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Questions 46 to 50 arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Mostkidsgrowuplearningtheycannotdrawonthewalls. Butitmightbetimetounlearnthattraining-thissummer, agroupofcultureaddicts, artistsandcommunityorganizersareinvitingNewYorkerstowritealloverthewallsofanoldhouseonGovernor'sIsland.
TheprojectiscalledWritingOnItAll, andit'saparticipatorywritingprojectandartisticexperimentthathashappenedonGovernor'sIslandeverysummersince 2013.
"Mostoftheparticipantsarepeoplewhoarejustwalkingbyorareontheislandforotherreasons, ortheyjustkindofhappentobethere," AlexandraChasin, artisticdirectorofWritingOnItAll, tellsSmithsonian, com.
The 2016 seasonrunsthroughJune 26 andfeaturessessionsfacilitatedbyeveryonefromdancerstodomesticworkers. Eachsessionhasatheme, andparticipantsaregivenavarietyofmaterialsandpromptsandaskedtocoversurfaceswiththeirthoughtsandart. Thisyear, theprogramsrangefromonethatturnsthehouseintoacollaborativeessaytoonethatexploresthemeaningofexile.
Governor'sIslandisanationalhistoriclandmarkdistrictlongusedformilitarypurposes. Nowknownas "NewYork'ssharedspaceforartandplay," theisland, whichliesbetweenManhattanandBrooklyninUpperNewYorkBay, isclosedtocarsbutopentosummertouristswhoflockforfestivals, picnics, adventures, aswellasthese "legalgraffiti (涂鸦）" sessions.
Thenotesandartscribbled (涂画）onthewallsareanexperimentinself-expression. Sofar, participantshaverangedinagefrom 2 to 85. ThoughChasinsaysthefocusoftheworkisontheactivityofwriting, ratherthanthetextthatendsupgettingwritten, someoftheworkthatcomesoutofthesessionshasstuckwithher.
"Oneofthesessionsthatmovedmethemostwasstateviolenceonblackwomenandblackgirls," saysChasin, explainingthatinoneroom, peoplewrotedownthenamesofthosekilledbecauseofit. "Peopledobeautifulworkandleavebeautifulmessages."
46. WhatdoestheprojectWritingOnItAllinvitepeopletodo?
A) Unlearntheirtrainingindrawing.
B) Participateinastategraffitishow.
C) Coverthewallsofanoldhousewithgraffiti.
D) Exhibittheirartisticcreationsinanoldhouse.
47. Whatdowelearnabouttheparticipantsintheproject?
A) Theyarejustcultureaddicts.
B) Theyaregraffitienthusiasts.
C) Theyarewritersandartists.
D) Theyaremostlypassers-by.
48. Whatdidtheprojectparticipantsdoduringthe 2016 season?
A) Theywerefreetoscribbleonthewallswhatevercametotheirmind.
B) Theyexpressedtheirthoughtsingraffitionthethemeofeachsession.
C) Theylearnedthetechniquesofcollaborativewriting.
D) Theywererequiredtocooperatewithothercreators.
49. WhatkindofplaceisGovernor'sIsland?
A) Itisahistoricsitethatattractstouristsandartists.
B) Itisanareanowaccessibleonlytotouristvehicles.
C) ItisaplaceinUpperNewYorkBayformerlyusedforexiles.
D) Itisanopenareafortouriststoenjoythemselvesyearround.
50. WhatdoesChasinsayabouttheproject?
A) Itjustfocusedonthesufferingsofblackfemales.
B) Ithelpedexpandtheinfluenceofgraffitiart.
C) Ithasstartedthecareerofmanycreativeartists.
D) Ithascreatedsomemeaningfulartisticworks.