Question

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 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 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

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．Well?known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

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

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.

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

A．Sincere. B．Sceptical.

C．Disapproving. D．Sympathetic.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】本文為議論文。作者主要對(duì)現(xiàn)在的名人沒有隱私的問題發(fā)表了自己的看法。

1.

2.2】答案：B　主旨大意題。此段通過列舉歷史上的名人所遇到的麻煩來證明名人所遇到的問題由來已久，故選擇B項(xiàng)。

3.3】答案：A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段所描述內(nèi)容可知以Internet為代表的現(xiàn)代媒介令名人們的處境更加不易，故此題選擇A項(xiàng)。

4.4】答案：D　觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。通讀全文可以發(fā)現(xiàn)，作者對(duì)現(xiàn)代名人沒有批判、懷疑或是鼓勵(lì)，倒是同情他們沒有隱私、體諒他們難處的句子頻繁出現(xiàn)，故此題應(yīng)選擇D項(xiàng)，sympathetic同情的。sincere真誠的；sceptical懷疑的；disapproving不贊同的。

疑難詞匯解讀

1．psychologist n．心理學(xué)家

psychology n．心理學(xué)

child psychology兒童心理學(xué)

2．celebrity n．名人

celebrities of stage and screen 舞臺(tái)和影視界名人

長難句子分析

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.盡管成名或許聽起來就像夢(mèng)想實(shí)現(xiàn)了一樣，可如今的明星感覺就像動(dòng)物園的動(dòng)物，承受著很少有人能夠想象的壓力。

本句是復(fù)合句，although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句；feeling like zoo animals是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，主句為today's stars face pressures that few of us can imagine。