Canyaking adventure

1、Canyaking adventurekayakinglPaddlelHelmetlKayakl英kakl 美kak lKayakinglKayaking is to move across water with the use of a kayak. A kayak is defined as a boat where the paddler face forward, has his or her legs in front, and uses a double bladed paddle to propel the kayak. Kayaking became very popular

2、through the 1990s and early 21st century.Canyoneering/ canyoninglHarnesslCarabinerlpitonlCanyoneering/ canyoninglIt is usually done in remote mountain areas with rugged terrain that often requires navigational, route-finding and other skills. It is also a sport making use of a variety of techniques

3、including walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling(緣繩下降），and swimming.lkayaking + canyoneering= canyakingPart 1(1-6)Fast reading1.CanyakingA u_ challenge; a new o_ experience; an i_ exciting sport; a hybrid2. c_E_ and get through canyons on ropes and harness and s_3. KayakingW_ kayakers use

4、 a Kayak to move throughf_ waterlIdentity A. guide B. professional kayakerlWhere they are from a. Austria b. local c. the U.S.l1. Ben Selznick _ _l2. Chris Schnoller _ _l3. Christophe Chaume _ _l4. Brad Ludden _ _l5. Seth Warren _ _Detailed reading ( p1-2)lQ1. Reunion Island is described as “ paradi

5、se” for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _lA. large canyonslB. towering mountainslC. smooth, sandy beacheslD. gorgeous sunsetslQ2: lwhats the meaning of “ canyaking”?lWhat techniques are used in “ canyaking”?lWhat kind of people do you think would enjoy the sport?Words explanationlVolcanic( volca

6、no)ladj. 火山的；猛烈的；易突然發(fā)作的 ln. 火山巖lOver 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 已有兩百多人死于火山噴發(fā)。lvolcanic rock 火山巖；火成巖；火山碎屑巖 lvolcanic eruption 火山噴發(fā) lvolcanic activity 火山活動；火山活動性 lvolcanic ash 火山灰 lvolcanic island 火山島 lParadiseln. 天堂 lBali is one of the worlds great natural paradises. 巴厘島是世界最大的

7、自然樂園之一。lparadise lost 失樂園 la paradise on earth 人間天堂 lfools paradise 幻想；虛幻的樂境 lparadise island 天堂島 learthly paradise 地上樂園，人間天堂 lbird of paradise 極樂鳥；天堂鳥 lWhitewaterln. 急流；白色水域lIn turbulent whitewater, every single person must have something inside of them that guides their decisions.l在洶涌的湍流中，每個人在他們內(nèi)心

8、都應(yīng)該有指導(dǎo)他們做出決定的思想。lKayak n. 皮船；愛斯基摩小艇 lKayaker皮劃艇運動員 lCanyon n. 峽谷 lCanyoneer 峽谷探險者lA canyoneer descends into Hole-in-the-Wall Canyon in Blue Mountains National Park.l一名探險者正在藍(lán)山國家公園里的狹洞峽谷里進行繩降。lRappelln. 繞繩下降；坐式下降法 lvi. 用繩索下降 lThe curriculum includes a lesson from the firemen on how to rappel from a bu

9、ilding.l其中的課程包括消防員教授如何用繩索從大樓上下來。lThat night, I watched him rappel into the area near a molten volcano on the island of Hawaii.l那天晚上，我看著他順著繩索下到夏威夷島上一個熔化的火山附近地區(qū)。lPaddleln. 劃槳；明輪翼 lvt. 拌；攪；用槳劃 lvi. 劃槳；戲水；涉水lWe might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle. 我們或許可以自己劃槳過去。lthe skills you will use

10、 to paddle the canoe. 你將使用到的劃獨木舟的技巧。lTerrainln. 地理 地形，地勢；領(lǐng)域；地帶 lThe terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert. 這里的地形很快由耕地變?yōu)樯衬?。lrough terrain 不平地形，地形條件惡劣地區(qū) lrugged terrain 不平地形，崎嶇地帶 lmountainous terrain 山嶺區(qū) lterrain feature 地形特征，地面要素 lterrain map 地形圖 lChampionshipln. 錦標(biāo)賽；冠軍稱號；冠軍的地位 lthe worl

11、d chess championship. 世界國際象棋錦標(biāo)賽。lHe went on to take the championship. 他繼續(xù)衛(wèi)冕了冠軍稱號。lHybridln. 雜種，混血兒；混合物 ladj. 混合的；雜種的lAll these brightly coloured hybrids are so lovely in the garden. 園中所有這些色彩鮮艷的雜交植物真好看。l.the hybrid corn seed. 雜交玉米種子。lSlideln. 滑動；幻燈片；滑梯；雪崩 lvi. 滑動；滑落；不知不覺陷入 lvt. 滑動；使滑動；悄悄地迅速放置I slid t

12、he wallet into his pocket. 我把那錢包滑進了他的口袋。He slid into the drivers seat. 他悄悄地坐到了司機的座位上。She had slid into a depression. 她不知不覺地抑郁寡歡起來。The dollar continued to slide. 美元繼續(xù)下跌。two young children playing on a slide. 在玩滑梯的兩個年幼的孩子。lslidingPart 2 (7-19)Fast-readingTrue or falsel1. the entire team succeeds in de

13、scending the largest drop of Fleur Jaune.l2. the first day of the adventure starts early for the team as they prepare for the hike to Cirque de Cilaos.l3. on this trip, the group of men will put their lives in the hands of Brad Ludden, trusting his years of canyoneering experience.l4. Chris Schnolle

14、r has been all over the place and knows exactly what hes doing.l5. the team will terminate their plans to attempt Trou Blanc.Put the following statements in the correct order.lA. Brad ludden and his team of canyakers are on reunion island, prepared for a challenging adventure.lB. one by one the men

15、lower themselves down the rope and drop safely into the pool of water at the bottom of the waterfall.lC. At the first drop, Schnoller attaches a rope to a piton and throws it over the side of the cliff.lD. Everyone knows that a number of things could go wrong, and a mistake could lead to disaster no

16、t just for one man, but for all of them.lE. Then each member of the team carefully rappels down the side of the steep slope.lF. then each man attaches a shorter rope to the long one so they can slide safely down.lG. the man start out at a canyon known as Fleur Jaune.lH. they continue in this way unt

17、il they reach the largest drop of them all a vertical waterfall that is 45 meters high.Detailed readingl(p7) whats the meaning of “ huge depression”?lWhats the geographical situation of cirque de cilaos?l(p8) the word “ accessing” be replaced by_lA. recovering form B. enhancinglC. monitoring D. gett

18、ing to l(p8) whats the challenge for the 5 adventurers when getting into the best canyoneering resort?lWhy they choose here to canyak?l(p9)whats the main purpose of paragraph 9?lA. to show how much equipment each member needs.lB. to instruct on how to go canyakinglC. to explain what the sport of can

19、yaking islD. to give an example of how skilled each member is.l(p9) whats the preparation for canyaking?l(10-12) why the successful descent in the Fleur Janue is important in spite of risk and challenge? lCan you describe the Fleur Janue drops in detail?l(13-15) how could Schnoller and his team memb

20、ers successfully get through a series of multiple drops?lWhy they should be careful in each drop?lHow do you understand “ dancing their way down”(in para 14)l(16-19)what does the writer probably think about canyaking down the 49-meter waterfall?lA. with a clove hitch, the team should be safe.lB. the

21、 team is taking a big risk.lC. it will be easy for the experts.lD. Chris will have to persuade the team to do it.l lhow could they descend the greatest challenge almost 50-meter high waterfall?lWhats spirit they need most when canyaking the 49-meter waterfall? Why?lHow does the men successfully rapp

22、el the waterfall?Words explanationlDepressionln. 沮喪；洼地；不景氣；憂愁 lMr. Thomas was suffering from depression. 托馬斯先生當(dāng)時正受抑郁癥折磨。lHe never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s. 他從未忘記20世紀(jì)30年代經(jīng)濟大蕭條時期他所目睹的艱辛。lan area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions. 一個到處都是積滿雨水的洼坑的地帶。l

23、Amphitheaterln. 競技場；建 圓形露天劇場；古羅馬劇場 lResortln. 憑借，手段；度假勝地；常去之地 lvi. 求助，訴諸；常去；采取某手段或方法lHis punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs. 他那累人的工作日程已經(jīng)使他不得不求助于毒品了。lThe ski resorts are expanding to meet the growing number of skiers that come here. 該滑雪勝地正在擴建以應(yīng)付來這里滑雪的不斷增長的人數(shù)。lTight bendl急彎 lHairpin

24、turnsl發(fā)卡彎lWetsuitsln. 潛水服；防寒泳衣；濕式保暖服 lHarnessln.背帶; 安全帶 safety harness 安全帶；安全吊帶；安全掛鉤具 l馬具; 挽具；給套上挽具On Sunday the horses were harnessed to a heavy wagon for a day-long ride over the border. l利用 Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects

25、. 土耳其計劃利用底格里斯河與幼發(fā)拉底河的水來建造大型水力發(fā)電工程。lHelmetln. 鋼盔，頭盔 lWind the ropel把繩子卷起來lFinalize（final）lvt. 完成；使結(jié)束 lvi. 把最后定下來；定案 lNegotiators from the three countries finalized the agreement in August. 3個國家的談判代表在8月最終確定了協(xié)議。lPsychedl激動的 ladj.興奮的 lDescentl下降 ldescent method n. 下降法 lOn the 120-meter cliff descent I d

26、iscovered it was not barren, as I first thought, but in fact was filled with shrubs, towering trees and rare plant species.l在120米的懸崖下降的過程中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)它不是像我一開始看到的那樣是一片貧瘠，而事實上，覆蓋著灌木、參天大樹和稀有植物種類。lBreathtakingladj. 驚人的；驚險的；令人激動的 l例： The house has breathtaking views from every room. 這房子從各個房間都能看到令人驚嘆的風(fēng)景。l例： Some

27、of their football was breathtaking, a delight to watch. 他們踢的足球賽有些場次令人驚嘆,看起來賞心悅目。lPitonl鋼錐，巖釘 lVerticalladj. 垂直的，直立的；解剖 頭頂?shù)模旤c的 ln. 垂直線，垂直面lThe climber inched up a vertical wall of rock. 那名登山者一點點爬上了一處垂直的巖石峭壁。lMultipleladj. 多重的；多樣的；許多的 lHe died of multiple injuries. 他死于多處受傷。lThese suites have served y

28、ou well throughout the development process and in multiple environments.l在整個開發(fā)過程和多個環(huán)境中，這些組合為您很好地服務(wù)。lClove hitchl卷結(jié)；酒瓶結(jié)；雙套結(jié)（一種結(jié)繩法） lSliplvi. 滑動；滑倒；犯錯；失足；lvt. 使滑動；滑過；擺脫；塞入；閃開 ln. 滑，滑倒；片，紙片；錯誤；下跌；事故 lHe had slipped on an icy pavement. 他在結(jié)冰的人行道上滑倒了。lHis glasses had slipped. 他的眼鏡滑落了。lAmy slipped downstai

29、rs and out of the house. 埃米悄悄地下樓，溜出了屋子。lFootingln. 立足處；lv. 步行；在上行走；lHe was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge. 他小心翼翼地站穩(wěn)，注意著邊緣。lWaterholel水潭 水洼Part 3(20-30)Reading exercisePut the following statements in the correct order (20-29)lA. after hours of hiking up the forested paths, the group finall

30、y reaches the top.lB. the men inspect the waterfall carefully, weighing the risks and dangers.lC. later, they talk about their plans for the day.lD. theyve just made it through the flat section.lE. The team will make camp here and rest for the night.lF. Christophe Chaume has come with the team to co

31、nsult and bring firsthand knowledge of the canyons and terrain.lG. The next morning the team must leave Cilaos and walk towards the Trou Blanc canyon.lH. Theyre going to hike another four hours on to Hellbourg while two of the other people from the team go down, get the cars and meet them.l(29-30) w

32、hats the difficulty they may encounter while rappelling the waterfall?lWhich of these statements best expresses what Seth Warren says about the drop on paragraph 30?lA. they will have a lot of space to make up for errors.lB. the drop will be easier because theres only one way.lC. they should pass th

33、is drop and go to the next one lD. somebody may get hurt on this drop.lWhy Seth Warren is confident with their chances for the descending waterfall?lDemandingladj. 苛求的；要求高的；吃力的 lHe tried to return to work, but found he could no longer cope with his demanding job. 他試圖回去工作，但發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不再能適應(yīng)這項費時的工作。lRicky was

34、 a very demanding child. 里基是個非?？燎蟮暮⒆觢Carabinerl豎鉤；登山用鐵鎖 lAbseil=rappelln. 沿繩滑下法 lEvacuationln. 疏散；撤離；排泄 levacuation time 疏散時間，撤離時間；排氣時間 levacuation plan 疏散計劃 levacuation route 避難方向；疏散路線；撤離路線 Part 4 ( 31-38)Fast readingTure of falselThe first brave adventurer gives it a try and goes down in his kayak

35、.lEach man goes down the waterfall slowly and cautiously, especially when traveling down the tight gap between two huge pieces of rock.lAs they approach the final waterfall, the team realizes that their trip through Trou Blanc is complete and theyve wonlMost local people didnt think that what the te

36、am did was actually possible.Proof-readingl1. later, the men continue their canyaking through Thou Blanc and it proves to be all they expanded.l2. in these canyons, we have few abseils, tight little cracks.l3. these men certainly make the sport of canyaking look difficult and fun.l4. theyve achieved their goal of changing the canyon, and theyve won.l5. th