高中英语（外研版）必修五：4 阅读强化训练（四）含答案.doc

阅读强化训练(四) (建议用时：25分钟) eq \a\vs4\al(Ⅰ) 阅读理解 If you’ve ever seen old black-and-white photographs from long, long ago, the faces in those old photos would seem to confirm a sad existence：there’s rarely a smile to be found anywhere.Was life back then really that bad? Or is there another explanation for the lack of smiling faces in old photos? Some people believe it’s because people long ago had really bad teeth. Did people simply refuse to smile for the camera because they didn’t want to show their discolored or missing teeth？It’s possible, although some experts doubt that’s a primary reason.Since everyone back then would have had similar oral health issues, people themselves probably weren’t aware of it. Another possible factor is technology：the earliest cameras required long exposure(暴露) time to capture a photograph. Some believe people simply couldn’t hold a smile for that long, so they instead chose a more solemn expression that they could maintain for a longer time.Experts point out, however, that much shorter exposure time came about long before smiles became common in photos. Some experts believe the lack of smiles in old photos is a result of historical views on smiling.In today’s world where the “selfie” is so common，smiles have something to do with happiness and well-being.In the distant past, wide smiles were often seen as signs of madness, loudness, or other undesirable traits.This historical view of smiling is shown in portraits(肖像) that were painted in the hundreds of years before cameras came into existence.Hundreds of years ago, a portrait was, for most people, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be kept on canvas forever. A solemn expression was considered a dignified(有尊严的) way to be represented forever, and it was better than a stupid wide smile that might make someone question your mental health.Experts believe this same view probably influenced the earliest photographs, which usually tried to imitate the painted portrait as an art form. Today，smart p