2018年高考英语一轮复习 unit 5 the power of nature话题 新人教版选修6

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1、Unit5ThepowerofnatureAdventureintheWorldofNature　在自然界中探险OnestormyautumnnightwhenmygrandnephewRogerwasabouttwentymonthsoldIwrappedhiminablanketandcarriedhimdowntothebeachintherainydarkness.Outthere,justattheedgeofwhere-we-couldn’t-seebigwaveswerethunderingin,dimlyseenwhiteshapesthatboomedandshouted

2、andthrewgreathandfulsofforthatus.Togetherwelaughedforpurejoy—heababymeetingforthefirsttimethewildtumultofoceanus,Iwishthesaltofhalfalifetimeofsealoveinme.ButIthinkwefeltthesamespine-tinglingresponsetothevast,roaringoceanandthewildnightaroundus.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，当时他大约只有20个月大

3、。在那里，在我们无法看见的海的边缘，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。AnightortwolaterthestormhadblownitselfoutandItookRogeragaintothebeach,thistimetocarryhimalongthewater’sedge,piercingthedarknesswiththeyellow

4、coneofourflashlight.Althoughtherewasnorainthenightwasagainnoisywithbreakingwavesandtheinsistentwind.Itwasclearlyatimeandplacewheregreatandelementalthingsprevailed.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，海浪声和持续的风声使得夜晚一样喧闹。显然，就在此时此地，伟大的自然的力量尽显无疑。Oneadventureonthisparticula

5、rnighthadtodowithlife,forweweresearchingforghostcrabs,thosesand-colored,fleet-leggedbeingswhichRogerhadsometimesglimpsedbrieflyonthebeachesindaytime.Butthecrabsarechieflynocturnal,andwhennotroamingthenightbeachestheydiglittlepitsnearthesurflinewheretheyhide,seeminglywatchingandwaitingforwhatthesea

6、maybringthem.Formethesightofthesesmalllivingcreatures,solitaryandfragileagainstthebruteforceofthesea,hadmovingphilosophicovertones,andIdonotpretendthatRogerandIreactedwithsimilaremotions.Butitwasgoodtoseehisinfantacceptanceofaworldofelementalthings,fearingneitherthesongofthewindnorthedarknessnorth

7、eroaringsurf,enteringwithbabyexcitementintothesearchfora＂ghost＂.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和沙子一样颜色的、行动敏捷的幽灵蟹，罗杰有时白天在海堆上匆匆瞥见过。但蟹主要在夜间活动，当它们不能在黑夜的沙滩漫游时，就在它们隐藏的冲浪线的附近挖些小坑，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