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

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. 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 the

2、ir personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature! According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebritiesfamous peopleworry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are

3、, 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 4th century B. C. , painters followed Alexander th

4、e 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

5、 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

6、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

7、 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. The

8、y are tired of being famous already.1.It can be learned from the passage that stars today_.A.are often misunderstood by the publicB.can no longer have their privacy protectedC.spend too much on their public appearanceD.care little about how they have come into fame2.What is the main idea of Paragrap

9、h 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.

10、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.Sceptical.C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.2 、No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2000 of them,as compared w

11、ith 180 in Japan,164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality（质量） of some American papers is quite high and their views are used all over the world. Excellent newspapers like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence（影响） all over the country. However, the Washington Pos

12、t and the New York Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain of Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these give detailed（详细的） accounts of national and international news,but many tend to limit themselves to state o

13、r city news.Like the press（报刊） in most other countries,American newspapers report news from the “exciting” and “relaxing” to the serious. They try to entertain people as well as give information,for they have to compete with the attraction of television.Just as American newspapers try to satisfy all

14、 tastes, they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few news papers support extremist（极端主义者） groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers try their best to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are mainly moderate（温和的）. Many of these papers print materi

15、als by well-known journalists of different political and social views,in order to give a balanced picture.As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible（负责任的） or irresponsible,but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once exposed political scandals（丑闻）,for example,the Watergate Affair（水门事件）.1.Which newspaper in the U. K. is national?A.Le Monde.B.Washington Post.C.New York Times.D.The Times.2.Most American newspapers attract readers by carrying .A.national newsB.local newsC.international new