Question

When I was 13, my bedroom walls were covered with posters of the Monkees and Beatles. I wrote fan letters and daydreamed about meeting the objects of my affections. I begged my parents to attend every rock concert and watch every TV show featuring my favorite celebrities (名人) ; my friends and I discussed for hours all the things we would say and do when we met our favorite movie stars and pop singers. I drove my mother crazy! But after a few years, my obsession (迷戀) stars faded as I matured and gained the confidence to socialize with "real" boys.

In the 35 years since I was a teenager, celebrity worship (崇拜) has increased among teens due to the explosion of television celebrity gossip shows, and instant access to celebrity news on the Internet. It's no wonder that many teens are obsessed with stars when news programs often are filled with entertainment stories and the lives of celebrities.

Celebrity worship syndrome (綜合征) is now considered a personality disorder. While it is normal for teenagers to follow the lives of their favorite stars, parents should try to monitor everything their child finds interesting. Parents should take action if they suspect a teen is too obsessed with celebrities and showing little interest in school or withdrawing from the family. When teens talk a lot about celebrities and view them as just means of entertainment, this is considered normal celebrity worship. However, when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star, this may be the time for concern.

Recent studies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low self confidence and depression. Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents.

1.We learn from the second paragraph that ____.

A.teens today are not so obsessed with celebrities

B.the author is surprised at celebrity worship

C.the media greatly contributes to celebrity worship today

D.celebrities expose their lives too much

2.Parents should become concerned when their children ____.

A.talk a lot about celebrities with others

B.put up celebrity posters in their bedrooms

C.ask to go to their favorite star's concert

D.desire a close personal relationship with their favorite star

3.The last paragraph implies that ____.

A.parents should not care too much about a child's celebrity worship

B.children can normally get out of celebrity worship when they are older

C.children with celebrity worship usually have high opinion of themselves

D.celebrity worship syndrome can be a serious problem if left overlooked

4.What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?

A.The harm of celebrity worship syndrome.

B. What to do with children's celebrity worship syndrome.

C. More signs of celebrity worship syndrome.

D. Who will suffer most from celebrity worship syndrome.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要描述了在年輕人中廣泛存在的追星現(xiàn)象，以及這一現(xiàn)象的不好的影響。

1.C推理判斷題。 It's no wonder that many teens are obsessed with stars when news programs often are filled with entertainment stories and the lives of celebrities. 可知有很多媒介讓青少年們追星，所以選C。

2.】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段6.7.8行Ho wever, when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star, this may be the time for concern說明當孩子想和明星有更接近的關(guān)系的時候，父母就要采取行動。故D正確。

3.D 根據(jù)文章最后三行Recents tudies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low selfconfidence and depression. Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents. 說明如果這樣的情況放任自流，會導致嚴重的不好的負面的影響故D項正確。

4.】B推理判斷題。文章在最后一段后四行說明了如果我們不去管理這樣的事情，就會導致嚴重的后果。那么接下來要講述的就是應該如何去做。故B項正確。

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