高二英语限时训练15,限时训练16

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1、南乐职专高二英语限时训练15AInApril2014#theworld'soldestknownmessageinabottlewasdiscoveredfloatingintheBalticSea.Ithadspent101yearslostintheocean!Themessagewasfinallysenttotheauthor'sgranddaughter.AGermanfishermannamedKonradFischerfoundthebrownbottlenearKiel,Germany.Hesaidhenearlythrewthebottlebackin

2、tothewaterafterpullingitoutofafishingnet.Thenhenoticedsomethinginside.ThebottleingoodconditioncontainedaDanishpostcardwithtwoGermanstampsfdatedMay17J913・Althoughdampnesshadmademostofthewritingillegibly字迹模糊的）fthereadablepartofthemessageaskedwhoeverfoundittoreturnittoanaddressinBerlin.Itev

3、encontainedtwostampstopayforpostage.FromtheaddressfresearchersfoundthatthepostcardwaswrittenbyamannamedRichardPlatzrwhowas20yearsoldwhenhewrotethemessage.WhilehewashikingontheBalticcoastwithanatureappreciationgroupfhethrewthebottleintothesea.Thentheresearchersbeganasearchforanylivingrela

4、tivesofhis.Sureenoughftheywereabletofindhis62-year-oldgranddaughterrAngelaErdmannfwhostilllivesinBerlin.“Itwasalmostunbelievable/'Erdmannsaiduponbeingpresentedwithhergrandfather'sbottleandmessage.uThatwasaprettymovingmoment.Tearsrolleddownmyface.11Erdmannneverknewhergrandfatherfwhodiedin

5、1946#butsaysthatthediscoveryofthebottlehasmadeherwanttolearnmoreabouthim.ThebottleremainedondisplayattheInternationalMaritimeMuseuminHamburguntilMay1Afterthatrtheresearchersexaminedthepostcardandtriedtofigureoutthemeaningoftherestofthemessage.Previouslyftheoldestmessagefoundinabottlespen

6、tnearly98yearsatseaandwasdiscoveredinApril2012faccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords.21.WhenKonradFischerpickedupthebottlefromtheseaf•A.hethoughtitwouldbringhimgoodluckB.henoticedthepostcardinsideimmediatelyC.hedecidedtouncoverthesecretofthebottleD.hewantedtothrowitbackintotheseaatfirst21.Whyd

7、idRichardPlatzthrowthebottlewiththemessageintothesea?A•Heexpectedhisgranddaughtercouldfindthepostcard.B•Hewishedthefinderwouldsendthepostcardtohishome.C•HebelievedhispostcardwouldbekeptsecretatseaforeverD•Hethoughthecouldmakefriendswiththefinderofthebottle.22.Whatcanbethe