2015年高二英语同步检测：unit3 第1学时《reading and comprehension》（新人教版选修七）.docVIP

Unit 3　Under the sea第一学时　Reading and Comprehension Sharks For various reasons，sharks，regarded as a kind of valuable sea animal，are hunted or killed each year.For example，people hunt sharks for sport，food and medicine.In Asia，people think shark meat，especially a special king of soup made from shark fins，is good to eat.In addition，shark liver oil is a popular supplier of vitamin A which can improve peoples health.Thats why the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased greatly in recent years，making them endangered. 一、请将Old Tom the Killer Whale”翻译成汉语然后参考译文助读自主勘误译文助读：虎鲸老汤姆年6月我开始在捕鲸站里工作那时我才16岁。在此之前我曾经听说过虎鲸每年帮助捕鲸人捕捉大鲸鱼。当时我以为只是一个故事罢了但是后来我亲眼见过多次。有天下午我来到捕鲸站正在整理住处的时候听到从海湾那边传来一阵喧闹声。我们及时赶到岸边看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出海面然后又坠落到水里。它黑白相通过望远镜我们可以看到远处有情况发生了。走近一看原来是一头大鲸受到约六七条虎鲸的攻击。我问乔治：“它们在干什么呢？”啊它们在协同作战呢——那些虎鲸正在往那头鲸的出气孔上扑去不让它呼吸而其他那些虎鲸则阻止它潜水或逃跑。”乔治一边指着捕猎的情景一边告诉我。就在这时候最精彩的场面出现了。虎鲸们在我们的渔船和那头鲸之间追逐就像一群兴奋的猎狗一样。于是猎鲸叉准备好了。站在船头的那个人把叉瞄准了那头鲸扔了出去恰好击24小时以内是不会浮出水面的。”雷德笑着补充说：“在这段时间里老汤姆和其他虎鲸会饱餐一顿的鲸唇和鲸舌就是它们的美食。”虽然老汤姆和其他虎鲸都很凶恶但是它们从来不伤害人也不袭击人。事实上它们还保护人。有一天我们出海捕鲸的时候詹姆斯被冲下水去了。乔治大声喊道：“有人落水了！把船头调回去！我们花了半个小时才把船头调转过来回到詹姆斯落水的地方。当我们靠近他的时候我看到老汤姆正在水中稳稳托着詹姆斯。我几乎不相信自己的眼睛。当我们把詹姆斯拉上渔船的时候大家都欢呼着“老汤姆好样的”“感谢上帝”。后来老汤姆离开了回到捕猎的地方跟其他虎鲸一起捕二、课文精选段落背诵请注意文段中v-ing的用法Without pausing we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay.I looked down into the water and could see Old Tom swimming by the boat，showing us the way.A few minutes later，there was no Tom，so George started beating the water with his oar and there was Tom，circling back to the boat，leading us to the hunt again. “Well，its teamwork－the killers over there are throwing themselves on top of the whales blow-hole to stop it breathing.And those others are stopping it diving or fleeing out to seapointing towards the hunt.And just at that moment，the most extraordinary thing happened.The killers started racing between our boat and the whale just like a pack of excited dogs. ?我的空间：