It’s OK to say you’ve never heard of grime—un...

It’s OK to say you’ve never heard of grime—unless you’re from the UK. That’s because this music was invented in the UK in the early 2000s.

To someone who’s not familiar with underground music culture, it’s easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy. And many people didn’t bother to tell them apart, until earlier this month when grime stars like Stormzy and J Hus led this year’s Mobo— “music of black origin”—award nominations (提名) in the UK.

Just like UK electronic music and hip-hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people. But different from hip-hop, grime singers sing in dialects with strong accents, giving a special flavor to their songs.

Lady Leshurr, known as the "Grime Queen said that she once tried to hide her accent, as she didn’t want people to judge her. But one day, she realized that she didn’t need to change herself just to please others. And there’s no doubt that this is the most basic and important quality of grime music: be yourself.

Also different from the hip-hop culture, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena (现象) like the European refugee (难民) problem and the gap between the rich and poor.

Although still quite young, grime seems to be getting favored by more and more people. In 2016, the English grime artist Skepta won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating big names like David Bowie and Radiohead. However, no matter whether grime is one day accepted by the mainstream music world or not, one thing is for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Electronic music.　　 B. Hip-hop.

C. Grime music.　　 D. Black music.

2.What can be learned about grime singers?

A. They care too much about themselves.

B. They refuse to be judged by others.

C. They tend to take social responsibility.

D. They show strong independence qualities.

3.What does Skepta’s success suggest?

A. Grime is gradually getting recognized.

B. Singers should try to be themselves.

C. Grime has become mainstream music.

D. It is easy to win the Mercury Prize.

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Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge a book by its cover.”? This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift in writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl when he speaks. He may not be able to find the right words. But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid. With a pen and paper, he can express himself better than anybody else.

Other people may fool you into overestimating(过高估计) their intelligence by putting up a good front. A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class is bound to (一定会) make a favourable impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class.

In a word, you can’t judge someone by appearance. The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him. Then you can see how he reacts to different situations. The more situations you see, the better your judgment is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

1. The passage suggests that ______.

A. a good writer may not be a good speaker

B. a good writer is always a good speaker

C. a speechless person always writes well

D. a good writer will find himself speechless

2. According to this passage, a student who listens attentively and takes notes

in class ______.

A. is an intelligent student

B. may not be an intelligent student

C. will score better in exams

D. will not be a good student

3. The passage suggests that we should judge a per-son’s intelligence through

______.

A. his teachers

B. his deeds in the classroom

C. his appearance

D. his reactions to different situations

4. The writer of this passage wants to tell us not to______.

A. judge a book by its cover

B. make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid

C. overestimate a student’s intelligence

D. judge a person’s intelligence by his appearance

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“Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge(判断)a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when you try to judge the cleverness of others by their looks and performance. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift(天赋)in novel writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl. But don’t make the mistake of thinking he might not be that clever. With a pen and paper, he can tell what he thought very well.

Other people may fool you into mistakenly thinking they are clever by putting up a good front.

A student who listens carefully and takes notes in class is sure to make a good impression(印象)on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may get scores much lower than his classmates.

We may conclude that：you can’t judge someone by appearances. The only way to tell whether a person is clever or not is to get to know him by observing(观察) how he reacts to(反映)different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate(准确的)your judgement is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.

1.The best title for this passage is___________________________

A. Judging cleverness

B. Choosing a book

C. A speechless young man

D. Putting up a good front

2.The main idea of the passage is ___________________

A. don’t judge a book by its cover　　　

B. don’t judge a person’s cleverness by appearance

C. people may fool you by putting up a good front

D. make sure you know someone well before observing him

3.The young man mentioned in the passage________________.

A. is stupid

B. is a good student　　

C. is a good writer

D. is successful with girls

4.According to the passage, true knowledge of a person’s cleverness comes from_____________.

A. the grades he gets in school

B. his manners at parties

C. his outward appearanc

D. how he behaves in different situations

5.The passage suggests that in judging a person’s intelligence we should_____________.

A. make quick judgements

B. be creative

C. have patience and be careful

D. give him a test

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Success never comes easy. How many of you have heard of successful people who haven’t made any effort? People often have to overcome failures 1. they can accomplish something great. They usually don’t find success from the very beginning.

Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but this didn’t stop him from completing over 800 painting. Thomas Edison 2. (fire) from his first two jobs for lack of competence. Later, as an inventor, he tried 1,000 times 3. (create) the light bulb, without success. He was confident in 4. (he), and5. (eventual) he did success. When 6. (ask), “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was 7. invention with 1,000 steps.

These successful people have set good 8. (example) to us. They wouldn’t have achieved their success if they 9. (abandon)their dreams. Believe in yourself and try your best, and success will not be far 10. you.

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Many of us have heard of the saying: everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance. South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies those virtues.

Du Toit, became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the able-bodied Games. she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.

One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie du Toit was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, at just 17.

“There are a lot of dark moments,” du Toit said. “There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.”

Within a few months, she was back in the swimming pool.

She still competes and still succeeds. The only difference is that she has switched to longer events--from 200 m and 400 m individual medley to 800 m and 1,500 m freestyle--to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental outlook(精神面貌).

“Going out in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. It doesn’t matter if you look different. you're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”

She is the owner of many world records, and she also won gold when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1, 500 m freestyle at the All Africa Games in 2007.

But there is no magic recipe for success. It all comes down to hard work and determination. “She is stubborn, which is good and bad, ” said her coach Karoly Von Toros. “Good for the swimming, but bad for the coach.”

There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:

The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals;

The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.

1.Natalie du Toit is a vivid example that　　　　　　　　　 .

A. you are what you believe

B. your biggest enemy is yourself

C. results are not so Important as the process

D. you must set reasonable goals or you will fail

2.The underlined word in the first paragraph means　　　　　　　　　 .

A. makes　　 B. creates

C. represents　　 D. introduces

3.According to the text, Natalie du Toit became　　　　　　　　　 .

A. the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the world

B. the youngest disabled swimmer to break the worl record in the 1, 500 m freestyle

C. the youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single Paralympics

D. the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics

4.Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Toit?

a.She won gold at the All Africa Games

b. She finished 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the Olympics

c. She adjusted herself to long events

d.A motorcycle accident disabled her.

A. cdab　　 B. dcba

C. dcab　　 D. dacb

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How can you expect to learn anything _____ you never listen?

A．in case           B．even if            C．unless            D．when

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Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

__1.__ Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. __2.___

Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

__3.__ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “__4.___ Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. ___5.__

A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.

B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.

D. Anger may cause you a cancer.

E. Do not express your anger while angry.

F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.

G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.

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Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

__1.___ Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. __2.__

Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

___3.___ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “___4.___ Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. ___5.___

A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.

B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.

D. Anger may cause you a cancer.

E. Do not express your anger while angry.

F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.

G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.

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Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙).They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc．In general the person feels excited and ready to act.

Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger ferociously may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

1.The underlined word “ferociously” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A．mildly            B．fiercely           C．frequently         D．hardly

2. Which statement is right?

A．Were you angry, you would get cancer.

B．Once you are angry, you will get cancer.

C．Angry as you are often, you can't get cancer.

D．Anger may cause you a cancer.

3. Expressing anger ferociously  _________ repressing it according to some scientists.

A．is just the same as                       B．is more harmful than

C．is no better than                        D．is much better than

4.According to the author, you'd better _________.

A．never be angry

B．cool it down before you express your anger.

C．laugh and laugh when you get angry

D．admit you are wrong when you are angry

5. The main purpose of the text is to ______.

A．describe people’s behavior at anger.

B．present doctors’ different attitudes towards anger.

C．stress the harm of anger

D．instruct people how to deal with anger.

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Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it．They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer．

Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time．Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way．Some burst with anger, and scream and yell （大叫）．But others keep their anger inside．They can not or will not express it．This is called repressing anger．

For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it．They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones．They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc．In general the person feels excited and ready to act．

Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous．They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure．

Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger．They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about．If it is, they say, "Do not express your anger while angry．Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably．"

Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry．They said that laughter is much healthier than anger．

1."Damaging emotion" means that _____________．

A．the emotion is harmless　　　　　　　 B．the emotion is harmful

C．the feeling is very strong　　　　　 D．the feeling is hard

2.Which of the following statement is right?

A．If you were angry, you would be cancered．

B．Once you are angry, you must be cancered．

C．Angry as you are often, you can't be cancered．

D．Anger may cause you to suffer from a cancer．

3.Expressing anger violently ________ repressing it according to some scientists．

A．is not as danger as　　　　　　 　　 B．is more harmful than

C．is no better than　　　　　　　 　　 D．is much better than

4.According to the author, you'd better __________

A．never be angry

B．cool down your anger before you express it

C．laugh and laugh when you get angry

D．admit you are wrong when you are angry

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A．The types of anger．

B．How to release anger．

C．Causes of anger．

D．The damage to health caused by being angry．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析