17．When I was 12years old，I dreamed to get a signet（圖章） ring．They were the"in"thing and it seemed every girl except me had one．On my 13th birthday，my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials（姓名首字母）carved into it．I was in heaven．
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being"replaced"．We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything-so most of the"new"stuff we got was really just to replace what we'd lost．But not my ring．My ring was new．
Then，only one month later，I lost it．I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning．I was sad and searched everywhere for it．But it seemed to have disappeared．Eventually，I gave up and stopped looking for it．And two years later，we sold the house and moved away．
Years passed，and a couple of moves later，I was visiting my parents'when Mum told me that she had something for me．It wasn't my birthday，nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion．Mum noticed my questioning look．"You'll recognize this one，"she said，smiling．
Then she handed me a small ring box．I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside．The family who had bought our house 13years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations，which included replacing the carpets．When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom，they found the ring．As it had my initials carved into it，they realized who owned the ring．They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother．And it still fits me．
1．The underlined word"in"in the first paragraph probably means"B"．
A．a(chǎn)vailable
B．fashionable
C．practical
D．renewable
2．When she got the ring back，the writer was aboutD．
A.13years old
B.15years old
C.26years old
D.28years old
3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A．
A．The writer's family moved several times．
B．The writer never stopped looking for her ring．
C．The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner．
D．The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off．
4．What would be the best title for the passage？C．
A．My New Ring
B．Lost and Replaced
C．Lost and Found
D．An Expensive Ring．
分析 本文為一篇記敘文，記敘了作者自己所珍愛的一枚"圖章戒指"失而復得的故事．
解答 1．B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第一句"當我12歲的時候，我想要一枚圖章戒指"，及畫線詞后面闡述的it seemed every girl except me had one"除了我，幾乎每個女孩都有一枚這樣的戒指"，可推斷in的意思為fashionable"流行的，時髦的"，只有如此才能說明作者期望擁有一枚這樣的戒指．選項中其他詞的含義為：available有效的，可得到的，可利用的，空閑的；practical實用的；renewable可再生的，可更新的，可繼續(xù)的．
2．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段可知"在我13歲生日的時候，媽媽給了我一枚這樣的戒指作為生日禮物"，后來這枚戒指丟了；再根據(jù)第三段的最后"兩年后我們賣掉了房子"和倒數(shù)第二段中"13年前買我們房子的那家人對房子進行裝修，換地毯時發(fā)現(xiàn)了我丟失的戒指"，由此可計算出作者的戒指失而復得的時間為作者28歲時．
3．A．細節(jié)理解題．結(jié)合文章第四段Years passed，and a couple of moves later…可知"作者一家搬了好幾次家"，因此選項A正確．由第三段知"作者在晚上睡覺前摘下了戒指，第二天早晨就找不到了"，因此選項D錯誤．由文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可知C項錯誤．由第三段倒數(shù)第二句可知B項錯誤．
4．C．主旨大意題．本文以一枚"圖章戒指"為線索，記敘了作者這枚戒指失而復得的過程，因此選項C是文章的中心．最大干擾項是D項An Expensive Ring"一枚昂貴的戒指"，這枚戒指僅僅是作者的媽媽送給她的生日禮物，原文并沒有說這枚戒指是昂貴的，因此選項D錯誤．
點評 本文考查細節(jié)題為主，細節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息？或是其變體．搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細節(jié)信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節(jié)．做這類題一般采用尋讀法？即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子，再對相關(guān)部分進行分析對比，找出答案．
