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 \n’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 originated 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 take social responsibility. 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 pair. 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.
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 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 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. D. They can show their emotions clearly.
C. They help kids express themselves well. 35. What is the best title of the text?
A. Toys help to build emotional intelligence B. Educational toys sell well in the Toy Fair C. Toymakers are making profits in education D. Children celebrate the International Toy Fair 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。 Smartphones store a lot of personal data. These devices know our names, the names of our friends，our
addresses and where we are right now. _36_ A weather app needs to know where a person is to report the local forecast, for example.
Many smartphone apps don’t cost anything to download and use. But don’t be fooled. There’s still a price. _37_ Those same apps may often send data on to advertisers as well. Those advertisers will pay well to know how people behave and live. Once your data leave a device, you can’t get them back. And that data theft may not be harmless. However, those data may tell when someone leaves home and when they get back. _38_ Social media sites often have access to a user’s images and posts.
Recently a new online tool has been developed to .track the misuse of private data. _39_ It tells people when their apps are sending data, which can help spot misuse. SPEProxy identifies the misuse of data using an approach that has already been used to diagnose illness.
In the clinical field, a medical software is used to collect data from a patient Then it compares them to those typical of many possible illnesses to make a diagnosis.
Right now, people can only track data with the new tool by going to a website. _40_ It’s also a bit awkward to use. People may not want to go to the trouble of getting online to track their data A more convenient version that people could install on their phones is in urgent need.
A. It is called SPEProxy. B. That means it’s limited.
C. It is more than convenient to use in computers. D. Your privacy is what’s paying for it. E. Some apps use those data to do their job.
F. Some apps may charge you much money to operate. G. They can show how and where people spend their days.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On a recent trip to California, I was introduced to Smile Cards. I promised myself to _41_ an act of kindness before I felt California. I _42_ thinking about it but I didn’t know what to do.
I reached the airport and the _43_ was about to begin when I saw an ice-cream store. I went in and told the guy at the store that I _44_ to do an act of kindness. The guy, named Jose, looked confused. _45_ I explained I had just attended a conference, where I was told Smile Cards and _46_ to do an act of kindness.
Jose showed _47_. I told Jose, “Whoever is your next _48_, treat them to some ice-cream and then give them this Smile Card.” Jose _49_ read the card and agreed with a smile that was both grateful and _50_ at the same time.
Since this was my first time, I wanted to know the _51_ of the receiver. “Jose, I have to catch a_52_, but here is my cell phone number. Would you be 53 enough to call me and tell me the person’s reaction?” He _54_.
I went to my gate, and as I was about to board, Jose _55_. “I did the act of kindness. The person was very _56_, and asked me to express thanks to the person who paid for them!” I again thanked Jose and boarded the flight feeling _57_.
I really want to _58_ this practice of kindness. I am a professor and I love my work _59_ it makes a difference in the lives of others. And now, I realize that I can do that everywhere. The whole world is my _60_. 41. A. start 42. A. practised 43.A. checking 44. A. managed 45. A. Then 46. A forced 47. A. relief 48. A visitor 49. A. curiously 50. A. annoyed 51. A. reply 52. A. bus 53. A. kind 54. A. refused 55. A. arrived 56. A. happy 57. A. safe 58. A. introduce 59. A. once 60. A. homeland
B. find B. enjoyed B. boarding B. chose B. Again B. ordered B. interest B. assistant B. calmly B. tired B. reaction B. train B. brave B. agreed B. shouted B. active B. lucky B. describe B. because B. battlefield
C. prove C. tried C. shopping. C. wanted C. Yet C. allowed C. satisfaction C. customer C. politely C. frightened C. expression C. flight C. wise C. sighed C. appeared C. special C. proud C. explore C. if C. playground
D. explain D. kept D. booking D. forgot D. Anyhow D. inspired D. delight D. friend D. nervously D. confused D. decision D. taxi D. reliable D. failed D. called D. clever D. energetic D. continue D. though D. mainroad