Question

    “I want to mention an example,” Guo said. “How should a director choose a film project among 100 film scripts? A good story is an important criterion, under which 95 film scripts may be less than adequate. Eventually we have five good stories to enter our final considerations. In this case, an additional criterion should be considered if the story gives strong messages about our Chinese culture. If so, we may undertake it. But if not, why should we bother to make a film that filmmakers from other nations can also produce?”

Smash hit The Wandering Earth is based on works by Liu Cixin, who has tried to create an obviously Chinese style of science fiction. Also, critics owe the film’s domestic success to its unique cultural context because it tells a story Chinese people are quite familiar with. For instance, the Chinese people in the film wanted to help make the Earth move as it was coming to a stop. Some critics have pointed out that this plot point is linked with Chinese farming culture.

Regarded as a science fiction director, Guo continued to say that a style of Chinese sci-fi film hasn’t been set up yet. He believes that China is not ready to make ‘soft’ sci-fi films, which put more focus on characters, culture and sociology.

“There’s a logical order in it. We may find there are both lots of soft and hard science fiction films in Hollywood. But the hard sci-fi movie, a category characterized by focusing on scientific accuracy and logic, came first to serve as a foundation,” Guo said. “Hollywood filmmakers spent decades making hard sci-fi movies, which paved the way for the growth of soft sci-fi films afterwards. China is still young in making sci-fi films.”

There’s a whole new world in sci-fi film. Moviegoers will first have to believe in such a world before getting interested in it. “So, gaining their trust is important, otherwise they wouldn’t be interested in the characters as well as their emotions in the films,’’ Guo Fan said.

1.What attracts a film director’s attention?

A.A. good actor. B.A. good story.

C.An important criterion. D.An adequate film.

2.What’s The Wandering Earth based on?

A.A true story. B.An author’s works.

C.A Chinese style. D.A. successful man.

3.Why is The Wandering Earth a success?

A.It tells a story about Chinese culture. B.It made many actors famous.

C.It aroused a widespread discussion. D.It makes the earth move again.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A.Hard sci-fi films mainly focus on characters. B.The Wandering Earth was made in Hollywood.

C.China has a long way to go in Sci-fi films. D.The soft sci-fi films mainly center on logic.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了《流浪地球》的制作过程，以及获得成功的原因和这部电影导演对中国科幻电影的一些看法。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中How should a director choose a film project among 100 film scripts? A good story is an important criterion, under which 95 film scripts may be less than adequate.可知在100个电影剧本中，导演应该如何选择电影项目？一个好的故事是一个重要的标准，在这个标准下，95个电影剧本可能就不够用了。由此可知，是好故事吸引了电影导演的注意力。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中Smash hit The Wandering Earth is based on works by Liu Cixin, who has tried to create an obviously Chinese style of science fiction.可知轰动一时的《流浪地球》是根据刘慈欣的作品改编的，他试图创造出一种明显的中国风格的科幻小说。由此可知，《流浪地球》是基于一个作者的作品。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据第二段中Also, critics owe the film’s domestic success to its unique cultural context because it tells a story Chinese people are quite familiar with.可知此外，评论家将该片在国内的成功归功于其独特的文化背景，因为它讲述了一个中国人非常熟悉的故事。由此可知，《流浪地球》成功是因为它讲述了一个关于中国文化的故事。故选A。

4.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中China is still young in making sci-fi films.可知中国在制作科幻电影方面还很年轻。由此可推知，中国科幻电影还有很长的路要走。故选C。