这是宣告捕鲸行动马上就要开始的呼声。

2．see＋宾语＋宾补

As we drew closer，I could see a whale (attack) by a pack of about six other killers.

当我们靠的近些时，我能看到一条鲸鱼正在被其他大约六条虎鲸袭击。

3．stop sb./sth.(from) doing sth.；现在分词作伴随状语

"...And those others are stopping it (dive) or (flee) out to sea，" George told me， (point) towards the hunt.

"......而其他那些虎鲸则阻止它潜水或逃跑，"乔治一边指着捕猎的情景，一边告诉我。

4．现在分词短语作原因状语

，the whale soon died.

因为严重受伤，鲸鱼很快就死了。

Ⅰ.根据课文内容给下面句子排序

(　　)Using a telescope we could see that something was happening.

(　　)The killers started racing between our boat and the whale.

(　　)Clancy arrived at the station.

(　　)The men started turning the boat around to go home.

(　　)Clancy heard a huge noise coming from the bay.

(　　)The whaler yelled out.

(　　)We jumped into the boat with the other whalers and headed out into the bay.

(　　)The man in the bow of the boat aimed the harpoon at the whale.

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1．According to the text，which of the following is TRUE?

A．They ran down to the shore and found an enormous fish throwing itself out of the water.

B．Tom couldn't tell whalers when he found a whale.

C．George was a patient person.

D．George could beat the water with his oar to call Old Tom.

2．According to the text，which of the following is NOT true?

A．The killers like Old Tom are fierce yet always ready to help the whalers.

B．The writer didn't believe the killers could help the whalers catch whales before working at the whaling station.

C．The whalers left the body of the whale eaten up by the killers.

D．It was hard to handle the boat in the rough sea.