Angela Erdmann aged 62, who lives in Berlin, never thought that one day she would received a letter from her grandfather who had been dead for 69 years. So she felt astonished and moved
More than 100 years ago, a young German man named Richard Platz put a message into a brown beer bottle, then threw the bottle into the Baltic Sea during a nature hike, Platz, the 20-year-old son of a baker, had no way of knowing that his message would survive more than a century.
Last month, some fishermen in the Baltic Sea pulled the old beer bottle out of the water, along with their catch. Inside they found a postcard, dated 17 May 1913, from Richard Platz asking for his message to be forwarded （转交） to his address ported in The local website. The fishermen thought it was such a miracle（奇迹） that it should be handed to the addressee（收信人）, They handed it in the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg. Researchers were then able to locate his granddaughter, Angela Erdmann. She visited the museum last week and was able to hold the bottle.
"That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my cheeks," she told German news agency. Erdmann also said she never knew her mother's father. who reportedly died in 1946 when he was 54 years old. But she said the discovery of his message had inspired her to find out more about him.
Some authorities believe that— at 101 years of age-it may be the world's oldest message in a bottle.
1.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the message?（ ）
a. Fishermen pulled the old beer bottle out of the water.
b. The bottle was thrown into the Baltic Sea.
c. Angela Erdmann got the message.
d. The message was sent to the International Maritime Museum.
A.b, d, a, c B.c, b, d, a
C.b, a, d, c D.c, a, b, d
2.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A.Richard Platz's father was a baker.
B.Richard Platz died at age of 69.
C.Angela Erdmann was moved to tears by the message.
D.There was a postcard in the bottle.
3.We can infer from the passage that the fishermen and the researchers in the museum were very_______.
A.warm-hearted B.hard-working
C.selfless D.brave
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.The Story of a Fisherman and His Granddaughter
B."World's Oldest Message" in a Bottle Arrived Home
C.How to Make a Message in the Bottle
D.A Message Can Last a Long Time
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1.Anyone with any information about the_____________（事件）should contact the police.
2.Suddenly, a man driving a motor car seized the girl's bag and took it away, _____________（消失）into the dark- ness.
3.Tom was_____________（解雇）, because he had been warned to be on time but was late again.
4.The police seem to have found the new _____________ （证据）of this crime.
5.There is no_____________ （可能性）that Bob can win the first prize in the match.
6.This is an_____________ （无法解释的）mystery of the natural world, and even the scientists can't give the reasonable explanation.
7.The scientist could not calculate when the_____________（宇宙飞船）would reach the Jupiter.
8.There was a burst of_____________（笑声）in the next room.
9.The police are looking for_____________（目击者）to the accident.
10.Knowing many people caused serious_____________（受伤） in the terrible accident, ambulances came in a hurry and rushed the injured to the hospital.
“Dad，look！” I yelled，pointing to the middle of the crossroads. There，with_______running just inches away，sat the summer’s 13th box turtle.
My dad，a biologist，quickly _______ our truck on the side of the road and got out. He held out his hands to _______ traffic. Then he walked into the street and _______ the turtle.
“Another turtle safe and sound. ”I sighed with_______.
I grew up in a section of Florida where tearing－down houses and shopping malls drove thousands of reptiles out of their_______. Many of them_______on the grass and busy highways. People would want to_______them，but not knowing where else to go，they would_______them to my dad. So far that summer，people had brought us 12 box turtles. We called them “BT’s.”
Among all the BT’s，I thought BT 13 was the________one.
“It’s a miracle (奇迹) that it didn’t get run over，” said my dad.
When we got home，I carried Number 13 to a chicken－wire pen(围栏) in the backyard where we________kept animals we found. Box turtles eat almost________，and we fed Number 13 cooked hamburger, vegetables, and even earthworms.
We didn’t want to keep Number 13 as a________. Like all the animals people________to us，Number 13 belonged in the________. When my dad thought the turtle was________，we took it to a place close to where we’d found it—one that was safe from________.
After a________look at the beautiful creature in my hands，I set it down. “________，Number 13，” I said.
The turtle stared at me for a while. Then it walked straight into the forest. I was sorry to see it ________. But I felt sure that Number 13’s luck would last.
1.A.chicken B.kids C.cars D.animals
2.A.hid B.drove C.loaded D.parked
3.A.stop B.move C.start D.direct
4.A.looked for B.put down C.threw away D.picked up
5.A.surprise B.relief C.regret D.disappointment
6.A.boxes B.forest C.homes D.vehicles
7.A.gave up B.set up C.cheered up D.ended up
8.A.hunt B.rescue C.watch D.raise
9.A.report B.take C.lend D.return
10.A.biggest B.weakest C.cleanest D.luckiest
11.A.illegally B.impatiently C.secretly D.temporarily
12.A.nothing B.everything C.away D.alone
13.A.pet B.turtle C.life D.friend
14.A.sold B.told C.brought D.showed
15.A.house B.wild C.zoo D.desert
16.A.free B.ready C.safe D.calm
17.A.people B.nature C.traffic D.weather
18.A.last B.first C.confused D.curious
19.A.Hello B.Come C.Help D.Goodbye
20.A.go B.die C.cry D.change
Eco City Farms(生态城市农场) are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites States.
Eco City Farms in Edmonton, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community(社区). People do not have very much money. And they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable.“I like coming out here,”he says,“You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together,”she continues,“Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration(示范) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.”she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost(肥料)made from food waste.
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green house use a geothermal(地热)system.
Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables ”say five-year-old Owen Moss.
1.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A.Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B.Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
C.Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D.Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.
2.According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT______.
A.shopping centers B.car repair shops
C.fast-food restaurants D.working-class community
3.What is the author’s attitude toward Eco City Farms?
A.Enthusiastic(热心的). B.Disappointed.
C.Surprised. D.Doubtful.
4.In which column(专栏) of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?
A.People. B.Travel. C.Environment. D.Education.
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1.As the people of the great nation，we shall take our ____________ (responsible) to make it stronger.
2.Rubbish may cause a lot of ____________ (environment) problems if it is not properly treated.
3.The doctor said that the patient had to be operated ____________ at once，which made us all worried.
4.Credit cards enable holders to obtain goods and services ____________ credit.
5.In order to save money，they buy goods____________quantity.
6.There had been much debate ____________ the issue of childcare.
7.It is our belief ____________ improvements in health care will lead to a stronger and more prosperous economy.
8.What used to be considered impossible has now turned ____________ realities.
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1.The money raised will be used to dig huge holes to ________ (用水泵抽) water into the lake which is drying up.
2.Of all the ________ (顾问)，only Mr. Wang gave us some advice on how to protect the wild animals.
3.Many parents are ________ (愿意的) to do anything to make sure that their children live a good life.
4.Don’t throw away the old newspaper which can be ________ (回收). For example，we can make it into an envelope.
5.Don’t be so ________ (贪婪的)—leave some of the food for the rest of us.
6.I don’t have any cash；can I pay this by ________ (信用) card?
7.The application of the new technology can greatly reduce ________ (未经加工的) material consumption.
8.She said the program is based on respect for those who have different ________ (信仰).
