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The sun is going to expand into the orbit of Mercury according to scientific calculations, which will result in the entire Earth catching on fire. Who will save the world?
This imaginative tale is at the heart of Chinese scifi movie The Wandering Earth. Unlike many American spacethemed films where the solution to a disaster Earth faces is always fleeing (逃离) the planet in spaceships, this time we're taking the Earth with us. The film, which has made it the country's most successful film of all time, has offered a_different_and_more_ambitious_idea.
The “ambition” didn't come from nowhere. For thousands of years, “homeland” has had a soft spot in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old idiom that shows a strong feeling that Chinese people have had for their homeland is “luoyeguigen”， which means returning to one's homeland at an old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of the tree.
“What is Chinese scifi？” Guo Fan, the film's director, said in an interview. “A vehicle that really expresses our cultural and spiritual core (核心) can be called Chinese scifi. Otherwise, we're just following others and telling the same Hollywood stories.”
And the makers of The Wandering Earth may have chosen the best time to tell its Chinese scifi story. The film was released on Feb 5, 2019, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the hard journey back to their hometowns. So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes wherever humans go, because it's our home.
本文是介绍科幻类电影，中国科幻电影《流浪地球》在中国科幻电影史上有深远影响。与许多美国太空主题电影不同，在这部电影中，地球面临的灾难的解决方案是人类乘坐宇宙飞船和地球一起逃离，这和以前的观点是不同的。
1．The main purpose of the opening paragraph is to ________.
A．give a brief account of the film
B．warn people of the coming threat
C．explore ways to avoid the disaster
D．introduce the topic of the passage
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。第一段中．..will result in the entire Earth catching on fire. Who will save the world？提出问题，后面内容围绕一部对此问题提供解决方案的电影展开，由此可知第一段的作用是引出本文话题。故选D。
2．The underlined phrase “a different and more ambitious idea” refers to ________.
A．fleeing the Earth in spaceships
B．bringing in huge success
C．filling the gap in Chinese scifi movies
D．helping Earth make its escape
答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段This imaginative tale is at the heart of Chinese scifi movie The Wandering Earth. Unlike many American spacethemed films where the solution to a disaster Earth faces is always fleeing (逃离) the planet in spaceships, this time we're taking the Earth with us. 这个充满想象力的故事是中国科幻电影《流浪地球》的核心。在许多美国太空主题电影中，地球面临的灾难的解决方案总是乘坐宇宙飞船逃离地球，而这次不同，我们要把地球带上。可知a different and more ambitious idea 指的就是帮着地球一起逃离。故选D。
3．Which of the following is unlikely to account for the success of the film?
A．The rich imagination of the story.
B．Hollywoodstyle space stories.
C．The special cultural background.
D．The time chosen to release the film.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段A vehicle that really expresses our cultural and spiritual core (核心) can be called Chinese scifi.Otherwise, we're just following others and telling the same Hollywood stories.可知，《流浪地球》没有沿袭以往好莱坞此类题材的电影，而是具有中国的文化和精神特点，故选B。
4．What is likely to be title for the passage?
A．Chinese Scifi Catches Up
B．The Most Successful Chinese Scifi
C．Chinese Scifi Sets a New Path
D．Chinese Scifi Challenges Hollywood
答案：C
解析：标题判断题。本文主要讲述了一部中国科幻电影——《流浪地球》，在拯救地球方面另辟蹊径。故选C。
