SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary课前自学导引汽船后半夜来了一场暴风雨,大雨倾盆而下。我们躲进了自己搭起来的避风棚,让木筏顺流而下。突然间,借着闪电的光亮,我们看到河中间有东西。一开始它看上去像座房子,但后来我们意识到那是艘蒸汽船,它触礁了,一半沉在水里,一半露在水面上。我们的木筏正朝着它驶去。“看起来它快沉了,”过了一会儿,吉姆说。“我们去看看怎么回事儿。”我接着说。“我可不想上一条要沉的船。”吉姆不同意。但当我提出我们可能在上面找到些有用的东西时,他还是同意了。于是我们划了过去,蹑手蹑脚地,像老鼠一样悄无声息地爬上了汽船。令我们大吃一惊的是,有间船舱里还亮着一盏灯。接着我们听到人的嚎叫声,“哦,哥们儿,别杀我!我跟谁也不会说的!”Aman'sangryvoiceanswered,“You'relying.Yousaidthatlasttime.We'regoingtokillyou.”Whenheheardthesewords,Jimpanickedandrantotheraft.ButalthoughIwasfrightened,Ialsofeltverycurious,soIputmyheadroundthedoor.Itwasquitedark,butIcouldseeamanlyingonthefloor,tiedupwithrope.Thereweretwomenstandingoverhim.Onewasshort,withabeard.Theotherwastallandhadsomethinginhishandthatlookedlikeagun.“I'vehadenoughofyou.I'mgoingtoshootyounow,”thismansaid.Hewasobviouslytheonewhohadthreatenedthemanonthefloor.Anditwasagunhehadinhishand.一个男人生气的声音回应道:“你在撒谎,上次你也是这么说的。我们要杀了你!”吉姆听到了这些后,恐惧万分,向木筏跑了过去。而我尽管害怕,但也感到十分好奇,于是就把头凑向了那扇门。船舱里面很黑,但我能看见一个人被绳子捆着,躺在地板上。有两个人围着他站着。其中一个是矮个,留着络腮胡子,另外一个是高个,手里拿着什么东西,看起来像是把枪。“我受够你了!我现在就要毙了你。”那个高个说道。显然他就是刚才威胁躺在地上的人的那个人。握在他手中的确实是把枪。“No,don'tdothat,”saidtheshortman.“Let'sleavehimhere.Thesteamboatwillsinkinacoupleofhoursandhe'llgodownwithit.”Whenheheardthat,thefrightenedmanonthefloorstartedcrying.“Hesoundsasifhe'sgoingtodieoffright!”Ithought.“Ihavetofindawaytosavehim!”Icrawledalongthedeck,foundJim,andtoldhimwhatIhadheard.“Wemustfindtheirboatandtakeitaway,thenthey'llhavetostayhere,”Isaid.Jimlookedterrified.“I'mnotstayinghere,”hesaid.ButIpersuadedhimtohelpme,andwefoundthemen'sboattiedtotheothersideofthesteamboat.Weclimbedquietlyinandaswepaddledawayweheardthetwomenshouting.Bythenwewereasafedistanceaway.ButnowIbegantofeelbadaboutwhatwehaddone.Ididn'twantallthreementodie.“不,别这么干。”那个矮个说,“我们把他扔在这儿。这船过几小时就沉了,他也就跟船一起沉了。”听到这话后,那个在地上已被吓傻的人开始嚎哭。“听起来他就要吓死了,”我想,“我得设法去救他。”我沿着甲板爬行,找到了吉姆,并告诉他我所听到的一切。我说:“我们必须找到他们的船并弄走它,然后他们就不得不呆在这儿了。”吉姆看上去很害怕,说:“我不想呆在这儿。”但我劝他帮我的忙,找到了他们拴在沉船另一边的小船。我们悄悄地爬上了小船。就在我们划着小船离开了那艘要沉的汽船时,我们听到那两个人的吼叫声。而那时我们已经离他们有段安全的距离了。但现在我开始后悔这么做了——我不想让那三个人都死掉。课堂合作探究[破解·重点词汇]①Ihavenoconnectionwiththatcase.我和那起案件没有什么关系。★拓展·归纳inconnectionwith关于,与……有关系beconnectedwith与……有联系havesomethingtodowith与……有关系berelatedto与……有关系beinvolvedin与……有牵连②Iamwritingtoyouinconnectionwithyourjobapplication.我写此信与你求职一事有关。③Dad,thisbrokenvasehasnothingtodowithme,butitjustmighthavesomethingtodowithSusan.爸爸,这个打破的花瓶跟我不相干,不过可能和苏珊有关系。④Yourcoughisconnectedwithyourbathingwithcoolwater.你咳嗽与你用凉水洗澡有关。⑤People'sunderstandingoftheruleoflawisrelatedtotheireducationallevel.法制观念与人们的受教育水平有关。【即景活用】单句语法填空①Thissentencedoesnotseemtobeconnected________thecontext.②Amanhasbeenarrested________connection________therobbery.答案:①with②in;with答案①Thepolicemangaveanaccountofthetrafficaccident.警察描述了交通事故的经过。②Wedelayedourdepartureonaccountofthebadweather.由于天气不好,我们把起程的时间推迟了。③Onnoaccountshouldyouloseheart.你决不应该失去信心。★拓展·归纳(1)giveanaccountof对……进行描述onaccountof由于takeaccountofsth.=takesth.intoaccount把……考虑在内onnoaccount决不(2)accountfor是……的原因;解释④Hecan'taccountforhisabsencefortoday'sclasses.他无法解释为什么缺席了今天的课程。名师点津onnoaccount有否定含义,放在句首时,句子需部分倒装。【即景活用】单句写作①Hisillness______________(是……的原因)hisabsence.②Hegave________________________(简要的描述)theaccident.③Wemust______________________________(把安全考虑在内)beforeclimbingthehighmountain.答案:①accountsfor②abriefaccountof③takesafetyintoaccount答案①Whenhegotbackhomeheapologizedandpromisedthathewouldneverrunawayagain.他回家以后,表示道歉,并且保证以后再也不跑了。②Youcan'tjustrunawayfromyourresponsibilities.你不能逃避责任。★拓展·归纳runacross偶然遇到runafter追逐,追求runinto撞到;遇上,偶然遇到;陷于,碰上(困境、麻烦等)runout(不及物动词短语)用光;耗尽(一般以物作主语)runoutof用完;用光(以用完的物品作宾语,句子主语是人或地区)③IranacrosshimataconferenceinMilan.我在米兰的一次大会上偶遇了他。④I'vegotmoneyyoucanborrowifyourunout.如果你钱用光了,我有钱借给你。【即景活用】单句写作①上周我在巴黎遇见了老朋友琼。I________________myoldfriendJoaninParislastweek.②他们已经水尽粮绝。They____________________foodanddrink.③警察追赶一名扒手,最终把他逮住了。Thepoliceman______________apickpocketandeventuallycaughthim.答案:①ranacross/into②haverunoutof③ranafter答案①Heliedabouthisreasonforbeinglate.他谎报了迟到的原因。②Ofcourseit'strue.Iwouldn'ttellyoualie.当然是真的,我不会对你说谎的。★拓展·归纳lietosb.向某人撒谎tellalie/lies撒谎abiglie弥天大谎awhitelie善意的谎言lievi.躺lieonone'sback/side/stomach仰卧/侧卧/俯卧辨析【一言辨异】Thelittleboylyingonthegroundliedthathiscockhadlaidanegg.躺在地上的小男孩撒谎说他的公鸡下了一只蛋。【即景活用】单句写作①日本位于中国的东部。Japan________totheeastofChina.②她把婴儿放在床上。She________thebabyonthebed.答案:①lies'②laid答案①Therecentgeologicaldisasterspanickedmanypeopleintheworld.最近的地质灾害引起了世界上很多人的恐慌。名师点津panic的过去式和过去分词为panicked,panicked。★拓展·归纳panicn.恐慌,惊恐in(a)panic惊慌失措getinto/cause/produceapanic陷入/引起/产生恐慌②Sheisgettingintoapanicbecausetheexamisonlytwoweeksaway.由于离考试只有两个星期,她开始恐慌起来。③Thecrowdranoutinapanic.群众惊慌失措地跑出去。【即景活用】单句写作①火灾引起了马群的惊慌。Thefire________________amongthehorses.②他的行为可能会使妈妈惶恐不安。Hisbehaviourmight________hismother.答案:①causedapanic②panic答案①Puppiesarenaturallycurious.小狗天生好奇。②Iopenedthepacketjusttosatisfymycuriosity.我打开包裹只是为了满足我的好奇心。★拓展·归纳(1)becurioustodosth.好奇地去做某事becuriousaboutsth.对某事好奇It'scuriousthat...真是奇怪……(2)curiosityn.好奇心outofcuriosity(=becauseofcuriosity)出于好奇withcuriosity好奇地③Childrenarecuriousabouttheworldaroundthem.孩子们对周围的世界感到好奇