Unit 1 Festivals around the world grammar课时作业

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　　It's Ok to say you've never heard of grime(污垢) -unless you're from the UK. That's because this music was invented in the UK in the early 200s.

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 as 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 "Grme Queen 5% 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 matters 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 more is one day accepted by the mainstream music world or not, one thing if for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.

1. What do hip-hop and grime music have in common?

A. They are invented in the UK. B. They make a lot of loud noise.

B. They challenge traditional cultures D. They are full of creative ideas.

2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Electronic music B. Hip-hop C. Grime music D. Black music

3. 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.

4. What does Skepta's success suggest?

A. Grime is gradually getting recognized

B. Singers should not try to be themselves

C. Grime has become mainstream music