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　　(2015·山东省实验中学一模)Three decades agoilled with enthusiasm when he talks about Afghan Girl.

　　“I knew she had an incredible look，a sharp gaze，”he recalls.“It was before digital camera and with the big crowd and dust all around，you never knew what would happen with the film.When I developed the picture，I knew it was special.I showed it to the editor of the National Geographic，and he jumped to his feet and shouted，‘That’s our next cover’．”

　　Not only did Afghan Girl become the magazine’s next cover，but the most successful in its distinguished history.The striking portrait of 12－year－old Sharbat Gulan the real world.

　　“People volunteered to work in the refugee camps because of that photograph，”he says.“Afghans are incredibly proud of it，as the girl is poor but shows great pride，strong will and self－respect.It drew attention to their poor situation inspired a lot of people.” It also led the National Geographic to set up the Afghan Children’s Fund—and meant that to this day，McCurry is never charged a fare by appreciative Afghan taxi drivers.

　　The portrait forms the centerpiece of a major exhibition of McCurry’s work，which opened recently in Monza，Italy，and will run until 6 April.The famous photograph is just one of thousands of extraordinary pictures that McCurry has taken over a 40－year careerfrontline war photography like this was McCurry’s stock in trade.Indeed，it enabled him to make his name.

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