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英语专业八级阅读出题来源新闻周刊-Newsweek-练习1 Passage·1題材：历史人物Michael Jackson ，字数：565 建议做题时间：6分钟 As Michael Jackson made the unfortunate transition from pop-music icon to tabloid staple，one of the most common lines of attack was on his ever-changing appearance, the way his skin dramatically lightened in color, and his face altered in structure. What’s most tragic about Jackson’s death, aside from the fact that it comes as he was mounting a comeback to include a sold-out 50-show residence at London’s 02 Arena，is that what people will remember about him is his changing face. What they should remember：The way he changed the face of pop music. Jackson first came to prominence as the pint-size nucleus of his family band, the Jackson 5. He quickly became the focal point of the group because of his popular cuteness and, of course, that voice. What was so remarkable about the young Michael was his ability to communicate youthful innocence’ or premature wisdom, or sometimes both at the same time. It was no small feat for the same preteen to credibly deliver shrewd stories of love and loss like “I Want You Backquot; and quot;The Love You Savequot;, as well as he carried off cutesy soul ditties like “ ABCquot; and quot;Rockin’ Robinquot;. He led the group to four No. 1 singles. But his watershed moments came after he came out of his awkward teenage years. At 20, Jackson starred in the film version of The Wiz, at which point he met Quincy Jones, who agreed to produce his fifth solo album, Off the Wall. The record was a mature, sexy blend of pop soul with a heavy, danceable disco groove. Having spent his earlier years trying to straddle vocal adolescence，he effortlessly became an adult. It certainly helped that Jackson was so adept at using that voice, and that he had a set of amazing songs to work with, among them quot;Don’t Stop Til You Get Enoughquot; and “Rock With Youquot;, in which Jackson sings lyrics that perfectly describe his own gifted footwork：quot;When you dance, there’s a magi