学年高一英语北师大版必修四同步练习Unit 11 The Media提升卷Word文档格式.docx

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Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today’sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain（抱怨）abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______.

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame

2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

3.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.

B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.

C.Lackoffavorablechances.

D.Hugepopulationoffans.

4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?

A.Sincere.

B.Sceptical.

C.Disapproving.

D.Sympathetic.

2、NocountryintheworldhasmoredailynewspapersthantheUSA.Therearealmost2000ofthem,ascomparedwith180inJapan,164inArgentinaand111inBritain.Thequality（质量）ofsomeAmericanpapersisquitehighandtheirviewsareusedallovertheworld.ExcellentnewspapersliketheWashingtonPostortheNewYorkTimeshaveapowerfulinfluence（影响）alloverthecountry.However,theWashingtonPostandtheNewYorkTimesarenotnationalnewspapersinthesensethatTheTimesisinBritainofLeMondeisinFrance,sinceeachAmericancityhasitsowndailynewspaper.Thebestofthesegivedetailed（详细的）accountsofnationalandinternationalnews,butmanytendtolimitthemselvestostateorcitynews.

Likethepress（报刊）inmostothercountries,Americannewspapersreportnewsfromthe“exciting”and“relaxing”totheserious.Theytrytoentertainpeopleaswellasgiveinformation,fortheyhavetocompetewiththeattractionoftelevision.

JustasAmericannewspaperstrytosatisfyalltastes,theyalsotrytoattractreadersofallpoliticalparties.Afewnewspaperssupportextremist（极端主义者）groupsonthefarrightandonthefarleft,butmostdailynewspaperstrytheirbesttoattractmiddle-of-the-roadAmericanswhoaremainlymoderate（温和的）.Manyofthesepapersprintmaterialsbywell-knownjournalistsofdifferentpoliticalandsocialviews,inordertogiveabalancedpicture.

AsinothercountriesAmericannewspaperscanbeeitherresponsible（负责任的）orirresponsible,butitisgenerallyacceptedthattheAmericanpressservesitscountrywellandthatithasmorethanonceexposedpoliticalscandals（丑闻）,forexample,theWatergateAffair（水门事件）.

1.WhichnewspaperintheU.K.isnational?

A.LeMonde.

B.WashingtonPost.

C.NewYorkTimes.

D.TheTimes.

2.MostAmericannewspapersattractreadersbycarrying 

.

A.nationalnews

B.localnews

C.internationalnew