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In the Submarine在潜水艇上
We were alone in complete darkness and silence.The man dragged us into the submarine.
They didn't speak 1 they pushed us into the dark room and locked us in.Who were they?What
would they do to us?Ned Land was angry and began to shout.
“2 will not help,”I said.“We should stay calm.”3,a door opened and two men4_.
One of them was short and strong.The other was tall and handsome.It was 5 to see that the
tall man was the captain.
They spoke to each other in a language that I could not understand.I told them our 6,
speaking in French,but they did not seem 7 me.Ned repeated the story in English and Conseil
in German,but they did not speak.I told it again in Latin.They sat and 8 us,and then got up
and left the room,locking the door behind them.
A few minutes later,the door opened again.A man 9 some clothes for us and 10 man
brought us food.The food was beautifully prepared and served,as if we were in a five-star hotel.
We ate hungrily and then lay down to sleep on the carpet.
When I woke up,I found it difficult to breathe.There was not enough air in our room.I
wondered 11 the submarine got air and decided that it must come to the surface every night.A
few moments later,fresh air came into the room 12 a vent above the door.Ned and Conseil
woke up.We were all very hungry again.Ned wanted to find a way to escape from the submarine or
attack the crew and take it over.I told him that we needed to be 13.He should try to control
his temper.We 14 alone for a long time,and Ned was becoming very angry.When,15,
the door opened and a man came in,Ned attacked him."Please be calm,Mr Land,"said a voice.
We were surprised to see that it was the captain,speaking French.
-Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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)4.A.came to
B.went in
C.entered
D.arrived
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B.magic
C.wonderful
D.doubtful
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B.story
C.hobbies
D.language
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B.to like
C.to understand
D.to help
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B.looked about
C.looked for
D.looked at
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)9.A.got in
B.brought in
C.took in
D.caught in
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)10.A.another
B.other
C.the other
D.one
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)11.A.when
B.where
C.how
D.why
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)12.A.past
B.toward
C.across
D.through
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)13.A.cleverer
B.more careful
C.more patient
D.more friendly
)14.A.left
B.were left
C.were stayed
D.lived
)15.A.at most
B.at least
C.at first
D.at last
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Captain Nemo尼莫船长
"I can speak French,English,German and Latin,"he said."I understood everything that you
said when you told me your story.I could not visit you again 1 (soon)than this because I had to
decide what to do with you.Your ship hunted me;you shot at me 2 your guns and hit me with
your harpoon.You wanted to destroy me.You are my enemies,and I could throw you into the sea
to die..”
“No civilized man would do that!”I exclaimed,
"I'm not what you call a civilized man,"he replied 3 (angry)."However,I decided that it
might be interesting to let you live.You are free to go around the ship and see everything that
happens.4,I want you to promise two things."
“What are they?”
"First,if I tell you to go to your rooms,you will go immediately without 5 (fight)."
“We promise..What is the second promise?”
"You must promise that you will never leave the ship without my 6 (permit)."
"Then we can't try to escape!"exclaimed Ned Land.
"That's right.I'm the only one who will decide if and when you may leave.If you do not accept
this,I 7 (put)you outside,and the ship will dive.We will not hear you this time."
“We have no choice,”I told Ned Land..“We will have to promise.”
"Good!"said the captain."You will not be sorry,Dr.Aronnax,because you will see many
interesting things as we continue our journey.I 8 read)your books,and I know that you love
animals of the sea.”
It was 9 exciting opportunity.I would see things that no scientists had seen before.Should
I exchange my freedom for it?I was going to shake his hand 10 (show)that we had reached an
agreement.However,he ignored my hand.
“What should we call you?”I asked.
“My name is Captain Nemo,”he told us..“The name of my ship is Nautilus.”
-Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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A Spaceship Made of Plastic塑料做的字宙飞船
Then one star disappeared,then another star,and another.It was too dark to see what the
thing was.It was just a big black shape between me and the stars.
It was probably just a big old rock,which had broken off a moon or a planet.
1 Then I could show the Star Council I was doing important work.Perhaps that would be
a good reason not to marry Buff.
I said,“Find out what it is made of.”
The spaceship shot a laser at the thing and said,"It is not natural.It may be a spaceship,
although it is moving too slowly to arrive at a star.It is made of plastic."
A spaceship made of plastic?2 And spaceships don't travel slowly.
I was a little afraid,but this was something really important;nobody could make me get
married after I had discovered something as strange as this.I was afraid but also excited.Most girls
just get married once a year and have another baby.3
I was going to visit this spaceship and meet...the people inside it.
“Show me this plastic spaceship,”I said..
My spaceship shone out light.The thing was big,big,big.Who would build a spaceship so
big?The plastic was full of holes and the spaceship looked old and dead.4 I didn't think so.
The spaceship was round like a ball.It turned slowly,which made things inside just heavy
enough to stay on the ground.
I saw a door on it and said,“Land there.”
5 I put on a spacesuit,went outside and moved to the big round door.I pulled and pushed
and hit it.At last something moved and the door opened.
Inside,there was a tunnel.A long black tunnel.I climbed in and the door closed behind me.
-The Star Zoo
A.My spaceship landed.
B.Would anybody be left alive inside?
C.Can anybody believe stories like that?
D.You can't make spaceships out of plastic!
E.Well,perhaps it contained gold or something.
F.That's enough excitement for them.Not me!
G.We moved closer,but I couldn't see anything.
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Peter Pan彼得潘
Some of the children's dreams about the Neverland were similar.This was because they were
all in the same family and they had all heard the s 1 stories from their mother.Many stories
talked about a boy named Peter Pan.Peter Pan lived in the Neverland with the fairies and he could
fly.Wendy e 2 believed in Peter Pan.
"Peter Pan must be a 3 old man now,joked Mrs Darling.
"No,Mum!"cried Wendy."Peter will never grow up.He will always be a boy about the same
age and height as me!”
Mr Darling laughed when Wendy spoke about Peter Pan.He did not b 4 in Peter Pan or
the Neverland."Nana probably made the children believe in Peter Pan.I'm sure that Wendy will
soon forget about Peter Pan!"Mr Darling told his wife.
But Peter Pan did not want the children to f 5 him.So that same night he came to the
Darlings'house.He whispered dreams of the Neverland into their ears while they were s 6,
Wendy had a wonderful dream about the Neverland that night.
The next day when they saw that the window was open and knew that Peter Pan had come to
visit."Look!"she yelled to her mother."There are tree l 7 on the floor and he forgot to clean
his shoes!”
"How could Peter Pan come into the house without first k 8 at the door?"asked her
mother.“The door is always locked.”
"He flew in t 9 our window!Go upstairs and look!The tree leaves are next to the
window!”
Mrs Darling did not want to tell Wendy that the Neverland and Peter Pan were just a dream
and made her daughter sad.S 10 she walked upstairs after breakfast and examined some of the
leaves.She was surprised to see that they didn't look like the leaves that grew on the trees next to
the house!
-Peter Pan
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《科幻故事
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Travel in Time时间旅行
“Suddenly,I heard a roar(怒吼声).A giant crab was moving towards me.I heard a noise
above me.A huge bird-like creature that was not a bird flew past me.
"Everywhere I looked,there were monsters-forms of life unknown to me.The sun
disappeared,and it was dark.There was no moon.I knew I had to try to get away from this terrible
place.From what I knew,this was pre-historic times,the days of the dinosaurs.
"I pulled the correct lever,again,the machine shook,and within minutes,it seemed,I was
back in my exhausted(筋疲力尽的).
"Was it all a dream?I asked myself.But I knew it was not.The machine was not in its usual
place in the laboratory(实验室).
"I looked on my table and saw a newspaper there.The date was today's.I looked at my watch.
The time was nearly eight o'clock.It was the time for our usual weekly meeting.I heard your voices
from my sitting room.I went to join you and tell you my story.You probably don't believe a word
ofit.”
He put his hand in his pocket to take out some matches to light his pipe().Some dried
flowers fell from the pocket.The doctor picked one up.
“I have never seen a flower like this,”he said.“Do you know what it is'?”
The time traveller shook his head."They were put into my pocket by Weena,"he said.
We all looked at one another.We thought he was mad.
We left the time traveller and returned to our homes.I tried to sleep but could not.His story
was impossible,and yet it was full of detail.The next day I went to his house.
He was in his laboratory.The time machine was standing in its place.He was getting into it.
He had a camera and a bag under one arm.
“Ican't talk to you now,”he said..“T'm really busy.”
“I can see you are,”I said.“Tell me,can you really travel in time?"
"Yes.And this time I will prove to you that I can.Wait here for me.I shall only be half an
hour.”
I went into the sitting room and read a magazine.Half an hour passed.An hour passed.Then,
a whole day passed.
I went into the laboratory.The time machine was not there.
The time traveller has never been seen since that day.
And that was three years ago.
-The Time Machine
1.What time did the time traveller travel to according to him?
2.Why didn't the time traveller think it was a dream?
3.What did“we”think of the time traveller??
4.Why did the time traveller take a camera with him?
5.What do you think has happened to the time traveller?
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Break the Promise背弃诺言
On the whole island,there were only three small huts,and one of these was empty when I
arrived.There were holes in the roof,and the windows were broken,but I had them mended and
moved in.No one came to visit me,and I was able to spend my days working,even though I hated
what I was doing,and there were days when I could not continue.However,I made good progress,
and I knew that soon I would have created a female.
The monster had promised that if I made a female for him,he would go and live with her in
the jungle and never kill again.But I did not know what the female would be like.It was possible
that she would be worse than the monster I had already created.There was also the possibility that
she would hate him.Then what would happen?I asked myself.
Suddenly,as I sat thinking,I heard a noise outside.I looked out of the window and saw the
monster.He had followed me.He had come to make me keep my promise.Looking at him,I knew
now I could not.I knew that whatever happened,I must not create another monster.I set about
destroying my work.
Through the window,the monster saw me do this.He pushed open the door."What are you
doing?"he shouted at me."Why have you broken your promise?I have suffered hunger and cold
for months as I have followed you.Why are you now destroying all my hopes?You have created
me,but I'm your master.You will obey me and keep your promise."
"No,I replied,"I will not create another monster.Nothing you can say or do will make me
change this decision.Now,go."
He was silent for a moment then he said,"I will go now,but I shall be with you on your
wedding night."With these words he left the hut and ran down to the water,where he got into a
boat.
-Frankenstein
()1.What was the teller-Frankenstein busy doing at first?
A.He was busy creating a female.
B.He was busy doing the research.
C.He was busy repairing the hut.
D.He was busy visiting the island.
()2.Why did Frankenstein stop creating a female?
A.Because the monster told him to do so.
B.Because he had difficulty in creating a female.
C.Because he made a promise that he wouldn't create a person any more.
D.Because he was afraid that the female he made wasn't the dreaming one.
()3.The monster followed Frankenstein to
A.help him
B.frighten him
C.ask him to break the promise
D.make sure the female would be created
)4.What would the monster do if he had the female?
A.He would go to the jungle alone.
B.He would live a normal life like others.
C.He would live with Frankenstein forever.
D.He would ask Frankenstein to make a promise.
()5.What does the last paragraph mean?
A.The monster wanted to take part in Frankenstein's wedding.
B.The monster would be away from Frankenstein for some time.
C.The monster would do something to make Frankenstein sad.
D.The monster wanted to give Frankenstein a gift at the wedding.
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The Monster's Revenge怪物的复仇
We had planned to spend the night at an inn by the lake.From our room,we could see the
water and the forest beyond.It was a peaceful scene,but I was not at peace.Elizabeth could see
this."What is the matter,my dear?"she asked me.I pretended that I was just very tired.While
she got ready for bed,I made sure my gun was near at hand.
“I'm going for a walk,”I said.“Be sure to lock the door of our room.Open it only to me.”I
walked along all the corridors of the inn,looking whether the monster could hide.There was no
sign of him.Then,suddenly,I heard a scream and then another one.I ran as fast as I could to our
room.The door had been broken open.I ran into the room.Elizabeth lay across the bed.Her head
was hanging over the side.I ran to her and lifted her towards me.She was dead.Her neck had been
broken.
I ran out of the room.I was sure the monster was in the inn.I had to find him.I ran like a wild
thing from room to room with my gun in my hand.At first,there was no sign of him.Then I saw
his face looking in through a window.It had the ugliest smiles upon it.I ran to the window,firing
my gun,but he ran off and jumped into the lake.
I ran out of the inn and found a boat.Other guests from the inn joined me in my search,but
we never found him.At that night,tired though I was,I lay awake.I could think only that I had
lost the one person in the world who could give me happiness.I could think only that I was so
blame for her death because I had created the monster who had killed her.
I returned to Geneva,to my father,and Ernest.My father was deep in sadness,for Elizabeth
had been like a daughter to him.The loss made him ill and within a month he was dead.He died in
my arms.As for me,I became mad and was taken away and locked up until my madness passed.I
had one thought and one thought only.I had to find the monster and kill him.However,I knew
that I could not do this without help.I went to a magistrate in the town."I know who killed my
wife,my brother and my friend,”I said..“You must help me find him.”
-Frankenstein
()1.Why was Frankenstein not at peace with Elizabeth at the inn?
A.Because he was very tired.
B.Because he didn't like the scene.
C.Because he was afraid of something.
D.Because he didn't like Elizabeth at all.
()2.Frankenstein walked along the corridors to look for
A.the monster
B.the stranger
C.the guests at the inn
D.the owner of the inn
()3.When was Elizabeth killed?
A.In the morning.
B.In the afternoon.
C.In the evening.
D.At night.
()4.Which of the following can show that Frankenstein became the saddest?
A.He made sure his gun was near at hand.
B.He ran to Elizabeth and lifted her towards him.
C.At that night,tired though he was,he lay awake.
D.He became mad and was taken away and locked up.
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The Nautilus“鹦鹉螺号”潜艇
Ned,Conceil and I were taken to the ship.Captain Nemo showed us around.He led us into a room
as a museum with a lot of collections and then took us to the library and the galley().
Captain Nemo was very proud of his collections and the ship-the Nautilus.Then,he took me
to my cabin().It was a very comfortable bedroom and was next to his cabin.His cabin had an
instrument panel(仪表板),and on this he could see everything that he needed to know to sail the
Nautilus.
He told me that he had found a way to make electricity using salt and mercury().This
electricity gave the Nautilus all the power it needed to move through the water.Huge pumps()
filled and emptied tanks of air and water to make the Nautilus sink or rise.I was surprised to find
that the Nautilus even had a small dinghy().Captain Nemo could enter the dinghy from the
Nautilus while it was underwater and go to the surface.Then,the Nautilus would come up to
collect him.As we walked to the engine room(发动机舱),we passed the large kitchen and crew
room.The door of the crew room was closed,so I could not see how many men were asked to work
on the Nautilus.
Captain Nemo showed me the engine and explained how it worked.It was difficult to
understand how the tanks,rudders and batteries worked.However,I had to believe it because the
engine was working!The Nautilus was seventy metres long and eight metres wide.It had a
cylindrical(圆柱形的)shape with points on each end and weighed 1,500tons.A pilot sat in a small
room with strong windows,and a powerful electric light showed him where he was going.
“It's a wonderful ship!”I exclaimed.
“I love it as if it were my child,”he replied.
"How did you build it in secret?"I asked."All the parts were made in different countries.I
used different names each time I placed an order.I took all the parts to a desert island,and my
workmen put them together.Then,we burned our workshops."
“It must have cost a great deal of money!”I exclaimed again.
“Millions of dollars,”he replied.“However,I have billions..”
-Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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)1.What can we learn about the Nautilus?
A.It had a lot of rooms with many treasures in them.
B.It was too large for Captain Nemo to know how to sail.
C.Everyone knew that Captain Nemo built it on a desert island.
D.It could sail not only on the surface of the sea but under the water.
()2.The underlined word“exclaimed”means“
”in Paragraph5.
A.cried suddenly in pain
B.said suddenly and loudly in surprise
C.spoke in a low voice because of sadness
D.shouted in a loud voice because of anger
)3.Which is the correct order of the story?
DCaptain Nemo told us how he made electricity.
2All the parts of the ship were put together on an island.
3Captain Nemo took Ned,Conceil and I to the Nautilus.
4We realized how great the ship was.
A.③④①②
B.①③④②
C.②④③①
D.②③①④
()4.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Captain Nemo had so much money.
B.“I”was excited to visit the Nautilus,
C.The Nautilus could sail under the water.
D.The Nautilus was a great ship that Captain Nemo was proud of.
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《科幻故事
Peadina
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Frankenstein(I)弗兰肯斯坦(I)
On my first day at the university I met my teacher,Professor Waldman,who was one of the
greatest scientists in the world.He gave a wonderful talk to all the students who were starting at
the university.He ended his talk by saying:"Some of you will become the great scientists of
tomorrow.You must study hard and discover everything that you can.That is why God made you
intelligent to help other people."
After the professor's talk,I thought very carefully.I remembered the storm when I was
fifteen.I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree.I wanted to use electricity to help
people,and I wanted to discover the secrets of life.I decided to work on these two things.I did
not know then that my work would destroy me and the people that I loved.
I started work the next day.I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized
that I could learn to be a very good scientist.
The professor helped me very much,and other important scientists who were his friends
helped me too.I was interested in my work and I did not take one day's holiday during the next
two years.I did not go home,and my letters to my family were very short.
After two years I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was better
than anything in the university.My machine would help me answer the most important question
of all.How does life begin?Is it possible to put life into dead things?To answer these questions
about life I had to learn first about death.I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died
and the warm life left them.In the hospital and in the university,I watched the dying and the
dead.Day after day,month after month,I followed death.It was a dark and terrible time.
Then one day,the answer came to me.Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.I
knew that I could put life into a body that was not alive.
I worked harder and harder now.I slept for only a short time each night,and I did not eat
much food.I wrote to my family less often.But they loved me and did not stop writing to me.
They said they understood how busy I was.They did not want me to stop work to write or to see
them.They would wait until I had more time.They hoped to see me very soon.
The professors realized that I was doing very important work,and so they gave me my own
laboratory.There was a small flat above the laboratory,where I lived,and sometimes I stayed
inside the building for a week and did not go out.
frankenstein
intelligent [in'telid3ant_
adj.有才智的;悟性强的;聪明的;有智力的;智能的
destroy [dr'stro]
.毁灭;破坏;摧毁;人道毁灭,杀死
dying ['daun
adj.临终的;临死的;垂死的
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Above the laboratory I built a very tall mast.It was 150 metres high,and higher than the
tallest building in the city.The mast could catch lightning and could send the electricity down to
my machine in the laboratory.I had never forgotten the lightning that had destroyed the tree.
There had been so much power in the electricity of that lightning.I believed I could use that
electricity to give life to things that were dead.
I will say no more than that.The secret of my machine must die with me.I was a very clever
scientist,but I did not realize then what a terrible mistake I was making.
In my laboratory I made a body.I bought or stole all the pieces of human body that I needed,
and slowly and carefully,I put them all together.
I did not let anybody enter my laboratory or my flat while I was doing this awful work.I was
afraid to tell anybody my terrible secret.
I had wanted to make a beautiful man,but the face of the creature was horrible.Its skin was
thin and yellow,and its eyes were as yellow as its skin.Its long black hair and white teeth were
almost beautiful,but the rest of the face was very ugly.
Its legs and arms were the right shape,but they were huge.I had to use big pieces because it
was too difficult to join small pieces together.My creature was two and a half metres tall.
For a year I had worked to make this creature,but now it looked terrible and frightening.I
almost decided to destroy it.But I could not.I had to know if I could put life into it.
I joined the body to the wires from my machine.More wires joined the machine to the mast.
I was sure that my machine could use electricity from lightning to give life to the body.I watched
and waited.Two days later I saw dark clouds in the sky,and I knew that a storm was coming.At
about one o'clock in the morning the lightning came.My mast began to do its work immediately,
and the electricity from the lightning travelled down the mast to my machine.Would the machine
work?
At first nothing happened.But after a few minutes I saw the creature's body begin to move.
Slowly,terribly,the body came alive.His arms and legs began to move,and slowly he sat up.
The dead body had been an ugly thing,but alive,he was much more horrible.Suddenly I
wanted to escape from him.I ran out of the laboratory,and locked the door.I was filled with fear
at what I had done.
For hours I walked up and down in my flat.At last I lay down on my bed,and fell asleep.
But my sleep was full of terrible dreams,and I woke up suddenly.The horrible thing that I had
created was standing by my bed.His yellow eyes were looking at me;his mouth opened and he
made strange sounds at me.On his yellow face there was an awful smile.One of his huge hands
reached towards me...
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mast[mast]n.船桅;桅杆;旗杆;天线塔
awful ['o:f1
adj.极讨厌的;非常的;很坏的;骇人听闻的
adv.非常;极其
frightening ['fraitnin
adj.引起恐惧的;使惊恐的;骇人的
wire ['war(r)]
n.金属丝;金属线;电线;导线;铁丝网
v.给(某人)打电报;将…连接到(某设备);用导线给(建筑物、设备等)接通电源;用金属线把…
连在一起;给…安装窃听器
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