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话题阅读：FamousPeople

A.Choosethebestanswer(根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案)

Celebrities(名人)areeverywherenowadays:onTV,inmagazines,online.Peoplethinkand

talkaboutthemalot.Isthisharmlessfunorisitbadforus?Howmanypeoplearetrulycrazy

aboutmodernidols(偶像)?Andontheothersideofthecoin,isbeingfamousharmfultothe

celebrities?

Studiessuggestthatmostoftheteenagersdonotreallyidolizecelebrities.Researchershave

foundthreekindsoffans.

About15%ofyoungpeoplehaveasocialinterest.Theylovechattingabouttheirfavorite

celebritieswithfriendsandthisdoesnotappeartodoanyharm.

Another5%feelthattheyhaveastrong-personalrelationshipwithacelebrity.Sometimes

theyseethemastheirsoul-mates(心灵伴侣)andfindthattheyareoftenthinkingaboutthem,

evenwhentheydontwantto.Thesepeopleareeasytofeeldepressed.Ifgirlsinthisgroupidolize

awomanstarwithabodytheyconsidertobeperfect,theyaremorelikelytobeunhappywith

theirownbodies.

Thatleaves2%ofyoungpeoplewithanunreasonableinterest.Theymightspendseveral

thousandpoundsonapaperplatethecelebrityhadused,ortheywoulddosomething

law-breaking.Thesepeopleareinmostdangerofbeingseriouslyupset.

Whataboutthecelebritiesthemselves?SomeresearchersintheUSAdidastudytofindout

theeffectofbeingfamousonthesepeople.Thestudyshowedcelebritiesshowedofftoomuchand

theywereverynarcissistic(自恋的).Theresearcherslookedat200celebrities,200youngadults

withMBAs(MastersinBusinessAdministration),whowereagroupknownforbeingnarcissistic,

andsomegeneralpopulation.Astheresearchersexpected,thecelebritiesweremuchmore

narcissisticthantheMBAsandbothofthesetwogroupswerealotmorenarcissisticthanthe

generalpop