第1页共8页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制高中时挺喜欢的一篇课文：OLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALEReading1OLDTOMTHEKILLERWHALEIwas16whenIbeganworkinJune1902atthewhalingstation.Ihadheardofthekillersthateveryyearhelpedthewhalerscatchhugewhales.Ithought,atthetime,thatthiswasjustastorybutthenIwitnesseditwithmyowneyesmanytimes.OntheafternoonIarrivedatthestation,asIwassortingoutmyaccommodation,Iheardaloudnoisecomingfromthebay.Werandowntotheshoreintimetoseeanenormousanimaloppositeusthrowingitselfoutofthewaterandthencrashingdownagain.Itwasblackandwhiteandfish-shaped.ButIknewitwasn'tafish."That'sOldTom,thekiller,"oneofthewhalers,George,calledouttome."He'stellingusthere'sawhaleoutthereforus."Anotherwhaleryelledout,"Rush-oo...rush-oo."Thiswasthecallthatannouncedtherewasabouttobeawhalehunt.第2页共8页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制"Comeon,Clancy.Totheboat,"Georgesaidasheranaheadofme.IhadalreadyheardthatGeorgedidn'tlikebeingkeptwaiting,soeventhoughIdidn'thavetherightclotheson,Iracedafterhim.Withoutpausingwejumpedintotheboatwiththeotherwhalersandheadedoutintothebay.IlookeddownintothewaterandcouldseeOldTomswimmingbytheboat,showingustheway.Afewminuteslater,therewasnoTom,soGeorgestartedbeatingthewaterwithhisoarandtherewasTom,circlingbacktotheboat,leadingustothehuntagain.Usingatelescopewecouldseethatsomethingwashappening.Aswedrewcloser,Icouldseeawhalebeingattackedbyapackofaboutsixotherkillers."What'retheydoing?"IaskedGeorge."Well,it'steamwork—thekillersovertherearethrowingthemselvesontopofthewhale'sblow-holetostopitbreathing.Andthoseothersare第3页共8页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制stoppingitdivingorfleeingouttosea,"Georgetoldme,pointingtowardsthehunt.Andjustatthatmoment,themostextraordinarythinghappened.Thekillersstartedracingbetweenourboatandthewhalejustlikeapackofexciteddogs.Thentheharpoonwasreadyandthemaninthebowoftheboataimeditatthewhale.Heletitgoandtheharpoonhitthespot.Beingbadlywounded,thewhalesoondied.Withinamomentortwo,itsbodywasdraggedswiftlybythekillersdownintothedepthsofthesea.Themenstartedturningtheboataroundtogohome."What'shappened?"Iasked."Havewelostthewhale?""Ohno,"Jackreplied."We'llreturntomorrowtobringinthebody.Itwon'tfloatuptothesurfaceforaround24hours.""Inthemeantime,OldTom,andtheothersarehavingagoodfeedonitslipsandtongue,"addedRed,laughing.★★★★AlthoughOldTomandtheotherkillerswere第4页共8页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制fiercehunters,theyneverharmedorattackedpeople.Infact,theyprotectedthem.TherewasonedaywhenwewereoutinthebayduringahuntandJameswaswashedofftheboat."Manoverboard!Turntheboataround!"urgedGeorge,shoutingloudly.Theseawasroughthatdayanditwasdifficulttohandletheboat.ThewaveswerecarryingJamesfurtherandfurtherawayfromus.FromJames'sface,Icouldseehewasterrifiedofbeingabandonedbyus.ThensuddenlyIsawashark."Look,there'sasharkoutthere,"Iscreamed."Don'tworry.OldTomwon'tletitnear,"Redreplied.IttookoverhalfanhourtogettheboatbacktoJames,andwhenweapproachedhim,IsawJamesbeingfirmlyheldupinthewaterbyOldTom.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.Therewereshoutsof"Welldone,OldTom"and"ThankGod"aswepulledJamesbackintotheboat.AndthenOldTomwasoffandbacktothe第5页共8页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制huntwheretheotherkillerswerestillattackingthewhale.虎鲸老汤姆1902年6月,我开头在捕鲸站里工作,那时我才16岁。在此之前我曾经听说过虎鲸每年关心捕鲸人捕获大鲸鱼。当时我以为只是一个故...
