高中英语人教版新课标必修七（浙江专版）Unit3-SectionⅠWarmingUpReading—PreparingWord版含答案.docVIP

　　　　　　Unit 3　Under the sea 你知道吗，虎鲸竟然有它们代代相传的文化。 Intelligence of killer whales Killer whales have the second-heaviest brains among marine mammals (after sperm whales，which have the largest brain of any animal)．They can be trained in captivity and are often described as intelligent，although defining and measuring “intelligence” is difficult in a species whose environment and behavioral strategies are very different from those of humans. Killer whales imitate others，and seem to deliberately teach skills to their kin.Off the Crozet Islands，mothers push their calves onto the beach，waiting to pull the youngster back if needed. People who have interacted closely with killer whales offer numerous anecdotes demonstrating the whales curiosity，playfulness，and ability to solve problems.Alaskan killer whales have not only learned how to steal fish from longlines，but also have overcome a variety of techniques designed to stop them，such as the use of unrated lines as decoys.Once，fishermen placed their boats several miles apart，taking turns retrieving small amounts of their catch，in the hope that the whales would not have enough time to move between boats to steal the catch as it was being retrieved.A researcher described what happened next：The killer whales use of dialects and the passing of other learned behaviours from generation to generation have been described as a form of animal culture. 1．demonstrate v．　　　　 证明；示威 2．unrated adj. 未分级的；未征税的 3．decoys n. 圈套；诱捕 4．retrieve vt. 恢复；取回；补偿 阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。 1．Killer whales have the largest brain of any animal.(F) 2．Killer whales cant imitate others.(F) 3．Alaskan killer whales have not only learned how to steal fish，but also have overcome a variety of techniques.(T) Section Ⅰ　Warming Up Reading－Preparing 根据提示写出下列单词 1． adj.　　　 每年的；按年度计算的 n. 年刊；年鉴 2． vt. 当场见到；目击 n. 目击者；证人；证据 3． n. 住所；住宿 4． prep. 在……对面 adj. 相对的；相反的 5． vi. n. 暂停；中止 6． vt