2013高考英语北京卷阅读理解试题及答案详解社会现象

--中国首家承诺学习效果的在线教育公司2013高考英语北京卷阅读理解试题及答案详解：社会现象DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature.AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillareal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarealsays,“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.--中国首家承诺学习效果的在线教育公司A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicB.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedC.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.GreatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmiredB.TheproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistoryC.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloidsD.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders3.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A.AvailabilityofmodernmediaB.InadequatesocialrecognitionC.LackoffavorablechancesD.Hugepopulationoffans4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A.SincereB.SkepticalC.DisapprovingD.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“likezooanimals”，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phenomenon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：drivesb.crazy使某人抓狂cometrue实现dealwith处理focuson集中于betiredof厌倦complainabout抱怨长难句分析：1.Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.解析：本句话的主干是“today'sstarsfacepressures”；“Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue”是由although引导的让步状语从句，其中cometrue是过去分词修饰前面的dream；“feelinglikezooanimals”是现在分词结构作状语，表示伴随；“thatfewofuscanimagine”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,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.解析：本句话的主干是“theystarttolosetrackof…”；“whotheyreallyare”是由who引导的宾语从句；“seeingthemselves…”是现在分词表示伴随；其中：“theirfansimaginethem”是一个定语从句，修饰前面的way；“theywere”是省略了who/that的定语从句，修饰people；“beforeeveryoneknewtheirnames”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.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.--中国首家承诺学习效果的在线教育公司解析：本句话的主干是“Theyfocusnoton…buton…”；“howfamoustheyare”、“whattheylovetodo”和“whatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace”是分别由how、what、whatever引导的宾语从句，作介词on的宾语。翻译：他们关注的不是自己有多出名，而是他们喜欢做什么或者是一开始让他们出名的事情。-------------------------------------------------------------------------------高考不提分，赔付1万元，关注快乐学kuailexue.com了解详情。