Question

    Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there’s a natural impulse(冲动) to want to own and preserve it — which means, in this day and age, that we’re likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.

Though this would seem to be an ideal solution, there are two big problems associated with taking pictures. Firstly, we’re likely to be so busy taking the pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest drove us to take a photograph in the first place. And secondly, because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones, we never get around to looking at them, so sure are we that we’ll get around to it one day.

These problems were noticed right at the beginning of the history of photography, when the average camera was the size of a grandfather clock. The first person to notice them was the English art critic, John Ruskin. He was a traveler who realized that most tourists make a boring job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He argued that humans have a natural tendency to respond to beauty and wish to have it, but that there are better and worse expressions of this desire. At worst, we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs. But, in Ruskin’s eyes, there’s one thing we should do and that is attempt to draw the interesting things we see, no matter whether we have any talent for doing so.

Ruskin was very upset by how seldom people notice details. He strongly disliked the travelers who prided themselves on covering Europe in a week by train. “If he be truly a man, no harm to go slow; for his glory is not at all in going, but in being.”

1.People are eager to take pictures at seeing something beautiful because ___________.

A. it’s human’s born desire of owning B. it’s convenient to do so with a mobile phone

C. they are used to hurrying for everything D. they cannot wait to share it with friends

2.When taking pictures, people may ___________.

A. find a good way to store good memories in their minds

B. feel it hard to learn the skills of taking good photos

C. ignore appreciating something attractive on the spot

D. have chances to meet the challenge of new technology

3.According to the last paragraph，travelling people are usually proud of ___________.

A. the long distance that they have covered

B. the happy hours that they have gone through

C. the advanced transport tool that they have taken

D. the great convenience that they have been offered

4.We can conclude that Rustin attached importance to ___________.

A. travelling around the world B. taking beautiful photos with a camera

C. taking photos instead of painting pictures D. admiring the world’s beauty attentively

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了摄影的魅力，以及摄影会遇到的一些问题及其解决方法。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there’s a natural impulse(冲动) to want to own and preserve it — which means, in this day and age, that we’re likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.“无论什么东西看起来有趣或美丽，人们都有一种自然的冲动，想要拥有并保存它——这意味着，在这个时代，我们很可能会拿起手机拍照。”可知，人们渴望看到美丽的事物时拍照，因为这是人类与生俱来的拥有欲望。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据句第二段中we’re likely to be so busy taking the pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest drove us to take a photograph in the first place.“我们很可能忙于拍照，以至于忘记了去看这个世界，而正是这个世界的美丽和兴趣驱使我们去拍照。”可知，拍照时，人们可能会忽略欣赏一些有吸引力的东西。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中He strongly disliked the travelers who prided themselves on covering Europe in a week by train.“他非常不喜欢那些以在一周内乘火车游览欧洲而自豪的旅行者。”可知，根据最后一段，人们通常都以他们已经走完的长途旅行而自豪。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中He strongly disliked the travelers who prided themselves on covering Europe in a week by train. “If he be truly a man, no harm to go slow; for his glory is not at all in going, but in being.”“ 他非常不喜欢那些以在一周内乘火车游览欧洲而自豪的旅行者。“如果他是一个真正的人，走得慢没有害处;因为他的荣耀不在乎去、只在乎活着。”由此可知，我们可以得出结论，Rustin重视用心欣赏世界的美丽。故选D。