Week 7（含长难句分析及参考译文）-2023-2024学年九年级英语热点时文阅读周周练

2023-2024学年九年级时文阅读周周练—第七周 Monday I live about four miles from the sea. Every few years, whales come into the bay(海湾）for a few days, drawing a lot of people to watch them. This time, the whales were around, and my friend Liz Cottriel was staying with me, so I asked Liz if she wanted to go out on the water to see whales. 1 “No way," she said. She was afraid of whales and sharks, and was terrified the boat would turn over when we were in it. I told her there was nothing to worry about, promising that we could turn back any time. 2 We set off early the next morning. For the first half-hour, we didn't see anything. Then I discovered two pairs of whales swimming toward1s. It was a wonderful feeling to be so close to such big whales. When whales went down through the water, we followed them at a distance(距离)—or what I thought was a distance. 3 I later found out that it's advised to keep 90 meters away. Or about the length of a football field. 4 At that moment, I knew we were too close. Then I felt the boat lift out of the water about two meters and tip(倾斜)back to the water. I thought the whale was going to drag(拉)us down. I later knew at that time that we were in the whale's mouth. 5 Anything they can't swallow(咽下),they spit it out. Luckily, we were wearing life jackets, and soon we both came out of the whale's mouth and back to the water. Then we were saved by the people nearby. We were so lucky but there's no way I'm getting that close to whales again. I want to respect their space. I'm now very aware of the power of nature and the sea. A. We were perhaps 18 meters away. B. At last, I got her to agree to join me. C. It's jaw looked like a white wall. D. They have large mouths but tiny throats. E. Suddenly, plenty of fish called whales' bait jumped into our boat. F. I could‘t wait to share this amazing experience with her. 长难句分析 原句：（第二段第三句)I told her there was nothing to worry about, promising that we could turn back any tim