Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy threw a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he’s received an answer.
A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something lying in the sand.
“I saw that bottle and it looked interesting,” Korotkikh told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “it looked like a German beer bottle and there was a message inside. ”
It said, “My name is Frank, and I’m five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.” The letter, dated 1987, included an address in the town of Coesfeld.
The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck, is now 29. His parents still live at the letter’s address.
The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an internet video link. The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea. He believed it had been hidden under the sand where he found it for a long time.
Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germany. “It‘s really a wonderful story,” he said. “And who knows? Perhaps one day we will actually be able to arrange a meeting in person. ”
小題1:What is this passage mainly about?
A．Traveling on a ship.B．A beautiful beer bottle.
C．Message in a bottle. D．Meeting an old friend.
小題2:When the German boy threw the bottle into the sea, ________________.
A．he was going back home.
B．he was traveling to Denmark by ship with his dad.
C．he was walking with his parents on a beach.
D．he was already 29 years old.
小題3:According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Korotkikh’s parents still live in the town of Coesfeld.
B．The German boy did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea.
C．Frank Uesbeck and Daniil Korotkikh have met each other in person.
D．Daniil Korotkikh and Frank Uesbeck have got in touch with each other.
小題4:Why was Uesbeck very happy when he got the information of the 24 years’ beer bottle?
A．Because he could have a new friend.
B．Because the two boys could surf the internet together.
C．Because he could have a positive influence on a life of a young person.
D．Because he finally got what he had lost.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析 本文是個(gè)記敘文。講述25年前一個(gè)德國(guó)男孩扔了一個(gè)裝有信的瓶子在大海里，被一個(gè)俄羅斯的孩子撿到。誰(shuí)能預(yù)料到什么奇跡會(huì)發(fā)生呢。
小題1:C 主旨大意。本文是講關(guān)于漂流瓶的事。故選 C項(xiàng)。
小題2:B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark故選擇B項(xiàng)。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段His parents still live at the letter’s address是指德國(guó)男孩的父母仍然住在那個(gè)地址而不是俄羅斯的那個(gè)男孩的父母，故A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea是俄羅斯的孩子不相信，而不是德國(guó)孩子，故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an internet video link，是網(wǎng)絡(luò)會(huì)面而不親自見(jiàn)面，故C錯(cuò)誤。故應(yīng)選 D項(xiàng)。
小題4:C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germany. 故選C項(xiàng)。
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A．talkedB．lookedC．liedD．a(chǎn)rgued
小題7:
A．descriptionB．rejectionC．a(chǎn)pplicationD．a(chǎn)cceptance
小題8:
A．constructedB．a(chǎn)ssessedC．a(chǎn)ssistedD．informed
小題9:
A．pointB．useC．doubtD．need
小題10:
A．leftB．sentC．exposedD．employed
小題11:
A．waitingB．a(chǎn)skingC．hoping D．searching
小題12:
A．traditionB．connection C．reputationD．expectation
小題13:
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)tD．since
小題14:
A．planB．decisionC．ruleD．promise
小題15:
A．outB．a(chǎn)wayC．farD．deep
小題16:
A．whenB．whereC．whetherD．how
小題17:
A．got upB．packed upC．looked upD．turned up
小題18:
A．foreseeB．imagineC．realizeD．consider
小題19:
A．chancesB．positionC．equipment D．tools
小題20:
A．surprisesB．a(chǎn)dventuresC．opportunities D．choices

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