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内蒙古乌兰察布2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、号填写在答题卡上。 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分?? 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节： (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Does Fame Drive You Crazy？ Although being famous might sound like a dream come true，todays stars，feeling like zoo animals，face pressures that few of us can imagine．They are at the center of much of the worlds 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 Villarreal，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，Villarreal says，they feel separated and alone．  The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages．In the 4th century BC，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 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 theirstoryalive forever．  If fame is so troublesome，why arent 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 pla