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1 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？
The whaling industry is one of the oldest industries in existence.It has
undergone 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 1700s.Nantucket whalers were
the
first to kill a sperm whale，and the discovery of spermaceti in the whale's head
made the sperm whale one of the most highly prized catches.Whaling ships set out
from New England into the Pacific for extremely long voyages to hunt down these
whales.
Whaling industry has been a part of a variety of countries' industries.The
following countries were the earliest pioneers in the whaling industry：England，France，Germany，Iceland，Japan，the Netherlands，Norway and the American colonies
(although they were not a country at the time)．The following countries still practice
whaling in some form or fashion：Canada，Greenland，the Grenadines，Iceland，Indonesia，Japan，the Netherlands，Norway，Russia and the United States.
【词海拾贝】
1．vast adj.广阔的；巨大的
2．primarily adv.首先；最初
3．commission n．委员会
4．commercial adj.商业的
5．quota n．配额
6．prevalent adj.盛行的
7．sperm whale 巨头鲸；抹香鲸
【问题思考】
1．What helps conserve the whale populations?
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答案：The whaling quotas. 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索 - 百度文库
2 2．What made the sperm whale one of the most highly prized catches?
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答案：The discovery of spermaceti in the whale's head.
Ⅰ.将单词与其正确释义连线
1．anecdote A．锐利的；锋利的
2．accommodation B．浅的；肤浅的；浅显的
3．yell C．陡峭的
4．teamwork D．生动的；鲜明的
5．flee E．配合；协作
6．depth F．纯的；纯粹的；纯洁的
7．conservation G．住所；住宿
8．pure H．狭窄的；有限的；狭隘的
9．vivid I．大叫；呼喊
10．narrow J．轶事，奇闻
11．sharp K．逃避，逃跑
12．shallow L．保存，保护
13．steep M．深(度)；深处
答案：1－J 2－G 3－I 4－E 5－K 6－M 7－L
8－F 9－D 10－H 11－A 12－B 13－C
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词
1．____________ adj.每年的 n．年刊；年鉴
2．____________ vt.当场见到；目击 n．目击者；证人
3．____________ prep.在……对面 adj.相对的；相反的
4．____________ vi. & n．暂停，中止
5．____________ vt.拖；拉；扯
6．____________ vt.催促；极力主张
7．____________ vt.放弃；遗弃；抛弃
8．____________ n．目标；靶；受批评的对象
9．____________ vi.思考 vt.映射；反射
10．___________ adj.意识到的；知道的
11．___________ adj.好的；整齐的；匀称的
12．___________ vt.恐吓 vi.受惊吓 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索 - 百度文库
3 答案：1.annual 2.witness 3.opposite 4.pause 5.drag
6．urge 7.abandon 8.target 9.reflect 10.aware
11．neat 12.scare
Ⅲ.根据英语释义写出单词
1．________：to occur every year
2．________：desire or encourage sb to do
3．________：someone who sees an event and reports what
happened
4．________：pull sth along the ground
5．________：stop for a short period and then continue
6．________：leave the place，thing，or person for a long time
7．________：only a small distance from one side to the other
8．________：the line that marks the edge
9．________：very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening
10．_______：money paid regularly to those not working any more
11．________：not mixed with anything
答案：1.annual 2.urge 3.witness 4.drag 5.pause 6.abandon 7.narrow
8.boundary 9.awesome
10．pension 11.pure
Ⅳ.选用短语的适当形式填空
yell out；help...out；sort out；hold...up；aim at hold on；reflect on；upside
down；be aware of；be about to
1．Organizing the school trip will be a lot of work，so I need some volunteers
to ________．
答案：help out
2．Don't squeeze his hand；it will make him ________ in pain.
答案：yell out
3．The boy ________ the foreign stamps that he had collected.
答案：was sorting out
4．They should have finished that job on Friday—what's ________ them ________？
答案：holding up
5．I ________________ the tree but hit the car by mistake.
答案：was aiming at
6．I ________________ go to bed when I heard someone knock at the door. 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索 - 百度文库
4 答案：was about to
7．We managed to ________ until help arrived.
答案：hold on
8．Be careful and don't turn the table ________．
答案：upside down
9．The girl was left to ________ the influences of her decision.
答案：reflect on
10．The young men ________ the danger of taking drugs.
答案：are aware of
Ⅴ.领会句子所用句型并译成汉语
1．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.
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答案：那个时期，虎鲸(当时被称为“杀手”)帮助捕鲸人在每年须鲸迁徙时捕捉须鲸。
2．We ran down to the shore in time
to
see_an_enormous
animal
opposite_us_throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again.
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答案：我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出水面，然后又坠落到水里。
3．This was the call that announced there was_about_to_be a whale hunt.
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答案：这是宣告捕鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。
4．As we drew closer，I
could
see_a_whale_being_attacked
by
a
pack of about six
other killers.
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答案：走近一看，原来是一头鲸受到一群约六头其他虎鲸的攻击。
5．I'm sitting in the warm night air with_a_cold_drink in my hand and reflecting
on the day—a day of pure magic.
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答案：我坐在温暖的夜空下，手里拿着一瓶冷饮，回忆着当天的事情——这纯粹是神奇的一天。
6．The water was quite shallow but where_the_reef_ended，there_was a steep drop
to the sandy ocean floor.
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