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题目内容：

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 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.

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 harbour

B．the arms of the 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 to 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

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:D

小题4:A

答案解析：

文章通过一个小故事，在我们的生活中，帮助别人可以给自己带来幸福感。

小题1:根据下文内容可知，这次出海，他们就了两头鲸鱼。

小题2:细节题。根据第3段第2行it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.可知B正确。

小题3:细节题。根据倒数第2段7,8行They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.内容可知D正确。

小题4:主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段内容可知帮助别人可以给人带来幸福感。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。