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Smashingbox-officerecordsinanimation(动画片),thefilmNeZhahasprovedtobeadarkhorse,tippedtoliftuptheChinesefilmindustry,whichhasexperiencedaslowdowninthepastfivemonths.Thefilm,whichtoppedthemainland'sticket-revenue(收入)chartsforfourconsecutive(连续的)days,hasgrossedmorethan800millionyuan($116million)sinceithitdomestic(国内的)theatersonFriday,accordingtolivebox-officetrackerMaoyan.AsthefirsteverChineseanimatedfilmtobereleased(上映)intheImaxformat,thefilmhasalsogeneratedapproximately54millionyuaninitsopeningweekend,settinganewImaxrecordforthebestopeningweekendofallanimatedfilmsreleasedinChina.LooselybasedontheMingDynasty(1368-1644)novelFengshenYanyi(TheInvestitureoftheGods),thefilmisaboutamythologicalfigure(神话人物)whofightsagainstunfairdestiny(命运).The110-minutefilm,helmedby1980s-borndirectorYangYu,betterknownasJiaozi(dumpling),offersaretellingofthehouseholdtalethatwillstrikeachord(引起共鸣)withamodernChineseaudience.Iwantedtochangethestereotypical(成见)tellingoftheoriginalstory.Thisfilmisaboutanindividualwhofightsagainstprejudice(偏见)andsocialexclusion,saysYang.Inthemovie,NeZhaisbornwithacursed(被诅咒的)destiny.Heisunfairlytreatedbylocalvillagerswhobelievethatthenaughty,yetgood-hearted,childwillgrowuptobeapublicthreat.Hisfather,LiJing,wasdepictedasanoblemanwhowouldsacrifice(牺牲)hisownlifetorescuehisson.LiBaochuan,anexpertinanimationatHangzhouNormalUniversity,saysNeZhashowsthedevelopmentofanimationtechniquesinChinaandhasreducedthegap(差距)withtheworld'sbest.AccordingtothedistributorsofNeZha,thefilmwillhaveEnglishsubtitles(字幕)foroverseasmarkets.Questions:1.WhoisthedirectorofthefilmNeZha?A.MaoyanB.YangYuC.LiJingD.LiBaochuan2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.TheChinesefilmindustryhasexperiencedaslowdowninthepastfivemonths.B.NeZhahasgrossedmorethan800millionyuaninfourdays.C.ThefilmintheImaxformathasearnedabout54millionyuaninitsopeningweekend.D.ThefilmwasbasedontheQingDynastynovelFengshenYanyi.3.Thewordreducedmeans_________.A.widenedB.narrowedC.increasedD.raised4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?A.NeZhaisathree-houranimationfilm.B.Thefilmisaboutadumplingthatfightsagainstunfairdestiny.C.NeZha'sfatherwouldsavehissonatthecostofhisownlife.D.ThefilmNeZhawillonlyhaveChinesesubtitles.