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【题目】Hip-hop culture covers many fields; it includes spoken words, break-dancing, beat-making, painting, fashion, lively design, technology, and more. Hip-hop is becoming the unofficial music in the education world, as more artists launch school programs, summer camps, and other activities connected city youth in the classroom through the beliefs of hip-hop culture. Even more and more university teachers — who once would have been strongly against hip-hop — have joined the crew. In the past two decades, hip-hop culture, including hip-hop education, has become a legitimate(合法的) field of study in universities and the subject of numerous books.

Hip-hop culture has influenced every piece of American and global culture because the culture is so prevalent. Teachers must be willing to engage in it if it's part of the unique reality of their students' lives. That way, teachers can truly be effective, reaching students in a meaningful, culturally connected way.

Teachers might at first feel frightened by hip-hop culture, an area in which they might not have previous knowledge or experience. But a lack of knowledge is actually a blessing; the best trained hip-hop educators have been those that are at the beginning disconnected(分离的) from the culture. One of the biggest sayings in hip-hop is “keep it real”. If a teacher comes to the classroom and says, “I don' t know hip-hop, but I recognize that it's your culture and I want to learn,” the kids will teach the teacher, and then the students will be more willing to learn from that educator. Hip-hop is about a respect for youth culture.

【1】Those who once most probably disagree with hip-hop education are ___________.

A. middle school teachers B. unofficial artists

C. the young living in cities D. university teachers

【2】The underlined word “prevalent” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ____________.

A. familiar B. similar

C. popular D. regular

【3】The author finds teachers’ lacking in hip-hop culture might be beneficial because _________.

A. students will frighten teachers at school

B. teachers can learn from students in the field

C. teachers will connected the culture with lessons

D. teachers’ knowledge or experience will be enriched

【4】Who would the young like to learn from?

A. Those who respect their culture.

B. Those who are interested in music.

C. Those who keep their character real.

D. Those who are willing to learn from others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】 A

【解析】

本文是一篇文化类短文阅读。文章主要讲述嘻哈文化越来越受到人们的欢迎并且大学老师开始接触并喜欢此文化。

【1】细节理解题。根据文第一段Even more and more university teachers — who once would have been strongly against hip-hop — have joined the crew.可知，大学老师过去曾经强烈反对嘻哈。故选D。

【2】词义猜测题。根据文章第二段Hip-hop culture has influenced every piece of American and global culture because the culture is so prevalent.（嘻哈文化影响了美国和全球的每一个文化，因为这种文化非常盛行。）其中influenced every piece of American and global culture（影响美国和全球文化的每个方面）提示，可以猜测出，prevalent为“流行的”之意。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段If a teacher comes to the classroom and says, “I don' t know hip-hop, but I recognize that it's your culture and I want to learn,”可以推断出，教师缺乏嘻哈文化可能是有好处的因为教师可以向学生学习。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段the kids will teach the teacher, and then the students will be more willing to learn from that educator. Hip-hop is about a respect for youth culture.可知，年轻人喜欢向尊重他们文化的人学习。故选A。

阅读理解通常都会出现词义猜测题，要求考生从上下文理解中概括出生词或短语的词义。考生作此类题型时，首先要找到所猜测词所在文章的位置，然后在理解文章大意的基础之上，对此词前后句反复研读，最后根据前后句猜测出词义。例如小题2要求猜测出prevalent的含义，就是根据此句Hip-hop culture has influenced every piece of American and global culture because the culture is so prevalent.的内容，尤其influenced every piece of American and global culture（影响美国和全球文化的每个方面）提示。从而推测出prevalent为“流行的”之意。