I do a lot of hiking.And I can step out of my house and within minutes reach a beautiful forest where I walk for exercise every day.I see many photography subjects such as parrots，snakes，hares，big trees and flowers.There are so many different flowers around my place that once I decided to see how many types I could count in a one­hour­long walk，and I counted over 100.
Needless to say，as a keen amateur photographer，I always take a camera with me.I have three favorites: a Pentax Optio RZ10，a Sony Alpha 390 and a Panasonic Lumix FZ100.I mostly take the Pentax pocket camera with me.This Pentax pocket camera takes images as good as those from much more expensive Single Lens(鏡頭)Reflex cameras.It allows you to get to just 1 cm from the subject，and these images are of astonishing clarity(清楚)．I can stick the camera right into a flower.And the photo shows fantastic details.
The Pentax is also good at taking landscapes.The color is natural and price again the details even of distant objects are great.Sometimes，even when I have one of my other cameras with me，I still just use the Pentax pocket camera.About half of all the images on my website were taken with the Pentax.
The Pentax takes quality images in poor light and the zoom works well.You have to work hard to get a blurry(模糊的)shot.This is an especially good feature at parties and gatherings.You get fantastic photos of people.You don't have to wait for them to keep still.
Keep this camera in your pocket or in the car.It takes up little room；it's light and you'll never regret it!
小題1:Why does the author walk through the beautiful forest every day?
A．He takes exercise to keep fit.B．He goes there to count flowers.
C．He takes photos in the forest.D．He goes to see photography subjects.
小題2:Which of the following cameras did the author use most?
A．The Sony Alpha 390.B．The Pentax Optio RZ10.
C．The Panasonic Lumix FZ100.D．The Single Lens Reflex camera.
小題3:We can infer from the passage that________．
A．the author is a professional photographer
B．the author took blurry photos at gatherings
C．the author has put half of his photos on his website
D．it is good to take a quick photo with the Pentax
小題4:In the last paragraph the author advised us to________．
A．buy a very small cameraB．take photos of our friends
C．keep a Pentax at handD．take photos wherever we are

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
作者喜歡遠足，隨身攜帶相機是必須的，作者通過自己的對比及體驗展示了Pentax的優(yōu)良功效，并在文章最后推薦讀者配備一部Pentax。
小題1:A　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)首段的“...within minutes reach a beautiful forest where I walk for exercise every day.”可知答案。
小題2:B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句“I mostly take the Pentax pocket camera with me.”可知答案。
小題3:D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段“This is an especially good feature at parties and gatherings.You get fantastic photos of people.You don't have to wait for them to keep still.”可知“該款相機可以即時成像”。
小題4:C　推理判斷題。文章用大篇幅的文字介紹Pentax的優(yōu)勢，最后一段中的“this camera”指代的就是Pentax，因此正確答案選C。
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