1、Unit 12 Fact and Fantasywordsl1.fantasy n.幻想,白日梦l2.fiction n.虚构,编造,小说l3.foundation n.基础,根本,基金l 3.Jules Verne 1828-1905)l a French writer who wrote science fiction.His most famous books are Journey to the Centre of the Earth,Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,and Around the World in Eighty Days 凡尔
2、纳(科幻小说家)l 4.instrument 工具,手段,器械,器具,手段l 5.Leaguel (1)同盟,联盟l(2)里格:一长度单位.l 6.monster n.怪物,妖怪l 7.set outv.出发,开始,l set out to do sth.开始做某事l=set about doing sthl set out for somewhere出发去l =leave forl 8.collision 碰撞,冲突l 9.submarine 潜水艇l 10.permanent adj.永久的,持久的l 11.voyage n.航程,航空vi.航海,航行l 12.Nautilus n.诺特拉
3、斯(船名)l 13.extraordinary l adj.非常的,特别的,非凡的l 14 precious l adj.宝贵的,贵重的,珍爱的l 15.magic n.魔法,巫术,戏法adj.魔术的l 16.drown v.溺死,淹死vt.淹没l 17.chimney n.烟囱l 18.extinct adj.熄灭的,灭绝的,耗尽的l 19.marble n.大理石,l 20.raft n.筏,救生艇I.Para.1SomethingaboutJulesVerneII.Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5III.Para.6somethingaboutJourneytothece
4、ntreofearthSomething about 20,000 leagues under the sea20,000 leagues under the sea.Jules VerneBorn in:Died in:Nationality:Interested in:Studied:Famous novels:18281905Frenchtheatre20,000 Leagues under the Sea,Journey to the Center of the Earth,the Children of Captain Grant,the Mysterious Island,80 D
5、ays around the World.botany,applied science20,000 Leagues under the Sea,Journey to the Center of the Earth,the Children of Captain Grant,the Mysterious Island,80 Days around the World.Questionsl 1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne l have to do?l 2.What will many of the instruments in his l novel
6、s remind the readers of?l 3.How did Verne lay the foundation of l modern science fiction?l 4.In his novel“20 000 Leagues Under the l Sea”,what kind of person is Captain Nemo?l 5.How does the story“Journey to the Centre of l the Earth”begin and end up?1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne have to d
7、o?l To make a living,Jules Verne had to write and sell stories.2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of?l They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklins experiment with electricity.3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?l By taking the scie
8、ntific developments of his day one step further.4.In his novel“20 000 Leagues Under the Sea”,what kind of person is Captain Nemo?l He is someone you will neither like nor dislike.l He is very cruel because he keeps Aronnax and others as prisoners and destroys ships.But at other moments,he is gentle
9、and weak because he cries about the lost lives of people drowned in ships that have sunk.5.How does the story“Journey to the Centre of the Earth”begin and end up?l The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document and ends up with them being shot out of a volcano in southern Italy with ever
10、 increasing speed and temperature.20,000 Leagues under the SeaLanguage Pointsl 1.make a living(=earn ones living)谋生lShe made a living by singing in a nightclub.l2.lay the foundation of 奠定基础lFour-year college life laid solid foundations of his e truelThe boys wish to become a brave man has come true.
11、l 4.set out 出发,开始lset out to do sthl=set about doing sthlThey set out to look for the lost child.l5.turn out(to be)+adj./n.证明是,结果是lThe weather man said it was going to rain this afternoon but it turned out to be very lovely.lTo everyones surprise,the fashionable girl turned out to be a thiefl 6.defe
12、ndagainst/froml保护免受lWe should defend our country against attacks.l7.be dressed inlThe girl was always dressed in red.lDressed in uniform,he looks handsome.l (He was)dressed in uniform,l he looks handsome.l 1.He narrowly escaped_in the fighting.lA.to killB.to be killedC.killingD.being killedl 2.Why d
13、o people prefer to take a window seat l on the plane?lBecause the window_the outside world.lA.takes a view of B.keeps a view ofC.has a view of D.gives a view ofl 3.The weather report says it will_cold l tomorrow.lA.turn upB.turn out C.turn onD.turn inl 4.She drew the_before switching on l the light.
14、lA.shades B.masks C.coveringsD.curtainsl 5.Its_that he said:I am_to l help you.lDont take it seriously.He is always l playing that trick.lA.sure;sureB.certain;certainC.sure;certain D.certainly;curelyl 6.How much is the rent of the house,Mrsl Sandra?One hundred dollars,the electricity and telephone f
15、ee_.lA.containedB.containingC.includingD.includedl 7.Please find some books that_these matters.lA.light uponB.give light uponlC.throw light uponD.throws light uponl 8.A lot of people here,_,John,would rather l have coffee.lA.for exampleB.for instanceC.namelyD.such asl 9.My brother worked all summer
16、l vacation,saving money to_his hobby l of photography.(03SH)lA.seekB.searchC.huntD.pursuel 10.What is the_between Nangjing and l Shanghai?lA.distanceB.lengthC.widthD.heightl 11.The boy listens to the teacher_,so l everything seems easy to him.lA.attentionB.attentivelyC.attentiveD.attendl 12.A man wh
17、o hesitates_everything l cannot do anything successfully.lA.to doB.doingC.for doingl D.in doingl 13.He observed her_across the street.lA.to come B.comesC.coming D.camel 14.I_what you said but I dont_you.lA.believe;believeB.believe in;believel C.believe in;believe in D.believe;believe inl 15.It is so nice to hear from her._,we l last met more than thirty years l ago.(2002 Beijing)l A.Whats more B.That is to say l C.In other words.D.Believe it or not