1、第一学时 Reading and Comprehension1Why do people hunt sharks?答案：People hunt sharks for sport，food，medicine and their skin.Experts say the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased greatly because many parts of a shark are valuable.For example，shark meat is good to eat.In Asia，people en
2、joy a special kind of soup made from shark fins.Experts say shark fins can earn a fisherman about fifty dollars a kilogram.Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jaws of a shark.Shark liver oil is a popular supplier of Vitamin ASome people believe that shark cartilage and shark liver can improv
3、e peoples health.The skin of a shark can be used like leather.People also kill sharks because of fear.Many sharks are killed by mistake.Each year，thousands of sharks die in traps set out to catch other kinds of fish.2How to protect sea animals?(1)Learn more about sea animals.(2)Mustnt kill or hunt s
4、ea animals excessively.(3)Mustnt kill or hunt those sea animals that are in danger of extinction.(4)Make laws to protect sea animals.(5)Protect the environment.Do not pollute the sea.(6)Keep the balance of the sea.Task 1快速阅读课文Old Tom the Killer Whale，用大约30词写出课文的概要。温馨提示：本文属记叙文，写记叙文的概要时要紧扣人物、事件、结果等要素。
5、_The writer describes his experience at a whaling station，telling us how Old Tom，the killer，helped whalers catch huge whales and protected James from being attacked by a shark.Task 2仔细阅读课文Old Tom the Killer Whale，选择最佳答案。1The author mainly tells us in the text that the killer whales _.()Aare easily t
6、rainedBcan help the whalers catch whales and protect peopleCkill the whales for foodDare cruel to other whalesB2Old Tom came to the shore to _.()Atell the whalers there was a whaleBtell the whalers it was hungryCshow that it was catching a whaleDinform the whalers to run awayA3Why did the whalers go
7、 home after the whale died?()ABecause it was too late.BBecause they didnt need a dead whale.CBecause they couldnt find the whales body.DBecause the dead body would float up the next day.4Old Tom threw itself out of the water and then crashed down in order to _.()Agive the whalers the information abo
8、ut a whaleBtell the whalers it was hungryChelp the whalers catch the whaleDinform the whalers to run awayDATask 3再次阅读课文Old Tom the Killer Whale，完成下列表格。1.How did the killers send the message to the whalers？_ themselves out of the _ and then _ again.2.How did Old Tom lead the way？Swimming _，showing th
9、e whalers _.3.How did the killers help the whalers kill the whale？Its _.They throwing themselves _ the whales blowhole.Stopping it _ out to sea.4.How did Old Tom protect James？Not let the shark _.Hold James _ in the water.1.Throwing，water，crashing down2by the boat，the way3teamwork，on top of，diving o
10、r fleeing4near，firmly up根据课文Old Tom the Killer Whale，在下文空格中填上适当的词语，使文章连贯完整。I had heard of the killers that helped whalers catch huge whales.When I worked at a whaling station，I _1_ it many times.One afternoon，I heard a loud noise coming from the bay.We ran down to the shore _2_ time to see an enormo
11、us animal throwing itself out of the water.George，one of the whalers，told me that it was Old Tom，the killer，who was telling us theres a whale.Another whaler _3_ out to _4_ a whale hunt.We immediately headed out into the bay，with Old Tom _5_ us the way.Task 4Using a telescope we saw that several kill
12、ers _6_ the whale were throwing themselves on top of the whales blowhole to stop it _7_，while others were stopping it diving or _8_ out to sea.Then the man in the bow of the boat aimed at the whale and killed it.These killers _9_ harmed or attacked people.Once when we were in the bay，the sea was _10
13、_，for which James was carried away by waves.Worse still，there was a shark.Fortunately，Old Tom rescued James.1.witnessed2.in3.yelled4.announce5.showing6.over7.breathing8.fleeing9.never10.rough一、将课文Old Tom the Killer Whale译成英语，然后参考“译文助读”自主勘误。译文助读虎鲸老汤姆1902年6月，我开始在捕鲸站里工作，那时我才16岁。在此之前我曾经听说过虎鲸每年帮助捕鲸人捕捉大鲸鱼
14、。当时我以为只是一个故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼见过多次。有天下午我来到捕鲸站，正在整理住处的时候，听到从海湾那边传来一阵喧闹声。我们及时赶到岸边，看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出海面，然后又坠落到水里。它黑白相间，样子像鱼，但我知道它并不是鱼。“那是老汤姆，是虎鲸。”一位叫乔治的捕鲸人高声对我说，“它是在告诉我们那边有一头鲸，叫我们去捕猎。”另外一位捕鲸人大声喊叫，“快走啊走啊”，这是宣告猎鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。“克兰西，快来，上船去。”乔治在我前面边跑边说。我以前就听说过，乔治不喜欢等人，所以尽管我还没有穿上合适的衣服，就跟在他后面跑起来。一刻不停地，我们和其他捕鲸人都跳进渔船，朝海湾方向
15、驶去。我朝水里望去，可以看到老汤姆就在渔船旁边游着，为我们指路。几分钟之后，汤姆不见了，于是乔治开始用浆拍打水面。汤姆出现了，转回到船边，又领着我们前往捕猎处。通过望远镜，我们可以看到远处有情况发生了。走近一看，原来是一头大鲸受到约六、七条虎鲸的攻击。我问乔治，“它们在干什么呢？”“啊，它们在协同作战呢那些虎鲸正在往那头鲸的出气孔上扑去，不让它呼吸，而其他那些虎鲸则阻止它潜水或逃跑。”乔治一边指着捕猎的情景，一边告诉我。就在这时候，最精彩的场面出现了。虎鲸们在我们的渔船和那头鲸之间追逐，就像一群兴奋的猎狗一样。于是，猎鲸叉准备好了。站在船头的那个人把叉瞄准了那头鲸，扔了出去，恰好击中了要害，鲸
16、受了重伤，没过多久就死了。过了片刻，鲸的尸体就被虎鲸们迅速拖向深海中去了。捕鲸人于是调转船头往回走。“怎么啦？”我问道，“我们失去鲸了吗？”杰克回答说：“不，我们明天再回来运鲸鱼的尸体。它在24小时以内是不会浮出水面的。”雷德笑着补充说：“在这段时间里，老汤姆和其他虎鲸会饱餐一顿的，鲸唇和鲸舌就是它们的美食。”虽然老汤姆和其他虎鲸都很凶恶，但是它们从来不伤害人，也不袭击人。事实上，它们还保护人。有一天，我们出海捕鲸的时候，詹姆斯被冲下水去了。乔治大声喊道：“有人落水了！把船头调回去！”那天海上波涛汹涌，很难调转船头。海浪把詹姆斯冲得离我们越来越远。从詹姆斯的脸上我能看出他非常恐慌，生怕被我们遗
17、弃。随后我们看到一条鲨鱼。我尖叫起来，“瞧，那边有一条鲨鱼。”雷德回答说：“别着急，老汤姆不会让它靠近的。”我们花了半个小时才把船头调转过来，回到詹姆斯落水的地方。当我们靠近他的时候，我看到老汤姆正在水中稳稳托着詹姆斯。我几乎不相信自己的眼睛。当我们把詹姆斯拉上渔船的时候，大家都欢呼着“老汤姆，好样的”，“感谢上帝”。后来，老汤姆离开了，回到捕猎的地方，跟其他虎鲸一起捕鲸去了。二、将下列词语译成英语，然后参考Unit 3的词汇表自主勘误。1每年的，按年度计算的，年刊 adj.&n._2暂停，中止 v&n._3目击，见证人，目击者 v&n._4拖，拉，扯 v._5催促，极力主张 v._6放弃，遗
18、弃，抛弃 v._1.annual2.pause3.witness4.drag5.urge6.abandon7目标，靶，对象 n._8思考，反射 v._9意识到的，知道的 adj._10整齐的，均匀的 adj._11帮助摆脱困境_12上下翻转_13吓得要死_14对了解_7.target8.reflect9.aware10.neat11.help.out12.upside down13.be scared to death14.be aware of三、佳句背诵1鲸受了重伤，没过多久就死了。_，the whale soon died.2当我们靠近他时，我看到汤姆在水中稳稳地托着詹姆斯。When we approached him，I saw James _ up in the water by Old Tom.1.Being badly wounded2.being firmly held
