永无“纸”境

陕西 吕 品

在她手中，纸是万能的，它可以变成海洋生物，也可以变成装置艺术品……

主题语境：人与社会 篇幅：346词 建议用时：7分钟

1In Wen Qiwen's art world, paper can be transformed into everything, from jewelry to sculptures and large-scale installations (装置), and can be brought to life with sound and light. The only limit is your imagination.“I want to explore the infinite possibilities of paper and overturn people's perceptions (感知) of the material,”says the 35-year-old artist from Guangzhou,Guangdong Province.

2In her art installationBy Flow, Wen wears her handmade paper bikini and swims with hundreds of paper jellyfish.“In the sea, jellyfish go with the flow, which reflects the relationship between humans and society.No matter how you forge ahead,or struggle,or go with the waves,it is not easy to avoid following the crowd,”Wen says.

3As well as water, Wen keeps trying to combine paper with various media to create fantastic works of visual art. InAurora, an interactive paper installation in collaboration with CT Lab,a design company in Guangzhou,the artist has created a forest made of paper in a dark room. When a visitor goes into the installation and touches the top of a tree, the tree lights up.When many visitors do so,the whole forest becomes a light show.

4“Through the artwork, I try to raise public awareness of environmental protection.Itindicates that we can protect the environment in daily life, such as ordering food delivery less and choosing reusable products over single-use ones.If everyone does so,it will make a difference,”Wen explains.

5She won the InStyle Women Increation Prize last year, an annual event initiated (发起) by US monthly magazineInStyle's Chinese edition to honor and celebrate women's voices in fashion,beauty and pop culture.

6“Like any woman, paper can be both soft and strong,”Wen says, adding it may be the reason why she is fascinated by the material and its endless potential.

7It was in the end of 2013, when paper artist was not a profession known by a lot of people, that she established a studio—Jackie's Paper Art. Wen's stunning paper artworks found the media's spotlight and brand cooperation followed.

Reading Check

1.What does the underlined word“infinite”in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Only. B.Endless.

C.Normal. D.Traditional.

2.Why did Wen createAurora?

A.To show the relationship between humans and society.

B.To prove the need to avoid following the crowd.

C.To stress the importance of environmental protection.

D.To attract more and more visitors.

3.What does the fifth paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Wen's attitude towards paper.

B.Wen's achievement in paper art.

C.Wen's styles of artworks.

D.Wen's voices in pop culture.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Wen set up a studio before 2013.

B.Paper artist was not a profession in 2013.

C.People knew little about paper artists in 2013.

D.Wen's artworks received little attraction from the public after 2013.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Useful expressions

be transformed into 转变为……

bring...to life 使……更生动

reflect the relationship between humans and society 反映人类与社会之间的关系

avoid doing 避免做……

combine...with 把……和……结合起来

visual art 视觉艺术

raise public awareness of 增强公众的……意识

be fascinated by 着迷于……

find the media's spotlight 引起媒体的关注

Ⅱ.Difficult sentence

It indicates that we can protect the environment in daily life,such as ordering food delivery less and choosing reusable products over single-use ones. 这表明我们可以在日常生活中保护环境，比如少点外卖，选择可重复使用的物品而不是一次性的物品。

【点石成金】该句中，that引导宾语从句，such as意为“例如”。