高中英语 02 阅读理解之说明文（二）(原卷版+解析版).docx

专题02阅读理解之说明文（二） 1.（2020届湖南省衡阳市高三毕业班联考） It is often said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” That is certainly true of the images of brief moments nature submitted by international ecologists and students for the British Ecological Society’s (BES) annual photography competition. Here are a few of 2019’s winning entries. “Red Night” by Roberto Garcia Roa “Red Night,” a photograph of a snake curling (蜷缩) around a tree was declared this year’s “Overall Winner.” Taken by Roberto Garcia Roa in Madagascar, the image captures both the beauty of the animal and its vulnerability (脆弱) to human threats like poaching(偷猎) and fires. It vividly reflects the conditions that these snakes are suffering. “Flames in Flumes (水沟)” by Nilanjan Chatterjee Nilanjan Chatterjee’s picture of a water redstart, waiting to catch a waterborne insect near a small waterfall, won the judge’s approval for the best overall student submission. Entitled “Flames in Flumes,” it was the photographer’s attempts to highlight the struggle the river birds, which capture their prey from fast-moving currents, are likely to face from to slowdown in water flow due to planned dams in rivers across India. “The Rhino’s Annual Haircut” by Molly Penny The ongoing demand for rhino horns (犀牛角) has reduced the population of the magnificent animals to just 30,000 specimens globally. Ecologists in South Africa have to saw off the animals’ horns, which regrow annually. Cruel as it seems, “The Rhinos Annual Haircut,” reduces the risk of the animals being brutally murdered. “A Side of Fries” by Nigel Taylor “A Side of Fries”— an image of a long-tailed monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia, holding a box of McDonald’s fries — by Nigel Taylor is just one example of how careless human behavior is endangered animals in the wild. 1．What message do the four photos want to convey to viewers? A．The nature is very attractive. B．Wild animals can be lovely. C．Humans must conserve animals. D．Pictures speak louder than words. 2．The dams i