结束首页末页下一页上一页SectionⅣLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage[读文清障][原文呈现]ANEWDIMENSION①OFLIFE19thJanuaryI'msittinginthewarmnightairwithacolddrinkinmyhand②andreflecting③ontheday—adayofpure④magic!①dimension/dI'menʃn/n.维(数);方面;侧面②withacolddrinkinmyhand是“with+宾语+宾补”结构。此处作宾补的是介词短语inmyhand。③reflect/rI'flekt/vi.思考vt.映射;反射;思考④pure/pjʊə/adj.纯的;纯粹的;纯洁的结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]⑤snorkel/'snɔːkl/vi.戴潜水通气管潜泳n.(潜水艇或潜水者的)通气管⑥fantasticadj.奇妙的,令人惊奇的⑦现在分词短语Seeingsuch...作时间状语。⑧cell/sel/n.细胞;(蜂房的)巢室⑨wakeup醒来;唤醒Iwentsnorkelling⑤onthereefoffshorethismorninganditwasthemostfantastic⑥thingIhaveeverdone.Seeingsuchextraordinarybeauty⑦,Ithinkeverycell⑧inmybodywokeup⑨.Itwaslikediscoveringawholenewdimensionoflife.结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]ThefirstthingIbecameawareof⑩wasallthevivid⑪colourssurrounding⑫me—purples,reds,oranges,yellows,bluesandgreens.Thecoralswerefantastic—theywereshapedlikefans,plates,brains,lace,mushrooms,thebranchesoftreesandthehorns⑬ofdeer.Andallkindsofsmall,neat⑭andelegantfishwereswimminginandaroundthecorals.⑩be/becomeawareof对……知道、明白;意识到……⑪vivid/'vIvId/adj.生动的;鲜明的;鲜艳的⑫surroundvt.环绕,围绕⑬hornn.(牛、羊、鹿等的)角;号角;喇叭;警报器⑭neat/niːt/adj.〈口〉好的;整齐的;匀称的结束首页末页下一页上一页崭新的生活空间[第1~2段译文]1月19日我坐在温暖的夜空下,手里拿着一瓶冷饮,回忆着当天的事情——这纯粹是神奇的一天!这天上午,我戴着呼吸器在近海的珊瑚礁上潜泳,这是我从来没有过的绝妙经历。看到这样奇特的美景,我周身的每个细胞都苏醒了,就像发现了一个全新的生活空间似的。结束首页末页下一页上一页我首先注意到的是我周围那些鲜艳的色彩——紫色、红色、橘黄、明黄、蓝色和绿色。那些珊瑚都是稀奇古怪的——有的形状像扇子、盘子、脑袋和彩带,有的像蘑菇、树枝和鹿角。还有种类繁多、小巧整齐、姿态优雅的鱼穿行在珊瑚丛中,或环游于珊瑚的四周。结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]Thefishdidn'tseemtomindmeswimming⑮amongthem.Iespeciallylovedthelittleorangeandwhitefishthathidinthewavinglongthinseaweed⑯.AndIalsolovedthesmallfishthatcleanthebodiesoflargerfish⑰—Ievensawthemgetinsidetheirmouthsandcleantheirteeth!Itseemedtherewasasurprisewaitingformearoundeverycorner⑱⑮mind(sb./sb.'s)doingsth.介意(某人)做某事⑯seaweed/'siːwiːd/n.海草;海藻⑰thathidinthewaving...和thatcleanthebodies...均是that引导的定语从句,均修饰fish。⑱现在分词短语waitingforme...作定语,修饰asurprise。surprise在此处是抽象名词具体化的用法。结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]asIexploredsmallcaves,shelvesandnarrow⑲passages⑳withmyunderwaterflashlight○21:theyellowandgreenparrotfishwashangingupsidedown○22,andsucking○23⑲narrow/'nærəʊ/adj.狭窄的;有限的;狭隘的⑳passagen.通道;走廊;短文○21flashlight/'flæʃlaIt/n.闪光信号灯;手电筒;闪光灯○22upsidedown上下翻转○23suck/sʌk/vt.&vi.吮吸结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]○24yellowspottedadj.带着黄斑点的○25seaslug/'siːslʌɡ/n.海蛞蝓○26wiselookingadj.长相聪慧的○27turtle/'tɜːtl/n.海龟;龟;甲鱼○28so...that引导结果状语从句。tinyplantsoffthecoralwithitshardbirdlikemouth;ayellowspotted○24redseaslug○25wasslidingbyablueseastar;alargewiselooking○26turtle○27waspassingsoclosetomethat○28Icouldhavetouchedit.结束首页末页下一页上一页[第3段译文]在这些鱼群中游泳,它们似乎并不在乎。我特别喜欢那些橘黄和白色相间的小鱼,它们藏在波动着的细长的海藻里。我也喜欢那些为大鱼清洁身体的小鱼——我甚至还看到这些小鱼游进大鱼的嘴里去帮它们清洁牙齿!当我用水下探照灯探索小石洞、暗礁和狭窄通道的时候,似乎每个角落都有使我感到惊奇的东西等着我:黄绿相间的鹦嘴鱼倒挂着,用它那像鸟嘴一样的硬嘴从珊瑚上吮吸微小植物;一条带着黄斑点的红色海蛞蝓从一个蓝色的海星旁边滑行过去;一只长相聪慧的大乌龟紧贴我的身旁而过,伸手便可触及。结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]TherewereothercreaturesthatIdidn'twanttogettoocloseto○29—aneel○30withitsstrongsharp○31teeth,○32withonlyitsheadshowingfromahole,watchingforatasty○33fish(ormytastytoe!);○29that引导的定语从句,修饰creatures。○30eel/iːl/n.鳗,鳝○31sharp/ʃɑːp/adj.锐利的;锋利的;敏捷的○32withonlyitshead...是with复合结构,在句中作伴随状语。现在分词短语watchingfor...作showingfromahole的状语,对其补充和说明。○33tasty/'teIstI/adj.好吃的;可口的结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]andthegiant○34clam○35halfburiedinsomecoralwaitingforsomethingtoswiminbetween○36itsthickgreenlips.Thenthereweretwogrey○37reefsharks,eachaboutoneandahalfmetreslong,whichsuddenlyappearedfrombehindsomecoral○38.Itoldmyselftheyweren'tdangerousbutthatdidn'tstopmefromfeelingscaredtodeath○39foramoment!○34giant/'dʒaIənt/adj.巨人的;巨大的n.巨人;伟人○35clam/klæm/n.蛤○36inbetween在……之间○37grey/ɡreI/adj.&n.灰色(的)○38which引导非限制性定语从句,which指代reefsharks。○39(be)scaredtodeath吓死了结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]Thewaterwasquiteshallow○40butwherethereefended○41,therewasasteep○42droptothesandyoceanfloor.Itmarkedaboundary○43andIthoughtIwasverybravewhenIswamovertheedgeofthereefandhungtherelookingdownintothedepthsoftheocean○44.Myheartwasbeatingwildly○45—Ifeltveryexposedin○46suchdeepclearwater.○40shallow/'ʃæləʊ/adj.浅的;肤浅的;浅显的○41where引导地点状语从句。○42steep/stiːp/adj.陡峭的○43boundary/'baʊndərI/n.界限;分界线○44现在分词短语lookingdown...作伴随状语。○45wildlyadv.急剧地;失控地;紊乱地○46beexposedin暴露在……中结束首页末页下一页上一页[读文清障][原文呈现]Whatawonderful,limitlessworlditwasdownthere!AndwhatatinyspotIwasinthisenormousworld!○47○47两个what引起的感叹句用于加强感情色彩。结束首页末页下一页上一页[第4~6段译文]还有一些其他的动物,我不想太靠近它们——一条带有利齿的鳗鱼,只是把头从石洞里伸出来,望着可供美餐的鱼过来或者在等着我的美味脚趾伸过去!;巨大的蛤蜊半掩在珊瑚礁中等着有什么东西游过来,游到它那宽厚的绿嘴唇中去。然后,还有两条灰色的珊瑚鲨,每条大约有1.5米长,突然从珊瑚礁后边游了出来。我告诉自己它们并不危险,但是这样一点也不能抑制我那怕得要死的心情!结束首页末页下一页上一页海水很浅,但是到了珊瑚礁的尽头,就有一个陡坡,一直下降到满是沙子的海底。它是边界的标志。我游过珊瑚礁的边沿,浮在上面往下看海底的时候,我认为我还是非常勇敢的。我的心急剧地跳动着——在这样深邃而清澈的海水中,我感觉我彻底曝光了。这个水底下的世界是多么美妙,多么漫无边际!而我在这个海洋的世界中又是多么渺小!结束首页末页下一页上一页Step1Readthetextandthenmatchthetopicwitheachparagraph.1.Paragraph1A.coloursandshapes2.Paragraph2B.dangers3.Paragraph3C.reflecting4.Paragraph4D.thereef'sedge5.Paragraph5E.afinalthought6.Paragraph6F.someseacreatures答案:1~6CAFBDE结束首页末页下一页上一页Step2Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1.Inthediary,theauthormainlywantstotellusthat________.A.whathesawintheseaB.howthefisheatintheseaC.theviv