ReadingWarmingupHaveyouseenplantsandanimalsthatliveunderthesea?seastar海星butterflyfish蝴蝶鱼anemonefish海葵鱼turtle海龟dolphin海豚coral珊瑚jellyfish水母seal海豹anemone海葵whalesharksealion(海狮)clams蛤Sea-slug海蛞蝓WarmingupWheredidyouseethem?ona__________tripsnorkelingatan__________aquarium•Onasnorkelingtrip•Atanaquarium•Onaboattour•Inbooks•Infilms•OnTVnatureprogrammes•OntheinternetkillerwhalesbaleenwhalesWhatdoyouthinkishappeninginthepicture?Killerwhalesareattackingawhalewithwhalerswaitingbyintheirboat,harpoonatready.Pre-readingReadingOldTomthekillerwhaleGetthemainideasofthetwoanecdotes.describesahuntingexperienceabouthowthekillerwhaleshelpedthewhalerstohuntawhale.tellsabouthowakillerwhaleprotectedandsavedJames,awhaler.•Thefirstanecdote•Thesecondone1._______was16yearsofagewhenhewenttoworkatthewhalingstation.2._______orderedClancytogototheboatastherewasawhaleoutthereinthebay.3._________wasswimmingbytheboat,showingthewhalerstheway.4._____toldClancythattheywouldreturnthenextdaytobringinthebodyofthewhale.5.______wascarriedbythewavesfurtherandfurtherawayfromthewhalers.6._____knewthatOldTomwouldprotectJames.ClancyGeorgeOldTomJackJamesRedCarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatevidencewastherethatOldTomwashelpingthewhalersout?2.Whatotheranimalsdidtheauthorcomparethekillerwhaleswith?OldTomletthewhalersknowthattherewasabaleenwhalenearby;heshowedthemthewaytothewhaleWorkasateamDogs.3.“Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.”whydoyouthinkthekillerwhalesbehavelikethis?Becausetheyknewthat,togetherwiththewhalers,theywouldsoonkillthebaleenwhaleandgetagoodfeed.4.WhydidGeorgethinkthatthekillerwhalesworkedasateam?Becausehecouldseethatsomeofthekillerswerethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale’sblowholewhileotherswerepreventingitfromswimmingouttosea.5.Whydoyouthinkthewhalersallowedthekillerwhalestodragthewhaleunderthewatertofeedonitslipsandtongue?6.Whydidthewhalersreturnhomewithoutthewhale’sbody?BecausetheyknewtheKillerWhaleswouldleavetherestofthebodytothem.Becausethebodywouldnotfloattothesurfaceuntilabout24hourslater.7.HowdoyouthinkRedfeltaboutthekillerwhales?8.HowdidOldTomhelpJames?Whydoyouthinkhedidthis?RedfeltgoodabouttheKillerWhales.HeappreciatedtheworkingrelationshipthatthewhalershadwiththeKillerWhales.OldTompreventedJamesfromdrowning.OldTomwantedtohelphishumanfriends.主旨大意1.WhathappenedtoJamesafterhewaswashedofftheboat?A.Hegothurtbyashark.B.Hewasabandonedbytheotherwhalersandfeltterrified.C.Hedroppedhishopeandwasnearlydying.D.HewasheldupinthewaterbyOldTomandrescued.Teachingtask5:(Discussing)D2.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.ThekillerslikeOldTomarefierceyetalwaysreadytohelpthewhalers.B.Thewriterdidn’tbelievethekillerscouldhelpthewhalerscatchwhalesbeforeworkingatthewhalingstation.C.Thewhalersleftthebodyofthewhaleeatenupbythekillers.D.Itwashardtohandletheboatintheroughsea.C3.OldTomthrowsitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashesdowninorderto___.A.givethewhalerstheinformationaboutawhaleB.tellthewhalersitishungryC.helpthewhalerscatchthewhaleD.informthewhalerstorunawayA4.WhydidGeorgebeatthewaterwithhisoar?______A.TofrightenthewhalesawayB.TocallbackOldTomtoleadthewayC.ToattracttheattentionofhugewhalesD.Tosendsignalstootherwhales.B5.Thekillersthrewthemselvesontopofthehugewhale’sblow-holeinorderto______.A.makeitsinkB.playwithitC.stopitbreathingD.stopitdivingC6.Whydidthemenstartturningtheboataroundtogohomeafterthewhaledied?A.Becausetheydidn’tneedadeadwhaleB.Becausetheycouldn’tfindthewhale’sbodyC.Becausetheyknewthatthedeadwhalewouldn’tfloatuptothesurfaceforaround24hours.D.Theyhadtodothisbecauseitwastoolate.C7.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstanecdote?A.AboutahuntingexperienceofoldTom.B.Abouthowthekillerwhaleshelpsthewhalerstohuntawhale.C.AbouthowthewhalerskilledOldTom.D.Abouthowthekillerwhaleskilledthewhales.B8.Whatdoestheword“it”inthesentence“Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot”referto?A.Thewhale.B.Theboat.C.Theharpoon.D.Thekiller.C9.What’sthemainideaofthesecondanecdote?A.Fiercekillers,likeOldTom,couldprotectpeople.B.Jameswaswashedofftheboat.C.Itwashardtohandletheboatinroughsea.D.OldTomrescuedJamesfromotherkillers.A10.Whydidthewhalersgohomewithoutbringinginthebodyofthewhale?A.Theyjustdidthehuntingforfun.B.Theyleftiteatenupbythekillers.C.Itwasdraggedtothedepthsofthesea.D.Theyjustwaitedforittofloatup.D11.Accordingtothetext,thekillerwhalescanprotectmenfrombeingattackedby____.A.whalesB.tigersC.enemiesD.sharksD推理判断:12.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____.A.Thekillerwhalesmaybetrainedbythewhalers.B.ThekillerwhaleswanttohelpmancatchthewhalesthemselvesC.ThekillerwhalesneednotrainingforhelpingthewhalersD.ThekillerwhaleswanttoeatthewhalesafterkillingthemAWorkingatthe_______(whale)station,Ihad_________whaleskilledmanytimeswithmyowneyes.OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asI___________(sort短语)myaccommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Runningdowntotheshoreintime,wesawan_________(huge同义词)animal.whalingwitnessedwassortingoutenormousFillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.“ItiscalledOldTom,thekiller.”Georges