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         Hip-hop music doesn’t typically remind us of the description “kid-friendly”. But Syracuse musicians Samar Moseley and Tyrone Jackson have found inspiration in their work as bus drivers for the Syracuse City School District. While other performers may rap about street violence or ill-gotten riches,this pair — known as 1306 — apply catchy beats to cautionary raps on bus safety and working toward graduation.

         Last year,1306 put out a three-song record,Mr. Bus Driver,with positive raps on school-related issues. They also performed at city schools. In an interview,Moseley said that he thought 1306 could find a sizable market for its positive messages. Moseley is the songwriter while Jackson handles the beats and engineering. The pair,who started driving buses in 2011,are enthusiastic about what the foture holds.

         They met during their bus driver training. The name 1306 came from Moseley's Bus Route 13 and Jackson's Bus Route 06. The concept behind that is going down a new journey and taking a new route to success. The first songs they did were club songs. One day,they both had a bad day on the bus,so they started talking about what happened and came up with the Mr. Bus Driver song.

        “Driving a school bus isn’t  an easy job. You have to let kids on the bus know that there are rules they should follow. The best way to teach something is to make it constructive and fun. Kids can learn the rules and have fun singing songs and dancing. It's a good feeling,” Jackson said. .

        Their CDs have now become popular in other states. In Minneapolis,people play them in day care centers. After more than a year,1306 is still the only thing the kids in the centers want to listen to.

9. What makes 1306 different from other rappers?

   A. Their club songs.

   B. Their sunny smiles.

   C. Their special experiences.

   D. The themes of their songs.

10. Why did Moseley and Jackson choose the name 1306?

   A. It was their new bus route number.

   B. It combined their bus route numbers.

   C. It reminded them of their bad days.

   D. It is the combination of their birthday dates.

11. What's the purpose of 1306’s songs according to Jackson?

   A. To comfort bored drivers.

   B. To make kids learn music.

   C. To teach people how to drive.

   D. To help,kids behave themselves.

12. How is the last paragraph developed?

   A. By time.       B. By contrast.

   C. By example.    D. By space.

9. D 10. B 11. D 12. C

              C篇.

本文講述了兩位校車司機的特殊音樂之路。

9. D.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末句可知,其他說唱:歌手的歌講述的是暴力和不義之財,而1306這個組合的歌是關(guān)于乘車安全及努力學習的,故他們的不同在于歌曲的主題不同。

10. B.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的The name 1306 came from Moseley' s Bus Route 13 and Jackson,s Bus Route 06可知,這個組合的名稱是來自這兩位司機所開的校車路線。

11. D.推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段Jackson所說的內(nèi)容可知,這兩位司機創(chuàng)作歌曲是為了寓教于樂,讓乘車的孩子們開心唱歌、跳舞的同時了解乘車須知。

12. C.寫作手法題。日托中心的孩子們聽.1306的歌一年多了還想聽,作者以此為例來說明1306的歌很受歡迎。

題目來源:2016年英語周報高二新課程 > 第35期 2015-2016學年高二新課程

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