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Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that【31】le

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问题     Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that【31】least fifty rock stars have【32】of between two million and six million dollars per year.
    Those who love rock music【33】about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in【34】. Some observers think the customers are buying more that music. According to one【35】, rock music has a special【36】because .no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf【37】the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience【38】, "I could sing like that".【39】rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worship. Young people are【40】to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping【41】
    How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts【42】in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money【43】. Many【44】stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a【45】, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do【46】tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from【47】to mouth.
    In the end the rock star’s life is【48】. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the【49】ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his【50】
选项 A、revenues
B、salaries
C、wages
D、incomes
答案D
解析 本题考查选项四词在意思上有区别。[A] revenues 尤指国家的税收；[B] salaries 多指固定按月支付的薪水[C] wages 常指按周计算的工钱。故[D] incomes (收入)比其他三个选项更为合适。
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