Paparazzi, or paps, are photographers who take pictures of famous people when they are not at the center of public attention. Paps are different from professional photographers or journalists because they never take ordinary photos.
The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money —normally a small newspaper, magazine or website.
There is no law against paparazzi taking pictures in public places. However, there are laws that protect certain individuals. For example, child protection laws stop improper (不合适的) pictures of anyone under 16 from being published.
There is also no law that stops paparazzi from following celebrities (名人) and taking their pictures either. However, if paps are secretly following them and taking pictures of their faces, they could get into trouble.
Most paparazzi hang out on streets and hot spots for celebrities, waiting for the opportunity to take a picture of a star. Many stay on the streets until the early hours of the morning when celebrities are leaving nightclubs and looking a little worse for wear. However, some have other ways to make sure they get pictures. Many paps are in contact with informers who know the locations of celebrities at any given time. They then pass the information on to paparazzi. An informer could be anyone —from a restaurant waiter to a salesman.
Most of the time, paparazzi get a bad reputation for following celebrities. But sometimes stars or their managers will contact paps themselves and tell them exactly where and when they will go.
What a love-hate relationship between paparazzi and celebrities!
【小题1】Which of the following things paparazzi might do would be against the law?A．Taking pictures of famous people in public places.B．Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published. C．Following a famous woman singer secretly and taking her pictures.D．Hanging out at the places where celebrities often appear.【小题2】In order to earn big money a pap has to .A．get the only first-hand pictures B．sell the pictures to a big newspaperC．make friends with famous people D．know the locations of celebrities【小题3】The fifth paragraph mainly tells us .A．how paparazzi get the pictures B．how dangerous paparazzi’s job isC．how much paparazzi pay for the pictures D．how paparazzi contact informers【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?A．Paparazzi always take pictures when famous people are tired.B．Stars hate paparazzi and don’t want to be followed.C．Paparazzi and famous people rely on each other sometimes. D．Informers might get paparazzi into trouble.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了狗仔队可以做哪些是，不可以做什么事，又告诉我们狗仔队是怎样得到消息的以及狗仔队和名人的关系。
【小题1】细节题。根据child protection laws stop improper (不合适的) pictures of anyone under 16 from being published.，可知答案为B。
【小题2】细节题。根据The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money，可知答案为A。
【小题3】主旨题。通读这一段，不难看出，本段写了狗仔队是如何拍到照片的。
【小题4】推理题。根据文章最后一段，可知名人和狗仔队相互依靠。