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任务三 阅读理解
A
“Thank you for your email. I'll leave the school to follow my dream of knitting(编织) sweaters for penguins in Antarctica and don't work for the school. I will be back to school after my penguin friends are happy.” Weeks ago, a teacher in the UK sent this email to her Chinese student, and it soon became popular online.
You may find this email surprising, but knitting sweaters for penguins is a real act of kindness. The Penguin Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks in Australia came up with the idea.
The activity began because of a serious oil spill near Phillip Island in the 1990s. During that time, the number and health of baby penguins had a serious drop. When little penguins were covered in oil, their lives were put in danger.
To solve this problem, the foundation asked people from all over the world to knit sweaters for penguins. These sweaters could keep them warm during the cleaning and stop them from eating the oil.
Luckily, the idea worked. In 2001, there was another oil spill near Phillip Island. This time, the sweaters helped save 96% of the penguins in the area.
However, some bird protection groups queried, “Might these sweaters put more weight on penguins?” To answer this, the foundation said that the sweaters are only used for a short time. If the penguins are better, they no longer wear them.
(
A. To study penguins. B. To help penguins.
C. To have a good rest. D. To sell sweaters in Antarctica.
(
A. Help baby penguins grow faster.
B. Protect them from falling into the water.
C. Stop them from eating the spilled oil.
D. Clean baby penguins covered in oil.
(
A. Showed. B. Questioned. C. Introduced. D. Advised.
(
A. A new way to give penguins food.
B. The problem of oil spills in Antarctica.
C. A teacher's journey to Antarctica.
D. Knitting sweaters to help penguins.
A
“Thank you for your email. I'll leave the school to follow my dream of knitting(编织) sweaters for penguins in Antarctica and don't work for the school. I will be back to school after my penguin friends are happy.” Weeks ago, a teacher in the UK sent this email to her Chinese student, and it soon became popular online.
You may find this email surprising, but knitting sweaters for penguins is a real act of kindness. The Penguin Foundation and Phillip Island Nature Parks in Australia came up with the idea.
The activity began because of a serious oil spill near Phillip Island in the 1990s. During that time, the number and health of baby penguins had a serious drop. When little penguins were covered in oil, their lives were put in danger.
To solve this problem, the foundation asked people from all over the world to knit sweaters for penguins. These sweaters could keep them warm during the cleaning and stop them from eating the oil.
Luckily, the idea worked. In 2001, there was another oil spill near Phillip Island. This time, the sweaters helped save 96% of the penguins in the area.
However, some bird protection groups queried, “Might these sweaters put more weight on penguins?” To answer this, the foundation said that the sweaters are only used for a short time. If the penguins are better, they no longer wear them.
(
B
) 1. Why did the teacher leave the school?A. To study penguins. B. To help penguins.
C. To have a good rest. D. To sell sweaters in Antarctica.
(
C
) 2. What can sweaters do for the penguins?A. Help baby penguins grow faster.
B. Protect them from falling into the water.
C. Stop them from eating the spilled oil.
D. Clean baby penguins covered in oil.
(
B
) 3. What does the underlined word “queried” in the last paragraph mean?A. Showed. B. Questioned. C. Introduced. D. Advised.
(
D
) 4. What is the passage mainly about?A. A new way to give penguins food.
B. The problem of oil spills in Antarctica.
C. A teacher's journey to Antarctica.
D. Knitting sweaters to help penguins.
答案
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D
解析
【分析】
做这篇阅读理解时，需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对各题目定位原文信息解答：
1. 第1题是细节理解题，定位第一段老师的邮件内容，明确其离开学校的目的；
2. 第2题是细节理解题，定位第四段关于毛衣作用的描述；
3. 第3题是词义猜测题，结合后文的疑问内容推断单词含义；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，梳理全文核心主题确定答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段老师的邮件“follow my dream of knitting sweaters for penguins in Antarctica”，可知她离开学校是为了帮助企鹅，对应选项B，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第四段“stop them from eating the oil”，可知毛衣能阻止企鹅吃泄漏的油，对应选项C，故选C。
3. 词义猜测题：后文引号内是提出的疑问“Might these sweaters put more weight on penguins?”，由此推断“queried”意为“质疑”，对应选项B，故选B。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“织毛衣帮助企鹅”这一核心公益活动展开，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，词义猜测
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍公益活动的英语阅读理解材料，重点考查学生对文章细节信息、词汇含义及主旨大意的理解能力，题目设置常规，需学生准确定位原文关键信息即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
做这篇阅读理解时，需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对各题目定位原文信息解答：
1. 第1题是细节理解题，定位第一段老师的邮件内容，明确其离开学校的目的；
2. 第2题是细节理解题，定位第四段关于毛衣作用的描述；
3. 第3题是词义猜测题，结合后文的疑问内容推断单词含义；
4. 第4题是主旨大意题，梳理全文核心主题确定答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段老师的邮件“follow my dream of knitting sweaters for penguins in Antarctica”，可知她离开学校是为了帮助企鹅，对应选项B，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第四段“stop them from eating the oil”，可知毛衣能阻止企鹅吃泄漏的油，对应选项C，故选C。
3. 词义猜测题：后文引号内是提出的疑问“Might these sweaters put more weight on penguins?”，由此推断“queried”意为“质疑”，对应选项B，故选B。
4. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“织毛衣帮助企鹅”这一核心公益活动展开，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，词义猜测
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍公益活动的英语阅读理解材料，重点考查学生对文章细节信息、词汇含义及主旨大意的理解能力，题目设置常规，需学生准确定位原文关键信息即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
