(2013·高考北京卷，C)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) 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 sold­out 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 film­stars 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.
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 Paragraph 3?
A．Great heroes of the past were generally admired.
B．The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.
C．Well­known actors are usually targets of tabloids.
D．Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.
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 the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?
A．Sincere.B．Sceptical.
C．Disapproving.D．Sympathetic.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
本文為一篇議論文，談?wù)摿俗鳛槊说木骄常好说碾[私得不到保護；名人的生活會受到打擾；名人無時無刻不暴露在媒體下；名人不敢隨意說話，因為一不小心就會成為媒體永恒的話題。
小題1:解析：選B。推理判斷題。由文章第一段可知，這些名人吸引全世界的注意力；狗仔隊在他們家門口安營扎寨，隨時準備拍照；街頭小報刊登他們的個人生活，他們經(jīng)常被拍照、被打斷要求簽名等，由此可推知他們的隱私得不到保護，因此B項為正確答案。
小題2:解析：選B。主旨大意題。文章第三段第一句話為主題句，然后又舉具體的例子來說明。B項“名人面對的問題古已有之”，也就是說這個問題已經(jīng)存在很久了。故B項為正確答案。
小題3:解析：選A。推理判斷題。由文章第四段可知，現(xiàn)在當名人難，因為他們無時無刻不暴露在媒體面前，因此A項“現(xiàn)代媒體的可利用性”為正確答案。
小題4:解析：選D。推理判斷題。整篇文章都在講當名人的窘境：個人隱私得不到保護；無時無刻不暴露在媒體下；一不小心說錯的話會成為媒體永久的話題，因此作者對他們充滿了同情，故D項為正確答案。
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