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. ”
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.
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.
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.
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.
1.C
2.B
3.D
4.C
【解析】
试题分析 本文是个记叙文。讲述25年前一个德国男孩扔了一个装有信的瓶子在大海里，被一个俄罗斯的孩子捡到。谁能预料到什么奇迹会发生呢。
1.C 主旨大意。本文是讲关于漂流瓶的事。故选 C项。
2.B细节题。根据第四段My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark故选择B项。
3.D细节题。根据第五段His parents still live at the letter’s address是指德国男孩的父母仍然住在那个地址而不是俄罗斯的那个男孩的父母，故A项错。根据倒数第二段The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea是俄罗斯的孩子不相信，而不是德国孩子，故B项错。根据倒数第二段The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an internet video link，是网络会面而不亲自见面，故C错误。故应选 D项。
4.C细节题。根据最后一段Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germany. 故选C项。
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