When is cleaning walls a crime? When you’re doing it to create art, obviously. A number of street artists around the world have started expressing themselves through a practice known as reverse graffiti (涂鸦). They find dirty surfaces and paint them with images or messages using cleaning brushes or pressure hoses (高压水管). Either way, it’s the same principle: the image is made by cleaning away the dirt. Each artist has their own individual style but all artists share a common aim: to draw attention to the pollution in our cities. The UK’s Paul Curtis, better known as Moose, operates around Leeds and London and has been commissioned by a number of companies to make reverse graffiti advertisements.

        Brazilian artist, Alexandre Orion, turned one of Sao Paulo’s transport tunnels into an amazing wall painting in 2006 by getting rid of the dirt. Made up of a series of white skulls (颅骨), the painting reminds drivers of the effect their pollution is having on the planet. “Every motorist sits in the comfort of their car, but they don’t give any consideration to the price their comfort has for the environment and consequently for themselves,” says Orion.

        The anti-pollution message of the reverse graffiti artists confuses city authorities since the main argument against graffiti is that it spoils the appearance of both types of property: public and private. This was what Leeds City Council said about Moose’s work: “Leeds residents want to live in clean and attractive neighborhoods. We view this kind of advertising as environmental damage and will take strong action against it.” Moose was ordered to “clean up his act”. How was he supposed to do this: by making all property he had cleaned dirty again?

        As for the Brazilian artist’s work, the authorities were annoyed but could find nothing to charge him with. They had no other option but to clean the tunnel—but only the parts Alexandre had already cleaned. The artist merely continued his campaign on the other side. The city officials then decided to take drastic action. They not only cleaned the whole tunnel but every tunnel in Sao Paulo.

解析：D。根据题干中的reverse graffiti以及题文同序原则可定位至原文首段第三句，该句提到了reverse graffiti（反向涂鸦），后面是对反向涂鸦的进一步解释。第四、五句说到，艺术家们找到布满污垢的墙面，然后用清洁刷或高压水管在上面作画或是写下标语。无论用哪种方式，原理都是一样的：通过清除污垢来创作图画。D项内容与此表述一致，dirty walls是对第一段第四句dirty surfaces的同义替换，turns...into artistic works是对该段第四句中paint them with images的同义替换和对第五句中的the image is made by cleaning away the dirt的同义转述，故正确答案为D。

错项排除：A项利用原文第一段出现的paint作干扰，但原文中说的是反向涂鸦是通过使用清洁刷或高压水管进行清理来作画，这里的paint为动词“作画”，并非是名词含义的“颜料”，故A项错误。B项利用原文第三段第一句出现的residents作干扰，但文中说的是利兹市议会对画作的评价，并没有提到反向涂鸦给当地居民制造了麻烦，故B项错误。C项利用原文第二段出现的drivers作干扰，原文只是说隧道的壁画在警示司机对环境造成的污染，distraction（分心）一词在文中没有依据，故C项错误。