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1、- 1 -河南省扶沟县高级中学 2015 届高三英语下学期模拟考试试题（7）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4D 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn April 2014，the worlds oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in theBaltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean！The message was finall
2、y sent to the authorsgranddaughter.A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel，Germany. Hesaid he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then henoticed something inside.The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard w
3、ith two German stamps，datedMay 17，1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing illegible（字迹模糊的） ，thereadable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It evencontained two stamps to pay for postage.From the address，researchers found that the postcard wa
4、s written by a man named RichardPlatz，who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. While he was hiking on the Baltic coastwith a nature appreciation group，he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the - 2 -researchers began asearch for any living relatives of his. Sure enough，they were able to find
5、his 62-year-oldgranddaughter，Angela Erdmann，who still lives in Berlin.“It was almost unbelievable， ”Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfathersbottle and message.“That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face.Erdmann never knew her grandfather，who died in 1946，but says that
6、the discovery of thebottle has made her want to learn more about him.The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg until May1 After that，the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the restof the message.Previously，the oldest message
7、found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and wasdiscovered in April 2012，according to Guinness World Records.21 When Konrad Fischer picked up the bottle from the sea， A. he thought it would bring him good luckB. he noticed the postcard inside immediatelyC. he decided to uncover the secret of t
8、he bottleD. he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first22. Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?A. He expected his granddaughter could find the postcard.B. He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.C. He believed his postcard would be kept secret a
9、t sea forever.D. He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.23What can be the best title for this passage？- 3 -A. The finding of a floating bottle at the seaB. A one-century-old letter to a granddaughterC. The worlds oldest message in a floating bottleD. The oldest Danish postcar
10、d in a floating bottleBWhen I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was a little worried aboutthe uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from India，where we lived. She worriedparticularly about the lack of jobs，the cultural differences and the chance that I would face
11、racism.Despite these worries，I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I have found the place andpeople very nice and supportive. Soon after I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job tosupply my living expenses.Determined to do this on my own ，I spent a whole day going from door to door asking
12、for ajob. However，I received little or no response. This became my routine every day after college fora few weeks.One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask if therewere any job opportunities. Thepeople there were very surprised，and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner.As I was
13、 about to leave， a clerk in the building，who had been listening to what the others hadsaid, approached me and asked if I would wait outside. Fifteen minutes later，he returned. He- 4 -asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. He then offered to take me tothe Royal Oak area to s
14、earch for a job.I was a little surprised，but had a good feeling about him，so I went along. Along the way，I realized that I had run out of copies of my resume（简历） The man stopped at his businesspartners office to make me 15 extra copies. He also gave me tips on dressing and speaking，andadded that I s
15、hould give him, a call if I ever needed anything. I handed out my resumes and wenthome feeling very satisfied. The following day，I received：call from。store in Royal Oak offeringme a job.It seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it. And this time，it was acomplete stranger who tur
16、ned out to be a real blessing.24. What wasnt the authors mother worried about?A. People might look down on the author.B. The author couldnt speak the local language.C. The author wasnt familiar with local customs.D. It might be difficult for the author to find a job.25After staying in New Zealand for a short time, the author A. decided to go back to his own countryB. felt the local people were not very friendlyC. had to find a job to cover his living expen
