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Vivian Maier was an American street photographer born in New York City. Although born in the U.S., it was in France that Maier __________ most of her youth. Maier returned to the U.S. in 1951 where she worked ________ a nanny for over 40 years. A nanny is a person who takes care of young children in the children's own home.

A nanny's job is not easy. In her free time, _________,

Vivian begun to try the art of photography. She spent her days off walking along the

______ of Chicago and taking photographs. Vivian would take photos that she

______ from the eyes of others secretly. Most people did not know they were taken in the pictures. She took over 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, __________ of the people and buildings of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also travelled and photographed worldwide.

During her lifetime, Vivian's photographs were unknown and unpublished. Many of her photos were never printed because of __________. She never got married. She had no children either. She lived a __________ life and became even poorer in her old age.

A Chicago collector, John Maloof, happened to find some of Vivian's photos at the market. He decided to __________ Vivian's photographs on the website. Thousands of people showed their great __________ in them. Vivian's works have become famous around the world since then.

Vivian Maier opened one of the most attractive windows of American life in the second half of the twentieth century.

1.A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost

2.A. as B. for C. with D. of

3.A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever

4.A. rivers B. mountains C. villages D. streets

5.A. appeared B. hid C. fell D. smiled

6.A. partly B. nearly C. mainly D. closely

7.A. time B. effort C. money D. health

8.A. rich B. hard C. wonderful D. hopeful

9.A. give B. drop C. buy D. put

10.A. interest B. hobby C. attention D. ability

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A 【解析】本文講述了美國(guó)的街頭攝影師薇薇安拍了很多照片，因?yàn)樗龥](méi)有錢(qián)，所以她拍攝的很多照片沒(méi)有印出來(lái)。后來(lái)一位收藏家把她拍的照片張貼到網(wǎng)上，很多人們喜歡它們，她從此出名。 1.C 考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。A. paid 付錢(qián)； B. took 拿走；...

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