Question

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) 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 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. Skeptical.

C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：出名會讓人發(fā)瘋嗎？無論是現(xiàn)在還是過去，做名人的壓力很大，主要是沒有自己的隱私可言。有些人的得到了公正的待遇，還是表達(dá)了做名人生活很累的觀點。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知，名人就像動物園里的動物一樣，說明今天的明星沒有個人隱私。他們是世界關(guān)注的中心，狗仔隊在他們家周圍拿著攝像機隨時準(zhǔn)備拍照。因此選B。

2.段落大意題。由第三段第一句可知，跟蹤名人的事很早就有了。后面又以亞歷山大大帝和狄更斯為例進(jìn)一步說明，故選B。

3.文章第四段可知，當(dāng)今的名人感覺更難的是現(xiàn)代的攝像機和網(wǎng)絡(luò)無處不在。故選A。

4.推理判斷題。由全文尤其是最后一段可知，本文的題目問作者對現(xiàn)代名人的態(tài)度是同情的。Sincere真誠的；Skeptical懷疑的；Disapproving不贊成的；Sympathetic同情的。故選D。

考點：社會科學(xué)類短文閱讀。