A
Last year, I went on a vacation in Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.
Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.
Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, I grew depressed. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.
Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway.
Now when I look at the photo, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging (融入) with it.
This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured (拍摄) and frozen on some strangers bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized (永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.
Perhaps we all live in each other’s spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.
That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.
1. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?
A. A woman said “Hello” to him. B. Someone asked her to leave.
C. A woman blocked her view. D. Her camera stopped working.
2. What was the woman probably doing according to the text?
A. thinking about her past B. enjoying herself
C. losing her patience D. waiting for the sunset
3. In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?
A. The woman’s existence in the photo. B. The rich color of the landscape.
C. The soft sunlight that summer day. D. The perfect positioning of the camera.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要向我们描述了作者一次无意间拍摄到的一张被女人干扰的照片，照片却因为女人的存在显得尤为生动。照片也提醒着作者，我们都欣赏美，我们都有一个共同的渴望，渴望快乐，渴望联系，渴望比我们更伟大的东西。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.可知不幸的是，就在我拿出相机的时候，一个女人从后面走了过来，站到了我的面前。像我一样，这个女人在这里停下来，叹口气，欣赏风景。由此可知，当作者要拍照时一个女人挡住了她的视线。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.可知像我一样，这个女人在这里停下来，叹口气，欣赏风景。由此可知，这个女人可能 在欣赏风景，放松自己。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.可知现在当我看到它的时候，我觉得她在照片中的存在是使画面变得有趣的原因。风景本身很美，却因为这个女人的出现而有了生命，有了呼吸。由此可推知，作者认为，是照片中女人的存在使照片如此生动。故选A。
