河南省部分市2023-2024学年高二上学期英语期中分类汇编：阅读理解

河南省部分市2023-2024学年上学期高二英语期中试卷分类汇编 阅读理解 河南省新乡市2023-2024学年高二上学期期中测试英语试题 第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Sometimes a camera’s eye in the sky can cast new light on the world we live in—highlighting changes or celebrating beauty we might be unaware of on ground level. And that’s what you’ll see in the winners from the 2023 Drone (无人机) Photo Awards. The photography competition, now in its sixth year, received nearly 14, 000 images from amateur and professional photographers from 104 countries for the nine categories of the competition. All photos were taken from above using a drone. Here’s a look at some of those award-winning photos and honorable mentions from around the world. Amigos “In Baja California Sur in Mexico, gray whales come to interact with people—as if they were friends(in Spanish’Amigos’),” says the photographer. The art of rice processing Rice mill workers start their day at the break of dawn. Some of them boil the paddy rice. Others carry it and spread it outside the rice mill to dry in the sun. To make sure that it dries properly, they rake (耙) it out, then sweep it back. A cherished wetland drowning in trash The Pallikaranai wetland is one of the few remaining wetlands in India. Every day, the photographer says that 3,500 tons of garbage are dumped on some 300 acres of this nearly 20,000-acre wetland. Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1 Naming it The strawberry show is about to begin, the photographer says that the strawberry field from above looks like the opening of a theater curtain before a big show. 1. What can we learn about the 2023 Drone Photo Awards? A. It is held every six years. B. The theme of the entries is limited. C. The photos are taken by professionals. D. It attracts many photographers from all over the world. 2. Which photo is associated with the environmental protection? A Amigos. B. The art of rice processing. C. A cherished wetland drowning in tras