课件113张PPT。Unit12 Fact and Fantasy Scientific factsWARMING UP Science fictionGoalsDo you like reading novels? What kind of novels you like best?
Do you like the stories about fantasy?
What is the most famous stories about fantasy in China?Chang’e ascending to the moonLunar Eclipselegends 传说How much do you know about the moon? Tell which of the following are facts about the moon ?The moon , a satellite , rotates around the earth.
It shines when the sun’s light beams onto its surface and is reflected back to earth.
Both sides of the moon are visible to us on the earth.
4. What we see of the moon changes from night to night.
5. Most of the moon’s surface is flat. TTFTFQuiz TimeHow much do you know about the
scientific facts? 1.What is the highest mountain on earth and how high is it?Mountain Qomolangma / Everest8,848 meters high2.What is the deepest point in the ocean and where is it? Marianas trench in the west Pacific Ocean11,033 meters deep3.Which is the longest river on earth and how long is it? (6,695 km long)4.What is the distance from the earth to the moon? What is it to Mars? What is it to the nearest star?384,401kmEarth to Mars 56-375 million km Earth to the Sun 93-150 million km 5.How far is it to the centre of the earth?The diameter of the earth at the equator is 7,926.41 miles (12,756.32 kilometers). But, if you measure the earth through the poles the diameter is a bit shorter ---- 7,901 miles (12,715.43 km). 6. How high are the temperatures near the centre of the earth?The temperature in the outer core is about 4000-5000℃. The temperature in the inner core is about 5000-6000 ℃.
The earth has three main levels.
?? CRUST
? ?MANTLE
??CORE
7. What is the longest distance around
the world?Travelling around the world the longest distance is along the equator. It is 24,901.55 miles(40,075.16 kilometres) 8. How fast does a balloon travel ? How about an aeroplane? How about a space shuttle?over 20 miles per hourabout 17,600 miles per hourabout 900 miles per hourballoonaeroplanespace shuttleHave you seen the following movies ? Some Greatest
science-fiction MoviesTransformers E.T Star Wars Spider man listeningPre-listeningHave you see or experience anything extraordinary?
What does it look like? Listening 1.Listen to the tape and finish the choices:Where did the dialogue most take place?
A. at sea B. near a lake C. at the zoo
2. What did they see on earth?
A. a snake B. a dinosaur
C. an elephant D. an unknown monster
BD3. When did they see the monster?
25 to 12 o’clock
B. 25 past 11 o’clock
C. 25 past 12 o’clock
4. Which of the following is true ?
Using the camera, they took the photo of the monster.
B. Using the telescope, they could see the whole animal clearly.
C. It is more than 20 meters long in size with a long neck .ACDescription: One part looks like the trunk of an elephant pointing out of the water and it looks like three round wheels, half out of the water
1. Write down what Sam and Betty saw. Please fill in the blank: A lake 11:35 amMore than 20 metres longSketch:like a huge snake.a long neck with a ring around ita lake2. Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions:
1).Why does Sam need to know the time?He thinks other people will ask him later about the timeA telescope and a camera2). What instruments do Sam and Betty use to observe the animal?3). Who will later ask them questions?a. the police b. journalists c. scientists4). Write down five possible questions that other people may later ask Sam, Betty and Karen. a.What time is it when you saw the creature?
b. Can you describe what you saw?
c. How big was it?
d. Are you sure it was an animal?
e. Where did you see it?
f. Can you make a drawing of what you see?What is science fiction?Science fiction is often about things that we believe may be possible in the far future. What is a science fiction writer?Speaking speakingNow let’s try to be a science fiction writer:Task 1
Pair work : fill in the gaps
Read the suggested beginnings of possible dialogues and think in which way the gaps could be filled in.
Pay attention to using the following expressions when doing the task:I believe …
I suppose …
I’m sure that …
I doubt …
I’m (not) certain …It could be … but …
It’s likely …
I can’t believe my eyes …
I can’t imagine …Dialogues about
1.?Space Travel
2. ?Life in 3098
3. Young forever
4. Creatures from outer space
Task 2 (pair work, group work, or individual work):Do use some of the new expressions
and talk more about what you believe may come true in the future.ReadingPre-readingElectric railway was invented in the early years of the 20th centuryThomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. Steam-powered boat was made in 1807.2. Match the name of the scientist and the application of electricity.1844 – Morse the radio
1876 – Bell the electric battery
1821 – Faraday the electric motor
1752 - Franklin the telegraph
1904 – Tesla the television
1928 – Farnsworth the lightening rod
1800 – Volta the telephoneHave you ever read the above books?Who is the writer of the two books?Jules VerneThe Father of Science FictionBorn in:_________
Died in:__________
Nationality:_________
Interested in:__________________
Remembered as:_________________
Famous novel:___________________ _________________________ 18281905Frenchbotany and applied sciencethe father of science fiction20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Journey to the Center of the EarthJules VerneFast reading Read the passage fast and then try to summarize the main idea of each partPart 1(para 1):
Part 2(paras2-5):
Part 3(para 6):
General information about Jules VerneInformation about his famous novel---20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.Information about another novel---Journey to the centre of the Earth.True or False1. Verne had to sell newspaper to make a living when he was in Paris.
2. Verne died at 77, with his dreams realized.
3. The furniture on the Nautilu is precious and the food aboard is all sea food. FFT4. Captain Nemo is a very cruel man and no one likes him.
5. The story Journey to the Center of the Earth is a science fiction. FTCareful readingPart 1(para 1)1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne have to do?
2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of?
3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?1.To make a living, what did Jules Verne have to do?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?They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklin’s experiments with electricity.3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further.Part 2 : paragraphs 2-5Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster?
What does the monster turn out to be?
3.What does Nautilus look like? Read paragraph two to paragraph four carefully and try to find the answers to the following questions:Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster? Because ships are disappearing all over the world and it is believed to be caused by a sea monster.2.What does the monster turn out to be? The monster turns out to be a submarine.3.What does Nautilus look like?The Nautilus is an extraordinary ship.
The furniture is precious and huge glass windows that can be opened and closed give a view of the underwater world.
The ship is also very strong and protected with thick iron plates.
Electricity is used for light, heating, power and to defend the ship against attacks.Retell the story of
20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea according
to the above three
questions and answers Activity submarineShips are disappearingPrecious furniture Huge glass windows Protected with thick iron plates Electricity is used for light, heating , power ,etc. All that is needed for life comes from the oceanSet out to find the monsterAn extraordinary shipDescribe the character of Captain NemoPara 5Captain Nemo is the kind of person of whom it is difficult to say whether you like him or not. You may think he is hard and cruel, but he also has a soft and gentle side.Journey to the Center of the EarthPart 3 : paragraph 6How does the story Journey to the Centre of the Earth begin and end up?The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document in an old book and in the end, their raft is drawn into a fast stream and with ever increasing speed they are shot out of a volcano in Southern Italy.Read paragraph six and answer the following question:List what the two men do in the
adventure of going to the centre
of the earthtravel to Iceland(…enter the earth through a chimney in a dead volcano)…lead them through a narrow passagepassing through layers of coal and marble …reach a huge lake or underground oceango through forests of mushrooms and plantsCross the sea…are attacked by……shot out of a volcano in Southern Italy1.From the second paragraph we can see “a sea monster” is . A.a kind of natural phenomenon B.an animal that eat people and destroy ships C.people dressed in diving suits D.a naval vessel（军舰）that can operate under water as well as on the surface Choose the best answer according to the text.Reading comprehension2.“The Nautilus” is unusual because . A. it is strong?
B. it is splendid(华丽的) C. it can dive into the sea?
D. all of the above3.The text is mainly about . A.the father of science fiction?
B.20 000 Leagues Under the Sea
C.journey to the center of the earth
D.Jules Verne and his science fiction4.We can infer from the text that the science fiction can .
A.make people imaginative and manage to realize their dreams B.make people amazed and frightened C.attract readers D.make people take an adventure bravelyJourney to the Center of the Earth1.Look at the definitions(定义) and give out the words ①The science or study of plants.
②A journey by sea to a foreign or distant land.botanyvoyagePost-reading ③The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported
④person kept in prisonfoundationprisoner2.Filling in the blanks with proper words Jules Verne, born in __________in 1828, was the _______of science _________.By ______the scientific developments of his day one step further, he laid the ____________of modern science fiction. In his novels, he brought in the ______ ideas and technical inventions of his day and he also __________how inventions could be used in the future to allow man to do things that were considered __________in his own time.Francefather fiction foundationtakinglatestsuggestedimpossible He was hoped to be a _______and was sent to Paris to study______as his father wished. While there he showed great interest in the theatre, wrote stories and sold them to make a ________. He spent many hours in libraries studying botany,__________ science and many other subjects.lawyerlawlivingappliedOne novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, begins _______the disappearance of ships. It is believed that it is caused by a sea_________, so Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster, a ____________.
Another novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth---talks about the ___________of the centre of the Earth made by the two men by entering the ________through a chimney in a dead volcano. withsubmarinediscoveryearthmonsterDiscussion 1.Have you read any books or seen films about science fiction?
2.Are you fond of science fiction? Why ? Why not?
3.What can we learn from the text?Terminator 终结者3:机器的觉醒Matrix 黑客帝国神秘岛
Many fictions in the novels of many years ago have come true, such as television, internet, artificial hearts and so on.
Maybe some fiction of today will be realized some years later.
Everything is possible.
Choose what you are interested in.
Work hard to realize your dreams.
Hold your confidence and perseverance(毅力) to lead yourself to success. Language points
(word study)1. develop one`s love for ……
渐渐喜欢上……
developed country/developing country
develop a film
I have developed an interest in reading science fiction.
Develop the oil and gas
2. make / earn a living 谋生
make / earn one`s living Eg. 1) She earns her living by growing flowers.
2) He makes a good living as an industrial designer.living [U]“活; 生存; 生活”
The standard of living in poor countries is very low.
They set an example of plain (平凡的) living. 3.He used the latest ideas and technical inventions of his day in his book.
1) latest adj. 最新的；最近的
late adj.& adv. 迟的（地），晚的（地）
later adv.后来；以后 adj. 较晚的；
lately adv. 最近；近来= recently
the ________ news / fashions
Have you seen him_________?
We arrived there three days __________.
? in the __________ 1990s
latestlatelylaterlate2) of one`s day 某人所处的时代，(作后置定语)
in one`s day (作状语)Eg. 1) Do you know about the great scientists of his
day?
2) In grandmother`s day, skirts were long.4. remind 提醒； 使想起1) remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事
Please remind me to answer that letter.
2) remind sb of sth / sb 使某人想起某事 / 某人
He reminds me of his brother.
3) remind sb that 提醒某人某事
He reminded me that I didn`t finish my work.6. Lay/provide the foundation(s) of ……
奠定……的基础 Eg. 1) His ten years in America laid the foundation of his career.
2) The workers are laying the foundation of the huge building.5. take ….one step further把…推进一步
Critics(批评家) want the government to take this one step further and ban the film altogether.
(进一步彻底禁止这部电影)
8.long before & before long long before 很久以前，单独使用，一般用在过去完成时
的句子里。
before long 很快； 不久，可用于各种时态。Eg. 1) She said she had seen the film .
2) I`ll see the film .
3) I had known about him we met.
4) , the little girl died with the hopeless wish. long beforebefore longlong before Before long7. suggest: 提议;透漏; 暗示;使想起
May I suggest going there by train?
I suggested to him that he join the club activities
His tone suggested his indifference to the matter.
What does the word “black” suggest to you? 9.ships are disappearing be+v-ing 用进行时表示一般现在时，表经常性动作或状态（常与always , often, all the time 连用）；表示一种感情，赞叹，厌烦或是强调情况的暂时性。
Don’t believe him. He is always telling lies.
Xiao Ming is doing fine work all the time at school.
I’m walking to work because my bicycle is being repaired.10. 1) She set out to break the world land speed record.开始做某事
2) She set out at dawn.从某地出发上路
3) We will need to set out chairs for the meeting.安排或摆放(物件)
4) He set out his objections(反对) to the scheme(体制).陈述或者宣布某事set out
set about
set off
set up
set aside
set foot in
set fire
set free
创立，开办拨出（时间,金钱）出发，开始出发，起程开始，着手纵火，放火搁置．放在一边进入到某处释放1.The First Aid Post, ________ by Smith ,plays a very important role now.
2.The father was so angry as to tell his son never
never to __________ in the house.
3.He _____________at six o’clock and reached the destination an hour later.
5. Peter ________ the papers he was making ,reached for a cigarette and lit it.
6.The man was said to __________ to the house, completely burnt down.
7.The so-called murderer, who had turned out to be innocent, was _________.
8.After supper she __________writing the essay.
set upset footset out/set offset asidehave set fireset freeset about set out to do sth
set about doing sth11. in their efforts: in 表示”正在进行的动作或状态”
He is always in action.
We seem to be in agreement on the matter.
When we arrived she was engaged in a telephone /conversation.
12. find oneself in/at/done/doing…
“不自觉地（来到某处）”“发现自己……”,表示一种“意外”或“不知不觉”。
We walked on and on, and found ourselves in a small mountain village.
Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys.
The boy found himself walking in the direction of the zoo.
12. turn out to be sb./ sth. 证明是某人(某事物); 原来是
The job turned out to be harder than we thought.
She turned out to be a friend of my sister.
=It turned out that she was a friend of my sister.13. board n. 木板， vt. 上（船，火车，飞机等)
broad adj. 宽阔的；
aboard adv. / prep 在（船，火车，飞机等）上
abroad adv. 在国外 Eg. 1) This is a 10 inches wide.
2) Please the plane immediately.
3) a road
4) He was already the ship.
5) They climbed / went .
6) She went twice last year. boardboardbroadaboardaboardabroad14. from that day on 从那天起 1) When will you begin your wedding ______?
2) My father is fond of _______.
3) Zhenhe began his last ________in his fifties.
4) This Sunday we plan to go on a _____to the West Lake.
5) Wish you a good ________to Europe.15.voyage , trip, journey, travel, tour tour travelvoyagetripjourney.16League n.同盟, 联盟, 盟约, 联合会, 社团 in league (with)
与…同盟；与…勾结
1.The police suspected that the bank clerk was in league with the rubbers.
警察怀疑银行职员与强盗有勾结。
2.They're not in the same league.
他们不属同一级别.
3. I'm not in his league.
我不是他那一类人.17. Brilliant adj. 灿烂的, 闪耀的, 有才气的a brilliant color 鲜明的颜色
a brilliant speaker 一位卓越的演说家
a brilliant artist 一位有才华的艺术家
brilliant achievements 显赫的成就
a brilliant mind 头脑敏锐的人18. Cut 的短语cut across 取捷径；走近路；超越
In order not to be late, she cut across the field.
为了不迟到，她抄近路穿过田野。
cut back 修剪；减少；缩小；削减
If we don't sell more goods, we'll have to cut back (on) production.
我们若不能增加货物的销售量, 就必须大幅度降低产量.
Rose bushes shoot again after being cut back.
玫瑰丛修剪後还能再长出新枝。cut down 砍倒；砍死；减少；减低
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.【谚】遮荫之树不可砍。
He cut down his enemy.
他杀死了他的敌人。
On no account should we cut down the outturn.我们绝不可以把产量降低。
cut in 插嘴；超车抢挡；（突然）插入
Don't cut in while I'm talking.
我说话时别插嘴。
The lorry overtook me and then cut in (on me). 那辆卡车超越我的车後, 突然插入我前方的位置.
cut off 切断, 停掉 隔绝, 挡住
cut out 删掉 停止INTERGRATING SKILLSI. Listen to the tape of the text and then answer the following questions:What did Dr Frankenstein want to do when he was young?
After he was sent to university, what did he think of the things taught at university ?
What attracted his attention?
Did he discover the cause of life?
Although he knew how to create life, what remained a difficult work for him?
Why did he decide to create a larger human being than man about eight feet in height?What did Dr Frankenstein want to do when he was young?He wanted to learn the secrets of heaven and earth. 2. After he was sent to university, what did he think of the things taught at university ?He thought all that was taught at university very disappointing.3.What attracted his attention?The structure of the human body and any animal that was alive.4. Did he discover the cause of life?Yes, he did.5.Although he knew how to create life, what remained a difficult work for him?How to prepare a body for it with all its muscles and organs 6.Why did he decide to create a larger human being than man about eight feet in height?As the small size of the parts slowed down his speed.II. Read the text carefully and choose the best answer for each question.The sentence “No human being could have passed a happier
childhood than myself” means_______.
A. I think my childhood was the happiest
B. my childhood was not the happiest.
C. my childhood was as happy as other children.
D. no children were happy except me.
2. In order to create a creature, the writer__________.
A. made many parts by himself.
B. made many parts with his father’s help.
C. bought many materials from the market.
D. managed to find some things he needed and arranged them.
AD3. From “So I had to look for a road without having a map” we know_.
A. he would explore the secret of nature by himself.
B. he would not lose his way though he had no map.
C. he had to draw a map in order not to lose his way.
D. he would not succeed without a map.
4. Passage two is mainly about __________.
A. a plan for the writer’s dream B. the writer’s dream coming true
C. a creature D. one of the writer’s experiments
5. From the first two paragraphs of this passage, we know the writer
was interested in_________.
A. maths and physics B. literature
C. the secrets of nature D. the medical scienceABC1982年，斯皮尔伯格执导了一部温馨的科幻片《E.T.》(外星人)，讲述了一个被同伴不小心留在地球上的外星人与小男孩艾里奥特建立起纯真友谊的故事。20年来这部影片受到了全世界影迷的热爱，成为妇孺皆知的电影经典。为纪念这部影片上映20周年，环球公司和斯皮尔伯格自组的“安培林”娱乐公司重新推出了这部电影的特别版，包括未曾公映的片断、加入了极富艺术感的电脑特技和杜比音效。 E.T美国、日本首度合作，历时三年制作完成的新版《变形金刚》分三个故事单元——《头领战士》、《隐者战士》、《胜利之斗争》：擎天柱牺牲后，霸天虎勾结撒克巨人继续阴谋称霸，并制出足与巨无霸福特匹敌的巨型金刚，但最后还是败在团结的汽车人手下；为更好的保卫地球，汽车人派出“隐者战士”融入人类，并与一批正义的地球少年一道对抗霸天虎。人类与变形金刚成功合体，“超级柯柏文”出现，将邪恶战士一一剿灭；狂派不甘失败，为建造宇宙要塞再次侵略地球，并通过救出兀鹰成功合体为“煞星”，将超级柯柏文击成重伤。汔车人新领袖史达为扭转战局，将柯柏文再造成狮王并成功与自己合体为宇宙最强组合——“狮王史达”，在宇宙要塞的决战中取得了最终胜利！ 变形金刚中学生彼特-帕克自幼父母双亡，他与心爱的梅婶母和本叔叔一起生活在纽约皇后区。彼特过着一个普通的学生生活，在校报担任一名摄影师，暗恋着美丽的玛丽-简-沃森，并经常与死党哈里-奥斯本一起到处游荡。在一次学校组织的旅游中，彼特和他的同学们参观了一个有关节肢动物的科学展览，期间，彼特被一个转基因蜘蛛咬了一口。不久之后，他发现自已具有了非同寻常的能力：他成了一只力量超凡、身手敏捷的蜘蛛，并且还具有了一种敏锐的超感知“蜘蛛感官”。彼特首先利用他的能力去挣钱，但是血本无归以后，他牢记心爱的本叔叔的话：“用超人的力量担负起伟大的责任”，他发誓要将自己的一生献给与犯罪行为作斗争。与此同时，哈里的父亲、军火商人诺尔马-奥斯本(Norman Osborn，威廉-达福饰)，也正在经历他自己的一些变数。一次实验方案出了差错，诺尔马的智慧和力量大增，但也让他陷入了精神错乱。诺尔马现在成为了蜘蛛侠的主要手----绿恶魔，他将彻底考验年轻的彼特-帕克与犯罪行为作战、帮助无辜人们的誓言。 蜘蛛侠银河帝国的各星系居民饱受暴政之苦，达度尼星球的居民起而反抗。莉雅公主潜入帝国基地，偷走了足以摧毁暴君的秘密武器--死星中心结构资料，不料公主被捕，但她以把数据输入机器人R2D2的计算机中。 机器人R2D2和3PO逃亡到一个遥远的星球，这个星球的年轻人卢克发现了R2D2中的求救信息，卢克找到在反抗帝国的战斗中仅存的绝地骑士奥比温，奥比温要求卢克和他一起去救公主，他们一行在梭罗的帮助下，营救出了公主，并一同对帝国进行了毁灭性的打击。 星球大战 影片追溯蝙蝠侠的起源，父母被杀害的童年阴影引起了布鲁斯强烈的复仇欲望，布鲁斯求教于瑞斯·阿古--一个令人不寒而栗又肃然起敬的忍者领袖。当布鲁斯终于回到自己的故乡哥特市时，出现了一位全副盔甲，强大且机智的正义化身--蝙蝠侠。蝙蝠侠《八十天环游地球》描写了一个英国绅士福克先生以坚定的意志，克服了无数自然和人为的障碍，终于完成了八十天环游地球一周的惊险壮举。作品还以强烈的正义感，痛斥了英国鸦片对中国人民的毒害，嘲笑了美国的武斗选举制度，同时，对人类的未来充满了信心和热爱。 八十天环游地球葛兰与塞特勒夫妻二人都是研究上古动植物的科学家，他们将全部精力都投入到挖掘恐龙骨骼化石上。直到一天，亿万富翁、努布拉岛的主人哈蒙德博士来到他们这里，以资助他们三年的工作为条件，邀请他们两位专家为他即将开幕的公园作一份背书，使律师同意他的计划。 原来哈蒙德手下的大批科学家利用凝结在琥珀中的史前蚊子体内的恐龙血液提取出恐龙的遗传基因，加以修补和培育繁殖，竟然将已绝迹6500万年的史前庞然大物复生，整个努布拉岛成为恐龙的乐园。他加以人工的管理，用电脑系统控制，保证安全，使之变成人们的游 乐园。这个公园的名称就是“侏罗纪公园”。这种新奇的设想立刻让律师们大为放心，并相信这定可以带来巨大利润，而科学家们却在惊喜之后发现其中存在一些隐患。 哈蒙德将孙子孙女接来与他们一起参加首次游览。然而旅行并不愉快顺利，恐龙都隐藏不出，而海上风暴又来袭；更糟的是管理岛上电脑系统的丹尼斯为了偷恐龙胚胎出卖给其它公司赚黑钱而关闭了电脑系统，公园立刻陷入一片瘫痪之中。丹尼斯驱车外逃，却因暴风雨 而被恐龙毒液所杀。电脑系统的破坏使安全电网失灵，恐龙们纷纷逃出了控制区，在整个公园之内游串。外出游览的电动汽车却偏偏停在猛兽区，恐怖的庞然大物霸王龙推翻了汽车，吃掉了律师。葛兰机智勇敢地将两个孩子救出汽车，躲进了森林之中。管理人员无法破译丹尼斯的密码，唯一的办法是关掉全部系统，然后再重新启动，让它恢复到原始状态。塞特勒自告奋勇去开启电源控制开关，就在安全电网通电的一刹那，葛兰带着两个孩子翻出了电网安全区。原野上肉食恐龙在追逐草食恐龙。葛兰他们在展览馆遇上了塞特勒，而两只迅猛龙却追了进来。四个人巧妙地与两只恐龙周旋，不料这两个史前动物居然有相当的智慧，就在四人被逼得无路可走时，体积庞大的霸王龙闯入与两只迅猛龙残杀，四人趁机逃出了恐怖的地方。 直升机缓缓上升，公园又恢复了控制，但哈蒙德的计划无疑不可能实现。有时用人力去改变自然，并不是一件好事。 侏罗纪公园1863 年5 月的某一天，黎登布洛克教授在一本古老的书籍里偶然发现一张羊皮纸，他从这张羊皮纸上的字里行间得到了启示：前人阿思·萨克奴姗曾到地心旅行。黎登布洛克教授决定也作同样的旅行。他在某年5 月27 日带了侄子阿克赛以及足够的粮食、仪器和武器等。由汉堡出发，到了冰岛又请一位向导汉恩斯随行。他们三人按照前人的指行，由冰岛的斯奈弗火山口下降，经过三个月的旅行，历尽千辛万苦，最后由于岩流的冲击，又从地中海里面西西里北部的斯多伦波利岛上的一个火山口回到了地面。全书以紧凑的笔法记载了旅途上的艰险经历和地底下的种种奇观，通过这部小说，读者可以学习坚忍不拔的刚强意志，获得丰富的科学知识。 地心游记《海底两万里》向我们描述了1866年，在海上航行的一些船只相继遇到了一只很像巨鲸的大怪物，有的船还遭到了这个怪物的袭击。大怪物引起了世界范围内人们对海上运输安全的恐慌。法国生物学家阿龙纳斯教授接受了合众国的邀请，加入了追捕怪物的“林肯号”战舰。“林肯号”在追逐中发现，原来这怪物并不是独角鲸，而是一艘装备先进的潜水船。教授等人被抓入船中，船长尼摩先生带领他们饱览了神奇而美丽的海底世界，又共同经历了许多艰难险阻。当潜水船在挪威海岸遇到北冰洋风暴时，教授和他的同伴终于逃出了“诺迪列斯”号，回到了祖国。他也将海底秘密公诸于世 海底两万里随着第二集最后那个“to be concluded”的字幕，所有观众的心都被吊在了万丈悬崖边上：尼奥到底怎么啦？他怎么可能在“真实”世界里毁灭电子章鱼？他又如何能“感觉”到机器？已经侵入了班恩（Bane）大脑的史密斯又会对身处昏迷中的尼奥开展什么行动？ 事实上，尼奥的身体在真实世界的飞船上处于昏迷状态，他的思维却被困在一个“中空”地带：那里既不是母体，也不是机器占领的真实世界。这个地方叫Mobile Avenue Train Station，显然是个火车站，不过是梅罗纹奇的势力范围（因此不受常规母体程序控制）。尼奥醒来时遇到了一个神秘的小女孩和她的父母，还碰见了“火车人”（The Trainman），后者控制了该车站所有母体与机器世界之间的交通。 与此同时，在真实世界的墨菲斯、翠妮蒂与Logos号飞船的奈奥比会合了，当然，还有那位被洗脑夺体的班恩。翠妮蒂他们从“先知”那里知道了尼奥的现状，在守护天使的带领下，去找梅罗纹奇要人，喜欢享受的阿梅那时正和佩瑟芬在他管辖的地狱酒吧欣赏SM的氛围，他当然不肯交出尼奥，因此大家少不了一场激战。在佩瑟芬的帮助下，翠妮蒂他们终于将尼奥带回现实。 在最后一次和“先知”交谈之后，尼奥明白了他的使命。从这开始，故事就分两条线进行。一条是墨菲斯和奈奥比杀回锡安，和基地的人们共同对抗机器大军的进攻；另一条线是翠妮蒂不愿意和尼奥分开，决心放弃一切和尼奥共同前往机器S世界的圣地——01城。奈奥比虽然不相信先知的话，但她开始相信尼奥，把自己那艘最快的logos号飞船借给了尼奥和翠妮蒂，而自己和墨菲斯乘坐Hammer号回锡安。没想到偷偷醒来的班恩溜进了Logos号，一场激战过后，班恩的肉身死去，尼奥身受重伤。历经重重机器大军的堵截，尼奥终于抵达01城。再说锡安城这边，人类已决定展开最后的自救行动，他们组织起了所有的APU（Armored Personal Units单兵作战机甲），和250000电子章鱼以及大型钻探机器展开了决斗…… 尼奥在01城终于得以面对“机器大帝”（Deus Ex Machina）——机器世界的真正主宰，双方展开了谈判并达成了协议。与此同时，史密斯的能力又扩充了，凡属尼奥接触过的信息他都能分享。他找到了先知的藏身之处，并将她复制成自己，在这个过程中，他也了解到了尼奥的使命。可是他不怕，并开始在母体中无限复制自己，系统危在旦夕…… 和“机器大帝”达成协议的尼奥被送进了母体，而史密斯正在那里等他，两人展开了一场只属于“超人”的决斗。机器与人类，两个世界的命运都取决于这一战的结果，而最后结果是…… 故事发生在《终结者II》10年之后，当年T-800战胜T-1000，救出人类未来领袖约翰·康纳（尼克·斯塔尔 饰），摧毁天网系统，阻止了世界末日到来。现在，失去母亲的约翰已经22岁，为了暗中监视天网动态，他隐姓埋名当起了"隐形人"，只有他的女友凯特（克莱尔·丹妮斯 饰）才知道他的真实身份。但最终天网还是查到了他的下落，并且立刻派出最新型的T-X"终结者"（克莉丝汀娜·罗根 饰）执行刺杀任务，人类也同样送回了将T-800改良后的新型机器人T-850（阿诺·施瓦辛格 饰）保护约翰。 但是，最新型终结者Ｔ-Ｘ具有前所未见的战斗能力与自我修复功能，远远超出了当年的液态金属T-1000。有着美丽外表的她身手矫健、下手毒辣，可以随心所欲地变成各种形态，甚至还能以能量形式存在于各种网络之间。更要命的是，她还能操纵其它机器和机器人，甚至T-800也无法逃脱她的控制。 天网不仅派出了T-X来刺杀人类的未来领袖约翰，而且还派出了他们属下众多的机器人发起了对人类的总攻。更严重的是，天网系统正努力进化到自觉式人工智能程度，并控制了全世界所有的电脑系统，进而发动核战争摧毁人类。年青的约翰必须联合T-800，对抗天网派出的各种机器人，拯救人类的现在和未来…… 这部小说叙述的是美国南北战争期间，有五个北方人被困在南军城中，他们偷乘热气球逃跑。途中，被风暴吹落到太平洋中的一个荒岛上。但是他们并没有绝望，他们团结一致，用智慧和毅力克服了重重困难，从无到有，制造出了多种生产工具和生活用具，并救起了被遗弃在另一个荒岛上独居了十二年的“野人”。在他们遭遇危难的时刻，总有一个神秘人在暗中帮助他们，这个人就是曾经是印度王子的尼摩船长。最后，火山爆发，荒岛遭到灭顶之灾，他们被抛到荒岛仅存的一块礁石上侥幸逃命。生死存亡关头，格兰特船长的儿子指挥的“邓肯号”搭救了他们，使他们重返祖国。
