Question

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 .
【小题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 .

【小题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.

【小题3】The underlined word  positive  in paragraph 2 most probably means _____ 

A．bad

B．good

C．final

D．direct

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

A．maths

B．science

C．history

D．literature

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】C

解析文章的主旨大意：文章介绍了嘻哈音乐诞生的年代，嘻哈音乐在美国10000多所学校演奏，并产生了很好的效果。一位高中生首先想到了嘻哈音乐。今天一位歌曲作家生产了许多嘻哈音乐，并且在学校用的很成功。
【小题1】由“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 .”可知。
【小题2】由“There is a new school program called “ Flocabulary ”in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects .”可知。
【小题3】该词所在句子的句意：学生和老师对它已经对考试产生的什么效果感到兴奋。可推知是产生的好的效果。
【小题4】由a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths, science and literature (文学）. They are now used in schools with great success .可知。