Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鯨) Watching
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.
· Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.
· Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.
· Keep noise levels down — no horns, whistles or racing of engines.
· Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.
· Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.
· Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.
· Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.
· Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if traveling side by side with whales.
· When whales are traveling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.
· Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.
· If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.
· Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.
64. For whom is this text written?
A. Tour guides.                             B. Whale watchers.       
C. Vessel operators.                       D. Government officials.
65. When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ______.
A. move close to the beach             B. increase speed gradually
C. keep its engine running slowly   D. remain at the back of the whales
66. When going side by side with whales, the vessel should ______.
A. keep moving in the same direction
B. surround the whales with other boats
C. travel closer and closer to the shore
D. take a good viewing position
67. What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?
A. 400 metres.         B. 300 metres.              C. 200 metres.              D. 100 metres.
64-67 CBAD

64. C. 從第一段最后一句話可知：這些對(duì)各種各樣的鯨都必須遵守的操作規(guī)則被強(qiáng)烈地推薦給船只操作員。
65. B. 從操作規(guī)則第四、五條可知：在一百米之外，才能啟動(dòng)船只；三百米之外，才逐漸加速。
66. A. 從操作規(guī)則第八條可知：當(dāng)船只和鯨并排前進(jìn)時(shí)，保持低速且應(yīng)同一個(gè)方向前進(jìn)。
67. D. 從操作規(guī)則第二條可知：靠近鯨不能低于一百米，然后停止，但要讓發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)開著。所以最近的安全觀察距離應(yīng)是100米。
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