The Picture of Peace
When Mike was seven, he knew his dream was to be a photographer. He kept working on it for years. Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset( 日落 ) to enter the school 1 competition.
“Mom, it has been cloudy these days. I don’t think I can get this picture!” Mike complained.
“Why not use one of your photos on the computer?” suggested Mom.
“I can’t—the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera. We hand in a roll of film, it gets developed( 冲洗胶卷 ) , and we 2 one photo for the competition. ”
“Why is a sunset so important? ” Mom asked.
“The 3 of the competition is peace,” Mike explained, “and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset.”
Zach, his six-year-old brother came out of the bedroom. “Hey, you want to take a picture of me? Look! ” He put both arms over his head.
“Not right now,” said Mike, laughing.
That very afternoon, Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies. He carefully lined up his shot( 镜头 ) and waited 4 till the sun reached the ground.
“That’s it! Perfect!” he shouted cheerfully.
The next morning, Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film, so he walked into Zach’s room. Zach was 5 quietly with a teddy bear under his arm. Mike didn’t wake Zach up, and carefully took a picture of him.
A week later, Mike got the photos. The sunset picture was the one he was most 6 to see. There it was! It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected.
Then, he looked through the other photos. Suddenly, he stopped. His eyebrows( 眉毛 ) rose as he 7 the photo of Zach. He looked back at the photo of the sunset, which seemed less perfect now. He 8 the two choices. Finally, he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.
1 ． A ． violin B ． tennis C ． photo D ． chess
2 ． A ． choose B ． collect C ． describe D ． design
3 ． A ． prize B ． topic C ． result D ． purpose
4 ． A ． politely B ． bravely C ． hopefully D ． secretly
5 ． A ． playing B ． reading C ． writing D ． sleeping
6 ． A ． afraid B ． eager C ． surprised D ． confused
7 ． A ． studied B ． shared C ． copied D ． fixed
8 ． A ． changed B ． offered C ． accepted D ． weighed
答案
1 ． C
2 ． A
3 ． B
4 ． C
5 ． D
6 ． B
7 ． A
8 ． D
【分析】
Mike 从小就梦想成为一名摄影师，一天学校组办摄影比赛，他希望用日落的照片参赛。之后无意间 Zach 的一张照片吸引了他的注意了，他改变了主意。
1. 句意：最近，他尝试拍摄日落的照片参加校摄影比赛。
violin 小提琴； tennis 网球； photo 照片； chess 象棋。根据 “Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset( 日落 )...” 可知拍摄照片是为了参加摄影比赛。故选 C 。
2. 句意：我们上交一卷胶卷，冲洗胶卷后选一张参加比赛。
choose 选择； collect 收集； describe 描述； design 设计。根据 “...for the competition. ” 可知此处指选一张照片参加比赛。故选 A 。
3. 句意：比赛的主题是和平。
prize 奖励； topic 主题； result 结果； purpose 目的。根据 “The ...of the competition is peace” 可知此处介绍比赛的主题，摄影比赛通常都有一个主题。故选 B 。
4. 句意：他小心地调整镜头，满心希望地等着太阳到达地面。
politely 礼貌地； bravely 勇敢地； hopefully 有希望地； secretly 秘密地。根据 “Mom, it has been cloudy these days. I don’t think I can get this picture!” 可知 Mike 期待很多天晴天，终于等到了，所以抱有希望地等着。故选 C 。
5. 句意： Zach 搂着泰迪熊在安静地睡觉。
playin 玩； reading 读书； writing 写； sleeping 睡觉。根据 “Mike didn’t wake Zach up, and carefully took a picture of him.” 可知 Zach 在睡觉。故选 D 。
6. 句意：日落的照片是他最渴望看到的。
afraid 害怕的； eager 渴望的； surprised 惊讶的； confused 困惑的。根据 “Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset( 日落 ) to enter the school photo competition.” 可知 Mike 想用日落的照片参赛，所以渴望看到日落的照片。故选 B 。
7. 句意：在他研究了 Zach 的照片时眉毛上扬。
studied 研究； shared 分享； copied 复制； fixed 维修。根据 “ He looked back at the photo of the sunset, which seemed less perfect now. ” 可知他对比了两张照片，认真地研究下。故选 A 。
8. 句意：他衡量了这两个选择。
changed 改变； offered 提供； accepted 接受； weighed 权衡。根据 “Finally, he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.” 可知最终 Mike 选择 Zach 的照片参赛，因此是经过仔细权衡的。故选 D 。