峽谷漂流，勇者歸來

重慶 王 權

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I looked down.The water was like a mirror.It was a foggy morning,so I could barely make out what was down the river.When we took our places in the raft,I was in the back with my dad right across from me.I was terrified.Sitting in the back of the raft,I was sure that I would be the one to fall out.But I have always been an optimist,so I thought it would turn out that everything would be okay.

Then I looked up and saw a big gray cloud.I looked down at the river,and it started to get louder.Soon raindrops pelted（連續攻擊）us.Once we moved out of the rain,the clouds faded away,and the sun was shining down on us for the rest of the day.As I looked around,I saw the monstrous green trees standing over me.It was beautiful.

As we moved farther down the river,I heard the water flowing gracefully.When we moved deeper into the gorge,it got louder and louder.This was our first rapids.It seemed that we were approaching the rapids slowly,but we were at the top of the rapids in the blink of an eye.I was so excited and nervous.It was a bumpy（顛簸的）ride down.Getting splashed with water,we raced up and down the rocks.There was not a patch of dry skin on us by the time we hit the bottom.

After we got through the rapids,I was so excited!Going down made me feel I could do anything.Our tour guide told us we were going to approach Category V rapids.It was more intense than the Category Ⅰrapids,and I got a little more nervous.

About three minutes later,the Category Ⅴrapids were coming.The raft raced down the rapids.Water was splashing on the rocks,letting out louder noise.Screaming all the way down,I saw white water all over.I was profoundly nervous because there were five big solitary rocks sticking out.If we were a little careless,we might hit one and get turned up?side down.In the blink of an eye,we turned around the last huge rock,entering a small calm ride.When we settled at the bottom,I wanted to go back up and do it all again.

After racing down all of the rapids,I was no longer scared.I wanted to do it once more because I had become braver and more confident in myself.

Reading Check

1.What made me especially frightened according to paragraph 1?

A.The high altitude. B.The deep cold water.

C.My backward position. D.My previous experience.

2.What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 imply?

A.The trees there were once damaged by nature.

B.I currently felt relieved after the early journey.

C.The surrounding area was extremely terrifying.

D.It didn't rain any more in the following adventure.

3.What made the adventure of the Category Ⅴrapids particularly thrilling?

A.The rapids in the river. B.The five sticking?out rocks.

C.The warning from our guide. D.The amazing speed of our adventure.

4.In what column is this text likely to appear?

A.Travel journal. B.Science report.

C.Modern celebrity. D.International affair.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

But I have always been an optimist,so I thought it would turn out that everything would be okay.但我一直都是一個樂觀主義者，所以我認為一切都會無恙的。

【信息提取】It turns out that...意為“結果……”。

【句式仿寫】結果證明，我們的判斷是完全正確的。