Does Fame Drive You Crazy?
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!
According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.
1.It can be learned from the passage that stars today___________.
A. are often misunderstood by the public
B. can no longer have their privacy protected
C. spend too much on their public appearance
D. care little about how they have come into fame
2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.
B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.
C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.
D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.
3.What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?
A. Availability of modern media.
B. Inadequate social recognition.
C. Lack of favorable chances.
D. Huge population of fans.
4.What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?
A. Sincere. B. Sceptical.
C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.
小学期末标准试卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2017届河北省高三下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For many people, being on the job might just sound like a picnic compared to a day at home filled with housework, meals and childcare. Even for those with a happy family life, home can sometimes feel more taxing than work.
In a new study, researchers at Penn State University found significantly and consistently lower levels of cortisol(皮质醇) released in response to stress, in a majority of subjects when they were at work compared to when they were at home. This was true for both men and women, and parents and people without children.
Both men and women showed less stress at work. But women were more likely to report feeling happier there. Men were more likely to feel happier at home. Experts say there are other reasons why work is less stressful than home for many. “Paid work is more valued in society,” says Sarah Damaske, the lead researcher on the study. “Household work is boring and not particularly rewarding.”
We get better at our job with time and the increased competence means less stress and more rewards. Yet none of us, no matter how long we’ve been doing it, ever truly feels like an expert at parenting or even at marriage.
The support and friendship of co-workers also offer stress relief. At home, meanwhile, stress spreads and accumulates quickly. “That’s the reason why most housewives wish they were the bread earners,” Dr. Damaske says.
Much of the advice to families and couples include the warning to “leave work stress at the office” and even to change our mind-set from work to home, for example, a walk around the block. The recent findings, though, suggest our home life, not our attitude, might be due for some change.
1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “taxing”?
A. stressful. B. cheerful. C. worthwhile. D. rewarding.
2.What did the research in the second paragraph prove?
A. Men felt better at home.
B. Women felt they had less time.
C. Women were easier to feel happier.
D. Most people felt more stress at home.
3.What do most people think of work at office?
A. It is competitive. B. It improves ability.
C. It can’t relieve stress. D. It doesn’t always pay off.
4.According to the recent findings, what should we change to solve the problem mentioned?
A. Our attitude. B. Our mind-set.
C. Our home life. D. Our working style.
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Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, extra learning attempts or tries to increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, and bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.
The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception（例外） to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.
The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to pass the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.
1.What is the main idea of paragraph 1?
A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.
B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.
C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.
D. Stories for children are easy to remember.
2.The author tells the experience in childhood in order to __________.
A. remember the good old days
B. let readers follow the example
C. explain the law of overlearning
D. help readers understand the importance of knowledge
3.According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is__________.
A. a step towards studies B. a result of overlearning
C. a special case of cramming D. a skill to deal with math problems
4.What is the author's opinion on cramming?
A. It's helpful only in a limited way. B. It causes failure in college exams.
C. It's possible to result in poor memory. D. It increases students' learning interest.
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A gray sweater hung limply on Tommy’s empty desk, a reminder of the sad boy who had just followed his classmates out of our third-grade room. Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently_______, would arrive for a conference on his _______schoolwork and bad behavior. _______parent knew that I had sent for the other.
Tommy, an (a) ______ child, had always been a happy, cooperative and excellent student. How could I ______ his father and mother that his recent failing grades represented a ______ child’s reaction to his loved parents’ separation and coming divorce?
Tommy’s mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my desk.. Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were ______ enough to be present at the meeting. A look of surprise and anger passed between them, and then they pointedly(purposely) ______ each other.
As I gave a detailed account of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the ______ words to bring these two together, to help them see what they were doing to their son. ______ somehow the words wouldn’t come. Perhaps if they saw one of his unclear ______ done papers.
I found a crumpled (褶皱的)tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of his desk, an English paper. ______ covered both sides-not the assignment, but a single sentence scribbled(潦草的写) over and over.
______ I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face ______. He studied the scrawled words for ______ seemed so long a time.
At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and ______ his wife’s outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and ______ at him. My own eyes were filled with tears, but neither seemed to notice. He helped her with her coat and they left together.
In his own way God had given me the words to ______ that family. He had guided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the ______showing(流露)of a small boy’s ______ heart.
The words, “Dear Mom ... Dear Daddy ... I love you ... I love you ... I love you.”
1.A. remarried B. separated C. left D. divided
2.A. puzzling B. encouraging C. failing D. disappointed
3.A. Neither B. Each C. Every D. Either
4.A. alone B. stupid C. fearful D. only
5.A. convince B. allow C. suggest D. promise
6.A. cold-hearted B. broken-hearted C. warm-hearted D. exited-hearted
7.A. liked B. sad C. inspired D. concerned
8.A. missed B. looked C. ignored D. fought
9.A. necessary B. grateful C. right D. helpless
10.A. Or B. But C. And D. So
11.A. carefully B. seriously C. patiently D. carelessly
12.A. Writing B. Phrases C. Tears D. Notes
13.A. Eagerly B. Secretly C. Silently D. Quickly
14.A. puzzled B. softened C. discouraged D. surprised
15.A. it B. that C. which D. what
16.A. took up B. got to C. held up D. reached for
17.A. smiled B. glanced C. laughed D. glared
18.A. help B. reunite C. support D. change
19.A. upset B. happy C. sad D. regretful
20.A. troubled B. beating C. disappointing D. moved
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有１０处语言错误，每句中最多有两处， 每处只涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（＾），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉；
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均只限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
A foreign student graduated with honors from a finely university in Germany. He expected to find a good job and have a bright future. But in his disappointment, he wasn't even giving the chance for an interview! The third time he was refused, he phoned the company to ask how. "We don't employ dishonest people in Germany" is the answer. What was wrong? Shortly before he arrived in Germany, he found easy to steal subway rides. But he often rode without a ticket and was caught up three times. Now he had to pa
y a high price for his own behavior. We should all keep in minds: honesty is the best policy.
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When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people1. (walk) with dogs. It is still true that the dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world. But the reasons why people keep a dog2.(change). In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks from3.beasts. And later they came4.( realize) that the dog was not only useful5.willing to obey its master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what they caught without6.(permit). But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but the 7.(important) reason is for companionship. For a child,8.dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young couple, a dog is 9.child when they have no children; for old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed10.protection to friendship.
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假定你是李华，从互联网（the internet）上得知一个国际中学组织将在新加坡（Singapore）举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。
内容主要包括： 1. 自我介绍（包括英语能力）；
2. 参加意图（介绍中国、了解其他国际）；
3. 希望获准。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.邮件开头和结尾已已为你写好。
Dear Sir or Madam,____________________________________________________________________________
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Regards,
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有
10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
A kind of little cars may someday take place of today’s big ones. If all the people who drive such cars in the future, there will be fewer pollution in the air. There will be more space for parking cars in cities. The streets will be less crowd. And driving will be safe as these little cars can go only 65 km per hour. The future cars will be fine for getting round a city, so they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 200 km before needing to stop for more gases. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big fast cars and another roads will be needed for the slow small ones. It is said that three so little cars can fit in with the space now needed for one car of the usual size.
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What if you arrived home to find a delicious hot meal waiting for you, prepared by your very own kitchen robot? It might sound like science fiction, but professors at the university of Tokyo have taken the first steps toward making that scenario a reality. The team recently introduced a humanoid kitchen robot that can pour tea and other drinks into cups and serve them to guests. When teatime is over, the robot can also wash the dishes and put them away.
In California, another interesting kitchen robot has been developed, called Readybot. It can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets (橱柜) or put them in the trash. It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself. Unlike the Japanese robot, Readybot just looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.
Readybot was created by engineers and designers who established a club called the Readybot Challenge. They believe that in the future millions of robots will be needed in homes to perform ordinary household tasks. Readybot is just the first step in their plan to create a robot that can do jobs not only in kitchens but in other rooms of homes and in offices as well.
Clearly there are technological difficulties to solve before robots can cook a complete there are also many safety concerns (忧虑). Not everyone (especially parents) would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house, manipulating hot pans and sharp knives. The European Commission recently funded (资助) a project to study these concerns. According to lead researcher Professor Chris Melhuish, “Enabling robots to work safely with humans is a key need for the future development of robotics.”
1.Compared with Readybot, which of the following is true about the Japanese robot?
A. It is more popular. B. It performs more jobs.
C. It moves more quickly. D. It looks more like a person.
2.What can Readybot be used to do?
A. Drive you afround. B. Clean your kitchen.
C. Prepare food for you. D. Work for office workers.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “manipulating” in the last paragraph?
A. Inventing. B. Avoiding.
C. Controlling. D. Making.
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