Movie magic can defy reality, but actors are inescapably human．They grow and change, and don't necessarily change for the better．
Harry Potter actors, who are now saying their final goodbyes to their roles, have all become fully-fledged(成熟的)grown-ups, worlds apart from the little kids who began the Hogwarts' adventures in 2001．
While many fans feel sad that the magical franhise is coming to an end, some feel even sadder to dee how much the actors have changed over the years．
"Daniel Radciffe(who plays Harry Potter)went from being a really cute kid to a thin, pale-looking guy,"daid Filipino internet User Lealuvy．"I kind of wish he stayed a kid forever．"
Radcliffe himself doesn't seem to be bothered by his change of appearance．In an interview with GQ magazine last week, he teased himself："If people find me sexy or cool, it's because they like short, little, nerdy guys．And we do have our niche(合适的职业)．"
Meanwhile, actors growing up to be handsome have their headaches．
Harry Melling, who played Potter's cousin Dudley Dursley, told The Telegraph that he was almost recast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when producers discovered he' d lost a lot of weight he had as a kid．He was too thin for the part．
"They(the producers)did this double take, 'Oh my God, we are going to have to do something', and I felt guilty," said Meiling．
Aside from changes in looks, the gradual personality change of child stars is another big concern of audience and producers．
Miley Cyrus began her career at 13 in Disney's hit TV series Hannah Montana．
When Cyrus decided to show her adult personality by releasing "sexy" photos, people began to get uneasy about her．Reports said that furious Disney bosses were considering replacing Cyrus with a more clean-cut teen star．
Cyrus finally kept her role after public apologies．But some parents banned their children watching the show．
"My daughter has been banned from watching the show," supermodel Cindy Crawford told Showbiz Spy．"I really don't think Miley Cyrus is much of a role model for my kid．"
(1)
The underlined word "defy" in Paragraph 1 means " ________ "．
[ ]
A．
challenge
B．
control
C．
clarify
D．
abandon
(2)
Which one is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Actors always grow and change for the better．
B．
Daniel Radcliffe can't escape from being a kid．
C．
Some fans feel sad about the ending of the film series and the actors' changes．
D．
Harry Melling was too thin to recast for the film．
(3)
Radcliffe doesn't feel bothered by his change of appearance because ________．
[ ]
A．
people think him sexy or cool
B．
people like short, little, nerdy guys
C．
he thinks he grows up to be handsome
D．
some people do think such a boy as him is sexy
(4)
What do audience and producers concern about?
[ ]
A．
The actors' changes in appearances and gradual personality．
B．
The actors' weight．
C．
Whether the producers did the double take．
D．
Whether the actors are sexy or clean-cut．
(5)
We can infer that ________ from the story of Miley Cyrus．
[ ]
A．
Miley Cyrus decided to change her sexy adult personality later on
B．
Disney bosses prefer pure teen stars to sexy adults in their movies
C．
parents prevented their children from watching her show
D．
Cindy Crawford is a supermodel, who has a daughter
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean(海洋)so that the audiences(or people who watch the film)could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever．He sent his camera crew(摄制组)out one evening to film the sunset for him．
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir．” the men answered．
The director was angry．“Why not?” he asked．
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered．“We’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west．We can get you a sunrise over the sea if necessary, but not a sunset．”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted．“Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one．”
But then a young secretary had an idea．“Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards?Then it’ll look like a sunset．”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海湾)．Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director．“Here it is, sir!” they said, and gave it to him．He was very pleased．
They all went into the studio．“All right,” the director explained．“now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye．Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset behind them．’”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop．
The birds in the film were flying backwards and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach(海滩)．
(1)
One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ________．
[ ]
A．
to watch a beautiful sunset
B．
to find an actor and an actress
C．
to film a scene on the sea
D．
to meet the audience
(2)
Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
[ ]
A．
Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset．
B．
Because he was angry with his crew．
C．
Because it was his secretary’s suggestion．
D．
Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset．
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice．
B．
If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to．
C．
The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day．
D．
The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”．
(4)
The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________．
[ ]
A．
it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine
B．
when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．
it was more moving than a sunrise
D．
the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
(5)
After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________．
[ ]
A．
because he was moved to tears
B．
as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C．
as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．
because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
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