In April, Liu Qiyuan quit his furniture business and devoted himself to developing these huge round balls．He doesn't believe the end is near, but he wants to be prepared just in case．

　　Liu Qiyuan, the "Ark" builder, said, "The concept originated twenty years ago．The Tangshan earthquake had flattened our house, so I wanted to build a shelter that wouldn't fall．Then in 2004, I saw the tsunami in Indonesia that killed so many people．Then I realized it should be something that could withstand the earthquake and float on water．"

　　Liu is hoping to use his invention as a life boat on the sea．He's planning to test his product on the water next year．

　　It turns out that rumour, though false, is good for business．Doomsday discounts and products are hot on many online stores．While it's surely attracted attention, many complain that it misleads consumers．

　　Their purpose is to promote products．If they believe the world is going to end．who would buy things? Money would be useless, too．

　　41．The purpose of the movie "2017" was

　　.

　　A．to popularize scientific knowledge for the viewers

　　B．to make a profit from the viewers

　　C． to tell the viewers an interesting factual story

　　D．to warn the viewers of a disastrous event【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据The film earned nearly 770 million US dollars worldwide.

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