Unit5Whatanadvanture!DevelopingideasJulesVerne(1828-1905)wasaFrenchwriterbestknownforhisadventurestories.Oftencalledthe“FatherofScienceFiction”,Vernedescribedinhisstoriestechnologyandinventionsyearsbeforetheybecamerealities.ReadtheshortintroductiontoJulesVerneandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisJulesVernefamousfor?2.Howdopeoplecallhim?3.HaveyoueverreadanystorieswrittenbyJulesVerne?Verne’smostfamousbooks:JourneytotheCenteroftheEarth(1864)TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea(1870)AroundtheWorldinEightyDays(1873)Whatamazingthingsdoyouthinkyoumightfindinthisbook？Colorfulseaanimalsandplants;strikingscenery；hightechnology;intelligentcreatures;adventures,etc.

TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSeaReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.thetypeofthepassage2.whattheauthorintendstodoFastreadingthetypeofthepassage1.Whatisthegenreofthepassage?A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Ashowreview.C.Asciencefiction.D.Anofficialreport.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?Theauthorintendstotellustheamazingsceneryunderthesea.basicinformation

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happenedtothem?PierreAronnaxConseilNedLandabiologistprofessoraservantofAronnaxawhalehunterCaptainThe“creature”isasubmarine.NemoCarefulreadingWhenWhereWhoIn1866ThePacificOceanBiologistProfessorPierreAronnax,hisservant,Conseil,ahunterNedandCaptainNemoWhyweren’tthethreenewpassengerspermittedtoleavethesubmarine?submarineA.Tokeepasecret.B.Toenjoymoreunderseascenes.C.TohelpthecaptainNemo.D.Totakemoreadvantures.Whatisthemainideaofthispart?Backgroundinformationofthestoryashipthatcantravelbothonthesurfaceofthewaterandunderwater潛（水）艇Whenreadinganunfamiliarword,firsttrytousethecontextofthesentenceorpassagetoinferitsmeaning.Thenthinkaboutwhatotherwordswouldmakesenseinthesentence.Partsoftheword,suchasprefixes,wordrootsandsuffixes,canalsobeusedtotryandworkoutitsmeaning.LearningtolearnUnderlinethekeysentencesofeachparagraph.1

Andnow,howcanIlookbackupontheimpressionleftuponmebythatwalkunderthewaters?Wordsarenotenoughtorelatesuchwonders!CaptainNemowalkedinfront,oneofhismenfollowingsomestepsbehind.ConseilandIremainedneareachother,asifanexchangeofwordshadbeenpossiblethroughourmetalcases.Inolongerfelttheweightofmyclothes,orofmyshoes,ofmyairsupply,ormythickhelmet,insidewhichmyheadshooklikeanutinitsshell.Actions?Feelings?Views?2

Thelight,whichlitthesoilthirtyfeetbelowthesurfaceoftheocean,astonishedmebyitspower.Thesolarraysshonethroughthewaterymasseasily,andconsumedallcolour,andIclearlydistinguishedobjectsatadistanceofahundredandfiftyyards.Beyondthatthecoloursdarkenedintofineshadesofdeepblue,andgraduallydisappeared.TrulythiswaterwhichsurroundedmewasbutanotherairheavierthantheEarth’satmosphere,butalmostasclear.Actions?Feelings?Views?Abovemewasthecalmsurfaceofthesea.Wewerewalkingonfine,evensand,notwrinkled,asonaflatshore,whichkeepstheimpressionofthewaves.Thisdazzlingcarpet,reallyareflector,droveawaytheraysofthesunwithwonderfulintensity,whichaccountedforthevibrationwhichpassedthrougheveryatomofliquid.ShallIbebelievedwhenIsaythat,atthedepthofthirtyfeet,IcouldseeasifIwasinbroaddaylight?Actions?Feelings?Views?fineshadesofdarkbluefine,evensandwrinkled,asonaflatshore,whichkeepstheimpressionofthewavesthisdazzlingcarpetwonderfulintensityBeyondthatthecoloursdarkenedintofineshadesofdeepblue,andgraduallydisappeared.Thelight,whichlit

thesoilthirtyfeetbelowthesurfaceoftheocean,astonished

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raysshonethroughthewaterymasseasily,andconsumedallcolour,andIclearlydistinguishedobjectsatadistanceofahundredandfiftyyards.30feet150feetTrulythiswaterwhichsurroundedmewasbutanotherairheavierthantheEarth’satmosphere,butalmostasclear.Dothetwowordsholdthesamemeaning?Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?本句出現了兩個but，第一處but為副詞，表示“僅僅”；第二處but為連詞，表示“但是”。真的，環繞在我四周的水仿佛不過是一種氣體，比地球的大氣更稠密，卻幾乎一樣透明。ReadfordetailsAdventureundertheseaActions

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