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.

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

A. fashionable B. available     C. practical     D. renewable

57.   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

58.   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.

59.   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

Answer 1

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。表述情节：我13岁生日时得到一枚署名戒指，然后不久不慎失落，尽管努力寻找却未得，在搬家之后多年，被买家意外发现，最终我失而复得这枚戒指。

【解析】

56. A. 词义猜测题。难度：难。旧词新意。根据题干，定位第一段句首：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. 可知：我梦寐以求一枚署名戒指是因为似乎每个小姑娘都有一枚这样的戒指。in, adj. 在里面的；时髦的。与A. fashionable同义。

57. D。细节理解题。难度：偏易。由第一段得知，13岁生日得到戒指。第三段最后一句话：And two years later, we sold the house and moved away。第五段第三、四句：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。可知15岁时搬家，13年后戒指失而复得，这年应该28岁。

58. A。细节判断题。难度：中。由第三段可知：15岁那年，作者一家搬家了。在第四段段首：Years passed, and a couple of moves later，可知，在这些年中他们又搬过几次家。A正确。

59. B。主旨大意题。难度:中。全文描述了一枚失落15年的戒指重新回到主人手中。

干扰项排除: 文章第二段首句：What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced".可见：这枚戒指不可替代。故排除C. Lost and Replaced。最后一句：“My ring was new.”但时隔多年，第五段最后第二句：They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.对方请专业的珠宝商对这枚戒指进行了处理，说明它已经不新了。故排除A. My New Ring。文章未曾谈及戒指的价格，故排除D. An Expensive Ring。