Suni and the Seven Princesses only debuted in August of last year, but the unusual rap group is now known all over the world. It makes sense if you think about it. After all, it’s not every day that you see a group of grandmother wearing fat clothes and chains around their necks, and rapping about their rural lifestyle, especially in rural South Korea.
The eight members of the group have known each other since they were young, but they only decided to form a rap group last year. Having grown up in a rural area, they didn’t have a chance to pursue an education, so in 2016, they decided to finally learn to read and write the Korean alphabet, Hangul. One day, Park Jeom-sun, the 81-year-old leader of the group, saw a rap video on the Internet and convinced their Hangul teacher to show them how to rap. The rest, as they say, is history.
Suni and the Seven Princesses began wiring lyrics about their rural lifestyle, like picking chili and watermelon in the field, and they staged their first rap performance last year at a school play. They put on modern clothes and jewelry, made funny hand gestures, and seemed to have the time of their lives. The audience loved it and since then Suni and the Seven Princesses have been making appearances at various events around South Korea and on TV shows.
“It feels like I’m getting younger...Even if I’m old, I’m excited,” said Park Jeom-sun, aka Suni, adding that she and the Princesses are relieving their youth in a very fun way.
Suni and the Seven Princesses isn’t the only geriatric music group making headlines in Asia. Last year, we featured G-Pop, a boyband whose members are over 65 years old.
1.What did Suni and the Seven Princesses rap about?
A The rural life.
B Fat clothes.
C An unstable rise.
D Romantic stories.
解析:选A。A细节理解断题。根据第一段最后一句的“rapping about their rural lifestyle”和第三段第一句的“Suni and the Seven Princesses began wiring lyrics about their rural lifestyle, like picking chili and watermelon in the field”可知,她们谈及她们的乡村生活方式,比如在田间采摘辣椒和西瓜。故选A。
2.What can we know about Suni and the Seven Princesses from Paragraph 2?
A The origin of its name.
B Its history.
C Members’ educational background.
D Its team goals.
解析:选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“Having grown up in a rural area, they didn’t have a chance to pursue an education, so in 2016, they decided to finally learn to read and write the Korean alphabet, Hangul. ”可知,她们在农村长大,没有机会接受教育,所以在2016年,她们决定学习韩语。故选C。
3.The group was received among the audience with ________.
A uncertainty
B enthusiasm
C worry
D criticism
解析:选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“The audience loved it and since then Suni and the Seven Princesses have been making appearances at various events around South Korea and on TV shows.”可知,观众们都很喜欢她们,从那以后,苏妮和七公主就出现在韩国各地的各种活动和电视节目中。故选B。
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A The development of a music group.
B Performances of a music group.
C Ways to write lyrics about life.
D An introduction of a rap group.
解析:选D。D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了苏妮和七公主这个不同寻常的说唱组合闻名于世界的故事。故选D。