Question

【题目】 What can we do whenever Earth faces a disaster? Is the only solution running away from the planet in spaceships? The latest Chinese sci-fi (科幻) movie, The Wandering Earth, offers a different and more ambitious (有雄心的) idea.

The film is based on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin. In the film, Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. Humans around the world work together to build a giant engine system that will push Earth away from the sun. We're taking the Earth with us to run away.

What makes The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style space films? It’s probably the special cultural background (背景). For many years, “homeland” has rooted (生根) in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old saying is luoyeguigen. It means returning to one’s homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree. There are also many ancient poems about homeland. “The season called the White Dew begins tonight / Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright”. These all show that Chinese people have the tight bond (情感纽带) with their homeland.

What is Chinese sci-fi? Guo Fan, the film’s director said, “Chinese sci-fi is a way to express our cultural and spiritual core (精神内核). Otherwise (否则), we’re just imitating (模仿) others and telling the same American stories.” And the film was released on February 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. It seems the best time to tell this Chinese sci-fi story. Anyway, to us Chinese, Earth goes wherever humans go, because it’s our home.

【1】Why do people consider the film so ambitious?

A.Because humans work together to build a giant engine system.

B.Because humans are trying to take the Earth to run away together.

C.Because the film story is written by the famous writer Liu Cixin.

D.Because people have managed to run away from Earth in spaceships.

【2】Why does the writer use the old saying and ancient poems in this passage?

A.To tell the difference between Chinese and American.

B.To remind us of China’s many years of history.

C.To teach some Chinese traditional cultures and spirits.

D.To express Chinese people’s love of their homeland.

【3】What does the underlined sentences mean? ____________.

A.明月几时有,把酒问青天B.露从今夜白,月是故乡明

C.举杯邀明月,对影成三人D.床前明月光,疑是地上霜

【4】What makes The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style sci-fi?

A.Its fantastic pictures and settings.B.Imitating foreign sci-fi films.

C.Its Chinese cultures and spirits.D.Its creative and brave idea.

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A.The Latest Chinese Sci-fi FilmB.What is Chinese Sci-fi?

C.Chinese Sci-fi Sets a New PathD.Chinese Sci-fi VS Hollywood-style

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了根据刘慈欣的一篇短篇小说而拍摄的电影《流浪地球》的特点及意义。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三、四行“We're taking the Earth with us to run away”“我们带着地球逃跑”，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第一、二行“These all show that Chinese people have the tight bond (情感纽带) with their homeland”“这些都表明，中国人与祖国有着紧密的联系”可知，作者文中用成语和古诗来表达中国人对家乡的热爱，故选D。

【3】词句猜测题。根据Dew意为“露”，tonight意为“今晚”，the moon so bright意为“月亮如此明亮”，our native place意为“我们的故乡”，可推知句子意思是“露从今夜白,月是故乡明”，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一、二、三行“Chinese sci-fi ……same American stories”“中国科幻是表达我们文化精神核心的一种方式。否则，我们只是在模仿别人，讲同样的美国故事”可知，《流浪地球》所表达的中国文化和精神使它同好莱坞风格的科幻电影有所不同，故选C。

【5】主旨大意题。通读全文并结合文章第一段第二、三行“The latest Chinese sci-fi (科幻) movie, The Wandering Earth, offers a different and more ambitious (有雄心的) idea”“最新的中国科幻电影《流浪地球》提出了一个不同的、更为雄心勃勃的想法”可知，C项“中国科幻电影开辟了一条新路”概括了文章主旨，最适合做文章标题，故选C。