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Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's star, 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 Villareal, 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," 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 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 byescaping 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.

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67. The research led by Sanbonmatsu indicates that people who multitask___________.

A. seek high productivity constantly

B. prefer handling different things when getting bored

C. are more focused when doing many things at a time

D. have the poorest results in doing various things at the same time

63. 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

64. 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.

65. 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.

66. What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?

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

参考译文

名声让你疯狂吗?

虽然出名听起来像是梦想成真，但是当下的明星，感觉就像动物园的动物一样，他们面对着鲜有人能想象的压力。他们是世界关注的焦点。狗仔队在他们的家园外安营驻扎，时刻准备着相机。小报发布他们耸人听闻的私生活故事。只需想象一下，他们除了拍录或因一个签名而被打断之外，什么也不能做。

根据心理学家克里斯蒂娜•比利亚的解说，名人，也就是那些有名气的人，他们经常会担心他们的公众形象。最终，他们开始失去真实自己的踪迹，反而像粉丝们想象中那样看待自己，而他们不是以前人人都熟知的那个人了。比利亚雷尔说：“随着时间的推移，他们会觉得自己被隔离了，他们也会感到孤独。”

追踪名人的现象已经存在很长时间。公元前4世纪，画家追随亚历山大大帝投入战斗，希望为他的崇拜者们绘画他胜利的场景。19世纪，当查尔斯·狄更斯访问美国时，他售罄的读物吸引了成千上万的粉丝，导致他抱怨缺少隐私。19世纪二三十年代的小报像现代小报和网站一样疯狂地发表有关影视明星的文章。

然而，当下作为一个公众人物要比以前更困难。超级明星们不能免除对带着现代相机的摄影师的忧虑而随意出门。当他们说一些愚蠢的话或是做一些荒谬的事时，互联网总能分分钟地将这些消息传播出去，并且永远保持着他们“故事”的生动鲜活。

如果名声如此麻烦，那么为什么不是所有名人都远离名声呢？答案是人们仍然有一些方法来解决它。有些明星在自己信任的朋友和家人的环绕下保持冷静或逃到远离大城市的偏僻之地。他们不是关注他们自己有多么有名，而是关注他们喜欢做什么，或最初使他们有名的是什么。

有时候有些名人还有点正义。不过，就算是满腔正义的明星也经常抱怨他们的生活是多么困难。他们已经厌倦了出名。

答案解析

63. B 考查推理判断。第一段的后半部分提到狗仔驻扎在明星家附近伺机拍摄，小报散布有关他们私生活的耸人听闻的消息，还有无处不在的拍录和签名，由此可推测如今的明星毫无隐私可言。

64. B 考查段落大意。本段的第一句是主题句，根据本句的内容可知，名人所面临的问题由来已久。

65. A 考查推理判断。第四段的开头部分提到如今做一名公众人物比以往更加困难，再结合本本段中的"modem cameras"和"the Internet"可知，之所以这样是因为现代化媒体在推波助澜。

66. D 考查态度推断。结合第一段中的"today's stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine"以及最后一段后两句中的内容可知，作者对现代名人满怀"同情"。