年高二英语话题阅读训练-Week-Twelve文化风俗.docVIP

Week Twelve 文化风俗 一、阅读理解（共19小题；共38.0分） A Children have traditionally been the stars of family portraits—but these days they are increasingly likely to be upstaged(抢镜头) by their pets. Photographers say that there has been a 20 percent rise in demand in the past year for shots featuring not only dogs and cats, but also more unusual animals including horses, cows, sheep—and even ferrets and snails. But it doesnt always come cheap, as parents are paying up to ￡3,000 for the distinctive images. Richard Mayfield, creative director at Venture Photography, which runs a nationwide chain of studios, said: They say never work with children or animals but we think the opposite. Children and animals are unpredictable, and thats great for capturing dynamic(动态的) photographs. We always ask clients if they would like to bring any pets along to their shoots as we want to capture the character of the families we photograph, and often their pets help them to relax. We get a lot of domestic pets such as dogs and cats but more unusual pets can be really interesting from a photographers perspective. This year weve seen lots of rabbits in particular as more and more are kept in the house and so really feel like part of the family. A glance at these pictures proves just how astonishing the animal magic can be. Toddler Alfie Poutney, from Felixstowe, poses with a green parrot perched on his flat cap; Charlie Wells from Wakefield gives his pony Lucy a gentle kiss; James Corrigan is pictured with his Dutch dwarf rabbit perched in the center of his skateboard; Poppy Hanshaw reaches out to stroke Lego the lamb; and Harry the tortoise provided the main focus for a Home Counties family portrait. But the most unusual image surely has to be Gabriel Pereira from Woking, Surrey, posing with his pet snails Wayne, Lucy and Aaron. 1. According to the passage, children take pictures ?. A. only with dogs and cats B. only with unusual animals