SectionⅣUsingLanguageJOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART2ANIGHTINTHEMOUNTAINSAlthoughitwasautumn,thesnowwasalreadybeginningtofallinTibet.Ourlegsweresoheavyandcoldthattheyfeltlike①blocksofice.Haveyoueverseensnowmenridebicycles?That'swhatwelookedlike!Alongthewaychildrendressedinlongwool(羊毛)coats②stoppedtolookatus.Inthelateafternoonwefounditwassocoldthatourwaterbottlesfroze.However,thelakesshonelikeglassinthesettingsunandlookedwonderful.WangWeirodeinfrontofmeasusual(照常)．SheisveryreliableandIknewIdidn'tneedtoencourageher.Toclimbthemountainswashardworkbutaswelookedaroundus,weweresurprisedbytheview(风景)③.Weseemedtobeabletoseeformiles.Atonepointweweresohighthatwefoundourselvescyclingthroughclouds.Thenwebegangoingdownthehills.Itwasgreatfunespeciallyasitgraduallybecamemuchwarmer.Inthevalleyscolourfulbutterfliesflewaroundusandwesawmanyyaksandsheepeatinggreengrass.Atthispointwehadtochangeourcaps,coats,glovesandtrousersforTshirtsandshorts.沿湄公河而下的旅程第二部分山中一宿虽然是秋天，但是西藏已经开始下雪了。我们的腿又沉又冷，感觉就像冰块一样。你看到过雪人骑自行车吗？我们看上去就像那样。一路上，一些身着羊毛大衣的孩子们停下来看着我们。下午晚些时候，我们发现由于天冷我们的水壶都冻上了。然而，湖水在落日的余晖下闪亮如镜，景色迷人。像往常一样，王薇在我的前面，她很可靠，我知道我不需要鼓励她。上山很艰难，但是当我们环顾四周，(眼前的)景色让我们感到惊讶。我们似乎能看到几百里以外的地方。在某个时刻，我们发现自己置身高处，仿佛骑车穿越云层。然后我们开始下山。这非常有趣，特别是天气逐渐变得暖和多了。在山谷里，五彩斑斓的蝴蝶翩翩飞舞在我们身旁，我们还看到牦牛和羊群在吃草。到了这里我们不得不把帽子、外衣、手套和长裤脱掉换成T恤衫和短裤。[助读讲解]①feellike感觉好像……，想要……。②dressedinlongwoolcoats为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰children。③本句为but连接的并列句，前一分句中不定式短语作主语，谓语动词用单数was；后一分句中，as引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时”。Intheearlyeveningwealwaysstoptomakecamp.Weputupourtentandthenweeat.AftersupperWangWeiputherheaddownonherpillow(枕头)andwenttosleepbutIstayedawake.Atmidnight(午夜)theskybecameclearerandthestarsgrewbrighter.Itwassoquiet.Therewasalmostnowind－onlytheflames(火焰)ofourfireforcompany④.AsIlaybeneath(在……下面)thestarsIthoughtabouthowfarwehadalreadytravelled⑤．WewillreachDaliinYunnanProvincesoon,whereourcousinsDaoWeiandYuHangwilljoinus⑥．Wecanhardlywaittosee⑦them！一到傍晚，我们通常就停下来宿营。我们先搭起帐篷，然后吃饭。晚饭后，王薇把头放在枕头上就睡觉了，而我却醒着。半夜里，天空变得晴朗了，星星更亮了。(夜晚)非常安静。(晚上)几乎没有风，只有篝火的火焰与我们作伴。当我躺在星空下，我想着我们已经走了多远。我们很快就要到达云南的大理。在那里，我们的表兄弟刀卫和宇航将加入我们的行列。我们迫不及待地想要见到他们！[助读讲解]④forcompany作伴。⑤as引导时间状语从句，Ithought...travelled为主句，其中howfar引导的宾语从句作thoughtabout的宾语。⑥where引导定语从句，修饰先行词Dali。⑦canhardlywaittodosth.迫不及待要做某事。第一步速读——了解文章主题和段落大意速读P22课文内容，选择最佳答案/匹配段落大意1．Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A．WangKunandWangWei'sjourneyintheTibetanmountains.B．WangKunandWangWei'sstayforthenightintheTibetanmountains.C．WangKunandWangWei'smeetingwithTibetanchildren.D．ThecoldnessintheTibetanmountains.2．Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.(1)Para.1A．TheircousinsDaoWeiandYuHangwilljointhem.(2)Para.2B．TheweatherinTibetandwhatWangKunandWangWeisawalongtheway...
