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【题目】【1】Countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture. But where did this strange speaking-singing style come from? Many centuries ago, in West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz.【2】And in the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. There wasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music. Teenagers Afrika and DJ Here played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. MCs had rapping（说唱） competitions. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.

【3】It was 1980. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party. He was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone（话筒） and begantapping. Some other kids were break-dancing to the music. It was loud and boring, and I

hated it. I preferred jazz.

【4】Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.

The last time I heard hip-hop, I was in West Africa.【5】I was going to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist, He told me there are hundreds of rap groups in Africa today. We live on a hip-hop planet.

A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.
B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.
C. I was writing a book about African-Americans.
D. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children.
E. These styles all started in poor African-American areas.
F. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.
G. Some people don’t like hip-hop because of its spoken words.
A. I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.
B. You can find hip-hop everywhere you go.
C. I was writing a book about African-Americans.
D. Many Americans gave music lessons to poor children.
E. These styles all started in poor African-American areas.
F. During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.
G. Some people don’t like hip-hop because of its spoken words.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】A

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

试题本文讲述的是嘻哈文化的历史、作者的嘻哈音乐经历等等。

【1】B从后句：countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop culture.（像法国、巴西甚至日本都有自己的嘻哈文化。）可以知道，短文开篇点题，说明嘻哈文化在世界上很流行，故选B：You can find hip-hop everywhere you go无论你到哪儿，你都可以找到嘻哈。

【2】E前句：当“说唱”方式的传统从西非传到美国时，发展成了不同有音乐款式，比如说布鲁斯和爵士乐；后句：而且在20世纪70年代，纽约有许多贫穷的地区。可以推测从这里讲述的是嘻哈文化传播的途径及方式，故选E：These styles all started in poor African-American areas.（这些艺术形式都起源于非洲与美国人的贫困地区。）

【3】A 后句：那是在1980年，我在纽约的一个晚会上。这里讲述了第一次嘻哈经历。故选A：I remember the first time I heard hip-hop.我还记得我第一次听到嘻哈的事。

【4】F 后句：像Missy和她的朋友Tim等今天成功的美国艺术家在成长过程中都在电台听过嘻哈。从这里的含义上可以推测前句讲述的是嘻哈的流行度，故选F：During the 1980s, hip-hop became popular all over the USA.(在20世纪80年代，嘻哈在全美国流行。)

【5】C 前句：我最后一次听嘻哈音乐时，我在西非；后句，我要去采访一会传统的讲故事的人。可以推测，中间表述自己正在做的某事。故选C：I was writing a book about African-Americans（我正在写一本有关非洲人与美国人的书。）