FrenchnovelistJulesVerne(1828—1905)isoftencalledthefatherofsciencefiction.Althoughhewasnotagreattravelerhimselfhischaracterstravelledtothemoon(inFromtheEarthtotheMoon)underthesea(inTwentythousand

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

　　JulesVernewasbornintheFrenchcityofNantesin1828.Whenhewasaboyheranawayfromhometoworkonaship.Howeverhisfathersoonfoundhimandbroughthimhome.Afterthathedecidedthatanyfuturetravelhedidwouldbeinbooks.In1847hisfathersentJulestoParistostudytobealawyer.EventhoughhewasbusywritingVernepassedhisexamsin1849withhighmarks.

　　WhenJulestoldhisfatherhedidnotwanttobealawyerhisfatherwasveryangry.HestoppedsendinghissonanymoneysoJuleshadtoearnalivingbyhiswriting.Overthenextfewyearshewrotemanystoriesandplayswhichbroughthimonlyalittlemoney.Thenin1856hemetHonorinedeVianearichyoungwidowwithtwochildren.Thecouplemarriedthenextyear.

　　AfterhismarriageVerneworkedasabusinessmaninParis.Howeverhewasnotverysuccessfulathisjobandspentmostofhistimewritingbooksanddoingresearchforthenextone.In1863hepublishedhisnovelFiveWeeksinaballoonandthefollowingyearhepublishedAJourneytothecentreoftheearthwhichmadehimfamous.Hisbooksbecamesopopularandearnedhimsomuchmoneythathewasabletoleavehisjobandworkfulltimeonhiswriting.

　　InhisLifetimeJulesVernewrotemorethan50booksandhebecamearichman.Manyofthisimaginativenovelshavebeenturnedintofilms.

　　【小题1】WhenJulesVernewasbroughthomebyhisfatherhedecidedthat________.

　　A．hewoulddevotehimselftowritingB．hewouldgoonmoretravelsinthefutureC．hewouldstopwritingaboutfuturetravelsD．hewoulddowhathisfatherrequired【小题2】Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Hewasnotgoodathisschoolwork.B．HewenttoParisbecausehewantedtobealawyer.C．Hisearlystoriesandplaysdidn’tbringinmuchmone