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 . 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 . |
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. |
The underlined word positive in paragraph 2 most probably means _____
| A．bad | B．good | C．final | D．direct |
Blake Harrison has produced hip hop songs for school subject EXCEPT _____ .
| A．maths | B．science | C．history | D．literature |
A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school．He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this ￥100 bill？”The students began to put up their hands at once．
Then he said，“I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you，but first，let me do this．”He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said，“Who wants it now？”The hands went back into the air．
“Well，”he said，“what if I do this？”and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the dirty，crumpled bill and said，“Who still wants it？”Hands went back into the air．
“My friends，”he said，“you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not go down in value(价值)．It was still worth ￥100！”
Many times in our lives，we are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．We feel as if we are worth nothing．But remember，no matter what has happened to you，you will never lose your value：you are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know，but who you are．
You are special and valuable．Don’t ever forget it！Even though it was dirty，the money________．
| A．still went up in value |
| B．was worth nothing |
| C．didn’t go down in value |
| D．was still ours |
We are always valuable to the people________．
| A．who pay us |
| B．who call us |
| C．who hate us |
| D．who love us |
Your value doesn’t come from what you do but________．
| A．who you know |
| B．who made you |
| C．who you remember |
| D．who you are |
The sentence“Hands went back into the air．”means“________”．
| A．The students put up their hands again |
| B．The students put down their hands |
| C．The students put their hands behind their backs again |
| D．The students put their hands in front of them |
Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson？
| A．Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball． |
| B．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it． |
| C．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students． |
| D．Because he wanted to make the students know what value was． |
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money.Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle can save him now.”The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore(药店)with the money in her hand.
“What do you want？”asked the salesman.“It’s for my little brother，”the girl answered.“He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”“Pardon？”said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.So how much does a miracle cost？”“We don’t sell a miracle here，child.I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more.Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of miracle does your brother need？”
“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears.“He’s really sick and Mum says he needs an operation.But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have？”asked the man.“$1.11，but I can try and get some more，”she answered.
“Well，what luck，”smiled the man.“$1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothcr.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents.Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr.Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor.The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost？What was the trouble in the little girl’s family？
A.Her brother was seriously ill.
B.They had no money.
C.Nothing could save her brother.
D.Both A and B.In the eyes of the little girl，a miracle might be________.
| A．something interesting |
| B．something beautiful |
| C．some wonderful medicine |
| D．some good food |
The little girl said again and again“…I can try and get some more.”That shows________.
| A．she had still kept some money |
| B．she hoped not to be refused |
| C．there was no need to worry about money |
| D．she thought money was easy to get |
What made the miracle happen？
| A．The girl’s love for her brother. |
| B．The girl’s money. |
| C．The medicine from the drugstore. |
| D．Nobody can tell. |
From the passage we can infer(推断)that________.
| A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay |
| B．the doctor asked for a lot of money |
| C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever |
| D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying(摧毁)fourteen homes.Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏)that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs.One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt.Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer，Mr.Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“when we heard a loud noise.A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us.We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing.I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”
Mrs.Wu Meifeng said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving.She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything，”she said.“A few minutes later，the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的)area and the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food，clothes and shelter.How many homes altogether(总共)were damaged in the storm？
| A．Fourteen. |
| B．Twenty-one. |
| C．Twenty-nine. |
| D．Thirty-six. |
Where was Mr.Tan when the storm first began？
| A．He was in bed. |
| B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs.Wu and her family didn’t get hurt because________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．they rushed out of her house in time |
| D．the welfare department helped them |
The underlined word“shelter”in this passage means“________”.
| A．something to eat |
| B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study |
| D．somewhere to stay |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage？
| A．A Terrible Storm |
| B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers |
| D．Clever People |
On Children’s Day 2004，Hong Kong held an interesting activity．In this activity，children and their parents played the rich and the poor．In the dinner，the rich could have delicious food，but the poor could only have bread with porridge．
Parents all hoped to have the dinner for the poor with their children．They hoped that their children could be taught a lesson from the dinner．
Now many people on earth don’t have enough food or clothing．Every day only half of the world could enjoy enough food．
The activity was held to make the families understand the differences between the poor and the rich and also make parents know that too much material life won’t always do good to the children．Which of the following sentences is true？
| A．Half the poor and half the rich joined in the activity． |
| B．Children played the rich and parents played the poor． |
| C．Parents played the rich and children played the poor． |
| D．Some of the children and their parents played the poor． |
In the dinner，parents hoped to________．
| A．have bread and porridge with their children |
| B．give the poor delicious food |
| C．give delicious food to both the rich and the poor |
| D．give their children delicious food |
Today only half the people in the world________．
| A．enjoy material life |
| B．have enough to eat |
| C．live in the West of the earth |
| D．can go to Hong Kong |
From the activity，parents knew________．
| A．the poor wanted to be rich |
| B．the rich wanted to have the life of the poor |
| C．the poor were different from the rich |
| D．the rich could have better care from the school |
From the news report we’re clear that________．
| A．children often change their minds |
| B．children of the poor work harder at school |
| C．children of the rich don’t like the activity |
| D．children shouldn’t be given too much material life |
Women’s fashions change more rapidly than men’s．In the early 1990’s，all women wore their skirts to the ankle．Today，some skirts are even longer than before，but some are very short．Women’s shoes have also gone through all sorts of changes in the last 17 years．For example，boots for women were very common at the beginning of this century．Then for years，they were not considered fashionable．Today，they’re back in style again in all colors，lengths and materials．In fact，today’s women can wear all types of clothes on almost any occasion．While all of these changes were taking place in women’s fashions，men’s clothing remained almost the same until a few years ago．And，in fact，most men are still dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear．What kind of skirts do women like to wear today？
| A．Long skirts． |
| B．Short skirts． |
| C．Both long skirts and short skirts． |
| D．Neither long skirts nor short skirts． |
Now boots are considered________．
| A．fashionable |
| B．unfashionable |
| C．uncommon |
| D．fit for girls most |
When today’s women go to the party，they wear________．
| A．skirts down to the ankle |
| B．long red boots |
| C．long skirts and short boots |
| D．any kinds of clothes they like |
Men’s fashions________．
| A．are changing fast these years |
| B．have changed as well |
| C．keep unchanged |
| D．change as women’s fashions do |
The passage tries to tell us________．
| A．boots for women have been thought fashionable since the beginning of this century |
| B．women’s shoes are back again in all colors，lengths，etc． |
| C．today men are dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear |
| D．fashions for clothes，shoes and so on always change |