Unit 3 Under the sea【导语】捕鲸业是世界上古老的行业之一，它的历史发展和现状如何呢？The whaling industry is one of the oldest industries in existence.It has undergone vast changes since its beginning，primarily due to the creation of the International Whaling mercial whaling still continues throughout the world，but the whaling quotas are restricted by the commission，thereby helping conserve the whale populations.Whaling refers to hunting wh ales primarily for their oil，meat and bones.Whaling dates back to prehistoric times，most prevalent in Norway and Japan.The hunt became an industry in the 1600s in the Arctic regions，mostly by the Dutch and British.American colonists started whaling in the 1700s.Nantucket whalers were the first to kill a sperm whale，and the discovery of spermaceti in the whale's head made the sperm whale one of the most highly prized catches.Whaling ships set out from New England into the Pacific for extremely long voyages to hunt down these whales.Whaling industry has been a part of a variety of countries' industries.The following countries were the earliest pioneers in the whaling industry：England，France，Germany，Iceland，Japan，the Netherlands，Norway and the American colonies (although they were not a country at the time)．The following countries still practice whaling in some form or fashion：Canada，Greenland，the Grenadines，Iceland，Indonesia，Japan，the Netherlands，Norway，Russia and the United States.【词海拾贝】1．vast adj.广阔的；巨大的2．primarily adv.首先；最初3．commission n．委员会4．commercial adj.商业的5．quota n．配额6．prevalent adj.盛行的7．sperm whale 巨头鲸；抹香鲸【问题思考】1．What helps conserve the whale populations?_______________________________________________________答案：The whaling quotas.2．What made the sperm whale one of the most highly prized catches? _______________________________________________________答案：The discovery of spermaceti in the whale's head.Ⅰ.将单词与其正确释义连线1．anecdoteA．锐利的；锋利的2．accommodation B．浅的；肤浅的；浅显的3．yell C．陡峭的4．teamwork D．生动的；鲜明的5．flee E．配合；协作6．depth F．纯的；纯粹的；纯洁的7．conservation G．住所；住宿8．pure H．狭窄的；有限的；狭隘的9．vivid I．大叫；呼喊10．narrow J．轶事，奇闻11．sharp K．逃避，逃跑12．shallow L．保存，保护13．steep M．深(度)；深处答案：1－J 2－G 3－I 4－E 5－K 6－M 7－L8－F 9－D 10－H 11－A 12－B 13－CⅡ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1．____________ adj.每年的n．年刊；年鉴2．____________ vt.当场见到；目击n．目击者；证人3．____________ prep.在……对面adj.相对的；相反的4．____________ vi. & n．暂停，中止5．____________ vt.拖；拉；扯6．____________ vt.催促；极力主张7．____________ vt.放弃；遗弃；抛弃8．____________ n．目标；靶；受批评的对象9．____________ vi.思考vt.映射；反射10．___________ adj.意识到的；知道的11．___________ adj.好的；整齐的；匀称的12．___________ vt.恐吓vi.受惊吓答案：1.annual 2.witness 3.opposite 4.pause 5.drag6．urge 7.abandon 8.target 9.reflect 10.aware11．neat 12.scareⅢ.根据英语释义写出单词1．________：to occur every year2．________：desire or encourage sb to do3．________：someone who sees an event and reports whathappened4．________：pull sth along the ground5．________：stop for a short period and then continue6．________：leave the place，thing，or person for a long time7．________：only a small distance from one side to the other8．________：the line that marks the edge9．________：very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening 10．_______：money paid regularly to those not working any more11．________：not mixed with anyt hing答案：1.annual 2.urge 3.witness 4.drag 5.pause 6.abandon7.narrow 8.boundary 9.awesome10．pension 11.pureⅣ.选用短语的适当形式填空to ________．答案：help out2．Don't squeeze his hand；it will make him ________ in pain.答案：yell out3．The boy ________ the foreign stamps that he had collected.答案：was sorting out4．They should have finished that job on Friday—what's ________ them ________？答案：holding up5．I ________________ the tree but hit the car by mistake.答案：was aiming at6．I ________________ go to bed when I heard someone knock at the door.答案：was about to7．We managed to ________ until help arrived.答案：hold on8．Be careful and don't turn the table ________．答案：upside down9．The girl was left to ________ the influences of her decision.答案：reflect on10．The young men ________ the danger of taking drugs.答案：are aware ofⅤ.领会句子所用句型并译成汉语1．It_was_a_time_when the killer whales，or “killers” as they were then called，helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration._______________________________________________________答案：那个时期，虎鲸(当时被称为“杀手”)帮助捕鲸人在每年须鲸迁徙时捕捉须鲸。

2．We ran down to the shore in time to see_an_enormousanimalopposite_us_throwing itself out of the water and then crashingdown again._______________________________________________________答案：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。