3．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．It 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 on 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 （涂鸦）．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．
5．What can we infer from the first paragraph？A
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．
6．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
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．
7．The city officials used to get rid of graffiti probably becauseD．
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
8．Which is the best title of the passage？C
A．The Way to Become a Street Artist
B．What Does Graffiti Art Stand For？
C．The History of Street Art Movement
D．The Work of Street Artists．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了街头艺术运动的历史，接头艺术越来越流行，直至完全被人们接受．
解答 5．A．推理判断题．根据第一段This special kind of art can take the form of paintings，sculptures，cloth or even stickers可知街头艺术已成为流行，被接受为一种文化；故选A．
6．D．细节理解题．根据第二段Some think street art is a crime and destroys property．But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression可知不是所有的人都不认为街头艺术是一种丰富的文化表现形式；故选D．
7．D．推理判断题．根据文章Sometimes this street art created a conflict between artists and city officials．Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them可知市政府过去可能会取消涂鸦，可能是因为他们没有表达传统文化；故选D．
8．C．推理判断题．根据最后一段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可知这篇文章最好的题目是街头艺术运动的历史；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
