单选题
Digital photography is still new enough that most of us have yet to form an opinion about it, much less (1) a point of view. But this hasn't stopped many film and computer fans from agreeing (2) the early (3) wisdom about digital cameras—they're neat (4) for your PC, but they're not suit able for everyday picture-taking. The fans are wrong: more than anything else, digital cameras are radically (5) what photography means and what it can be. The venerable medium of photography as we know (6) is beginning to seem out of (7) with the way we live. In our computer and camcorder culture, saving pictures (8) digital files and watching them on TV is no less (9) and in many ways more (10) than fumbling with rolls of film that must be sent off to be (11) . Paper is also terribly (12) Pictures that are incorrectly framed, focused, or lighted are nonetheless (13) to film and ultimately processed into prints. The digital medium changes the (14) . Still images that are (15) digitally can immediately be shown on a computer monitor, TV screen, or a small liquid-crystal display (LCD) built right into the camera. And since the points of light that (16) an image are saved as a series of digital bits in (17) memory, (18) being permanently etched onto film, they can be erased, retouched, and transmitted on-line. What's it like to (19) with one of these digital cameras? It's a little like a first date—exciting, confusing and fraught with (20) .
单选题
A. refute B. evaluate C. represent D. develop
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】空白前说我们没有"form an opinion",更别说...a point of view。也就是说我们连想法都没有,更别说一种具体的观点了。这里"a point of view"前面的动词应该与"form"类似,develop意为“展开,发挥,阐述”,与文意相符。refute驳斥,反驳,明显不符文意;evaluate评估,这里是讲人们没有形成自己的观点,上下文语境并没有涉及到评估什么人的观点;represent表现,象征,放在这里也不合逻辑。
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A. of B. to C. with D. on
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】agree on对…取得一致意见。如:We agree on this count.在这一点上,我们的意见一致。句意:但这种情况并不妨碍摄影和电脑爱好者认同对数码相机的一般认识,即它是微机的附属装置,但不适用于日常摄影。 agree of无此搭配;agree to同意,许诺,一般表示赞同某项计划或某人意见;agree with sb,同意某人的话。
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A. conventional B. profound C. collective D. perfect
【答案解析】it指代the venerable medium of photography。as we know it就我们所知,在这里作插入语。句意:就我们所知,摄影这一历史悠久的的媒体似乎与我们的生活方式开始不一致了。
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A. action B. step C. touch D. place
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】step步伐,脚步。out of step不一致,不协调。如:He is out of step with modern life.他与现代生活格格不入。 out of touch with...和…不联系;out of action失去作用,损坏;out of place不合适,不在合适的位置。
单选题
A. valuable B. useful C. economical D. practical
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本句在谈数码相机的优点,显然"saving pictures as digital files and watching them on TV"都是数码相机的新功能,也是非常实用的功能,由此分析四个选项,不难看出[D]"practical"正确。valuable有价值的、useful有用的、economical经济的,均不能反映该功能的特点。
【答案解析】processed处理,冲洗。如:One has to process a photographic film to print pictures from it. 必须先冲洗照相底片才能印出相片。loaded装(胶卷);又如:load a camera(with film)把胶卷装入照相机;exposed使曝光,使感光;又如:This film has been exposed.这张胶片已经曝光了。rewound倒卷。
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A. unnecessary B. uncharitable C. unworthy D. unforgiving
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】unforgiving不原谅人的,不饶恕人的,无情的。unforgiving的英文注释为"providing little or no opportunity to prevent undesired results or mistake",即“几乎不给人机会来避免不愿出现的结果或错误”。句意:传统摄影 (相纸)不容出半点差错。这个句子中运用了提喻(synecdoche)的修辞方法(以局部代表全部和以全部指部分,如以bread代表food;用the army代表a soldier),“paper”代表传统的摄影,因为传统摄影的最终结果是用相纸冲成的照片。unnecessary不必要;uncharitable严厉的,无情的;unworthy不值得的。
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A. faithful B. loyal C. dedicated D. committed
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】committed。commit to交付,把…投入。句意:虽然有些照片的取景、焦距或光线不适当,还要冲成底片并最终印成照片。传统照相在技术指标上要求很严格,即使取景、焦距、曝光不合适的拍摄也须最终送去冲印才能看到结果。faithful to忠心于;loyal to忠诚于;dedicated to献给。nonetheless尽管如此。如:He was very tired,nonetheless(nevertheless) he kept working.他很累,不过他仍然继续工作。
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A. directions B. rules C. disciplines D. doctrines
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A. comprise B. consist C. constitute D. include
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】constitute。constitute=make up=form构成,组成;如:Seven days constitutes a week;一星期有七天。comprise=consist of=include=be made up of包含,由…组成;如:The US compromises 50 states.美国由五十个州组成。This plan consists of three parts.这个计划包括三个部分。include包括。句意:而且由于组成影像的光点是以数码单位形式储存在电子记忆器里,而不是永久地附着在胶片上,所以可对其进行删节、修描和网上传输。
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A. electronic B. limited C. short D. photographic
单选题
A. less than B. much less C. apart from D. rather than
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】此处语境意为:可以将电子内存里的图像删除、修描,而不是"being permanently etched onto film"。故[D] rather than(是…而不是)正确。less than 少于;much less更不用说;apart from除此之外。
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A. discharge B. shoot C. manipulate D. work
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】shoot为…拍照,拍摄。如:shoot a film拍摄影片;shoot a take拍摄一个镜头。discharge开炮;manipulate操作。
单选题
A. feasibilities B. possibilities C. lucks D. chances
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】possibilities可能性。feasibilities可行性,可能性;lucks运气;chances机会。句意:有点像初次约会——兴奋、不知所措而结果却难以预料。fraught充满的,如:fraught with danger充满危险;The journey was fraught with difficulties.旅途充满艰辛。