D Read the magazine article about knitting jumpers for penguins and choose the best answer for each question.
Knit a jumper, save a life
On an island in Antarctica, a group of penguins stand by the water. But these penguins don't look like ordinary penguins. Why? Because each one is wearing a cute, knitted jumper!
These jumpers help protect penguins when oil gets into the ocean. When penguins get oil on their feathers, they try to clean it off with their beaks. However, they end up eating the oil and getting very sick. That's where the jumpers come in. They stop the penguins from reaching the oil with their beaks. The penguins only need to wear the jumpers for a short time—just until rescue workers can clean them.
People from all over the world are joining the effort to knit jumpers for penguins. Over the past twenty years, knitters have sent more than 200,000 penguin jumpers to an organization in Australia. One British professor even left his job so that he could knit jumpers for the penguins full - time!
The jumpers must be made from a special kind of material, and they have to be the right shape and size. However, incorrectly made jumpers can still be useful. The organization uses them on toy penguins and sells the toys to raise money.
So, what are you waiting for? Take out your needles and knit a jumper. A knitted jumper can save a life!
1 How do jumpers help penguins when oil gets into the ocean?
a They stop penguins from eating oil.
b They protect penguins from dirty water.
c They help keep penguins warm after rescue workers wash them.
2 How long do penguins have to wear the jumpers?
a Until the weather gets warmer.
b Until the environment is cleaned up.
c Until their feathers are clean.
3 How many jumpers has the organization got?
a It has got a few thousand jumpers.
b It has got hundreds of thousands of jumpers.
c It has got millions of jumpers.
4 What does the organization do with incorrectly made jumpers?
a The organization throws the jumpers out.
b Knitters in the organization try to fix the jumpers.
c The organization uses the jumpers to raise money.
答案：【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解的能力，需要从文章中获取关键信息来回答相关问题。题目给出了四篇关于为企鹅编织毛衣的杂志文章，并针对文章内容提出了四个问题。对于每个问题，我们需要仔细阅读文章，找到与问题相关的信息，然后对比选项，选择最符合文章内容的答案。
1. 第一个问题问的是毛衣在石油进入海洋时如何帮助企鹅。文章中明确提到，当企鹅的羽毛沾上石油时，它们会试图用嘴清理，但最终会吃下石油并生病。而毛衣可以阻止企鹅用嘴接触到石油，从而防止它们吃下石油。因此，答案是a，即毛衣阻止企鹅吃下石油。
2. 第二个问题问的是企鹅需要穿多久的毛衣。文章中提到，企鹅只需要穿很短时间的毛衣，直到救援人员能够清洗它们。这意味着，一旦企鹅的羽毛被清洗干净，它们就不再需要穿毛衣了。因此，答案是c，即直到它们的羽毛被清洗干净。
3. 第三个问题问的是该组织收到了多少件毛衣。文章中明确提到，在过去的二十年里，编织者们已经向澳大利亚的一个组织发送了超过20万件企鹅毛衣。这表明该组织已经收到了数十万件毛衣。因此，答案是b，即它已经收到了数十万件毛衣。
4. 第四个问题问的是该组织如何处理错误制作的毛衣。文章中提到，即使毛衣制作不正确，也仍然有用。该组织会在玩具企鹅上使用这些毛衣，并出售这些玩具来筹集资金。这表明该组织会利用这些错误制作的毛衣来筹集资金。因此，答案是c，即该组织用这些毛衣来筹集资金。
【答案】：1. a；2. c；3. b；4. c。
