Does Fame Drive You Crazy?
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s stars, 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 Villarreal, 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,” Villarreal 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.
【小題1】It can be learned from the passage that stars today       .

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 
【小題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. 
【小題3】What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?
A．Availability of modern media. 
B．Inadequate(無法適應(yīng)的) social recognition. 
C．Lack of favorable chances. 
D．Huge population of fans. 
【小題4】What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?
A．Sincere. B．Sceptical. 
C．Disapproving . D．Sympathetic. 


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章大意：文章講述的是成名給名人們的生活帶來的影響，以及處理這些問題的方法，并依此引發(fā)讀者思考。
【小題1】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”他們是全世界關(guān)注的焦點，狗仔隊在他們家外面扎營，小報上到處都是關(guān)于他們私人生活的驚悚故事。可知，他們的生活完全被媒體多報道，生活中的隱私已經(jīng)處于了沒有任何保護(hù)的狀態(tài)了。故選擇B項
【小題2】根據(jù)第三段的中心句，即第一句“The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages”可知，該段落主要講的是追蹤名人已經(jīng)有了很久的歷史了。即B選項。
【小題3】根據(jù)第四段的“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”可知，他們做任何事情都會被現(xiàn)代照相機(jī)、英特網(wǎng)等當(dāng)代媒體捕捉到，因此，這些現(xiàn)代媒體讓今天的人成為名人不容易。
【小題4】通讀全文可知，作者介紹了很多名人受成名所累，失去了生活的隱私，失去了自我，變得孤獨(dú)、變得被世界隔離，因此可以推斷出作者對他們抱有同情的態(tài)度。即選擇D項。
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