A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera

A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. Oneday, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly theyoung ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and sheapologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgottenthat people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him theoperation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to saysomething, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear anylonger, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "Thechildren were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"

1.The children shouted when the traveller was takingpictures of them because _______. 

A. they didn't want to stop playing                             

B. the traveller forgot to takeoff the cap on her head

C. they didn't want to have their pictures taken 

D. the traveller was not doing well with her camera

2.The traveller explained how to use a camera to thehead because _______.

A. the head was very interested in hercamera  

B. the head wanted to learn to take pictures 

C. she was afraid of the head         

D. she wanted the head not toworry about what she was doing

3.The traveller made an apology to  the headbecause _______.

A. she thought it was not right to take people'spictures without telling them beforehand(事先)

B. the children would lose theirsouls   

C. she had stayed in the village too long

D. she didn't take a picture of the head first

4.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The traveller knew something about people in somecountries.

B. The children wouldn't mind if the traveller tookpictures of them.

C. The head was afraid that the traveller's camerawould hurt the children.

D. The traveller didn't understand why the childrenshouted.

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析 本文是个笑话，一个旅行者去埃及旅游，举起相机来照相，突然年轻人朝他大呼，旅行者以为自己冒犯了当地人的习惯开始道歉，最终，那个人想告诉他，要打开照相机的盖。

1.D 细节题。根据最后一句话With a smile,he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take offthe lens(镜头) cap!"得知他没有打开镜头。故选 D项。

2.D细节题。根据倒数二行中的When shebelieved that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak，他想让人家不必担心他的所作所为。故选 D项。

3.A细节题。根据第二行The traveller'sface turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and toldhim she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would losehis soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken，为自己的行为进行道歉。故选 A项。

4.C细节题。根据第二行The traveller'sface turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and toldhim she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would losehis soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken得知A项正确。事实证明当地人不介意照相，故B 项正确。到最后旅行者明白孩子的意图，故D项正确。The head 并不是害怕旅行者伤害孩子。故C 项错误。

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