Every morning at six, Chen Zhongyi opens the door of his pigeon loft(鸽舍). More than 20 homing pigeons fly into the sky. They circle above the grey roofs of Beijing’s old hutongs. “That’s when I feel happiest in the day,” Chen says.

Chen has lived in Lanman Hutong his whole life. The pigeons are not just a hobby for him. They are part of old Beijing’s culture and a way of life.

In 2018, the hutong began a big renovation. Chen worried that his pigeon loft would be taken down. To his surprise, the designers had a different idea. “Pigeons are part of old Beijing’s culture,” they said. “They should stay.” They built Chen a new, better loft.

The story of Chen and his pigeons shows how a city can change without losing its memories. The hutong got new roads and better parking, but the pigeons still fly above it every morning. Old traditions and new life can live side by side.

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1.1. What do the pigeons do each morning?

A Follow Chen.

B Rest in the loft.

C Fly over hutongs.

D Make noise.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。原文第一段“More than 20 homing pigeons fly into the sky. They circle above the grey roofs of Beijing’s old hutongs.”表明每天早上鸽子飞向天空，在北京老胡同的屋顶上空盘旋，也就是飞过胡同。A选项“跟随陈忠义”、B选项“在鸽舍休息”、D选项“制造噪音”，原文均没有相关表述。故选C。

2.2. What did Chen worry about?

A Losing his home.

B Losing his pigeon loft.

C Leaving the hutong.

D Losing his pigeons.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。原文第三段“In 2018, the hutong began a big renovation. Chen worried that his pigeon loft would be taken down.”说明胡同开展大规模改造，陈忠义担心自己的鸽舍会被拆除。A选项“失去家”、C选项“离开胡同”、D选项“失去鸽子”都不是文中他担心的内容。故选B。

3.3. Why did designers keep the pigeons?

A For old culture.

B For making money.

C They are hard to find.

D

解析：选A。A细节理解题。原文第三段设计师的原话“Pigeons are part of old Beijing’s culture. They should stay.”，设计师保留鸽子是因为鸽子是老北京文化的一部分。B选项“为了赚钱”、C选项“它们很难找到”、D选项“他们喜爱鸟类”，文中均未提及。故选A。

4.4. What does the writer think of the renovation?

A It is a bad change.

B It keeps old traditions.

C It changes too fast.

D It costs much time.

解析：选B。B观点态度题。文章最后一段“The story of Chen and his pigeons shows how a city can change without losing its memories…Old traditions and new life can live side by side.”，作者认为这次改造让城市更新的同时没有丢掉记忆，旧传统和新生活可以共存，也就是改造保留了老传统。A选项“是糟糕的改变”为负面评价，和作者态度相反；C选项“变化太快”、D选项“耗费大量时间”文中没有提到。故选B。

5.5. What is the best title?

A City Life

B Keep Pigeons

C Old Beijing

D Pigeons and Hutong

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。全文围绕陈忠义的鸽子和胡同改造展开，讲述胡同改造时保留鸽子，实现老传统与新生活共存的故事，核心是鸽子与胡同。A选项“城市生活”概念太宽泛，没有抓住鸽子和胡同这两个核心要素；B选项“饲养鸽子”只侧重鸽子，忽略胡同改造这一关键背景；C选项“老北京”范围过大，文章没有介绍老北京方方面面。故选D。