【正文】 camera (照相機(jī)).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo.The next important date in the history of photography (攝影術(shù)) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of gread people .The picture were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photod were nor just cooies of the real world .They showed and feelings, like other kinds of art.6. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________A. his business 　　 　B. his house　　　　　　 C. his garden 　　　　　D. his window7. The Daguerrotype was____________.A. a Frenchman　　　　B. a kind of picture 　　C. a kind of camera 　　D. a photographer8. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to__________.A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive cameraC. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him.9. Mathew Brady______________.A. was very lifelike 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. was famous for his unusual picturesC. was quite strong 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took many pictures of moving people10. This passage tells us_____________.A. how photography was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in picturesC. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras（C）Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽車)A small car can hold(容納)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(擁擠). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together. and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have bee very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.11. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents’ houseC. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans14. Americans usually use motor homer____________.A. to travel with all the family members of holidayB. to do some shopping with all the family membersC. to visit their grandparents at weekendsD. to drive their children to school every day15. Motor homes have bee popular because___________.A. they can take people to another city when people are freeB. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidaysC. some people think motor homes are cheapD. big families can put more things in motor homes（D）Surtsey was born in saw the birth of this island. It began at . on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain39。s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand。 so they　climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!21. Three men flew in balloon ________.A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another cityC. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago22. The metal box was used for ________.A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinkingwaterC. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight23. When the balloon went up higher, ________.A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go downC. They made a hole in the basket with their knivesD. They could see a black hole on the ground24. The balloon landed ________.A. in London　　 B. on the sea 　　C. on a lake 　　D. in a foreign country25. Which of the following is NOT true?________A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.D. The three men had to