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【题目】On June 2, 1886, a German threw a message in a bottle into the water while his ship crossed the Indian Ocean. Around 132 years later in January, the bottle was _________ on the Australian coast, making it the oldest-known message in a bottle in the world.

The bottle was thrown into the water to study ocean currents(洋流). But throwing messages in bottles into the ocean is not just for ________. People send out such messages for many reasons. Some people write information about themselves in ___________ of finding a pen friend. _________ write down secrets, hoping that waves will____________ those secrets. And still other people just write down some jokes, songs or anything else they think might be ___________.

The reasons and ways might be different, but the __________ is always the same: to reach out and try to connect __________ someone. This kind of shared feeling might be __________ this tradition has remained popular for so long. In 1989, the British band The Police wrote a song called Message in A Bottle that described this ___________: A hundred billion bottles washed up on the beach. “Seems I’m not alone at being alone,” the singer said.

1A. sold B. showed C. found D. made

2A. scientists B. tourists C. friends D. families

3A. fears B. hopes C. worries D. cares

4A. Another B. Other C. All D. Others

5A. put off B. wash away C. pick up D. call at

6A. fun B. dangerous C. terrible D. boring

7A. price B. speed C. plan D. goal

8A. with B. by C. into D. on

9A. what B. why C. how D. when

10A. result B. feeling C. situation D. accident

【答案】

1C

2A

3B

4D

5B

6A

7D

8A

9B

10C

【解析】本文介绍了漂流瓶很受欢迎的原因以及漂流瓶的类型。

1C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. sold出售; B. showed展示; C. found 找到; D. made制作;句意:在大约132年后的一月份,那个瓶子在澳大利亚海岸被找到。根据 a German threw a message in a bottle into the water while his ship crossed the Indian Ocean.可知一个德国人把一个装有信息的瓶子扔进海里,此处应是找到了那个瓶子,故选C。

2A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. scientists 科学家; B. tourists 旅游者; C. friends 朋友; D. families家庭;句意:但是把带有信息的瓶子扔进海里不仅仅是为了科学家。根据The bottle was thrown into the water to study ocean currents(洋流).可知用于研究洋流,因此这是为科学家用的,故选A。

3B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. fears 恐惧;B. hopes希望; C. worries 担心; D. cares照顾;句意:有些人写关于自己的信息,是希望找到一个笔友。in hope of希望,故选B。

4D

考查代词及语境的理解。A. Another 另一个; B. Other 其他的; C. All所有的; D. Others其他的(人或事);句意:其他的一些人写下秘密,希望波浪冲走那些秘密。此处与some people相对应的,是other people,故用others代指,故选D。

5B

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. put off 推迟;B. wash away 冲走; C. pick up 捡起;D. call at拜访;句意:其他的一些人写下秘密,希望波浪冲走那些秘密。根据前文的The bottle was thrown into the water可知此处表示把漂流瓶扔进海里,应是冲走他们,故选B。

6A

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. fun 有趣的; B. dangerous 危险的; C. terrible可怕的; D. boring无聊的;句意:仍有其他一些人写下笑话,歌曲或者其他一些他们认为可能有趣的事。根据some jokes, songs可知与笑话和歌曲相并列的,应是有趣的事,故选A。

7D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. price 价格; B. speed 速度; C. plan 计划; D. goal目标;句意:原因和方法可能会不同,但是目标总是一样的。根据后文的to reach out and try to connect _____8_____ someone.可知此处表示目标,故选D。

8A

考查介词及语境的理解。A. with ; B. by 凭借;C. into进入; D. on……上面;句意:为了接触并尝试和某人联系。connect with……联系,故选A。

9B

考查代词及语境的理解。A. what 什么; B. why 为什么; C. how 如何; D. when何时;句意:这种共享的感情可能是这种传统仍然受欢迎这么长时间的原因。此处表示这种扔漂流瓶的传统受欢迎的原因,故选B。

10C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. result 结果; B. feeling 感觉; C. situation 情况; D. accident事故;句意:在1989年,英国乐队“警察”写了一首名为《瓶中信》的歌曲,描述了这种情况。根据后文的A hundred billion bottles washed up on the beach.可知海边上冲出来很多漂流瓶,这是在介绍漂流瓶受欢迎的情况。故选C。

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