【FrenchnovelistJulesVerne(1828—1905)isoftencalledthefatherofsciencefiction.Althoughhewasnotagreattravelerhimself,hischaracterstravelledtothemoon(inFromtheEarthtotheMoon),underthesea(inTwentythousandlea】

　　FrenchnovelistJulesVerne(1828—1905)isoftencalledthefatherofsciencefiction.Althoughhewasnotagreattravelerhimself,hischaracterstravelledtothemoon(inFromtheEarthtotheMoon),underthesea(inTwentythousandleaguesunderthesea),intoavolcano(inAjourneytothecentreoftheearth),aroundtheworld(inAroundtheWorldinEightyDays)andtomanyotherplaces.

　　JulesVernewasbornintheFrenchcityofNantesin1828.Whenhewasaboyheranawayfromhometoworkonaship.However,hisfathersoonfoundhimandbroughthimhome.Afterthathedecidedthatanyfuturetravelhedidwouldbeinbooks.In1847hisfathersentJulestoParistostudytobealawyer.Eventhoughhewasbusywriting,Vernepassedhisexamsin1849withhighmarks.

　　WhenJulestoldhisfatherhedidnotwanttobealawyer,hisfatherwasveryangry.Hestoppedsendinghissonanymoney,soJuleshadtoearnalivingbyhiswriting.Overthenextfewyearshewrotemanystoriesandplays,whichbroughthimonlyalittlemoney.Then,in1856,hemetHonorinedeViane,arich,youngwidowwithtwochildren.Thecouplemarriedthenextyear.

　　Afterhismarriage,VerneworkedasabusinessmaninParis.However,hewasnotverysuccessfulathisjobandspentmostofhistimewritingbooksanddoingresearchforthenextone.In1863hepublishedhisnovelFiveWeeksinaballoonandthefollowingyearhepublishedAJourneytothecentreoftheearthwhichmadehimfamous.Hisbooksbecamesopopularandearnedhimsomuchmoneythathewasabletoleavehisjobandworkfulltimeonhiswriting.

　　InhisLifetime,JulesVernewrotemorethan50booksandhebecamearichman.Manyofthisimaginativenovelshavebeenturnedintofilms.

　　小题1:WhenJulesVernewasbroughthomebyhisfather,hedecidedthat________.A．hewoulddevotehimselftowritingB．hewouldgoonmoretravelsinthefutureC．hewouldstopwritingaboutfuturetravelsD．hewoulddowhathisfatherrequired小题2:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Hewasnotgoodathisschoolwork.B．HewenttoParisbecausehewantedtobealawyer.C．Hisearlystoriesandplaysdidn’tbringinmuch