?A lost boy in the mountains

遼寧 曲永華

□語篇導讀

在日常生活中,每個人都難免會遇到一些困難或意外,然而遇事只要能夠冷靜地思考與對待,一切問題都會得到妥善解決。12歲的男孩蒂姆在和其他人的一次爬山中,由于與隊友走散而迷了路。在這個關鍵的時刻他調(diào)整好自己的心態(tài),并且做出了一系列的舉動……

A 12-year-old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains.However,he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival(生存)skills．

One day in October,Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains,South Africa.At first,everything went well.But at about one o'clock in the afternoon,he lost his way and couldn't find any other people.He got scared at first,but then he tried to calm down.He knew what to do in such a situation.“I should follow the river,follow the light,follow the sun and finally there will be buildings,roads and people and I could call home,”he told himself．

Tim kept walking.Suddenly he heard some sounds and ran towards them.But to his surprise,he saw some baboons(狒狒).Unluckily,one baboon scratched(抓傷)his arm.He found some water to wash the blood off the scratches and continued to walk.Tim just wore a pair of swimming minks(游泳褲),so he felt very cold.He tried to keep warm by covering his body with leaves.About 22 hours later,he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom.

After he came back,his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark.The little boy said if he did that,he would see her again.Nothing could beat his love for his mom!

◆語塊收藏

1.go hiking去徒步旅行

2.calm down平靜下來；鎮(zhèn)定下來

3.to one's surprise使某人感到驚奇的是

4.wash the blood off...把血從……上洗掉

5 covering one's body with leaves用樹葉遮蓋住某人的身體

6.get lost迷路；迷失方向

7.just wore a pair of swimming minks只穿一條泳褲

8.beat one's love for戰(zhàn)勝某人對……的愛

◆典句賞析

1.However,he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival(生存)skills.然而,多虧了他驚人的生存技巧,他最終幸存了下來。

thanks to是固定詞組,意為“多虧了；幸虧，由于,因為”,后面可以接名詞、代詞或者動名詞。

2.He knew what to do in such a situation.他知道在這種情況下該怎么做。

這是一個簡單句。what to do in such a situation是“疑問詞+動詞不定式”結構,在句中作動詞knew的賓語,這里相當于“what he would do in such a situation”。

3.After he came back,his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark.他回來后,媽媽問他為什么天黑了還要繼續(xù)走。

這是一個比較復雜的句子。after引導的是時間狀語從句,在主句“...his mom asked why...dark.”中why引導的句子作asked的賓語,when引導的句子作“why he carried on walking”的時間狀語。

carry on doing sth.意為“繼續(xù)做某事”,相當于“go on doing sth.”。如果表示“繼續(xù)做另一件事”,則要用“carry on to do sth.”形式。例如：

Mr.Zhang carried on to show us how to do it.張先生接著又教我們怎么做。

◆理解自測

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從A、B、C、D選項中,選擇適當?shù)拇鸢浮?/p>

1.Tim got lost______.

A.in a zoo B.in the swimming pool

C.in a building D.in the mountains

2.When he couldn't find any other people,Tim felt scared at first and then______.

A.he cried over and over again

B.he shouted for help

C.he stayed and waited

D.he tried to calm down

3.What did Tim do first when he heard some sounds?

A.He saw some baboons.

B.He scratched a baboon.

C.He ran towards the sounds.

D.He washed the blood off.

4.Which is NOT the reason for Tim's survival?

A.He met a farmer.

B.He was too scared to carry on walking.

C.The love for his mom encouraged him.

D.His abilities to solve problems helped him.

◆詞句微練

根據(jù)所給漢語意思,完成下列英文句子。

1.使邁克感到驚奇的是,他漢語考試不及格。

__________________,he failed the Chinese exam.

2.我爺爺雖然迷路了,但最后多虧了警察,他找到了家。

Though my grandpa____________,at last____________the police he found his house.

3.這座山終年被積雪所覆蓋。

This mountain__________________snow all year round.

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