Unit3 Under the Sea Reading: Old Tom the Killer Whale,1. The author mainly tells us in the text that_. A. the killer whales are easily trained B. the killer whales can help the whalers catch the huge whales,C. the killer whales kill the whales for their food D. the killer whales drag the whales under the water,B,2. 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 D. inform the whalers to run away,A,3. Why did the men start turning the boat around to go home after the whale died? A. Because they didnt need a dead whale B. Because they couldnt find the whales body,C. Because they knew that the dead whale wouldnt float up to the surface for around 24 hours. D. They had to do this because it was too late,C,4. According to the text, the killer whales can protect men from being attacked by_. A. whales B. tigers C. enemies D. sharks,D,5.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 D. The killer whales want to eat the whales after killing them,A,1 The sea is s _here , so large ships usually avoid this area. 2 He told the police about the accident as he w_ it on his way home . 3 Before I decide , I need time to r_. 4 The a _ death rate in the United States is 11 per 100 . 5 There is a n _path through the woods ,but it is too lonely,hallow,itnessed,eflected,nnual,arrow,6 The travelers couldnt speak the t _of the country . 7 He f _his native village to join the army when he was 7 . 8 He a _ his wife and went away with all his money . 9 It was too late when he was a_of the fire ,so he was badly burned . 10 This medicine is p_if taken in large quantities,ongue,led,bandoned,ware,oisonous,1 find / find out I have _the best way to give advice to your children is to _ what they want and then advise them to do it,found,find out,find : 一种客观结果,find out: 弄清/查明 ( 通常是抽象的原因,复杂的真相,look for : 寻找 / 宾语是具体事物,2 witness: vt. be present at (sth.) and see it 当场见到/ 目击 Did anyone witness the accident? We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century. suggest, indicate 表明/ 说明 His loud voice witnessed his anger. Her flushed ( 通红) face witnessed the great excitement she felt,vi. give evidence about sth. in a law court witness against / for / to He witnessed to having seen the man enter the building,n. c a person sees an event take place 证人 The police found the witness to the murder case. There was no witness at the scene of the accident. c / u what is said about an event 证词/ 证据 His ragged clothes were (a) witness to his poverty. The old man gave witness on behalf of an accused,give witness on behalf of sb be a witness to . witness to sth doing sth bear / give witness to sth Witness box ( BRE )= witness stand,替作证,是的目击者,在法庭上)作证,作证支持某人,证人席,3 sort out 分类,整理,解决(问题/困难) I am just sorting out the papers that can be thrown away. Weve got a few little problems to sort out,同义词 sort through : 查看并挑选出 He was sorting through a pile of papers on his desk,accommodation( n) accommodate v. n.rooms, esp. for living in 房间/住所 The high cost of accommodation makes life difficult for students in London. lodgings, rooms and food (often pl.) 膳宿 This hotel has accommodations for 600 patients. make accommodation for the 为提供膳宿,适应/调节,5 yell v. while B. to travel on; while C. traveling by; when D. to travel by; when,D,7. “Come on, Clancy 1) 意为赶快/加油/ 加把劲 , 表示劝说，不耐烦，催促 -Now , where is my purse ? - _! Well be late for the picnic . A Take your time B Dont worry C Come on D Take it easy 2) 开始 The rain has just come on,C,come about 发生 come across 偶然遇见 come forth 出来，涌现 come out 出版/（花）开 come through （电话）接通 come up 走近/上升 come to 总计 come up with 赶上/提出,8 ahead of (空间上/时间上)在之前, 比好/强 Ahead of us was a big river. Time here is 9 hours ahead of London. 这儿时间比伦敦早九个小时 He is ahead of me in Chinese. get ahead of 超越 By working hard he got ahead of the rest of the class,9 head 朝方向移动,带领 We headed the boat out to sea. They are heading home. Who is heading the Party? Whose name heads the list? head for = leave for / start for / leave for be leading for disaster 10 a pack of packs of 大量的/ 一堆堆的 pack up 收拾行李 pack off 运走/打发掉,11 flee: vt / vi . fled; fled leave quickly in order to escape from danger flee / escape The enemy soldiers were _in all directions, but few of them could _. 12 its body was dragged by the killers down into the depths of the sea. 1) drag:v. put along with effort 拖, 拉, 拽 He dragged the table into the corner,fleeing,escaped,persuade (sb.) to come or go somewhere unwillingly.勉强做,drag down 把人拖垮 drag ones feet 故意拖延 drag in 拉进去 drag on 拖延,拉长 The dispute has dragged on months . Do you have to drag politics into everyth