Sony Pictures had acquired international distribution (发行) rights to “YOLO”, a mainland Chinese comedy film that released in China on Saturday, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday.  

“YOLO” is short for “You Only Live Once”. The film is written, directed by and stars Jia Ling, China’s most commercially successful female filmmaker ever. Jia plays Le Ying, an unemployed woman in her thirties who still lives with her parents until one day, she meets a boxing coach (played by Lei Jiayin), and later finds strength and hope in boxing training and transforms her life.

The actress-director lost 50 kilograms in her six-month portrayal (饰演) of the boxer, which became a hot topic on social media and became a promotional focus for the film. The drama “YOLO” is currently topping the Chinese box office with its motivational storyline. 

Jia’s first feature was “Hi, Mom”, a heartwarming film in which a young woman, whose mother has been fatally injured in a car accident, travels back to the early 1980s. There, she becomes best friends with the younger version of her mother and is able to work on giving her mother a better life than the first time around.

“Hi, Mom” released at the mainland China box office during the Chinese New Year holiday period three years ago and earned RMB5.41 billion ($750 million at current exchange rates). That made it the world’s highest earning movie directed by a solo female until it was overtaken by “Barbie” last year. Sony recently announced it had acquired the English remake rights to “Hi, Mom”, which is currently in development, with Jia executive producing. Escape Artists is producing along with She Wenxin and Laura Kosann adapting the script (剧本).

Sony has not yet revealed its North American or international release strategies for “YOLO”. These may be influenced by matters over the next few days.

1.On which day was the film “YOLO” released?

A February 9.

B February 10.

C February 11.

D February 12.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“a mainland Chinese comedy film that released in China on Saturday, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday.”影片《热辣滚烫》是在春节假期第一天（大年初一，即2月10日）上映的。故选B。

2.What is TRUE about Le Ying?

A She is a director.

B She is an actress.

C She is in her 30s.

D She teaches boxing.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Jia plays Le Ying, an unemployed woman in her thirties...she meets a boxing coach (played by Lei Jiayin), and later finds strength and hope in boxing training”可知，贾玲饰演的乐莹是一个没有工作的30多岁的女人，她后来开始练习拳击。故选C。

3.What can we know about the film “Barbie”?

A It earned less than RMB5.41 billion.

B It was released before “Hi, Mom”.

C It was directed by a female director.

D It was remade by Sony after its release.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第一二句可知，《你好李焕英》在三年前的春节假期期间在中国大陆上映，获得了54.1亿元人民币(按当前汇率计算为7.5亿美元)的票房。这使它成为世界上票房最高的女性单独执导的电影，直到去年被《芭比》超越了。由此可知，《芭比》也是一部女导演执导的电影。

4.What is the text?

A A news report.

B A film review.

C A research article.

D A biography.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了索尼影业购买了中国大陆喜剧影片《热辣滚烫》的全球发行权的相关情况，是一则新闻报道。故选A。