Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Graffiti is writings, drawings or marks made on walls in public places. In most cases, it is often 【1】 mixture of writing and pictures, usually 【2】 (mark) with a tag, which is unique 【3】 an artist or a group. Graffiti is now popular all over the world.

Graffiti is believed to become popular in the United States in the 1960s. Young adults in cities like New York would use paint to spray their tag on walls.【4】, New Yorkers used to see graffiti as something 【5】 (disturb). Up to the 1970s, most people hated graffiti and painting graffiti was illegal and graffiti artists 【6】 (punish) by fines.

Later, the image of graffiti and graffiti artists changed a lot and graffiti was no longer only found in the subways or the poor areas of cities but also in the 【7】 (gallery) of Manhattan art world. In the late 1980s the popularity of hip-hop music helped to spread the culture of graffiti, first at home in the United States and then 【8】 (international).

Recently, graffiti 【9】 (gain) the reputation of “street art” and it has become a movement expressing the street culture of young people. You can even find graffiti in places 【10】 you least expect to see it-in advertisements, on clothes, on toys and even in newspapers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】marked

【3】to

【4】However

【5】disturbing

【6】were punished

【7】galleries

【8】internationally

【9】has gained

【10】where

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了涂鸦艺术的发展。

【1】

考查冠词。句意：在大多数情况下,它通常是文字和图片的混合。名词mixture作为“不同事物的结合”时，是可数名词，且发音以辅音音素开头。故填a。

【2】

考查非谓语动词。名词mixture与mark之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。故填marked。

【3】

考查短语。 be unique to表示“对……来说是独特的”。故填to。

【4】

考查副词。句意：在纽约这样的城市，年轻人会用油漆把他们的标签喷在墙上。然而，纽约人过去认为涂鸦是令人不安的东西。前后句之间为转折关系，所以用副词however。故填However。

【5】

考查形容词。修饰不定代词something，用形容词作后置定语。disturbing意为“烦恼的，令人不安的”。故填disturbing。

【6】

考查时态和语态。根据时间状语Up to the 1970s可知用一般过去时。主语artists为复数形式，与punish之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填were punished。

【7】

考查名词的数。名词gallery为可数名词，前无冠词，所以用复数形式。故填galleries。

【8】

考查副词。句意：80年代末，嘻哈音乐的流行帮助传播了涂鸦文化，首先在美国国内，然后在国际上。副词internationally在句中作地点状语。故填internationally。

【9】

考查时态。句意：最近，涂鸦获得了“街头艺术”的美誉，成为一种表达年轻人街头文化的运动。根据时间状语Recently可知，用现在完成时态。主语graffiti为单数，所以谓语用has。故填has gained。

【10】

考查定语从句。句中先行词为places，在定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导。故填where。