【題目】 Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world's attention. Paparazzi (狗仔隊(duì)) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小報) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. "Over time," Villareal says, "they feel separated and alone."

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their "story" alive forever.

If fame is so troublesome, why aren't all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

【1】It can be learned from the passage that stars today ________.

A.are often misunderstood by the publicB.care little about how they have come into fame

C.spend too much on their public appearanceD.can no longer have their privacy protected

【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

B.Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

C.The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

D.Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

【3】What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A.Lack of favorable chances.B.Not enough social recognition.

C.Availability of modern media.D.Huge population of fans.

【4】What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?

A.Sincere.B.Sympathetic.

C.Disapproving.D.Unbelieving.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文記述了現(xiàn)在的名人面臨許多問題，他們根本沒有隱私可言，小報記者以及網(wǎng)絡(luò)的傳播，使名人面臨的問題越來越多，許多名人已經(jīng)厭倦出名了。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第1段中“They are at the center of much of the world's attention. ...Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.”的描述可知現(xiàn)在的名人有很多媒體關(guān)注著，如今的明星已經(jīng)不能再保護(hù)自己的隱私了。故選D。

【2】主旨大意題。第3段第1句“The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages.（追蹤名人的現(xiàn)象由來已久。）”是本段的主旨句，列舉了公元前4世紀(jì)，畫家們跟隨亞歷山大大帝參戰(zhàn)，19世紀(jì)查爾斯狄更斯，20世紀(jì)20年代和30年代的小報，可知第3段主要內(nèi)容是“名人面臨的問題由來已久�！惫蔬xC。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第4段第3句“When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their "story" alive forever.”可知“現(xiàn)代媒體的工作效率讓今天成為名人變得更加困難”，故選C。

【4】觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第1段第1句“Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine.（雖然成名聽起來像夢想成真，但今天的明星，感覺像動物園里的動物，卻面臨著我們很少能想象的壓力。）”和第6段“Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. …They are tired of being famous already.( 有時候一些名人可以得到一點(diǎn)公正。盡管如此，即使是享有完全正義的明星也常常抱怨自己的生活有多艱難。他們已經(jīng)厭倦了出名。)”可知作者對現(xiàn)代名人的態(tài)度是充滿同情。故選B。

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