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课时作业 课时作业（十五） The art of painting I,阅读理解 British Graffiti A In Britain,one of the most popular forms of (2023·江苏省盐城市高三模拟) graffiti is known as "toilet graffiti",which is com- Graffiti mon on the walls of public toilets all over the coun- Have you ever written anything on a wall? try.The graffiti often consists of a funny or rude It's nothing new,and for thousands of years comment.Occasionally it will be a response to humans have been writing messages on walls, another piece of graffiti,or at other times it will be a political comment. bridges,and buildings as a means of expressing 1.Why did the Vikings leave messages at the pre- themselves. historic site? Ancient Graffiti A.To relieve their boredom. Some of the first graffiti artists were the B.To cause a sense of mystery. Vikings.You can read some at a prehistoric site in C.To display their strength. Scotland.The Vikings broke into the burial site D.To show their disappointment. about 800 years ago,hoping to find treasure. 2.As far as the author's concerned,it is believed Unfortunately,there wasn't any:however,the that cave was a good place to shelter from the terrible A.the Vikings created the very first graffiti storm that night,where the Vikings left messages B.political graffiti resulted in more conflicts on the walls to pass the time.Interestingly,many C.there remain some arguments about tagging of the things they wrote are typical of modern-day D.rude comments are not allowed on walls graffiti,for example "Benedikt made this cross." 3.In which of the following types can you commu- Political Graffiti nicate in others'absence? At times,graffiti is used to make political A.Ancient Graffiti. B.Political Graffiti. statements.During World War II,people in occu- C.American Graffiti. D.British Graffiti. pied Holland painted orange victory "V"signs on (2023·高考英语考前信息必刷卷04) walls in major towns.Here's another example: Mr.Jafri is a 44-year-old artist from England. “No more wars!” Last year,the coronavirus spread and ma