Street art can be found on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers (張貼物). Street art has become part of a global visual culture. Now, even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also, because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission, street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression.
Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their “tag” on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti (涂鴉). It is visually exciting and energetic. Some graffiti paintings were signs marking the territories of city gangs or illegal crime groups.
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion (叛逆). This was art that rejected the accepted rules of culture and power. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a conflict between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.
During the 1980s, two New York painters — Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.
What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A. Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture.
B. Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art.
C. Many people are beginning to learn street art.
D. Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. “TAG” was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists.
B. There are three reasons explaining why it is hard to define the history of street art.
C. The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City.
D. All the people don’t think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression.
The city officials used to get rid of graffiti probably because _____________.
A. they caused arguments between people B. they were ugly in someone’s eyes
C. they were not painted under proper guidance D. they didn’t express traditional culture
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Street art can be found on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers (張貼物). Street art has become part of a global visual culture. Now, even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also, because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission, street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression.
Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their “tag” on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti (涂鴉). It is visually exciting and energetic. Some graffiti paintings were signs marking the territories of city gangs or illegal crime groups.
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion (叛逆). This was art that rejected the accepted rules of culture and power. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a conflict between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.
During the 1980s, two New York painters — Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.
【小題1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?
| A．Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture. |
| B．Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art. |
| C．Many people are beginning to learn street art. |
| D．Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas. |
| A．“TAG” was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists. |
| B．There are three reasons explaining why it is hard to define the history of street art. |
| C．The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City. |
| D．All the people don’t think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression. |
| A．they caused arguments between people | B．they were ugly in someone’s eyes |
| C．they were not painted under proper guidance | D．they didn’t express traditional culture |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年重慶一中高考模擬英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Street art can be found on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers. Street art has become part of a global visual culture. Now, even art museums and galleries are collecting the work of street artists.
It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also, because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission, street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression. Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the nineteen sixties. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their TAG on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti. It is visually exciting and energetic.
Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a dispute between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them. During the 1980s, two famous New York painters—Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A. Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture.
B. Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art.
C. Many people are beginning to learn street art.
D. Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas.
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. TAG was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists.
B. There are three reasons to explain why it is hard to define the history of street art.
C. The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City.
D. Not all the people think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression.
3.The city officials used to do away with graffiti probably because .
A. they caused arguments between people
B. they were ugly in someone’s eyes
C. they were not painted under proper guidance
D. they didn‘t express good traditional culture.
4.They best title of the passage is .
A. The way to become a street artist.
B. What does Graffiti art stand for?
C. The history of an art movement.
D. The work of street artists.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆寧夏高一上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
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1.__ You can find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture. Even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
Street art started very secretly because it was illegal to paint on public and private property without permission. __2.___ Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture. Art experts say that the street art movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults painted words and other images on the walls and trains. This colorful style of writing became known as graffiti(涂鴉), whose art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society.
Street artists do their work for different reasons. ___3._ They choose street art because it is closer to the people. Some artists try to express their political opinion in their works. Others like to do things that are not allowed and hope they can’t be caught. Advertising companies also use street art in their ads because it gives people the impressions (印象) of youth and energy.
___4.___ Artists can show their pictures to people all over the world. Many people, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it alive.
___5.___ There, it will continue to change and grow.
A．Street art used to be illegal, but now has become popular.
B．In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence on street art.
C．People often have different opinions about street art.
D．The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big city.
E. With the development of science and technology, different art styles come into the Internet.
F. Street art, a very popular form of art spreads quickly all over the world.
G. Some of them do not like artists who make so much money in galleries and museums.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012年河南省許昌四校高二第一次聯考英語試題 題型：其他題
1 You can find it on buildings，sidewalks，street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris，from Moscow to Cape Town.Street art has become a global culture and even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
Street art started out very secretly because it was illegal to paint on public and private property without permission. 2 Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.
Art experts claim that the street art movement began in New York in the 1960s.Young adults painted words and other images on the walls and trains.This colorful style of writing became known as graffiti，whose art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society.
Street artists do their work for different reasons. 3 They choose street art because it is closer to the people.Some artists try to express their political opinions in their work.Others like to do things that are forbidden and hope they won’t be caught.Advertising companies also use street art in their ads because it gives people the impressions of youth and energy.
4 Artists can show their pictures to an audience all over the world.Many city residents，however，say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it alive.
5 There，it will continue to change and grow.
A. Street art is a very popular form of art that is spreading quickly all over the world.
B．Today，the Internet has a big influence on street art.
C．With the development of science and technology，different art styles come into the Internet.
D．The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big cityE．People often have different opinions about street art.
F．Street art used to be illegal，but now has become popular.
G．Some of them do not like artists who make so much money in galleries and museums.
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