【公開(kāi)課】選修七Unit 3 Reading

Unit3UndertheSeaPearlisaSpermwhale(抹香鯨).Doyouknowaboutwhales?Whatisawhale?Whalesarehuge,intelligentseamammals.Theybreatheairthroughblow-holesintolungs.Whaleshavesmooth,shiny,streamlined(流線型)bodiesthatmoveeasilythroughthewater.Therearetwotypesofwhalesalivetoday:toothedwhales(齒鯨類)andbaleenwhales(須鯨類).ClassificationofwhalesKillerwhales(虎鯨)belongtotoothedwhales,whoarethekingandthebiggestcarnivore(食肉動(dòng)物)ofthesea,killingallkindsofanimalsinthesea,eventhehugebluewhale,liketigersonland,workinginateam.Baleenwhalesarewhalesthathavenoteeth.Thereareseveralspeciesofbaleenwhalessuchasthebluewhale（藍(lán)鯨）,thehumpbackwhale（座頭鯨）.Whatdoyouthinkishappeningbetweenthem?killerwhalebaleenwhaleKillerwhalesareattackingabaleenwhalewithwhalerswaitingbyintheirboat,harpoonattheready.writercareerwritingstyletimeplacemaincharactermainideaClancya

whaleranecdotes(軼事;奇聞)atthebeginningofthe20thcentury

AustraliaWhalers,killerwhalesandbaleenwhalesThekillerwhalehelpedthewhalerstokillabaleenwhaleOldTomTheKillerWhale

BeareasonablereaderPuttheeventsinthereadingpassageintothistimeline.Writeasentenceineachoftheboxes.Threesentenceshavebeengiven.1.Clancyarrivedatthewhalingstation.2.Heheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.3.Hesawahugeanimalinthewater,whichwasOldTom,thekillerwhale.4.Themenwenttotheboatandheadedoutforawhalehunt.

5.Thekillerwhaleguidedtheteamtothehunt.6.Clancyandhismenkilledthebaleenwhalewithhelpofthekillers.7.Thekillersatethelipsandtongueofthebaleenwhale.8.Themenreturnedforthebaleenwhalethenextday.Beacleverreader1.Whatisthemainideaofthefirststory?A.AboutahuntingexperienceofoldTom.B.Abouthowthekillerwhaleshelpsthewhalerstohuntawhale.C.AbouthowthewhalerskilledOldTom.D.Abouthowthekillerwhaleskilledthewhales.2.WhydidGeorgebeatthewaterwithhisoar?A.TofrightenthewhalesawayB.TocallbackOldTomtoleadthewayC.ToattracttheattentionofhugewhalesD.Tosendsignalstootherwhales.3.Whatdoestheword“it”inthesentenceinparagraph10“Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot”referto?A.Thewhale. B.Theboat.C.Theharpoon. D.Thekiller.4.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Anadvertisement.B.Abookreview.C.Amagazine.D.Atravelguide.增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。Beacarefulreader

Workingatthewhalingstation,Ihadwitnessedwhaleskilledmuchtimeswithmyowneyes.AttheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwassortingoutmyaccommodation,Ihearaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Runningdowntotheshorewithotherwhalers,andwesawanenormousanimaloppositeus.Aswedrewclose,wecouldsawawhalebeingattackedbypackofotherkiller.Beingbadwounded,thewhalesoondied.Verysoon,itsbodywasdraggingbythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.manyOnheardcloserseeakillersbadlydraggedTherewasoneday_____wewereoutinthebayduringahuntandJames__________(wash)offtheboat.Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficult________(handle)theboat.ThewaveswerecarryingJamesmuch_______(far)awayfromus.FromJames'sface,Icouldseehewasterrifiedof_______________(abandon)byus.___tookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatback____James,andwhenwe___________(approach)him,IsawJamesbeing______(firm)heldupinthewaterbyoldTom.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.Therewere______(shout)of“Welldone,OldTom”and“ThankGod”aswepulledJamesbackintotheboat.AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothehuntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.whenwaswashedtohandlefarther/furtherbeingabandonedIttoapproachedfirmlyshoutsBeacarefulreaderThelastwhalingstationinAustraliaclosedin1978.Whalesarenowanendangeredspeciesandinneedofconservation.Theyarenowprotectedbyaninternationalbanonwhaling.However,somecountriesopposetheban.Ingroupsdiscusshowshould