文章大意:这是一篇新闻报道。据有关部门称,在截至周六的8天春节假期中,中国的票房收入超过80亿元,与2023年春节假期的票房相比增长了18.47%。同时介绍了增长的原因以及中国电影业面对着的问题。
1 . China’s box office revenue during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday through Saturday exceeded 8 billion yuan, which increased by 18.47% compared with the 2023 Spring Festival holiday box office, according to the authority.
YOLO directed by comedian Jia Ling, led the holiday revenue chart with a revenue of 2.72 billion yuan with its tale of an oversized woman regaining self-confidence through boxing, resonating widely with young audiences eager to become better versions of themselves. Although the film has caused an online controversy due to Jia’s significant weight loss and muscle gain, she once explained on her Weibo account, “The film is not related to weight loss and even has very little connection with boxing. It tells how a kind person finds herself and learns to love herself.”
Pegasus 2, is the second highest-grossing film so far during the holiday with a revenue of 2.398 billion yuan, followed by the movie Boonie Bears: Time Twist with 1.389 billion yuan. While Pegasus 2, with actor Shen Teng acting as a former racing car champion, won over audiences with a tale of a man’s incredible victory, Boonie Bears: Time Twist intrigued many children due to the popularity of the bears and their human friend, a logger who takes on a new job as a programmer in the latest movie.
Article 20 directed by Zhang Yimou—a movie exploring the definition of justifiable defense—is in fourth position with 1.34 billion yuan.
The most notable changes include the reduction of the average ticket price, the rising enthusiasm of audiences in third-and fourth-tier cities—who accounted for over 50 percent of the entire market—and the movies’ themes being more related to the lives of ordinary Chinese people, said ZhiZhi Feina, a professor at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, adding that Chinese authorities have also tried to boost movie consumption.
Rao Shuguang, president of the China Film Critics Association, said that most of the highest-grossing movies are comedies, proving that such light-hearted tales cater to the festival atmosphere and hence appeal to many filmgoers. He added that the future challenge for the domestic film industry is how to attain stable and sustainable development and encourage Chinese people to walk into cinemas regularly, not only during big holidays.
1. According to Jia Ling, what is the main message of the film YOLO?
A.The experience of weight loss and muscle gain. |
B.The effort to find oneself and make oneself better. |
C.The connection between boxing and self-confidence. |
D.The tale of an oversized woman becoming a boxer. |
2. What does the underlined word “intrigued” in the third paragraph mean?
A.moved | B.inspired | C.attracted | D.persuaded |
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A.Pegasus 2 is directed by Zhang Yimou. |
B.The movie ticket price has dropped sharply in 2024. |
C.Many transformations stimulate the consumption of movies. |
D.The revenue of YOLO makes up 25% of the total box office. |
4. What is Rao Shuguang’s attitude towards the Chinese movie market?
A.Hopeful. | B.Concerned. | C.Indifferent. | D.Negative. |