WhenIwas13mybedroomwallswerecoveredwithpostersoftheMonkeesandBeatles.Iwrotefanlettersanddaydreamedaboutmeetingtheobjectsofmyaffections.Ibeggedmy parentstoattendeveryrockconcertandwatcheveryTVshowfeaturingmyfavoritecelebrities;myfriendsandIdiscussedforhoursallthethingswewouldsayanddowhenwemetourfavouritemoviestarsandpopsingers.Idrovemymothercrazy!ButafterafewyearsmyobsessionstarsfadedasImaturedandgainedtheconfidencetosocializewith“real”boys.
Inthe35yearssinceIwasateenagercelebrityworship(崇拜)hasincreasedamongteensduetotheexplosionoftelevisioncelebritygossipshowsandinstantaccesstocelebritynewsontheInternet.It’snowonderthatmanyteensareobsessedwithstarswhennewsprogramsareoftenfilledwithentertainmentstoriesandthelivesofcelebrities.
Celebrityworshipsyndrome(综合征)isnowconsideredapersonalitydisorder.Whileitisnormalforteenagerstofollowthelivesoftheirfavoritestarsparentsshouldtrytomonitoreverythingtheirchildfindsinteresting.Parentsshouldtakeactioniftheysuspectateenistooobsessedwithcelebritiesandshowinglittleinterestinschoolorwithdrawingfromthefamily. Whenteenstalkalotaboutcelebritiesandviewthemasjustmeansofentertainmentthisisconsiderednormalcelebrityworship.Howeverwhenateenagerisobsessedwithastarand oftenexpressesadesiretohaveaclosepersonalrelationshipwithacelebrityorfeelstheyhaveaspecialconnectiontoastarthismaybethetimeforconcern.Recentstudieshaveshownthatteenswhodevelopanunhealthyobsessionwithcelebritiesoftensufferfromlowselfconfidenceanddepression.Teenswhoareoverlyobsessedwithstarsoftenhavedamagedrelationshipswiththeirparents
1.Thefirstparagraphisintendedtotellus________
A.parentsneedn’tworryaboutcelebrityworship
B.celebrityworshipcancauseseriousproblems
C.it’snormalforateentohavecelebrityworship
D.celebrityworshiponlyexistsamongteens
2.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat________
A.themediagreatlycontributestocelebrityworshiptoday
B.theauthorissurprisedatcelebrityworship