Question

    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

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

【解析】

说唱和嘻哈是非常现代的音乐类型，嘻哈文化在上世纪70年代起源于纽约，很快在世界各地流行起来。这篇短文用两个例子讲述了不同国家的人们对嘻哈音乐的热爱。

1.句意：嘻哈音乐起源于20世纪70年代的纽约市，但最近在全世界都很流行。

考查形容词辨析及语境。fresh新鲜的；confident自信的；popular流行的，受欢迎的；traditional传统的。由空后“Artists from different backgrounds rap about everything from cars and designer clothes to social issues.”“来自不同背景的艺术家说唱的内容包罗万象”以及下文中给出的两个例子可以看到，嘻哈音乐在全世界都很受欢迎。故选C。

2.句意：这里有两个例子。

考查名词辨析及语境。lessons课；problems问题；levels水平；examples例子。根据下文的内容可知，短文中用两个例子，阐述了不同国家的人们对嘻哈音乐的喜爱。文章中举了两个例子，一个是捷克共和国，另一个是塞内加尔的达喀尔。D选项符合语境，故选D。

3.句意：在一些地方，他们受到的待遇也不如其他地方公平。

考查副词辨析及语境。fairly公平地；simply简单地；sadly悲伤地；deeply深深地。根据句子结构可知，这个副词修饰前面的动词treated，结合上文“Many Roma are poor.”“很多罗姆人很穷”，由此可推测，因为罗姆人非常贫穷，他们受到了不公平的待遇。A选项符合语境，故选A。

4.句意：威廉姆斯相信这些青少年可以用音乐来改变他们的生活和其他人对他们的态度。

考查名词辨析及语境。rights权利；plans计划；attitudes态度；sights风景，视野。结合第3小题的解释以及空后的towards可知，这里表示“对……的态度”，故选C。

5.句意：他们唱着乡村渔民的生活，唱着长时间辛苦工作却几乎没有收入的生活。

考查动词辨析及语境。singing唱歌；working工作；sleeping睡觉；walking散步，走路。根据空前“their lives as village fishermen….”以及空后“…and earning almost no money”可知，这些渔民们工作的时间很长、很辛苦，但收入却很少。B选项符合语境，故选B。

6.句意：N’ Diaye 梦想有更好的生活。

考查动词短语辨析及语境。hears of听说；gets tired of去除，摆脱；dreams of梦想；runs out用完，耗尽。空后是a better life“更好的生活”，下句话提到“He wants to…”可知，这里表达的是N’ Diaye的梦想。故选C。