《2025年学霸题中题八年级英语下册译林版》

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The book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. Verne was a son of a lawyer. However, he decided to be a writer 1. i________ of a lawyer. He liked sailing and the sea. He also liked travelling around the world. He and his wife 2. s________ much time sailing on his ship. They sailed to many places and had adventures. Later, all of these were written 3. i________ his books. The book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is about Captain Nemo and his submarine(潜艇)—a kind of vessel that travels under 4. w________. His submarine is called Nautilus. Submarines are common today, but Verne wrote about this submarine many years 5. b________ they appeared! Some of Verne's ideas came true in history.
The story starts in New York City and takes the readers to many 6. d________ places. Verne describes some real places like the Mediterranean Sea, the South Pole and the Antarctic. But the story 7. a________ talks about visits to some fictional locations like Atlantis, an underwater city. Many people think the title Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea means 8. h________ deep the submarine travels under the water. However, the submarine never travels over a few leagues below the water. In fact, the title refers to the distance which Captain Nemo and his submarine travel during the course of the book. The book is 9. f________ of mysteries and magic things under water. It has been 10. t________ into many different languages and sells well.
Why not read the novel during the coming winter holiday?

答案： [文章大意]本文是一篇说明文，介绍了经典科幻小说《海底两万里》。
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