文档介绍：(2017•高考全国卷Ⅱ)
话题：友谊 词数：291 难度：★★★
I first met Paul Newman in 1968，when George Roy Hill，the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid，introduced us in New York the studio didn't want me for the film—it wanted somebody as well known as Paul—he stood up for don't know how many people would have done that；they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.
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人与社会之良好的人际关系与社会交往
The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference，we both came from a tradition of theater and live were respectful of craft (技艺) and focused on digging into the characters we were going to of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous，aggressive，and making fun of each other—but always with an underlying were also at the core (核心) of our relationship off the screen.
We shared the belief that if you're fortunate enough to have success，you should put something back—he with his Newman's Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill，and me with Sundance and the institute and the and I didn't see each other all that regularly，but sharing that brought us supported each other financially and by showing up at events.
I last saw him a few months 'd been in and out of the and I both knew what the deal was，and we didn't talk about was a relationship that didn't need a lot of words.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与一位名演员Paul Newman之间的友谊。
24．Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to the author at first?
A．Paul Newman wanted it.
B．The studio powers didn't like his agent.
C．He wasn't famous enough.
D．The director recommended someone else.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“When the studio didn‘t want me for the film—it wanted somebody as well known as Paul—he stood up for me.”可知，电影公司起初不愿意给作者角色的原因是想找一个与Paul一样著名的人物。故可知作者当