6.Philadelphia is a city known for many things.It is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776,and it was also the first capital of the United States.(36)D It is home to nearly 3.000 mural(壁畫) painted on the side of homes and buildings around the city.That's more murals than any other city on Earth.(37)A
More than 20years ago,a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city.(38)E The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art,and there were other,even more important,benefits.The young people learned to cooperate and get along with many different kinds of people during the painting.They learned to be responsible,because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure the murals were completed.(39)C It is hard for anyone to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.
Take a walk around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia and you will find beautiful works of art on the side and fronts of buildings.Of course the murals are not just in poor neighborhoods,but richer ones as well.Special buses take tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals,which show the diverse ethnic groups that call Philadelphia home.
(40)G It is also a model for other cities throughout America seeking to help troubled youth.
A.How did this come to be?
B.What happened to the murals on Earth?
C.They also learned to take pride in their community.
D.But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known.
E.From this some project,something magical happened.
F.The program encouraged troubled youth to paint together with their teachers.
G.As a result of its success,the murals program has now become the nation's largest public art program.
分析 本文主要介紹了費城城市壁畫的起源、巨大的影響.
解答 36.D由本段第一句 a city known for many things 可知費城因為很多事件而為人所知,D項意為"但是有一個事實不是很為人所知",是對前文的轉(zhuǎn)折,同時引出本文所重點介紹的內(nèi)容,承上啟下,符合文意.
故正確答案為D.
37.A前一句介紹了費城擁有比世界其他城市都多的壁畫,由此可知這些壁畫不是一時間出現(xiàn),而是經(jīng)歷長期的積攢的,故A項"這是怎么出現(xiàn)的",承接上文.同時第二段第一句 More than 20 years ago 表明,下面開始介紹這些壁畫的起源,故A項也有引出下文的作用.
故正確答案為A.
38.E由空格后一句 The teenagers involved helped to create magnificent pieces of art,and there were other,even more important,benefits 可知,這些問題少年參與到壁畫的創(chuàng)作中,并且在這個過程中產(chǎn)生出更重要的好處.而E項意為"從這個小項目中,一些神奇的事情發(fā)生了",引出下面對壁畫的益處的介紹,符合文意.
故正確答案為E.
39.C空格前一句提到問題少年們?yōu)榱税磿r完成壁畫學會了互相尊重,變得有責任感.而后一句提到了人們開始將這些壁畫當做是費城引以為豪的一部分,而C項意為"他們同樣學會了為自己的社區(qū)感到驕傲",句中的 also 承接上文,take pride in 引出下文,承上啟下,符合文意.
故正確答案為C.
40.G本段是最后一段,全文介紹了費城城市壁畫的起源、巨大的影響,因而此處是對上文的總結(jié).G項意為"由于它的成功,這個壁畫項目已經(jīng)成為整個國家最大的公共藝術(shù)項目",是對費城壁畫的地位評價,總結(jié)全文,符合文意.
故正確答案為G.
點評 本文是一個選句填空類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).