那天，我和我的两个兄弟从岛上(打鱼)归来，船上载满了鱼。

3．"do/does/did＋动词原形"表强调

As you can see，I escape.

如你所见，我的确逃脱了。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1．The writer was an old man because his hair was white.(　　)

2．In the whirlpool，only the writer survived.Both of his two brothers died.(　　)

3．The three brothers first met the whirlpool and then were caught in the storm.(　　)

4．It was the barrel that carried me to an area where the other fishermen were.(　　)

5．The writer's brother stayed in the heavy boat because he thought it was better to stay there.(　　)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．Why did the writer's younger brother fall into the sea?

A．Because he fell into the sea by accident.

B．Because he jumped into the sea in order to survive.

C．Because he was washed overboard by an enormous wave.

D．Because he wanted to save his brother.

2．Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool?

A．Because we drove toward the whirlpool to save my younger brother.

B．Because the wind and waves were in that direction.

C．Because we wanted to go to safer places.

D．Because nothing could save us.

3．Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel?

A．Because he did that to save his brother.

B．Because there was only a barrel in the whirlpool at that moment.

C．Because lighter objects like a barrel went down more slowly.

D．Because his brother told him to do so.

4．Why didn't his brother do the same?

A．Because he was too frightened.

B．Because he thought it was dangerous to do so.

C．Because he had no time to do so.

D．Because he wouldn't leave the boat.