【公开课】选修七Unit 3 Reading

Unit3UndertheSeaPearlisaSpermwhale(抹香鲸).Doyouknowaboutwhales?Whatisawhale?Whalesarehuge,intelligentseamammals.Theybreatheairthroughblow-holesintolungs.Whaleshavesmooth,shiny,streamlined(流线型)bodiesthatmoveeasilythroughthewater.Therearetwotypesofwhalesalivetoday:toothedwhales(齿鲸类)andbaleenwhales(须鲸类).ClassificationofwhalesKillerwhales(虎鲸)belongtotoothedwhales,whoarethekingandthebiggestcarnivore(食肉动物)ofthesea,killingallkindsofanimalsinthesea,eventhehugebluewhale,liketigersonland,workinginateam.Baleenwhalesarewhalesthathavenoteeth.Thereareseveralspeciesofbaleenwhalessuchasthebluewhale（蓝鲸）,thehumpbackwhale（座头鲸）.Whatdoyouthinkishappeningbetweenthem?killerwhalebaleenwhaleKillerwhalesareattackingabaleenwhalewithwhalerswaitingbyintheirboat,harpoonattheready.writercareerwritingstyletimeplacemaincharactermainideaClancya

whaleranecdotes(轶事;奇闻)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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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