1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We seem to be very familiar with teahouses. The function of a teahouse varies     1     （wide）depending on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place     2     people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It     3     （consider）as a symbol of Chinese tea culture.

Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed     4     tea stands in the Western Jin Dynasty, took shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed gradually in the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing     5     （dynasty）and became booming in modern times.

In the Song Dynasty, teahouses existed all over cities and villages, at a rate comparable with that of restaurants. The owners     6     （prefer）to decorate their teahouses with paintings of celebrities（名人）and rare and precious plants     7     （attract）customers. In Ming and Qing, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, becoming     8     （popular）. Later, the acculturation（文化移入）of Western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on     9     new look. After reform and opening-up, teahouses flowered in China with the development of the economy and evident improvement of     10     （people）living standards.

3 . In 1826 or 1827, a Frenchman named Niépce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography（摄影术）was in 1839. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生的）. Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.

1. The first photo take by Niépce was a picture of ________.

A．his business	B．his house
C．his garden	D．his window

2. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1845, what did he have to do?

A．Watch lots of films.

B．Buy an expensive camera.

C．Stop in most cities.

D．Take lots of film and machine with him.

3. What can we know about Mathew Brady?

A．He was good at painting.

B．He was famous for his unusual pictures.

C．He was an inventor.

D．He took many pictures of moving people.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How photography was developed.

B．How to show your ideas and feelings in pictures.

C．How to take pictures in the world.

D．How to use different cameras.