吉林省长春外国语学校2015届高三上学期期中测试英语试题（含解析）
第二部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【题文】A
Paparazzi is an Italian word referred to photographers who take pictures of famous people when they are not at the center of public attention. It is also called “paps”. Paps are different from professional photographers or journalists because they never take ordinary photos.
The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money — normally a small newspaper, magazine or website.
There is no law against paparazzi taking pictures in public places. However, there are laws that protect certain individuals. For example, child protection laws stop improper pictures of anyone under 16 from being published.
There is also no law that stops paparazzi from following celebrities (名人) and taking their pictures either. However, if paps are secretly following them and taking pictures of their faces, they could get into trouble.
Most paparazzi hang out on streets and hot spots for celebrities, waiting for the opportunity to take a picture of a star. Many stay on the streets until the early hours of the morning when celebrities are leaving nightclubs and looking a little worse for wear. However, some have other ways to make sure they get pictures. Many paps are in contact with “informers” who know the locations of celebrities at any given time. They then pass the information on to paparazzi. An informer could be anyone — from a restaurant waiter to a salesman.
Most of the time, paparazzi get a bad reputation for following celebrities. But sometimes stars or their managers will contact paps themselves and tell them exactly where and when they will go.
What a love-hate relationship between paparazzi and celebrities!
21. Which of the following things paparazzi might do would be against the law?
A. Taking pictures of famous people in public places.
B. Hanging out at the places where celebrities often appear.
C. Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published.
D. Following a famous woman singer secretly and taking her pictures.
22. In order to earn a large amount of money, a pap has to ________.
A. know the locations of celebrities
B. make friends with famous people
C. sell the pictures to a big newspaper
D. get the only first-hand pictures of celebrities
23. The fifth paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A. how paparazzi contact informers
B. how dangerous paparazzi’s job is
C. how paparazzi get the pictures of famous people
D. how much paparazzi pay for the pictures of celebrities
24. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Informers might get paparazzi into trouble.
B. Stars hate paparazzi and don’t want to be followed.
C. Paparazzi always take pictures when famous people are tired.
D. In
