04 Unit 1 单元话题阅读精练（阅读理解15篇+七选五5篇）-【帮课堂】2023-2024学年高一英语同步学与练（译林版2020）（必修第二册）

Unit 1 Lights, camera, action!(译林版2020必修第二册) 单元话题阅读精练(阅读理解15篇+七选五5篇) Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A Traveling between Earth and space in an elevator, moving Earth away from the sun with huge engines. If you have watched the sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II, you must have been wowed by these surprising technologies. How far are these imaginative ideas from reality? Let’s take a look. It was released on Jan. 22, the first day of Chinese New Year. The preparation, shooting and post-production lasted more than 1,400 days. It involved 5,310 conceptual-design drawings, more than 950,000 prop and costume items, and over 4,000 visual-effects shots. Fortunately, it has scored big at the box office and aroused heated discussion on social media platforms, drawing attention to the technologies and stories behind the movie. It marks the entry of Chinese-style sci-fi movies to the world’s forefront. The Wandering Earth II mainly tells the story of human beings building planetary (行星的) engines on the surfaces of Earth and the moon, in order to cope with the rapid expansion of the sun. This film explores the themes of sacrifice, survival, and the indomitable human spirit in the face of seemingly insurmountable(无法克服的) obstacles. What makes the series special is its heroic protagonists(主人公). Unlike the elites who save the world in most Western superhero films, The Wandering Earth II focuses on a group of ordinary people with different nationalities and backgrounds who make sacrifices to protect their home. They also illustrates the spirit of unity that flows through the blood of Chinese people and can be shared with the rest of the world. Liu Cixin, China’s famous sci-fi writer and Hugo Award winner, wrote on his Sina Weibo page: “The creators of The Wandering Earth II are very similar to their characters in the movie, taking great courage and innovative spirit as the engine to push the planet of sci-fi movies into the future. We know that there is still a long way to go for China’s science fi