Almost anywhere in the world, you can probably see graffiti (涂鴉畫). Although it’s usually more common in big cities, it can be found in almost any community, big or small.
The problem with graffiti art is the question of whether it’s really art. This isn’t always an easy question to answer, simply because there are so many different types of graffiti. While some simply consists of collections of letters, known as tags, with little artistic value, such examples are easy to find, especially on larger spaces such as walls.
If it weren’t for the fact that most graffiti is placed on private property without permission, it might be more commonly recognized as a legal form of art. Most graffiti, however, annoys the property owner, who is more likely to paint over it or remove it than accept it as art.
Many ways of removing graffiti have been developed, such as paints that dissolve graffiti paint, or make it easy to remove. Community groups and government departments often organize graffiti-removal teams.
It hardly makes sense to encourage artists to deface (丑化) private or public property; but perhaps there are ways to work with them rather than just oppose them. Graffiti artists can, for example, create murals (壁畫) for property owners, and get paid for them.
Maybe we need to start at a very basic level, and find a way to encourage the creation of graffiti art on paper or canvas rather than on walls. After all, who would remember Monet or Picasso if they’d created their masterpieces on walls, only to have them painted over the next day? Finding a solution to such a complex problem is never going to be easy, but with more and more graffiti art being recognized in galleries around the world, we do need to try.
小題1:What would be the best title for this passage?
A.How to Be a Good Graffiti Artist.
B.Stop Removing Graffiti!
C.Do You Like Graffiti?
D.Is Graffiti Art?
小題2:The reason why people remove graffiti is that it ______.
A.makes buildings uglyB.has no artistic value at all
C.robs private propertyD.takes up too much space
小題3:In Paragraph 4, the underlined word "dissolve" is closest in meaning to ______.
A.changeB.flowC.removeD.freeze
小題4:The example of Monet and Picasso are mentioned in the passage to indicate that ______.
A.they are world-famous artists
B.they are good at graffiti
C.walls are right places to keep their masterpieces
D.their works, if painted on the wall, might not be kept long
小題5:The writer’s attitude toward graffiti is that graffiti ______.
A.should be removed by more countries
B.should be saved on larger spaces
C.should be created only on paper or canvas
D.may be accepted as art

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析: 在世界各地,你都能看到涂鴉畫。文中主要討論了涂鴉畫到底算不算藝術(shù)以及如何處理墻壁上的涂鴉等問題。
小題1:D 標題類題。文章主要討論的是涂鴉是否算藝術(shù),A,B,C選項文章沒有提及,故選D。
小題2:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段可知,涂鴉畫在墻上(私有財產(chǎn))是因為沒有經(jīng)過建筑主人的允許,否則它還是有可能成為一種藝術(shù)的。大多數(shù)的涂鴉讓建筑物的主人很惱怒,所以人們更傾向于除去涂鴉。B,D選項文中沒有提及,排除。C選項說涂鴉畫搶劫了人們的私有財產(chǎn),不符合文意。故選A。
小題3:C 根據(jù)上下文猜測生單詞含義。根據(jù)第四段Many ways of removing graffiti have been developed, such as paints that dissolve graffiti paint, or make it easy to remove.很多除去涂鴉的方法被人們發(fā)明,例如能溶解涂鴉的畫,或者使它容易移除。故選C。
小題4:D 細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)最后一段After all, who would remember Monet or Picasso if they’d created their masterpieces on walls, only to have them painted over the next day? 可知,如果 Monet或者Picasso把畫畫在墻上,人們也不會記住他們的,他們的作品也只會在第二天被其他的涂鴉覆蓋。故選D。
小題5:D 作者態(tài)度觀點題。根據(jù)最后一段Finding a solution to such a complex problem is never going to be easy, but with more and more graffiti art being recognized in galleries around the world, we do need to try.可知,隨著世界上越來越多地方承認涂鴉文化,我們也真的需要嘗試。作者的態(tài)度是涂鴉是有可能被承認為一門藝術(shù)的。故選D。
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