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(漩渦) 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.     
小題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
小題2:The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
A．the shape of the harbourB．the arms of the bay
C．the still water in the channelD．the long coast line
小題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
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
文章通過一個小故事，在我們的生活中，幫助別人可以給自己帶來幸福感。
小題1:根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，這次出海，他們就了兩頭鯨魚。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)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.內(nèi)容可知D正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容可知幫助別人可以給人帶來幸福感。
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C．a(chǎn)t homeD．in a teahouse
小題2:In the passage, we can see ________________________.
A．Doris is drinking teaB．Herbie likes the new kind of tea
C．Doris is reading a newspaperD．Herbie is very young and good-looking
小題3:Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.
A．a(chǎn) wonderfulB．a(chǎn)n unhappy
C．a(chǎn)n enjoyableD．a(chǎn) friendly
小題4:Which of the following statements is true?
A．They are good friends.B．They have just got married.
C．They like to talk about their hair.D．They are no longer young.

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