题目内容
【题目】Electronic heroes
As an internet influencer, there seems to be nothing special about Miquela Sousa. The 19-year-old lives in Los Angeles, US, posts pictures of herself sporting fashionable looks, and has just made her way into the March edition of Vogue magazine. But Miquela isn't real – she is a computer-generated character.
Her fans don't seem to mind – she has 855,000 followers on US social networking platform Instagram. And her first single Not Mine – yes, she 'sings' too – also reached No. 8 on music streaming (流媒体) platform Spotify last August.
It's kind of curious that in a time when authenticity (真实性) and 'being real' are valued more than ever, 'fake' celebrities like Miquela are appreciated and seen as icons (偶像).
Perhaps the reason for Miquela's popularity lies behind the fame of a similar star, Hatsune Miku. This 16-year-old animated singer from Japan has held singing concerts not only in her home country but also in the US and China.
Even though Hatsune's no more than a 3-D figure projected (投射) onto the stage, her fans are more than willing to pay to actually see her 'in person', because to them, she's better than human singers. 'She's rather more like a goddess: She has human parts, but she transcends (超越) human limitations. She's the great post-human pop star, ' wrote reporter James Verini on Wired magazine.
Critics may say that 3-D stars could never replace the authenticity of humans, but when it comes to being authentic, are humans really the best example of how to do it? Most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create a fantasy that we're living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it.
'Miquela is no less real to me than any other internet stranger with whom I've interacted (互动), ' wrote reporter Leora Yashari on the website Nylon. “Her existence in itself represents a new breed (种类) of influencer – someone who is breaking the boundaries (界限) of what is real and what is fake. '
【1】Who is Miquela Sousa?
A.She's a life-like character with musical talents.
B.She's a new sports star with fashionable looks.
C.She's an experienced singer with thousands of fans.
D.She's an animated figure created by a Japanese company.
【2】Why did the author mention Hatsune Miku?
A.To show the similarities 3-D stars share.
B.To make a comparison with Miquela Sousa.
C.To explain why 3-D stars are well received.
D.To stress how 3-D stars go beyond human limitations.
【3】What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?
A.3-D stars could match the authenticity of humans one day.
B.Animated celebrities are not as real as human celebrities.
C.Human celebrities have greater influence than animated ones.
D.3-D stars' public personalities may be just as authentic as humans'.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】C
【3】D
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了现在3D明星非常受欢迎,分析其中的原因,有时人类名人不一定比3D明星做得更好。
【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的But she isn't real. Miquela is a computer-generated character. (但,米奎拉不是真实的——她是一个电脑合成的角色)和第二段的And her first single Not Mine – yes, she 'sings' too – also reached No. 8 on music streaming (流媒体) platform Spotify last August.(她的第一首单曲Not Mine – yes,也是她本人唱的,在去年八月的主流平台Spotify获得了第八名的好成绩)可知,米奎拉.索萨是一个有着音乐天赋的象人一样的人物。A. She's a life-like character with musical talents. (她是一个有着音乐天赋的像人一样的人物)符合以上说法,故选A项。
【2】推理判断题。根据第四段的Perhaps the reason for Miquela's popularity lies behind the fame of a similar star, Hatsune Miku. (也许米奎拉受欢迎的原因是另一位相似的明星Hatsune Miku的未来)可推测,作者提到Hatsune Miku是为了介绍为什么现在3D明星这么受欢迎。C. To explain why 3-D stars are well received. (为了解释为什么3D明星为什么这么受欢迎)符合以上推测,故选C项。
【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的Critics may say that 3-D stars could never replace the authenticity of humans, but when it comes to being authentic, are humans really the best example of how to do it? Most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create an illusion that we're living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it. (批评人士可能会说,3D明星永远无法取代真实的人类,但说到真实,人类真的是做到这一点的最佳例子吗?我们大多数人在上传照片之前都会先对照片进行编辑,我们往往会幻想自己的生活是完美的,因为我们总是让别人看到自己生活中光明的一面)可知,在真实性方面,人类不一定比3D明星做得更好。D. 3-D stars' public personalities may be just as authentic as humans'. (3D明星的公众形象可能和真人一样真实)符合以上说法,故选D项。