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It is 2024 now. Filip is 13 years old. He found a plastic (塑料的) duck on a beach in the Orkney Islands. He thought it was just a duck toy. But it turns out, this little duck has an interesting history.

Filip and his mother Marion took a close look. They found out it had been missing for nearly 20 years! It disappeared during a big duck race in Ireland in 2006. Marion said, “It said ‘world record duck race, Ireland 2006’. After so many years in the sea, it still has its number on the back!”

Back in 2006, people in Dublin, Ireland, tried to set a world record for the biggest plastic duck race. They put about 150,000 ducks in the River Liffey, hoping they would travel one mile (英里). But this duck went much further — about 423 miles! It ended up on Stronsay, one of Scotland’s remote islands in Orkney.

1.Where did Filip find the duck?

A In a park.

B On a beach.

C At school.

D In a zoo.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的“He found a plastic duck on a beach”可知菲利普在沙滩上发现了那只鸭子。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “disappeared” mean?

A Got lost.

B Got hurt.

C Got washed.

D Got dressed.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据划线单词前文“They found out it had been missing for nearly 20 years!”他们发现它已经失踪近20年，可知，这里指的是这只鸭子在鸭子比赛中“失踪”。故选A。

3.When did the duck go into the river?

A 13 years ago.

B 20 years ago.

C 18 years ago.

D 16 years ago.

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据第二段“world record duck race, Ireland 2006”可知，这只鸭子于2006年参加鸭子比赛，进入河道，即（2024-2006=）18年前。故选C。

4.How far did the duck travel?

A For 150,000 miles.

B For about one mile.

C For about 423 miles.

D For about 12 miles.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据最后一段“But this duck went much further — about 423 miles!”可知，这只鸭子飘了423英里。故选C。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a history book.

C In a travel guide.

D In a cartoon.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述了一个男孩在奥克尼群岛的一个海滩上发现一只18年前的塑料鸭的故事，属于新闻，我们可以在报纸上读到。故选A。