3．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.

D．To send signals to other whales.

4．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.

D．They had to do this because it was too late.

5．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.

6．According to the text，the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by .

A．whales B．tigers C．enemies D．sharks

Ⅲ.课文阅读填空

Before the hunt The killer whale threw itself out of the 1. and then 2. down again.

It swam by the 3. ，showing the whalers the way. During the hunt The killers were working as a 4. .Some were throwing themselves on 5. of the whale's blow­hole to stop it 6. .Others were stopping it 7. out to sea. After the hunt The killers 8. the dead body down into the 9. of the sea，having a good feed on its lips and 10. .

重点词汇

1．I thought，at the time，that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times.

当时我以为这只是一个故事罢了，但是后来我亲眼见过很多次。

[归纳拓展]

witness vt.当场见到，目击；作证，见证；n.目击者；证人；证据