Street art is a very popular form of art. It is quickly all over the world. You can find it on buildings and street signs from Beijing to Paris.
Art experts(专家) say that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to put their words and other images on walls and cars the city. One well-known street artist is Swoon. She paper images of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist. She studied art, but time went on, she got bored with the works she saw in museums or galleries(美术馆). The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s strong and interesting .
Street artists do their work for a reason. Some of them choose street art because it is to the people. Some artists try to express their opinions in their works. Advertising companies also use street art in their advertisements because it gives the deep impression(印象)and energy. The New York store Saks Fifth Avenue used a street artist’s design for their shop windows and shopping bags.
In today’s world the Internet has a big on street art. Artists can show their pictures to the audience all over the world on the Internet. Many people, , say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live. Street art lives with the energy and life of a big . There it will continue to change and grow.
1.A.watchingB.makingC.spreading D.searching
2.A.behindB.byC.overD.around
3.A.cuts downB.cuts outC.turns downD.runs out
4.A.asB.afterC.beforeD.while
5.A.styleB.story C.problemD.program
6.A.saferB.lower C.closerD.stranger
7.A.hardlyB.recentlyC.seldomD.never
8.A.successB.discountC.presentD.influence
9.A.anywayB.however C.otherwise D.therefore
10.A.museumB.country C.city D.street
— Is there a table for 4, please?
— _________, please. Is the one near the back door OK?
A. You’re welcome B. That’s all right
C. This way D. After you
—_________. Hope is all around you.
—Thank you, Mr. Lin.
A. Don’t be late againB. Never give up
C. Don’t hurry upD. Never get satisfied
—How do you spend the coming May Day holiday?
— I haven’t decided. I wonder during the holiday.
A. where am I going to spend
B. whether it was going to be sunny
C. who will I invite to have a trip with me
D. if my mother will give me extra homework
—It’s said the Nanjing Airport light rail_________ into service in two months.
— That’s great! It will be fast to go to the airport.
A. putsB. will putC. is putD. will be put
—Why is online shopping getting more popular?
—I think it _________ save a lot of time.
A. shouldB. had betterC. canD. ought to