On warm winter days, Yang Liheng, 89, enjoys sitting by the window and looking through old photos. These photos bring him joy and happiness once more.
For Yang, one of the long-expected activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite , he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
Yang became a photographer in the late 1950s. With his camera, Yang recorded the great changes of his hometown over time. “I had a painful childhood, but I got a chance to be a photographer after the founding （成立） of the People’s Republic of China.” Yang told Beijing Review. “I want to record, in the form of photographs, the local customs, the scenes and people’s brave spirit of fighting against the hard conditions here in my hometown.”
“I used to take pictures for everyone else, but seldom turned my camera at my family members,” Yang said. “My grandson gave me the idea to record the growth and development of my own family.” Taking family photos then became a tradition for Yang’s family. Though now some of his grandchildren are working and living in other cities, they try their best to return home during the Spring Festival and prepare for the special moment.
Last year was an important year for Yang Liheng. Most of his photos were displayed in Yinchuan to show the development of the area over the past sixty years.
14 ． What does Yang expect most during the Spring Festival?
A ． Wearing new clothes. B ． Having a big dinner.
C ． Taking a family photo. D ． Visiting his relatives.
15 ． What does the underlined word “reunite” in paragraph 2 mean?
A ． Get separated. B ． Get much wealthier. C ． Get improved. D ． Get together again.
16 ． What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A ． When Yang was interviewed. B ． Where Yang learnt to take photos.
C ． Why Yang had a painful childhood. D ． What Yang recorded with his camera.
17 ． What do we know about Yang’s family?
A ． It is full of love. B ． It is full of mysteries.
C ． It is a rich family. D ． It is having a hard time.
C 15 ． D 16 ． D 17 ． A
【导语】本文主要讲述了杨立恒这位摄影师用照片记录了银川的发展，以及每年春节为家里人拍家庭照的这种习俗的故事。
14 ．细节理解题。根据 “For Yang, one of the long-expected activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members” 可知，春节期间期待已久的活动之一就是和家人合影，故选 C 。
15 ．词义猜测题。根据 “On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite, he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken” 可知，在大年初二全家人团聚的时候，他会盛装打扮，等待拍照，根据空格前的 “the whole family” ，推测 reunite 与 get together again 同义，故选 D 。
16 ．主旨大意题。根据 “With his camera, Yang recorded the great changes of his hometown over time” 可知，本段主要介绍了他用相机记录下来的内容，故选 D 。
17 ．推理判断题。通过本文描述可知，他通过拍照的方式记录了家乡的变化以及用这种方式给全家每一年拍一张家庭照，每次看到这些照片内心都充满着快乐的回忆，由此可推断他的家庭是一个充满爱的家庭，故选 A 。