江苏省泗阳中学2013届高三冲刺试题-完形填空1

Celebrity culture

Every so often, a sensational (轰动的) story 1_____ the media about the kind of role models influencing UK teenagers. Youth culture celebrates too many bad examples, the reports say, and the finger of blame is often pointed at 2_____ who drink or take drugs, or who are 3_______ as sexually promiscuous (随意的). Yet according to parents and educationalists the media itself is partly to 4_____. They argue that television, newspapers and magazines are 5______ with celebrity lives and over-promote a “celebrity culture” 6______ reality show stars are respected purely because they are on television.

7_______ child psychologists warn of the 8_______ effects of unsuitable role models, claiming that young people are being brainwashed into wanting to become famous 9_______. They are taught to value physical appearance 10_____ personal achievement and set themselves impossible goals. According to a 2010 Home Office study, too many girls think that they have to look “sexy” and “hot” like their idols, and when they can’t achieve this, they lose self-esteem or 11______ depression and eating disorders.

But perhaps young people today are not as easily 12________ as we think. They are certainly more media savvy(有见识的，精明的）. The Girls’Attitudes Survey by Girlguiding UK（2011）, for example, showed that young girls 13 ____ 11 to 21 questioned the media’s 14______ of women. Over half of the respondents disagreed with the statement 15______“girls and young women are portrayed fairly in the media”.

A Scout Association survey, 16___ over a thousand 13- to 18-year-olds, showed that teenagers see their parents and siblings（兄弟姐妹） as 17____ positive role models than celebrities, and 18______ many youngsters list celebrities 19____ Kate Moss and Katie Price as role models, 20____ list high achievers like David Beckham, Paralympian swimmer Eleanor Simmons, and grandparents who fought in the Second World War.1. A. hit B. beat C. defeat D. win

2. A. model B. celebrities C. popularity D. noble

3.A. seen B. looked C. thought D.recognized

4. A. blame B. criticize C. praise D. curse

5. A. addicted B. occupied C.lost D . obsessed

6. A. in that B. in which C. that D. what

7. A. Finally B. As a matter of fact C. Meanwhile D. On the contrary

8. A. negative B. positive C. beneficial D. active

9. A. overnight B. quickly C. easily D. desperately

10. A. to B. about C. beyond D. over

11.A. get B. tend to C. suffer from D.break down

12. A. effect B. affect C. influenced D. interrupted

13. A. aged B. is aging C. age D. is aged

14. A. portrayal B. definition C. picture D. image

15. A. when B. what C. that D. whether

16. A. on B.of C. in D. off

17. A.not a little B. not a bit C. no more D. far more

18. A. while B. when C. as D. yet

19. A. as B.like C. for example D. namely

20. A. those B.the others C. others 　　 D. that

答案以及详解：

A 考词义辨析，hit，此处意味着“抨击，严厉批评”

B 上下文都讲到，名人文化对青少年的影响，此处指名人celebrities

A 考搭配， see as, look on as , think of... as, D选项意思不对

A 搭配 be to blame

D be obsessed with 沉迷于

B 定语从句，在这种文化中，in which = where

C parents and educationalist和 child psychologists三方面对媒体的指责，应选“同时”

A 该段前后是消极的影响

A 一夜成名 become famous overnight

D 两者比较，在什么之上用介词over

C 搭配，遭受痛苦suffer from

C 第一小节influencing 对该题的解题有帮助

A be aged between ... and .../from...to... 非谓语

A 下文portray

C 同位语从句

B a survey of...

D 根据下文意思是讲年轻人把父母和兄弟的积极作用比名人看得更多，用negative的比较级

A 让步状语从句，“尽管”放句首，用while

B 列举名字，用like

C 一些...另一些 泛指，用others