It was late afternoon. The weather had been nearly perfect. Christina and I decided to hike to Acomat Falls. It was around 4 p.m. when we reached the falls—a 30-foot barrel of whitewater shooting over the basin. We dove into the green pool and floated on our backs, looking up at the canyon (峡谷) walls.By 4:30, We knew we needed to head back to the car before dark, but I was waist deep in the river trying to photograph the falls, the hanging vines, and the dreaminess of the place. Christina was sitting on a stone above the basin. I finally got a good shot—and then she screamed.With a crack like thunder, a wall of brown water rushed over the top of the falls, carrying fragments of trees and plants with it. Flash flood. I jumped out of the river seconds before the flood crashed over the spot where I’d just been standing. Christina scrambled barefoot off the boulder (巨石) toward higher ground.Christina led us through dense brush, prickly (多刺的) trees, and ankle-deep mud. When we’d climbed 200 feet, we stopped to catch our breath. Now we had a different problem: The trail and the road were on the other side of the swollenriver. We were stuck in the canopy (顶棚).Then the sky opened up. Christina asked if I had my phone. It was wet, but still blinked on. No service. We decided to move toward higher ground to get a better signal. It was almost dark. For a moment, the phone connected, and I heard thefaint voice of Mae, our vacation rental host. She said she’d call for help. Then the phone went silent.4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。We had no idea whether rescuers could reach us. After another hour, we saw lights across the canyon. 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个晴朗的下午，作者与Christina远足去一个瀑布玩。傍晚时分，两人准备回去时，作者还在瀑布下的绿池中痴迷地拍照。这时，洪水骤然从瀑布上面冲了下来，二人慌忙逃离，穿越丛林，一片泥泞之后，却发现迷路了，手机也没了信号。此时，天也黑了，他们正好走到一处开阔的高地，手机终于有了信号，他们给房东打了个电话，说明了情况，之后手机又没了信号。续写部分应为故事的结局，即作者和Christina是否获救。根据文章内容可知，他们联系到了房东，所以应该是得救了。续写第一段首句写道“我们不知道救援者是否能找到我们”，第二段首句写道“又过了一个小时，我们看见有灯光穿过峡谷”，由此可知第一段内容可以着重描写黑夜里两人获救前的心理、经历、行动等，可设想：两人互相鼓励安慰，作者焦灼之余又设法联系房东，夜宿森林，两人毫无准备，又累又饿又冷，被蚊虫叮咬。续写第二段内容应着重描写两人看到救援者的灯光后，如何发出求救信号，从而定位到自己。可设想：两人大声呼救，并打开手机的手电筒等，从而帮助救援人员定位到他们的具体位置，最终获救，乘坐直升机脱离困境。第一段情节：我和Christina互相安慰→Christina找到临时庇护所→我又设法联系房东（Mae）→寒冷中二人互相取暖（stuck）→夜晚蚊虫多。第二段情节：我打开手机（phone）的手电筒作信号（signal）→救援者发现我们→直升飞机救援→由此获救。We had no idea whether rescuers could reach us. We told each other not to panic as night set in. Christina found a tree which we used as a shelter from the rain. I tried to send more texts to Mae, but most of them bounced back undeliverable. There was nothing we could do but wait. We’d been stuck for nearly four hours. Shivering, we gathered closer for warmth.Gradually, it grew darkAfter another hour, we saw faint lights across the canyon. My wet phone had begun to lose function, but the flashlight still worked. I turned it on and shone it at the canopy above as a signal. Shortly after, I heard the blades of a helicopter. In minutes, the trees were thrashing in the wind generated by the aircraft. A cable appeared through the canopy, and then a rescuer. We were safe. photograph v. 摄影；拍照；scramble v. 匆促行动；攀爬；stuck adj. 被困住的；陷入困境的get a good shot 拍了一张好照片；catch our breath 喘气There was nothing we could do but wait.[分析] 本句是一个固定句式，“there is nothing to do but...”表示“除了……之外什么都做不了”。[译文] 除了等待，我们什么都做不了。阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Crystal Cuevas and Javier Rodriguez fell in love with each other when they were juniors in high school. They had been expecting a romantic wedding for years. Sadly, Rodriguez was suffering from a serious heart disease and had to stay in hospital. With the worsening of his illness, Rodriguez decided the wedding. On hearing that, Cuevas cried with joy.The special day finally came. With the ceremony approaching, Cuevas began to pace just a little, her fingers slowly reaching to a small bunch of white roses. The 23-year-old lady joked that it was the groom who is supposed to be kept waiting, not the bride.In a tiny church in Chicago, Rodriguez wanted everything to be just so—his socks, his white shirt, his bow tie. About an hour after the wedding was expected to start, Rodriguez arrived in a wheelchair, followed by a group of friends and people with a mass of clear plastic tubesswinging from above his head. Dozens of people squeezed into the church, most with tearfuleyes before the ceremony. All but Cuevas and Rodriguez’s baby daughter understood that the groom has perhaps days to live.“I love you,” Rodriguez whispered to his bride as they stood at the hurriedly decorated altar(圣坛). She put a trembling hand over her mouth and wept. Rodriguez, who has had two heart transplants resulting from a birth defect, made the decision over the weekend that he’d simply had enough. And so, as Rodriguez prepared for his hospice care (临终关怀) at home, he and the woman he’s loved rushed to prepare a wedding.“He’s at peace with that and that’s what makes it easier for me,” Cuevas said. “When I think about my daughter, that’s when it breaks me down.” Cuevas first tried on her perfectly fitting wedding dress an hour before the ceremony. A hospital assistant spread the strawberry cake frosting Wednesday morning.“Javier Rodriguez, I now pronounce the two of you husband and wife,” pastor (牧师)Stephanie Welsh said. “You may kiss...your...bride!” And he did, for a long time.“Get a room!” someone yelled from the gathering.“This is our room!” the bride yelled back.2. 至少使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。“I just want my son to be happy,” said the groom’s mother, Ana Silva. But only for that day. Cuevas and Rodriguez were expecting no more trips to the hospital, as they began the first day of the rest of their lives together. The special wedding was just the beginning of their marriage, which was the house they built together for their love. Maybe there was only a couple of days left for the groom, but fortunately he could call a happy end. Their dream was finally realized through years.“I just want my son to be happy,” said Rodriguez’s mother, Ana Silva. “He is marrying the love of his life. I know he loves her heart and soul, and they have a beautiful baby girl. Since we must face the frustrating result, we are supposed to live a satisfactory life at present, which makes it easier for all of us.” Everyone was impressed by the moving wedding. 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