Question

When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) 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 (东西) 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 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 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.

1..The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means "_____".

A. fashionable B. available

C. practical D. renewable

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

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.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My New Ring B. Lost and Found

C.Lost and Replace D.An Expensive Ring

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的故事是“十几年后，一枚丢失的图章戒指，失而复得。”

1.1】Lost and Found推理判断题 细节理解题 第一段提到除了“我”之外，每个女孩都有a signet ring .当我妈妈给了我一枚时，I’m in heaven.由此可推断出是“时尚的”东西。故选A

2.2】 推理判断题 由第一段第二句On my 13th birthday ,my mum gave me a signet ring ---第三段第一句Then ,only one month later ,I lost it. 最后一句And two years later ,We sold the house and moved away. 最后一段The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had---,they found the ring.从而得知，作者再次得到戒指时大约28岁 故选D

3.3】 推理判断题 由第三段第四句、第二句得知B和D不对；由最后一段When they pulled the carpet up---,当他拉起毯子时 排除C;根据第四段第一句a couple of moves later 几次搬迁之后 故选A

4.4】 主旨大意题 文章大意是戒指失而复得故最佳主题应是Found and Lost

考点：夹叙夹议的故事性阅读