阅读理解Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic．ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionandsixmil

　　阅读理解

　　Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic．ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionandsixmilliondollarseveryyear．“Itdoesn'tmakesense．”saysJohnnyMathisoneoftheoldermusicmillionaireswhomadeamiilliondollarsayearwhenhewaspopularin1950s．“Performersaren'tworththiskindofmoney．Infactnobobyis．”Buttherockstars'admirersseemtodisagree．Thosewholoverockmusicspendabouttwobilliondollarsayearforrecords．Theypay150milliontoseerockstarsinperson．Luckisakeywordforexplainingthesuccessofmany．In1972oneoftheluckiestwasKonMcleanwhowroteandsang“AmericanPie”．Mcleanwriteshisownmusicsoheearnsanextratwocentsoneverysinglerecordofthesong．NeilYoungwhoperformsintornbluejeanssometimessingstoanaudienceof10000eachofwhomhaspaidfivedollarsforaticket．AfterpayingexpenseYoungleaveswithabout18000inhisbluejeansattheendofanevening．Howdotherockstarsusetheirmoney?Whatdotheydowhenthemoneystarspouringinlikewater?Mostoftheyoungstarssimplyshowthemoneyaround．England'sEltonJohngavesomeonea＄38000RollsRoycecarandboughthimself5000pairsofeyeglassesthenlightedupandspeltE-L-T-O-N．Healsoboughthimselftwocars“oneforeachfoot．”ManyrockstarslivelikeGraceSlickandJeffersonAirplane．Thoseperformersreturnfromatourpaytheirbillsandbuynewtoys．Thenwhentheyneedmoneyagaintheydoanothertour．Theysavenomoneyandlivefromhandtomouth．Aftertwoorthreeyearsrichesandfame(名声)aregone．Leftwithhismemoriesandhistaxproblemsthelonelyex-performerspendshisremainingyearstryingtoattractstrangers．Butnewstarshavearrivedtotakehisplace．

　　(1)

　　Thispassageismainlyabout________．

　　[]A．

　　thesuccessofarockstar

　　B．

　　thewayrocks