Artist creates a paper trail to the imagination永无“纸”境

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

1 In Wen Qiwens 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 peoples perceptions （感知） of the material，” says the 35⁃year⁃old artist from Guangzhou， Guangdong Province.

2 In her art installation By 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.

3 As well as water， Wen keeps trying to combine paper with various media to create fantastic works of visual art. In Aurora， 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. 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. If everyone does so， it will make a difference，” Wen explains.

5 She won the InStyle Women Increation Prize last year， an annual event initiated （发起） by US monthly magazine InStyles Chinese edition to honor and celebrate womens 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.

7 It was in the end of 2013， when paper artist was not a profession known by a lot of people， that she established a studio—Jackies Paper Art. Wens stunning paper artworks found the medias 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 create Aurora？

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. Wens attitude towards paper.

B. Wens achievement in paper art.

C. Wens styles of artworks.

D. Wens 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. Wens 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 medias 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”。