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  【阅读理解Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic.ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionand】

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  Aroundtheworldyoungpeoplearespendingunbelievablesumsofmoneytolistentorockmusic.ForbesMagazinereportsthatatleastfiftyrockstarshaveincomesbetweentwomillionandsixmilliondollarsperyear.

  “Itdoesn'tmakesense”saysJohanyMathisoneoftheoldermusicmillionaireswhomadeamilliondollarsayearwhenhewaspopularin1950s.“Performersaren'tworththiskindofmoney.Infactnobodyis.”

  Buttherockstar'sadmirersseemtodisagree.Thosewholoverockmusicspendabouttwobilliondollarsayearforrecords.Theypay150milliontoseerockstarsinperson.

  Luckisakeywordforexplainingthesuccessofmoney.In1972oneoftheluckiestwasKonMcleanwhowroteandsang“AmericanPie”.Mcleanwriteshisownmusicsoheearnsanadditional(附加的)twocentsoneverysinglerecordofthesong.

  NeilYoungwhoperformsintornbluejeanssometimessingstoanaudience(观众)of10000eachofwhomhaspaidfivedollarsforaticket.AfterpayingexpensesYoungleaveswithabout$18000inhisbluejeansattheendofanevening.

  Howdotherockstarsusetheirmoney?Whatdotheydowhenthemoneystartspouringinlikewater?Mostoftheyoungstarssimplyshowthemoneyaround.England'sEltomJohngavesomeonea$38000RollsRoycecarandboughthimself5000pairsofeyeglassesthenlightedupandspeltE-L-T-O-M.Healsoboughthimselftwocars“oneforeachfoot”.

  ManyrockstarslivelikeGraceSlickandJeffersonAirplane.Thoseperformersreturnfromatourpaytheirbillsandbuynewtoys.Thenwhentheyneedmoneyagaintheydoanothertour.Theysavenomoneyandlivefromhandtomouth.

  Intheendtherockstars'lifeisunrewarding.Aftertwoorthreeyearsrichesandfamearegone.Leftwithhismemoriesandhistaxproblemsthelonelyex-performerspendshisremainingyearstryingtoattractstrangers.Newstarshavearrivedtotakehisplace.

  (1)

  Thispassageismainlyabout________.

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  答案:1.B;2.A;3.C;4.C;解析:(1)全文谈论的是生活方式。(2)文章第四段Luckisakeywordforexplainingthesuccessofmoney.(3)文章第五段提到这一点50000-18000=32000。(4)...

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