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1、TheAmazingPenguinRescue阅读理解答案 TheAmazingPenguinRescue Thesummerof2016,theshipMVTreasuresunk,creatinganoilspill.ThirteenhundredtonsoffueloilwereflowingrightinthemiddleoftheAfricanPenguins’habitat.Soontheoilcoveredabout20,000penguins.Withoutswifthelp,theseabirdswouldh
2、avenochanceforsurvival.VolunteerswereshowingupbythethousandsandIalsotookpartinwhatwasthelargestanimalrescueoperationever. Awarehousewasturnedintoarescuecenternearthehabitatandhundredsofpoolswerebuilttoholdabout100oiledbirdseach.Whenwalkingintothecenter,Icouldn’tbelie
3、vemyears.Ihadexpectedtowalkintoachorusofhonkingandsquawking(叫声).Instead,thecentersoundedlikealibrary.Thepenguinsweredeadsilent.Myheartachedforthepainfulbirds.Cleaningthemallseemedlikeanimpossibletask.Butwehadtocarryonlikedoctorsinanemergencyroom.Therewasnotimefordoubt
4、.Cleaningoiloffapenguinwasn’teasy.Evenwithmorethan12,500volunteers,ittookamonthtobatheall20,000birdsatthecenter. Whilevolunteerswerebusybathingtheoiledpenguins,anothercrisis(危机)wasdeveloping.Oilfromthespillhadstartedmovingnorth.Tensofthousandsofpenguinswereintheoil’s
5、path.Butwealreadyhadourhandsfullwith20,000recoveringbirds.Ifanymorebirdswereoiled,wewouldn’thaveenoughresourcestosavethem. Oneresearchercameupwithanidea:Whatifthepenguinsweretemporarilymovedoutofharm’sway?Expertsdecidedtohaveatry.Volunteersroundedupthepenguinsandrele
6、asedthem500milesaway.Thehopewasthatbythetimetheseabirdsswamhome,theoilwouldbegone.Theplanworked!Another20,000penguinsweresaved. Theentirepenguinrescuetookaboutthreemonths.Morethan90%oftheoiledpenguinsweresuccessfullyreturnedtothewild.Lookingbackontherescue,Iamstillam
7、azedbytheworkofthevolunteers.WhatIcouldhardlybelievewasthatweaccomplishedanimpossibletask. 40．TheAfricanpenguinswereindangerbecauseof_________. A．aknockbyashipB．aspillofoil C．achangeofhabitatsD．alackofhelp 41．Whenwalkingintotherescuecenter,theauthorfelt_________.
8、 A．ambitiousB．hopelessC．shockedD．inspired 42．Thecrisiswasendedby_________. A．stoppingtheflowoftheoil B．cleaningthepollute
