Yousuf Karsh，the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th century，died in a Boston hospital on July l3 th，2002．He was 93．
Working from a studio in Ottawa，Karsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston Churchill，John F．Kennedy，Ernest Hemingway and Albert Einstein．Actually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjects．In the latest edition of Who’s Who，which listed the most notable people of the last century，Karsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed——51 0f whom Karsh had photographed．
As a master portraitist，often working in black and white．Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just right，asking them questions and putting them at ease．In preparation，he read as much as he could about the sitters，but avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph them．He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967，to capture the “essential element which has made them great，” explaining，“All I know is that within every mall a secret is hidden，and as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can．”
Karsh was born in America in 1908，and his uncle，George Nakash，brought him to John Garo，all outstanding photographer，to teach him in 1928．Four years later，Karsh set up his own studio in Ottawa．
In December of 1941，his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fame．Canada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill’s speech in the House of Commons．Not told，Churchill lit up a cigar, “Why was I not told of this?’’ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar and，when he didn’t，stepped forward and gently removed it with the comment，“Forgive me，Sir．”Churchill glowered (怒目而視) as the shot was taken，then permitted Karsh to take still another,；jokingly commenting，“You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed．” The Churchill portrait has since appeared in publications all over the world．
Karsh traveled to London in 1943 with his portable studio —— an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal family．All these portraits fully illustrate Karsh’s ability．
小題1:What did Karsh seek to do most in working?
A．Capture the essence and greatness of the character．
B．Present the true and vivid expression of the subject．
C．Make the photograph more colorful and expressive．
D．Reveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot．
小題2:The underlined word “sitters”in Para 3 probably means __________ ．
A．characters seatedB．subjects questioned
C．models photographedD．photographs taken
小題3:The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________ ．
A．following time orderB．providing examples
C．making comparisonsD．giving causes and effects
小題4:From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．
A．Churchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him
B．Churchill’s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame
C．Karsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who’s Who in the last century
D．Karsh could skilfully adjust the subjects’ mood when photographing them

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D 

試題分析：文章介紹加拿大人像攝影藝術(shù)家優(yōu)素�！たㄊ�，曾為２０世紀(jì)眾多風(fēng)云人物拍攝過(guò)照片。他本人也幾乎和他那些具有傳奇色彩的攝影人物一樣有名。他會(huì)想方設(shè)法去捕捉“使他們成為偉人的最基本要素”，捕捉被攝人物個(gè)性精髓。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967，to capture the “essential element which has made them great，”可知Karsh 在工作的時(shí)候追求的最多的是撲捉人物的精髓和偉大，選A
小題2:猜詞題：從文章第三段的句子：Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just right，asking them questions and putting them at ease．可知sitters是拍照的對(duì)象，選C
小題3:寫(xiě)作手法題：文章最后三段，通過(guò)時(shí)間順序介紹Karsh 的人生經(jīng)歷，所以選A
小題4:推理題：從文章最后一段的句子: “You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed．”可知Karsh 擅長(zhǎng)調(diào)整拍攝對(duì)象的情緒，選D
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home .this morning, We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center. When we got there , a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans. Luckily ,we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.
Of course, there were others that came, but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things, they quickly left. However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans. Of course, she was grateful, and it felt good to let her go ahead of me. But that was not the whole story.
My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full. My daughter was left with nothing to, do. The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines, but it. seemed that they were almost done .I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done. But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness. He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn’t seem to mind. I happily accepted it.
It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.
小題1:What can we learn from Paragraph l?
A．The writer did collecting every morning.
B．The writer usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle.
C．There were four recycling machines in all.
D．Most people did recycling in the morning.
小題2:Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?
A．Because there were many other families there.
B．Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry.
C．Because the writer wanted to hear a story.
D．Because the woman was very grateful.
小題3:Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?
A．Because her daughter' s machine stopped working.
B．Because the other family was still using the machines.
C．Because she let the other family use her machine first.
D．Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.
小題4:What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The kindness.B．The offer.
C．The machine.D．The 5 bottles.
小題5:Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?
A．A good name is sooner-lost than won.
B．A little is better than none.
C．All men cannot be first.
D．One good turn deserves another.

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