Almost anywhere in the world, you can probably see graffiti (涂鸦画). Although it’s usually m

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.
【小题1】What would be the best title for this passage?A．How to Be a Good Graffiti Artist.B．Stop Removing Graffiti!C．Do You Like Graffiti?D．Is Graffiti Art?【小题2】The reason why people remove graffiti is that it .A．makes buildings uglyB．has no artistic value at all C．robs private propertyD．takes up too much space【小题3】In Paragraph 4, the underlined word dissolve is closest in meaning to .A．changeB．flowC．removeD．freeze【小题4】The example of Monet and Picasso are mentioned in the passage to indicate that .A．they are world-famous artistsB．they are good at graffitiC．walls are right places to keep their masterpiecesD．their works, if painted on the wall, might not be kept long【小题5】The writer’s attitude toward graffiti is that graffiti .A．should be removed by more countriesB．should be saved on larger spacesC．should be created only on paper or canvasD．may be accepted as artD

(答案→)D 解析：试题分析: 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。【小题1】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。【小题2】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。【小题3】C 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。【小题4】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。【小题5】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。

对的，就是这个意思