China has entered the cinematic(电影制作的) space race. Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster science fiction film, is on track to be one of the highest grossing (票房收入) films in China’s history.
The film has brought in more than 2bn yuan (£232m) in the six days since its release on February 5. So far, it is the highest-grossing film released over the holiday season, a peak time for the Chinese box office(票房收入).
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.
“Wandering Earth fills the gap in Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s science fiction movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on the review site Douban.
The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi — a genre(类型;体裁) that has long been led by Hollywood. Several other Chinese-made sci-fi films are due to debut (首映) this year, including Shanghai Fortress, about an alien invasion, and Pathfinder, which follows a spaceship that has crashed on a deserted planet.
Frant Gwo, the director of Wandering Earth, said, “2019 could be remembered as year zero of Chinese science-fiction blockbusters. It is not just about one successful movie but about multiple films.”
Critics of the film have pointed out the plot holes(剧情漏洞) and cloying of sentimentality(刻意煽情) — something Wandering Earth shares with its Hollywood peers.
In response to plot criticisms about the necessity of ejecting (喷射) Earth from the solar system, Liu said: “Of course we don’t need to escape soon. That’s why it’s a movie instead of a real-life crisis.”
1.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word?
A.非常成功的事物 B.非常成功的人
C.外星人 D.英雄人物
2.What is the fan’s attitude toward the film according to Paragraph 4?
A.Doubtful. B.Negative.
C.Positive D.Uncaring.
3.Which of the following does not belong to Chinese-made sci-fi film?
A.Shanghai Fortress B.Wandering Earth
C.Pathfinder D.Avatar
4.Which aspect do the critics think is a shortcoming of the film?
A.The theory. B.The ending.
C.The special effects. D.The plot holes.
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China has entered the cinematic(电影制作的) space race. Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster science fiction film, is on track to be one of the highest grossing (票房收入) films in China’s history.
The film has brought in more than 2bn yuan (£232m) in the six days since its release on February 5. So far, it is the highest-grossing film released over the holiday season, a peak time for the Chinese box office(票房收入).
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.
“Wandering Earth fills the gap in Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s science fiction movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on the review site Douban.
The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi — a genre(类型;体裁) that has long been led by Hollywood. Several other Chinese-made sci-fi films are due to debut (首映) this year, including Shanghai Fortress, about an alien invasion, and Pathfinder, which follows a spaceship that has crashed on a deserted planet.
Frant Gwo, the director of Wandering Earth, said, “2019 could be remembered as year zero of Chinese science-fiction blockbusters. It is not just about one successful movie but about multiple films.”
Critics of the film have pointed out the plot holes(剧情漏洞) and cloying of sentimentality(刻意煽情) — something Wandering Earth shares with its Hollywood peers.
In response to plot criticisms about the necessity of ejecting (喷射) Earth from the solar system, Liu said: “Of course we don’t need to escape soon. That’s why it’s a movie instead of a real-life crisis.”
1.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word?
A.非常成功的事物 B.非常成功的人
C.外星人 D.英雄人物
2.What is the fan’s attitude toward the film according to Paragraph 4?
A.Doubtful. B.Negative.
C.Positive D.Uncaring.
3.Which of the following does not belong to Chinese-made sci-fi film?
A.Shanghai Fortress B.Wandering Earth
C.Pathfinder D.Avatar
4.Which aspect do the critics think is a shortcoming of the film?
A.The theory. B.The ending.
C.The special effects. D.The plot holes.
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With ________ successful launch of the first space lab module Tiangong-1, China’s space dream has taken ________ step closer to reality.
A.the; a B.不填; a C.a; the D.the; 不填
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Further space exploration has been _______ with the rapid development of China’s science and technology.
A. made it possible B. made possible
C. made it possibly D. made possibly
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Further space exploration has been _______ with the rapid development of China’s science and technology.
A.made it possible | B.made possible |
C.made it possibly | D.made possibly |
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China was a latecomer to space exploration, and in the movies, it has been a latecomer to science fiction, too. That is about to change. The country's first blockbuster (大片)set in space, The Wandering Earth, opens Tuesday with great expectations that it will represent the dawning of a new age in Chinese filmmaking. The film also opens with the Lunar New Year, the beginning of an official,weeklong holiday that is traditionally a peak box-office period in China. It has a limited show in the United States, Canada,Australia and New Zealand.
The Wandering Earth, shown in 3-D, takes place in a distant future in which the sun is about to expand into a red giant and destroy the Earth. The approaching danger forces the world’s engineers to make a plan to move the planet to a new solar system using giant thrusters (推进器).Things go very badly when the Earth has to pass the Jupiter, setting off desperate disturbance to save humanity from ruin.
The film comes as China reached a milestone(里程碑)in space : the landing of a probe (探测器)on the far side of the moon in January. Although decades behind Russia and the United States, China has now put astronauts in orbit and has ambitious plans to join or even lead a new age of space exploration.
''I think there is a very close connection between Chinese cinema and the nation's fortunes,'' said Sha Dan, a leader at the China Film Archive, ''When we have the ability to rescue our people abroad, we can make movies like Operation Red Sea. Only when China can enter the space age can we make works like The Wandering Earth. ''
The Wandering Earth takes for granted China's central role in future space exploration,but it also has a vision of the international teamwork necessary to deal with the threats facing the planet, a theme that runs deeply through the film.
1.What does the author think of The Wandering Earth?
A.It is a success in science-fiction films.
B.It is a hit in the oversea film markets.
C.It is the beginning of Chinese filmmaking.
D.It is only a present for the Lunar New Year.
2.What causes the Earth to wander in space?
A.A new solar system.
B.A new planet like the Earth.
C.The expanding sun in a distant future.
D.A deadly disease for people on the Earth.
3.What is reflected throughout The Wandering Earth?
A.The importance of heroes.
B.The threats from explorations.
C.The nation's power of China.
D.The international cooperation.
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China _______ rapid progress in space technology in the last 10 years.
A.made B.has made
C.had made D.were making
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Looking back on China’s road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smooth. In the past years, Chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of years.
After China’s first satellite into the Earth’s orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou missions(飞行) from 1999 to 2002. The country carried out its first one-piloted space flight in October, 2003, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union and the United States. Then came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005, when Shenzhou 6, China’s second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronauts. What’s more, the landmark(里程碑)spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept. 25, 2008, leads the country further in its space exploration.
Meanwhile, China’s moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first man-made satellite, China’s first circumlunar(绕月的)satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct.24, 2007, which became the third landmark in China’s space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flights. Chang’e 1 was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to expore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on Earth. It’s said that the lunar regolith(月壤) is abundant in helium-3, a clean fuel that may support the Earth’s energy demands for more than a century. Nearly 3 years later, Oct. 1, 2010 witnessed the launching of Chang’e 2, China’s 2nd unmanned lunar probe(勘探), marking another step forward in moon exploration. This time the aim is to test the key techniques of Chang’e 3 and Chang’e 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the future.
With great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to China’s greater space achievements.
1. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. China sent its first satellite into the Moon’s orbit in 1970.
B. China is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflight.
C. By now, altogether 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceship.
D. The launching of Chang’e 1 became the third landmark in China’s space achievements.
2. Paragraph 2 mainly deals with information about China’s ________.
A. landmark spacewalk B. manned Shenzhou missions
C. first circumlunar satellite D. unmanned Shenzhou missions
3.We can infer from the text that ________.
A. China’s road to outer space has not been very smooth for a long time
B. the lunar regolith is believed to be rich in a clean fuel called helium-3
C. China’s lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 2007
D. China’s scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landing
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Ancient Chinese’s Dream B. China’s Major Space Achievements
C. China’s Moon Exploration D. The World’s Great Expectations
5.The auther’s attitude towards China’s space exploration is _________.
A.negative B.positive C.critical D.indifferent
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There is no doubt _____ China has made rapid progress in space exploration.
A. whether | B. that | C. which | D. who |
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Looking back on China's road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smooth.In the past years, Chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of years.
After China's first satellite into the Earth's orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight from 1999 to 2002.The country carried out its first one-piloted spaceflight in October.2003, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union and the United States.Then came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005. when Shenzhou 6, China's second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronauts.What's more, the landmark (里程碑 )spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept.25, 2008, leads the country further in its space exploration.
Meanwhile, China's moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, China's first circumlunar(绕月的 )satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct.24, 2007, which became the third landmark in China's space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flights.Change 1 was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to explore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on the Earth. It's said that the lunar regolith (月壤 ) is abundant in helium-3, a clean fuel that may support the Earth's energy demands for more than a century.Nearly 3 years later, Oct.1, 2010 witnessed the launching of Chang'e 2, China's 2nd unmanned lunar probe, marking another step forward in moon exploration.This time the aim is to test the key techniques of Chang'e 3 and Chang'e 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the future.
With great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to China's greater space achievements.
1.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A.China sent its first satellite into the Moon's orbit in 1970.
B.China is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflight.
C.By now, 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceship.
D.The launching of Chang'e 1 became the third landmark in China's space achievements.
2.Paragraph 2 mainly deals with the information about China's___________.
A.landmark spacewalk B.manned Shenzhou spaceflight
C.first circumlunar satellite D.unmanned Shenzhou spaceflight
3.We can infer from the text that____.
A.China's road to outer space has been very smooth for a long time
B.the lunar regolith is believed to be poor in a clean fuel called helium-3
C.China's scientists are researching into techniques for soft lunar landing
D.China's lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 2007
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Ancient Chinese's Dream B.The World's Great Expectations
C.China's Moon Exploration D.China s Major Space Achievements
5.The author's attitude towards China's space exploration is___________.
A.negative B.positive
C.discouraged D.uninterested
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s homegrown sci-fi blockbuster ( 大 片 ) The Wandering Earth scored at the Spring Festival box office. The film is an 1. ( adapt ) of a novel of the same name by Liu Cixin, author of the Hugo Award-winning The Three-Body Problem. As 2. ( it ) visual effects impress a global audience, a united human community when 3. ( face ) a big disaster gets attention too.
Director Guo Fan said that he 4. ( conscious ) avoided making a do-it-alone superhero; instead, the fight to save Earth 5. ( fight ) by all humans. In The Wandering Earth, mankind is threatened by a dying sun, 6. forces them to go on a generations-long space journey to look for a new one. At 7. center of the story are a Chinese astronaut and his son, who join a global task 8. ( prevent ) Earth from crashing into Jupiter. At the end of the film 9.( come ) international rescue teams who help the Chinese team and give a final try to save Earth.
One online review reads, “It fits the Hollywood standard on presentation and visual effects, but the themes of family and love of homeland are typical 10. Chinese sci-fi films.”
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