2013 高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 试题及答案详解：社会现象

2013 高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 试题及答案详解：社会现象 Does Fame Drive You Crazy? Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, todays stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the worlds 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 Villareal, celebritiesfamous peopleworry 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,” Villareal 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 arent 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. 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 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 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 4. What is the authors attitude toward modern celebrity? A. Sincere B. Skeptical C. Disapproving D. Sympathetic 答案与解析： 1. B.从文章首段重点“paparazzi”等词可以看出本文是一篇以明星隐私不能 得到良好保护为主题的文章。本题中 ACD 三个选项都与这个大方向偏离甚远故 不能选。 2. B.分析题干，可以定位到第三段，首句直接给出明确答案，此句译作跟踪明 星的现象由来已久，故答案选 B。 3. A.分析题干，关键词是 hard，和第四段首句中的 difficult 意思一致，故 本题答案就在这一段找；根据第二句话可知，现在的明星整天生活在照相机中， 整天需要担心狗仔队，只有 A 选项最合适。 4. D.分词题干可知，此题为作者态度题。文章最开始和最后都有体现。首段中 作者就说现在的明星“like zoo animals”，最后谈到明星们的种种无奈，由 此可见，作者对现在的名人深表同情，故答案选 D；A 是真诚的；B 是怀疑的； C 是反对的。 重点单词： - 中国首家承诺学习效果的在线教育公司 基础词汇 face 面对 pressure 压力 attention 注意 publish 出版 interrupt 打断 constantly 不断地 appearance 露面 eventually 最后 separate 隔离 phenomeno n 现象 victory 胜利 admirer 爱慕者 complain 抱怨 privacy 隐私 ridiculous 荒谬的 remote 遥远的 justice 公平 sincere 真诚的 sceptical 怀疑的 disapproving 反对的 提高词汇 signature 签名 celebrity 名人 troublesome 麻烦的 重点短语： drive sb. crazy 使某人抓狂 come true 实现 deal with 处理 focus on 集中于 be tired of 厌倦 complain about 抱怨 长难句分析： 1. Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, todays stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. 解析：本句话的主干是“todays stars face pressures”；“Although being famous might sound like a dream come true”是由 although 引导的让步状语从句，其中 come true 是过去 分词修饰前面的 dream；“feeling like zoo animals”是现在分词结构作状语，表示伴随； “that few of us can imagine”是由 that 引导的定语从句，修饰前面的 pressures。 翻译：虽然成名听起来像是梦想成真，但是现在的明星感觉就像是动物园里的 动物，面临着许多我们难以想象的压力。 2. 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. 解析：本句话的主干是“they start to lose track of”；“who they really are”是由 who 引 导的宾语从句；“seeing themselves”是现在分词表示伴随；其中：“their fans imagine them”是一个定语从句，修饰前面的 way；“they were”是省略了 who/that 的定语从句， 修饰 people；“before everyone knew their names”是由 before 引导的时间状语从句。 翻译：最后，他们开始失去自我，看到的只是粉丝们想象中的自己，而不是他 们出名之前真实的自己。 3. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place. 解析