Question

Celebrities(名人) have become a powerful influence on some people because of their social position and their economic situation.

　 First, some people admire and imitate stars because they allow themselves to be influenced by the media. Television, radio, and magazines invade(侵扰) the lives of audience with a variety of shows, information, and publications about stars and their lives. For instance, Britney Spears has become the target of paparazzi(狗仔队). In May, Britney appeared at the front page of the most popular magazines revealing that she married her best friend in Vegas, Nevada. Media also invade stars’ lives because reporters know they can get high profits from readers who buy and follow their favorite artists’ news.

　Second, some mad audiences imitate their celebrities for their lack of confidence. Some people who are shy and lack personality may find that imitating others will cause a good impression. For example, my cousin Jenny, who lacks a social life because of her introverted(内向的) personality, believes that acting and dressing like Jennifer Lopez will make her popular in high school.

Finally, several fans of stars imitate them because of peer pressure. Since my niece’s girl friends formed an Antonio Banderas’ fan club, she had also joined the group. Although she wasn’t a huge fan of his, now she collects most of Banderas’ possessions. In fact, when I asked Arianna, my niece, why she was part of Banderas’ fan club, she replied with a doubtful tone that she did not wish to be rejected by the other teens.

In conclusion, it is true that celebrities play spectacular roles in their performances in Hollywood, which entertains many people all over the world; however, modern celebrities influence the audience to the point where their fans admire and try to imitate their lives.

1.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Why people are influenced by celebrities.

B. The harmful influence of celebrities.

C. What kind of people are influenced by celebrities

D. How to avoid the influence of celebrities.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ___________.

A. media are on the side of stars

B. stars know how to take advantage of media.

C. media can give wrong information about stars

D. media invade stars’ lives for their own good

3.Arianna joined the Antonio Banderas’ fan club to _____________.

A. seek encouragement from the star B. be accepted by other teens

C. become a real fan of the star D. learn more about the star

4.The author of the passage probably believes that ______________.

A. it’s easy for people to resist the influence of celebrities

B. all young people are easily influenced by celebrities

C. it’s no good for people to imitate celebrities blindly

D. people can improve their personality by imitating their favorite stars

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇说明文，说明了名人已成为流行文化的重要代表，但是今天，名人面临更加严峻的尴尬。流行文化圈比以往大，其周转速度也加快，名人每一次的失误都会减少他们的知名度，和他们产品的销售。

1.】主旨大意题。由本文的主要意思“名人已成为流行文化的重要代表，但是今天，名人面临更加严峻的尴尬。流行文化圈比以往大，其周转速度也加快，名人每一次的失误都会减少他们的知名度，和他们产品的销售”可以推出答案。故选A。

2.理解题。第二段的最后一句点明了这些狗仔队员们侵犯名人生活的原因：获得更大的经济利益，即文章所说的“get high profits from readers…”。选D。

3.细节理解题。倒数第二段的最后一句Jenny说明了她这样做的原因：不想让其他的同伴排斥(she did not wish to be rejected by the other teens)。选B。

4.推理判断题。文章最后一段作者首先充分肯定了名人为社会所作出的贡献，然后笔锋一转，用however点明了自己的观点，名人已经影响观众到了这样一种程度： their fans admire and try to imitate artists’ lives，由此可以推出，作者认为盲目崇拜和模仿明星是不好的。选C

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