Sam Higgins was a famous photographer. He travelled all over the world, taking photos for magazines and newspapers. He had photographs of earthquakes, forest fires, floods, even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it. His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused. “I travel for work, not for pleasure,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have time to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to stay and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good meal or a bath for days. You won’t like it”
“Sam, I’m not a child,” his wife argued. “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go overseas.”
Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photographs of the wildlife there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We’ll be staying with a ranger(森林管理員) ”
His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then one day, Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分開(kāi)). They came to a fork on the way, and she walked down one way while he walked down the other. Then Sam heard her screaming. He ran back to the fork on the way and saw her running forward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Sam took out his camera and pointed it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can’t get you both in the picture.”
小題1:Sam Higgins made his money by             .
A. travelling           B. appearing in many magazines            C. taking photos
小題2:He never took his wife with him because             .
A. he thought she didn’t enjoy it.                
B. his wife refused to go with him  
C. he thought his work was dangerous.
小題3:When Sam ran back and saw his wife, he             .
A. tried to save her   
B. was too frighten to save her  
C. wanted to take a wondul picture.
小題4:What does “fork” mean in this passage ?
A.a place where a road divides into two parts
B. a tool used for digging(挖) the ground
C. an instrument used for lifting food to the mouth.
小題5:We can infer(推斷) that          .
A. Sam was crazy about photography         
B. Sam didn’t love his wife at all
C. Sam’s wife was very beautiful

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:A

試題分析：Sam是一位著名的攝影師，一次他的妻子要求跟他一起出去拍攝，他們?nèi)チ朔侵蓿琒am要在那里拍攝獅子。中途Sam和妻子走差了路，當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)妻子時(shí)，妻子正在被一只獅子追趕著，他沒(méi)有去救妻子，而是拿出相機(jī)把那瞬間拍攝下來(lái)，可見(jiàn)sam是一位對(duì)攝影非常癡迷的人。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.可知Sam通過(guò)攝影掙了很多錢。故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have time to look after you. 可知Sam認(rèn)為他的妻子不會(huì)喜歡這樣的旅行，他沒(méi)有時(shí)間照顧她。故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文Quickly Sam took out his camera and pointed it at his wife and the lion. 可知當(dāng)Sam看見(jiàn)妻子被一只獅子追趕著的時(shí)候，迅速拿出相機(jī)，想照下來(lái)。故選C。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文she walked down one way while he walked down the other. 妻子走了一條路，而Sam走了另一條路，可知fork在本句中的意思是“岔路”，故選A。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)閱讀當(dāng)Sam看見(jiàn)妻子被一只獅子追趕著的時(shí)候，迅速拿出相機(jī)，想照下來(lái)�？芍猄am對(duì)攝影是非常癡迷的。故選A。
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