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1、2015年河南省郑州市高中毕业年级第二次质量预测英语试题第一节阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)AInApril2014,theworld'soldestknownmessageinabottlewasdiscoveredfloatingintheBalticSea・Ithadspent101yearslostintheocean!Themessagewasfinallysenttotheauthor'sgranddaughter.AGermanfishermannamedKonradFischerfoundthebrownbottlenearKiel,Germany.Hesaidhenearly
2、threwthebottlebackintothewaterafterpullingitoutofafishingnet.Thenhenoticedsomethinginside・ThebottleingoodconditioncontainedaDanishpostcardwithtwoGermanstamps,datedMay17,1913.Althoughdampnesshadmademostofthewritingillegible(字迹模糊的),thereadablepartofthemessageaskedwhoeverfoundittoreturnittoanaddressinB
3、erlin.Itevencontainedtwostampstopayforpostage・Fromtheaddress,researchersfoundthatthepostcardwaswrittenbyamannamedRichardPlatz,whowas20yearsoldwhenhewrotethemessage・WhilehewashikingontheBalticcoastwithanatureappreciationgroup,hethrewthebottleintothesea.Thentheresearchersbeganasearchforanylivingrelati
4、vesofhis.Sureenough,theywereabletofindhis62-year-oldgranddaughter,AngelaErdmann,whostilllivesinBerlin.Hltwasalmostunbelievable,”Erdmannsaiduponbeingpresentedwithhergrandfather'sbottleandmessage."Thatwasaprettymovingmoment.Tearsrolleddownmyface."Erdmannneverknewhergrandfather,whodiedin1946,butsaystha
5、tthediscoveryofthebottlehasmadeherwanttolearnmoreabouthim.ThebottleremainedondisplayattheInternationalMaritimeMuseuminHamburguntilMay1・Afterthat,theresearchersexaminedthepostcardandtriedtofigureoutthemeaningoftherestofthemessage・Previously,theoldestmessagefoundinabottlespentnearly98yearsatseaandwasd
6、iscoveredinApril2012,accordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords・21・WhenKonradFischerpickedupthebottlefromthesea,・A.hethoughtitwouldbringhimgoodluckB.henoticedthepostcardinsideimmediatelyC・hedecidedtouncoverthesecretofthebottleD.hewantedtothrowitbackintotheseaatfirst22.WhydidRichardPlatzthrowthebottlewiththemes
7、sageintothesea?A.Heexpectedhisgranddaughtercouldfindthepostcard・B.Hewishedthefinderwouldsendthepostcardtohishome・C.Hebelievedhispostcardwouldbekeptsecretatseaforever.D.Hethoughthecouldmakefriendswitht