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山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（35）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AThispastweek,theworldlostaniconandIlostoneofmyfavoritemusicianswhenMichaelJackson,50,diedofaheartattackonJune25.Jackson,afamouspersonnearlyallhislife,wasadmiredbyfansforsignaturedancemovesliketheMoonwalkandhisalbumThriller,whichhassoldover100millioncopies.OneofthegreatesthitsfromThrillerisBeatIt.Inthesong,Jacksonsings:“Justbeatit,beatit/Noonewantstobedefeated/Itdoesn’tmatterwho’swrongorright/Justbeatit,beatit!”Justwhatdoeshemean?“Beatit”isaverycommonexpressionwithafewdifferentmeanings.Oneofthemostpopularisthecommandform,whichissimilarto“Getoutofhere!”or“Getoutofmyface,stopbotheringme!”Youmighttellyourdogto“beatit”whenhekeepsbeggingyouforfood.“Beatit”canalsobeusedasasuggestion,todescribetheactofleavingsuddenly:“Thispartyissoboring,let’sbeatit.”Theexpressioncanbetakenmoreliterally,initstraditionalsenseof“tostrikeorhitsomething”:“TellmetheanswerbeforeIbeatitoutofyou.”“Tobeat”alsomeans“towin”.“Shestruggledwithherillness,andintheendshebeatit.”WhenJacksonsings,“Noonewantstobedefeated…Justbeatit!”hemaybeencouraginghisaudiencetoovercometheirstruggles.Ormaybehemeanstheopposite:thatit’sbettertorunthanstayandfight.Justbeatit!1.Theunderlinedword“icon”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.asmallsymbolonacomputerscreenthatrepresentsaprogrammeB.afamouspersonorthingthatpeopleadmireandseeasasymbolofaparticularideaetc.C.apersonwhohastalentinsongsormusicD.amanorwomanwhoisverygood-lookinginappearance2.TheauthormentionsMichaelJacksonmainlyto_____.A.showhisorherhonortohimB.informreadersofhisdeathC.introducetheexpression“beatit”D.getustoknowmoreabouthiscareer3.Accordingtothepassagetheexpression“Beatit”hasallthefollowingmeaningsEXCEPT“_____”.A.Awaywithyou!B.Getoutofmyface!C.SeeorunderstandD.Win4.What’sthepurposeofthewriter’swritingthispassages?A.Tomaketheexpression“Beatit”known.B.TotellusthatMichaelJackson’deathisagreatlosstotheworld.C.Toshowtheoriginoftheexpression“Beatit”.D.Toamuseorentertainreaders.BHemetherataparty．Shewassooutstanding，withmanyboysaroundher，whilehewassonormal,withnobodypayingattentiontohim．Attheendoftheparty，heinvitedhertohavecoffeewithhim．Shewassurprised，butduetobeingpolite，sheagreed．Theysatinanicecoffeeshop．Hewastoonervoustosayanything，andshefeltuncomfortable，thinking，“Pleaseletmegohome．”Suddenlyheaskedthewaiter，“Wouldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I'dliketoputitinmycoffee．”Everybodystaredathim——sostrange!Hisfaceturnedred，but，still，heputthesaltinhiscoffeeanddrankit．Sheaskedhimcuriously，“Whydoyouhavethishobby?”Hereplied，“WhenIwasalittleboy，Iwaslivingnearthesea．Ilikedplayinginthesea,andIcouldfeelthetasteofthesea,justlikethetasteofthesaltycoffee．NoweverytimeIhavethesaltycoffee．Ialwaysthinkofmychildhood．Imissmyhometownsomuch．Imissmyparentswhoarestilllivingthere．”Whilesayingthattearsfilledhiseyes．Shewasdeeplytouched．That'shistruefeeling，fromthebottomofhisheart．Amanwhocantellouthishomesickness,hemustbeamanwholoveshome,caresabouthome,andhasresponsibilityofhome．Thenshealsostartedtospeak，aboutherfarawayhometown，herchildhood,herfamily．Thatwasareallynicetalk，alsoabeautifulbeginningoftheirstory．Theycontinuedtodate．Shefoundthatactuallyhewasamanwhomeetsallherdemands；hewaskind-hearted,warmandcareful．Hewassuchagoodpersonbutshealmostmissedhim!Thankstohissaltycoffee!Thenthestorywasjustlikeeverybeautifullovestory，theprincessmarriedtheprince,thentheywerelivingahappylife…And,everytimeshemadecoffeeforhim，sheputsomesaltinthecoffee．After40years,hepassedaway，leavingheraletterwhichsaid，“Mydearest，pleaseforgivemywholelifelie．ThiswastheonlylieIsaidtoyou—thesaltycoffee．“Rememberthefirsttimewedated?Iwassonervousatthattime．ActuallyIwantedsomesugar,butIsaidsalt．ItwashardformetochangesoIjustwentahead．“Itriedtotellyouthetruthmanytimesinmylife,butIwastooafraidtodothat,asIhavepromisednottolietoyouforanything．“NowI'mdying,I'mafraidofnothingsoItellyouthetruth：Idon'tlikethesaltycoffee．Whatastrangebadtaste!ButIhavehadthesaltycoffeeformywholelife!“SinceIknewyou,IneverfeelsorryforanythingIdoforyou．Havingyouwithmeismybiggesthappinessformywholelife．IfIcanliveforasecondtime，Istillwanttoknowyouandhaveyouformywholelife，eventhoughIhavetodrinkthesaltycoffeeagain．”Hertearsmadethelettertotallywet．Someday，someoneaskedher,“What'sthetasteofsaltycoffee?”“It'ssweet，”shereplied．5．Afterorderingsomesalttoputintothecoffee,theyoungmanmusthavefelt．A．touchedB．satisfiedC．disappointedD．embarrassed6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Saltcoffeeismoredeliciousandsweeterthansugarcoffee．B．Themanorderedthesaltcoffeeinordertocreateachancetodatewiththegirl．C．Themanhadtohavesaltycoffeeallhislifetokeephisword．D．Thewomanhardlybelievedtheman'sexplanationattheirfirstdate．7．Fromthepassagewecanseethatthemanis．A．caringandkind-heartedB．shyandslyC．dishonestbutresponsibleD．warmandunderstanding8．Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthewoman_____whenreadingtheletterleftbyherhusband．A．wascheatedbyhishusband'sbehaviorB．wastouchedbyhishusband'swhitelieC．feltsorrytoknowthetruthtoolateD．feltangryabouthisdishonestyCChinaDailyOct．11