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A romantic message-in-a-bottle discovered by a mother and daughter at a Scottish beach has sparked（触发） a mystery about whether it could have travelled 5,000 miles across the seas from China.
Nicola MacFarlane, 41, and daughter Lucy, four, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, were looking for driftwood（浮木） on Portobello Beach when they came across an old glass bottle containing a note inside written in Mandarin. Now the family are trying to work out if the letter has managed the extraordinary journey across the Philippine Sea, into the Indian Ocean and through both the South Atlantic and the North Atlantic Ocean’s before washing up on the shores of Great Britain.
It was written on Chinese Valentine’s Day or Qixi Festival as it is more traditionally known, lunar July 7, 2012, so it sent off as recently as six days ago because it followed the modern calendar, which celebrated the occasion on August 23. Nicola was still excited to read about the Chinese love story after having it translated.
“I really do hope that it is from China but even it is from nearer to home, it’s still a lovely gesture and an inspiring find. It’s a love story regardless of where it came from. Nicola, who runs a beach art business in Portobello, added: “I’m always at the beach looking for bits of driftwood but I’ve never come across anything like this before. We knew it was Chinese, but we had no idea what it said.’
Unable to read the Mandarin text, Nicola turned to the internet and her Australian friend, Julie Gould, whose daughter attended a Chinese school in Sydney.
Several hours later Julie returned with the news that it was in fact a love letter.
The translated letter reads: “Da Hai(Ocean), I hope no-one will get this bottle, as we just wish you can hear our voice, and get your blessing. Today is the Chinese Valentine’s Day, we pray that our relationship will last forever and we will have a long happy life together…”
Nicola said: “It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love.”
【小题1】When did Nicola and her daughter come across the message-in-bottle?

A．On July 15, 2012.	B．On August 29, 2012.
C．On August 31, 2012.	D．On September 2, 2012.

【小题2】What were Nicola and her daughter probably doing when they found the bottle?

A．They were walking on the beach.

B．They were washing hands and feet.

C．They were looking for the driftwoods.

D．They were lying on the beach resting.

【小题3】The underlined word “Mandarin” probably means “ ” .

A．Scottish	B．British
C．English	D．Chinese

【小题4】We can learn from the passage that Nicola__________.

A．thinks the letter was written to show love

B．had expected to get something unusual

C．knows a little Chinese

D．found the bottle was from a nearby place

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】A

试题分析：本文报道了在英国Portobello，Nicolas找到了一个瓶子，里面是一封用中文写的情书的新闻。
【小题1】B 推理题。根据文章第二段it sent off as recently as six days ago because it followed the modern calendar, which celebrated the occasion on August 23.可知2012年这个七夕是在8.23日，她们6天之后收到这个瓶子，也就是说是8.29日故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句Nicola MacFarlane, 41, and daughter Lucy, four, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, were looking for driftwood（浮木） on Portobello Beach可知那时她们正在寻找浮木。故C正确。
【小题3】D 猜测词义题。根据第三段最后一句We knew it was Chinese, but we had no idea what it said.’可知他们知道这封信是用中文写的。所以they came across an old glass bottle containing a note inside written in Mandarin.中的Mandarin表示“中文”，故D正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据文章最后一句Nicola said: “It sounds to me like the couple are in love but cannot be together so they have sent the message to tell the world of their love.”
可知Nicola认为这是一封情书，是为了表示他们的爱情。故A正确。
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