We love our pets. In fact, for most people they are more than me re pets and become more like family members. It is likely then that their owners, at some point, are going to want photographs of their furry friends. However, pet photography presents its own special problems.
Find out about your subject’s personality and habits. Where does it nod off if the sun is out? What is its favourite toy?
See the world from pets’ perspective. If you photograph a pet while you’re standing up, all you’re going to see is the top of their head and their backs, not what you want for a portrait. Get down to their eye level. Try pre-focusing your camera and just holding it at ground level so you can look up at the pet.
Bring a flash with the owner’s permission. While greeting or playing with a new pet, fire a couple of test flashes away from them to see their reaction. In daylight particularly, they never seem to mind the flash at all.
| A．Think about getting in close to your subject. |
| B．It’s worth a try just for a new angle on things. |
| C．Animals can be unpredictable, lazy, aggressive and excitable. |
| D．A good photograph focuses on the subject and not the background. |
| E．If they do mind, then stick with natural light and use a white reflector. |
| F．The more you shoot, the greater your chances of hitting that perfect shot! |
| G．Take time to chat with the owner and observe your subject to gain some insight. |
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【推荐1】Sporting events provide a fruitful ground for many ambitious journalists and writers to practice their craft. Here are four methods to help you get started.
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●Be familiar with the sport you are covering. When you're starting out, if you have the choice, cover the sport you know best. Sports fans are known for their passion and not necessarily for their patience.
●Go to the game, and make the most of being there. Watch closely.
● Start with a great hook. News article writing relies on an “inverted pyramid” structure, where the most substantial elements are found at the top of the article, and the information becomes less weighty and important as one approaches the bottom. Readers always start but don't always finish an article.
| A．They are particular about sports articles. |
| B．Know the type of article you are writing. |
| C．Ask permission to record your interviews. |
| D．So make sure they get your best stuff up front. |
| E．Keep track of important plays, scores, and statistics. |
| F．They provide the most essential information of games. |
| G．Local sporting events are good places for sportswriters. |
【推荐2】In today's world, technology is a part of daily life. In order to keep civilization hand in hand with technological advances, and to understand the connected future they will have, children in schools have to be taught technical skills. But how can teachers integrate (使……融入)technology into their classroom? Here are a couple of ways.
Teach acceptance of connected learning. In the information age, it's only right to teach kids how to jump at connected learning.
Use a video chat system to teleconference. The idea of pen pals can be strengthened by video chat systems.
Develop a class wiki or blog. In order to help get your students active in class lessons, you can use a blog or wiki to make them comment on lessons, topics and current events. Students should also be allowed to create new posts about news or their thoughts.
Create a podcast (播客) for your class. Technology is always about being seen.
| A．This is a great way to improve creative writing. |
| B．You can also upload videos to a private channel. |
| C．However, it's wrong to think it's only about being seen. |
| D．This will show them how to solve complex math problems. |
| E．This includes using technology as a tool or a way to learn new concepts. |
| F．For example, you can teach children when it's alright to connect and how to act when on camera. |
| G．These systems can also be used to connect with students from other classrooms that are far away. |
【推荐3】How to stay focused in class
●Avoid sitting with friends. No matter how much you want to sit with your friends during the class, try your best to avoid them.Talking with friends is not going to help you stay focused in class.
●Look at the teacher. Your teacher is not just standing up there talking.
●Take notes. By taking notes, you’ll be able to “get into” the lesson.Write down key points as your teacher speaks. Listen for key phrases such as, “This is important,” “This is the main idea,” etc.This can help you listen more intently (专心地).
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●Ask a question. If you don’t understand something, never be afraid to ask.
| A．It will cause trouble, too. |
| B．Take part in class discussions. |
| C．You’ll have something to do and focus on. |
| D．You had better finish your homework in class. |
| E．Make the best of the break between two classes. |
| F．He or she is trying to give you an acceptable education. |
| G．This really shows your teacher that you want to be better. |
【推荐1】How did the sea horse get its name? It’s not hard to guess. The top half of this fish looks like a small horse. But looking at the sea horse’s tail, you might think “sea monkey” is a better name. Then there’s the sea horse’s pouch (口袋). “Sea kangaroo” might also be a good name for this fish.
Sea horse live in warm ocean waters all over the world. They keep safe from other fish by hiding in plants and grasses that grow under the sea. They can also change colors to match their surroundings (环境). A sea horse in one place for hours at a time by winding its tail around a plant. It feeds on live food, such as small shrimp (虾). For a fish that doesn’t move around much, the sea horse eats a lot—in just one day, a sea horse can eat 3,000 shrimp!
A sea horse keeps the same mate for its whole life, and it’s the male (雄性的) sea horse that gives birth to baby sea horses. How does this happen? Baby sea horse start out as eggs, which come from the female’s (雌性的) body. The male carries the eggs in its pouch for about three weeks until they hatch (孵化). Soon after the babies are born, the female gives her mate a new set of eggs.
Sadly, the number of sea horses is becoming smaller. Why is this happening? Some places where sea horses once lived have been filled in to make new land. Also, many sea horses are caught and sold as aquarium (水族馆) fish. This really is not a good idea because most sea horses don’t live long in aquarium. The best place for a sea horse is the ocean.
1. The sea horse got its name because of its_______.| A．pouch | B．head |
| C．skin | D．tail |
| A．It rolls up. | B．It runs away quickly. |
| C．It remains still. | D．It hides in plants and grasses. |
| A．like to move around | B．feed on small sea animals |
| C．live in cold ocean waters | D．change color with the temperature |
| A．She carries them around. | B．She hides them in sea grasses. |
| C．She puts them in the male’s pouch. | D．She hatches them. |
| A．They grow at a very low speed. |
| B．Their food is becoming less and less. |
| C．They are killed by people for food. |
| D．Their homes are being destroyed. |
【推荐2】All cats have something that makes them endearing and special, but one particular kitty from the UK has been around to stay special the longest. Meet Flossie, a black and brown kitty, was named the oldest living cat by the Guinness World Records. She was 26 years and 316 days old — for a cat, that’s equal to 120 human years — when she was awarded the title on November 10. 2022.
Flossie’s story began all the way back in 1995 when she was born as a stray in a feral colony (野外聚居地) in Liverpool. Moved by the tough conditions the kitties had to face, a group of workers decided to adopt a cat each, which is how Flossie met with her first owner. Sadly, he passed away 10 years later, but Flossie was then taken in by his sister.
The pair enjoyed 14 years together until the second owner died. After that, her son decided to take care of Flossie. Three years later, however, the third owner realized that the senior kitty had increasingly complex needs due to her age that he couldn’t fulfill, and entrusted her to a Cats Protection’s shelter, part of the UK’s largest cat welfare charity.
“It wasn’t an easy decision,” Naomi Rosling at Cats Protection told the Guinness World Records. “He sought our help when it was in Flossie’s best interests. Responsible cat ownership is when someone thinks about an animal’s needs above their feelings.”
However, that was when the organization realized what they were dealing with. “We were astonished when we saw that Flossie’s vet records showed her to be 27 years old,” Rosling said. Although at first they feared Flossie would spend her final days looking for a forever home, it didn’t take long for the loving cat to be paired with her new mom, Vicki Green, who had plenty of experience caring for older cats.
Green happily shares that despite being poorly sighted and deaf, Flossie is in good health. The sweet cat also loves taking naps on her cherished yellow blanket and “never turns her nose up at the chance of a good meal,” according to Green, who hopes this story will inspire more people to adopt senior cats.
1. Why was Flossie awarded a Guinness World Record?| A．She lives the longest time. | B．She grows the longest tail. |
| C．She owns the longest name. | D．She stays the longest in UK. |
| A．He bought her from a pet shop. | B．He kept her company for ten years. |
| C．His son took her over after he passed away. | D．He found her in good condition at first sight. |
| A．sent. | B．believed. | C．demanded. | D．appointed. |
| A．A Woman Caring for Senior Cats. | B．A Charity Concerning Cat Welfare. |
| C．A Kitty Looking for Her Proper Owner. | D．A Cat Winning the Title of Living The Longest. |
【推荐3】Arens, a driver of a delivery company, was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard an unearthly sound.
It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry — a half-submerged brown-and-white wirehaired dog, struggling to hold on to a thin layer of ice.
How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. The elderly man had entered the pond in a rowboat and was hacking away at the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog. It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a better chance. He took off his clothes, even though the temperature was -30℃, and jumped into the rowboat.
His heart beating fast, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave himself a strong pull and slipped off the boat, crashing into 16 feet of freezing water. He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, grabbed hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then boosted the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner.
Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog until they both felt warmer.
A few more minutes in the pond, the vet (兽医) told Arens, and she would have likely suffered heart failure.
The next day, Arens was back working in the same neighborhood when the dog’s owner came over to thank him for saving Sadie.
Arens says, “That special delivery was the highlight of my career.”
1. What does the underlined word “hacking” in paragraph three most probably mean?| A．Finding. | B．Cutting. | C．Revising. | D．Adopting. |
| A．He had an advantage in age. | B．He was able to jump into the rowboat. |
| C．He had better nerves to keep warm. | D．He was a faster swimmer. |
| A．After saving the dog, Arens carried her home. |
| B．Arens jumped into the river on seeing the dog. |
| C．Without Aren’s help, the dog could hardly survive. |
| D．The dog was hunting when she fell into the water. |
| A．A special delivery of a driver. | B．A story of a pet lover. |
| C．A dog suffering from heart attack. | D．A fight against freezing waste. |
