2017-2018学年高中英语 unit 3 under the sea检测 新人教版选修7

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1、Unit3　Underthesea【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？Thewhalingindustryisoneoftheoldestindustriesinexistence.Ithasundergonevastchangessinceitsbeginning，primarilyduetothecreationoftheInternationalWhalingCommission.Commercialwhalingstillcontinuesthroughouttheworld，butthewhalingquotasarerestric

2、tedbythecommission，therebyhelpingconservethewhalepopulations.Whalingreferstohuntingwhalesprimarilyfortheiroil，meatandbones.Whalingdatesbacktoprehistorictimes，mostprevalentinNorwayandJapan.Thehuntbecameanindustryinthe1600sintheArcticregions，mostlybytheDutchandBritish.Americancolonistsstart

3、edwhalinginthe1700s.Nantucketwhalerswerethefirsttokillaspermwhale，andthediscoveryofspermacetiinthewhale'sheadmadethespermwhaleoneofthemosthighlyprizedcatches.WhalingshipssetoutfromNewEnglandintothePacificforextremelylongvoyagestohuntdownthesewhales.Whalingindustryhasbeenapartofavarietyofc

4、ountries'industries.Thefollowingcountriesweretheearliestpioneersinthewhalingindustry：England，France，Germany，Iceland，Japan，theNetherlands，NorwayandtheAmericancolonies(althoughtheywerenotacountryatthetime)．Thefollowingcountriesstillpracticewhalinginsomeformorfashion：Canada，Greenland，theGren

5、adines，Iceland，Indonesia，Japan，theNetherlands，Norway，RussiaandtheUnitedStates.【词海拾贝】1．vastadj.广阔的；巨大的2．primarilyadv.首先；最初3．commissionn．委员会4．commercialadj.商业的5．quotan．配额6．prevalentadj.盛行的7．spermwhale巨头鲸；抹香鲸【问题思考】1．Whathelpsconservethewhalepopulations?_______________________________________

6、________________答案：Thewhalingquotas.2．Whatmadethespermwhaleoneofthemosthighlyprizedcatches?_______________________________________________________答案：Thediscoveryofspermacetiinthewhale'shead.Ⅰ.将单词与其正确释义连线1．anecdote　　　　　　A．锐利的；锋利的2．accommodationB．浅的；肤浅的；浅显的3．yellC．陡峭的4．teamworkD．生动的；鲜明的5．fl

7、eeE．配合；协作6．depthF．纯的；纯粹的；纯洁的7．conservationG．住所；住宿8．pureH．狭窄的；有限的；狭隘的9．vividI．大叫；呼喊10．narrowJ．轶事，奇闻11．sharpK．逃避，逃跑12．shallowL．保存，保护13．steepM．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