福建省诏安一中2012-2013学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题(2)

Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion(反抗). These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a dispute(争端) between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.

During the 1980s, two famous 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.

60. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A. Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art. B. Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture. C. Many people are beginning to learn street art.

D. Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas. 61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. “TAG” was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists. B. There are three reasons to explain why it is hard to define the history of street art. C. All the people don’t think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression. D. The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City. 62. The city officials used to get rid of graffiti probably because ______.

A. they were ugly in someone’s eyes B. they caused arguments between people

C. they were not painted under proper guidance D. they didn’t express good traditional culture

63. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. What does graffiti art stand for? B. The way to become a street artist. C. The work of street artists. D. The history of an art movement.

C

No girls allowed.

It’s not a sign posted outside a play room, but a possible new approach to education.

“Boys generally become physically and mentally mature later than girls. Boys are often outperformed by girls in schools and colleges. About 80 percent of the high school students who were rated as ‘poor students’ are male.” said Lu Qisheng, President of Shanghai No 8 High School, which is trying to change its senior high school division into a boys-only campus.

Wang Ronghua, Director of the Shanghai Education Development Foundation, has often expressed his concern over the poor performance of boys in schools and colleges, which he has stated will have a negative influence on the country’s improvement in science and technology.

But not all experts approve of the idea.

“It’s very necessary for educators to make some changes and adjustments in terms of education and methods toward boys, but there is no need for students to enter a boys-only school,” said Wen Jun, head of the Institute of Sociology of Shanghai-based East China Normal University.

“Children have to learn how to deal with different people and things during their growth, in which school plays an important role. Separation from the opposite sex will not be a good choice for children’s growth,” Wen said.

A teacher who also spoke against the boys-only school said: If I had a boy, I wouldn’t send him to an all-boys school. The poor performance of boys in their studies can’t be contributed to the co-ed(男女同校的) system. It’s due to the academic evaluation system. In schools, a lot of the courses require students to memorize and recite, such as English vocabulary and grammar, which are not an advantage for boys.”

64. The underlined word “outperformed” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. A. overcome B. disturbed C. attracted D. controlled 65. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. All female students are good at study. B. All poor students at high school are males. C. Girls’ physical and mental development grows earlier than boys.

D. The country’s science and technology reforms totally depend on males. 66. What can be concluded from Wen Jun’s words?

A. It’s necessary for students to enter a boys-only school.

B. Normal school education is necessary for children’s growth. C. Girls do better in memorizing and reciting English vocabulary. D. School division into boys only is good for children’s development. 67. The author develops the passage by _______.

A. giving typical examples B. listing practical solutions

C. analyzing possible reasons D. presenting different opinions

D

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