C. how photography helped people know more about animals D. how Eadweard Muybridge got pictures of motion(移动) successfully 【答案】 (1)D (2)D (3)C (4)D
【解析】【分析】大意:文章主要介绍了 Eadweard Muybridge拍到移动的照片的故事。 (1)词义猜测题。根据下文 So scientists were trying hard to find ways to make pictures that can move. 所以科学家很努力地尝试找到让照片动起来的方法,可知以前的照片是静止的,static意为still“静止的”。故选D。
(2)细节理解题。根据第二段 Back in 1872, people didn't know exactly(确切地) whether all four of a horse's hooves(蹄) left the ground at the same time when it was running. 可知, Leland Stanford和朋友打赌马在奔跑的时候是不是四只马蹄都离地。故选D。
(3)细节理解题。根据第三段 In 1878, after many experiments, he managed to get a sequence(连续) of 12 photos. 可知,直到1878年, Muybridge ,才设法拍到连续的12张照片。故选C。
(4)主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了 Eadweard Muybridge拍到移动的照片的故事。故选D。
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