Unit 3 Reading OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALERead the explanation and speak out the word it explainsa place to live work stay etc in n 住 所 住 宿 accommodation a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again to stop doing something for a short time pause vi n 暂 停 终 止 the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom or to a distance below the top surface of something depth n 深 度 深 处being in a position on the other side completely different prep 在 对 面 opposite adj 相 对 的 相 反 的 to shout something or make a loud noise usually when you are angry in pain or excited vi 大 叫 呼 喊 yell n 叫 声 喊 声 to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing urge vt 催 促 极 力 主 张 驱 策the land along the edge of a sea lake or shore wide river n 岸 海 滨 away from or at a distance from the coast adv adj 近 海 的 离 岸 的 offshore to see something happen a person who sees an event happening especially a crime or an accident vt 当 场 见 到 目 击 witness n 目 击 者 证 人 证 据 to leave a place thing or person forever vt 放 弃 遗 弃 抛 弃 abandonto jump into water especially with your head and arms going in first or to move down under the water dive vi n 跳 水 潜 水 俯 冲 to escape by running away especially because of danger or fear flee vi 逃 避 逃 跑 vt 逃 离 to move something by pulling it along a surface usually the ground vi 拖 拉 扯 drag when a group of people work well together teamwork n 协 作 配 合Skimming to get general ideasSkimming Reading Comprehension I 1 The first story is mainly about ____ A a hunting experience of Old Tom B how Old Tom helped with whale hunting C how the whalers killed a whale D how killer whales killed a whale 2 The second story was told to _____ A show killer whales were cruel hunters B entertain readers C show killer whales could protect and save people in danger D show killer whales never harmed or attacked people3 According to the second story thekiller whales can protect men frombeing attacked by____ A whales B tigers C enemies D sharks 4 _____ killed the whale at lastA Old TomB The killer whales D The whalers C The authorSkimming Reading Comprehension II Put the following sentences into correct order Using a telescope we could see that something was happening The killers started racing between our boat and the whale Clancy arrived at the station The men started turning the boat around to go home Clancy heard a huge noise comingfrom the bay The whale yelled out We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whaleAnswer 5 6 1 8 2 3 4 7Careful reading to solve difficult points1 witness 1 vt亲 眼 看 到 Did you witness the accident 你 亲 眼 看 到 那 场 事 故 了 吗 2 vi作 证 证 明 witness to sthdoing sth He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building 他 作 证 说 他 看 到 那 个 人 进 入 大 楼 的 3 witness n目 击 者 证 人 She was called as a defense witness 她 被 传 唤 作 被 告 证 人 2 flee fled fled逃 跑 逃 避 逃 离 1 vt flee They were forced to flee the country 2 vi flee from The prisoner attempted to flee from the prison but he failed The alarmed people fled from the fire 恐 慌 的 人 们 从 火 里 逃 出 3 drag vi 拖 拉 扯 Why drag me in 干 么 把 我 拉 扯 进 去 drag sb out to a concert 硬 拖 某 人 去 听 音 乐 drag the negotiation out for three months 把 谈 判 拖 长 到 三 个 月 drag on 拖 延 拖 长 声 调 字 眼 等 drag oneself along 慢 吞 吞 地 拖 着 脚 走4 abandonvt 放 弃 抛 弃 遗 弃 Many people were killed by the chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese during the World War II abandon ones friend 背 弃 朋 友 abandon a bad habit 革 除 恶 习 abandon ones hope 放 弃 希 望 abandon ones idea 放 弃 主 意课 文 难 句 精 析 1 This was the call that announced therewas about to be a whale hunt这 是 宣 告 猎 鲸 行 动 马 上 就 要 开 始 的 声 音 that announced there was about to be a whale hunt 为 关 系 代 词that 引 导 的 定 语 从 句 修 饰 先 行 词the call 从 句 中 用 到be about to do sth 结 构 表 示 将 来 意 为 即 将 将 要 拓 展 英 语 中 有 很 多 表 示 将 来 时 的 方 法 在 具 体 运 用 中 表 达 的 内 容 又 不 尽 相 同 现 将 各 种 表 达 法 归 纳 如 下 ①be going to 动 词 原 形 be going to 相 当 于 一 个 助 动 词 其 中be 有 人 称 和 数 的 变 化 与 它 后 面 的 动 词 原 形 一 起 构 成 谓 语 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/97df1798bfeb19e8b8f67c1cfad6195f312be876.html