浙江江丽

杰森·斯托里和他的五个朋友在洞穴探险中，碰上了一直下个不停的大雨，之后会发生什么呢？他们还能走出洞穴吗？

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难词探意

1.caving/'keɪvɪŋ/n.洞穴探察

2.studded/'stʌdɪd/adj.布满……的

3.shin/ʃɪn/n.小腿

The rain came down heavily.Jason Storie heard it but was not worried as he prepared for a day ofcavingwith five friends in a remote spot 80 miles northwest of his home in Duncan,on Canada's Vancouver Island.

It was 6 am on December 5,2015.As a newcomer to the sport,Jason had gone caving only four times.This would be his toughest outing yet:a cave called Cascade.It was dangerous enough that the entrance was blocked by a locked metal door to keep the casual cavers out.Jason was new among the group,with the least experience and,at 43,older by a decade or more.It was his friend Andrew Munoz,33,who introduced him to the sport.Unlike Jason,Andrew was an expert caver—a former caving guide,actually.

They hiked a bit before coming to the door,which sat in the ground—you'd miss it if you weren't looking for it.It was 10 am.With their way lighted by headlamps,they walked down a narrow passage studded with sharp rocks.The silence was broken by the drip of water from above.Soon the drip turned into a light but steady flow,and they were walking in water up to their ankles,then to theirshins.

Two hours later,they approached one of the features that made the cave unique:a narrow passage not big enough to stand up in that led into a short,tight downhill.It had a name:Bastard's Crawl.Four streams met here,and indeed,the water was flowing more quickly.The sound of the water had turned into a roar.When they finally neared the top of the Crawl,there was barely four inches of air left between the water and the ceiling,not enough for them to keep their heads up to breathe.They came to terrifying realization that they were in danger！

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentences

1.It was his friend Andrew Munoz,33,who introduced him to the sport.是他33岁的朋友安德鲁·穆诺斯向他介绍了这项运动。

【点石成金】该句为一个强调句，his friend Andrew Munoz为被强调的部分。

2.With their way lighted by headlamps,they walked down a narrow passage studded with sharp rocks.利用头灯照明，他们沿着一条布满尖石的狭窄通道走下去。

【点石成金】该句中含有一个with的复合结构，light与way之间存在动宾关系，因而使用lighted表示被动。

Reading Check

阅读上面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph 1:

The water kept rising,and there was no hope of rescue.

Paragraph 2:

Slowly but steadily,the group made their way forward.

写作导引

一、原文分析

要想续写内容与所给短文之间逻辑连贯，必须充分理解文章大意，掌握作者想要表达的意思。本文是一篇记叙文，文章分析如下：

二、情节构思

基于原文本和续写段落首句提供的信息，构思要续写的故事情节，这个过程主要分为三步：

第一步，根据段首句确定续写内容。

续写第一段首句意为“水位还在继续上升，他们被救的希望很渺茫”，第二段首句意为“这个团队在缓慢、稳步地前行”。由此可知，第一段内容应描写环境方面的变化，如水位的变化，只有这样他们才有机会继续前行；第二段应着重描写前行的细节。

第二步，围绕续写第一段所给出的段首句和上面的分析进行提问构思：

（1）How did Jason and his friends react to the rising water?

（2）What might happen after that?

（3）Would the water level go down later?

第三步，围绕续写第二段所给出的段首句和上面的分析进行提问构思：

（1）How did the group make their way forward?

（2）What were the changes of environment?

（3）Would they go out of the cave eventually?

三、润色成篇

在续写的过程中要注意情节连贯，各部分内容相衔接。同时要注意语言的准确性与生动性，比如：刻画人物形象时运用恰当的形容词，使其栩栩如生；描写人物活动时使用一些动词或副词，使其细节生动；描写环境时使用恰当的形容词，使读者感同身受。