高中PAGE1高中2023-2024學(xué)年上海交大附中高三上英語10月周練卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionAMichelleYeoh,aniconicnameinChinesecinema,madehistoryonSundaynightbybecomingthefirstAsianwoman(21)_________(win)theAcademyAwardforbestactress.Itwasthefirsttimeinits95-yearhistorythattheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandScience(22)_________(award)theOscarforthebestactressinaleadingroletoaself-identifiedAsianactress.Thefilm,EverythingEverywhereAllatOnce,(23)_________Yeohplaysastrugglinglaundromat（自助洗衣店）ownerunexpectedly(24)_________(task)withsavingthemultiversefromdestruction,swepttheOscarswithatotalofsevenawards,includingforbestpictureandbestdirector,(25)_________(make)itthebiggestwinnerofthenight."Forallthelittleboysandgirlswholooklikemewatchingtonight,thisisabeaconofhopeandpossibility,"theactresssaidinheracceptancespeechinLosAngelestoemphasizethatonemustdreambig(26)_________dreamsdocometrue."Andladies,don'tletanyoneevertellyou(that)you're(27)_________yourprime,"the60-year-oldadded.Theactressalsousedherspeechtohonorher84-year-oldmother,JanetYeoh."Ihavetodedicatethistomymomandallthemomsintheworldbecausetheyarereallythesuperheroes,andwithoutthem(28)_________ofuswouldbeheretonight,"shesaid.YeohhasbeenheavilyindemandsinceherroleasacontrollingmotherinthefilmCrazyRichAsians(2018).Shehasbecomeoneof(29)_________(influential)starsofChinesedescentglobally,saidShaDan,aveterancriticandcuratoroftheBeijingInternationalFilmFestival.Yeoh'shistoricwinhascausedastiramongherChinesefans,whoareinspiredbythehardworkingactress'battletorisetothetopintheglobalfilmindustry.Manycallherarolemodelfordemonstrating(30)_________awoman'sambitionsisnotlimitedbyage.SectionB(A)A.rebellingB.bondageC.officeD.painfulE.securingF.denyG.creditH.serveI.extendJ.agendaK.consequentialAbrahamLincolndidnotfreetheenslaved.Theenslavedfreedthemselves.Fordecades,historianshavearguedfortheagencyofBlackAmericansin__31__theirownlibertaionduringtheCivilWar.ButLincoln'sentirepresidentiallegacyisoftensummarizedinaneasyone-liner:"Lincolnfreedtheslaves."Lincolnisperhapsoneofthefewpresidentswhorequireconstantrevisiting.ThisJuneteenth,I'mhonoredtorevisitLincoln'spersonalandpoliticallegacy,particularlyfocusingonhowhefacedthedeadliestandmost__32__warinU.S.history.Equallyimportant,itemphasizestheroleofBlackleaders,abolitionists（廢奴主義者）,andpoliticalactivistswhoconvincedLincolntotransformthenation.InAmerica,slaverydieda(n)__33__deathontheground.DuringtheCivilWar,enslavedpeopledidnotwaitforWhiteliberators.Theysawmanyoftheirslaveholdersleavetofight,andsotheyleftforfreedom.EnslavedpeoplebythehundredsofthousandsranawaytoUnionlinesandNortherncitiestoescapetheir__34__.Theirmassivemigrationforcedthenationtoplacetheendofslaveryonthenationalpolitical__35__.Wehavelookedforabolitioninallthewrongplaces.FreedomdidnotcomefromtheWhiteHouseorCongress.Blackpeoplewerenotgivenfreedom;theyforcedfreedomtobecomeanationalmandate（授權(quán)）.TheEmancipationProclamationfreedtheenslavedin__36__states,butweshouldrememberthatLouisiana,Maryland,Missouri,Tennessee,andWestVirginiaalsoofficiallyorderedabolitionontheirown.Becausetheenslavedwereescaping,thenationhadnochoice.Whilewecan__37__Lincoln'sEmancipationProclamationformally,itwasabolitionistandnationalleaderFrederickDouglasswhoconvincedLincolntousefreedomasaweapon.DouglasspushedLincolntomakeabolitiontheheartandcauseofthewar.HepersuadedLincolntoallowBlackmentofightand__38__inthemilitary,andtocompensatethemequally.Unknowntomany,DouglassistherealherobehindmuchofLincoln'ssuccess.Intheend,Lincoln'srealissuewasnotreunitingtheConfederacy（南部邦聯(lián)）withAmerica,norwasitevenfreeingenslavedpeople.ItwasgettingWhiteAmericans,himselfincluded,togiveuptheirobsessionwithWhitesupremacy.Thisquestionremainsforeverypresidentelectedto__39__:WhattodowithWhitepeople?Lincolnisflawed,buthewasalsowillingtoreflectandlisten.IappreciateLincolnthemostforhiswillingnesstounderstandandeventuallyactupontheencouragementofBlackleadersandtheirWhitealliesto__40__freedom,citizenship,andvotingrightstoAfricanAmericans.(B)A.reportedlyB.abandonedC.interveneD.prioritizedE.typicallyF.accountableG.unavoidableH.plungedI.honorJ.stemsK.liquidSiliconValleyBankcollapsedFridaymorningafterastunning48hoursinwhichabankrunandacapitalcrisisledtothesecond-largestfailureofafinancialinstitutioninUshistory.Abankrunhappenswhentoomanyaccountholderswithdrawtheirmoneyatthesametimeandthebankcannot__41__theirrequests.CaliforniaregulatorscloseddownthetechlenderandputitunderthecontroloftheUSFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation.TheFDICisactingasareceiver（官方接管人）,which__42__meansitwillliquidatethebank'sassets（資產(chǎn)）topaybackitscustomers,includingdepositorsandcreditors.ThewheelsstartedtocomeoffonWednesday,whenSVBannouncedithadsoldabunchofsecuritiesatalossandthatitwouldsell$2.25billioninnewsharestosupportitsbalancesheet（資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表）.Thattriggeredapanicamongkeyventurecapitalfirms,who__43__advisedcompaniestowithdrawtheirmoneyfromthebank.Thecompany'sstockprice__44__onThursday,draggingotherbanksdownwithit.ByFridaymorning,SVB'sshareswerehaltedandithad__45__effortstoquicklyraisecaptialorfindabuyer.SeveralotherbankstocksweretemporarilyhaltedFriday,includingFirstRepublic,PacWestBancorp,andSignatureBank.Themid-morningtimingoftheFDIC'stakeoverwasnoteworthy,astheagencytypicallywaitsuntilthemarkethasclosedto__46__."SVB'sconditiondeterioratedsoquicklythatitcouldn'tlastjustfivemorehours,"wroteBetterMarketsCEODennisM.Kelleher."That'sbecauseitsdepositorswerewithdrawingtheirmoneysofastthatthebankwasinsolvent（破產(chǎn)的）,andanintradayclosurewas__47__duetoaclassicbankrun."SiliconValleyBank'sdecline__48__partlyfromtheFederalReserve'saggressiveinterestratehikesoverthepastyear.DespiteinitialpaniconWallStreetovertherunonSVB,whichcauseditssharestocrater,analystssaidthebank'scollapseisunlikelytosetoffthekindofdominoeffectthatgrippedthebankingindustryduringthefinancialcrisis."Thesystemisaswell-0capitalizedand__49__asithasevenbeen,"Moody'schiefeconomistMarkZandisaid."Thebanksthatarenowintroublearemuchtoosmalltobeameaningfulthreattothebroadersystem."PresidentJoeBidentoldAmericansthathewouldseektoholdthoseresponsible__50__.Healsocalledforbetteroversightandregulationoflargebanks.Hepromisednolosseswouldhepaidforbytaxpayers.III.ReadingComprehensionsSectionAJudicial（司法的）processesinvolveslow,deliberativethinking.Artificialintelligence(AI)involvesmind-blowingcomputationalspeed.OnMarch2nd,inahearingattheSupremeCourtinLondon,thesetwo__51__cametogethertoraisebigquestionsforintellectualpropertyintheageofmachines.In2019Britain'sIntellectualPropertyOfficedeniedStephenThaler,anAmericancomputerscientist,patentsfortwoinventions--abeveragecontainerandasearch-and-rescuedevice.Theapplicationswerenotdeniedbecausetheinventionslacked__52__,butbecausethenamedinventorwasnotahumanbeing.AIisoftenusedasatooltohelpresearchersfindnewinventions.Applicantsnormallyputthenameoftheperson(orperson)whoworkedmostcloselywiththe__53__astheinventor.UntilnowthishasnotbeenaproblembecauseAIhasalwaysrequiredhuman__54__.ButDrThalerassertsthathis"creativitymachine",DABUS(shortfor"DevicefortheAutonomousBootstrappingofUnifiedSentience"),hadcomeupwiththetwoinventionswithoutanyinterventionandthatitwouldbe__55__toclaimthathewastheinventor.Heismakingthesameargumentinotherjurisdictions（司法審判）.Butthisisthefirsttimeithasreachedacountry'shighestcourt.Theimmediatestakesmaynotseemthathigh.TheBritishgovernmentconductedaconsultationin2021onpatentsandAI;__56__DrThaler'sclaims,mostrespondentssaidAIisnotsufficientlyadvancedtoinventwithouthumaninvolvement.AndarulinginhisfavorinBritainalonewouldhavelimitedcommercialconsequences."ThereisverylittlepointinonlytheUK__57__AIinventions,"saysMattHerveyofGowlingWLG,alawfirm."Ifacompanyhasafeasiblechoicetokeepits__58__asecretandexploitit,itwon'tdisclosethesecretinapatentapplicationtogetamonopolyinonlyonecountry."__59__,thetechnologyismovingfastandthequestionsraisedbythecaseareprofound.Thereisambiguity（模棱兩可）inBritishlawoverwho,orwhat,canclaim__60__foraninvention.ThePatentsActof1977waswrittenlongbeforeitsdrafterscouldimaginerobotscreatinganythingandreferstotheinventorasthe"deviser".IftheSupremeCourtdoesinterpretthelawtoincludemachines,thatcouldweakenthesocial__61__onwhichpatentsarebased.Inventorsareencouragedtoinnovateontheunderstandingthatiftheydisclosetheirinventionsinapatent,theywillbegrantedmonopoly（壟斷）rightsto__62__theirinvestment.AnAIisdifferent:robotsdonotrequireanyincentive（激勵(lì)）toinnovate.Ifthecourtdecidesthatonlyahumaninventorcanholdapatent,itsviewonhowrightscanbelegitimatelytransferredfromanAItohumans(particularlyifitisnotclearhowtheAIworks)willbecloselywatched.__63__amachinehasnotyetcreatedamedicalproductonitsown,AviGoldfarb,aneconomistresearchingAIandhealthcareattheUniversityofToronto,worriesthatifsuchinventionsarenot__64__therewillbelittleincentiveforfirmstocreatemachinesthatdodrugresearch.Thecourtisexpectedtodeliveritsrulinginafewmonths.Itwillnotbe__65__.51.A.worldsB.culturesC.industriesD.departments52.A.capitalB.commitmentC.noveltyD.initiative53.A.machineB.innovationC.organizationD.scheme54.A.subscriptionB.variationC.recognitionD.assistance55.A.contradictoryB.dishonestC.reassuringD.justifiable56.A.onaccountofB.inlinewithC.inspiteofD.byvirtueof57.A.denyingB.protectingC.pursuingD.suspending58.A.revenueB.strategyC.perceptionD.invention59.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.AdditionallyD.Actually60.A.creditB.chargeC.monopolyD.compensation61.A.phenomenonB.routineC.bargainD.conventions62.A.recoverB.stimulateC.withdrawD.transfer63.A.AsB.UnlessC.OnceD.Although64.A.applicableB.originalC.substantialD.patentable65.A.thelastwordB.aflashinthepanC.onceinabluemoonD.thesilverliningSectionBAIconfessIhesitatedwhentheeditorinchiefofTheNewYorkTimesMagazinetoldmeinlate2014thatIwouldbeeditinganewfront-of-bookcolumncalledLetterofRecommendation,aboutstuffpeoplereallylike.Thecolumnwasthebrainchildofourstaffwriter,SamAnderson,heexplained.Samfiguredthattherewasnoshortageofplacestofindoutwhatwritershatebutfewspacesforwriterstotalkaboutwhattheylove.Wewouldpushagainstthistrend,900wordsaweek,40-seomthingtimesperyear.Thereasonformyhesitationwasasimple,unfortunatefactaboutwriting.Writingaboutthingyouhateiseasy:notjustfun,butgenerative.Thecriticismtendstoentertain,evenifyoudisagree,buttheodedoesn't.Thewriterlytoneiswell-suitedtoourage,butit'shardnottoseeitasacollectivedefensemechanism--asifrevealingyourtruefeelingsexposesyourunmentionablesecretstothepublic.Obsessions,meanwhile,areinseparablefromourpeculiaritiesaspeople--wecometolovethingsforoftenweirdreasons.Whenthecolumnreallyworks,it'sasrevealingabouttheauthorasitisitssubject.Onewriter,amaninhislate30s,forexample,recommendedPedialyte,whichhedrinkstobalancetheeffectsofbothdrinkingandexercise,andtocheathiswaybacktoyouth.IprobablyseesomewherebetweenthreeandfiveLetterofRecommendationpitchesaday.It'sagreatspotfortryingoutnewwritersinthemagazine,soItrymybesttokeepupwithalltheemail,butIoftenfail.(Ifeelgenuinelyterribleaboutthiseverydayofmylife.)Determiningwhichtoassigninvolvesseeinghowitmeetsthevariouscriteriawe'vesettledonovertheyears.Wedon'tlikethecolumntobetimely--everythingelseintheworldistimely.Butontheotherhand,weneedtoputaheadlineonthethingthatpeoplemightreasonablyrecognize,stopandreadabout.Thereshouldbeapersonalangletotherecommendation,butalsosomeuniversallyrecommendableaspect.Butthenagain,itshouldn'tbetoorecommendable:thisisn'tacolumnforlife-hacks（生活小技巧）.Therecommendationitselfshouldbeattractivelyunexpected--"sideways,"aseditorsareperhapstoofondofsaying--butreally,it'sjustexcusetocutbrilliantwritersloosetoamuseorinspireus.66.SamAndersonproposedacolumncalledLetterofRecommendationbecausehefound_________.A.thefashiontrendwasnoteasytopushagainstB.therewasashortageofgoodqualitycolumnsC.writerscouldhardlyfindaplacetosharetheirlikesD.hisbrainchildcouldsometimesincreasereadership67.Theword"ode"(inparagraph2)isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.praiseB.blameC.hesitationD.determination68.Whyisthewriterinhislate30smentionedinparagraph2?A.Togiveanexampleofthewriterlytone.B.Tohighlightthewaythatthecolumnselectswriters.C.Toshowhowacollectivedefensemechanismworks.D.Toillustratehowwritersrevealthemselvesinthecolumn.69.Thewriterhopesthatinthecolumn,_________.A.therecommendeditemsarequitefamiliartoreadersB.therecommendeditemsshouldfollowthelatesttrendC.readerscanlearnaboutlifeskillsfromtherecommendationsD.readerswillfindtherecommendationsbeyondtheirexpectation(B)DecodingOurComedyShows:What'stheDifference?What'sthedifferencebetweenourshows?It'saquestionwehearalotfromouraudiences.Weunderstanditcanbeconfusingtoknowwhattoexpect.That'swhywe'reheretobreakitdownforyou!Eachshowhasitsuniqueflavorandisdesignedtocatertodifferentaudiences.Firstup,wehaveourShowcaseSelected.ShowcaseSelectedfeaturesacarefullyhandpickedlineupof5to6talentedcomedians.Ourcomedianswithyearsofexperiencewillhaveyouroaringwithlaughterfromstarttofinish.Ifyouarelookingforanightofprofessionalcomedyandguaranteedlaughs,we'vegotyoucoveredwiththis90-minuteshowthatissuretomakeyournightoneofremember.Next,wehaveOpenMic.OpenMicisn'tourtypical,polishedcomedyshow.Ifyou'reinthemoodforsomethingalittlemoreunpredictable,ourOpenMicistheperfectchoice.Itoffersachanceforcomediansofalllevelstotesttheirmaterialandseewhatworks.You'llwitnessseasonedprostryingoutnewjokes,orrisingstarsputtingtheirowntwistoncomedy.With6-10comediansperformingfor5-8minuteseachduringa60-minuteshow,youneverknowwhatyou'regoingtoget-butthat'spartofthefun!Forthosewhowantalittleextra,weofferShowcasePlus.ShowcasePlusfeaturesthehilariouscomedian/influencerNorah(Norah'stimeexceeds30minutes),alongwith3to5talentedcomedianswhohaveyearsofexperienceintheindustry.WithShowcasePlus,youcanexpectnothingbut90minutesofnon-stoplaughter.TicketsforShowcasePlusthisMarcharealreadysoldout.However,ticketsforourupcomingAprilShowcasePlusarenowavailableonourminiprogram.ClicktheposterbelowtograbyourticketsearlyfortheAprilshowbeforetheysellouttoo!SpicyComedySCHEDULEShowcaseSelected--150RMB3/24FRI.ComedyMart①Jorge/Ian/Han/LiYing...20:003/25SAT.UCCAEdge②Kent/Jorge/LiYing/Simon/Eric19:303/26SUN.UCCAEdgeFrankie/Jorge/Ian/Han/Andrew/Winne19:30OpenMic49RMB3/23THUR.ComedyMartOpenMicNight19:303/30THUR.ComedyMartOpenMicNight19:30ShowcasePlus380RMB3/26SUN.UCCAEdgeNorah/Jorge/Ian/Simon14:00Norah/Jorge/Ian/Han/Simon16:30ComedyMart:2F,No.138MiddleHuaihaiLU,ShanghaiPlaza,HuangpuDistrict,ShanghaiUCCAEdge:2F,No.88XizangBeiLu,Jang'anDistrict,ShanghaiFollowourWeChatofficialaccountformoreshowcasesinformation!70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Eachkindofshowlastsaboutthesamelengthoftime.B.ShowsfeaturingNoraharethemostsought-after.C.ComedyMartandUCCAEdgearethetwosponsorsofSpicyComedy.D.Allkindsofshowsareavailableonweekdaysaswellasatweekends.71.Ifyouwanttoexperiencesomethingdifferentorunconventional,you'dbettertochoose__________.A.ShowcaseSelectedB.OpenMic.C.ShowcasePlus.D.Anyoftheabove.72.WherecanpeoplegettheticketsforSpicyComedy?A.Onitsofficialwebsite.B.Fromitsbookingoffice.C.FromitsMicroblogofficialaccount.D.Onitsofficialminiprogram.(C)whatisthesinglemosteffectivewaytoreducegreenhouse-gasemissions?Govegetarian?ReplanttheAmazon?Cycletowork?Noneoftheabove.Theansweris:makeair-conditionersradicallybetter.Ononecalculation,replacingrefrigerants（制冷劑）thatdamagetheatomospherewouldreducetotalgreenhousegasesbytheequivalentof90bntonnesofCO2by2050.Makingtheunitsmoreenergy-efficientcoulddoublethat.Air-conditioningisoneoftheworld'sgreatoverlookedindustries.Automobilesandair-conditionerswereinventedatroughlythesametime,andbothhavehadahugeimpactonwherepeopleliveandwork.Unlikecars,though,air-conditionershavedrawnlittlecriticismfortheirsocialimpact,emissionsorenergyefficiency.Mosthotcountriesdonothaverulestogoverntheirenergyuse.Yetair-conditioninghasdonequitealotofthingstobenefithumankind.IthastransformedproductivityinthetropicsandhelpedturnsouthernChinaintotheworkshopoftheworld.InEurope,itsspreadhaspusheddownheat-relateddeathstentimeslessthanwhatitwasin2003,when70,000people,mostofthemelderly,diedinaheatwave.Forchildren,air-conditionedclassroomsanddormitoriesareassociatedwithbettergradesatschool.Environmentalistswhocallair-conditioning"aluxurywecannotafford"havehalfapoint,however.Inthenexttenyears,asmanyair-conditionerswillbeinstalledaroundtheworldaswereputinbetween1902(whenair-conditioningwasinvented)and2005.Untilenergycanbeproducedwithoutcarbonemissions,theseextramachineswillwarmtheworld.Atthemoment,therefore,air-conditionerscreateaviciouscycle.ThemoretheEarthwarms,themorepeopleneedthem.Butthemorethereare,thewarmertheworldwillbe.Cuttingtheimpactofcoolingrequiresthreethings(beyondturningupthethermostat（溫度調(diào)節(jié)器）tomakeroomslessArtic).First,air-conditionersmustbecomemuchmoreefficient.Themostenergy-efficientmodelsonthemarkettodayconsumeonlyaboutone-thirdasmuchelectricityasaverageones.Minimumenergy-performancestandardsneedtoberaised,orintroducedincountriesthatlackthemaltogether,topushtheaverageunit'sperformanceclosertothestandardofthebest.Next,manufacturersshouldstopusingdamagingrefrigerants.Onecategoryofthese,hydrofluorocarbons,isover1,000timesworsethancarbondioxidewhenitcomestotrappingheatintheatmosphere.Aninternationaldealtophaseoutthesepollutants,calledtheKigaliamendment,willcomeintoforcein2019.Foot-draggersshouldapproveandimplementit;Americaisonecountrythathasnotdoneso.Last,morecouldbedonetodesignoffices,mallsandevencitiessotheydonotneedasmanyair-conditionersinthefirstplace.Morebuildingsshouldbebuiltwithoverhangingroofsorbalconiesforshade,orwithnaturalair-circulation.Simplypaintingroofswhitecanhelpkeeptemperaturesdown.Bettermachinesarenecessary.Butcoolingasanoverallsystemneedstobeimprovedifair-conditioningistofulfillitspromisetomakepeoplehealthier,wealthierandwiser,withouttoohighanenvironmentalcost.Providingindoorsanctuariesofair-conditionedcomfortneednotcomeattheexpenseofanoverheatingworld.73.Whydoestheauthorthinkair-conditioningisanoverlookedindustry?A.Becausemanyhotcountrieshaven'tputtheenergy-controllingrulesintoforce.B.Becauseithascausedthesameimpactonpeople'slifeandworkasautomobileshave.C.Becauseithasbroughtgreateconomic,physical,andeducationalbenefitstohumans.D.Becauseitdoesn'tgettheduecriticismforitsenvironmentalimpactasautomobilesdo.74.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Thepriceofair-conditioningwillgouduetothelargedemandforit.B.Ahighenvironmentalcostwillcomealongwiththeair-conditionalservice.C.Environmentalistsareexpectingextramachineswhichcanwarmtheworld.D.Governmentspartiallyagreethatair-conditioningisaluxurywecannotafford.75.Withregardtothemeasurestocuttheimpactofcooling,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Manufacturersshouldonlystopusinghydrofluorocarbons.B.Peopleshouldavoidturninguptheair-conditionerstohavecoolroomsonhotdays.C.Peopleshouldadoptmoreenvironmentally-friendlymaterialswhendesigningbuildings.D.Governmentsshouldgiveagreenlighttotheagreementoneliminatingthepollutants.76.Theauthorwritesthispassageto_________.A.arousepeoples'attentiontotheglobalwarming.B.appealfortheglobaljointeffortstocombatglobalwarming.C.givecredittoair-conditioningforitsgreatcontributionstohumansD.offeranewperspectiveonhowtoreducegreenhousegassesemissionsSectionCA.Despitetheinclusionofcomedians,thisfilmisasupersuspense（懸疑）dramainspiredbyhistoricalevents,mixingvariouselementsfromdifferentgenres.B.Themovie,byoneofChina'smostfamousdirectors,ZhangYimou,hasarousedastrongresponsefromthepublic.C.Qinunderestimatesthepowerofthepeople,andthewillandcourageofYue'sfollowers,whosebiggerplanisforQintosaythelastwordsYuewroteinprisonbeforehedied--thatis,thepoem"FullRiverRed".D.HeleadstheHansoldiersinarecitationofYue'spoemandexpressionoftheirferventdesiretorecoverlostland.E.ItisalsothetitleofChina'stop-sellingfilmovertherecentLunarNewYearholiday.F.Therearetwistsandturnsascharactersrevealtheirhiddenloyalties,whethertoforeignersortotheSongdynasty.Seeingredonthesilverscreen"Myhairbristleswithanger,"youngmencryastheyleavetheirred-cushionedcinemaseats."Wewillfeastonthebarbarians'flesh...wewilldrinktheirblood."Theyarerecitinglinesfrom"FullRiverRed",apoem,believedtobewrittenbyYueFei,a12th-centurygeneraloftheSongdynasty._________77_________Themoviehasgrossedmorethan4bnyuan($590m)since,itsreleaseonJanuary22nd.ThefilmissetyouryearsafterthedeathofYue,whofamouslyledtheSongkingdom'sbattlesagainstinvadingJurchens,whosedescendantsbecameknownasManchus.Legendsayshewaskilledin1142byQiuHui,acorruptSongchancellorwhopushedtheemperortonegotiateandstopfightingtheJurchens.InChinesecultureQinisrecalledasahanjian,ortraitortoone'sHan