Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in the world, but at the same time is distinctly African. It is different also in another way: Many of the songs are very serious and they deal with important social or political issues inAfricatoday.

    Eric Wainaina is one of these African musicians. He grew up inNairobi,Kenya, in a family of musicians. As a teenager, he listened to pop music from theUnited States, and later he moved toBostonto study at the Berklee College of Music. Now he has produced a CD inKenya. Eric"s most popular song, "Land of ‘A Little Something’” is aboutKenya"s problem of bribery, or paying others for illegal favors. He wants people to listen to his songs and think about how to makeKenyaa better place to live.

    Another musician who writes serious songs is Witness Mwaijaga fromTanzania. Her own experiences have helped her understand the suffering of many African women. At the age of fifteen she lost her home, but she was luckier than other homeless young people. She could make a living by writing songs and singing on the street. By the time she was eighteen years old, she had become a star. Her songs are written in rap or hip-hop style about the problems that she sees inTanzania, especially AIDS and the lack of rights for women ¹.

    Baaba Maal, fromSenegal, also feels that pop music must go beyond entertainment. He says that inSenegal, storytellers have always been important people. In the past, they were the ones who kept the history of their people alive. Baaba believes that songwriters now have a similar responsibility. They must write about the world around them and help people understand how it could be better. The words of his songs are important, in fact. They speak of peace and cooperation among Africans, as well as the rights of women, love for one" s family, and saving the environment ².

    One ofSouth Africa"s most popular musicians is Brenda Fassie. She is sometimes compared to Madonna, the American pop star, because she likes to shock people in her shows. But she also likes to make people think. She became famous in the 1980s for her simple pop songs against apartheid. Now that apartheid has ended, her songs are about other issues in South African culture and life. To sing about these, she uses local African languages and a new pop style called kwaito.

    In recent years, people outside ofAfricahave also begun to listen to these young musicians. Through music, the younger generation of Africans are connecting with the rest of the world and, at the same time, influencing the rest of the world. 

词汇： 

reggae /"regei/ n. 瑞格舞（西印度群岛的舞曲）

bribery ["braɪbərɪ] n. 行贿，贿赂

apartheid [əˈpɑ:tˌhaɪt, -ˌheɪt] n. 种族隔离

注释：

1. Her songs are written in rap or hip-hop style about the problems that she sees in Tanzania,especially AIDS and the lack of rights for women.她用嘻哈和说唱的风格写歌，歌曲的内容是坦桑尼亚的各种问题，特别是艾滋和女性权利的缺失。

2. They speak of peace and cooperation among Africans, as well as the rights of women, love forone"s family, and saving the environment.他倡导在非洲要和平与协作，同时也包括妇女权利、热爱家庭和保护环境。

Eric Wainaina____ 

A:prefers to sing in English B:listened to traditional music C:studied music in Boston D:performs only in the United States

在政府与生产者和消费者的权利义务关系中，政府的权利很大，其承担的责任和义务也相对较大；生产者和消费者的权力较小，其承担的责任和义务也相对较小。因此（）。

A:政府在这个权利义务关系中吃亏了 B:生产者和消费者在这个权利义务关系中处于不利地位 C:从某一单一主体来看，权利与义务是对等的，不存在谁吃亏的问题 D:两个方面都吃亏了

生产者价格指数（PPI）不包括（）。

A:生产者折扣  B:生产者的促销  C:税  D:实际交易价格

根据我国消费者权益保护法的规定，销售者赔偿消费者或者其他受害人因商品缺陷造成的人身、财产损害后，对属于生产者责任的，其可以行使的权利是（）。

A:向消费者协会追偿  B:向其同业协会追偿  C:向工商管理部门追偿  D:向生产者追偿

从所给的四个选项中，选择最合适的一个填入问号处，使之呈现一定规律性：                                           A                     B                    C                      D

A:A  B:B  C:C  D:D

把下面的六个图形分为两类，使每一类图形都有各自的共同特征或规律，分类正确的一项是         ①                  ②                  ③                 ④                  ⑤                 ⑥

A:①②⑤，③④⑥  B:①③④，②⑤⑥  C:①③⑤，②④⑥  D:①④⑥，②③⑤

把下面的6个图形分为两类，使每一类图形都有各自的共同特征或规律，分类正确的一项是         ①                 ②                  ③                   ④                 ⑤                ⑥

A:①③⑥，②④⑤  B:①③④，②⑤⑥  C:①③⑤，②④⑥  D:①④⑥，②③⑤

下列选项中，不属于纳税人的权利的是(  )。

A:有权要求税务机关对企业的情况保密 B:依法享有申请减税、免税、退税的权利 C:依法享有申请行政复议、提起行政诉讼、请求国家赔偿等权利 D:负责税收征收管理工作