Question

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

    My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I ’m so glad I did.

    On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(里脊）in the distance.

    On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it---there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

    The little baby whale--- actually as big as our boat-- was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and camp up suddenly, making big whirlpools(旋涡）and waves. “ she’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point , my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe---and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

    In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

1.The author says “ I’m so glad I did”(in Para.2) because_________

A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing

B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C. he spent the weekend with his family

D. he experienced the rescue of the whales

2. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________

A. the shape of the harbour

B. the arms of the bay

C. the still water in the channel

D. the long coast line

3. The mother whale failed to help her baby because___________

A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long.

B. the whirlpools she had made were no big enough.

C. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction.

D. she had no other whales around to turn to for help

4.What is the theme of the story?

A. Fishing provides excitement for children.

B. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.

C. It’s vital to protect the environment.

D. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D  

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：我本来是准备和爸爸妹妹去钓鱼的，后来却成了救援搁浅鲸鱼的行动。这使得我非常高兴。我们成功地将鲸鱼母子送归大海，同时也感受到了动物的信任和感激之情。

1.D推理判断题。实际上我们没有钓鱼，而是遇到了搁浅的鲸鱼母子，排除A.文章主要是描写了救援鲸鱼的过程，而不是海边的美景，也不是描写怎么和家人度过那一天的。排除B和C. 故D正确。

2.B细节理解题。从文章第三段After all, it (the harbour)was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one channel to the sea.可知，狭长形的海湾只有一条水道通向大海，那么这个海湾就成了天然的避风港，位于这个海湾的港口就免遭了大风的袭击。故B正确。

3.C推理题。细节理解题。从第五段中的She(the mother whale) is trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side以及They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction可知鲸鱼妈妈虽然想尽办法帮她孩子下水，但是却向了相反的方向。 故C正确。

4.D主旨大意题。文章的最后一段为点名主题的段落。我们虽然救助鲸鱼用了一个半小时，然而我们觉得只是过了几分钟，接着说那是几十年来留在心中最美的风景，说明救助鲸鱼脱险的愉悦之情。故D正确。

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