A photographer Johan Siggeson managed to capture the moment a seal pup enjoyed having his picture taken so much. It began waving for the camera. He took pictures of the adorable seal showing off at Horsey beach in Norfolk just as the sun came out. He said, “It was an amazing experience to spend time with these seals. We had some bad weather the first days with rain, hail and wind.” Johan is originally from Sweden but lives in Malta. He spent time with the seals at the sandy beach on the east coast of the UK, which is popular with tourists for its seal watching.
Seals are often seen bathing on the sand during the winter months, with the seal in Johan’s picture stretching out and holding up its flipper to say hello. Mr Siggeson, who took the pictures earlier this month, later wrote on Facebook, “Back to the babies again then. It’s easy to be drawn to these seals when working on the beach here in the UK. If you lack a bit of inspiration, there’s always a cute pup around.” He said he took the picture using a 600mm lens from at least 10 meters away from the animal and it appeared in complete bliss.
Common seals come ashore to give birth from November to January, which means winter can be a busy time for seal watching. North of the beach is Blakeney Point Reserve which is home to common and grey seals. Earlier this month the National Trust said grey seal pup numbers at its Blakeney Point Reserve broke all previous records. There were 3,068 at the reserve by December 12, compared with last year’s total of 3,012 and around 2,000 in 2014.

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1.It seems that the seal enjoys ________ days in winter.

A windy

B rainy

C sunny

D haily

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句He took pictures of the adorable seal showing off at Horsey beach in Norfolk just as the sun came out.可知，就在太阳出来时，他拍下了可爱的海豹炫耀的照片，说明海豹很享受阳光，故选C。

2.Which country is Mr Siggeson’s hometown?

A Malta.

B Sweden.

C Germany.

D The UK.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第五句Johan is originally from Sweden but lives in Malta. 可知，Johan是瑞典人，但住在马耳他，故选B。

3.You cannot see ________ at the beach in winter.

A the seals enjoy bathing

B tourists come to watch seals

C the seals are busy giving birth

D seal babies play with each other

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句He spent time with the seals at the sandy beach on the east coast of the UK, which is popular with tourists for its seal watching.和第二段第一句Seals are often seen bathing on the sand during the winter months以及第三段第一句Common seals come ashore to give birth from November to January which means winter can be a busy time for seal watching可知，海豹喜欢在海滩上沐浴，游客们纷纷前来观赏海豹，海豹忙着生育孩子，并未提及幼年海豹相互嬉戏的情景，故选D。

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A Horsey beach is one of the attractions in Norfolk.

B The reserve plays a key role in seal protection.

C Seals give birth in winter to avoid possible trouble.

D Mr Siggeson is popular among the seals at the beach.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，该自然保护区的海豹幼崽数量逐年攀升，由此可以看出保护区在海豹种群保护中起到了关键性作用，故选B。