This past week, the world lost an icon and I lost one of my favorite musicians when Michael Jackson, 50, died of a heart attack on June 25. Jackson, a famous person nearly all his life, was admired by fans for signature dance moves like the Moonwalk and his album Thriller, which has sold over 100 million copies.

One of the greatest hits from Thriller is Beat It. In the song, Jackson sings: “Just beat it, beat it/ No one wants to be defeated/ It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right/ Just beat it, beat it!”

Just what does he mean?

“Beat it” is a very common expression with a few different meanings. One of the most popular is the command form, which is similar to “Get out of here!” or “Get out of my face, stop bothering me!” You might tell your dog to “beat it” when he keeps begging you for food.

“Beat it” can also be used as a suggestion, to describe the act of leaving suddenly: “This party is so boring, let’s beat it.”

The expression can be taken more literally, in its traditional sense of “ to strike or hit something”: “Tell me the answer before I beat it out of you.”

“To beat” also means “to win”. “She struggled with her illness, and in the end she beat it.” When Jackson sings, “No one wants to be defeated…Just beat it!” he may be encouraging his audience to overcome their struggles. Or maybe he means the opposite: that it’s better to run than stay and fight. Just beat it!

The underlined word “icon” in the first paragraph most probably means ______.

A. a small symbol on a computer screen that represents a programme

B. a famous person or thing that people admire and see as a symbol of a particular idea etc.

C. a person who has talent in songs or music

D. a man or woman who is very good-looking in appearance

The author mentions Michael Jackson mainly to _____.

A. show his or her honor to him

B. inform readers of his death

C. introduce the expression “beat it”

D. get us to know more about his career

According to the passage the expression “Beat it” has all the following meanings EXCEPT “_____”.

A.  Away with you!             B. Get out of my face!

C.  See or understand            D. Win

What’s the purpose of the writer’s writing this passages?

A. To make the expression “Beat it” known.

B. To tell us that Michael Jackson’ death is a great loss to the world.

C. To show the origin of the expression “Beat it”.

D. To amuse or entertain readers.

Remember when a trip to the supermarket was nothing more than a boring thing requiring little or no specialized knowledge? You could send your kids into a cart while you did shopping. You always bought the same brands, usually the brands your mother bought. You didn't know about unit pricing, and furthermore, you didn't care. It never occurred to you to read the labels on anything. After all, you'd bought these things a hundred times.   

But now, I really look on those days with a feeling of yearn (怀旧). How innocent we were! How carefree were those trips to the supermarket. No worries. Today a trip to the supermarket is filled with social influence. Every time I buy pork chops I think about the years I'm shaving from my life. I keep a careful eye on the freshness date and examine the tamper - proof packaging. I am a victim of that most dangerous social disease: shoppers' panic.   

I didn't realize how serious my condition had become until the last time I needed laundry soap. It seemed simple enough. Just run into the market, grab a box of the old reliable and pay for it. I hadn't planned on discovering Ecover, a new brand of laundry soap. It sat quietly on the shelf right next to my old reliable. "Healthy, gentle but effective. "My respect for it deepened with each new claim as I read the entire package. Then I looked at the price: $ 5.69 for 2 pounds. $ 5.69 ! I cast a quick glance at the old reliable, still on sale for $ 1. 39.   

Six bucks for laundry soap! These people must be crazy! Who's going to pay six bucks for laundry soap? It's not as though I can't afford it. See, it's concentrated use less, get more. BUT SIX BUCKS! And the box is made from recycled materials. . . . This act went on for a solid half hour, after which I left the shelf without any soap at all.   

Surely the meat department is most threatening place. Remember when protein was good for you? That's all over. Every bite you take kills you. I won't even mention meat's moral influence.

When all is said and done, we still must eat. I gather up my healthy cooking oil and my recycled paper towels and head to the checkout counter.

1．In the first paragraph, the author mainly wants to tell us that in the past________.

      A．it was convenient to go shopping in the supermarket

      B．shopping in the supermarket was very boring

      C．we never read the labels of commodities in the supermarket

      D．we used to buy the same brands of products in the supermarket

2．Recalling the old days' shopping in the supermarket, the author thinks it was_____

      A．pleasant               B．fresh                  C．dangerous           D．crazy

3．Eating pork chops will mean that ______.

      A．you must have a shave after that            B．you should think of the old days

      C．you are killing yourself slowly               D．you must go on diet after that

4．In the supermarket, the author was attracted by a new brand of laundry soap for its _____.

      A．price                B．claims             C．package           D．shape

5．What's the author's problem?

 A．She is too poor to afford the new brands in the supermarket.

 B．She cannot not find the right laundry soap in the supermarket.

 C．She has to use the most healthy things because of her poor health.

    D．She is greatly affected by social influences.

Remember when a trip to the supermarket was nothing more than a boring thing requiring little or no specialized knowledge? You could send your kids into a cart while you did shopping. You always bought the same brands，usually the brands your mother bought. You didn't know about unit pricing，and furthermore，you didn't care. It never occurred to you to read the labels on anything. After all，you'd bought these things a hundred times.

But now，I really look on those days with a feeling of yearn(怀旧). How innocent we were! How carefree were those trips to the supermarket. No worries. Today a trip to the supermarket is filled with social influence. Every time I buy pork chops I think about the years I'm shaving from my life. I keep a careful eye on the freshness date and examine the tamper-proof packaging. I am victim of that most dangerous social disease：shoppers' panic.

I didn't realize how serious my condition had become until the last time I needed laundry, soap. It seemed simple enough. Just run into the market，grab a box of the old reliable and pay for it. I hadn't planned on discovering Ecover，a new brand of laundry soap. It sat quietly on the shelf right next to my old reliable. “Healthy，gentle but effective. ”My respect for it deepened with each new claim as I read the entire package. Then I looked at the price：$5. 69 for 2 pound. $5. 69! I cast a quick glance at the old reliable，still on sale for$1. 39.

Six bucks for laundry soap! These people must be crazy! Who's going to pay six bucks for laundry soap? It's not as though I can't afford it. See，it's concentrated―use less，get more. BUT SIX BUCKS! And the box is made from recycled materials …This act went on for a solid half hour，after which I left the shelf without any soap at all.

Surely the meat department is most threatening place. Remember what protein was good for you? That's all over.  Every bite you take kills you.  I won't even mention meat's moral influence.

When all is said and done，we still must eat. I gather up my healthy-cooking oil and my recycled paper towels and head to the checkout counter.

57. In the first paragraph，the author mainly wants to tell us that in the past        .

    A. it was convenient to go shopping in the supermarket

    B. shopping in the supermarket was a very boring thing

    C. we never read the labels of commodities in the supermarket

    D. we used to buy the same brands of products in the supermarket

58. Recalling the old days' shopping in the supermarket，the author thinks it was        .

A. pleasant    B. fresh    C. dangerous   D. crazy

59. In the supermarket，the author was attracted by a new brand of laundry soap for its      .  

A. price     B. claim    C. package    D. shape

60. According to the passage，what's the author's problem?

    A. She was too poor to afford the new brands in the supermarket

    B. She could not find the right laundry soap in the supermarket.

    C. She had to use the most healthy things for her poor health.

    D. She was greatly affected by the social influence.