A message in a water bottle which was thrown overboard by a Titanic .victim (遇難者) while the ship sank has now been donated to a Heritage Centre in Cork by his family.
Jeremiah Burke,19, from Glanmire in Cork was given the bottle by his mother before he set off for the US. As the Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April,1912,he threw the bottle and message into the sea.
The bottle was washed to the beach a year later in Dunkettle,only a few miles from his family home. The note,which read “ From Titanic,goodbye all,Burke of Glanmire,Cork” has remained in the Burke family for nearly a century. Now one of Jeremiah's nieces (侄女) ，Mary Woods,has donated it to the Cobh Heritage Centre. Ms Woods said Jeremiah had been traveling to America with his cousin Nora Hegarty,18, to meet with his two sisters who had left for Boston a year ago. Both Jeremiah and Nora drowned (淹死) in the sea.
“Jeremiah's mother didn't know for days what had happened to him”’ she said. “ She was at a removal several days later when a person came up to her and said ‘ I'm sorry for your son ’. It was only then that she found out what had happened. She died of a broken heart within the year,before Jeremiah's letter turned up on the beach. ”
The note will now form part of the Titanic exhibition in the Cobh Heritage Centre.
1. Who threw overboard the bottle while the ship sank?
A. Jeremiah Burke. B. Mary Woods.
C. Nora Hegarty. D. Jeremiah's mother.
2. How many years did the bottle remain in the Burke family?
A. About 10 years. B. About 20 years.
C. About 50 years. D. About 100 years.
3. When was the message in the bottle found?
A. In 1912. B. In 1913.
C. In 2010. D. In 2011.
4. What did Mary Woods do with the message in the bottle?
A. She remained in the Burke family.
B. She donated it to the Cobh Heritage Centre.
C. She thrown overboard to the sea.
D. She sold on the Titanic exhibition.
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Jeremiah went to America to see his two sisters.
B. Jeremiah and his two sisters went to the US.
C. Jeremiah's mother saw the bottle and the message.
D. The bottle was given to Jeremiah by his father.
這是一篇記敘文，講述了一個漂流瓶的故事。這個漂流瓶是在泰坦尼克號油輪沉沒的時候被扔到海里的，經(jīng)過了近 一個世紀，后來它被捐贈出來，以此來讓人們記住這個故事。
1. A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，瓶子是Jeremiah Burke扔出的。
2. D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句可知，漂流瓶在他們家保存了近一個世紀，也就是大約一百年了。
3. B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話可得知，漂流瓶里的信條是在一年之后才被發(fā)現(xiàn)的，也就是1913年。
4. B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中講述的“Mary Woods,has donated it to the Cobh Heritage Centre. ”可知，她已經(jīng)捐 贈了出來。
5. A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中的句子“Ms Woods said Jeremiah had been traveling to America with his cousin Nora Hegarty,18.to meet with his two sisters…”可知， 他是要去美國看姐姐。
障礙句分析
A message in a water bottle which was thrown overboard by a Titanic victim while the ship sank has now been donated to a Heritage Centre in Cork by his family. 一'個在泰坦尼克號下 沉時被遇難者扔到海里的漂流瓶現(xiàn)在被他的家人捐獻給了 一個遺物中心。
“ which was thrown overboard by a Titanic victim while the ship sank” 作 A message in a water bottle 的定語從句；has now been donated為被動結構。
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B. They have hand movements to stand for numbers.
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