In the China Pavilion at the sixth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, a piece of bamboo art resembling a Taihu Lake Stone was the center of attention. Perfectly
“Bamboo weaving lacks documented records; the skills have always been passed down orally. I spent
After understanding the foundational logic of bamboo weaving and the patterns, Qian began to add artistic touches
“My artistic innovation centers around
Additionally, there is a dynamic connection and dialogue with other materials. “
He has also taught his bamboo weaving techniques at Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, and says previously the course
1. What do we know about Adam Kilani?
| A．He has a three-year-old pet dog. |
| B．He is from Matrouh Governorate. |
| C．He found pleasure in learning pet care. |
| A．The benefits of keeping pets. |
| B．The promotion of the pet culture. |
| C．The protection of homeless animals. |
| A．A carnival for pets. | B．A talent show for pets. | C．A meeting for pet owners. |
3 . With one’s eyes closed, Beijing’s main roads sound like any Chinese city. All around is the roar of traffic, featuring recorded safety warnings from buses and the occasional bell of a rental-bicycle. But in the capital’s last hutongs, as its ancient grey-walled alleys are known, fragments of an older soundscape can be heard.
The song of caged crickets is one. Hung in the doorways of courtyard homes, the insects bring a rural note into the city. A quarter-century ago their song was common.
Another relic is the musical sound produced by steel plates, announcing a knife sharpener’s arrival. Several such specialists still work Beijing’s streets. Their sounding-plates attract customers from hutong homes and high-rise flats. But numbers are falling.
An almost-vanished Beijing sound is one of the strangest. Like the noise of flying saucers in an old science-fiction film, it is made by pigeon whistles. Tiny flutes made from bamboo, these are sewn into the tail feathers of pigeons kept in rooftop cage. The birds are released twice a day to circle in the sky. Even 20 years ago, it was possible to hear this melodic noise in the hutongs.
Modern Beijing is a city in a hurry. Many hutongs have been torn down to make way for wide avenues and shiny skyscrapers, leaving no room for pigeon lofts(鸽舍). Zhang Baotong is one of Beijinig’s last master pigeon-whistle makers. He is advising a museum of sound in Songzhuang, a suburb of Beijing that is popular with artists. A rooftop cage is planned, with more than 100 pigeons that will take to the skies for visitors.
The co-founder of the museum, Colin Siyuan Chinnery, is a British-Chinese artist and collector of Beijing’s sounds. He lists the rattles(拨浪鼓) and rhythmic cries used by fortune tellers and medicine sellers, doctors, barbers and knife sharpeners. Many of these will be showcased in an exhibition about old Beijing narrated by an animation of Mr. Zhang. Other places had traders’ cries, but true Beijingers dismiss sellers elsewhere as mere loud shouters; Beijingers’ pride is one tradition that never fades, Mr. Chinnery says.
1. Why does the author mention the song of caged crickets in paragraph 2?| A．To promote insect conservation. |
| B．To highlight urban development. |
| C．To explain the decline of hutongs. |
| D．To illustrate a typical hutong sound. |
| A．Warnings from buses. |
| B．Song of caged crickets. |
| C．Noise of flying saucers. |
| D．Cries of knife sharpeners. |
| A．The changing taste of artists. |
| B．The decreasing number of hutongs. |
| C．The rapid expansion of pigeon lofts. |
| D．The new method of road construction. |
| A．To attract artists and craftsmen. |
| B．To rebuild rooftop cages for pigeons. |
| C．To preserve the sounds of old Beijing. |
| D．To display sounds from all walks of life. |
