Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? 知识点题库

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    Science fiction is a popular kind of writing. Many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories, such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and From the Earth to the Moon (1865).

    In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. As a result, they were very popular. Verne's writing included many predictions (预言) for the 20th century and many of them came true. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.

    20 ， 000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings. The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!

    Inside the great hall of the private school in Beijing, a lot of yellow T-shirts filled all the seats. They were young people from different parts of the world.

    In search of Chinese traditional excellence, more than 800 young Chinese from nearly 20 countries in Asia, America and Europe took part in a one-week Root-seeking Summer Camp from August 3 to 10.

    The Root-seeking Summer Camp began in 1999 and has become an important event to attract overseas Chinese children to visit China. "I hope my boy can learn some Chinese traditions and values（价值观）by joining this summer camp," said Wu Ziwei, who has been living in the United States for 12 years.

    "Some of the US-born Chinese can't understand the Chinese culture," Wu said. Now, his 20-year-old daughter is learning Wushu. "Unlike popular culture, traditional culture is very valuable. It is something that will never be replaced," he said.

    Most of the children are too young to know what "root-seeking" means, but a trip to China is very rewarding, because the young overseas Chinese can at least make friends and get some ideas of what China is like.

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