2017_2018学年高中英语Unit3Underthesea检测新人教版选修.docVIP

Unit 3　Under the sea 【导语】　捕鲸业是世界上古老的行业之一它的历史发展和现状如何呢？vast changes since its beginning，primarily due to the creation of the International Whaling Commission. Commercial whaling still continues throughout the world，but the whaling quotas are restricted by the commission，thereby helping conserve the whale populations. Whaling refers to hunting whales primarily for their oil，meat and bones.Whaling dates back to prehistoric times，most prevalent in Norway and Japan.The hunt became an industry in the 1600s in the Arctic regions，mostly by the Dutch and British.American colonists started whaling in the