2024春节档电影总票房破80亿，创中国影史新高！

The 2024 Spring Festival box office in China has roared past CNY8 billion within the 8-day holiday, breaking the previous record of CNY7.843 billion in 2021!

Running from Feb. 10 to 17 this year, the Spring Festival period traditionally serves as a lucrative period for movie ticket sales. The extended holiday of eight days drew more movie-goers to cinemas, bringing a strong start to the Chinese film market in 2024.

On Feb. 10, eight films were released, competing strongly for audience attention. Among them, the domestic comedy-drama “YOLO”, directed by and starring well-known comedian Jia Ling, emerged as the highest-earning movie, making over CNY2.7 billion as of last day of the holiday, according to box office tracker Dengta Data. This success narrowly beat the comedy “Pegasus 2”. Written and directed by writer-turned-director and racing driver Han Han, “Pegasus 2” serves as a sequel (续集) to his 2019 Spring Festival holiday hit “Pegasus”. In the Spring Festival box office rankings, the animation “Boonie Bears: Time Twist” secured the third spot, earning a total revenue of over CNY1.3 billion since its release.

Most of the films hitting the big screen during this Spring Festival holiday share the same features: focusing on the lives of ordinary people or social issues. Compared to the film market during the previous Spring Festivals, film audiences in this Spring Festival may not be deeply shocked by blockbusters like “The Wandering Earth II”, but can certainly find something they can resonate (共鸣) with or are familiar with in the films.

For instance, high-praised Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who offered audiences the historical blockbuster “Full River Red” a year ago, presented a realistic drama, “Article 20”. The film, focusing on the 20th article about justifiable (正当的) defense in China’s Criminal Law, is inspired by the public discussion about how justifiable defense can be determined in handling lawsuits. So far, in China’s online film ranking platform Douban, the film has gained a rating of 7.9/10, with many reviews praising its story and its spirit of upholding judicial justice.

1.What does the underlined word “lucrative” probably mean?

A Showing great new ideas.

B Making a large profit.

C Following the general trend.

D Gaining a good reputation.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据后一句“The extended holiday of eight days drew more movie-goers to cinemas, bringing a strong start to the Chinese film market in 2024.”为期八天的延长假期吸引了更多的电影观众到电影院，为2024年的中国电影市场带来了一个强劲的开端。由此可知，作者认为春节假期传统上是电影票房的旺季，即是电影市场最赚钱的一段时间。故选B。

2.What’s the right order of the films in the box office rankings?

A Pegasus 2 >YOLO > Article 20 >Boonie Bears: Time Twist

B Pegasus 2 > Article 20 >Boonie Bears: Time Twist >YOLO

C YOLO > Article 20 > Boonie Bears: Time Twist > Pegasus 2

D YOLO > Pegasus 2> Boonie Bears: Time Twist > Article 20

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的““YOLO”, directed by and starring well-known comedian Jia Ling, emerged as the highest-earning movie”可知，贾玲的《热辣滚烫》是票房冠军；根据“This success narrowly beat the comedy ‘Pegasus 2’.”可知韩寒导演的《飞驰人生2》是票房第二名；根据“the animation “Boonie Bears: Time Twist” secured the third spot”可知，《熊出没·逆转时空》占据票房第三位；而张艺谋导演的《第二十条》的票房则再这三部电影之后；结合选项，可知选D。

3.What is TRUE about the film “Article 20”?

A It focuses on social issues.

B It’s a historical blockbuster.

C It’s better than any previous movies.

D It inspires public discussion about lawsuits.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Most of the films hitting the big screen during this Spring Festival holiday share the same features: focusing on the lives of ordinary people or social issues.”以及最后一段中的“is inspired by the public discussion about how justifiable defense can be determined in handling lawsuits.”可知，《第二十条》这部电影受到公众讨论如何在处理诉讼中确定正当防卫的启发，可知该电影关注社会问题。故选A。

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A The Most Popular Films of 2024.

B The Best Period in the Film Market.

C The Strong Chinese Film Market.

D The Film Market Witnessed Changes.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。根据文章第一句“The 2024 Spring Festival box office in China has roared past CNY8 billion within the 8-day holiday, breaking the previous record of CNY7.843 billion in 2021!”以及第二段的“bringing a strong start to the Chinese film market in 2024”可知，本文主要介绍了2024年中国春节档电影市场强劲爆发，开局良好。因此C项的“强劲的中国电影市场”符合本文大意。故选C。