Question

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 and 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 (现象) like the European refugee (难民) 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.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Electronic music.    B. Hip-hop.

C. Grime music.    D. Black music.

2.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.

3.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.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了英国出现的新型音乐形式：grime。文章分析了这种音乐形式的特点来源及人们对它的看法。

1.词义猜测题。根据本句Just like UK electronic music and hip-hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people.可知和英国的电子音乐及hip-hop一样，grime也反应年轻人的思想。句中的it指代前句中提及的代词it。故C项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第五段Also different from the hip-hop culture, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena (现象) like the European refugee (难民) problem and the gap between the rich and poor.可知grime singers更加关注难民问题及贫富差距这样的社会问题，说明他们更有社会责任感。故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句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.可知Grime收到越来越多的人的欢迎，grime歌手打败了David Bowie和Radiohead这样的明星赢得the Mercury Prize，正说明这种音乐形式逐渐被人们接受。故A项正确。