BOOK8-Unit2Cloning-“江南联赛”一等奖

Flyingfree-somepersonalstoriesBeforeyoustart(1-3)Readwhatthesethreepeoplesay.Haveyoueverwishedthatyoucouldfly?Fromwhenlwasachild,birdsandtheirabilitytoflyhavefascinatedme.Iusedtohaveflyingdreamsatnight.Iwouldlookoutfrommountaintopsorcliffsandwonderwhatitwouldbeliketostepoffandflyaway.LookatthepictureofsomeonehangglidingonthenextpageandparaglidinginReading(3).Ahanggliderislikealargekitethathasaframeworkfromwhichthepilothangsinaharnessandusesahorizontalbartocontrolflight,Aparagliderisaspecialkindofparachutethatallowsthepilottoflyalonghorizontaldistancebeforelanding.Aparagliderpilotalsohangsinaharness.Hangglidingandparaglidingarepopularsportsinwesterncountries.Doyouthinkyouwouldliketoflyahangglideroraparaglider?Whyorwhynot?Nowreadthreepeople'sexperiencesofflyinggliders.Reading(1)DreamsdocometrueWhenI'mflyingIamfree-tofeelthewind,smelltheair,andbecomeapartofthesky.Ibecomeapartofmyhanggliderandmyhanggliderbecomespartofme.Therearetimesthatflyingissotranquilthatnothingworriesmeanymore.ThereareothertimeswhenitisdangerousandIknowthatIcan'taffordtomakemistakes.ItisthenthatIunderstandthefinelinebetweenlifeanddeath,andmyownlifebecomesmoremeaningfultome.Onsomedays,asIclimbgentlyinthebreeze,theonlysoundIhearisafaintwhistleasIglidethroughtheair.Otherwisetheworldissilent.Thenoisesofcitylifeareleftfarbehind-therearenohonkingcars,noblaringtelevisions,noscreamingsirens.Ilookbelowandseemylittlecarbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Ilookfurtherouttomyleftandseeapatchworkofgreenfields,thehillsandtheshimmeringseainthedistance.Tomyrightthereisadarkandominouslayerofraincloud.Imovethecontrolbarandtheglidermakesaturnandtheworldbelowspins.SoonIamflyinglevelagain,floatingeffortlesslyonthesoftair.Somedaystheairisstrongandturbulent.Thewindabovethemountainroarsandpushesthegliderinalldirections.Ihangontightlytothecontrolbar.Iuseeverybitofstrengthtofightthewind,tomakethegliderdowhatIwant.Itisastrugglebetweenthewindandme.FromthetimeIwasachild,Ihadalways,dreamtofflyinglikeabird.MydreamhascometruenowthatIhavelearnttoglide.(303words/__minutes)Vocabularyhanggliding悬挂式滑翔运动paragliding翼伞滑翔运动framework框架，骨架harness吊带；安全带horizontal水平的，横的tranquil平静的，安宁的meaningful有意义的faint隐约的；微弱的honking(汽车)喇叭声响个不停的blaring发出刺耳声的pachwork(由各种颜色和形状的小块织物拼缝成的)拼缝物shimmering闪光的ominous不祥的，不吉的spin旋转turbulent湍流的，动荡的roar吼叫Reading(2)WinterflightAtleastonceeachwinterImanagetogetagoodflightinthemiddleofasnowstorm.LastSundaywasthatflight.Myglidingpartnershadlookedattheweatherreportsofsnowshowersanddecidedtostayhome.Peoplesaythatyoushouldn'tflybyyourselfbutonthatdayIfelttheurgetogoflyingandsoheadedformyfavouritewinterhangglidingsite.Ihadtheridgetomyself.Afterasmoothlift-off,Ifloatedserenelyinthebreeze,feelingatpeacewithmyselfandtheworld.IlookedacrossthevalleytoBedfordandamomentlatersawthetowndisappearinabandofsnowthatwasmovingtowardsme.ThebreezeremainedstrongenoughforflyingandIknewthataslongasthevisibilitywasgood,itwasOKformetostayintheair.Thesnowmovedinandswirledaroundme.Itwasalightdryfluffysnow.Thedaywasalreadyveryquietbut,somehow,thelightsnowmadeitevenmoresilent.Ifeltlikeasnowflake.Twobaldeaglesjoinedme.Theydidn'tpaymeanyattentionandspentafewminutesflyingaroundtheridgebeforedisappearing.Iflewthroughanotherbandofsnow.Ihadbeenflyingforabout45minuteswhenInextlookedacrossthevalley.Icouldseethatthereweremorebandsofsnowtocomeandthebreezewasdyingtoo.Itwastimetogohome,getinahotbathandthawout.Icouldn'twaittotellmyglidingpartnersthattheyhadmissedoutonaperfectflight.(277words/__minutes)Vocabularyurge强烈欲望，冲动headforphrv朝……去lift-off起飞serenely安祥地，宁静地visibility能见度swirl旋动，打旋bald秃头的thaw(out)取暖，变得暖和NotesAbaldeagle(白头鹫)isalargeNorthAmericaneaglewithawhitehead.Reading(3)AmiraculousescapeItwaslateoneafternoonandthesunwaslowintheskyovertheocean.MypassengerandIwerestandingonthelaunchsiteonthesideofthemountain,gazingoutoverthebreathtakingviewsandwaitingforabreezetocomeuptheslope.Mytandemparagliderlaybehindusontheground,readyforthelift-off.Infrontofus,therewasasteep,rockyslope.Mypassengerlookednervous."Don'tworry,"Itoldher."Wejustneedtowaitforalittlebreeze,thenwe'llrunafewstepsandawaywe'llfly.Themostimportantthingisthat,onceIsay'run',youhavetorunasfastasyoucan,rightoutintotheair."Wewaitedandwaited.Thesunwassinkingfurtherdowntowardsthesea.Iwasthinkingofcallingtheflightoff.ButthenIfeltabreeze."Areyouready?"Iaskedmypassenger."Yes,"shesaidinasmallvoice.Weranforwardonthelaunchsite,pullingthegliderbehindus."Run,run,run,"Ishouted.Weranashardaswecouldbutthegliderwouldnotbecomeairborneinsuchlittlewind.Asweranofftheendofthelaunchsiteandleapedoutintotheair,thegliderjustdraggedalongbehindus,stillnotbecomingairborne."Ohmygod!"thepassengercried.Wefellaboutfivemetresandcollidedwiththesteepslope,justmanagingtokeeponourfeet.Wekeptrunningdowntheslope,tryingtogettheglidertoflyandsaveourlives.Inahugeleap,wewereintheairbutimmediatelyfellanothertenmetresbelow.Webouncedoffsomerocks.Stonesanddustflewinalldirections."Comeon,fly,fly,FLY,"Ishouted.AtthatmomentIhadastrangefeelingthataninvisiblecloakwaswrappingitselfaroundus.Iknewthenthat,eventhoughthisparagliderwasnotgoingtofly,wewouldbesafe.Wewerefallingthroughtheair.Iheldmypassengerinmyarmstoprotectherfromthecollisionswiththeslope.Wecrashedintotheslopeagainandthenbouncedoffintotheair.Wehitthesteeprockyslopeforthelasttimewithathumpandcametoastop.Ianxiouslyunclippedtheharnessandhelpedmypassengertoherfeet.Miraculously,shewascompletelyfreefrominjury."Arewegoingtolaunchagain?"sheasked,alittleapprehensively.Ilaughed,amazedathercourage."No,"Isaid,"Ithinktheangelshavedoneenoughworkforoneday,don'tyou?"(444words/________minutes)Vocabularymiraculous神奇的，奇迹般的breathtaking激动人心的；使人喘不过气来的slope斜坡；山坡tandem(一前一后的)联挂式calloffphrv取消(活动)airborne升空的，在空中的collide碰撞bounce(off)反弹cloak披风，斗篷unclip解开(扣)apprehensively忧虑地，恐惧地angel天使Notes1.Tandemmeansonebehindtheother.Atandemparagliderisonewherethepilotholdsapassengerinfrontofhimorher.Theirharnessesareclippedtogether.2.Alaunchsiteisaflatareaonthesideortopofamountain.Insuitablewindconditions,theparagliderpilotrunsalongthesiteandthenjumpsofftheendtobecomeairborne.3.Anangelisagoodspiritualcreatureinsomereligions.Itisusuallyrepresentedasahumanbeingwithwings.Whentheauthorimaginedaninvisiblecloakwrappingitselfaroundthem,he/shethoughtangelswerelookingafterthemandprotectingthemfromdanger.Exercise1Matchthetextwithwhatthepersonhaswrittenabout.Reading(1)Reading(2)Reading(3)a)theauthorhasdescribedafrighteningattemptatflyingb)theauthorhaswrittenaboutwhatitfeelsliketoflyc)theauthorhasdescribedaparticularflyingexperienceExercise2Whichofthesewordsandphrasesintheboxmightdescribeatranquilflyingexperience?Whichmightdescribeaflyingexperiencethatwasnottranquil?Putthewordsandphrasesintheboxundertheappropriateheading.turbulent,fight,softair,lightdryfluffysnow,straggle,climbgently,floatingeffortlessly,hangontightly,serenely,quiet,roars,collisionsatranquilexperienceanexperiencethatwasnottranquilExercise3Findtwelveverbsinthetextsthatdescribemovement.Twoexamplesaregiven.VerbsofmovementglidespinExercise4Findonephraseorsentencefromeachtextwheretheauthorexpressesafeelingorathought.Exercise5WriteaparagraphaboutONEofthesetopics.1.ImagineyouarethepassengerinReading(3).Describewhathappenedandhowyoufelt.OR2.Imagineyouareabirdoraninsect,akiteorapanicle(微粒)ofdust.Writeaboutyourexperienceofflying.Keys:Exercise1Reading(1)--b)Reading(2)--c)Reading(3)--a)Exercise2atranquilexperienceanexperiencethatwasnottranquilsoftairlightdryfl