Question

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

  1 .”

And he told the   2  . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have

  5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he  9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild

   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very    11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went off to  12  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14  it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “  15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．dangerous      B．natural         C．convenient    D．impossible

2.                A．lie             B．reason          C．news     D．truth

3.                A．allowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure  D．luck

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．ability

6.                A．meet           B．work           C．shop     D．stay

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room     D．party

8.                A．agree          B．understand      C．reply     D．complain

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．asked    D．thought

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．animals    D．people

11.               A．sad            B．excited         C．surprised D．amazed

12.               A．find           B．feed           C．drive D．shoot

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

15.               A．Hurry up        B．Look out        C．Slow down     D．Go ahead

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：丹尼是一个爱好摄影的人，并且在这方面获得了很多大奖。他的妻子很想和他一起去，在妻子的再三请求下，丹尼终于带着妻子去了非洲。在一次他们外出拍照时，由于失散，妻子受到狮子追赶，但是丹尼不是想到救助妻子，而是拍下这一场面。短文既赞扬了丹尼的敬业，又讽刺了他的无情。

1.词义辨析。Dangerous危险的； natural自然的；convenient方便的；impossible不可能的。联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，即使这个地方很危险。故选A。

2.词义辨析。A.谎言；B. 理由，动机；C. 新闻，消息；D. 事实，真理。联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，他说了实话。故选D。

3.联系下文可知他拒绝了他的妻子。故选B，拒绝。

4.联系下文可知句意为，不是为了取乐。故选C，娱乐。

5.联系上下文可知他没有时间照顾妻子，故选B，时间。

6.联系下文and I have to sleep outside. 可知他有时甚至连住的地方都没有。故选D，停留。

7.词义辨析。meal 一顿饭； picnic野餐；room房间； party聚会。联系下文a bath for days.可知句意为有时连续几天吃不上一顿饭。故选A。

8.联系上下文可知他的妻子不同意他的说法，故选A。

9.词义辨析。A. 担心B. 忘记C.要求D.考虑。联系下文可知他考虑了妻子的意见。故选D。

10.联系上下文可知是去给野生动物拍照，故选C，动物。

11.联系上文描述可知他的妻子应该是兴奋的，故选B。

12.联系下文some lions to photo 可知丹妮应该是出去找狮子拍照，故选A，寻找。

13.联系下文A huge lion was chasing her.可知是哭喊，故选B。

14.结合语境可知句意为：丹尼快熟的从盒子里取出相机对准他的妻子和这只狮子，故选D，指向。

15.短语辨析。A. 赶紧，快点   B. 注意，当心C.减速D.继续。联系下文可知他是让妻子注意拍照问题，故选C，拍照时的职业语言。

考点：关于一个摄影家的记述文