广州版初中英语阅读专题

(A)

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 1832. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He uses 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 film 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 pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because 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 us feeling, 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 picture

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 a lot of film 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

( ) 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

D. how to use different cameras

答案：CBDBA

（B）

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.

He sat out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.

They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to market." The farmer knew that was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

Then they met two old women, " What are you doing up there, fanner? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

Next, three old men stopped them, one said, " Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, it's too hot for an old man like you to walk today." So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.

Some time later, a young woman passed them, “Why aren't you walking?" she asked, " It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."

So the farmer, and his son, got down once again It is true that you cannot please all the people all the time.

( ) 6. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.

A. before it was dead

B. before it becomes too tired

C. before it market was over

D. before it was as old as he was