Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸)Watching

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只)operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.

●     Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.

●     Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.

●     Keep noise levels down-no horns, whistles or racing of engines.

●     Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.

●     Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.

●     Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.

●     Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.

●     Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales.

●     When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.

●     Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.

●     If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.

●     Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.

For whom is this text written?

A. Tour guides.

B. Whale watchers.

C. Vessel operators.

D. Government officials.

When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ________________.

A.    move close to the beach

B.    increase speed gradually

C.    keep its engine running slowly

D.    remain at the back of the whales

When going side by side with whales, the vessel should    .

A.    keep moving in the same direction

B.    surround the whales with other boats

C.    travel closer and closer to the shore

D.    take a good viewing position

What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?

A. 400 metres.   B. 300 metres.    C. 200 metres.   D.100 metres.

Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸) Watching
The Department of  Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer．It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales．
Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back．
Approach no closer than 100 meters, then stop the boat but keep the engine on．
Keep noise levels down—no horns, whistles or racing of engines．
Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 meters from your vessel．
Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 meters from the whales．
Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction．
Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales．
Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales．
When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore．
Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 meters of whales．
If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales．
Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines．
【小题1】For whom is this text written?

A．Tour guides．	B．Whale watchers．
C．Vessel operators．	D．Government officials．

【小题2】When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should _____．

A．move close to the beach

B．increase speed gradually

C．keep its engine running slowly

D．remain at the back of the whales

【小题3】When going side by side with whales, the vessel should       ．

A．keep moving in the same direction

B．surround the whales with other boats

C．travel closer and closer to the shore

D．take a good viewing position

【小题4】What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?

A．400 meters．

B．300 meters．

C．200 meters．

D．100 meters．

C
Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸) Watching
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.
· Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.
· Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.
· Keep noise levels down — no horns, whistles or racing of engines.
· Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.
· Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.
· Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.
· Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.
· Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if traveling side by side with whales.
· When whales are traveling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.
· Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.
· If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.
· Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.
【小题1】64. For whom is this text written?

A．Tour guides.	B．Whale watchers.
C．Vessel operators.	D．Government officials.

【小题2】65. When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ______.

A．move close to the beach	B．increase speed gradually
C．keep its engine running slowly	D．remain at the back of the whales

【小题3】66. When going side by side with whales, the vessel should ______.

A．keep moving in the same direction	B．surround the whales with other boats
C．travel closer and closer to the shore	D．take a good viewing position

【小题4】67. What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?

A．400 metres.

B．300 metres.

C．200 metres.

D．100 metres.

Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鲸)Watching

The Department of  Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait,where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只)operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.

● Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.

● Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.

● Keep noise levels down-no horns, whistles or racing of engines.

● Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.

● Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.

● Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.

● Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.

● Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales.

● When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.

● Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.

● If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.

● Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.

1.For whom is this text written?

A．Tour guides.

B．Whale watchers.

C．Vessel operators.

D．Government officials.

2.When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ________________.

A．move close to the beach

B．increase speed gradually

C．keep its engine running slowly

D．remain at the back of the whales

3.What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?

A．400 metres.

B．300 metres.

C．200 metres.

D．100 metres.

 

The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over．

A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami, sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday．

The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side． In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow．

The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel． Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard．

“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said．

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment．

Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1．5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9．0 earthquake struck Japan．

As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters．

Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship． A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it．

Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size．

State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected．

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason for sinking the Japanese ship?

A．It had no lights or communications system.

B．It might be washed up onto the shore．

C．It was a danger to other passing ships．

D．The oil it carried could pollute the sea．

2.The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________．

A．the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns

B．the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship

C．state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation

D．a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship

3.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．Japanese ghost ship arriving at US

B．Tsunami garbage heading to US

C．Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship

D．Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific