(A)
Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.
Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream(梦幻)WorldCups”inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags(旗帜)ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.
Areyouafootballfan(迷)?TheWorldCupmakedsmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagers(青少年)likeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.
1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave______.
A.ManyfootballfansB.averygoodteamC.manyfootballplayerD.abigplayground
2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin_______.
A.2006B.2007C.2005D.2004
3.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________.
A.peopleplayingfootballB.picturesofsomefootballstarsC.asunnyskyD.flowers
4.In“DreamWorldCup”,thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.
A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry
B.totellthepeopletheirstories
C.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams
D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball
5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause______.
A.theyareinterestedinfootballB.theyarefootballfans
C.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreatD.allofA,BandC
(B)
In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartis.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera(照相机).Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhiagarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.
Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography(摄影术)wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.
Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.
Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.
MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographers.Hetookmanypictureofgreadpeople.Thepicturewereunusualbeausetheywereverylifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotodwerenorjustcooiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.
6.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapicturteof___