When I was 13, my bedroom walls were covered with posters of the Monkees and Beatles. I wrote fan letters and daydreamed about meeting the objects of my affections. I begged my parents to attend every rock concert and watch every TV show featuring my favorite celebrities; my friends and I discussed for hours all the things we would say and do when we met our favourite movie stars and pop singers. I drove my mother crazy ! But after a few years, my obsession stars faded as I matured and gained the confidence to socialize with “real” boys.
In the 35 years since I was a teenager, celebrity worship (崇拜) has increased among teens due to the explosion of television celebrity gossip shows, and instant access to celebrity news on the Internet. It’s no wonder that many teens are obsessed with stars when news programs are often filled with entertainment stories and the lives of celebrities.
Celebrity worship syndrome (综合征) is now considered a personality disorder. While it is normal for teenagers to follow the lives of their favorite stars, parents should try to monitor everything their child finds interesting. Parents should take action if they suspect a teen is too obsessed with celebrities and showing little interest in school or withdrawing from the family. When teens talk a lot about celebrities and view them as just means of entertainment, this is considered normal celebrity worship. However, when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star, this may be the time for concern. Recent studies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low self confidence and depression. Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents.
【小题1】The first paragraph is intended to tell us .A．parents needn’t worry about celebrity worship B．celebrity worship can cause serious problemsC．it’s normal for a teen to have celebrity worshipD．celebrity worship only exists among teens【小题2】We can learn from the second paragraph that .A．the media greatly contributes to celebrity worship today B．the author is surprised at celebrity worshipC．teens today are not so obsessed with celebritiesD．celebrities expose their lives too much【小题3】Parents should bee concerned when their children .A．talk a lot about celebrities with others B．put up celebrity posters in their bedroomsC．ask to go to their favourite star’s concertD．desire a close personal relationship with their favorite star【小题4】The last paragraph implies that .A．parents should not care too much about a child’s celebrity worshipB．celebrity worship syndrome can be a serious problem if left overlookedC．children can normally get out of celebrity worship when they are olderD．children with celebrity worship usually have high opinion of themselves【小题5】What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?A．The harm of celebrity worship syndrome.B．More signs of celebrity worship syndrome.C．What to do with children’s celebrity worship syndrome.D．Who will suffer most from celebrity worship syndrome.C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文主要描述了在年轻人中广泛存在的追星现象，以及这一现象的不好的影响。
【小题1】C 段落大意题。在这一段里主要讲述了我在年轻的时候的追星的经历，告诉我们年轻人追星是很正常的事情，故C正确。
【小题2】A 细节题。根据第二段1,2行In the 35 years since I was a teenager, celebrity worship (崇拜) has increased among teens due to the explosion of television celebrity gossip shows, and instant access to celebrity news on the Internet.说明对于明星的崇拜主要是由于电视上的对于明星的报道过分而导致。故A正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据文章第三段6.7.8行However, when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star, this may be the time for concern说明当孩子想和明星有更接近的关系的时候，父母就要采取行动。故D正确。
【小题4】B 推理题。根据文章最后三行Recent studies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low self confidence and depression. Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents.
说明如果这样的情况放任自流，会导致严重的不好的负面的影响。故B正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。文章在最后一段后四行说明了如果我们不去管理这样的事情，就会导致严重的后果。那么接下来要讲述的就是应该如何去做。故C项正确。