Street art is a very popular form of art that is spreading quickly all over the world. You can find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans(垃圾桶) from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums and galleries(画廊) are collecting the works of street artists.

Street art started out very secretly because it was criminal to paint public and private things without permission(允许).
People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.
Art experts say that the street art movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults painted words and other images on walls and trains. This colorful style of writing became known as graffiti(涂鸦). Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to be against society. They didn’t want to accept rules and travelled around cities to create paintings that everyone could see. In many cases, they had trouble with the police and the local government.
One well-known New York street artist is Swoon. She cuts paper images of people and puts them on walls or sets them up on sidewalks. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist. She studied art, but as time went on, got bored with the works she saw in museums and galleries. People in New York enjoy Swoon’s strong and imaginative style. Some museums have already bought some of her works.
Advertising companies also use street art in their ads because it gives people the feelings of youth and energy.
In Today’s world the Internet has a big influence on street art. Artists can show their pictures to the audience all over the world. Many city residents, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live.
The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big city.
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根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。

1.The      is the fastest animal on earth.

2.In     , people are supposed to kiss when they meet for the first time.

3.Many fast food restaurant      to serve more people.

4.It’s not polite to use e-mail English       .

5.______ will hold the 30^th Olympic Games.

6._____ was born in Qufu. He is a great Chinese educator whose sayings has much influence on our life.

Bill is a Canadian boy．He was born in Toronto ON August 6，1996．Now he lives with his parents in Guangzhou because his father teaches English in a University and his mother teaches French in the Friendship School where Bill studies．

Bill likes his school and has many friends．He thinks there are too many subjects at school．He is good at art，music，Chinese and P．E．He doesn't like math．He likes going to a restaurant to have dinner with his friends on Saturday．And he likes riding a bike around the city on Sunday．

Bill often has travels with his parents during the vacation，They go to London，New York，Paris，Sydney and Tokyo before they go back to their hometown．He can talk with people except in Japan．Bill says he likes studying and living in China．He'll work in China after he grows up．

1．Bill is from _________．

A．Japan                B．Canada             C．Singapore           D．Shanghai

2．Bill is _________ years old．

A．twelve              B．thirteen               C．eleven              D．fifteen

3．Bill's parents are _________．

A．workers           B．clerks                C．teachers            D．students

4．Bill dislikes _________．

A．riding a bike            B．music              C．math               D．Chinese food

5．Bill can speak _________．

A．Chinese，Japanese and English                B．English，Japanese and French

C．Chinese，English and French                 D．Japanese，Chinese and French