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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C 【解析】本文介紹了漂流瓶很受歡迎的原因以及漂流瓶的類型。 1.C 考查動詞及語境的理解。A. sold出售; B. showed展示; C. found 找到; D. made制作;句意:在大約132年后的一月份,那個瓶子在澳大利亞海岸被找到。根...
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