Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, st...

Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, started on the streets and in the clubs of New York City in the 1970s, but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music, This kind of music has its roots in reggae，disco and funk music. Rapping, which speaking to the rhythm of the music，is an important part of this music. Young people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip hop music is being played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school programme called "Flocabulary" where teachers use text books and hip hop CDs to help teach a variety of school subjects.　 The lyrics of the songs include information on a subject students are studying, which makes learning easy and fun　 Students and teachers are amazed at the positive effects it has had on exam marks. This is one teacher said: "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I've never seen students have such interests in history!　 It's unbelievable how students remember what I teach it even encourages us towrite our own songs.

Blake Harrison, a high school student, first thought of the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the words "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style" or the way a rapper says the words of a song. How did he get the idea'? Well he realized he could remember the lyrics of a hip hop song very easily.　 So, why not make lessons into songs'? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a composer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths .science and literature, which are now being used in schools with great success.

Paragraph One　　 Hip hop music started in New York City in the 1970s. It comes

from1. reggae, disco and funk music.

Paragraph Two　　 Rapping in schools is_2.___ in the USA because of the programme

Named "Flocabulary". The songs include information on a subject

students are studying, which makes　 3.

Paragraph Three　 A high school student named4.___first had the idea of Flocabularv.

Now he produces hip hop songs for many subjects in order to_5..

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Hip hop or rap (说唱） music as it is also called, started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s . But today many countries have their own kind of  hip hop music . This kind of music comes from reggae, disco and funk music . Rapping means speaking to the  rhythm of the music, and it is an important part of the music . People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems .

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA .Why ? There is a new school program called “ Flocabulary ”in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects . The words of the songs are just what students are studying . This makes learning easy and fun . Students and teachers are excited about the positive results it has had on exam marks . One teacher said, “ I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history ! You can't imagine how well they imagine how well they remember what I teach ! We even try to write our own songs . ”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary . The word “ Flocabulary ” comes from the word “ flow ” and “ vocabulary ” . “ Flow ” is a rap word for “ style ”,or the way a rapper says the words of a song . “ Vocabulary ” means the words you have to learn in a language . How did he get the idea ? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily . So,why not make lessons into songs ? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths, science and literature (文学）. They are now used in schools with great success .

1.Rap music started  _____ in New York city .

A．in the 1970s                           B．In a high school

C．in the 19 th century .                     D．In a music class .

2.From the passage, we can learn “ Flocabulary ” is a program to _____ .

A．Write rap music .                       B．Sing a song by talking

C．Remember the words of a song .            D．help teach some school subjects.

3.The underlined word  positive  in paragraph 2 most probably means _____

A．bad              B．good             C．final              D．direct

4.Blake Harrison has produced hip hop songs for school subject EXCEPT _____ .

A．maths            B．science           C．history            D．literature

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Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success.

1. Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.

A. in a high school　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in a music class

C. on the street　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in a CD shop

2.From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.

A. write rap music                 　　 B. remember the words of a song

C. write our own songs             　　 D. help teach school subjects

3.Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.

A.math　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　

C. science　　　　 D. Literature

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Rap and Hip-hop may seem like very modern types of music. But in West Africa, storytellers used spoken words and music to tell stories, usually over the beat of drums. Hip-hop started in New York City in the 1970s but has become ____ all over the world recently. Artists from different backgrounds rap about everything from cars and designer clothes to social issues. Here are two ____

The Czech Republic

Europe is home to 10-12 million Roma-a group of people often called “gypsies”. Many Roma are poor. In some places, they are also treated less ____ than others. In the Czech Republic, Roma teens meet for a hip-hop class called “Rap for Peace Hip-Hop.” Their instructor is Shameema Williams who is a member of the all-female rap group Godessa, from South Africa. In the lesson, the teens learn to write rap music and use it to teach others about Roma culture. Williams believes that these teens can use music to change their lives and other people’s ___ towards them.

Dakar, Senegal

Assane N’ Diaye loves hip-hop music. He grew up in a poor fishing village in Senegal. For a time, he was famous as a DJ in clubs in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. Today, N’ Diaye lives in his village again. He has formed a rap group with other family members. They rap about their lives as village fishermen and about ____ long, hard days and earning almost no money. Many people in their audience can understand these things.

“Rap,” N’ Diaye says, “is not few for us. It doesn’t belong to American culture. It has always existed here, because of our pain and our hard lives...” N’ Diaye ____ having a better life. He wants to make a CD and help his family. The music give N’ Diaye hope.

1.A.fresh B.confident C.popular D.traditional

2.A.lessons B.problems C.levels D.examples

3.A.fairly B.simply C.sadly D.deeply

4.A.rights B.plans C.attitudes D.sights

5.A.singing B.working C.sleeping D.walking

6.A.hears of B.gets tired of C.dreams of D.runs out of

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Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31^st, 2007. It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday night of March. In 2007 more than 2.2 million homes and businesses turned off their lights.________1.________ And it was supported by 50 million people from thirty-five countries. On March 28, 2010 over 2100 cities in another eight countries took part in it.________2.

In 2012 in China, there were many cities taking part in this activity, especially some large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai.... In those cities, many people turned off lights in the hour.________3. In colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories.

It was 20:30, Beijing time. In Beijing some people were taking a walk with their families or friends.________4.________And in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park,singing and dancing. The people from the three cities felt very relaxed.Earth Hour has a variety of activities, but the final goal is the same. That is focusing on (聚焦) climate change and protecting the environment for individuals.

A. Many people would feel bored without lights.

B. Earth Hour came to China on that day, too.

C. And without lights, they could also enjoy themselves.

D. In Shanghai some people were having a nice talk with their friends.

E. A year later, on March 29, 2008 Earth Hour became a global activity.

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Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31st, 2007. It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday night of March. 　 1. A year later, on March 29, Earth Hour 2008 became a global activity and was supported by 50 million people from thirty-five countries. On March 28, 2010 over 2100 cities in another eight countries took part in it. 2.

In 2012 in China, there were many cities taking part in this activity, especially some large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai... Many citizens(市民) consciously (有意识的) turned off lights in the hour. 　 3. In colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories.

It was 20:30, Beijing time. 　 4. In Shanghai some people were taking a walk with their families or friends. And in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park, singing and dancing. 　　 5.

Earth Hour has a variety of activities, but the final goal is the same, that is focusing on (聚焦) climate change and protecting the environment for individuals.

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first　　 unusual　　 into　　 shows　　 instead

The Tom Crew show is both hip hop music and a circus. The musicians, singers and dancers come　 from　 Australia.　 Tom　 Thum　 is an (81)1. musician because he doesn’t play any instruments. (82)2. he uses his mouth and body to sound like drums and other instruments. There is also a drum player in the group who can play eight drums at the same time. Four dancers work together. They jump (83)3. the air and fly over each other.

How did it all begin? Their (84)4. show was at an Australian music festival in 2006. One year later, the group did a show at the Sydney Opera House and then they began to travel all over the world. This year, they hope to do (85)5. in Asia, America and Europe.

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1.Countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture. But where did this strange speaking-singing style come from? Many centuries ago, in West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz.2.And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. There wasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music. Teenagers Afrika and DJ Here played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. MCs had rapping（说唱） competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.

3.It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone（话筒） and begantapping. Some other kids were break-dancing to the music. It was loud and boring, and I

hated it. I preferred jazz.

4.Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.

The last time I heard hip-hop, I was in West Africa.5.I was going to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist, He told me there are hundreds of rap groups in Africa today. We live on a hip-hop planet.

A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.
B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.
C. I was writing a book about African-Americans.
D. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children.
E. These styles all started in poor African-American areas.
F. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.
G. Some people don’t like hip-hop because of its spoken words.
A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.
B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.
C. I was writing a book about African-Americans.
D. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children.
E. These styles all started in poor African-American areas.
F. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.
G. Some people don’t like hip-hop because of its spoken words.

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1.If Harry only has 4 dance classes, he should pay 　　　　　　　 dollars.

A.15 B.30 C.60

2.On Saturday morning, people in Foxdale Park can 　　　　　　　　 .

A.take a dance class B.plant trees C.learn to make cakes

3.Where can people make cakes?

A.At Sally’s Dance Club. B.At Sunnyside Kitchen. C.On 32 Admiral Road.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.People can make the city greener every Sunday in Foxdale Park.

B.Ingredients are free for people at Sunnyside Kitchen.

C.All ages are welcomed to exercise at Sally’s Dance Club.

5.You may see these notices 　　　　　　　　 .

A.in a newspaper B.in a book C.in a magazine

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1.If Harry only has 4 dance classes,he should pay___ dollars.

A. 15　　 B. 30　　 C. 45　　 D. 60

2.On Saturday morning, people in Foxdale Park can ____.

A. take a dance class　　 B. plant ttrees

C. clearn to make cakes　　 D. do exercise

3.Where can people make cakes?

A. At Sally’s Dance Club　　 B. In Foxdale Park

C. At Sunnyside Kitchen　　 D. On 32 Admiral Road

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. All ages are welcomed to exercise at Sally’s Dance Club.

B. Ingredients are free for people at Sunnyside Kitchen.

C. People can make the city greener every Saturday in Foxdale Park.

D. Teengers can dance with music for about 3 hours at Sally’s Dance Club

5.You may see these notices ______.

A. in a newspaper　　 B. in a book　　 C. on a magzine　　 D. on a bus

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