A. puzzling B. inspiring C. exciting
C
D. frightening
It’s OK to say you’ve never heard of grime—unless you’re from the UK. That’s because this music was invented in the UK in the early 2000s.
To someone who’s not familiar with underground music culture, it’s easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy. And many people didn’t bother to tell them apart, until earlier this month when grime stars like Stormzy an J Hus led this year’s Mobo— “music of black origin”—award nominations (提名) in the UK.
Just like UK electronic music and hip-hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people. But different from hip-hop, grime singers sing in dialects with strong accents, giving a special flavor to their songs.
Lady Leshurr, known as the“Grime Queen” said that she once tried to hide her accent, as she didn’t want people to judge her. But one day, she realized that she didn’t need to change herself just to please others. And there’s no doubt that this is the most basic and important quality of grime music: be yourself.
Also different from the hip-hop culture, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena like the European refugee problem and the gap between the rich and poor.
Although still quite young, grime seems to be getting favored by more and more people. In 2016, the English grime artist Skepta won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating big names like David Bowie and Radiohead. However, no matter whether grime is one day accepted by the mainstream music world or not, one thing is for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.
28. What do hip-hop and grime music have in common? A. They are born in the UK. B. They make a lot of loud noise. C. They challenge traditional cultures. D. They are full of creative ideas.
29. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Electronic music B. Hip-hop. C. Grime music. D. Black music.
30. What can be learned about grime singers? A. They care too much about themselves. B. They refuse to be judged by others. C. They tend to care about social problems. D. They show strong independence qualities. 31. What does Skepta’s success suggest? A. Grime is gradually getting recognized. B. Singers should try to be themselves. C. Grime has become mainstream music. D. It is easy to win the Mercury Prize. D
Children of all ages gathered in New York City recently for the International Toy Fair. Hidden among already popular toys were new, high-tech educational products. Toymakers are working to create these products for improving a child’s emotional intelligence（情感智力）.
Companies showed off their products last week at New York’s Jacob Javitz Convention Center.
PleIQ is a set of plastic toy blocks. It uses visual（视觉的）reality technology to teach words, numbers and other things. Edison Durán directs the company that makes PleIQ. She showed people at the toy fair how virtual images (虚拟映像) appear on the blocks when they are held in front of a tablet camera, PleIQ has children act as teacher or guide to a companion character.
On the other side of the convention center, Karen Hu from another company demonstrated an educational robot called Woobo. The robot comes programmed with educational games and activities. Children use its touch screen face to get them started. Hu described how the robot can help a child who has autism (自闭症). “The child can communicate with Woobo and follow some of the instructions Woobo is giving because he thinks of this as a companion instead of a parent or someone else telling
him to certain things.”
At the EQtainment stand，sales director Jonathan Erickson explained the company’s toys. “The purpose of all of our products is to develop emotional and social intelligence.” he said Erickson showed off a board game called “Q’s Race to the Top”. He said the game got his 4-year-old daughter to open up. “The biggest thing is her talking. And that’s the key of all this—getting her feelings expressed out. Like, ‘Hey, what does it feel like to be sad? Or how does it feel like to be happy?’”
It remains to be seen whether a game or toy can improve emotional intelligence. But toymakers are doing what they can to help parents in their efforts to raise well-rounded children.
32. How does PleIQ instruct children to learn? A. By playing the role of a companion. B. By giving direct guidance. C. By taking photos with a camera. D. By presenting visual images.
33. What can be inferred about Woobo from Paragraph 4? A. It is programmed to replace teachers. B. It may be good company for kids. C. It can get started automatically. D. It is intended to design games.
34. What does Jonathan Erickson think of his toys?
A. They are quite easy to operate. B. They can teach children numbers. C. They help kids express themselves well. D. They can show their emotions clearly. 35. What is the best title of the text? A. Toys for building emotional intelligence B. Educational toys sell well in the Toy Fair C. Toymakers are making profit in education D. Children celebrate the International Toy Fair
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
How can I fight laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
36．______. Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active.37．______.Others take a more proactive(积极主动的) approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child to promote responsibility.38．______.
39．______. Spouses(配偶) and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. To fight household laziness, set an example, be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.
Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.40．______, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film
B. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home C. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep D. Knowing how to fight laziness is important
E. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task F. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.
G. Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride and 41 in 42 “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in 43 way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus, my American friends could discover the 44 of eating Chinese food. Because of my “45 ” job, I was often rewarded by their 46 of appreciation such as “very delicious”, “excellent” etc.
But the joke was here: yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style 47 for dinner. I was 48 at my achievement .
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked 49 at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their 50 ？” they asked，“It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful？I don't know. But I 51 know that fish heads are delicious. The 52 is the best part of fish; in 53 only the respectable guest can have the special honour of 54 it.
Another 55 thing is: the American friends often said to me“ 56 ”as they 57 fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 58 actually helping myself to any of the food. 59, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they 60 hesitated to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished. 41. A. worry 42. A. buying 43. A. their 44. A. way 45. A. hard
B. attention
B. fetching B. a new
C. delighted
D. pleasure
C. cooking D. leaving
C. the same D. a simple
D. importance D. new
B. joy C. trouble
C. good
B. daily
46. A. expressions 47. A. meat
B. flowers
C. talk D. smile
D. egg
B. fish
C. soup
48. A. praised B. pleased C. good D. surprised
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