Does Fame Drive You Crazy?
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s stars, 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(bào)) 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 (抱怨) 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 that 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.
小題1:It can be learned from the passage that stars today________________.
A．a(chǎn)re often misunderstood by the public
B．can no longer have their privacy protected
C．spend too much on their public appearance
D．care little about how they have come into fame
小題2:What is the main idea of Paragraph3?
A．Great heroes of the past were generally admired.
B．Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.
C．Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.
D．The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.
小題3:What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?
A．Availability of modern media.
B．Inadequate social recognition.
C．Lack of favorable chances.
D．Huge population of fans.
小題4:What is author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?
A．Sincere.B．Skeptical.C．DisapprovingD．Sympathetic.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：本文敘述了現(xiàn)在的名人面臨許多問題。們?nèi)藗儧]有隱私可言，那些小報(bào)記者，用先進(jìn)的攝像機(jī)躲在名人家附近拍照，通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)快速的傳播。其實(shí)名人面臨的問題已經(jīng)有很長的歷史。許多名人已經(jīng)厭倦出名了。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的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(bào)) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives.可知現(xiàn)在的名人有很多媒體關(guān)注著，因此沒有隱私可言。故選B。
小題2:主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段的The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. 可知名人面臨大家的關(guān)注，沒有隱私的現(xiàn)象已經(jīng)有很長的歷史。故選D。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的 photographers with modern cameras.和there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.可知現(xiàn)在的媒體越來越先進(jìn)，報(bào)道的又快有多，因此名人的境況更難了。故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的They are tired of being famous already.可知作者認(rèn)為名人已經(jīng)厭倦出名了，從中可推測(cè)作者同情名人。故選D。
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