冉冉升起的明星

陈现英

摄影作品所保存下美妙，神奇的那一刻往往凝结着摄影师耐心漫长的等待。

难词探意

1. craft /krɑ ft/ n. 手艺;工艺

2. butt /b t/ v. （动物）用头（或角）顶

3. mating / me t  / n. （动物等的）交配;交尾

4. lens /lenz/ n. 透镜;镜头

5. zoom in 镜头向前推进

Looking at these professional wildlife images， its easy to assume the person behind the camera is an adult with decades of experience. But these photos were taken by 14-year-old Josiah Launstein. Hes just been awarded 2019 Young Close-Up Photographer of the Year by CUPOTY01.

Hes received numerous 1._________ and his work has been shown in museums and galleries worldwide， including the Smithsonian in Washington， D.C. Josiah started photography at age six， following in his big sisters and dads footsteps. He used his dads backup camera to practice and learn the craft. Josiahs focus is animals.

“I was born in a wildlife-loving family，” he says. “Ive just always been drawn to 2._________.” His favorite animal to shoot is the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Although they are 3._________（big/smart）， theyre not always easy to find. “I love where they live—up in the mountains and the high country，” he says. “Hiking up to them to find them is quite relaxing.”

Hes photographed one group of bighorns so often that he is now able to recognize them individually. He takes note of their habits， their distinctive personalities and battle scars. Male bighorns are known to head butt each other before mating season.

Josiah has even given some of them nicknames such as Poser， a ram thats earned his name because he always appears to be modelling for the camera. To be a wildlife 4._________， you need a lot of patience and determination， says Josiah， because you are at the mercy of nature. He endures rain， sleet， snow and freezing temperatures. To frame the perfect shot， theres a lot of waiting and long days.

Sometimes it can take weeks to get lucky. Josiah makes sure to respect his animal subjects by working from a distance. He uses a big camera lenses to zoom in and capture closeup shots without harming the safety of the animal or himself. He doesnt do anything to grab the animals attention.

Each of Josiahs pictures tells a story， which he includes with his work. He wants people to care about the animals they see in his 5._________. He gives advice to teens who love photography： “Always take your camera and your gear with you no matter where youre going because you just never know where the animals are going to be.”

Reading check

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the context.

Language study

Sentence for writing

Hes photographed one group of bighorns so often that he is now able to recognize them individually.

【信息提取】本句中，so...that譯为“如此……以至于”，so与that之间可加形容词或者副词的原级，that引导的是结果状语从句。

【句式仿写】他讲得太快了，我们没有一个人能够听得明白。

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