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 harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbor itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had 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 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 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 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, some-times 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 spent the weekend with his family

B.be witnessed the whole process of fishing

C.he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

D.he experienced the rescue of the whales

2.The harbor survived the storm owing to __________.

A.the long coast line B.the shape of the harbor

C.the arms of the bay D.the still water in the channel

3.The mother whale failed to help her baby because __________.

A.the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

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

C.the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

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

4.What is the theme of the story?

A.It’s vital to protect the environment

B.Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness

C.Fishing provides excitement for children

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

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和父亲出海时，救下两头鲸鱼的故事，这给作者带来了很多的快乐，由此可知，拯救生命带给人们一种幸福感。

1.词义猜测题。根据文章第四、五段及文章最后一句话Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.可知，作者和他的父亲帮助了两头鲸鱼成功游离港湾，这让作者非常开心，近四十年过去了，作者仍然深情地回忆着海上那金色的一天。所以，作者说他很高兴那天和父亲出去了。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的On the road to the harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbor itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.可知，在去港口的路上，我们可以看到海岸上可怕的破坏，但港口本身的情况还不错。毕竟，它受到海湾的保护，海湾只有一条通向大海的小水道。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段中的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.可知，鲸鱼妈妈潜入水中，突然浮上来，制造了巨大的漩涡和波浪。“她想帮她的孩子，但方向不对，”父亲说。由此可知，鲸鱼妈妈没能帮助她的宝宝，因为海浪把她的宝宝推向了错误的方向。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了作者和父亲出海时，救下两头鲸鱼的故事，这给作者带来了很多的快乐，近四十年过去了，作者仍然深情地回忆着海上那金色的一天。由此可知，文章主要想告诉我们拯救生命带给人们一种幸福感。故选B。