LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star, died on Thursday, TMZ website reported. He was 50.
There was no official confirmation of the reported death and spokespersons for Jackson could not be reached for comment. "We’ve just learned Michael Jackson has died," TMZ said. "Michael suffered a cardiac（心臟的） arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back," the entertainment site said. It added, "A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived."
Earlier, the Los Angeles Times said the singer had been rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital by fire department paramedics who found him not breathing when they arrived at the singer’s home.The newspaper said paramedics performed perfectly at the scene before taking him to the UCLA Medical Center hospital. Jackson had been due to start a series of comeback concerts in London on July 13 running until March 2010. The singer, whose hits included "Thriller" and "Billie Jean," had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the past two months. The shows for the 50 London concerts sold out within minutes of going on sale in March.
His lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million, which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, makes him one of the most successful entertainers of all time. There were concerns about Jackson’s health in recent years but the promoters of the London shows, AEG Live, said in March that Jackson had passed a 4-1/2 hour physical examination with independent doctors.
【小題1】What does the underlined word paramedics probably mean?

A．the persons who attend at home.
B．relatives or friends
C．the persons who give emergency medical treatment
D．the artists together with Jackson
【小題2】 What is the reason of Jackson’s death?
A．He was too tired before his death.
B．He was so lonely that nobody looked after him.
C．Maybe Jackson was too excited when he was invited by London.
D．The text didn’t tell us.
【小題3】 If Jackson had not died, he __________.
A．would be taken care of by the doctors.
B．would not practise singing any more.
C．would give some concerts in London soon.
D．would retire as a result of his bad health.
【小題4】The underlined the singer probably refers to _______.
A．TMZB．AEGC．Michael JacksonD．unknown


【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】C

解析【小題1】猜詞題：從后面的句子：We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back,"可知這個單詞是進行緊急治療的人。選C
【小題1】細節(jié)題：文章沒有說杰克遜的死因是什么。選D
【小題1】推理題：從第三段的句子：Jackson had been due to start a series of comeback concerts in London on July 13 running until March 2010.可知杰克遜如果不死，將在倫敦巡回演出，選C
【小題1】這篇文章講的是杰克遜死亡的事情，這里的singer就是指杰克遜。選C

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      actor
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