7．They survive in some of the coldest environments in the world-but even penguins（企鵝） appreciate a warm woolly jumper（套頭毛衣）once in a while．
The mini knitted garments have helped save hundreds of flightless birds caught in oil spills，providing protection from the elements and stopping them from eating poisonous pollution．
Knits tor Nature，a program run by The Penguin Foundation，which protects the little penguin population of Phillip Island，140km south-east of Melbourne，has created up to 300different designs over the years-and it's all thanks to talented volunteers．
"There's a lot of hidden creativity out there，"said Lyn Blom，of the Phillip Island Nature Park．"People love to know that they're helping the penguins because they're so cute and small and they waddle up the beach and they're so strong and determined．But they need to be，they 1ive in a pretty tough sort of environment．''
A thumbnail-sized patch of oil can kill a little penguin，the smallest of the species，measuring just l3inches and weighing l kg．The oil separates and mats their feathers，breaking natural waterproofing and heating functions．
Ms Blom estimates she has knitted between 200and 300penguin jumpers over the years．
A staff member read an article in an English women's magazine about knitting for guillemot（海鳩）birds and decided to adapt the designs．
"There's a lot of ladies out there who used to knit for their children and grandchildren．These ladies have spare wool and idle hands，and they love to feel loved and needed and we love and need them，"said Ms Blom．
The Pengu in Foundation recently staged a competition for the most creative jumper，which received an enthusiastic response．
The Penguin Foundation rescues approximately 20birds a year．They even have a stockpile of jumpers in case of emergency-such as the large oil spill Phillip Island in 2001．In that instance，453little penguins were affected，96percent of which were saved-most thanks to the jumpers．

46．Which is the best title for the text？A
A．The penguins'new garments       B．How to protect the penguins
C．The Penguin Foundation           D．Poisonous oil pollution
47．Knits for NatureB．
A．is operated to make money for penguins
B．a(chǎn)ims to protect penguins on Phillip Island
C．has designed 300knitted garments
D．has trained many talented volunteers
48．People help the penguins mainly becauseB．
A．they survive in the coldest environments
B．they live in a rather tough environment
C．they're so lovely and smart
D．they're so strong and determined
49．Why can a patch of oil kill little penguins？A
A．The oil ruins their feather's natural functions．
B．Little penguins are too small to survive．
C．The oil benefits their natural waterproofing．
D．Little penguins have no heating functions．
50．What can we learn from the text？D
A．Only Ms Blom was glad to knit penguin jumpers．
B．It's Ms Blom that created the penguin jumper designs．
C．Few people competed for the most creative jumper．
D．The jumpers have proved effective for penguins．

分析 本文主要介紹了企鵝在世界上最寒冷的地方生存，但它們有時也想要一件溫暖的毛衣，迷你毛衣能給企鵝很好的保護，為它們抵御石油污染，企鵝基金會發(fā)起了為企鵝織毛衣的活動，幫助了許多企鵝．

解答 46．答案A．主旨大意題．本文主要介紹了為企鵝織的毛衣，為它們抵御石油污染．A．企鵝的新裝；B．如何保護企鵝；C．企鵝基金會；D．有害的石油污染．故選A．
47．答案B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Knits tor Nature，a program run by The Penguin Foundation，which protects the little penguin population of Phillip Island，知，Knits tor Nature的目的是保護菲利普島企鵝的數(shù)量．故選B．
48．答案A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)The oil separates and mats their feathers，breaking natural water proofing and heating functions．知，石油使它們的羽毛纏結(jié)且分散開，使羽毛失去了防水和保溫的作用．故選A．
49．答案D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)In that instance，453 little penguins were affected，96 percent of which were saved-most thanks to the jumpers．知，毛衣有很有效的作用．故選D．

點評 本文主要考查學(xué)生日常生活類文章的閱讀水平，學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真地閱讀原文，把握文章大意，對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解，能夠仔細(xì)查找文章細(xì)節(jié)，并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷．

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