题目内容
17.People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview stars.And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first couple of months,anyway.Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for months.I could never get enough time with a star to find out anything interesting,and some acted just simply rudely.I started hating the way I was treated,and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped (崇拜)before were pretty ordinary.So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths(神秘).If the star was a bad guy,I would say so.If I thought anyone was stupid,I did not hold back that information.I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty.Surprisingly,many of them hated me for it.I have gotten so many attacks on my character.In their eyes,being famous is everything,even more desirable than being truly creative and talented
Why do we need stars?In fact,the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip (闲话).Over time,talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about.Thus,some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their own family and their own friends.That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview-as we care.We want the dirt on their personal lives.
There is another reason we worship stars.As a whole,our society is not as religious as it once was.It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did.Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.
We make them stars,but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant,and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die.I am part of this whole process.No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.
39.What are the stars like according to the author?C
A.They always treat others rudely.
B.They always talk about something dull.
C They are acutually ordinary people.
D.They are usually honest and polite,
40.We worship stars becauseA.
A,we need true mental heroes to support us
B.we can learn something useful from famous stars
C.we concern about the stars,family and friends
D.we like talking about the stars,dressing styles
41.When the author is writing this article,his tone soundsD.
A.excited
B.angry
C.worried
D.calm
42.What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage?B
A.To show the disadvantages of working with stars.
B.To remind us not to worship famous stars blindly.
C.To laugh at the failures of stars he has interviewed.
D.To talk about the reasons why we worship stars.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,文章介绍了作者在当娱乐记者时总是报道明星的真实生活和性情,却遭到了读者们的厌恶.作者分析了人们需要明星的原因有两个,一是媒体创造明星是为了满足人们的八卦需求,二是明星崇拜的存在是因为对真正英雄的空虚渴望,提醒人们不要盲目崇拜明星.
解答 39.C 细节理解题:根据第一段"I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped (崇拜)before were pretty ordinary"可知看到那些以前我崇拜的人其实很普通是很失望的.故选C.
40.A 细节理解题:根据第三段"Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes."可知崇拜明星的存在是因为对真正英雄的空虚渴望.故选A.
41.D 推理判断题:根据最后一段We make them stars,but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant,and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die.I am part of this whole process.No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.可知作者认为自己只是参与制造明星的一个部分,由此可知此时作者是相当冷静的分析了自己与明星的关系.故选D.
42.B 推理判断题:通读全文可知本文主要讲述了明星是被制造出来的,他们也和普通人一样和缺点,并告诉我们不要盲目崇拜明星.故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
A. | as few as | B. | as little as | C. | as many as | D. | as much as |
A. | In spite of | B. | Thanks to | C. | Regardless of | D. | According to |
I used to be a very self-centered person,but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people (36)B I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a (37)C person.
I think my (38)D started when I was at Palomar College.At first,I just wanted to get my(39)C and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else,so I hardly ever (40)A to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester,I was really(41)B.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So tried a(n) (42)C I started asking people around me how they were doing,and if they were having trouble I(43)B to help.That was really a big(44)D for me.By the end of the year,I had several new friends,and two of (45)C are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new (46)A,however,came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my(47)A.Every time I came into her room,she was so (48)B because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never(49)C her,so I took her place.She let me (50)D.that making others feel good make me feel good,too,when she died,I was (51)B,but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much(52)C person today than I used to be,and I hope I will not(53)A these experiences.They have (54)D me to care about other people more than about myself.I(55)B who I am today,and I could not say that a few years ago.
36.A.since | B.before | C.or | D.unless |
37.A.famous | B.simple | C.different | D.skilled |
38.A.education | B.career | C.tour | D.change |
39.A.balance | C.homework | C.degree | D.interest |
40.A.talked | B.wrote | C.lied | D.reported |
41.A.careful | B.lonely | C.curious | D.guilty |
42.A.argument | B.game | C.experiment | D.defence |
43.A.dared | B.offered | C.hesitated | D.happened |
44.A.dream | B.problem | C.duty | D.step |
45.A.us | B.which | C.them | D.whom |
46.A.attitude | B.hobby | C.hope | D.luck |
47.A.friend | B.partner | C.guide | D.guest |
48.A.polite | B.happy | C.strange | D.confident |
49.A.bothered | B.answered | C.visited | D.trusted |
50.A.explain | B.guess | C.declare | D.see |
51.A.homeless | B.heartbroken | C.bad-tempered | D.hopeless |
52.A.quieter | B.busier | C.better | D.richer |
53.A.forget | B.face | C.improve | D.analyze |
54.A.forced | B.preferred | C.ordered | D.taught |
55.A.miss | B.like | C.wonder | D.expect |