人教高中英语选修7：Unit+3+Under+The+Sea+Reading课件.pptVIP

Unit 3Under The Sea Baby Blue WhaleGr?ay Whale Killer Whale?Right Whale White WhaleSperm Whale?Minke Different kinds of whales What is a whaler？It can be: a person who hunts whales; a ship used for hunting whales. There are many animals that help out humans in hunting such as dogs and cormorants(鸬鹚). Reading Old Tom The Killer Whale The reading passage includes two anecdotes written by an old man called Clancy. They are about the days when Clancy was a whaler and hunted whales on the southeastern coast of Australia at the beginning of the 20th century. It was a time when the killer whales, or "killers" as they were then called, helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration. Fast - reading Who is Old Tom? What is the first anecdote about? And how about the second one? Old Tom is the name of a killer whale. 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. The text is mainly about ____. A. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalers  catch the huge whales C. the killer whales kill the whales for  their food D. the killer whales drag the whales under  the waterBCareful - reading 2. Old Tom throws itself out of the water and then crashes down in order to ___. 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 awayA 3. _____ killed the whale at last. A. Old Tom B. the killer whales C. the author D. the whalersD 4. Why did the whalers start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? ___