❷A lost boy in the mountains

辽宁 曲永华

□语篇导读

在日常生活中,每个人都难免会遇到一些困难或意外,然而遇事只要能够冷静地思考与对待,一切问题都会得到妥善解决。12岁的男孩蒂姆在和其他人的一次爬山中,由于与队友走散而迷了路。在这个关键的时刻他调整好自己的心态,并且做出了一系列的举动……

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(抓伤)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(游泳裤),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!

◆语块收藏

1.go hiking去徒步旅行

2.calm down平静下来；镇定下来

3.to one's surprise使某人感到惊奇的是

4.wash the blood off...把血从……上洗掉

5 covering one's body with leaves用树叶遮盖住某人的身体

6.get lost迷路；迷失方向

7.just wore a pair of swimming minks只穿一条泳裤

8.beat one's love for战胜某人对……的爱

◆典句赏析

1.However,he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival(生存)skills.然而,多亏了他惊人的生存技巧,他最终幸存了下来。

thanks to是固定词组,意为“多亏了；幸亏，由于,因为”,后面可以接名词、代词或者动名词。

2.He knew what to do in such a situation.他知道在这种情况下该怎么做。

这是一个简单句。what to do in such a situation是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构,在句中作动词knew的宾语,这里相当于“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.他回来后,妈妈问他为什么天黑了还要继续走。

这是一个比较复杂的句子。after引导的是时间状语从句,在主句“...his mom asked why...dark.”中why引导的句子作asked的宾语,when引导的句子作“why he carried on walking”的时间状语。

carry on doing sth.意为“继续做某事”,相当于“go on doing sth.”。如果表示“继续做另一件事”,则要用“carry on to do sth.”形式。例如：

Mr.Zhang carried on to show us how to do it.张先生接着又教我们怎么做。

◆理解自测

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D选项中,选择适当的答案。

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.

◆词句微练

根据所给汉语意思,完成下列英文句子。

1.使迈克感到惊奇的是,他汉语考试不及格。

__________________,he failed the Chinese exam.

2.我爷爷虽然迷路了,但最后多亏了警察,他找到了家。

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

3.这座山终年被积雪所覆盖。

This mountain__________________snow all year round.

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