2021年江苏中考英语阅读理解专题训练《文学作品2》

2020-2021学年中考英语阅读理解专题练习《文学作品2》

1.Therearethreelittlepigs.Theyliveinasmallhousewiththeirmother."Thishouseistoo

small.Youmustbuildyourownhomes,“saysthemotherpigoneday.

Thefirstlittlepigbuildsthehouseofhay.Thesecondlittlepigbuilds

thehouseofsticks.Thethirdlittlepigbuildsthehouseofbricks.

Oneday,thebigbadwolfgoestothefirstpig'shouse."Littlepig,

littlepig,letmecomein!"saysthewolf."Noway,Iwillnotletyou

in,"saysthelittlepig."Ifyoudon'tletmein,Iwillblowyourhouse

down!1'2345saysthewolf.Thefirstlittlepigrunstothesecondpig'shouse.

Thewolfgoestothesecondpig'shouse."Littlepigs,littlepigs,

letmecomein!'*saysthewolf."Noway,Wewillnotletyouin,“saysthetwolittle

pigs."Ifyoudon'tletmein,Iwillblowyourhousedown!"saysthewolf.Thetwolittle

pigsruntothethirdpig'shouse.

Thewolfgoestothethirdlittlepig'shouse."Littlepigs,littlepigs,letmecomein!"

saysthewolf."Noway,Wewillnotletyouin,"saysthethreelittlepigs."Ifyoudon't

letmein,Iwillblowyourhousedown!”saysthewolf.

Heblowsandblowsandblowsandblows,buthecannotblowthehousedown.

Thewolfisangry.Heclimbsontopofthehouse.Hegoesdownthechimney.The

thirdlittlepigmakesafire."Owwwwwwwwww!”criesthewolf.

Thefireburnsthewolf,andherunsaway.

(1)Whatdoesmotherpigaskherchildrentodo?

A.Tobuildtheirownhouses.

B.Tolookforfood.

C.Toplaywitheachother.

D.Tovisittheirgrandparents.

(2)Whatdoesthethirdlittlepigbuildthehousewith?

A.Hay.B.Bricks.C.Sticks.D.Trees.

(3)Whydoesthewolfwanttogointothepig'shouses?

A.Becauseheisthirsty.

B.Becausehewantstoeatthem.

C.Becausehehasnohouse.

D.Becauseitiscoldoutside.

(4)Whosehouseisstrong?

A.Thefirstlittlepig's.

B.Thesecondlittlepig*s.

C.Thethirdlittlepig's.

D.Themotherpig*s.

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thepigsdon'thelpeachother.

B.Thewolfblowsdownallthehouses.

C.Thethreepigsruntotheirmother'shouse.

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D.Thewolfrunsawayfromthethirdlittlepig'shouse.

2.ItisbelievedthatHuckFinnisbasedon(基于)achildhoodfriendofMarkTwain's.Infact,

Twainwasnotaloneinbasingafictionalcharacter(虚构的角色)onareal-lifeperson.

SeverusSnape/JohnNettleship

SeverusSnapeisaskillfulwizard(巫师)teachingmagicinHarry

Potter.Thewriter,J.K.Rowling,oncesaidthatthecharacterwas

basedonateacherofhers.

TheteacherturnedouttobeJohnNettleship,whotaughtRowling

Chemistry.Atfirst,Nettleshipfeltsurprised."IknowIamastrict

teacher,"hesaid."ButIdon'tthinkIamasbadasSnape!"Onsecond

thoughts,however,hesaidthathewassoill-temperethatmostofhis

studentsareafraidofmakinghimmad.Also,heusedtowearlonghairandhaveanuntidy

lab.Thatsoundsfamiliar(熟悉)toHarryPotterfans.

Alice/AliceLiddell

Famously,LewisCarroll'sAliceinAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandisbasedonAlice

Liddell.

CarrollwasclosetotheLiddellfamily.Oneday,ten-year-oldAliceaskedCarrollto

tellheranewstory.CarrollbegantocreatehisfamoustaleofAliceandwhathappenedafter

shefellthroughtherabbithole.Thelittlegirllikedthestorysomuchthatsheaskedhimto

writeitdown.Andtherestishistory.

Dill/TrumanCapote

InToKillaMockingbird,HarperLeebasedDillonherchildhoodfriend,Truman

Capote.Capoteoncesaid,"Leewasmybestfriend.HaveyoueverreadToKilla

Mockingbird?I'macharacterinthatstory!Thestorytakesplacejustinthetownwherewe

lived!"

(1)SnapeandNettleshiphavesomethingincommonEXCEPT.

A.theirjobsB.theirlooks

C.theirteachersD.theirhobbies

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ill-tempered"meaninParagraph3?

A.沉着冷静的.B.优柔寡断的.C.博学多识.D.脾气暴躁的.

(3)WhatmadeCarrolldecidetocreateAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland?

A.TheLiddellfamilyB.AliceLiddell'sneed.

C.Hisgreatinterestinrabbits.D.Hisexperienceoftravelling.

(4)BeingacharacterofToKillaMockingbird,TrumanCapotefelt.

A.excitedB.sadC.surprisedD.angry

(5)Thetextismainlyabout.

A.needsofreadersoffictionalstories

B.purposesofwritingfictionalstories

C.introductionstofamouswriters'childhoodfriends

D.charactersoffictionalstoriesfromreal-lifepersons

3.

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IvisitatownTheynursewithalltheirhearts

Andthedancersaredancing,Andmywholelifeishappy.

Theydancewithalltheirhearts(心)Ivisitafarm

Andmywholeliteishappy.Andthefarmersarefarming.

IvisitaschoolTheyfarmwithalltheirhearts

Andtheteachersareteaching.Andmywholelifeishappy.棚

TheyteachwithalltheirheartsIcomebackhome

Andmywholelifeishappy.Andmyparentsarewaiting.

IvisitahospitalTheywaitwithalltheirhearts

Andthenursesarenursing.Andmywholelifeishappy.

(1)Whowritesthepoem?

A.Theteacherintheschool.B•Thedancerinthetown.

C.Thefarmeronthefarm.D.Thechildtodifferentplaces.

(2)Wheredoesthewriterseethedancersdancing?

A.Inatown.B.Inaschool.

C.Inahospital.D.Onafarm.

(3)Whataretheparentsdoingwhenthewritercomesbackhome?

A.Dancingbeautifully.B.Waitinghappily.

C.Nursinggently.D.Teachingcarefully.

(4)Howmanyplacesdoesthewritervisitbeforehecomesbackhome?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

(5)Whydoesthewriterkeepsaying"mywholelifeishappy"?

A.Becausehelikesdancingandteaching.

B.Becausehelovesvisitingdifferentplaces.

C.Becauseheseespeopleworkwithalltheirhearts.

D.Becausethenursesandfarmersarefriendlytohim.

4.LostUndergroundisastoryaboutfourschoolchildrenwhowentonatriptosome

caves.Thesecaveswereverylargeandpeoplecouldgointothemonlywitha

guide.However,fourchildrendecidedtoexploreontheirown.Theywentinthecaves

withagroup,butleftthegroupandwalkeddownthetunnel.Theythoughtitwouldbefun

toexplorethecavealone.

Soontheycametoaholeinthewall.Theyclimbedthroughtheholeintoanotherpartof

thecave.Thentheydecidedtoturnback,buttheycouldnotremembertheway.Theywere

lostinthecaves.Whentheguideledtheotherchildrenoutofthecaves,hecounted

them.Hediscoveredthattherewerefourchildrenmissing.Hehadtogobackintothecaves

totrytofindthemissingchildren.

Thechildrenwhowerelostmoveddeeperintothecaves.Thedeepertheywent,the

morelosttheybecame.Theywerefrightened.Theystartedshoutingfbrhelp,buttheguide

didn*thearthem.Howdangerous!

Soontheycametoanundergroundriver.Theyguessedthattherivermustflowoutof

thecaves.Thewaterwasverycoldanddeep,butthechildrenkeptonswimming.Fora

longtime,theyswamindarkness,thentheysawalightaheadofthem.Theriverwas

flowingoutofthecavesintoabigriverandthechildrenwereabletoleavethecaves.They

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climbedoutoftheriverontotheriverbank.Theysawthebuswiththeotherchildreninthe

distance.

(1)LostUndergroundisastoryabouttheschoolchildrenwho.

A.gotoutoftheundergroundB.gotonwellwitheachother

C.wentoutforanoutingD.wentonatriptosomecaves

(2)Theunderlinedwordnexplore"probablymeans.

A.getlostB.lookaroundC.touchastoneD.makeafire

(3)Fourchildrenleftthegroupinthecavesbecause.

A.theydecidedtoturnbackfromthecaves

B.theywouldliketoexplorethecavesalone

C.theywantedtowalkdownatunnelthroughahole

D.theycouldnotrememberthewaytothecaves

(4)Whenthefourchildrenmoveddeeperintothecaves,

A.theycouldheartheguidespeaking

B.theysawmanybigriversandswamout

C.theyweretoobravetogooutbythemselves

D.theyfeltfrightenedandshoutedforhelp

(5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Theguidehadtogobackintothecavestofindthechildren.

B.Thechildrendecidedtotrytoswimoutofthecaves.

C.Theguidetriedhisbestandfound由emissingchildren.

D.Thechildrenclimbedthroughtheholeintoanotherpartofthecaves.

(6)Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.fourmissingchildrenweresafeatlast

B.it'sdangeroustogointothecaveswithaguide

C.theguideledfourmissingchildrenoutofthecaves

D.someonecarriedthechildrenoutofthebiggerriver

5.PoorlittleTomwalkstothegates.Helooksintothepalacegardenandwatchesthelaughing

prince(王子).TheprincelookslikeTom.Suddenly,thesoldier(土兵)putsTomonto

theground.

TheyoungprinceturnsaroundandseesTomontheground.He

shouts："Stop.Openthegates.Theboycancomein.”

ThentheprincetakesTomintothepalaceandaskshisservant

(仆人)tobringTomsomefood.AsTomeats,theprinceaskshim

questions.

nWhatisyourname,boy?"

HTomCanty,sir.”

''Wheredoyoulive?"

"Inthecity,sir.H

AndTomtellstheprinceeverything.Theprincelistensinsurprisetohisstory.Then

theprincetellsTomabouthislife.Tomalsolistensinsurprisetotheprince'sstory.

Theboysthendecidetoexchangeclothes.TheprincewearsTom'sclothesandTomwears

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theprince'sclothes.

"NowIamtheprinceandyouareapauper,"saysTomtotheprince.

ThenEdwardseesacutonTom'shand.

"Thesoldierhurtyou.ncriesEdward."Waithere!Iwillpunish(惩罚)him."

Edwardrunsoutofthepalace.Heforgetsabouthisclothes.HeiswearingTom'sdirty

oldclothes.Herunstothegatesandshouts,HOpenthegates!'*

ThesoldierlaughsatEdward.Hethrowshimoutofthegatesintotheroad.

HeclosesthegatesbehindEdward.

*'IamEdward,thePrinceandIaskyoutoopenthegatesforme!"Edwardshouts.

Butthesoldierlaughs.Moreandmorepeoplearelaughingattheboy.

PrinceEdwardshoutsandshouts,"IamthePrince!"Butnobodylistenstohim.

(1)WholetsTomgetintothepalace?

A.Theprince.B.Thesoldier.

C.Theservant.D.Tomhimself.

(2)HowdotheprinceandTomfeelaftertheyheareachothefsstory?.

A.Surprised.B.Worried.

C.Glad.D.Afraid.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pauperumean?

A•Aprince.B.Arichman.

C.Apoorperson.D.Ayoungkid.

(4)Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofwhathappensinthestory?

①Tomwatchestheprinceinthegarden.

②TheprinceandTomputoneachother'sclothes.

③Manypeoplelaughattheprince.

④TheprinceasksaboutTom'slife.

A.①②④③B.①④②③C.④②①③D.④③①②

(5)WhydoesnobodybelievePrinceEdward'swordsattheendofthearticle?

A.Becausetheprinceisbadandoftenlies.

B・Becausethesoldierdoesn*tliketheprince.

C.BecauseTomwearstheprince*sclothesandsaysheistheprince.

D.BecausetheprincelookslikeapoorboyinTom'sdirtyoldclothes.

6.TheOldManandtheSeaisashortnovelwrittenbyAmericanauthorErnestHemingwayin

1951,whichhelpedhimwintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1954.

Ittellsthestoryofabattle(战争)betweenanold,experiencedbutlonelyfisherman,

Santiagoandalargefish.ThestoryopenswithSantiagohavinggone84daysinthesea

withoutcatchingabitoffish.Luckily,onthe85thday,hefoundabigfish.Itdragged(拖

拽)hisboatdeepintothesea.Fortwodays,Santiagoheldthefishtightlywithnofoodor

water.Finally,hewassuccessful.However,hewasattacked(改击)byagroupofsharks.The

oldmankeptfightingtilltheend.Althoughthebigfishwaseatenupbythesharks,theold

manwasrespected(尊敬)bypeople.

Whydoestheoldmanriskhislifefighting?Actuallyitisbecausehewantstochallenge

himselfinthefaceofsomedifficulties.Thespiritoftheoldmanshowsustheimportanceof

nevergivinguprealizingourdreams.Also,ittellsusthathumanscansometimesbe

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strongerthantheforcesofnature.

(1)WhendidHemingwaywritethenovelTheOldManandtheSea?

A.In1954B.In1985C.In1951D.In1919

(2)Whichoneistherightorder,tellinguswhathappenedtoSantiagoatsea?

a：Hewasattackedbyagroupofsharks.

b：Hehadgone84daysintheseawithoutcatchingabitoffish.

c：Hefoundabigfish,butitdraggedhisboatdeepintothesea.

d：Thebigfishwaseatenupbythesharks

A.badcB.beadC.adebD.cbad

(3)Whatspiritmadetheoldmanrespectedbythepeople?

A.Challenginghimselfinthefaceofsomedifficulties.

B.Goingfishing84daysintheseaalone.

C.Fightingwithagroupofsharkstilltheend

D.Believinghumansarenotstrongerthannature

(4)Whatkindofwritingistheabovepassage?

A.NewreportB.BookreviewC.MoviereviewD.Ancientstory

7.Apeacock(孔雀)andatortoise(龟)weregoodfriends.Oneday,abirdcatchercaught

thepeacockandwasgoingtosellhimonthemarket.Thepeacockaskedthebirdcatcherto

allowhimtosaygoodbyetohisfriend---thetortoise.Thebirdcatcheragreed.

Thetortoiseaskedthebirdcatchertoletthepeacockgo,butherefused.Thetortoise

thensaid,nIfIgiveyouanicegift,willyouletmyfriendgo?""Certainly,"answeredthe

birdcatcher.

Sothetortoisejumpedintotheriverandaftersometime,hecameupwithabigpearl

(珍珠珍

Thebirdcatcherwassosurprised.Hewassohappythatheletthepeacockgo.

Afewdayslater,thebirdcatchercamebacktothetortoise.Hethoughthedidn'tget

enoughforlettingthepeacockgo.Hetoldthetortoisethathewouldcatchthepeacockagain

unlesshegotanotherbigpearl.

Thetortoiseknewhisfriend---thepeacockwenttoasafeplace."Well,"saidthe

tortoise,"pleasereturnthepearlthatIgaveyouandIwillcomebackwithtwo.”

Thebirdcatcherthoughtforsometimeandgavethepearltothetortoise.Thenthe

tortoiseswamawayandsaid,*'Iamnotsostupidtotakeoneandgivetwo!'*Thebirdcatcher

couldonlystandbytheriverandfeltsorryforbeinggreedy(贪婪的).

(1)Whatdidthepeacockwanttodobeforethebirdcatcherwasgoingtosellhim?

A.Togiveagifttohisfriend.

B.Togiveagifttohisparents.

C・Tosaygoodbyetohisfriend.

D.Tosaygoodbyetohisparents.

(2)Whatdidthetortoisepromisethebirdcatcheratfirst?

A.LotsoffishB.Anicegift.C.Alargerbird.D.Specialskills.

(3)Thebirdcatchercamebacktothetortoisebecausehewantedto.

A.sellthetortoise

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B.catchmorebirds

C.learnhowtocatchfish

D.getmorefromthetortoise

(4)Whatdidthebirdcatchergetatlast?

A.Nothing.B.Twobirds.C.Abigpearl.D.Twobigpearls.

8.

MyhopeisthatthisbookwillshowyouthatPraiseforIt*sYourWorld

youcanstartmakingadifferencenowonPraiseforIt*sYourWorld：

problemsyoucareabout,inyourownway,Clintonclearlypaidattentiontoherparents*

foryourfamily,yourcommunity,andourdiscussionsatthedinnertable,andsheshares

world.thelessonstheytoldaboutthefutureinfluence

AbouttheBookofwhatwedointhepresent."--Publishers

GetInformed!Weekly

GetInspired!Awonderfulresourceforjunior

GetGoing!activists.--Booklist

TheNewYorkTimesThisbookisaresourceforchildrenandteens

Best-sellingbookwhoalsowanttomakeadifferenceandmay

Forkids,notknowwheretobeginormayhaveanidea

Makeadifferenceforwaystheycanmakeadifference.--

InyourworldthisholidayseasonVOYA

Inabookthatdealswiththebiggestchallengesfacingustoday,ChelseaClintonuses

facts,photosandstoriestogivereadersadeepunderstandingoftheworldaroundthem-and

howanyonecanmakeadifference.Withstoriesaboutchildrenandteenswhohavemade

realchangesbigandsmall-intheirfamilies,intheircommunities,inourcountryand

acrosstheworld-thisbookwillinspire(激励)readersofallagestodotheirparttomake

ourworldabetterplace.

Italsoencourageseveryonetogetgoing!Withsuggestionsandideasforaction,Chelsea

Clintonshowsreadersthattheworldbelongstoeverysingleoneofus,andeveryoneofus

counts.

(1)WhowrotethebookIt'sYourWorld?

A.VOYAB.Booklist

C.ChelseaClintonD.PublishersWeekly

(2)It'sYourWorldismainlywrittenfor.

A.adultsB.teachers

C.youngpeopleD.collegestudent

(3)What'sthepurposeofItsYourWorld?

A.Totellreaderssomebadnews.

B.Toadvisereadertohelpothers

C.Toofferreaderssomeinformation

D.Toencouragereaderstotakeaction

9.ThecontentsbelowaretakenfromthebookExtraReadingforMiddleSchools.

Contents

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Module1OurteachersModule3Experiments

Unit1Rememberingteachers1Unit9Inthelaboratory51

Unit2Feelingnew7Unit10Teachyourchildscience57

Unit3Atschoolinthepast13Unit11Missingboy63

Unit4Themeaningofteaching19Unit12Safetytips69

ModuleTask25ModuleTask75

Module2TrainsandtravelModule4Trainsandtravel

Unit5Happyholidays26Unit13Reporttotheschool76

Unit6Atrain-lover'stravelpan32Unit14Adiscussion82

Unit7Traintimes38Unit15Onlinechatting88

Unit8Hove44Unit16Thefuture94

ModuleTask50ModuleTask100

（1）Whatskilldoesthisbookhelpstudentswith?

A.Listening.B.Speaking.C.Reading.D.Writing.

（2）Ifyouwanttolearnaboutschoolinoldtimes,whichpagewillyouturnto?

A.Page13.B.Page44.C.Page57.D.Page76.

10.Therearemanywonderfulliteratureworks（文学作品）intheworld,theyarestilpopularafter

somanyyears.

RobinsonCrusoeisoneofthemostfamousadventure（探险）

novelsinEngland.ItwaswrittenbyDanielDefoe,anEnglish

novelist.Thenovelhasbeenpopularforcenturies.Themain

characterinitisanEnglishmannamedRobinsonCrusoe.Ittells

abouthisadventureonadesertislandafterhisshipwasbroken

inaterriblestorm.Heisaherofightingagainstnatureand

humanfate（命运）.Heisoneofthemostsuccessfulcharacters

inEnglishnovels.

Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandisaworkofchildren's

literaturebyaBritishwriter,Lewiscarroll.Ittellsthestoryofa

girlnamedAlicewhofallsdownarabbit-holeintoa

wonderland.Manystrangethingshappentoherandshealso

meetsmanyplayingcardsandcreatures（生物）thatcan

talk.Finally,shefindseverythingisjustapartofawonderful

dream.

HarryPotterisasetoffantasy（魔幻的）novelswrittenbythe

BritishauthorJ.K.Rowling.ShewasbornonJuly30,

1965.Thesuccessofthenovelshasmadeherthemosthighly-

paidnovelistinhistory.TheideaforHarryPottercametoher

in1990duringatrainride.Thestoryisaboutsevenyears*life

ofanorphan（孤儿）Potterwholearnsmagic.Thereareseven

booksintotal.

（1）Robinsonhadhisadventure

A.ontheshipB.onadesertisland

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C.intheforestD.alongtheriver

(2)Accordingtothepassage,isamanwhoisfightingagainstnatureandfate.

A.RobinsonCrusoeB.DanielDefoe

C.HarryPotterD.LewisCarroll

(3)Infact,Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandisastoryofa.

A.realadventureB.magicalboy

C.terribleexperienceD.wonderfuldream

(4)Wecanknowthathasbeenthemosthighly-paidnovelistinhistory.

A.HemingwayB.J.K.Rowling

C.LewisCarrollD.Alice

(5)WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Adventurenovels.B.Fantasynovels.

C.Children^literature.D.Historicalnovels.

11.Inmany-evenmost-space-themedfilms,wheneverEarthfacesadisaster,the

solutionisalwaysfleeingtheplanetinspaceships.ButthelatestChinesesci-fimovie,The

WanderingEarth,offersadifferentandmoreambitiousidea..

Inthefilm,basedonashortstorybyChinesesci-fiwriterLiuCixin,

Earthisindangerofbeingdestroyedbythedyingsun.Inresponse,humans

aroundtheworldworktogethertobuildagiantenginesystemthatwillpush

Earthawayfromthesun.InsteadofabandoningEarthagain-thistimewe're

takingitwithus.

This"ambition"didn'tcomefromnowhere.Forthousandsofyears,"homeland"has

hadasoftspotintheheartsandmindsofChinesepeople.Oneoldidiomisluoyeguigen,

whichmeansreturningtoone'shomelandinoldage,likefallenleavesreturningtotheroots

oftheirtree.Orlooktoanancientverse：”TheseasoncalledtheWhiteDewbegins

tonight/Nowhereasinournativeplaceisthemoonsobright1'2.Thesebothshowthetight

bondthatChinesepeoplehavehadwiththeirhomeland.Thisspecialculturalbackgroundis

probablywhatsetsTheWanderingEarthapartfromHollywood-stylespacefilms.

"WhatisChinesesci-fi?”GuoFan,thefilm'sdirector,saidinaninterview."A

vehiclethatcanreallyexpressourculturalandspiritualcorecanbecalledChinesesci-

fi.Otherwise,we*rejustimitatingothersandtellingthesameAmericanstories.”

AndthemakersofTheWanderingEarthmayhavechosenthebesttimetotellitsChinese

sci-fistory.ThefilmwasreleasedonFeb5,thefirstdayofChineseNewYear.Itwasa

timewhenmanypeoplehadjustmadethehardjourneybacktotheirhometowns.

Sotothem,thereisonlyonepossiblewaytotellthestory：Earthgoeswherever

humansgo,becauseit*sourhome.

(1)WhatisthedifferencebetweenTheWanderingEarthandHollywood-stylespace

films?_______

A.Adifferentandmoreambitiousidea.

B.ItsChinesemakers.

C.Thestorywithgreatimagination.

D.Thespecicalculturalbackground.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword'abandoning'meaninChinese?

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A.抛弃B.毁灭C.依赖D.索取

(3)ThemakersofthisfilmchooseFeb5toputonitprobablybecause.

A.itwastheSpringFestivalandmanypeoplehavetimetowatchit

B.manyoldpeoplewanttoreturntotheirhometownthen

C.itcancausemanypeople'scommonfeelingatthistime

D.Chinesepeopleusuallycelebratetogetheronthatday

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThisfilmwasbasedonashortstorybyChinesesci-fiwriterGuoFan.

B.Thisfilmtellsuseachofusshouldreturntoourhometownwhenwegrowold.

C.WeshouldprotecttheEarthbecauseitisindangerofbeingdestroyedbythedyingsun.

D.ThedirectorofthisfilmthinksChinesesci-fishouldhaveourculturalandspiritual

core.

12.Inmany-evenmost-space-themedfilms,whenevertheearthfacesadisaster(灾难)，

thesolutionisalwaysflyingawayfromtheplanetinspaceships.ButthelatestChinesesci

-fi(科幻)movie,TheWanderingEarth,offersadifferentandmoreambitiousidea.

Inthefilm,whichisbasedonashortstorybyChinesesci-fiwriterLiuCixin,the

earthisindangerofbeingdestroyedbythedyingsun.Asaresult,humansaroundtheworld

worktogethertobuildalargeenginesystemthatwillpushtheearthawayfromthe

sun.Insteadofgivinguptheearth-again-thistimewe'retakingitwithus.

This"ambition"didn'tcomefromnowhere.Forthousandsofyears,"homeland'12has

hadasoftplaceintheheartsandmindsofChinesepeople.Oneoldexpressionis

luoyeguigen,whichmeansreturningtoone'shomelandinoldage,likefallenleaves

returningtotherootsoftheirtree.ItshowsthecloserelationshipthatChinesepeoplehave

hadwiththeirhomeland.

ThisspecialculturalbackgroundisprobablywhatsetsTheWanderingEarthapartfrom

Hollywood-stylespacefilms