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阅读理解 　　Children are turning away from schoolwork because they see education as unhelpful to their ambition to become rich and famous as reality TV stars, a teaching union declares today． 　　Their role models include David and Victoria Beckham and WAGs－wives and girlfriends of highly paid footballers－according to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers． 　　It has put forward a suggestion for its annual conference this weekend saying that members are “terrified at the extent of the decline in this country into the admiration of celebrity(名人)，which is perverting(扭曲)children’s ambitions and expectations ”It adds：“This compounds the after sense of failure and low self-respect when celebrity status is not achieved．” 　　The union asked 300 teachers about whom their pupils modeled themselves on．More than half said David Beckham．Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girl and self–professed fashion expert, was a role model for almost a third of girls． 　　Almost two thirds of teachers said children they taught desired to be sports stars or pop singers．Many said their pupils sought to be famous with no recognizable talent．A third of teachers said that Paris Hilton, the heiress(继承人)of Hilton hotel．was a favorite role model． 　　Julie Gilligan, a primary school teacher in Salford, said that she had seen and heard pupils imitating the behavior and language of footballers and pop stars in the playground and in school, “including disturbingly age0inappropriate acts by young girls in school talent shows．” 　　Another member, Elizabeth Farrar, who teaches in a primary school near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, said “Too many of the pupils believe that academic success is unnecessary, because they will be able to access fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show” 　　Robert Sanders, a junior school teacher in Bath, said：“One girl said that she wished to be a WAG．” 　　Mary Bousted, the general secretary of the association, said：“We are not surprised about the spread of celebrity culture in schools－it reflects the current media obsession(着迷)with celebrity and the effect of celebrity culture on society as a whole, Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils, They can raise pupils’ ambitions for the future．” 　　“However, we are deeply concerned that many pupils believe celebrity status is available to everyone, They do not understand the hard work it takes to achieve such status and do not think it is important to be actively engaged in schoolwork as education is not needed for a celebrity status．” (1) Most children think that ________ [　　] A． it is easy to be celebrities B． it is difficult to be celebrities C． education is very important D． Victoria Beckham is their role model (2) According to the members of Association of Teachers and Lecturers, which of the following statements is NOT true? [　　] A． Children they taught desired to be sports stars or pop singers B． Paris Hilton was a role model for almost two thirds of girls． C． Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils D． Many children desired to be sports stars or pop singers (3) The author wrote this article ________ [　　] A． to criticize the celebrities’ negative effect on children B． to discuss the proper way to build the children’s right view of value C． to praise the effort made by Association of Teachers and Lecturers D． to show that children want to be famous and rich without good education and hard work (4) Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “compounds ”in Para.3? [　　] A． enriches B． worsens C． lightens D． reduces

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答案：1．A;2．B;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	细节辨别题。从第一自然段和第七自然段可以推断出正确答案。
(2)	细节判断题，从第五自然段找出该答案。
(3)	深层理解题。全篇文章旨在说明当今社会孩子追捧体育明星和电视明星而轻视学业的普遍现象。
(4)	猜测词义题，该题意为“每当名人地位实现不了，这便加重随之而来的失败感和自卑感。”