2023届高考英语二轮复习随堂测验 (一)

随堂测验（一） 阅读理解： The current fan clubs’ status A netizen posted some screenshots with lines of a teleplay, “I think you are so silly. You are just a servant girl. How could you feel sorry for your master who lives an extravagant life?” The post was used to joke about the fan clubs. Fans claim to be “concerned mothers” because they worry about their idols’ future even in their dreams. In order to provide support for their idols, they join together to “fight”, making special emojis, guiding public opinion systematically... Wherever they go, they create a “panopticon” for their “beloved idol”, and imprison themselves together with the innocent outsiders in the imaginary love cage. However, the emotional bond between fans and their idols is so fragile and empty. And the sense of unease is likely to lead to a “bloody love story”. Among such a huge number of fans, there are inevitably bad ones. The most notorious kind is the “scary celebrity stalkers”. They are utter egoists and they argue, “I only touched my idol. What's wrong with it?” The power game played by fans The top fans are usually the fan club managers, the post-bar hosts, the fans' leaders etc. If idols are the fans' belief, these people are the protectors of the idols. They take the fans to do many surprising things for their idols including defending the honor, attracting attention, etc. They do what PR companies are supposed to do. The fans suffer from insomnia and hair loss for their idols. It's hard for them to "survive" among idols, fans, and outsiders. However, if there's no money, how can they provide support for their idols? There are so many activities they need to prepare for their idols, such as meet-and-greets with fans, birthday parties and programs for public good... Fund-raising projects are increasing day by day, and some so-called “top fans” are becoming more and more greedy to rake in money. It's such a starling thing for us to know that “adoring stars can be profitable, and some people can e