Question

【題目】 Growing up is hard for everyone. We all face lots of stress as teenagers. Now imagine facing all of that stress while being in the spotlight(聚光燈).

That's what Canadian singer Justin Bieber had to deal with as he grew up. He was first discovered by a music producer when he was just 13 years old. He became a superstar across the world after just a few years, selling millions of albums and touring the world. But at the time of his success, he also struggled (掙扎) with mental (精神上的) illness and drug abuse (藥物濫用).

However, it seems that he has put these troubles behind him. Bieber recently wrote a post (帖子) on Instagram, admitting(承認) that growing up in the spotlight was quite challenging(有挑戰(zhàn)的).

"I went from a 13-year-old boy from a small town to being praised left and right by the world... I made every bad decision you could have thought of and went from one of the most loved people… to the most hated person in the world, "he wrote. He credited (把…歸功于) his wife, Hailey Baldwin, with helping him turn his life around.

Bieber is not the only one who has struggled with becoming famous at a young age, Actors Edward Furlong and Macaulay Culkin saw their lives take a downward (向下的) turn after they achieved success in Hollywood during their childhoods.

Why did they experience this? "Childhood is about finding out who you are and being able to relate to (與……相處) others, and those things are harder to learn when you're famous. That amount of public scrutiny (監(jiān)視) makes it hard for kids to do that, ” psychologist (心理學家) Eileen Kennedy- Moore told USA Today.

【1】Justin Bieber didn't have to deal with stress, did he?

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【2】When did Justin Bieber become famous across the world?

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【3】What troubles has Justin Bieber put behind?

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【4】What did Justin Bieber thanked Hailey Baldwin for?

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【5】Why did Edward Furlong and Macaulay Culkin’s lives take a downward turn after they achieved success during their childhoods?

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【6】Would you like to be famous at a young age? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, he did.

【2】Just a few years after 13

【3】Mental illness and drug abuse

【4】For helping him turn around his life.

【5】Because finding out who they are and being able to relate to (與……相處) others is harder to learn when they're famous.

【6】No, I wouldn’t. Because it would be hard for me to make true friends.

【解析】

本文講述了成長對每個人來說都是艱難的。作為青少年，他們都面臨著很多壓力�，F(xiàn)在想象一下在聚光燈下面對所有的壓力。加拿大歌手賈斯汀·比伯成為了世界范圍內的超級巨星，賣出了數(shù)百萬張唱片，周游世界。但在他成功的同時，他也在與精神疾病和藥物濫用作斗爭。很多名人也有這么問題，原因是因為童年就是發(fā)現(xiàn)自己是誰，并能與他人建立聯(lián)系，而這些東西在人成名后就更難學了。

【1】句意：賈斯汀·比伯不需要處理壓力，對吧?

根據文章“That's what Canadian singer Justin Bieber had to deal with as he grew up.”可知需要處理壓力，故答案為Yes, he did.

【2】句意：賈斯汀·比伯什么時候出名的?

根據文章“He was first discovered by a music producer when he was just 13 years old. He became a superstar across the world after just a few years.”可知是“Just a few years after 13”，故答案為Just a few years after 13.

【3】句意：賈斯汀·比伯背后有什么麻煩?

根據文章“That's what Canadian singer Justin Bieber had to deal with as he grew up.”可知是“精神疾病和藥物濫用”，故答案為Mental illness and drug abuse.

【4】句意：賈斯汀·比伯感謝海莉·鮑德溫做了什么?

根據“he also struggled (掙扎) with mental (精神上的) illness and drug abuse”可知是“幫助他改變了自己的生活”，故答案為For helping him turn around his life.

【5】句意：為什么愛德華·弗隆和麥考利·庫爾金在他們的童年獲得成功后，他們的生活開始走下坡路?

根據文章第四段“He credited (把…歸功于) his wife, Hailey Baldwin, with helping him turn his life around.”及“Childhood is about finding out who you are and being able to relate to (與……相處) others, and those things are harder to learn when you're famous. That amount of public scrutiny (監(jiān)視) makes it hard for kids to do that”因為當他們出名的時候，要想知道他們是誰，并能與他人建立聯(lián)系是很難的。故答案為Because finding out who they are and being able to relate to others is harder to learn when they're famous.

【6】句意：你想在年輕的時候就出名嗎?為什么或為什么不?

本題是開放性試題，言之有理即可。根據文章“Childhood is about finding out who you are and being able to relate to (與……相處) others, and those things are harder to learn when you're famous.”故答案為No, I wouldn’t. Because it would be hard for me to make true friends.