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17.Almost anywhere in the world,you can probably see graffiti (涂鸦画).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 (壁画) 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.

66.What would be the best title for this passage?D
A.How to Be a Good Graffiti Artist.B.Stop Removing Graffiti!
C.Do You Like Graffiti?D.Is Graffiti Art?
67.The reason why people remove graffiti is that itA.
A.makes buildings ugly                  B.has no artistic value at all
C.robs private property                   D.takes up too much space
68.In Paragraph 4,the underlined word"dissolve"is closest in meaning toC.
A.change         B.flow          C.remove           D.freeze
69.The example of Monet and Picasso are mentioned in the passage to indicate thatD.
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
70.The writer's attitude toward graffiti is that graffitiD.
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.

分析 在世界各地,你都能看到涂鸦画.文中主要讨论了涂鸦画到底算不算艺术以及如何处理墙壁上的涂鸦等问题.

解答 DACDD
66.D   标题类题.文章主要讨论的是涂鸦是否算艺术,A,B,C选项文章没有提及,故选D.
67     A    细节题.根据第三段可知,涂鸦画在墙上(私有财产)是因为没有经过建筑主人的允许,否则它还是有可能成为一种艺术的.大多数的涂鸦让建筑物的主人很恼怒,所以人们更倾向于除去涂鸦.B,D选项文中没有提及,排除.C选项说涂鸦画抢劫了人们的私有财产,不符合文意.故选A.
68    C     猜测词义题.根据上下文猜测生单词含义.根据第四段Many ways of removing graffiti have been developed,such as paints that dissolve graffiti paint,or make it easy to remove.很多除去涂鸦的方法被人们发明,例如能溶解涂鸦的画,或者使它容易移除.故选C.
69    D    细节推理题.根据最后一段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把画画在墙上,人们也不会记住他们的,他们的作品也只会在第二天被其他的涂鸦覆盖.故选D.
70    D    作者态度观点题.根据最后一段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,随着世界上越来越多地方承认涂鸦文化,我们也真的需要尝试.作者的态度是涂鸦是有可能被承认为一门艺术的.故选D.

点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文,把握文章主旨大意,带着问题回到原文,寻找细节或概括相应的答案,最后要理清作者写作思路.

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A.She once worked as a farmer to make a living.
B.She has worked in RES ever since graduation.
C.She likes her job as a wind farmer very much.
D.She is in charge of forty wind farms in the UK.
55.What can we learn about RES from the text?B
A.It built the UK's first wind farm in 2001.
B.It plays a leading role in the wind sector.
C.It is an important branch of RES-Gen.
D.It provides regular servicing for its contractors.
56.Which of the following is NOT true?A
A.RES is financially supported by the British government.
B.Wind farms receive a warm welcome around the UK.
C.RES has developed at a high speed during recent years.
D.Rhodes thinks people should create a clean environment.

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7.Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work,others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying.But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes,accompanied by an article from the local paper,has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话)
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group.It contained?10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was ro bbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名)envelopes,each containing?10,000,then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming,and so far at least?190,000 has been distributed.Last month,one of them was sent to the newspaper's own office.It came after a story it published about Tom,a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident.The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of?500 inside,with a copy of the article.The name of the family was underlined.
"I was driving when I heard the news,"Claudia Neumann,the boy's mother,told DerSpiegel magazine."I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless."
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible.and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
"For someone to act so selflessly,for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself,was astonishing,"Mrs.Neumann said.Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character,taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske,the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung,said:"Maybe it is an old person who is about to die.We just do not know."However,he has told his reporters not to look for the city's hero,for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
1.The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name ofC.
A.a church     B.a bank        C.a newspaper     D.a magazine
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?D
A.The donation amounted to?190,000.
B.The donation was sent directly to his house.
C.The money will be used for his education.
D.His mother felt astonished at the donation.
3.It can be inferred from the passage thatB.
A.the donator is a rich old man
B.the donation will continue to come
C.the donation comes from the newspaper
D.the donator will soon be found out
4.What would be the best title for the passage?C
A.Money Is Raised by the Newspaper
B.Newspaper Distributes Money to
C.Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes
D.Robin Hood Returns to the City.

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