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Take a view, the Landscape(风景) Photographer of the Year Award, was the idea of Charlie Waite, one of today’s most respected landscape photographers. Each year, the high standard of entries has shown that the Awards are the perfect platform to showcase the very best photography of the British landscape. Take a view is a desirable annual competition for photographers from all corners of the UK and beyond.
Mike Shepherd (2011) Skiddaw in Winter Cumbria, England | It was an extremely cold winter’s evening and freezing fog hung in the air. I climbed to the top of a small rise and realised that the mist was little more than a few feet deep, and though it was only a short climb, I found myself completely above it and looking at a wonderfully clear view of Skiddaw with the sun setting in the west. I used classical techniques, translated from my college days spent in the darkroom into Photoshop, to achieve the black-and-white image(图像). |
Timothy Smith (2014) Macclesfield Forest Cheshire, England | I was back in my home town of Macclesfield to take some winter images. Walking up a path through the forest towards Shutlingsloe, a local high point, I came across a small clearing and immediately noticed the dead yellow grasses set against the fresh snow. The small pine added to the interest and I placed it centrally to take the view from the foreground right through into the forest. |
1.Who would most probably enter for Take a view?
A Writers.
B Photographers.
C Painters.
D Tourists.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段的 “Take a view, the Landscape(风景) Photographer of the Year Award, was the idea of Charlie Waite, one of today’s most respected landscape photographers. ( Take a view年度风景摄影师奖是Charlie Waite的主意，他是当今最受尊敬的风景摄影师之一) 可知摄影师最有可能参加Take a view。” 故选B。
2.What do the works by Shepherd and Smith have in common?
A They are winter images.
B They are in black and white.
C They show mountainous scenes.
D They focus on snow-covered forests.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据Mike Shepherd部分“It was an extremely cold winter’s evening and freezing fog hung in the air.”(那是一个极其寒冷的冬天的晚上，空气中弥漫着冰冷的雾)和Timothy Smith部分“I was back in my home town of Maclesfield to take some winter images.(我回到我的家乡Macclesfield 拍摄一些冬季的照片)” 可知Shepherd和Smith 的作品的共同之处是它们都是冬天的景象。故选A。
3.Where can the text be found?
A In a history book.
B In a novel.
C In an art magazine.
D In a biography.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第一段的“Each year, the high standard of entries has shown that the Awards are the perfect platform to showcase the very best photography of the British landscape. Take a view is a desirable annual competition for photographers from all comers of the UK and beyond. (每年参赛作品的高水准表明，该奖项是展示英国风景最佳摄影作品的完美平台。对于英国和世界各地的摄影师来说，Take a view是一项令人向往的年度竞赛。) ”结合下文对两位获奖者及其作品的介绍可知，这篇文章主要介绍了摄影比赛Take a view以及获奖的相关情况，最可能出现在一本艺术杂志上。故选C。