Question

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）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 Villarreal, 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,” Villarreal 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. can no longer have their privacy protected

B. are often misunderstood by the public

C. spend too much on their public appearance

D. care little about how they have come into fame

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. Inadequate social recognition.

B. Availability of modern media.

C. Lack of favorable chances.

D. Huge population of fans.

4.What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?

A. Sincere B. Skeptical(懷疑的)

C. Sympathetic D. Disapproving

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述了明星的艱難處境。盡管成名看似實現(xiàn)了夢想，但當今的明星就像動物園里的動物一樣，面臨著我們常人難以想象的壓力。狗仔隊的跟蹤偷拍，小道消息的傳播等，都讓明星們的隱私暴露無遺。

1. today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures ...Paparazzi（狗仔隊）camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小報) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives.”可知，當今的明星們面臨很多壓力，他們的私生活被人跟蹤、拍照，甚至是隨意報道，他們已經(jīng)沒有了隱私，故選A。

2.The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages.”可知，名人被追蹤的現(xiàn)象由來已久，第三段還列舉了一些名人被騷擾的例子，故選C。

3.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. ...photographers with modern cameras ...there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes”可知，想成公眾人物在當今更困難，因為現(xiàn)代科技的快速發(fā)展，高科技相機、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)等加快了信息的傳播，故選B。

4.Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.”可知，即使明星們受到了公正的待遇，他們?nèi)匀粫�抱怨生活的艱辛，甚至厭倦了成名。從still, even等詞可以看出，作者對明星的遭遇是同情的，故選C。

考點：娛樂類短文閱讀