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阅读理解 　　Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music．Forbes Magazine reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year． 　　“It doesn't make sense,”says Johany Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular in 1950s．“Performers aren't worth this kind of money．In fact, nobody is．” 　　But the rock star's admirers seem to disagree．Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records．They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person． 　　Luck is a key word for explaining the success of money．In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang“American Pie”．Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an additional(附加的)two cents on every single record of the song． 　　Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience(观众)of 10, 000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket．After paying expenses, Young leaves with about ＄18, 000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening． 　　How do the rock stars use their money?What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water?Most of the young stars simply show the money around．England's Eltom John gave someone a ＄38, 000 Rolls Royce car and bought himself 5, 000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-M．He also bought himself two cars, “one for each foot”． 　　Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane．Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys．Then when they need money again, they do another tour．They save no money and live from hand to mouth． 　　In the end the rock stars' life is unrewarding．After two or three years riches and fame are gone．Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers．New stars have arrived to take his place． (1) This passage is mainly about ________． [　　] A． the success of a rock star B． the way rock stars live C． rich rock stars D． the admirers of rock stars (2) What makes most of the rock stars successful in making money? [　　] A． Luck． B． A wonderful performance． C． Their own music． D． Ability． (3) How much expense does Neil Young pay for a performance? [　　] A． ＄10, 000 B． ＄18, 000 C． ＄32, 000 D． ＄38, 000 (4) According to the passage, the underlined phrase“from hand to mouth”means ________． [　　] A． they have to earn money by hand B． they know how to spend money in a reasonable way C． they earn money only for their immediate enjoyment D． they steal to feed their mouth when they need money

Answer 1

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Luck is a key word for explaining the success of money．
(3)	文章第五段提到这一点50, 000－18, 000＝32, 000。
(4)	根据句义。