【題目】Electronic heroes

As an internet influencer, there seems to be nothing special about Miquela Sousa. The 19-year-old lives in Los Angeles, US, posts pictures of herself sporting fashionable looks, and has just made her way into the March edition of Vogue magazine. But Miquela isn't real – she is a computer-generated character.

Her fans don't seem to mind – she has 855,000 followers on US social networking platform Instagram. And her first single Not Mine – yes, she 'sings' too – also reached No. 8 on music streaming (流媒體) platform Spotify last August.

It's kind of curious that in a time when authenticity (真實(shí)性) and 'being real' are valued more than ever, 'fake' celebrities like Miquela are appreciated and seen as icons (偶像).

Perhaps the reason for Miquela's popularity lies behind the fame of a similar star, Hatsune Miku. This 16-year-old animated singer from Japan has held singing concerts not only in her home country but also in the US and China.

Even though Hatsune's no more than a 3-D figure projected (投射) onto the stage, her fans are more than willing to pay to actually see her 'in person', because to them, she's better than human singers. 'She's rather more like a goddess: She has human parts, but she transcends (超越) human limitations. She's the great post-human pop star, ' wrote reporter James Verini on Wired magazine.

Critics may say that 3-D stars could never replace the authenticity of humans, but when it comes to being authentic, are humans really the best example of how to do it? Most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create a fantasy that we're living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it.

'Miquela is no less real to me than any other internet stranger with whom I've interacted (互動(dòng)), ' wrote reporter Leora Yashari on the website Nylon. “Her existence in itself represents a new breed (種類) of influencer – someone who is breaking the boundaries (界限) of what is real and what is fake. '

【1】Who is Miquela Sousa?

A.She's a life-like character with musical talents.

B.She's a new sports star with fashionable looks.

C.She's an experienced singer with thousands of fans.

D.She's an animated figure created by a Japanese company.

【2】Why did the author mention Hatsune Miku?

A.To show the similarities 3-D stars share.

B.To make a comparison with Miquela Sousa.

C.To explain why 3-D stars are well received.

D.To stress how 3-D stars go beyond human limitations.

【3】What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?

A.3-D stars could match the authenticity of humans one day.

B.Animated celebrities are not as real as human celebrities.

C.Human celebrities have greater influence than animated ones.

D.3-D stars' public personalities may be just as authentic as humans'.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章主要介紹了現(xiàn)在3D明星非常受歡迎，分析其中的原因，有時(shí)人類名人不一定比3D明星做得更好。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的But she isn't real． Miquela is a computer-generated character． (但，米奎拉不是真實(shí)的——她是一個(gè)電腦合成的角色)和第二段的And her first single Not Mine – yes, she 'sings' too – also reached No. 8 on music streaming (流媒體) platform Spotify last August.(她的第一首單曲Not Mine – yes，也是她本人唱的，在去年八月的主流平臺(tái)Spotify獲得了第八名的好成績(jī))可知，米奎拉.索薩是一個(gè)有著音樂(lè)天賦的象人一樣的人物。A. She's a life-like character with musical talents. (她是一個(gè)有著音樂(lè)天賦的像人一樣的人物)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的Perhaps the reason for Miquela's popularity lies behind the fame of a similar star, Hatsune Miku. (也許米奎拉受歡迎的原因是另一位相似的明星Hatsune Miku的未來(lái))可推測(cè)，作者提到Hatsune Miku是為了介紹為什么現(xiàn)在3D明星這么受歡迎。C. To explain why 3-D stars are well received. (為了解釋為什么3D明星為什么這么受歡迎)符合以上推測(cè)，故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的Critics may say that 3-D stars could never replace the authenticity of humans, but when it comes to being authentic, are humans really the best example of how to do it? Most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create an illusion that we're living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it. (批評(píng)人士可能會(huì)說(shuō)，3D明星永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法取代真實(shí)的人類，但說(shuō)到真實(shí)，人類真的是做到這一點(diǎn)的最佳例子嗎？我們大多數(shù)人在上傳照片之前都會(huì)先對(duì)照片進(jìn)行編輯，我們往往會(huì)幻想自己的生活是完美的，因?yàn)槲覀兛偸亲寗e人看到自己生活中光明的一面)可知，在真實(shí)性方面，人類不一定比3D明星做得更好。D. 3-D stars' public personalities may be just as authentic as humans'. (3D明星的公眾形象可能和真人一樣真實(shí))符合以上說(shuō)法，故選D項(xiàng)。

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