2024—2025学年西藏拉萨市第二高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷.docVIP

2024—2025学年西藏拉萨市第二高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

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ATakeaview,theLandscape(风景)PhotographeroftheYearAward,wastheideaofCharlieWaite,oneoftoday’smostrespectedlandscapephotographers.Eachyear,thehighstandardofentrieshasshownthattheAwardsaretheperfectplatformtoshowcasetheverybestphotographyoftheBritishlandscape.TakeaviewisadesirableannualcompetitionforphotographersfromallcomersoftheUKandbeyond.

MikeShepherd(2011)

SkiddawinWinter

Cumbria,England

Itwasanextremelycoldwinter’seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,IfoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesunsettinginthewest.Iusedclassicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,toachievetheblack—and—whiteimage(图像).

TimothySmith(2014)

MacclesfieldForest

Cheshire,England

IwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.ThesmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.

1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?

A．Writers.

B．Photographers.

C．Painters.

D．Tourists.

2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?

A．Theyarewinterimages.

B．Theyareinblackandwhite.

C．Theyshowmountainousscenes.

D．Theyfocusonsnow—coveredforests.

3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A．Inahistorybook.

B．Inanovel.

C．Inanartmagazine.

D．Inabiography.

(★★★★)Theteacherwhodidthemosttoencouragemewas,asithappens,myaunt.ShewasMyrtleC.Manigault,thewifeofmymother