Question

    China has entered the cinematic space race. The Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster sci-fi, is on track to be one of the most successful films in China’s history.

Set in the distant future, the governments of the Earth, faced with destruction from an unstable sun, have strapped thrusters (助推器) onto the planet, carrying it out into the universe in search of a new home. But as the Earth approaches the Jupiter, something goes wrong in the system puts it on course to crash into the planet. Therefore, countless people have come forward to face the challenge and save the Earth.

The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi—a field that has long been dominated by Hollywood.

China is already home to a thriving science and speculative fiction literary scene. The Wandering earth is based on the work of Liu Cixin, the author of the Three-Body Problem series and the first Chinese author to win a Hugo Award, “The Wandering earth fills the gap in Chinese sci-fi movies. It means that China’s sci-fi movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on Douban.

China’s film market is expected to overtake the US as the world’s largest by 2022, but there is still a long way to go. The main difference between Chinese and US audience is trust. “Building trust between producers investors and the audience is the biggest challenge here. Not so many people have faith in a Chinese sci-fi movie.” said Liu. the author of the novel.

Some noted that unlike many Chinese blockbusters, The Wandering earth dials back on the patriotism. Rescue teams from around the world scramble to get the thrusters back up and running. A Russian soldier sacrifices his life to help a Chinese colleague.

“This is not a patriotic film but a film about humans saving themselves,” one reviewer said.

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The plot of the film. B.The influence of the film.

C.The peak of the film. D.The background of the film.

2.Which is the closest in meaning to the word dominated in Paragraph 3?

A.controlled B.challenged

C.abandoned D.affected

3.What is the biggest challenge for Chinese sci-fi films right now?

A.Chinese sci-fi films are poorly produced.

B.There is not enough money to put into sci-fi films.

C.Chinese movie-goers lack faith in home-made sci-fi films.

D.Chinese sci-fi films don’t have a good atmosphere for creation.

4.Why does the author mention a Russian soldier’s sacrifice in the film?

A.To add more vivid and moving details to the film.

B.To compare the film with Chinese traditional films.

C.To arouse the readers’ interest in watching the film.

D.To prove the film’s theme is far beyond patriotism.

5.Which can be the most suitable title for the text?

A.The Wandering Earth helps Liu Cixin win a Hugo Award

B.The Wandering Earth challenges Hollywood in sci-fi

C.The Wandering earth calls for sacrifice to save the earth

D.The Wandering earth changes China's film industry

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。主要内容是中国第一部科幻大片《流浪地球》的出现打破了好莱坞长期以来在科幻电影领域的统治地位。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段的内容可知，《流浪地球》设定在遥远的未来，政府面对不稳定的太阳，不得不在宇宙中找一个新家的故事，所以第二段讲的是电影的情节，故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据第三段的内容和常识可知，这部电影被一些人视为中国科幻电影的开端，而这一领域长期以来一直由好莱坞主导。由此可推知，此处的dominated和controlled的意思相近，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据Building trust between producers investors and the audience is the biggest challenge here. Not so many people have faith in a Chinese sci-fi movie. 在制片人、投资者和观众之间建立信任是最大的挑战。没有多少人相信中国的科幻电影。由此可知，中国科幻电影目前面临的最大挑战是中国观众对国产科幻电影缺乏信心。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段的This is not a patriotic film but a film about humans saving themselves. 这不是一部爱国主义电影，而是一部关于人类拯救自己的电影。由此可推知，作者在电影中提到一名俄罗斯士兵的牺牲的原因是为了证明这部电影的主题远远超越了爱国主义。故选D。

5.主旨大意题。浏览全文以及根据第一段的The Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster sci-fi,…和第三段的The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi—a field that has long been dominated by Hollywood.可知，中国第一部科幻大片《流浪地球》的出现打破了好莱坞长期以来在科幻电影领域的统治地位，故B选项（《流浪地球》向好莱坞的科幻电影发起挑战）可以作为本文的标题，故选B。