择C。

7.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. surprising使人惊讶的； B. glad高兴的； C. boring烦恼的（形容物）；D、bored烦恼的（形容人），根据句意，故选择B。

8.考查名词及语境的理解。A. doctor医生； B. photographer 摄影师；C. teacher教师；D. painter画家；根据Sam likes photography，可知他想要当一名摄影师，故选择B。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sad 悲伤的；B. pleased 高兴的；C. proud自豪的； D. strict严格的，根据句意及be proud of为……自豪，故选择C。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. keep 保留、保持； B. lose失去 ；C. miss错过；D. choose选择，根据They encourage him可知是保持他的梦想，故选择A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。