4．Henri Cartier-Bresson （1908-2004）is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of photography．His photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form．
Henri's family was wealthy-his father made a fortune as a textile manufacturer-but Henri later joked that due to his parents'economical ways，it often seemed as though his family was poor．
Educated in Paris，Henri developed an early love for literature and arts．As a teenager，Henri was against his parents'formal ways of education．In his early adulthood，he fell in love with several appetites，but it was art that remained at the center of his life．
Henri traveled to Africa in 1931to hunt antelope and boar．And Africa fueled another interest in him：photography．He then wandered around the world with his camera，using a handheld camera to catch images from fleeting moments of everyday life．
Not long after World WarⅡ，Henri traveled east，spending considerable time in India，where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before he was killed in 1948．Henri's work to document Gandhi's death and its immediate effect on the country became one of Life Magazine's most prized photo essays．
Henri's approach to photography remained much the same throughout his life．He made clear his dislike of images that had been improved by artificial light，darkroom effects，and even cutting．The naturalist in Henri believed that all editing should be done when the photo is taken．In 1952，his first book，The Decisive Moment，a rich collection of his work spanning two decades，was published．"There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment，"he said．
In 1968，he began to turn away from photography and returned to his passion for drawing and painting．
24．Which of the following is true about Henri's photography career？A
A．He developed a passion for photography when traveling to Africa．
B．He quit photography on publishing The Decisive Moment．
C．He documented Gandhi's everyday life．
D．He devoted all his life to photography．
25．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 2？D
A．Costly．B．Generous．C．Financial．D．Saving．
26．What is special about Henri's approach to photography？C
A．He only shot photos at decisive moments．
B．He preferred to edit his images in his darkroom．
C．His most photos described things in their natural ways．
D．He tried different ways and settled on being a naturalist．
分析 本文寫了Henri Cartier-Bresson 愛上攝影并形成了自己的攝影風格，
解答 24． A 細節理解題．根據句子And Africa fueled another interest in him：photography．非洲激發了他對攝影的興趣．所以A選項正確．In 1968，he began to turn away from photography and returned to his passion for drawing and painting不攝影的時候他轉向畫畫，B選項不正確．D選項說把他的一生致力于攝影也是不正確的；Henri's work to document Gandhi's death 報道甘地的死而不是日常生活．故答案選A．
25．D 猜測詞義題．根據前文可知他的家庭很富有，后文說it often seemed as though his family was poor．他家里好像很窮．可見他們家是非常節儉的，saving節儉，所以答案選D．
26． C 推理判斷題．根據句子He made clear his dislike of images that had been improved by artificial light，darkroom effects，and even cutting．他明確表示他不喜歡被人工光照、暗室效果甚至切割的圖象．可以推斷出他的攝影作品大多數以自然的方式描述事物，所以答案選C．
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