Question

In this day and age taking a photograph is easier than ever. There are____built into our phones, computers . . . The way we share photos has____changed. There was a time when you’d ____your photos and file them away into photo albums, but ____the advances in technology and the Internet, all this has changed.

Not only do we have what seems like a (n) ____ amount of space to ____ photos on our devices(设备), but we also have the Internet and social media. Social networks such as Facebook _____ us to post our pictures and albums to share with friends and family.

While you could argue this____ way to store, share and enjoy photos is fantastic, it also could be said that photographs have ____ some of their meaning. I have over 1,000 _____on my smartphone and several thousand stored on my computer. I love Instagram and occasionally post my pictures to Facebook. Sometimes, ____, I’ll be in the middle of taking or posting a photo and think, is this something worth  ____? I try to ask myself, will I ____ want to look back at this picture of a coffee or a selfie(自拍照) taken in a bathroom by myself? Probably not.

Even though I’m guilty of occasionally taking ____and boring pictures like this, a couple of years ago I decided to find a way to make my photographs more meaningful .  ___did I do this? Disposable cameras! When I go on a trip, I always try to ____ a disposable camera. With only 24 pictures you can take, you really ____ the photographs you’re taking. It’s also kind of ____ that you can’t see the photograph straight away. And ____, it’s so much fun to get the pictures ____ and look through them.

1.A. players    B. readers    C. cameras    D. calculators

2.A. even    B. only    C. also    D. just

3.A. print    B. check    C. share    D. forget

4.A. in case of    B. in spite of    C. instead of    D. because of

5.A. limited    B. equal    C. exact    D. endless

6.A. beautify    B. store    C. show    D. take

7.A. force    B. need    C. allow    D. expect

8.A. easy    B. traditional    C. bad    D. similar

9.A. carried    B. expressed    C. lost    D. refused

10.A. numbers    B. songs    C. articles    D. pictures

11.A. however    B. therefore    C. otherwise    D. besides

12.A. doing    B. watching    C. correcting    D. knowing

13.A. hardly    B. really    C. nearly    D. suddenly

14.A. interesting    B. meaningless    C. ordinary    D. precious

15.A. When    B. Where    C. How    D. Why

16.A. sell    B. fix    C. carry    D. donate

17.A. learn about    B. think about    C. depend on    D. put away

18.A. exciting    B. disappointing    C. confusing    D. satisfying

19.A. gradually    B. finally    C. recently    D. regularly

20.A. drawn    B. published    C. enlarged    D. developed

Answer

1. C

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. D

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. D

11. A

12. A

13. B

14. B

15. C

16. C

17. B

18. A

19. B

20. D

【解析】

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1.考查名词辨析。根据In this day and age taking a photograph is easier than ever.可知这里意思是我们的手机、电脑都内置了照相机。A. players音碟机；B. readers读物；C. cameras照相机； D. calculators计算机，故选C。

2.考查副词辨析。句意：我们分享照片的方式也改变了。A. even甚至； B. only仅仅；C. also也；D. just仅仅，故选C。

3.考查动词辨析。根据and file them away into photo albums可知这里意思是曾经有一段你打印照片的时间。 A. print打印；B. check检查；C. share分享；D. forget忘记，故选A。

4.考查固定短语辨析。句意：但是，由于技术和互联网的发展，这一切都改变了。A. in case of万一；B. in spite of 尽管；C. instead of 代替；D. because of因为，故选D。

5.考查形容词辨析。句意：我们不仅拥有看似无穷无尽的空间来存储设备上的照片，我们还拥有互联网和社交媒体。A. limited有限的；B. equal平等的；C. exact准确的；D. endless无止境的，故选D。

6.考查动词辨析。根据on our devices(设备)可知这里意思是储存照片。A. beautify美化；B. store储存；C. show表明；D. take拿，故选B。

7.考查动词辨析。句意：Facebook等社交网络允许我们上传照片和相册，与朋友和家人分享。A. force强迫；B. need需要；C. allow允许；D. expect期望，故选C。

8.考查形容词辨析。句意：虽然你可能会说这种简单的方式来存储、分享和享受照片是非常棒的，但也可以说照片已经失去了一些意义。A. easy容易的；B. traditional传统的；C. bad坏的；D. similar相似的，故选A。

9.考查动词辨析。句意：虽然你可能会说这种简单的方式来存储、分享和享受照片是非常棒的，但也可以说照片已经失去了一些意义。A. carried搬运；B. expressed表达；C. lost失去；D. refused拒绝，故选C。

10.考查名词辨析。根据I love Instagram and occasionally post my pictures to Facebook. 可知这里意思是我的智能手机上有1000多张照片，电脑上有几千张照片。A. numbers数字；B. songs歌曲；C. articles文章；D. pictures照片，故选D。

11.考查副词辨析。句意：然而，有时我会在拍照或上传照片的过程中思考，这值得做吗? A. however然而；B. therefore因此；C. otherwise否则；D. besides此外，故选A。

12.考查动词辨析。句意：然而，有时我会在拍照或上传照片的过程中思考，这值得做吗? A. doing做；B. watching观看；C. correcting改正；D. knowing知道，故选A。

13.考查副词辨析。句意：我试着问自己，我真的想回头看看这张咖啡的照片还是自己在浴室自拍的照片吗? A. hardly几乎不；B. really真的；C. nearly几乎；D. suddenly突然，故选B。

14.考查形容词辨析。根据and boring pictures like this 可知这里意思是即使我偶尔会拍一些无意义且无聊的照片，该空所填的词和boring 意思相似。A. interesting有趣的； B. meaningless无意义的；C. ordinary普通的；D. precious珍贵的，故选B。

15.考查连词辨析。根据Disposable cameras!可知这里意思是我是怎么做到的? A. When当…时； B. Where在…的地方；C. How怎样；D. Why为什么，故选C。

16.考查动词辨析。句意：当我去旅行时，我总是试着带一个一次性相机。A. sell销售；B. fix修理；C. carry携带；D. donate捐款，故选C。

17.考查动词短语辨析。句意：你只能拍24张照片，你真的要考虑你拍的照片。A. learn about 学习；B. think about考虑；C. depend on依靠；D. put away放好，故选B。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：同样令人兴奋的是，你不能直接看到照片。A. exciting令人兴奋的； B. disappointing令人失望的；C. confusing混乱的；D. satisfying令人满意的，故选A。

19.考查副词辨析。句意：最后，冲洗照片并浏览它们非常有趣。A. gradually渐渐地；B. finally最后；C. recently 最近；D. regularly定期地，故选B。

20.考查动词辨析。句意：最后，冲洗照片并浏览它们非常有趣。A. drawn绘图；B. published出版；C. enlarged扩大；D. developed冲洗（胶卷），故选D。