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The most anticipated films of 2018
Thanks to movies like Wolf Warrior 2，Never Say Die，Youth，The Fate of the Furious and Dangal，the 2017 box office receipts(票房收入) have reached new heights.Meanwhile，audiences have been fed up with Hollywood's long dependence on sequel(续集) films.A lack of original stories has been criticized for a while.
As we embrace the new year，let's look to the future，and the most anticipated films in the following year.
Guardians of the Tomb
Country：China and Australia
Release Date：Jan. 19，2018
Director：Kimble Rendall
Stars：Li Bingbing，Kellan Lutz，Wu Chun，Kelsey Grammer
An innocent discovery of a wellpreserved mummified emperor from 200 BC unearths a 2，000yearold nightmare—a secret that should have remained buried.
Monster Hunt 2
Country：China
Release Date：Feb. 16，2018
Director：Raman Hui
Stars：Bai Baihe，Jing Boran，Tony Leung Chiuwai
Monster Hunt was a huge commercial success，breaking numerous box office records.The story took place in the distant past，when the human race existed alongside the monster race.Monster Hunt 2 is the sequel to it.
Avengers：Infinity War
Country：United States
Release Date：May 11，2018
Director：Anthony Russo，Joe Russo
Stars：Robert Downey Jr.，Josh Brolin，Mark Ruffalo，Tom Hiddleston，Chris Evans
The upcoming American superhero film，based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers，is the sequel to 2012's Marvel's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers：Age of Ultron.
Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vacation
Country：United States
Release Date：Jul. 13，2018
Director：Genndy Tartakovsky
Stars：Adam Sandler，Andy Samberg，Selena Gomez，David Spade
This 3D animated movie，the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2，is a fantasy comedy for your whole family to enjoy.
【语篇解读】 本文是广告宣传类应用文，介绍了2018年发行的四部电影。
1．What the first two films have in common is that ________．
A．they are produced by Chinese companies only
B．they are sequels to their former ones
C．they are released in the same month
D．they are related to stories from the past
D [细节理解题。根据第一部电影的介绍中的“An innocent discovery of a wellpreserved mummified emperor from 200 BC unearths a 2，000yearold nightmare”可知，该电影涉及公元前200年的故事；根据第二部电影的介绍中的“The story took place in the distant past，when the human race existed alongside the monster race”可知，该电影涉及遥远的过去的事情，故答案是D。]
2．A fan of superhero films would probably go to see ________．
A．Monster Hunt 2
B．Avengers：Infinity War
C．Guardians of the Tomb
D．Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vacation
B [细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词superhero films定位到第三部电影Avengers：Infinity War的介绍，故答案是B。]
3．Which of the following is true about the film Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vacation?
A．Robert Downey Jr.stars in it.
B．It is directed by Adam Sandler.
C．It is suitable for the whole family to see.
D．You can see it in the first half of the year.
C [细节理解题。根据第四部电影Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vocation的介绍中的“This 3D animated movie，the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2，is a fantasy comedy for your whole family to enjoy”可知，答案是C。]
