Question

My first photo was taken at the age of 9. While I couldn't even remember the model of the camera, I do remember the enjoyment of looking through the photos.

When I was 16 years old, I bought a Canon camera before an overseas trip. Over the years, I have taken many photos with it. There's Aunt Sarah, smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah，smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah, smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like. They also know what Europe's great landmarks(地标) look like. I didn't think about composition(构图) when taking the photos.

After the camera was stolen, I didn't buy another one for a long time because I didn't want to buy a camera until I found a Vivitar Series camera. It worked well in natural light, and I took a lot of photos with it. From then on, I had an artist's eye. My pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead, I took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets. I captured (抓往) the colour and character of the country. My friends were so interested that they asked for more.

Of course, I won the first prize easily in some photo competitions. My friends often told me that I moved from an amateur (业余爱好者) to an artist.

1.According to the passage, the writer's first camera was very ________．

A. ugly    B. expensive

C. simple    D. advanced

2.The latest photos of the writer are mostly about ________．

A. the character of the country

B. only the smiling persons

C. the familiar Greek architectures

D. lots of famous buildings

3.One can become an artist if he ________．

A. takes a camera with him

B. knows the history of a place

C. is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place

D. learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A. An Artist    B. A Photographer

C. A Lost Camera    D. My First Photo

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文介绍了作者从9岁的时候就开始拍摄照片。在16岁时买了一部佳能相机，自此，拍摄了许多欧洲的地标性建筑。结果相机被偷了，直到作者看到Vivitar Series 相机，又买了一部。从这以后作者拍摄的不在是熟悉的希腊建筑而是一些农民在田里干活的照片。而且在一些摄影比赛中获得过一等奖。

1.推理判断题。题干的意思是：根据这篇文章，作者的第一部相机__________。A. ugly丑陋的；B. expensive贵的；C. simple简单的；D. advanced先进的。由句子My first photo was taken at the age of 9. 我的第一张照片是在9岁时拍摄的。可知，她9岁的时候都会用，说明作者的第一部相机很简单。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由句子Instead, I took pictures of farmers at work in the field, fishermen repairing their nets. I captured (抓往) the color and character of the country.相反，我拍了一些农民在田里干活的照片，渔民们修理他们的网，我捕获了乡村的颜色和特征。可知，作者最近的照片是关于乡村的颜色和特征的照片。故选A。

3.推理判断题。题干的意思是：一个人可以成为艺术家，如果他_______。A项的意思是：随身带着相机；B项的意思是：知道一个地方的历史；C项的意思是：不仅对地标感兴趣，而且对一个地方的人感兴趣；D项的意思是：学习如何画和画一个地方的图片。根据短文第三段的叙述，可知，作者的照片不在是熟悉的希腊建筑。相反，她拍了一些农民在田里干活的照片，渔民们修理他们的网的照片。她捕获了这个乡村的颜色和特征。和My friends often told me that I moved from an amateur (业余爱好者) to an artist. 我的朋友们经常告诉我，我从一个业余爱好者变成了一个艺术家。所以说，如果一个人不仅对地标感兴趣，而且对一个地方的人感兴趣的话，就可以成为艺术家。故选C。

4.推理判断题。A. An Artist一个艺术家；B. A Photographer一位摄影师；C. A Lost Camera丢失的相机；D. My First Photo我的第一张照片。本文介绍的内容与摄影有关，介绍了作者是怎样成为摄影师的。故选B。