9.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 (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.

63.It can be learned from the passage that stars today.B
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
64.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?B
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.
65.What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?A
A.Availability of modern media.
B.Inadequate social recognition.
C.Lack of favorable chances.
D.Huge population of fans.
66.What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?D
A.Sincere.  B.Sceptical.  C.Disapproving.  D.Sympathetic.

分析 盡管成名聽起來就像夢想實現(xiàn)了一樣,然而當(dāng)今的明星面臨我們難以想像的壓力,他們沒有隱私可言,那些小報記者,用先進的攝像機躲在名人家附近拍照,通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)快速的傳播.其實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.

解答 63.B 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) camp outside their homes,cameras ready.Tabloids (小報) 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.
64.B 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)有很長的歷史了,故選D.
65.A 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,報道的又快又多,因此名人的境況更難了,所以現(xiàn)代媒體的普及使當(dāng)今成為一名人更難了.故選A.
66.D 情感態(tài)度題.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,從中可推測作者同情名人,故選D.

點評 本文主要考推理判斷能力.閱讀這類材料時,一定要根據(jù)主要情節(jié)掌握文章主旨大意,同時抓住每一個細(xì)節(jié),設(shè)身處地根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖,不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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