高中英语北师大版选择性必修三UNIT 7 Period 2　Lesson 1 EQ：IQ—Reading Comprehension.docxVIP

LifeBehindtheLens1

Awhite-hairedoldmanridinganordinarybicyclearoundthestreetsofNewYork,alwayswearingthesameblueworker’sjacketandsimpleblackrunningshoes.Ifyousawhim,you’dneverthinktherewasanythingremarkableabouthim.AndyeteverymemberofNewYork’swealthyhighsocietywantednothingmorethantopose2forthisman.

Thisordinary-lookingmanwasBillCunningham，oneofthemostimportantAmericanphotographersofthelast50years.

WhatmadeCunninghamsogreat？Itcertainlywasn’ttheuseofexpensive，technologically-advancedequipment.Cunninghamalwaysusedsimple，relativelycheapcamerasandtookallhispicturesonthestreetsofNewYork,notinastudio.Norwasitawiderangeofcontactsandconnections.Althoughhealwaysknewwherefashionablepartiesandeventswerehappening，CunninghamlikedtophotographordinarypeopleinthepoorBronxasmuchasVIPsinrichManhattan.Hefoundinspirationwhereotherscouldnot，insimple，everydayscenes，suchasamanbuyingorangesatthelocalgrocery3store，orawomanridinghomeonthegraffiti-coveredsubway.Thesethingswerereal，anditwaswithintheirrealitythatCunninghamsawbothbeautyandpotential.Throughhisfascination4withwhatpeoplewerewearing，andnotwhotheywere，heopenedthedoorsoffashion5toeveryone—fashionashesawitbelongedtothepeople，notjusttohighsocietyandbigbrands.

Moreover，whatmadeCunninghamgreatwashisdevotiontophotography,andthehoursandhoursofsheerhardworkheputintohiswork.CunninghamwouldgooutontothestreetsofNewYorkeachandeveryday，regardlessoftheweather.Hewouldevenstayoutsideinastorm,notcomingbackuntilheknewhehadtherightphotos.Hehardlyevertookadayoffandnotoncestayedhomesick.Thisdevotionandhardworkiswhatweseereflectedwithinhisphotos.Thisiswhatmakesthemsospecial.(节选自外研版新教材选择性必修第三册Unit2)

词汇积累

1.lens/lenz/n．(照相机、摄像机的)镜头

2．pose/p??z/v．(使)摆好姿势

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