(2013·高考福建卷，A)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.
小題1:The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means“________”．

A．fashionable	B．a(chǎn)vailable
C．practical	D．renewable

小題2:When she got the ring back，the writer was about ________.

A．13 years old	B．15 years old
C．26 years old	D．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 Ring	B．Lost and Found
C．Lost and Replaced	D．An Expensive Ring

(2013·高考湖北卷，B)Mothers and daughters go through so much－yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother，Sheila Solomon Klass，both gifted professional writers，prove to be ideal co­writers as they examine their decades of motherhood，daughterhood，and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重疊)．
Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s：both have full­time careers；both have published books，articles，and stories；each has three children；they both love to read.They also love to travel－in fact，they often take trips together.But in truth，the harder they look at their lives，the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.
A child of the Depression (大蕭條)，Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls.Starting with her college education，she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished.Perri，on the other hand，grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s.For Sheila，wasting time or money is a crime，and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury，but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.
Each writing in her own unmistakable voice，Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains，the love and bitterness，the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together.Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork.Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households，even though she knows it drives her mother crazy.Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working，admit long­hidden sorrows，and enjoy precious memories.
Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together，Perri and Sheila tell their mother­daughter story with honesty，humor，enthusiasm，and admiration for each other.A written account in two voices，Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep，strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.
小題1:Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?

A．They both have gone through difficult times.

B．They have strong emotional ties with each other.

C．They have the same joys and pains，and love and bitterness.

D．They both have experiences as daughter，mother and writer.

小題2:The word “l(fā)uxury” in Paragraph 3 means________.

A．something rare but not pleasant

B．something that cannot be imagined

C．something expensive but not necessary

D．something that can only be enjoyed by boys

小題3:What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The content of the book.

B．The purpose of the book.

C．The influence of the book.

D．The writing style of the book.

小題4:How are women’s lives explored in this book?

A．In a musical form.

B．Through field research.

C．With unique writing skills.

D．From different points of view.

(2013·高考四川卷，B)On a sunny day last August，Tim heard some shouting.Looking out to the sea carefully，he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12­year­old boys，Christian and Jack，rowed out a boat to search for a football.Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters，a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.
“Everything went quiet in my head，”Tim recalls(回憶)．“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water.Every 500 yards or so，he raised his head to judge his progress.“At one point，I considered turning back，” he says.“I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.”After 30 minutes of struggling，he was close enough to yell to the boys，“Take down the umbrella！”
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella.Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat.He took over rowing，but the waves were almost too strong for him.
“Let’s aim for the pier(碼頭)，”Jack said.Tim turned the boat toward it.Soon afterward，waves crashed over the boat，and it began to sink.“Can you guys swim？”he cried.“A little bit，”the boys said.
Once they were in the water，Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’faces.
“Are we almost there？”they asked again and again.“Yes，”Tim told them each time.
After 30 minutes，they reached the pier.
小題1:Why did the two boys go to the sea?

A．To go boat rowing.

B．To get back their football.

C．To swim in the open water.

D．To test the umbrella as a sail.

小題2:What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The beach.	B．The water.
C．The boat.	D．The wind.

小題3:Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A．To take in enough fresh air.

B．To consider turning back or not.

C．To check his distance from the boys.

D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

小題4:How did the two boys finally reach the pier?

A．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

B．They swam to the pier all by themselves.

C．They were washed to the pier by the waves.

D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

(2013·高考江西卷，A)The light from the campfire brightened the darkness，but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼澤地) creeping into their bones.It was a strange place.Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare.They liked camping，but not near this swamp.
“So，”Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals.“How did this place get its name? ”
“Are you sure you want to hear it ? It’s a scary story，”warned Jack.
“Of course！”cried out Tom.“If there were anything to be scared of，you wouldn’t have chosen this place！”
“Ok，but don’t say I didn’t warn you，” said Jack，and he began his tale.
“Way back in time，a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here.He built that cottage over there to live in.In those days，the area looked quite different—it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal­clear river.After three hard years，Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops.He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.
“‘You are clearing too much land，’warned one old man.‘The land is a living thing.It will hit back at you if you abuse it.’”
“‘Silly fool，’said Dennis to himself.‘If I clear more land，I can grow more crops.I’ll become wealthier.He’s just jealous！’”
“Dennis continued to chop down trees.Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed.He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door.He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land.He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”
“What happened？”Martin asked.It was growing colder.He trembled，twisting his body closer to the fire.
“The land hit back—just as the old man warned，”Jack shrugged.“Dennis disappeared.Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater.His body was never found.”
“What a stupid story，”laughed Tom.“Plants can’t...”Before he had finished speaking，he screamed and fainted(暈倒)．The other two boys jumped up with fright，staring at Tom.Suddenly，they burst out laughing.Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face.It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
小題1:The underlined word “dare”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.

A．courage	B．a(chǎn)ssistance
C．instruction	D．challenge

小題2:Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?

A．To frighten them.

B．To satisfy their curiosity.

C．To warn them of the danger of the place.

D．To persuade them to camp in the swamp.

小題3:Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?

A．The old man envied him.

B．The old man was foolish

C．He was too busy to listen to others.

D．He was greedy for more crops.

小題4:Why did Tom scream and faint?

A．He saw Dennis’s shadow.

B．He was scared by a plant.

C．His friends played a joke on him.

D．The weather became extremely cold.

小題5:What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?

A．Grasp all，lose all.

B．No sweat，no sweet.

C．It is no use crying over spilt milk.

D．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

(2013·高考陜西卷，D)About 30 years ago，I left Cuba for the United States with my son.After getting settled finally in Brunswick，New Jersey，I enrolled(注冊(cè)) my son in kindergarten.Several weeks later，my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
In the teacher’s office，and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions：“Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)？Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability？”
Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO，no，it can’t be.What a helpless，lonely moment！I told him that Scola was a quiet，sweet little boy，instead.I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
My son could not follow the teacher’s directions，he told me，and thus，Scola was disrupting the class，Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?
He was angry；“Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home？”
No，I didn’t speak English at home，I replied.I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months，and I didn’t want him to forget his native language.Well，wrong answer！What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country，never wanting to be a part of this society？”
Needless to say，I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people”．Then he told me the meeting was over，and I left.
As I had expected，my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over.He went on to graduate from college and got a job，earning close to six figures.He travels widely and leads a well­adjusted，contented life.And he has benefited from being bilingual(雙語(yǔ)的)。
Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others；it teaches people about other cultures and other places—something very basic and obviously lacking in the“educator”I met in New Jersey.
小題1:The teacher asked the author to his office________.

A．to discuss Scola’s in­class performance

B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten

C．to find a language partner for Scola

D．to work out a study plan for Scola

小題2:What does the underlined word“disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Breaking	B．Following
C．Attending	D．Disturbing

小題3:The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as________.
A．critical     B．casual
C．positive D passive
小題4:This text is likely to be selected from a book of________.
A．medicine     B．education
C．geography D history

(2013·高考新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷Ⅱ)Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker.He is not famous in sports or the arts.But people in the streets___him，especially those who are____.
For those people，he is “Gloves” Greenberg.How did he get that____？He looks like any other businessman，wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱)．But he’s____.His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter，Mr.Greenberg does not____like other New Yorkers，who look at the sidewalk and ____the street.He looks around at____.He stops when he____someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he____，looking for more people with cold____.
On winter days，Mr.Greenberg____gloves.During the rest of the year，he____gloves.People who have heard about him____him gloves，and he has many in his apartment.
Mr.Greenberg ___ doing this 21 years ago.Now，many poor New Yorkers know him and___his behavior.But people who don’t know him are sometimes____ him.They don’t realize that he just wants to make them____.
It runs in the____.Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.Michael Greenberg feels the____.A pair of gloves may be a____thing，but it can make a big difference in winter.

小題1:	A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after

小題2:	A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor

小題3:	A．job B．name C．chance D．message

小題4:	A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ct B．sound C．feel D．dress

小題6:	A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off

小題7:	A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights

小題8:	A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees

小題9:	A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around

小題10:

A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes

小題11:

A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on

小題12:

A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys

小題13:

A．call B．send C．lend D．show

小題14:

A．delayed B．remembered C．began D．enjoyed

小題15:

A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse

小題16:

A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by

小題17:

A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy

小題18:

A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company

小題19:

A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold

小題20:

A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting

(2013·高考北京卷)Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter，a 13­year­old gymnast，is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills，Lola____for four hours a day，five days a week.At the state championships in March，she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive，____she is legally blind，born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移動(dòng))constantly.She often sees double and can’t____how far away things are.
When she was little，her mom____that even though she couldn’t see____，she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the____right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more____for her than for some of her teammates，she has never quit.She doesn’t let her____stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest____is the balance beam.Because she has double vision，she often sees to beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to____your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go，”says Lola.
To be a top­level gymnast，one must be brave.The beam is probably the most____for anyone because it’s four inches wide.At the state competition，Lola didn’t fall____the beam.In fact，she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be____differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions，the judges don’t know about her vision____.She doesn’t tell them，because she doesn’t think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her____attitude.
Lola never thinks about____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her____is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids____she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her____for others is “just believe in yourself.”

小題1:	A．runs B．teaches C．trains D．dances

小題2:	A．since B．unless C．a(chǎn)fter D．though

小題3:	A．tell B．guess C．a(chǎn)ssume D．predict

小題4:A.suspected   B remembered   
C．imagined D．noticed

小題5:	A．deeply B．well C．a(chǎn)head D．closely

小題6:	A．task B．sport C．event D．show

小題7:	A．boring B．enjoyable C．difficult D．satisfactory

小題8:	A．talent B．quality C．nature D．condition

小題9:	A．doubt B．a(chǎn)dvantage C．challenge D．progress

小題10:．

A．examine	B．express
C．open	D．trust

小題11:

A．fearful B．harmful C．unfair D．inconvenient

小題12:

A．to B．on C．off D．a(chǎn)gainst

小題13:．

A．greeted	B．treated
C．served	D．paid

小題14:

A．pains B．stresses C．injuries D．problems

小題15:

A．positive B．friendly C．flexible D．cautious

小題16:

A．defending B．quitting C．winning D．bargaining

小題17:

A．standard B．range C．view D．goal

小題18:

A．until B．a(chǎn)s C．when D．before

小題19:

A．proud B．tired C．a(chǎn)shamed D．confident

小題20:

A．plan B．a(chǎn)dvice C．reward D．responsibility

(2013·高考重慶卷，A)When Joe was about to start school，all signs pointed to success.Yet things turned out to be quite___.The fourth grade even found him at the___of the class.Joe  struggled day and night，but it did not____－until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon，____the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts，dark  clouds covered the sky，and the storm set in.Hard though she tried to make the kids____，the thunder won the battle for their attention.No one____the concepts.Except for Joe.He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.The teacher patted him on the back，and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had  managed it.____by his newfound  success，Joe moved quickly throughout the room.Soon math time was followed by the time for____.All children naturally drew____pictures on such a day.Except for Joe.
Since then，Joe started____.Though he never made it to the top，his math teacher was always____and curious about the change：Why had that stormy day changed Joe?
On the day Joe  graduated，he presented the teacher with his most____possession－the picture of a bright yellow sun.On the picture Joe had written：This is the day I____my brightness.

小題1:	A．unfair B．boring C．disappointing D．dangerous

小題2:	A．center B．top C．beginning D．bottom

小題3:	A．happen B．work C．finish D．last

小題4:	A．until B．since C．because D．a(chǎn)s

小題5:	A．concentrate B．change C．hide D．sit

小題6:	A．challenged B．grasped C．doubted D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題7:	A．Relieved B．Surprised C．Encouraged D．Puzzled

小題8:	A．class B．sports C．a(chǎn)rt D．tea

小題9:	A．great B．dark C．different D．strange

小題10:

A．improving B．painting C．recovering D．studying

小題11:

A．worried B．a(chǎn)mazed C．friendly D．cautious

小題12:

A．familiar B．expensive C．a(chǎn)dmirable D．precious

小題13:

A．woke up to B．put up with C．got on with D．looked down upon

(2013·高考福建卷)We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____ ，one by one.“There is my grandmother’s house，”I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing (追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide (潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ___ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____； where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is“to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us; learn the ____ of“I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)ppearing B．moving C．exposing D．expanding

小題2:	A．referring B．travelling C．pointing D．coming

小題3:	A．shared B．short C．fresh D．treasured

小題4:	A．passed B．raised C．moved D．sent

小題5:	A．home B．duty C．reality D．relief

小題6:	A．built B．lived C．remained D．explored

小題7:	A．catch up B．pull up C．step down D．come down

小題8:	A．falling B．turning C．rushing D．bringing

小題9:	A．yard B．village C．room D．house

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)dapts to B．a(chǎn)ppeals to C．belongs to D．occurs to

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)cross B．through C．a(chǎn)long D．past

小題12:

A．lay B．played C．stood D．sat

小題13:

A．marching B．looking C．breaking D．pouring

小題14:

A．between B．with C．near D．behind

小題15:

A．wonders B．listens C．reacts D．a(chǎn)grees

小題16:

A．began B．grew C．studied D．stayed

小題17:

A．deepened B．recognized C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．found

小題18:

A．heart B．rights C．interest D．behaviors

小題19:

A．one B．its C．that D．every

小題20:

A．meaning B．expression C．connection D．background

(2013·高考江蘇卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us ____ chasing the same thing.
One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell ____.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I ____ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ____ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ____ the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was ____，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and ____ a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me，____ slowly，they started teaching me the ____ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began ____ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a ___ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ___.
What I had believed in，all those things I thought were ____ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.____ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my ____ with my neighbors.
Four years later，I moved back into ____.I saw many people were having a really hard time，___ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to ____ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places.We’d all be in ____ if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about ____ we can all get by together.

小題1:	A．separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally

小題2:	A．off B．a(chǎn)part C．over D．out

小題3:	A．crossed B．left C．toured D．searched

小題4:	A．fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)t B．through C．over D．round

小題6:	A．occupied B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．emptied D．robbed

小題7:	A．turned B．a(chǎn)pproached C．cleared D．cut

小題8:	A．but B．a(chǎn)lthough C．otherwise D．for

小題9:	A．benefit B．lesson C．nature D．a(chǎn)rt

小題10:

A．sticking B．looking C．swinging D．turning

小題11:

A．wild B．real C．different D．remote

小題12:

A．neighborliness B．happiness C．friendliness D．kindness

小題13:

A．unique B．expensive C．rare D．necessary

小題14:

A．Up B．Down C．Deep D．Along

小題15:

A．cooperation B．relationships C．satisfaction D．a(chǎn)ppointments

小題16:

A．reality B．society C．town D．life

小題17:

A．creating B．losing C．quitting D．offering

小題18:

A．put in B．turn in C．take in D．get in

小題19:

A．yards B．shelters C．camps D．cottages

小題20:

A．when B．what C．whether D．how