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Chinese New Year is a golden period for film releases in China, with distributors fighting for the limited cinema slots. Last year, China’s box office took in more than 5.5 billion yuan in ticket sales in the first week of Chinese New Year. That is about 9.2% of China’s total box office of 2018. Now check out some of the most popular films this Spring Festival.
1. Crazy Alien
Starring popular comedian Huang Bo and Matthew Morrison, Crazy Alien portrays how the arrival of an alien on Earth shakes up the poor lives of Huang and his friend, played by Shen Teng. The film will appeal to fans of the hugely popular film Crazy Stone, which also stars Huang and was directed by the same director, Ning Hao.
2. Pegasus
Directed and written by famous Chinese author and racer Han Han, Pegasus stars Shen Teng as a former racer who decides to get back into the game. With no money, racing car or partners, he has his work cut out for him in taking on young racing talents.
3. The Wandering Earth
The Wandering Earth is a special-effects laden science thriller about humanity’s quest to find a new home in the face of the coming destruction of the sun. The film stars many well-known Chinese directors, who left the directing seat to support director Frant Gwo, including Crazy Alien’s Ning Hao, A Cool Fish’s Rao Xiaozhi and the Wolf Warriors series’ Wu Jing.
4. The New King of Comedy
Directed and written by Stephen Chow, the film portrays the wish of a small-town woman to become a film star. Given the Chinese audience’s long-standing love for Chow’s films and humor, The New King of Comedy is certain to become a box office hit.

1.What is China’s total box office of 2018?

A 5.5 million yuan.

B 5.5 billion yuan.

C 60 billion yuan.

D 600 billion yuan.

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第一段第二、三句Last year, China’s box office took in more than 5.5 billion yuan in ticket sales in the first week of Chinese New Year. That is about 9.2% of China’s total box office of 2018.可知去年春节档首周中国的票房收入是55亿元，是2018年总票房的9.2%，即去年的总票房是5.5(billion)÷9.2%≈60(billion)，故选C。

2.What does the underlined phrase “appeal to” mean?

A Be famous for.

B Be popular among.

C Be known as.

D Be thankful to.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据后面的hugely popular可知《疯狂的石头》是很受欢迎的，且根据语境可知由同样的演员和导演制作出来的《疯狂外星人》对《疯狂的石头》的粉丝们也具有吸引力，结合选项可知appeal to的意思相当于be popular among，故选B。

3.How many films has Shen Teng played in the mentioned films?

A 1.

B 2.

C 3.

D 4.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二、三段的内容可知沈腾既参演了《疯狂的外星人》也参演了《飞驰人生》，故选B。

4.Which should you choose if you want to see Ning Hao in the film?

A Crazy Alien.

B Pegasus.

C The Wandering Earth.

D The New King of Comedy.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句The film stars many well-known Chinese directors, who left the directing seat to support director Frant Gwo, including Crazy Alien’s Ning Hao, A Cool Fish’s Rao Xiaozhi and the Wolf Warriors series’ Wu Jing. 可知为了支持郭帆，宁浩参演了《流浪地球》，故选C。

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A The Wandering Earth is directed by four directors.

B The story of Pegasus is the experiences of Han Han himself.

C Fans of Crazy Stone will not like Crazy Alien at all.

D The New King of Comedy will probably be a success.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句Given the Chinese audience’s long-standing love for Chow’s films and humor, The New King of Comedy is certain to become a box office hit.可知周星驰的电影和幽默风格一直很受中国观众的欢迎，因此《新喜剧之王》的票房应该也会大获成功。故选D。