(2013·高考北京卷，C)Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue，today’sstars，feelinglikezooanimals，facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi(狗

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(2013·高考北京卷，C)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 (狗仔队) camp outside their homes，cameras ready.Tabloids (小报) 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 4 ^th 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 19 ^th century，his sold­out 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 film­stars 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.
小题1:It can be learned from the passage that stars today________.

A．are 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

小题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．Well­known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

D．Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

小题3:What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A．Availability of modern media.

B．Inadequate social recognition.

C．Lack of favorable chances.

D．Huge population of fans.

小题4:What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?

A．Sincere.	B．Sceptical.
C．Disapproving.	D．Sympathetic.

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D

本文为一篇议论文，谈论了作为名人的窘境：名人的隐私得不到保护；名人的生活会受到打扰；名人无时无刻不暴露在媒体下；名人不敢随意说话，因为一不小心就会成为媒体永恒的话题。
小题1:解析：选B。推理判断题。由文章第一段可知，这些名人吸引全世界的注意力；狗仔队在他们家门口安营扎寨，随时准备拍照；街头小报刊登他们的个人生活，他们经常被拍照、被打断要求签名等，由此可推知他们的隐私得不到保护，因此B项为正确答案。
小题2:解析：选B。主旨大意题。文章第三段第一句话为主题句，然后又举具体的例子来说明。B项“名人面对的问题古已有之”，也就是说这个问题已经存在很久了。故B项为正确答案。
小题3:解析：选A。推理判断题。由文章第四段可知，现在当名人难，因为他们无时无刻不暴露在媒体面前，因此A项“现代媒体的可利用性”为正确答案。
小题4:解析：选D。推理判断题。整篇文章都在讲当名人的窘境：个人隐私得不到保护；无时无刻不暴露在媒体下；一不小心说错的话会成为媒体永久的话题，因此作者对他们充满了同情，故D项为正确答案。