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 ten-year-old teacher
　　How young can a teacher be?  A teacher can be any age. Just ask Chrissie Mckenney. She was only 10 when she started teaching.
　　 Ｈow did Chrissie get the job It was not easy. Chrissie wanted to help children who can't hear. But the school had never had such a young helper. Could Chrissie do it
First, Chrissie learned to sign. Signing is a way of talking with your hands. Soon it was easy for Chrissie to talk to the children. So the school let her help. Now Chrissie visits the school almost every day. The children love their young teacher. She is their friend.
【小题1】Chrissie wanted to help children who can't______.
A. hear 　　　　　　  B. See　　　　　        C. play
【小题2】This story tells about a______.
A. special class 　　 B. young teacher      Ｃ. silly person
【小题3】In the third part of the story, what does the word "sign" mean______
A.看　　  B. 手势         C. 听
【小题4】The school let Chrissie help because she ____.
A. was too old         B. could sign 　　　 　C. could not hear
【小题5】You can guess from the story that most teachers ______Chrissie.
A. are older than    　B. do not like 　     C. are just like

He asked me 　　　

A. which floor did I live                B. which floor I lived in

C. which floor I lived on                D. which floor I lived

　 I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes