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 .

53. 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 .

54. 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 .

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

A. bad　　　　　 B. good　　　 C. final　 D direct

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

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

A policeman returned to his police station on evening and reported to his sergeant (警长）that he had found an old car without a number plate.

“Where was it?” asked the sergeant.

“In Ecclesiastes Street, near the bridge, but I’ve brought it here,” answered the policeman. The sergeant opened the record book and began to write. When he reached the name of the street, he began to spell loudly: “E-C-L”. He looked at it for a few seconds, then crossed it out and wrote “E-C-K”. He was angry and said to the policeman, “Write the report yourself. I’m too busy now.”

The policeman had a try, too, but after a minute, he put his hat on and began to walk out slowly.

“Where are you going?” the sergeant asked.

“Back to Ecclesiastes Street,” answered the policeman.

阅读短文选择答案

1.The policeman returned to his office station because_________.

A. the sergeant had told him to

B.he wanted to report what he had found

C.he had found many number plates

D.he had a lot of work to do in his office

2.The sergeant became angry because_________.

A. the policeman didn’t tell him the name of the street

B.he was too busy with his work

C.the policeman could not answer the questions correctly

D.he could not spell the name of the street

3.The policeman tried to_________.

A. write the report　　  　　　　 B.mend the car

C.find the driver　　  　　　　    D.help his sergeant

4.The policeman wanted to go back to Ecclesiastes Street _________.

A. because he was not sure whether the car was still there

B.because he wanted the driver to write the report for him

C.because he wanted to keep the car safe

D.because he wanted to know how the name of the street was spelt。

5.From the story we can see_________.

A. the sergeant is very strict with the policeman

B.the policeman is strong enough to push a car

C.the word “Ecclesiastes” is difficult to spell

D.the sergeant is all right for his work

 

---I prefer______ with a pen to______ on the computer，because I type so slowly.

--- so do I.

A write；typing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to write；to type

C. writing；to type D. writing；typing

　

--I think these words are very important. How about _________in your notebook.?

--OK.

A. write it down　 　　B. writing down it　　　 C. writing down them　 D. writing them down