On June 2, 1886, a German captain threw a message in a bottle into the water while his ship crossed the Indian Ocean. Around 132 years later in January, the bottle was found on the Australian coast, making it the oldest-known message in a bottle in the world.

The bottle was thrown into the water to know about ocean waves(海浪)。 Between 1864 and 1933, German sailors threw thousands of bottles into the sea. About 663 of those messages were found later.

But throwing messages in bottles into the ocean is not just for scientists. People send out such messages for many reasons. Some people write information about themselves in the hopes of finding a pen pal. Others write down secrets, hoping that the waves will wash them away. And still other people just write down some jokes, songs or anything else they think might be fun re are even online messages in bottles. People can send the messages through WeChat or QQ.

The reasons and ways might be different, but the goal is always the same: to reach out and try to connect with someone. This kind of shared feeling might be why this tradition has remained popular for so long. In 1988. the British band The Police wrote a song called Message in A Bottle that describes this feeling .

As the song’ s lyrics say, we are “ a hundred billion castaways(被抛弃者) looking for a home. ”. When will you feel relieved(释然的)? “ A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore. Seems I’m not alone at being alone. ”

1.In 1886. the German captain used the bottle with a message ________.

A.to do scientific research B.to send messages to Australians

C.to get help from ships in the ocean D.to keep in touch with scientist

2.The third paragraph mainly tells us the ________ of throwing messages in bottles.

A.reasons B.feelings C.history D.importance

3.The underlined words “this feeling” in Paragraph 4 refer to ________ .

A.the wish of keeping a secret B.the pleasure of playing jokes

C.the pleasure of listening to the song D.the wish of connecting with someone

4.The best title for this passage can be ________.

A.A Gift from Ocean B.Messages Online

C.A Bottle of Secrets D.Messages in Bottles

Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.1.In fact,an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized(认定)as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn’t he known for his invention at the time?

Antonio Meucci was bom in Italy in 1808. He studies, Meucci started to experiment with electricity.2.When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk.

In 1850, Meucci and his wife, Ester, moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife ,because she had become very ill.3.To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.

Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention.They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires.4.Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent(专利) on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.

In 2002, more than a century after Meucci's death, his work was finally recognized by the government.5.

根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容通顺完整。

A. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables.

B. However, he wasn't the first person to think of the idea.

C.Unfortunately,only a few people attended this talk.

D. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone’s invent.

E. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times.

F. Luckily, many people thought it was such a great idea.

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