Question

【題目】Answer the questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES:

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 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used 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 machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some people in the United States worked very hard. Mathew Brady, a famous American photographer, was one of them. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生）. Photography also became one kind of art at the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed some feelings, like other kinds of art.

【1】Why did Niepce invent the first camera?

【2】According to this passage, how many important dates were there in the history of photography?

【3】In the early days, photographers didn't feel like taking pictures of moving things because they had to carry a lot of film and machines, did they?

【4】How were the pictures taken by Mathew Brady?

【5】Why do people think photography had become a kind of art by the end of the 19th century?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Because he needed pictures for his business but he was not a good artist.

【2】There were four important dates in the history of photography.

【3】No, they didn’t.

【4】They were unusual and very lifelike.

【5】Because they showed some feelings.

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，主要介紹了攝影藝術(shù)的發(fā)展史以及每個(gè)歷史階段的重要人物。

【1】根據(jù)第一段“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.”可知，Niepce發(fā)明第一臺(tái)照相機(jī)的原因是他做生意需要圖畫，但他又不是一個(gè)好的藝術(shù)家。故答案為Because he needed pictures for his business but he was not a good artist.

【2】根據(jù)文章“In 1826”、“The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837”、“In about 1840, photography was developed.”以及“Photography also became one kind of art at the end of the 19th century.”可知，攝影藝術(shù)發(fā)展史上有四個(gè)重要的日期。故答案為There were four important dates in the history of photography.

【3】根據(jù)第三段“The photographers had to carry a lot of film and machines. But this did not stop them.”可知，攝影家們并沒有因?yàn)樾枰�背著許多膠卷和機(jī)器而放棄拍攝移動(dòng)的事物。故答案為No, they didn’t.

【4】根據(jù)第三段“The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike”可知，Mathew Brady拍攝的照片是不平常的，栩栩如生的。故答案為They were unusual and very lifelike.

【5】根據(jù)第三段“Photography also became one kind of art at the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed some feelings, like other kinds of art.

”可知，人們認(rèn)為攝影成為一種藝術(shù)的原因是“有些照片不僅僅是真實(shí)世界的復(fù)制品。他們表現(xiàn)出一些感情，就像其他藝術(shù)一樣”。故答案為Because they showed some feelings.