歌手杰克逊首次表演“太空步”所穿鞋子将被拍卖

                                                                                               

The black loafers that Michael Jackson used to perform his moonwalk for the first time on stage are going up for auction. The star owned the Florsheim Imperial leather shoes and wore them while practising his performance of "Billie Jean" for the "Motown 25" TV special in 1983. That marked the first time the King of Pop performed his famous backward-sliding dance move on stage. "Anything related to Michael Jackson is extraordinary, and to have something so incredibly historical as these shoes worn by Michael when he first did that now famous moonwalk is beyond special," Brigitte Kruse said. "We are so honored to be able to offer them at auction." She said they had a "very conservative estimate" on the shoes of $10,000. "These shoes are in wonderful condition for their age." 
The shoes have been owned by dancer Lester Wilson, who said Jackson gave him the shoes in his dressing room after rehearsing with his brothers for the special. It's possible that the shoes were used during the performance on the special, Jackson referred to the pair as his "magic shoes".
"Billie Jean" and the album on which it appeared, 1982's "Thriller" made Jackson the first artist to have a No. 1 pop single, pop album, R&B single and R&B album at the same time.
Jackson began performing at the age of 5 with four of his five brothers as The Jackson Five. His first solo album, "Off the Wall" in 1979, sold more than 20 million copies and had four Top 10 singles. The music superstar died in 2009 at the age of 50 at his home near Los Angeles.

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1.The underlined word “loafers” in the first paragraph may refer to _______.

A dances

B stages

C shoes

D walks

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句的The star owned the Florsheim Imperial leather shoes可以得知是杰克逊的“鞋子”要拍卖的。故选C。

2.Why will the shoes be sold for $10,000?

A They are very conservative.

B The shoes are in good condition.

C They feel it’s a great honour.

D The shoes have special meaning.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Anything related to Michael Jackson is extraordinary, and to have something so incredibly historical as these shoes worn by Michael when he first did that now famous moonwalk is beyond special可以得知这鞋子是因为有特殊的含义才值钱的。故选D。

3.How did Lester Wilson get the shoes?

A Brigitte Kruse sold them to him before.

B Michael Jackson gave them to him.

C Lester Wilson bought them recently.

D Michael Jackson sold them to him.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的The shoes have been owned by dancer Lester Wilson,who said Jackson gave him the shoes in his dressing room 可以得知是杰克逊给他这双鞋。故选B。

4.Which song made Jackson successful?

A Billie Jean.

B Thriller.

C Off the Wall.

D Motown 25.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的1982's "Thriller" made Jackson the first artist to have a No. 1 pop single, pop album, R&B single and R&B album at the same time可以得知是Thriller这首歌让杰克逊成名的。故选B。