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16．The Mermaid Balloon
"Mum！"little Desiree said，"It's my daddy's birthday．How will I send him a birthday card？"Her mother looked at her and sighed．She didn't know what to say．Desiree's father had died nine months earler．Desiree didn't understand．She was only four years old．
"I have an idea，"her mother said．"Let's write your daddy a letter．We can tie the letter to a balloon and send it up to heaven（天堂）．What should we write？"
Desiree told her mother to write，"Happy Birthday，Daddy．I love you and miss you．Please write me on my birthday in January．"
Desiree's mother wrote the message and their address on a small piece of paper．Then they went to a store to buy a balloon．Desiree looked quickly at the balloons and said，"That one!The one with the mermaid（美人魚）！"
They bought the mermaid balloon and tied the letter to it．Then Desiree let the balloon go．
Desiree released the balloon in California．The wind caught the balloon and carried it east．Four days later，it came down 3，000 miles away，near a lake in eastern Canada．The name of the lake was Mermaid Lake．
Wade MacKinnon，a Canadian man，was hunting ducks at Mermaid Lake when he found Desiree's balloon and letter．He took them home to his wife．She decided to send Desiree a birthday present．She also wrote her a letter．The letter said：
Dear Desiree，
Happy Birthday from your daddy．I guess you wonder who we are．Well，my husband，Wode，went duck hunting，and guess what he found？A mermaid balloon that you sent your daddy．There are no stores in heaven，so your daddy wanted someone to do his shopping for him．I think he picked us because we live in a town called Mermaid．I know your daddy loves you very much and will always watch over you．
Lots of love，
The MacKinnons
Desiree's mother wrote the Mackinnons to thank them．During the next few weeks，she and the MacKinnons telephoned each other often．Then Desiree and her mother flew to Canada to meet the MacKinnons．The MacKinnons took them to Mermaid Lake and showed them where the balloon landed．
Now，whenever Desiree wants to talk about her father，she calls the MacKinnons．After she talks to them，she feels better．
People often say，"What a coincidence（巧合）-the mermaid balloon landed at Mermaid Lake!"Desiree's mother is not sure it was just a coincidence．She says，"I think that somehow my husband picked the MacKinnons．It was his way to send his love to Desiree．Desiree understands now that her father is with her always．"

根據短文內容，將26-28小題與所給的A、B、C選項進行句子匹配，請將答案編號涂卡．
26．Desiree wrote her father a letter．B
27．Desiree chose a balloon at the store．C
28．The balloon came down near a lake．A
A．It was in eastern Canada，and its name was Mermaid Lake．
B．It said，"Happy Birthday．I love you and miss you．"
C．It had a picture of a mermaid on it．
根據短文內容，選擇正確答案，請將答案編號涂卡．
29．Desiree released the balloon in California．Here"released"means"B"．
A．opened her eyes and looked at the balloon
B．opened her hand and let the balloon go
C．mailed the balloon in California
30．What was the coincidence（巧合）in the story？B
A．Desiree and her father have the same birthday，January 12．
B．The mermaid balloon came down at Mermaid Lake．
C．The MacKinnons also have a four-year-old daughter．

Answer 1

分析 Desiree的爸爸去世了，Desiree太小，還不懂，她爸爸的生日到了，她想送給他一個生日卡，她的媽媽說可以寫一封信，然后系在氣球上讓其飛到天堂．信上寫著：生日快樂，我愛你，想念里，請在我生日的時候給我寫信．Desiree選了一個美人魚氣球．將信系在上面然后放飛了氣球．四天后，氣球飛了3000英里之外，到了美人魚湖．一個加拿大男人發現了，他帶回去給他的妻子，她決定寫封回信．這樣他們兩家成了朋友，Desiree 和她的媽媽飛去了加拿大去拜訪他們．去看了美人魚湖．真是一個巧合．Desiree的媽媽認為這是Desiree的爸爸在用這種方式表達對Desiree的愛．

解答 26．B．句子匹配題．結合原句是說Desiree給他爸爸寫了一封信，結合第三段Desiree told her mother to write，"Happy Birthday，Daddy．I love you and miss you．Please write me on my birthday in January．"可知信上寫著生日快樂，我很想念你，故選B．
27．C．句子匹配題．結合原句是說Desiree選擇了一個美人魚氣球，結合Desiree looked quickly at the balloons and said，"That one!The one with the mermaid（美人魚）！"可知上面有一個美人魚，故選C．
28．A．句子匹配題．結合原句是說氣球落在一個湖邊，結合第六段Four days later，it came down 3，000 miles away，near a lake in eastern Canada．The name of the lake was Mermaid Lake．可知是在加拿大的東邊的美人魚湖旁邊，故選A．
29．B．詞義理解題．結合后面The wind caught the balloon and carried it east可知風將氣球吹向東邊，可知是將氣球放飛了，故release的含義是放飛，故選B．
30．B．細節理解題．根據最后一段What a coincidence（巧合）-the mermaid balloon landed at Mermaid Lake可知美人魚氣球落在美人魚湖是一種巧合，故選B．

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