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 (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, 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 picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture 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 photographers. He took many picture of great people .The picture were unusual beause 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 nor just copies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.
小题1:The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________
A．his business
B．his house
C．his garden
D．his window小题2:The Daguerrotype was____________.
A．a Frenchman
B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera
D．a photographer小题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 many films and something else with him.小题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小题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
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
试题解析：本文大意：1826年，一位名叫Niepce的法国人需要工作照片，但他不是一个好的艺术家，所以他发明了一个非常简单的相机，他把它放在他家的窗户里，给他的花园拍了一张相片，这是第一张相片。摄影术另一个重要的日期是在1837年，那一年，Daguere，另一个法国人，给他的阅览室拍了一张相片，他以一种不同的方法使用了一种新的相机，在他的照片中你能非常清楚地看到每样东西，甚至是最小的东西。这种照片被称为银版照相法。1840年，摄影术得到了发展，摄影师们能给人和动的东西拍照。摄影在19世纪末也变成了一种艺术。
小题1:细节理解题。根据He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.他把它放在他家的窗户里，给他的花园拍了一张相片，这是第一张相片，可知答案选C
小题2:细节理解题。根据This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.这种照片被称为银版照相法，可知答案选B
小题3:细节理解题。根据The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines.摄影师们不得不带着许多胶片和其它的机器，可知答案选D
小题4:细节理解题。根据The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike相片不同寻常是因为它们栩栩如生，可知答案选B
小题5:细节理解题。根据In 1826，in 1837，In about 1840，在1826年，在1837年，在大约1840年，可知答案选A