More than two decades ago, a 10-year-old schoolgirl threw a bottle into the sea off the co

More than two decades ago, a 10-year-old schoolgirl threw a bottle into the sea off the coast of Hull as she went on a ship on a family holiday, hoping to get a response from a stranger in a faraway land. Inside the bottle was a scrawled letter from Zoe Lemon, a youngster with a love of ballet, playing the flute and the piano, who had just boarded a ship heading for a holiday in Germany.
She told her expected recipients of her pet hamster and fish, both called Sparkle, and her parents who were both teachers.
Miss Lemon, of Salford, Greater Manchester, soon forgot about her act of fantastic, eventually marrying and having a child herself.
But this Christmas she was extremely surprised to receive a reply after 23 years.
It turned out to be a reply to her letter from Piet and Jacqueline Lateur from near Rotterdam. Mr Lateur was walking his dog in the Oosterschelde dykes(坝), near where he and his wife live in Serooskerke, when he found the bottle with Zoe’s letter inside.
Mrs Averianov, 33, who works in a jewellery shop, said: “It’s been a bit crazy really. My parents came to visit on Christmas day and they had this letter from Europe addressed to my maiden name, Lemon.
Since receiving the letter, Mrs Averianov has been in contact with Mr Lateur via email and asked to see photographs of where the bottle was found.
He told her: “I am keeping your little letter on my piano. I know you are no longer a little girl but you asked me to write you so I have.”
Mrs Averianov’s father, John Lemon, 68, had encouraged his daughter to throw the message into the sea on a family holiday and now she is considering doing the same for her five-year-old son Maksim.
She said: “I’ll probably wait until he’s a bit older and can understand and write a letter, but maybe we’ll do it by attaching it to a balloon.”
From http://www.dailymail.co.uk, (Jan,2014)
【小题1】When did Zoe Lemon write the letter? A．In 1990.B．In 1991.C．In 2013.D．In 2014【小题2】What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 6 mean?A．her given nameB．her nick nameC．family name used before marriageD．family name used after marriage【小题3】What can we know about the letter written 23 years ago?A．Its reply was received by Zoe herself.B．It is still carefully kept by Mr Lateur.C．Zoe was sure it would be replied one day. D．Zoe’s father discouraged her from writing it.【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A．An Unexpected LetterB．A Reply Waited for LongC．A Reply from a StrangerD．A Letter from a Faraway LandA

(答案→)A 解析：文章报道了女孩10岁放漂流瓶 23年后收到回信的故事。【小题1】计算题：根据But this Christmas she was extremely surprised to receive a reply after 23 years.可计算得出Zoe Lemon在1990年写了这封信，故选A。【小题2】猜词题：根据My parents came to visit on Christmas day and they had this letter from Europe addressed to my maiden name, Lemon. 可猜出maiden name意思是在结婚之前的姓氏，故选C。【小题3】细节题：根据He told her: “I am keeping your little letter on my piano. I know you are no longer a little girl but you asked me to write you so I have.”可得出答案，故选B。【小题4】主旨题：这篇文章主要讲了女孩10岁放漂流瓶 23年后收到回信的故事。故选B。

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