高中英语选修7Unit3Reading练习及答案.doc

Unit 3 Reading
killer whales
king of the sea, biggest carnivore(食肉动物) of the sea, killing all kinds of animals in the sea, even the huge blue whale, like tiger on land, working in a team.
Get the main ideas of the two anecdotes.
The first anecdote describes a hunting experience about how the killer whales helped the whalers to hunt a whale.
The second one tells about how a killer whale protected and saved James, a whaler.

Scan the text, and fill in the blanks with names mentioned in the text.
1. Clancy was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station.
2. George ordered Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay.
3. Old Tom was swimming by the boat,showing the whalers the way.
4. Jack told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale.
5. James was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers.
6. Red knew that Old Tom would protect James.

Skim the text and put the following sentences into a right order.
( 6 ) George started beating the water with his oar
( 5 ) Clancy jumped into the boat with the whalers.
( 1 ) Clancy arrived at the whaling station
( 7 ) The killers started racing between our boat and the whale
( 3 ) Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay
( 2 ) Clancy was sorting out his accommodation
( 4 ) Clancy ran down to the shore
( 8 ) The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale

Careful reading
1. What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping the whalers out?
Old Tom let the whalers know that there was a baleen whale nearby; he showed them the way to the whale work as a team.
2. What other animals did the author compare the killer whales with?
Dogs.
3. “The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs.” why do you think the killer whales behave like this?
Because they knew that, together with the whalers, they would soon kill the baleen whale and get a good feed.
4. Why did George think that the killer whales worked as a team?
Because he could see that some of the killers were throwing themselves on top of the whale’s blow hole while others were preventing it from swimming out to sea.
5. Why do you think the whalers allowed the killer whales to drag the whale under the water to feed on its lips and tongue?
Because they knew the Killer Whales would leave the rest of the body to them.
6. Why did the whalers return home without the whale’s body?
Because the body would not float to the surface until about 24 hours later.
7.How do you think Red felt about the killer whales?
Red felt good about the Killer Whales. He appreciated the working relationship that the whalers had with the Killer Whales.
8. How did Old Tom help James? Why do you think he did this?
Old Tom prevented James from drowning. Old Tom wanted to help his human friends.

Main idea
1. What happened to James after he was washed off the boat? D
A. He got hurt by a shark.
B. He was abandoned by the other whalers and felt terrified.
C. He dropped his hope and was nearly dying.
D. He was held up in the water by Old Tom and rescued.
2. According to the text, which of the following is NOT right? C
A. The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers.
B. The writer didn’t believe the killers could help the whalers catch whales before working at the whaling station.
C. The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers.
D. It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea.
3. Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to _A__.
A. give the whalers the information about a whale
B. tell the whalers it is hungry
C. help the whalers catch the whale
D. inform the whalers to run away
4. Why did George beat the water with his oar ?___B___
A. To frighten the whales away
B. To call back Old Tom to lead the way
C. To attract the attention of huge whales
D. To send signals to other whales.
5. The killers threw themselves on top of the huge whale’s blow-hole in order to___C___.
A. make it sink B. play with it
C. stop it breathing D. stop it diving
6. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? C
A. Because they didn’t need a dead whale B. Because they couldn’t find the whale’s body
C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldn’t float up to the surface for around 24 hours.
D. They had to do this because it was too late.
7. What is the main idea of the first anecdote? B
A. About a hunting experience of old Tom.
B. About how the killer whales helps the whalers to hunt a whale.
C. About how the whalers killed Old Tom.
D. About how the killer whales killed the whales.
8. What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot” refer to? C
A. The whale. B. The boat.
C. The harpoon. D. The killer.
9. What’s the main idea of the second anecdote?
A. Fierce killers, like Old Tom, could protect people. A
B. James was washed off the boat.
C. It was hard to handle the boat in rough sea.
D. Old Tom rescued James from other killers.
10. Why did the whalers go home without bringing in the body of the whale? D
A. They just did the hunting for fun.
B. They left it eaten up by the killers.
C. It was dragged to the depths of the sea.
D. They just waited for it to float up.
11. According to the text, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by__D__. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks
12.We can infer from the text that__A__.
A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers.
B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves
C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers
D. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them

Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
Working at the whaling (whale) station, I had witnessed whales killed many times with my own eyes. On the afternoon I arrived at the station, as I was sorting out (sort 短语) my accommodation, I heard a loud noise coming from the bay. Running down to the shore in time, we saw an enormous (huge同义词)animal. “It is called Old Tom, the killer.” George said as he ran ahead of me. In the distance we could see that something was happening. As we drew nearer (draw 短语), I could see a whale being attacked by a pack of about six killer whales. Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Very soon, its body was dragged by the killer whales down into the depths of the sea.

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