根据短文内容完成下列表格，并将完整单词写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。(每空一词) Photography is about taking photographs
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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 photograph.
The next important date in the history of photograph was 1837. That year,
Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of
camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very
clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a
daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. Travelers
brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed
famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. The photographers could take
pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The
photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment(设备). But this
did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States.
Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many
pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very
life-like and full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of
war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and destroyed cities.
They made the war seem more real and more terrible.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photograph. Photographers
could buy
films readymade in rolls(卷). So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process(冲洗) the film at once. They could
bring it back to their st
udios and develop it later. They did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small hand-held camera made
photography less expensive.
Photography is also a form of art. Some photographs were not just copies of
the real world. Th
ey showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.| Photography doesn’t only mean taking photographs; it is also a form of art. Photographs showed not only the real world, but also the ideas and feelings. | |
| In 1826 | A Frenchman named Niepce invented a very simple camera and the first photograph was 2 by him. |
| In 1837 | A Frenchman named Niepce invented a very simple camera and the first photograph was 3 by him. |
| In 1840 | The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things with lots of films and processing equipment. |
| In 1862 | An American photographer Brady took many pictures of real and 4 things in the war. He was the first person to take war pictures. |
| In the 1880s | There were films readymade in rolls(卷). Photographers did not have to carry lots of equipment any more. The invention of the small hand-held camera made photography 5 . |
| 1. development 2. taken 3. clear 4. terrible 5. che  ap | |
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| The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older, but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size. Reading people"s character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person"s ears with color were dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today, too many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical. Ears are all different, and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person, see if his or her ears are large, medium-size (中等尺寸), or small. Look at the lobes(耳垂). Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white color mean that a person has a nervous character. | |
| 1. When we grow up, _____. | |
| A. our ears will not change in size. B. our ears will be the same size. C. our ears will get colder D. our ears will not change in shape. | |
| 2. If someone’s ears are red, it means _____. | |
| A. he/she is a kind person. B. he/she is very happy. C. he/she may get angry easily. D. he/she drinks a lot. | |
| 3. If you look at someone"s ears, the right way is to see _____. | |
| A. his face, ears and nose B. the size, color and shape C. his mouth, eyes and nose D. the hair, eyes and color | |
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| It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open. Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you"ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you"ll find the letter R disappearing. Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image (影像) of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears. | |
| 1.The writer of the passage thinks that _____ there is a blind spot on the eye. | |
| A. few people know B. no one knows C. most people know D. all the people know | |
| 2. "a blind spot" in the passage means _____ in Chinese. | |
| A.污点 B. 消散 C. 盲点 D. 遗失 | |
| 3. You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because _____. | |
| A. your eyes are poor B. its image falls on the blind spot C. you move it close to your eye D. your left eye is not open | |
| 4. In which order (顺序) should you do the experiment? ①Hold the card ②Move the card nearer ③Close your right eye ④Write two English letters ⑤Look at the letter R ⑥Make a card | |
| A. ④⑥①②③⑤ B. ①③⑥④⑤② C. ⑥①④③②⑤ D. ⑥④①③⑤② | |
| 5. The passage mainly (主要) tells us _____. | |
| A. how to find the blind spot B. an interesting experiment C. where the blind spot is D. there is blind spot on the eye | |
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| People who talk and sing to plants are not crazy, according to Mr. Braymar, an agriculture expert(农业专家). "In fact, singing and talking to plants makes them grow better," says Braymar. The reason is quite simple -- when we sing or talk to plants, we breathe out carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) which plants need to live and grow. Plants take in the carbon dioxide during the sunlight hours and produce oxygen(氧气) which people need to live. Singing and talking is effective, however, only during the daytime. | |
| 1. Plants need ________ in the daytime. | |
| A. carbon B. dioxide C. carbon dioxide D. oxygen | |
| 2. Carbon dioxide helps plants ________. | |
| A. to take in oxygen B. to sleep well C. to drink water D. to live and grow better | |
| 3. The point of the paragraph is that singing and talking to plants can be ________. | |
| A. good for the people who do so B. helpful to both people and plants C. dangerous to people D. polluting the air | |
| 阅读理解。 What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange and red? If you do, you must be an optimistic (乐观的), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist (悲观主义者). At least, this is what psychologists (心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference (喜好) as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us, among those facts, that we don"t choose our favorite color as we grow up - we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. Colors do influence our moods. There is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one. And a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自***) than any other bridge in the area - until it was repainted green. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey. 1. If you enjoy life, one is sure to prefer _____. A. red to yellow B. blue to orange C. red to grey D. blue to yellow 2. Those who tend to be pessimists preferred the bridge over the Thames River near London to others because of _____. A. its shape B. its structure C. its color D. its building materials 3. Which of the following is TRUE? A. People"s preference of one color to another is instinct. B. People"s preference of one color to another is learned as we grow up. C. More people love brown because they saw brown when they were born. D. Colors have little influence on our moods. 4. If the bridge over the Thames River near London is painted in pink, perhaps the number of suicides will _____. A. rise a lot B. fall quite a lot C. be the same as before D. become larger | |
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| Have you ever dreamed about a trip to space? Seeds (种子)of some vegetables and crops are a lot luckier than you, as they have travelled to space and back. China is among the three countries in the world that carry out agricultural (农业的)research in space. The others are Russia and the U.S. Since 1987, China has sent about 1000 kinds of seeds into space. These include green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and rice. Even on China"s first manned spacecraft Shenzhou V there were some seeds from Taiwan. "Conditions(条件) in outer space such as radiation(辐射)and low gravity can cause big changes in the seeds," said Chinese researcher Jin Xing. But not all se  eds are better after going to space. After returning to the earth, the best seeds are chosen. These seeds produce much more and also grow faster than normal seeds. As the safety of genetically modified(转基因)food is still being talked about, some people are not sure about the safety of these "space vegetables" because some of their genes(基因)are changed during the trip to space. But Jin holds the more hopeful view. He said, "Unlike genetically modified crops, no new genes are introduced to the space vegetables, so they are surely safe." Space vegetables are better than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes. Another popular space vegetable is the peppers. Space peppers have 20 per cent more vitamin C than normal peppers. Researchers are considering holding a tomato festival. By the time people will be able to enjoy about 30 different kinds of space tomatoes on their dining tables. So far, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has set up three space vegetable base fields, one of which is in Shenzhen while the others are in Beijing and Jiangsu Province. | |
| 1. What will happen when seeds of some vegetables are sent to space and carried back? | |
| A. Some of their genes are changed. B. They are all better than before going to space C. No changes are caused in the seeds. D. They all produce much more and grow faster. | |
| 2. Why does Jin Xing have no doubt about the safety of the space vegetables? | |
| A. Because the seeds sent to space stay the same. B. Because the seeds sent to space are the best. C. Because no new genes are brought into them. D. Because space vegetables are luckier. | |
| 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? | |
| A. Genetically modified food is completely safe. B. The space vegetables don"t belong to genetically modified food in some ways. C. About 1000 kinds of seeds were sent into space on Shenzhou V. D. Seeds back from space must be planted in special rooms controlled by computers. | |
4. What is the  underlined word "cucumber" in the second paragraph? | |
| A. A product from Russia. B. A kind of gene. . C. A product from Taiwan. D. A kind of agricultural product. | |