Unit 4 Cyberspace 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A (2021·河北省高三年级名校联考) The Photographer of the Year contest(比赛)，supported by companies in various fields，is based in the UK and attracts worldwide photography lovers.Though the first award was given out in 1965，the official contest didn't really start until 2015.With wonderful pictures from thousands of photographers，the 2020 contest rewarded its winners in February. Octopus(章鱼)Training This photo was taken by Pasquale Vassallo of Italy and won in the group of “Behavior”．Vassallo said when he came up after a dive，he noticed a soccer ball floating on the surface.When he checked it out，he witnessed a rare scene—an octopus hanging from the ball.He didn't understand what the octopus was doing，but wondered if it was training for the World Cup. Lemon Shark Nursery Taken by Anita Kainrath of the Bahamas，it shows young sharks swimming around in the protection of a beautiful thick forest.Kainrath said she spent nearly an hour standing in knee high water being bitten by mosquitoes to get her picture，which won the UP & Coming Photographer of the Year 2020 Award. Angry Seahorse Though Rooman Luc of Belgium didn't win the “Portrait”category，his photo，titled “Angry Seahorse”，is quite striking.The close up shot of a seahorse staring into the camera was named the runner up.Mr.Luc said that after first hearing about the seahorse，he went looking for it every week for two months before finally finding it. Last Dawn，Last Gasp Vassallo also took the prize in the“Marine Conservation”division with Last Dawn，last Gasp，an appropriately breathtaking shot of a tuna fish trapped in a net，struggling in vain to escape.To take this photo，Vassallo went diving with some local fishermen and followed the path of the fishing nets from the bottom to the surface. 1．Which picture of the following was taken by chance A．Angry Seahorse. B．Lemon Shark Nursery. C．Octopus Training. D．Last Dawn，Last Gasp. 2．What do the pictures all focus on A．Creatures under water. B．Animals in danger. C．Protection of the environment. D．Loss of biodiversity. 3．What can we know about the contest A．It became well known in 2015. B．It is sponsored by photography lovers. C．Its prizes are awarded in February each year. D．Its photos are judged in categories. B (2021·山东新高考第一次模拟) Every so often，someone so young does something so amazing that you can't help but wonder how he manages it.That's what happened the first time we heard Matthew Whitaker play the piano.Matthew is a jazz pianist who is blind，and since the age of 11，he's been performing around the world. Matthew Whitaker was born at the 24th week.He weighed 1 pound and 11 ounces.His parents were told he had a less than 50% chance of survival.One of the many complications(并发症)he faced was a disease which led ... ...
