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　　D. rich people spend more on home entertainment

　　4. This passage is abou________

　　A. a new trend in people’s entertainment in America

　　B. the present economic situation in America

　　C. the modern family life in America

　　D. the change of people’s interest in America

　　5. If this passage is posted on the web, it most probably appears in the section of________

　　A. people

　　B. travel

　　C. environment

　　D. lifestyle

　　December 21, 2017 marks the completion of the 5,125 year Great Cycle of the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar.

　　Rather than being an end-point, this cycle that is closing is naturally I followed by the start of a new cycle. What this new cycle has in store for humanity is a mystery that has yet to unfold...

　　The recent ?012?movie serves to alert a targeted 140 million people, in case they too haven t’t already heard the news. Unfortunately, however, the movie does a disservice because it distorts the message of this ancient prophecy (预言) by associating it with fear and destruction, as described by the movie’s global disaster scenario (场景), rather than the themes of transformation and renewal the prophecy is actually based on.

　　In other words, the global scenario of the 2017 movie is not based on any facts. As Emmerich clarifies,“We only used the fact that the Mayan calendar ends. That gave us the year.” Emmerich said after checking out the range of 2017 books on Amazon, he realized, “...there are so many (theories) that, in a way, you can just create your own.” He shares that “2017” was tacked on as a title to his disaster movie because it is something “people believe” and it made the movie seem more “real.”