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Photos getting creative

Bemidji high school senior Jaxon Anderson is an awkward teenager who

wants to be everyone’s hero. When he puts on the mask, however, Anderson

becomes the Amazing Spider-Man.

And when you’re Spider-Man, the traditional senior p hoto shoot just isn’t

he went for a movie set-style photo shoot as Spider-Man in downtown Bemidji,

Minnesota in the US.

“I was struggling with what to do for senior photos and knew this would

make me stand out and help me be myself,” Anderson said. “I love

superheroes. I guess I’m just really geeky (奇怪的) in that way.”

Spiderman’s pictures are just the latest in a trend that some people are calling “extreme senior portraits (相片)”. “Everyone wants to do something outside of the box,” said Megan Engeseth of Megan Engeseth Photography, a studio (工作室) that is known for its creative senior portraits. “It’s a totally different thing even from five years ago.”

High school seniors no longer want to graduate with a regular yearbook picture. While most still take a traditional headshot (头像) for Mom and Dad, they want the rest of their photos to reflect their true personalities. And they want the photo shoot experience to make them feel like a famous person---or superhero---for a day.

The goal for many seniors---especially the girls---is to end up with an impressive set of pictures to be shared and liked on social media. With millions of pictures on the Internet, the bar (门槛) is high.

“You see these incredible photos everywhere on the Internet, and you want something really unique and different from everyone else,” said Mady Johnston, a senior at St. Croix Central High School in Hammond, Wisconsin in the US.

Photographers are taking note of these new expectations and are trying hard to create unforgettable moments for students. Minneapolis photographer Lisa Slotsve lay in the snow to take pictures of a skier’s jumps and went hiking at Taylors Falls to photograph a hiker.

“This generation realizes that the perfect lives that surround them on social media are not authentic,” Engeseth said. “Instead of being the kid who leans (倚靠) against the tree, they want something that will authentically show them and still stand out.”

1. What is the text mainly about?

A. Anderson’s unique senior portraits.

B. The trend of “extreme senior portraits”.

C. The success of a photography studio.

D. The influence of social media on seniors’ yearbooks.

2. The underlined phrase “cut it” in Paragr aph 2 probably means ______.

A. be satisfactory

B. be unacceptable

C. save money

D. be easy to deal with

3. Creative senior portrait shoots are becoming popular mainly because ______.

A. seniors believe they could make them famous on social media

B. they are easier and cheaper than traditional senior photo shoots

C. seniors want to set themselves apart from others

D. seniors want to show an unknown side of themselves to others

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Boys seem to be more interested in extreme senior portraits than girls.

B. Traditional headshots have been considered old-fashioned since a decade ago.

C. Even if seniors want their senior portraits to be impressive, they still want them to be true to themselves.

D. The most impre ssive senior photos are those that show a student’s perfect life.