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This year, Kris became the producer of The Rap of China again, and liked to use freestyle, skr -similar to "Ouch, great" and diss on the show and on his regular microblog to get more people to know the words. Hip-Hop music includes old school and new school. Kris is the leader of new school in China.
Do you like Hip-Hop? Hi-Hop is now very popular in the world. Hip-Hop is a new kind of music. Today, Hip-Hop music is a big business. Hip-Hop artists make millions of dollars. They are superstars and have many fans all over the world. But Hip-Hop wasn't always so popular. It is only about thirty years old. When Hip-Hop music first developed in the late 1970s, not many people knew about it. It was created in the poorest districts of New York City by African American and Latino teenagers as part of a Hip-Hop scene that also produced break dancing（霹雳舞） and graffiti art（涂鸦艺术）. Many of these young people were unemployed, but some found work as DJs in discos where they'd ask a friend to act as their MC. The MC would introduce the DJ and encourage everyone to dance and have a good time. Some MCs tried to be more entertaining by talking in time to the beat of the music and using rhymes, and by doing this they invented rapping. Hip-Hop started in New York. Young people in New York wanted to make music, but they had a problem. Many of them did not have enough money to buy expensive instruments. They also did not have any place to practice. Hip-Hop was the perfect answer to this problem, as Hip-Hop artists did not need any special instruments and they could practice anywhere.
Do you like dancing? Do you think dancing is difficult? Breakdancing is a very difficult kind of dancing. People dance to Hip-Hop music. Breakdancers have to be very strong and fast. Breakdancing started in the 1980s at the same time as Hip-Hop. At first, breakdancing was like fighting. Breakdancers had "battles". Each breakdancer did his best to dance in the contest. Then the people who were watching decided which breakdancer was the best. The winner didn't get any money, but they didn't care. Dancers just wanted to be the best breakdancer on their street.
Today, people break dance all over the world. There are professional breakdancing contests. Winners can get a lot of money, and sometimes they are on TV. Just like Hip-Hop, breakdancing is now a big business.
1.Skr is an important concept in Hip-Hop culture. It is used by many rappers to .
A. show a lack of respect for somebody
B. express a kind of excitement or humor
C. express yourself, say what you want to say and do what you want to do
D. let you play freely, do not give you a form of expression
2.Young people in New York chose Hip-Hop as their music because .
A. they didn’t like it
B. they needed special instruments
C. they couldn’t afford expensive instruments
D. they had to teach themselves
3.In order to be a breakdancer, one must be .
A. clever B. tall and strong C. brave D. strong and fast
4.The passage is mainly about .
A. Hip-Hop and breakdancing B. the history of breakdancing
C. the business of Hip-HOP D. the popularity of Hip-Hop
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The competition between the breakdancers is exciting.
B. Breakdancers don’t care whether they will win or not.
C. Anyone who is interested in it can be a breakdancer.
D. The winner cares that if they can get some money in the contest.
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It is reasonable to say that every teenager can be affected by peer pressure (来自同伴的压力) at some point. Every day, in any high school, peer pressure has a major influence over the behavior of teenagers. It can be as subtle (微妙的) as being persuaded to be late for class or as extreme as a dangerous drug. Whether subtle or extreme, peer pressure can have damaging, sometimes life changing, and even serious results.
“Teens don’t often consider the long-term results that some behavior can cause,” said Terri Price, a researcher. “Peer pressure can be very difficult to handle for many teens because of their fears of not fitting in”. Peer pressure has always been part of teen life, but teens experience it differently than their former generations did in the past. Sources of peer pressure have increased because of the Internet and other electronic communications.
Recognizing peer pressure can be as simple as noticing that you have been asked to do something that you are not comfortable with. “Listen to your instinct（直觉）, which is a sign for whether something is right or wrong. If it feels wrong, then most likely it is. ”says Price.
Teens are in a time of life when they are still discovering who they are. Many teens are influenced by peer pressure because of their insecurities (不安全感). This can make them helpless especially when their self-control is weak or they lack healthy support, causing them to take risky behavior or turn to unhealthy support.
Dealing with peer pressure is a topic of concern for teens. People can say, “Just say no,” but the truth is that the statement is easier said than done.
1.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. the Internet B. teen life
C. peer pressure D. the fear of not fitting in
2.You can know whether a teen suffers peer pressure by watching________.
A. whether he often surfs the Internet
B. whether he can get security
C. whether it is subtle or extreme
D. whether he feels comfortable with it
3.Why are teens easily influenced by peer pressure?
A. Because they don’t have the feeling of safety.
B. Because they are afraid of fitting in or being accepted.
C. Because they need support for their health.
D. Because they have nobody to turn to when in trouble
4.The writer wants us to______by writing the article.
A. know about peer pressure
B. care more about teens
C. deal with peer pressure
D. understand the behavior of teenagers
5.According to the passage, we learn that dealing with peer pressure is .
A. not difficult B. to listen to your instinct
C. easier said than done D. an impossible task
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Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.
The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our lifeconvenient. How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from.
In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect（探测〉water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste.
Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government organized a research team and provided an App（应用程序〉that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special
1.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Digital technologies are used in smart cities.
B. An English company first raised the idea of a smart city.
C. A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones.
D. A smart city is still an idea and hasn’t come into being.
2.The underlined word “convenient” is the closest in meaning to _____.
A. useful B. normal C. suitable D. easy
3.Compared to traditional water meters, smart water meters do better in .
A. cleaning water B. supplying water
C. saving water D. producing water
4.The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPT _____.
A. business B. health care
C. traffic controlling D. public transportation
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Digital technologies help improve city planning.
B. Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter.
C. Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander.
D. Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities.
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