Adventures through the gorge峡谷漂流，勇者归来

2022-06-08王权

疯狂英语·读写版 2022年6期

王权

乌云、急流、险滩、岩石……峡谷漂流扣人心弦。旅游归来，“我”变得更加勇敢而自信。

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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（连续攻击） 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（颠簸的） 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 Ⅰ rapids， and I got a little more nervous.

About three minutes later， the Category Ⅴ rapids 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.

ReadingCheck

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 Ⅴ rapids particularly thrilling？

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