广州版初中英语阅读专题.docx

1、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

2、 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

3、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

4、 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 k

5、ind 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

6、 B. a kind of pictureC. 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 cameraC. stop in most cities D. take a lot of film and something else with him( ) 4. Mathew Brady .A.

7、 was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual picturesC. 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：

8、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, fa

9、rmer? You have a horse. Its 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? Cant you see how tired the boy is? So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men sto

10、pped them, one said, Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, its 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 arent you walking? she asked, It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.So

11、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 tiredC. before it market was over D. before it was as old as he was( ) 7. The two men on the road .A

12、asked how far it was to the marketB said they thought the horse looked very tiredC asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse D told the farmers son to get off the horseand walk ( ) 8. The farmer got up behind his son because A the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB the three old men

13、 stopped them on the roadC he did not know why he was walkingD his son could not ride the horse by himself( ) 9. The young woman was most sorry .A. for the old man B. for the fanners young sonC. that it was not far to the market D. for the horse( ) 10. From the story we know that .A. its important t

14、o please everyone B. its hard to please everyoneC. its possible to please everyone D. its right to please everyone答案： ACADB （C）Many years ago there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. So he place

15、d a very large stone in the center of the main road into the town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.Who put this stone in the center of the road? said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the

16、stone and continued on his way.Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it. Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come