OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE -------Reading
Step1 Fast reading
1.Choose the best answer:
(1) The first anecdote mainly talks about that__
A. Clancy began to work at a whaling station
B. the killer whales helped the whalers to catch a baleen whale
C. the killer whales hunted in a team and killed a baleen whale
D. Old Tom showed whalers the way to a baleen whale
（2）What’s the main idea of the second anecdote?
A. Fierce killers, like Old Tom, could protect people.
B. James was washed off the boat.
C. It was hard to handle the boat in rough sea.
D. Old Tom rescued James from other killers.
2．Fill in the blanks with the following names.
(Old Tom, James, Jack, Red, George, Clancy)
1._______ was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station.
2._______ ordered Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay.
3._________ was swimming by the boat,showing the whalers the way.
4._____ told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale.
5.______ was carried by the waves further and further away from the whalers.
6._____ knew that Old Tom would protect James.
Step2 Careful reading
Part1
1. Put the following sentences in right order
( )He ran down to the shore and saw a huge animal in the water, which was Old Tom, the killer whale.
( )The killer whale guided the team to the hunt.
( )The killers ate the lips and tongue of the baleen whale.
( )Clancy arrived at the whaling station.
( )He heard a loud noise coming from the bay as he was sorting out his accommodation.
( )The men went to the boat and headed out for a whale hunt.
( )Clancy and his men killed the baleen whale with the help of the killers.
( )The men returned for the baleen whale the next day.
2. 思考：What did the killer whale do in the whale-hunt?
Before the hunt:
During the hunt:
After the hunt:
3. Why did the whalers go home without bringing in the body of the whale?
A. They just did the hunting for fun.
B. They left it eaten up by the killers.
C. It was dragged to the depths of the sea.
D. They just waited for it to float up
Part2
1. T or F
1). Because Old Tom and the other killers were too fierce, they also would harm or attacked people.
2).James was afraid of being abandoned by us.
3).No one saved James, and he was killed by a shark.
2. Finish the diagram
3. We can infer from the text that____.
A. The killer whales may be trained by the whalers.
B. The killer whales want to help man catch the whales themselves
C. The killer whales need no training for helping the whalers
Step4 查漏补缺
1.What happened to James after he was washed off the boat?
A. He got hurt by a shark.
B. He was abandoned by the other whalers and felt terrified.
C. He was held up in the water by Old Tom and rescued.
2. According to the text, which of the following is NOT right?
A. The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers.
B. The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers.
C. It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea.
3. 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
4. Why did George beat the water with his oar ?______
A. To frighten the whales away
B. To call back Old Tom to lead the way
C. To attract the attention of huge whales
5. The killers threw themselves on top of the huge whale’s blow-hole in order to______.
A. make it sink B. play with it C. stop it breathing D. stop it diving
6. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? A. Because they didn’t need a dead whale
B. Because they couldn’t find the whale’s body
C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldn’t float up to the surface for around 24 hours.
7. What does the word “it” in the sentence “He let it go and the harpoon hit the spot” refer to?
A. The whale. B. The boat. C. The harpoon. D. The killer
8. According to the text, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by____. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks
9. True or false
1).Old Tom and the other killers were fierce hunters, but they never harmed or attacked people.
2). George started beating the water with his oal, but he could not find Tom.
10. Translate the following sentences :
Well, it is teamwork---the killers over there are throwing themselves on top of the whale's blow-hole to stop it breathing.
Step5 Summary
Working at the whaling _______, I_______ that the killers helped whalers catch huge whales many times. One afternoon I was ______ out my____________when I heard a loud_____coming from the____.I saw an________animal which was black and white and___________.George told me it was Old Tom. Then he ran_______of me. I followed him.In the distance,we could see a whale being_______by a____of about six other killers. At last, the whale was badly________, and its body was_______by the killers down into the_______of the sea.Old Tom and the others would have a good____on its lips and________.
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