Question

【題目】Born to Travel

Burton Holmes was a born traveller if ever there was

one. He was born in Chicago in 1870. When he was 16, his

grandmother took him to Europe. He took a camera with him, and took pictures. When he was 17, he went to Europe again with his grandmother. That year they also went to California and to Cuba.

Burton was on the road all the time after that. Everywhere he went, he took at least one camera. Then Holmes began giving talks to the Chicago Camera Club. His talks were so popular that he decided to build a business on them.

Holmes’s first travel pictures were on glass slides(幻燈片). These were in black and white. Then he decided to have the slides painted so that his pictures would appear in colour. A few years later, in 1897, Holmes began showing moving pictures of his travel experiences. This was only a year after movies first were shown to a group of people in New York. Later, he set up a film company and his films became popular. There is even

a star with his name on Hollywood Boulevard. In 1910 Holmes published a set of books about his travel experiences. These books also included the general travel information for others to follow.

Burton Holmes had many adventures over the years. He took pictures at the first modern Olympics, in Athens, Greece, in 1896. In 1899 Holmes took the first moving pictures of a war. He was the first person to take moving pictures in China, and the first person to drive a car in Denmark. He photographed the opening of Yellowstone National Park, in 1916. When things happened, Burton Holmes was there. In travelling for 62 years Holmes kept time in his photographs, saving it for generations to come.

【1】When was Burton Holmes born?

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【2】Did Burton take at least one camera with him everywhere he went?

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【3】Why did Burton decide to have the slides painted?

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【4】What did Burton Holmes do in 1910?

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【5】What was the most valuable thing Burton did for future generations?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】In 1870.

【2】Yes, he did.

【3】So that his pictures would appear in colour

【4】He published a set of books about his travel experiences.

【5】He kept time in his photographs, saving it for generations to come.

【解析】本文主要介紹了旅行家伯頓．福爾摩斯(Burton Holmes)。他于1870出生于芝加哥。當(dāng)他16歲時(shí)，他的祖母帶他去了歐洲。他帶著相機(jī)，拍了照片。后來(lái)，他旅行時(shí)，他都至少帶了一臺(tái)照相機(jī)。在1897，福爾摩斯開始展示他旅行經(jīng)歷的感人照片。后來(lái)，他成立了一家電影公司，他的電影也很受歡迎。甚至在好萊塢大道上有他的名字。1910，福爾摩斯出版了一套關(guān)于他的旅行經(jīng)歷的書。這些書還包括一般的旅行信息，供其他人參考。福爾摩斯多年來(lái)有許多冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷。在1896他拍攝了第一次現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)。1899，福爾摩斯拍攝了第一部關(guān)于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的電影。他是在中國(guó)拍電影的第一人，和第一個(gè)在丹麥開車的人。他在1916拍攝了黃石公園的開幕式。在旅行的62年中，福爾摩斯把時(shí)間放在他的照片里，為后代保存下來(lái)。

【1】題意：Burton Holmes（伯頓．福爾摩斯）是什么時(shí)候出生的？根據(jù)第1段第二句He was born in Chicago in 1870.可知答案是In 1870.

【2】題意：Burton在他所到之處都帶著至少一架照相機(jī)嗎？根據(jù)第2段第2句Everywhere he went, he took at least one camera.可知答案是Yes, he did.

【3】題意：伯頓為什么決定請(qǐng)人把幻燈片涂上顏色？根據(jù)第3段第2句Then he decided to have the slides painted so that his pictures would appear in colour.可知答案是so that his pictures would appear in colour.

【4】題意：伯頓．福爾摩斯1910年做了什么？根據(jù)第3段倒數(shù)二句In 1910 Holmes published a set of books about his travel experiences.可知答案是He published a set of books about his travel experiences.

【5】題意：伯頓為子孫后代所做的最有價(jià)值的事情是什么？根據(jù)最后一段最后一句In travelling for 62 years Holmes kept time in his photographs, saving it for generations to come.( 在旅行的62年中，福爾摩斯把時(shí)間放在他的照片里，為后代保存下來(lái)。)可知答案是He kept time in his photographs, saving it for generations to come.