Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes（雪花）falling.Doyouwanttoholdtheminyourhands?Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.Wellthisisn’tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilsonBentleytoo.

Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes（雪花）falling.Doyouwanttoholdtheminyourhands?Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.

Wellthisisn’tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilsonBentleytoo.

Inthe1870sWilsonBentleywasjustateenager.HisfamilylivedinasmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelongandhard.Bentley’smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthimathome.Bentleydidn’tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquietboyandlovedreadinghismother’sbooks.

Butitwashismother’smicroscopethatinterestedhim.Becausehewasabletouseittowatchsmallandbeautifulthings.WhentheotherboyswereplayingwithballslittleBentleywasstudyingthethingslikedropsofwaterflowersandsnowflakes.Bentleylovedwatchingsnowflakes.ForthenexttwoyearsyoungBentleyspentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingthemthroughthemicroscope.

Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedtodrawpicturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathecouldn’tdrawthemall.

Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever?Bentleythoughtofbuyingacamera.

Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.Buthisfatherdidn’tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.Hethoughttheonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.

ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhetriedtotakepicturesofsnowflakes.OnJanuary151885duringasnowstormBentleytookthefirsteverphotoofasnowflakewithhiscamera.“Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylife”Bentleysaidlater.

For13yearsBentleyworkedquietlyandtookthousandsofphotosofsnowflakes.Laterhebecameknownas“Snowflake”Bentley.

1.Bentleywantedtogetacamerabecause .

A.hewantedtokeepsnowflakesbeautifulforever

B.hewantedtotakephotosforhisfamilyandfriends

C.hismotherencouragedhimtodomorescientificstudies

D.hewantedtorecordthebeautyofsnowflakes

2.Wecanknowfromthestorythat“microscope”means _______.

A.反光镜 B.显微镜

C.镜面 D.凸透镜

3.WhichofthefollowingaboutBentleyisTRUE?

A.Hedidn’tgetany