2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 3 Under the sea Section Ⅰ War

Whalesarebeautifulandcleveranimals.Mostpeopleareawareof①thefactthatcommercial②whalingendangerswhalesandagreethatwhalesshouldnotbekilledtomakemoney.Ifyouseewhalesbeingdraggedoutoftheseaandcutup,youmightbeshocked③.Anditmightmakeyoureflecton④whetherwhalingshouldbecontinued.ButtherearestillafewcountrieslikeIcelandwhichcontinuecommercialwhaling.In1883thefirstwhalingstationwassetupinAlptafjordur,Iceland.Seeingthesuccessofthewhalingstation,peoplesetupanotherfiveontheislandbetween1896and1903.Whalecatchingreacheditslimitin1902,when1,305whaleswerecaughttoproduceoil.Aban⑤onwhalingwaspassedinIcelandin1915.Conservation⑥playedaneffectiveroleinpreventingwhalesfrom⑦beingkilledanditwasnotuntil1935thatanIcelandiccompanyestablishedanotherwhalingstation.Between1948and1975,anaverageof250fin,65baleen,and78spermwhalesweretakenannually.Unlikethemajority⑧ofcommercialwhalingatthetime,thisoperationwasbasedonthesaleoffrozenmeatratherthanonoil.[多积词汇]①beawareof意识到②commercialadj.商业的③shockv.使震惊④reflecton反思；思考⑤bann.禁令⑥conservationn.保护⑦prevent...from阻止⑧majorityn.多数；大多数[读文清障][原文呈现]OLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALEIwas16whenIbeganworkinJune1902atthewhalingstation.Ihadheardof①thekillersthateveryyearhelpedwhalerscatchhugewhales②.Ithought,atthetime,thatthiswasjustastory③butthenIwitnessed④itwithmyowneyesmanytimes.①hearof听说(＝hearabout)②关系代词that引导定语从句，修饰thekillers。that在定语从句中作主语。③that引导宾语从句。句中带有插入语时，宾语从句的引导词that不可省略。④witness/'wItnIs/vt.当场见到；目击n.目击者；证人；证据SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre­reading[读文清障][原文呈现]OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwassorting⑤outmyaccommodation⑥，Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay⑦.Werandowntotheshore⑧intime⑨toseeanenormousanimalopposite⑩usthrowingitselfoutof⑪thewaterandthencrashing⑫downagain.Itwasblackandwhiteandfish­shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish.⑤sortvt.整理，分类n.种类⑥accommodation/əˌkɒmə'deIʃn/n．住所；住宿⑦as引导时间状语从句，主句是“hear＋宾语＋宾补”结构。⑧shore/ʃɔː/n．岸；海滨⑨intime及时；迟早⑩opposite/'ɒpəzIt/prep.在……对面adj.相对的；相反的⑪throwoneselfoutof跃出⑫crashv．猛撞，猛击[读文清障][原文呈现]“That'sOldTom,thekiller⑬，”oneofthewhalers,George,calledout⑭tome.“He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus.”Anotherwhaleryelled⑮out,“Rush­oo...rush­oo.”Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasaboutto⑯beawhalehunt⑰.⑬thekiller是OldTom的同位语。⑭callout高声喊叫⑮yell/jel/vi.大叫；呼喊n．叫声；喊声⑯beabouttodosth.即将做某事⑰that引导定语从句，修饰thecall；其中therewasabouttobe...是announced的宾语从句。虎鲸老汤姆[第1～4段译文]1902年6月，我开始在捕鲸站里工作，那时我16岁。在此之前我曾经听说过虎鲸每年都帮助捕鲸人捕捉大鲸。当时我以为这只是个故事罢了，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声巨响。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。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道：“快走啊……走啊。”这是宣告捕鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。[读文清障][原文呈现]“Comeon⑱，Clancy.Totheboat，”Georgesaidasheranaheadof⑲me⑳.IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting○21，so○22eventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson○23，Iracedafterhim.⑱comeon此处表示“快点”，还可表示“加油”“得了吧”。⑲aheadof在……的前面⑳as引导时间状语从句。○21beingkeptwaiting为动名词短语的被动形式，作like的宾语。○22eventhough引导让步状语从句。○23have...on穿着[读文清障][原文呈现]Withoutpausing○24wejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheaded○25outintothebay.Ilookeddown○26intothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimming○27bytheboat,showingustheway○28.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeating○29thewaterwithhisoar○30andtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain○31.○24pause/pɔːz/vi.&n．暂停；中止○25headvi.朝(某方向)前进○26lookdown朝下看○27seesb.doingsth.看到某人正在做某事○28现在分词短语showingus...在句中作伴随状语。○29beatv．击打；连续敲打○30oar/ɔː/n．桨；橹○31现在分词短语circlingback...在句中作状语。[第5～6段译]“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，于是乔治开始用桨拍打水面。汤姆出现了，转回到船边，又领着我们前往捕猎处。[读文清障][原文呈现]○32telescope/'telIskəʊp/n．望远镜○33seesth.beingdone看到某物正在被做○34apackof一队；一群Usingatelescope○32wecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattacked○33byapackof○34aboutsixotherkillers.“What'retheydoing？”IaskedGeorge.[读文清障][原文呈现]○35teamwork/'tiːmwɜːk/n．协作；配合○36blow­holen．(鲸的)鼻孔；(隧道的)通风口○37dive/daIv/vi.&n．跳水(的动作)；潜水(的动作)；俯冲○38flee/fliː/vi.(fled,fled)逃避；逃跑(＋to/from)vt.逃离○39现在分词短语pointingtowards...在句中作伴随状语。“Well,it'steamwork○35—thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow­hole○36tostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersarestoppingitdiving○37orfleeing○38outtosea，”Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt○39.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.[读文清障][原文呈现]○40harpoon/hɑː'puːn/n．(捕鲸用的)鱼叉○41aimv．瞄准，对准○42let...go放开；松开○43现在分词短语Beingbadlywounded在句中作原因状语。○44drag/dræɡ/vt.拖；拉；扯○45swiftlyadv.迅速地；快速地○46depth/depθ/n．深(度)；深处Thentheharpoon○40wasreadyandthemaninthebowoftheboataimed○41itatthewhale.Heletitgo○42andtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded○43，thewhalesoondied.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdragged○44swiftly○45bythekillersdownintothedepths○46ofthesea.Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome.[第7～10段译文]通过望远镜，我们可以看到远处有情况发生了。走近一看，原来是一头鲸受到一群约六头其他虎鲸的攻击。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到海里去。”乔治一边指着捕猎的情景，一边告诉我。就在那时候，最精彩的场面出现了。虎鲸们在我们的渔船和那头鲸之间开始追逐了，就像一群发狂的猎狗一样。然后，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