初三英语阅读理解16

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1、Sciencefictionisapopularkindofwriting,andmanypeoplethinkofJulesVerneasthefatherofsciencefiction.HewasborninFraneein1828・Hisfatherwantedhimtobecomealawyer,butfromhisearlytwentiesVernedecidedtobecomeawriter.Atfirsthewroteplaysforthetheater.Then,in1863,hewroteastorycalle

2、dFiveWeeksinaBalloon.ThesuccessofthisbookencouragedhimtowritemorestoriessuchasAJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth(1864)andFromtheEarthtotheMoon(1865).Inthe19thcentury,manypeoplewereinterestedinscienceandinventions・JulesVernewroteaboutscientificsubjectsinhisstoriesand,asares

3、ult,theywereverypopular.Verne'swritingincludedmanypredictions(预言)forthe20thcenturyandmanyofthemcametrue.Hedescribedspaceflight,movies,andairconditioning,alongtimebeforetheyappeared・ThesebookswereverysuccessfulandtheymadeVeraerich.JulesVerne'sbookshavebeenthesubjectsfo

4、rmanymovies.20,000LeaguesUndertheSeawasasuccessfulmovieforWaltDisney.ItwasthefirstDisneymovietouserealactorsinsteadofcartoondrawings.AroundtheWorldinEightyDaysanotherfamousmoviebasedononeofVerne'sbooks・ThemaincharacterisanEnglishmancalledPluleasFogg・Forhim,themostimpo

5、rtantthingistobealwaysontime!1.WhatdoesthephraseShe『alherscienceficlion"mean?A.Thefatherwhohasseveralchildren.B.Themanwholovesscienceandinventions.C.Thewriterwhosefatherwrotesciencefiction.D.Themanwhofirststartedwritingsciencefictionsuccessfully.2.WhatencouragedJulesV

6、ernetowritemorestories?A.Theplayshewroteforthetheater.B.Theencouragementfromhisfather・CThesuccessofFiveWeeksinaBalloon.D.Thescientificsubjectsinhisstories.3.WhywereJulesVernersbooksverypopularinthe19thcentury?A.Becausehisbooksmadehimrichandfamous・B.Becausehewrotemanyp

7、laysforthetheateratthattime・CBecausehisbookshavebeenthesubjectsformanymovies.D.Becausemanypeoplewereinterestedinscienceandinventions.4.WhichofthefollowinghasthemaincharactercalledPhileasFogg?A.FiveWeeksinaBalloon.B.AroundtheWorldinEightyDays.C.AJourneytotheCenterofthe

8、Earth・D.FromtheEarthtotheMoon.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.JulesVerneonlywroteplaysinthe19thcentury・B