In 1941 the US ________ war on the Axis.
A．informed B．declared C．announced D．related
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Yousuf Karsh，the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th century，died in a Boston hospital on July l3 th，2002．He was 93．
??? Working from a studio in Ottawa，Karsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston Churchill，John F．Kennedy，Ernest Hemingway and Albert Einstein．Actually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjects．In the latest edition of Who’s Who，which listed the most notable people of the last century，Karsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed——51 0f whom Karsh had photographed．
??? As a master portraitist，often working in black and white．Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just right，asking them questions and putting them at ease．In preparation，he read as much as he could about the sitters，but avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph them．He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967，to capture the “essential element which has made them great，” explaining，“All I know is that within every mall a secret is hidden，and as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can．”
Karsh was born in America in 1908，and his uncle，George Nakash，brought him to John Garo，all outstanding photographer，to teach him in 1928．Four years later，Karsh set up his own studio in Ottawa．
In December of 1941，his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fame．Canada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill’s speech in the House of Commons．Not told，Churchill lit up a cigar, “Why was I not told of this?’’ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar and，when he didn’t，stepped forward and gently removed it with the comment，“Forgive me，Sir．”Churchill glowered (怒目而视) as the shot was taken，then permitted Karsh to take still another,；jokingly commenting，“You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed．” The Churchill portrait has since appeared in publications all over the world．
??? Karsh traveled to London in 1943 with his portable studio —— an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal family．All these portraits fully illustrate Karsh’s ability．
1.What did Karsh seek to do most in working?
A．Capture the essence and greatness of the character．
B．Present the true and vivid expression of the subject．
C．Make the photograph more colorful and expressive．
D．Reveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot．
2.The underlined word “sitters”in Para 3 probably means __________ ．
A．characters seated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．subjects questioned
C．models photographed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．photographs taken
3.The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________ ．
A．following time order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．providing examples
C．making comparisons????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．giving causes and effects
4.From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．
A．Churchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him
B．Churchill’s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame
C．Karsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who’s Who in the last century
D．Karsh could skilfully adjust the subjects’ mood when photographing them
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The report came to the British on May 21,1941.Th German battleship Bismarck,the most powerful warship in the world,was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean.Her task:to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.The British had feared such a task.No warship the had could match the bismarck in speed or in firepower.The Bismarch hasd eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns.She could move at 30 nautical mile（海里）an hour.She was beleved to be unsinkable.However,the British had to sink her.They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck.On May 24,the Hood found the Bismarck.It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see.His orders were to destroy the british ships that were carrying supplies,but to stay away from a fight with British warships.The battle didn't last long.The Bismarck's first torpedo（鱼雷）hit the Hood,which went down taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her. But in the fight,the Bismarck was slightly damaged（损坏）.Her commander decided to run for repairs to France,which had at that time been taken by the Germans.The British force followed her.However,because of the Bismarck's speed and the heavy fog,the lost sight of her.For two days,every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck,but with no success.Finally,she was sighted by a plane from Ireland.Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her,the British fired at her form the air.The Bismarck was hit. On the morning of May 27,the last battle was fought.Four British ships fired on the Bismarck,and she was finally sunk.
1 The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean_____.
A.to sink the Hood
B.to gain control of France
C.to cut off American supplies to Britain
D.to stop British warships reaching Germany
2 .Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeated because she_____.
A.was fast and powerful
B.had more men on board
C.was under Luetjens' command
D.had bigger guns than other ships
3 We learn from the text that on 24 May_____.
A.the British won the battle againse the Bismarck
B.the Bismarck won the battle against the British
C.the British gunfire damaged the Bismarch seriously
D.the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British
4 .Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to_____.
A.have the ship repaired
B.join the other Germans
C.get help from the French
D.get away from the british
5 Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck?
A.The British air strikes.
B.The damage done by the Hood.
C.Gunfire from the british warships.
D.Luetjen's decision to run for France.
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