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(脊背)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 whale 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 came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡)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 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.
【小题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 experienced the rescue of the whales

D．he spent the weekend with his family

【小题2】The harbour survived the storm owing to ______.

A．the shape of the harbor	B．the arms of one bay
C．the still water in the channel	D．the long coast line

【小题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 not big enough

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

D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

【小题4】What is the theme of the story?

A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

B．Fishing provides excitement for children.

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

D．It’s vital to protect the environment.

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A

解析试题分析：本文主要讲述了我和父亲出海救了两头鲸鱼的故事，这给我带来了很多的快乐，帮助别人是世界上最快乐的事情。
【小题1】C 推理题。结合文章第4,5段内容可知我和父亲帮助了两条鲸鱼成功逃离港湾，让我很开心。说明我很高兴这次自己能和父亲出来。故C正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据第3段2,3行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.说明这个港口受到港湾的保护，所以才没有受到太大的破坏，故B正确。
【小题3】D 细节题。根据第五段第8,9行They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction说明D正确。他的方向搞错了。
【小题4】A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了我和父亲出海救了两头鲸鱼的故事，这给我带来了很多的快乐，帮助别人是世界上最快乐的事情。故A项正确。
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