单选题
Section A
Paparazzi
The term "paparazzi" comes from a character called Paparazzo in the film, La Dolce Vita, who rode around on a motorbike taking photographs of the rich and famous. Modem day paparazzi take photographs of famous people, hoping to get them in an unflattering (不讨好的) or compromising (有伤风化的) pose. The photograph is then sold for an enormous sum of money, sometimes close to a million dollars, to the press.
Some people say that celebrities are public property and that this invasion of privacy is to be expected—"that's show business", they say. I think that this is true up to a point, but celebrities are being followed, chased, annoyed and spied on in their own homes. That's not show business. That's criminal.
Unnecessary risks
? Tom Cruise has been pursued at high speed through the tunnel in Paris where Princess Diana was killed.
? When Madonna was promoting Evita in Rome, she had to drive away at 130 kph with her baby in the Car because she was being chased. The paparazzi didn't even give her time to strap the baby into the car.
Invasion of privacy
? Alec Baldwin gave a paparazzo a black eye when he filmed him and his wife, Kim Basinger, returning to their Hollywood home with their new baby. Baldwin was arrested and charged with assault, but he was soon set free.
? When Princess Diana's father died, a paparazzo was waiting outside her hotel—she tearfully begged him to leave her alone, but the pictures were printed in the national newspapers the next day.
Annoy
? The paparazzi go out of their way to make people angry so that they can get a better picture. The American actor George Clooney was walking down the street with his girlfriend when a paparazzo shouted, "Who's the fat girl?" The picture of Clooney's angry face was splashed all over the newspapers the next day. However, the actor got his revenge on the paparazzi when one of the photographers was hiding in his garden and his girlfriend at home—the photographer was chased away by Clooney's pet Vietnamese pot—bellied pig.
The paparazzi are out of control. Some papers have recognized what is happening and have refused to buy pictures when it's obvious that a person's privacy has been invaded. Other papers must follow their example.
判断题
The modem paparazzi take pictures of famous people in the hope of getting them in a positive situation and then making a great deal of money.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】根据第一段第二句及之后的描述“Modern day paparazzi take photographs of famous people, hoping to get them in an unflattering or compromising pose...”，可知如今专门追逐名人的摄影记者拍摄名人的照片，是为了捕捉到名人的糗事，从而把照片以高价卖给媒体。题干中描述的“getting them in a positive situation”与原文不符，因此有误。
判断题
Tom Cruise was pursued at high speed at the same place where Princess Diana died.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】文中分别从“Unnecessary risks, Invasion of privacy, Annoy”三方面讲述了狗仔队跟拍给名人的生活所带来的影响。Unnecessary risks部分第一个例子中指出“Tom Cruise has been pursued at high speed through the tunnel in Paris where Princess Diana was killed”，本题描述与之相符。
判断题
Alec Baldwin was charged with murder because of the paparazzi and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】Invasion of privacy标题下第一个例子指出Alec Baldwin打了一个偷拍者，结果被指控人身攻击而遭逮捕，但“was soon set free”，而非题干中描述的“被控谋杀而判10年监禁”。文中give sb. a black eye指“打某人一顿”。
判断题
George Clooney did not get his revenge on the paparazzi who was chased away by his pig.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】Annoy标题下给出了狗仔队故意惹怒George Clooney而拍下其愤怒的表情的例子，随后提到“However, the actor got his revenge on the paparazzi when...the photographer was chased away by Clooney's pet Vietnamese pot—bellied pig”，可知题干中“did not get his revenge”表述有误。
判断题
Paparazzi's behaviors add many unnecessary dangers, invade others' privacy and annoy people.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】题干中“add many unnecessary dangers”，“invade others' privacy”，“annoy people”分别对应文中三个标题“Unnecessary risks”，“Invasion of privacy”，“Annoy”，因此该题关于狗仔队行为所带来负面影响的描述正确。