第1题
The Writing's on the Wall?
Is it art or is it just vandalism(野蛮行为)? Well,it's still a crime,but graffiti(涂鸦) has changed since the days of spraying your name on a wall to mark your territory.Street art has become much more sophisticated since a 17-year-old called Demetrius started spraying his “tag”,TAKI 183,all over the NewYork underground in 1971,and hip-hop culture was born.Hip-hop is a mixture of art,music and dancing,poetry,language and fashion.It came from young inner-city people,who felt left out by their richerclassmates and who were desperate to express themselves in any way they could.
An experiment to control the spread of graffiti in Rochdale,Greater Manchester,has been so successful that plans have been made by local street artists for an international convention in June.“We're planning to get people together from different countries like France and Germany for a week,”says Liam,one of the organizers.The scheme started in 2000,and has attracted people of all age groups and both sexes.“We all share a common interest and get on really well with each other.”The first site to be chosen was a subway.“Before we began,people were afraid to use the subway.We had it cleaned up and now,with all the artists hanging out down there,people are using it again.People can relate to graffiti much more now.”By providing places to display their talents legally,there has been a fall in the amount of“tagging”on people's private property.
Street artist Temper developed his drawing skills at a young age.In art classes at school he was really frustrated because the Art teacher didn't spend time with him.They thought he was already very good at art and so spent more time with other students.So,at 12 years old,Temper started painting with all these guys he'd hooked up with who were about 22 years old.He looked up to them and loved what they were doing on the streets of Wolvehampton,England.“The whole hip-hop scene was built up of different things and I did a bit of everything.But it was always the graffiti I was best at,”he says.
Demetrius was a teenager from New York.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第2题
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Saving a City"s Public Art
Avoiding traffic jams in Los Angeles may be impossible, but the city&39;s colorful freeway murals (壁画 ) can brighten even the worst commute. Paintings that depict (描述) famous people and historical scenes cover office buildings and freeway walls all access the city. With a collection of more than 2,000 murals, Los Angeles is the unofficial mural capital of the world.<br>
But the combination of graffiti (涂鸦), pollution, and hot sun has left many L.A. murals in terrible condition. __________ (46) in the past, experts say, little attention was given to caring for public art. Artists were even expected to maintain their own works, not an easy task with cars racing by along the freeway.<br>
__________ (47) The work started in 2003. So far,16 walls have been selected and more may be added later. Until about 1960, public murals in Los Angeles were rare. But in the 1960s and 1970s, young L.A. artists began to study early 20th-century Mexican mural painting. __________ (48)<br>
The most famous mural in the city is Judith Baca&39;s "The Great Wall", a 13-foot-high(4-meter-high) painting that runs for half a mile (0.8 kilometer) in North Hollywood.__________ (49) it took eight years to complete--400 underprivileged teenagers painted the designs--and is probably the longest mural in the world.<br>
One of the murals that will be restored now is Kent Twitchell&39;s "Seventh Street Altarpiece" which he painted for the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. __________ (50) Twitchell said, "it was meant as a kind of gateway through which the traveler to L.A. must drive. The open hands represent peace."<br>
Artists often call murals the people&39;s art. Along a busy freeway or hidden in a quiet neighborhood, murals can teach people who would never pay money to see fine art in a museum," Murals give a voice to the silent majority," said one artist.
第46题___________ 查看材料
A.The city trying to stop the spread of graffiti, has painted over some of the murals complete.
B.This striking work depicts two people facing each other on opposite sides of the freeway near downtown Los Angeles.
C.Artists like murals because they like the work of Mexican artitsts.
D.Now the city is beginning a huge project to restore the city"s murals.
E.The mural represents the history of ethnic proups in California.
F.Soon their murals became a symbol of the city"s cultural expressions and a showcase for LA"s cultural diversity.
第3题
People did not like using the subway before an organized group of graffiti artists came.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第4题
Why does the speaker cite the example of graffiti in the London underground?
A.To show that mindless graffiti can provoke violence.
B.To show that Londoners have a special liking for graffiti.
C.To show that graffiti, in some cases, can constitute a crime.
D.To show that graffiti can make the environment more colorful.
第5题
Billboards, graffiti, trash, and tangled telephone wires can______to visual pollution.
A.contribute
B.contribution
C.contributive
D.contributable
第6题
The graffiti scheme in Rochdale was for teenagers only.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第7题
听力原文: Graffiti is drawing or writing often found in a wall in public places, These drawings and writings are usually rude, humorous, or political. The words "graffiti" comes from an Italian word meaning address. Graffiti provides a record of the past because people have written on wails for centuries. Cave drawings are the earliest examples we have of the art of graffiti.
Writing on wails is a way to comment on the world we live in. Women's liberation groups in Britain, for example, have used graffiti to show their anger at the sex discrimination of many advertisements where women's bodies are used to sell goods.
Yesterday's graffiti can be today's foreign attraction. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989, people found that it was covered with graffiti from all over the world. Graves of famous people, like rock-star Jim Morrison, are covered with written messages from fans.
Graffiti is also a popular art form. Graffiti pictures have gained respect in artistic circles. Today, graffiti is likely to be found hanging inside modem New York apartments as well as in downtown streets. In New York, graffiti pictures have been sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars. Graffiti artists have been paid to use their art to brighten up dull environments.
But graffiti can bring us trouble. Scenes of natural beauty and important landmarks have been spoiled by mindless graffiti. The London underground authority has spent about 2 million pounds a year on removing graffiti from trains and stations. If you are caught doing it, you can be sent to prison. In Britain, the maximum sentence for this type of crime is ten years.
Whether you think graffiti is mindless violence against property, or a living art form, its popularity suggests that it is here to stay.
What do women's liberation groups in Britain do with graffiti?
A.Rally support for their movement.
B.Liberate women from tedious housework.
C.Claim their rights to equal job opportunities.
D.Express their anger against sex discrimination.
第8题
Writing. on wails is a way to comment on the world we live in. Women's liberation groups in Britain, for example, have used graffiti to show their anger at the sex discrimination of many advertisements where women's bodies are used to sell goods.
Yesterday's graffiti can be today's foreign attraction. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989, people found that it was covered with graffiti from all over the world. Graves of famous people, like rock-star Jim Morrison, are covered with written messages from fans.
Graffiti is also a popular art form. Graffiti pictures have gained respect in artistic circles. Today, graffiti is likely to be found hanging inside modem New York apartments as well as in downtown streets. In New York, graffiti pictures have been sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars. Graffiti artists have been paid to use their art to brighten up dull environments.
But graffiti can bring us trouble. Scenes of natural beauty and important landmarks have been spoiled by mindless graffiti. The London underground authority has spent about 2 million pounds a year on removing graffiti from trains and stations. If you are caught doing it, you can be sent to prison. In Britain, the maximum sentence for this type of crime is ten years.
Whether you think graffiti is mindless violence against property, or a living art form, its popularity suggests that it is here to stay.
What do women's liberation groups in Britain do with graffiti?
A.Rally support for their movement.
B.Liberate women from tedious housework.
C.Claim their rights to equal job opportunities.
D.Express their anger against sex discrimination.
第9题
Most of the other graffiti artists in England were about ten years older than Temper.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第10题
Temper,a street artist,is now head of a graffiti club in England.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第11题
What do some New Yorkers think of graffiti?
A.It will bring a lot of trouble to the local people.
B.It is a popular form. of art.
C.It will spoil the natural beauty of their surroundings.
D.It is popular among rock stars.