(2013·高考福建卷，A)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 Replaced D．An Expensive Ring

(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.

1.A.appearing? B．moving

C．exposing? D．expanding

2.A.referring? B．travelling

C．pointing? D．coming

3.A.shared? B．short

C．fresh? D．treasured

4.A.passed? B．raised

C．moved? D．sent

5.A.home??? B．duty

C．reality? D．relief

6.A.built? B．lived

C．remained? D．explored

7.A.catch up? B．pull up

C．step down? D．come down

8.A.falling? B．turning

C．rushing? D．bringing

9.A.yard? B．village

C．room? D．house

10.A.adapts to? B．appeals to

C．belongs to? D．occurs to

11.A.across? B．through

C．along? D．past

12.A.lay??? B．played

C．stood? D．sat

13.A.marching? B．looking

C．breaking? D．pouring

14.A.between? B．with

C．near? D．behind

15.A.wonders? B．listens

C．reacts? D．agrees

16.A.began? B．grew

C．studied? D．stayed

17.A.deepened? B．recognized

C．accepted? D．found

18.A.heart??? B．rights

C．interest? D．behaviors

19.A.one? B．its

C．that??? D．every

20.A.meaning? B．expression

C．connection? D．background

（2011·福建卷）完形填空

Diana Velex does everythings with maximum effore—and at maximum speed.That 36  learning a new languague,completing two certificates and opening a store.

When arriving in Canada in 2008,she had one  37   ;to  have what she had back Home in Colombia.”I didn’t want to  38  what I do ,like so many who come to a new Country,” she said .”I  39  to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 40   myself properly.”

Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop owership in Canada a  41  Meant going to school to get the 42   education and certification.”My experience of Owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me43    in my abilities. But I Cound’t speak the language and I had to 44  how to do things in Canada. It was like having to. 45  all over again,”said Diana

     46  ，she found just the help she needed for relaunch (重新开张)   47   continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking    48   for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.   49   Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going    50   while at college.

By the end of October 2009,she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her    51   in Canada, Diana at last achieved her    52   goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center. She was on the fast-track to    53   .

Looking back, Diana, a fashion（时装）designer,   54  her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and   55  the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.

36. A. requires     B. encourages        C. interduce       D. advises

37. A. goal         B. memory            C. choice          D. problem

38. A. aontinue     B. choose            C. change          D. lose

39. A. demanded     B. decided           C. agreed          D. hesitated

40. A. teach        B. prepare           C. enjoy           D. persuade

41. A. reality      B. fact              C. challenge       D. wonder

42. A. phyaical     B. private           C. primary         D. necessary 

43. A. pressure     B. judgement         C. influence       D. confidence 

44. A. put away     B. depend on         C. learn about     D. look into 

45. A. advance      B. start             C. suffer          D. work

46. A. Naturally    B. Gradually         C. Luckily         D. Clearly 

47. A. through      B. for               C. before          D. with 

48. A. notes        B. responsibilities  C. chances         D. courses 

49. A. Though       B. AS                C. Since           D. Once

50. A. around       B. back              C. ahead           D. out 

51. A. adventure    B. arrival           C. performance     D. journey 

52. A. original     B. common            C. another         D. distant 

53. A. success      B. wealth            C. glory           D. happiness 

54. A. adds   B. connects   C. devotes   D. owes 

55. A. after all   B. above all   C. at least   D. at first 

（2011·福建卷）B

    For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves .Since is beginning  in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(念）the ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness(友爱）that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.

This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation ," Riedel said. "It's really east to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.

    With so many years of expenence .the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地）for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable ashes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.

The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug.4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund （基金）concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug.8.

60. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ___________.

A. gather people with different musical tastes

B. remind people of the real sense of folk music

C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music

D. collect old stories of folk music

61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.

B. It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.

C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.

D. People have to pay ﹩2 for a plate of food.

62. We can learn from the passenger that____.

A. people can get tickets easily for the festival

B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is highly recommended.

C. driving one’s own car to the festival is highly recommended

D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday

63. What would the best title for the passenger?

A. Folk Music of Blues

B. One Festival Family Gathering

C. Festival for family Gathering

D. Edmonton’s Downtown Park

（2011·福建卷）C

Elixir

written by Eric Walters

Twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr. Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes （糖尿病）.She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best.

George Washingtion Carver

Written by Elizabeth Macleod

Meet the “Peanut（花生） Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States. See also Macleod’s Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius.

The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations

Written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald

    Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival. From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. Also see other books; The Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald.

Made in Canada:101 Amazing Achieverms

Written by Bev Spencer

What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection?Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian,including the Blackberry,alkaline(碱性) batterices and the Blue Box yecycling program.

Newton and the Tlme Machine

Written by Michael Me Gowan

Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinesaurs up close.But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends,King Herbert and Queen Certunde,in can he save them before time runs out?

64. Which of the following best describes Roth’s feeling in Book 1?

A. Painful    B. Curious   C. Frightened    D. Disappointed

65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.

B. Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.

C. Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.

D. George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.

66. In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Gertrude are_______

A. Newton’s human friends    B. the names of the time machine

C. two dinosaurs             D. the inventions of the time machine

67. If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by _____.

A. Elizabeth Macleod           B. Eric Walters

C. Rocky London & David MacDonald            D. Bev Spencer