When I was 12,all I wanted was 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(東西) 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 gift­giving 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 13 years 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.                       (2013·福建,A)
【小題1】The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

A.fashionableB.a(chǎn)vailable
C.practicalD.renewable
【小題2】When she got the ring back,the writer was about ________.
A.13 years oldB.15 years old
C.26 years oldD.28 years old
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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.
【小題4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.My New RingB.Lost and Found
C.Lost and ReplacedD.An Expensive Ring


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析【小題1】 A
解析 詞義猜測題。從文中第一段的第二句“...it seemed every girl except me had one.”可知,除了作者外,其他女孩都有一枚戒指,所以答案為A項。
【小題2】 D
解析 數(shù)字推斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“On my 13th birthday,my Mum gave me a signet ring...”,第三段最后一句“And two years later,we sold the house and moved away.”和第六段第一句“The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier...”可知作者13歲得到戒指,過了兩年她家賣了房子,房子賣了13年后,作者再次得到戒指,故D項符合。
【小題3】 A
解析 信息推斷題。文中第四段中的“Years passed,and a couple of moves later...”,可知作者搬了幾次家。其他選項均不符合原文。
【小題4】 B
解析 標題歸納題。本文主要講述了作者13歲生日時,作者的媽媽送給她一枚戒指。但是,不幸的是,戒指丟了,過了15年竟然意外的被別人找到,所以B項正確。

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