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Unit5Whatanadventure!AdventureintheWorldofNatureOnestormyautumnnightwhenmygrandnephewRogerwasabouttwentymonthsoldIwrappedhiminablanketandcarriedhimdowntothebeachintherainydarkness.Outthere,justattheedgewherewecouldn’tseebigwaveswerethunderingin,dimlyseenwhiteshapesthatboomedandshoutedandthrewgreathandfulsoffrothatus.Togetherwelaughedforpurejoy—heababymeetingforthefirsttimethewildtumultofoceanus,Iwishthesaltofhalfalifetimeofsealoveinme.ButIthinkwefeltthesamespine-tinglingresponsetothevast,roaringoceanandthewildnightaroundus.AnightortwolaterthestormhadblownitselfoutandItookRogeragaintothebeach,thistimetocarryhimalongthewater’sedge,piercingthedarknesswiththeyellowconeofourflashlight.Althoughtherewasnorainthenightwasagainnoisywithbreakingwavesandtheinsistentwind.Itwasclearlyatimeandplacewheregreatelementalthingsprevailed.Oneadventureonthisparticularnighthadtodowithlife,forweweresearchingforghostcrabs,thosesand-colored,fleet-leggedbeingswhichRogerhadsometimesglimpsedbrieflyonthebeachesindaytime.Butthecrabsarechieflynocturnal,andwhennotroamingthenightbeachestheydiglittlepitsnearthesurflinewheretheyhide,seeminglywatchingandwaitingforwhattheseamaybringthem.Formethesightofthesesmalllivingcreatures,solitaryandfragileagainstthebruteforceofthesea,hadmovingphilosophicovertones,andIdonotpretendthatRogerandIreactedwithsimilaremotions.Butitwasgoodtoseehisinfantacceptanceofaworldofelementalthings,fearingneitherthesongofthewindnorthedarknessnortheroaringsurf,enteringwithbabyexcitementintothesearchfora“ghost”.Itwashardlyaconventionalwaytoentertainonesoyoung,Isuppose,butnow,withRogeralittlepasthisfourthbirthday,wearecontinuingthatsharingofadventuresintheworldofnaturethatwebeganinhisbabyhood,andIthinktheresultsaregood.Thesharingincludesnatureinstormaswellascalm,bynightaswellasday,andisbasedonhavingfuntogetherratherthanonteaching.在自然界中探险一个暴风骤雨的秋夜,我用毛毯把侄孙罗杰裹好,带着他冒雨在黑暗里穿行,径直走到海滩边,当时他只有大约20个月大。在那里,在我们无法看见海的边缘,巨浪雷鸣般呼啸而来,依稀可见白色形状的浪花翻腾着、吼叫着,朝我们抛来大把大把的泡沫。我们一起大笑,因为纯粹的快乐而放声欢笑——婴儿的他第一次见到了海洋之神异常激动的神态,我多么希望我能拥有大海一半的爱的情怀。但我想,面对辽阔咆哮的大海还有周围狂野的黑夜,我们都感受到了同样的兴奋。一两个晚上以后,暴风雨平息了,我带着罗杰再次来到海边。这一次我抱着他沿着水边漫步,手电筒射出的锥形的黄色光芒穿透了黑暗。虽然没有下雨,海浪的巨响和持续的风声使得夜晚一样喧闹。显然,就在此时此地,伟大的自然力量尽显无疑。在这样一个特别的夜晚做一次冒险是和生命相关的,因为我们找寻着那些罗杰有时白天在海堆上匆匆瞥见过的和沙子一样颜色的、行动敏捷的幽灵蟹。但蟹主要在夜间活动,当它们不能在黑夜的沙滩漫游时,它们就在冲浪线的附近挖些小坑藏在里面,似乎在观察,在等待大海带给它们什么。看到这些小生灵,面对大海的强力而孤单脆弱时,我体会到了令人感动的哲学寓意,我不敢说罗杰和我有相似的反应。但是,看到婴儿的他接受着自然的世界,不怕风在唱歌,也不怕黑暗包围和海浪轰吟,带着婴儿的兴奋寻求着“幽之蟹”实在是一件令人高兴的事。我想,这不是一个让如此年幼的孩子高兴的方式,通常人们不会这么做。但现在,罗杰刚过了他第四个生日,我们仍然继续着从他婴儿时期就开始的自然界探险之旅,我们一同感受这个旅程,而且我认为结果是美好的。我们一同感受自然,不仅有风暴,也有宁静;不仅有黑夜,也有白昼,并且我们的目的是一同嬉戏玩耍,而不是教导。【导语】本首歌曲名AdventureOfALifetime,是著名英国摇滚乐队Coldplay的新曲。强劲的音符伴着清澈的嗓音,诠释着为爱无需隐藏坚定一生的执着,在爱的新生中苏醒,就是这般美好。注:听音填空AdventureOfALifetimeTurnyourmagicon,tomeshe’dsayEverythingyouwant’sa①___________Wearelegends,everydayThat’swhatshetoldhim②__________________,tomeshe’dsaydreamawayTurnyourmagiconEverythingyouwant’sadreamawayUnderthispressure,③_______________WearediamondsIfeelmyheartbeatingIfeelmyheartunderneath④_______IfeelmyheartbeatingunderthisweightmyskinOh,youmakemefeelLikeI’maliveagainAliveagainOh,youmakemefeelLikeI’maliveagainSaidIcan’tgoon,not⑤__________I’madream,IdiebylightofdayinthiswayGonnaholduphalftheskyandsayOh,weareomenIfeelmyheartbeatingIfeelmyheartunderneathmyskinOh,IcanfeelmyheartbeatingCauseyoumakemefeelLikeI’maliveagainAliveagainOh,youmakemefeelLikeI’maliveagainTurnyourmagicon,tomeshe’dsayEverythingyouwant’sadreamawayUnderthispressure,underthisweightWearediamondstakingshapeWearediamondstakingshape(Woo,woo)Ifwe’veonlygotthislifeThenthisadventure,morethanIAndifwe’veonlygotthislifeYou’llgetmethroughaliveAndifwe’veonlygotthislifeThenthisadventure,morethanIWannasharewithyouWithyou,withyouIsaid,oh,sayoh(Woohoo,woohoo)【词海拾贝】【听力微语系列】判断地点注意捕捉听力材料中关于地点或场合的关键词:听力对话经常发生在未明说的某一特定的地点,这就要求我们能够根据话题及对话内容判断准确的地点。如,Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?这类试题的答案一般不容易从听力材料中直接得到,要根据所听到的关键词语或生活常识来判断,才能得出答案。如,听到borrow,book,keep,return,card,sciencefiction,payafine...就会想到在借书,从而得出答案是“Atthelibrary”。因此,平常训练尽量有意识地把不同场景的词、短语、句子进行归纳分类。【即时训练】听下面材料,回答问题。1.Wherewillthemanbeat5:00?A.Athome.B.Athisoffice.C.Onthewayhome.2.Whatisthewomandoingnow?A.Doingsomeresearch.B.Writingapaper.C.Studyingforatest.3.Whydoesthemanneedtheboxes?A.Heisgoingonatrip.B.Heispackingforschool.C.Heisusingthemforaproject.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Asnackplace.B.FoodfromTaiwan.C.Badeconomy.答案:1～4.BBBA【听力原文】Text1M:Givemeacallwhenyougetintotown.I’llpickyouupatthetrainstation.W:ShouldIcallyouatyouroffice?M:Ifyougetinbefore5:30,calltheoffice.Otherwise,callmeathome.Text2M:Howisyourhomeworkcomingalong?W:Don’task.AfterIfinishwritingthispaper,I’vegottostartmyresearchforanotherpaperthat’sduenextweek.AndIdon’tknowwhenI’llhavetimetoprepareformytestthat’sintwodays.Text3W:Jerry,you’releavingforschooltomorrow.WhatcanIdotohelp?M:Pleaseaskdadwheremyboxesare.W:Youcanusetheseoldsuitcaseshereinstead.Text4M:IdrovebytheTaiwanesesnackplace,andInoticedthatit’sclosed.Ithinkitwentoutofbusiness.W:Youcan’tbeserious!Ijustatethereyesterday,andtheownerdidn’tsayanythingaboutclosingdo