On the walls of airport rail links and subway lines in Beijing, there are thousands of attractive photos. The over 1,000 photos are taken by a single person: talented photographer Wang Wenyan, whose pen name is Qiubi. Her photos cover a range of subjects — from documentary work and amazing landscape pictures to Antarctica wildlife photographs and astronomy images. All shows her broad interests and a lady of many gifts. Qiubi said she is mainly a documentary and Antarctica photographer, and taking photos of astronomy is more like a hobby for her.
Qiubi was born in 1987 in Fujian province. When she was in university, she got her first camera as a gift from her father. In 2008, after graduating from university, she used the camera to take photos for working. At work, she met her future husband. They married and moved to Beijing. In 2013, during an outing with friends in the capital, she captured moments of her friends’ children with her camera. That’s when she discovered her passion for photography.
The photos brought her first commercial photography commission and more commissions followed. She gradually became a full-time commercial photographer. “My focus was not on typical commercial portraits but on capturing documentary-style family moments,” she said. Her distinct style began to attract more attention. In 2014, she was invited to document an environmental project in a village at the base of the Qilian Mountains in Gansu province. The project succeeded and she received more commissions from various companies, organizations and universities. These projects, involving a wide range of fields, have brought her to remote communities in China and abroad.
Qiubi developed a passion for documenting the stories of grassroots communities and their residents while working on these projects. Before taking photos, she would first communicate with people, spend time getting to know them and take part in their daily lives. She immerses herself in their stories before capturing them. “At first, I tried to build an emotional connection with my subjects,” she said. “My gender has often been one of my advantages.”
Aside from her rural journeys, Qiubi has also been working on polar explorations in Antarctica.
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1.1.Qiubi’s works mainly focus on ________.
A documentary
B wildlife
C landscapes
D astronomy
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的“Qiubi said she is mainly a documentary and Antarctica photographer”可知秋笔（王文燕）主要是纪实摄影师和极地摄影师。故选A。
2.2.What can we know about Qiubi from the second paragraph?
A Her father is loyal.
B Her husband’s character.
C Her love for photography.
D Her university life.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“That’s when she discovered her passion for photography.”可知，第二段告诉了我们秋笔对摄影的爱好源于什么时候。故选C。
3.3.Which word can best describe Qiubi’s rural journeys?
A Challenging.
B Down-to-earth
C Productive.
D Life-changing.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二、三段内容可知，秋笔朴实接地气，先与当地人沟通交流，深入他们的生活，然后才会开始拍摄他们。故选B。
4.4.What’s the text most likely to talk about next?
A Birth of a photographer.
B Understanding people.
C Polar explorations.
D Looking up to the skies.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Qiubi has also been working on polar explorations in Antarctica”可知接下来最有可能谈及该摄影师的南极探险经历。故选C。
