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1、2019-2020年高二英语下学期期中试题实验班AI’msureyouknowthesong“HappyBirthday”.Butdoyouknowwhowrotethesongandforwhomitwaswritten?Theretiredprofessor,ArchibaldA.HillinLucasville,USAcouldtellusthestory.Ninety-sevenyearsago,twoofMr.ArchibaldHill’saunts,MissPattyHillandMissM
2、ildredHillwereaskedtowritesomesongsforabookcalled“SongStoriedfortheSundayMorning”.MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwerebothkindergartenteachersthen.Theylovedchildrenverymuchandwrotemanybeautifulsongsforthebook.Oneofthemwasthefamous“GoodMorningtoYou.”Theson
3、gsaid,“Goodmorningtoyou,goodmorningtoyou,dearchildren,goodmorningtoall.”Thissongwasverypopularatthattimeamongkindergartenchildren.Butnotmanygrown-upsknewit.AfewyearslaterlittleArchibaldwasborn.Ashisaunt,MissPattyHillsangthesong“HappyBirthday”tothemelody（
4、曲调）of“GoodMorningtoyou”toherlittlenephew（侄子）.Shesangthesonglikethis:Happybirthdaytoyou!Happybirthdaytoyou!Happybirthday,dearArchie!Happybirthdaytoyou!MissPattyHillandhersisterhadneverexpectedthatthissongwouldbeesopopular,butitreallydid.Peoplealloverthewo
5、rldlikethesongbecauseofitssimplicityintune（曲调简单）andfriendlinessinwords.1.ArchibaldA.Hillwas__________.A.EnglishB.RussianC.AmericanD.Australian2.ProfessorArchibaldA.HillwasMissMildredHill’s__________.A.sonB.studentC.brotherD.nephew3.Thesong“HappyBirthday”
6、hasahistoryof__________years.A.97B.about90C.morethan90D.lessthan904.WhydidMissHisswrotesongs?A.Becausetheyaremusicians.B.Becausetheylovechildren.C.Becausetheywereaskedtowriteforabook.D.Becausetheirnephewaskedthemtodoso.BHiphoporrap(说唱）musicasitisalsocall
7、ed,startedonthestreetandintheclubsoftheNewYorkCityinthe1970s.Buttodaymanycountrieshavetheirownkindofhiphopmusic.Thiskindofmusicesfromreggae,discoandfunkmusic.Rappingmeansspeakingtotherhythmofthemusic,anditisanimportantpartofthemusic.Peopleraptoexpresshow
8、theyfeelabouttheirlivesandproblems.Rappinginclass.Wouldyouliketorapinclass?Wellactually,hippopmusicisplayedinmorethan10,000schoolsintheUSA.Why?Thereisanewschoolprogramcalled“Flocabulary”inwhichteachersusetextsandhiphopCDst
