Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr announced openly that he would throw them out because he was too busy. Others do attempt to get through it themselves. Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads“tones and tones”of letters from fans.
Many artists, however, outsource(外包 ) the tasks of opening, reading and replying. Sylvia Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities.
Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity ’s security tea m and the police.
The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence. Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and the letters: most of them just get recycled.
Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “autograph(亲笔签名)”. For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fans and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.
56.Where were the unopened letters to singer Taylor Swift found?
What will Sylvia Taylor do if fans are threatening her celebrity clients?
Who told fans not to send any letters?
What do fans usually get in return if they write letters to celebrities?
Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to “public figure ”?
A、Educate yourself.
B、Say please and thank you.
C、Be respectful toward others.
D、All of the three.
A、A. What
B、B. When
C、C. Why
D、D. How
A、Explain your statistics.
B、Present testimony from qualified sources.
C、Use examples to quantify ideas.
D、Use statistics to personalize ideas.
A、合作学习
B、自主学习
C、探究性学习
D、深度学习
A、理解、学习、欣赏
B、感知、理解、欣赏
C、感知、理解、学习
D、感知、学习、欣赏
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