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, Daguerro, 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 Daguerro type.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerro’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 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 kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art.
小题1:The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .
A．his business
B．his house
C．his garden
D．his window小题2:The Daguerro type was ________.
A．a Frenchman
B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera
D．a photography小题3:If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, 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
