初中英语记叙文试题

A boy called Tom sat near a wall with tears（眼泪） in his eyes． Mrs Bell came and asked， "What makes you so（1） 　　？" Tom answered， "We will have a poetry（诗歌） competition． I don't think I can make it because other boys（2） 　　me and call me 'Slow Tom'．"

In a kind（3） 　　， Mrs Bell said， "Look at the snail（蜗牛） on the wall． It is slow but sure． When you（4） 　　heart， think of the snail．" Tom thought he could run a race with the snail． So he decided to practice his poems until the snail got to the（5） 　　of the wall．

（6） 　　， the day came． Tom did best in the competition． He didn't miss a word and won the prize． The headmaster（校长） asked， "How（7） 　　you learn the poems so well？" "The snail on the wall taught me（8） 　　to do it．" said Tom， "I saw it climb up the wall little by little． （9） 　　didn't stop， nor turn back， but went on． And I thought I would do the same with my task． By the time the snail had got to the top of the wall， I had learned it all．" "Well done， Tom!" said the headmaster（10） 　　， "Now boys， let us cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall．"

（1）A． proud	B． bored	C． excited	D． sad
（2）A． take after	B．laugh at	C．fall behind	D．believe in
（3）A． voice	B． smile	C． face	D． joke
（4）A． open	B． give	C． lose	D． have
（5）A． top	B． middle	C． bottom	D． side
（6）A． At first	B． At least	C． At last	D． At times
（7）A． should	B． could	C． will	D． must
（8）A． how	B． when	C． where	D． why
（9）A． I	B． He	C． She	D． It
（10）A． nervously	B．happily	C．angrily	D． silently

There were once two guitar makers in a town in Mexico． One was known for low price and the other for the high quality（质量）．

The young maker， who made the cheap guitars， could make guitars very（1） 　　． But the maker took his time and paid much attention to the quality．Everyone（2） 　　to buy a guitar because it was a sign of being rich，so both makers were very（3） 　　．

But bad times came to the town and no one（4） 　　much money． The young maker did well． However， the old maker went out of business．No one could（5） 　　his guitars．

After a few years， the cheap guitars that people bought began to fall apart（散开）．Some people were so（6） 　　that they went to young guitar maker's house to get their（7） 　　back．

When they were arguing with （争论） the maker， a（8） 　　came from behind the crowd．"How can you blame （责怪）him？He never said the guitar were（9） 　　． It is all of you who are to blame．You were only（10） 　　how they made you look!"the voice came from the old guitar maker．"I have spent my whole life learning how to make good guitars． Something that is really good takes a lot of time and（11） 　　．"Hearing this， those people left．

"Please teach me how to（12） 　　good guitars，" said the young maker．The old make taught him and the young maker taught others． Now， the town is know as the guitar capital of Mexico．

（1）A． carefully	B． quickly	C． early	D．properly
（2）A． agreed	B．decided	C．planned	D．wanted
（3）A． poor	B．kind	C．busy	D．rich
（4）A．spent	B．gave	C．expected	D．had
（5）A．afford	B．sell	C．use	D．discover
（6）A．excited	B．angry	C．happy	D．surprised
（7）A．guitars	B．prize	C．presents	D．money
（8）A．voice	B．song	C．cough	D．conversation
（9）A．valuable	B．perfect	C．special	D．expensive
（10）A．proud of	B．worried about	C．interested in	D．good at
（11）A．knowledge	B．effort	C．advice	D．wealth
（12）A．choose	B．play	C．make	D．repair

Several years ago，（1） 　　a cold winter morning，I was shopping alone．I tried to buy some winter socks to（2） 　　my cold feet warm．When I went around the corner in the store，l saw a Christmas tree   （3） 　　paper angels（天使）．On each angel was the name of a poor child （4） 　　family couldn't afford to buy him/her a gift that year．Shoppers who picked an angel could buy a simple toy or gift and the store would   （5） 　　it up and send it to the child that Christmas．

Around the tree，I saw a boy and a girl picking out several angels each．Their mother was smiling while she was watching（6） 　　．I walked up next to her and started talking with her．She told me that her children （7） 　　this several years ago when she first explained to them what the Charity Angel tree was for．Each offered to give up one of their toys that year（8） 　 _ 　a poor child could have one．Since then，the two have（9） 　　money the whole year in order to buy gifts for more children．It has become a family tradition．

When we finished talking，I smiled．I walked over the tree，and picked out a few angels，too．I left the store，feeling（10） 　　and love for that Christmas．

（1）A．on	B．in	C．at	D．for
（2）A．become	B．keep	C．let	D．turn
（3）A．plenty of	B．full with	C．kinds of	D．filled with
（4）A．who	B．that	C．whose	D．whom
（5）A．pack	B．pick	C．cut	D．mix
（6）A．her	B．it	C．him	D．them
（7）A．stopped	B．continued	C．passed	D．started
（8）A．in order to	B．so that	C．because	D．if
（9）A．paid	B．spent	C．saved	D．wasted
（10）A．warmth	B．happiness	C．joy	D．taste

Mother's Day is always a fun time at my house every year．This year is no exception．My brother and I want our mom to feel（1） 　　by giving her a day off from family chores．In the morning，I woke up before everyone else to hang up a poster that（2） 　 __ 　"Happy Mother's Day!"．My dad also got up（3） 　　and helped set up a rose bouquet in a vase．

When my mom woke up， she read cards we laid out next to her bed with a big smile．While she was watching the morning news with my dad， it was time to（4） 　　my cooking skills．I made some delicious food with my brother's help． My mom and I love board games， so after a short（5） 　　around the neighborhood， we played all of her favorites． In my family，playing a fun board game turns into a big（6） 　　and can become very heated． One of us always becomes a sore loser after being beaten in the game． The afternoon games made all of us tired． A delicious takeout dinner from my mom's favorite restaurant（7） 　 __ 　us． The festivities（8） 　　with ice cream and more quality family time， while watching one of my mom's favorite movies from her teenage years．

It was such a（9） 　　day， and it was great to be able to show my mom how much we appreciate her and thank her for（10） 　　she does for our family． Mother's Day should be every day．

（1）A． free	B． special	C． normal
（2）A． said	B． wrote	C． recorded
（3）A． late	B． slowly	C． early
（4）A． show	B． practice	C． improve
（5）A． talk	B． walk	C． rest
（6）A．test	B． discussion	C． competition
（7）A． relaxed	B． excited	C． surprised
（8）A． started	B． ended	C． continued
（9）A． happy	B． busy	C． tiring
（10）A． whom	B． that	C． what

Do you know the poem Song of the Great Wind？ Its（1） 　　is Liu Bang， who was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty （206BC﹣ 220AD）． Born into a（2） 　　farmer's family，Liu didn't go to school for long， but he still wanted to do something（3） 　　． In his thirties， he became a village official． In his forties， he became the leader of an army． In his fifties， he became the emperor． During all these years， he（4） 　　many difficulties and won many wars． His life was exciting and successful， just as his poem Song of the Great Wind shows us． Liu wrote this poem when he went back to his hometown（5） 　　an emperor． During a meeting， Liu remembered the old days and felt sad． He read this poem aloud for all to hear．

（1）A． reader	B． special	C． writer
（2）A．big	B． poor	C． rich
（3）A． great	B． good	C． interesting
（4）A． had	B． met	C． overcame
（5）A． like	B． as	C． for

Zhang Jiacheng is a 13﹣year old and one﹣armed basketball player． He is not（1） 　 __ 　in the face of a taller， stronger， and older player． Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd，showing great （2） 　　for the young rising player．

The young boy（3） 　　his arm in an accident when he was 5 years old．（4） 　　year（s）later， basketball became his strong wish， which led him to make an effort to（5） 　 __ 　the game，regardless of his physical condition．

Encouraged by his own motto "Learn well and play well"，he（6） 　　with the balance between studying and playing basketball． His being（7） 　　on social media （媒体） has since given him even more courage to work harder towards his great goal：（8） 　　a professional basketball player．

After only a year of （9） 　　， Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically．Through patience， confidence and resolution， the young basketball player continues to get（10） 　　to his life goal．

（1）A． scared	B． excited	C． tired	D． interested
（2）A． play	B． support	C． dream	D． game
（3）A． hid	B． raised	C． waved	D． lost
（4）A． Thirteen	B． Seven	C． Five	D． One
（5）A． teach	B． know	C． master	D． watch
（6）A． works	B． fights	C． deals	D． agrees
（7）A． brave	B． famous	C． different	D． proud
（8）A． becoming	B． calling	C． finding	D． beating
（9）A． training	B． studying	C． growing	D． thinking
（10）A． more	B． less	C． closer	D． farther

A 24﹣year﹣old boy looking out from the train's window shouted，"Dad，look，the trees are going behind!" And Dad（1） 　　．

A young couple sitting nearby looked at the 24﹣year﹣old's childish behavior with pity．Suddenly he（2） 　　shouted， "Dad， look， the clouds are running with us!"

The couple couldn't resist and said to the old man，"（3） 　　don't you take your son to a good doctor？" The old man smiled and said，"I did and we are just coming back from the（4） 　　．My son was blind from birth． He just got his eyes today．

Every single person on the planet has a story． Don't judge people before you truly know them．The truth might（5） 　　you．

（1）A． smiled	B． cried	C． refused	D． wondered
（2）A． last	B． never	C． always	D． again
（3）A． When	B． Why	C． How	D． Where
（4）A． home	B． work	C． hospital	D． school
（5）A． follow	B． interest	C． leave	D． surprise

"Ding…ding…，"the bell rang．The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand．All the students shouted．The teacher （1） 　　with a smile on his face，"I know there are too many tests for you these days， but the test today is very（2） 　　．"After hearing the teacher's words，all the students sat up straight and （3） 　　for the test to begin．The teacher started to（4） 　　the test papers to each student．（5） 　　he finished handing out the test papers， he asked them to begin．

There was not a question but only a small black "X" in the middle of the paper．The students were very（6） 　　to see that．The teacher（7） 　　the students' surprise． Then he said，" I would like you to（8） 　　about what you see there．You must finish it all by（9） 　　．"

All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly．At the end of the class，the teacher collected their papers and read the answers．（10） 　　of them described the black "X"．The next day， the teacher said， "Everybody only paid attention to the black 'X'， but （11） 　　wrote about the white paper．"The whole class listened（12） 　 D 　， because they worried that they might fail the exam．

Then the teacher said， "Don't worry about the（13） 　　of this test．I just want you to think about your life．"Everyone smiled．The teacher added， "The white paper is like our whole life and the black 'X' in the middle of the paper is just（14） 　　problems in our daily life．Do you have some more thoughts？"

Then the student discussed and expressed（15） 　　opinions actively．Finally they understood the teacher and this special test．

Our life is a（16） 　　given to us by God，with love and care．（17） 　　， we just care about the problems like illness and hunger，and never see that these problems are much （18）_ 　　than everything else we have in our life．

We should try to take our eye off problems and（19） 　　each moment life gives us．Only then can we start a nice（20） 　　and find true happiness in our lives．

（1）A．asked	B．complained	C．explained	D．guessed
（2）A．difficult	B．hard	C．easy	D．special
（3）A．waited	B．looked	C．searched	D．cared
（4）A．sell out	B．bring out	C．give out	D．put out
（5）A．Before	B．After	C．While	D．Until
（6）A．happy	B．sad	C．surprised	D．relaxed
（7）A．hated	B．forgot	C．remembered	D．noticed
（8）A．hear	B．worry	C．write	D．learn
（9）A．yourselves	B．ourselves	C．myself	D．themselves
（10）A．None	B．All	C．Neither	D．Both
（11）A．somebody	B．nobody	C．everybody	D．anybody
（12）A．quickly	B．hardly	C．angrily	D．carefully
（13）A．results	B．suggestions	C．presents	D．jobs
（14）A．like	B．in	C．at	D．with
（15）A．her	B．his	C．their	D．your
（16）A．problem	B．challenge	C．gift	D．window
（17）A．Except	B．However	C．Also	D．Besides
（18）A．more important	B．bigger	C．smaller	D．more serious
（19）A．enjoy	B．waste	C．invite	D．throw
（20）A．door	B．spirit	C．skill	D．journey

19﹣year﹣old Jose Nuitez Romaniz stopped by a Wel's Fargo ATM（ 自动取款机 ） for some money to cover the cost of socks for his grandpa．He looked down and a plastic bag filled with money．He said，"When I（1） 　　it． I didn't know what to do． I was like dreaming "But dream or not， he knew it wasn't his（2） 　　to keep．

It was a Sunday， so he couldn't walk the bag into the（3） 　　． He called police to（4） 　　the money． Very soon， the（5） 　　came ， took the bag and thanked Jose When they got back to the police station， they（6） 　　the money and it totaled ＄135，000．

The police were already amazed at Jose's being（7） 　　in the first place， but when they realized just how much money he had （8） 　　， they were very surprised． A police officer said ， "This money could have made a big difference in his life if he didn't report， but he（9） 　　to do the right thing．"

The mayor（市长）and local business people were so （10） 　　that they gifted him with some．

I was four months pregnant （怀孕的） with my first child when my baby's heart stopped beating． I was terribly sad． As days went on， I was nervous about （1） 　 　to work． I am a middle school teacher and didn't know how to face kids． After four weeks of rest， I （2） 　 　into my empty classroom and turned on the lights． On the wall were a hundred colored paper butterflies， each with a handwritten （3） 　 　on it from my students． All of them had （4） 　 　words： "Keep moving forward．" "Don't give up on God．" "Know I love you．" It was（5） 　 　what I needed． These words really comforted me．

（1）A． stopping	B． beginning	C． returning	D． choosing
（2）A． ran	B． walked	C． moved	D． rushed
（3）A． message	B． wish	C． dream	D． name
（4）A． patient	B． creative	C． secret	D． warm
（5）A． hardly	B． exactly	C． probably	D． mainly

Albert Einstein is a genius（天才）． This story about him shows that he's also humorous．

Einstein often received（1） 　　（ invite） to explain his ideas at different universities．On these trips， his driver Hans often said to him，"It's a pleasure to drive a genius like you， Dr Einstein．"

One evening， on their way to（2） 　　university， Einstein said，"I'm so tired． I wish I could avoid giving my lecture（讲座） tonight， Hans， but I don't want to make my listeners（3） 　　（ disappoint）．"

"I know what to do，" said Hans．"I can give the lecture for you． You can trust（4） 　 __ 　（ I）．I've listened to your lecture so many times that I've learn it by heart． No one（5） 　 __ 　（ know）you at this university， so they won't find out． "

So， they changed places． At the university， Hans was（6） 　　（ lead） to the front of the hall．Einstein took a seat， listened to Hans give his lecture（7） 　　difficulty， and joined in the applause（掌声） at the end．

 However， before Hans left， a man shouted，"I'd like（8） 　　（ ask ）you a question． "He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about．

 Einstein turned pale． "Oh no!"he thought． "Now we're in trouble． "（9） 　　Hans just laughed and said，"That's such an easy question that even my driver can answer it． Hans， please…"Einstein stood up and answered the question（10） 　　（ perfect）．

They left the university， with Einstein driving． A little later， Hans offered to drive．"No．"laughed Einstein． "It's a pleasure to drive a genius like you， Hans．"

When I was about 14， I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings（缺点）． For example：I was very short，I wasn't a top student，I talked too much，I was too proud and so on．I became so angry that I couldn't（1） 　　her at last． I ran to my（2） 　　with tears in my eyes．

He listened to me（3） 　　and asked，"Are the things she saws true not？Jane，didn't you ever（4） 　　what you're really like？ Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are（5） 　　． Pay no attention to the other things she said． "I did as he cold me． To my great surprise， I discovered that about half he things were true． Some I couldn't change， like being very（6） 　　． But many I could and I wanted to change． For the first time， l had a better understanding of myself．

I brought the list back to Daddy． He（7） 　　to read it． "That's just for you，" he said，"You know（8） 　　than any other person the truth about yourself．When（9） 　　said about you is true，you'll find it will be of help to you． Don't shut your ears．Listen to them all，but only hear the truth and do what you know． It is the right thing to do． "

Daddy's（10） 　　has returned to me at many important moments． In my life， I've never had a better piece of advice．

（1）A． hear	B． stand	C． describe	D． forget
（2）A． father	B． teacher	C． friend	D． mother
（3）A． excitedly	B． directly	C． quickly	D． quietly
（4）A． decide	B． enjoy	C． wonder	D． remember
（5）A． fascinating	B． true	C．wrong	D． necessary
（6）A． talkative	B． proud	C． top	D． short
（7）A． refused	B． agreed	C． haled	D． hurried
（8）A．worse	B． closer	C． better	D． earlier
（9）A． something	B． anything	C． nothing	D． everything
（10）A． word	B． spirit	C． love	D． advice

Eric shook his piggy bank again． There was nothing left! He carefully（1） 　　the coins that lay on the bed． All he had was ﹩24.52． The（2） 　　he wanted was at least ＄90! How was he going to get the rest of the money？

His friends all had bicycles． It was hard to（3） 　　with people when you were the only one without a bicycle． He thought about （4） 　　he could do． There was no point asking his parents， for he knew they had no extra money．

The only way he could get more money was to earn it． He would have to find a job． He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice．

"Well， you can （5） 　　right here，" said Mr. Smith． "You see，my windows needs cleaning and my car needs（6） 　　"

That was the（7） 　　of Eric's part﹣time job． For the next three months， he worked every day after finishing his homework． He took dogs for walks， cleaned windows and watered flowers．

At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found ﹩94.32． He（8） 　　no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted． He rode home （9） 　　， looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends． He had done a lot of hard work， （10） 　　Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else． He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle．

（1）A． counted	B． spread	C． watched	D． threw
（2）A． book	B． bicycle	C． basketball	D． smart phone
（3）A． hold on	B． run away	C． hang out	D． talk about
（4）A． how	B． what	C． which	D． where
（5）A． wait	B． stay	C． learn	D． start
（6）A． driving	B． locking	C． racing	D． washing
（7）A． beginning	B． excitement	C． trouble	D． organization
（8）A． asked	B． spared	C． wasted	D． spent
（9）A． purposely	B． polite	C． proudly	D． properly
（10）A． so	B． as	C． though	D． because

Police Officer Fang was a generous man． He always tried to help people who were（1） 　　．Many policemen just arrested （逮捕）people whenever they did anything（2） 　　，but Police Officer Fang really（3） 　　people．

If he saw a beggar in the street，he did not arrest him for begging．Instead，he gave him（4） 　　coins to buy a meal．

If he saw children behaving badly， he did not take them to the（5） 　　and charge （指控）them with an offense． Instead， he tried to find out（6） 　　they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior．

One day he saw a small girl（7） 　　in the street． She was crying loud and tears（眼泪） were rolling down her face．

"Hello，" he said to her，"and what's your problem？"

The small girl looked up at him（8） 　　her tears．

"I've（9） 　　my money，"she said．

"Oh，dear!" Police Officer Fang said．"And how did you do that？"

 "My（10） 　　fell out of my pocket，" the small girl said．"It had all my money in it．"

And she continued（11） 　　．

 "It's all right，"Police Officer Fang said．"Don't worry．It's not the （12） 　　of the world．Tell me how much money was in your wallet．"

"（13） 　　dollars，" the small girl said．

Police Officer Fang took out his wallet． He（14） 　　it， took ten dollars and gave it to the girl．

 "Here you are，" he said． "Here's ten dollars． Now you can stop crying．

 But instead of stopping crying， the small girl cried even（15） 　　， still standing there．

"Now what's the matter？" Police Officer Fang said．

"I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars，" the small girl replied．

（1）A．in surprise	B． in trouble	C． in excitement	D． in peace
（2）A．wrong	B． right	C． unusual	D． good
（3）A．thought of	B． talked about	C． cared about	D． heard of
（4）A．little	B． a little	C． few	D． a few
（5）A．police station	B． bus station	C． school	D． hospital
（6）A．when	B． where	C． how	D． why
（7）A．sleeping	B． standing	C． dancing	D． drawing
（8）A．across	B． over	C． under	D． through
（9）A．spent	B． lost	C． forgotten	D． saved
（10）A．wallet	B． money	C． card	D． phone
（11）A．asking	B． speaking	C． crying	D． playing
（12）A．beginning	B． middle	C． end	D． part
（13）A．Fifty	B． Forty	C． Sixty	D． Ten
（14）A．opened	B． closed	C． handed	D． showed
（15）A．loud	B． louder	C． high	D． higher

One evening， while my family were watching TV in the sitting room， my father began to smoke a cigarette （烟草）． Soon the room（1） 　　full of smoke．Mother asked him to stop smoking，（2） 　　．Father said it was too difficult．I sat aside and wondered what I could do． Then I had（3） 　　idea．

The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and said something to him in a low quiet voice．Seeing that， Mother looked surprised． Some days（4） 　　， Mother wondered why Father didn't smoke any longer． Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind，which could help people give（5） 　　smoking． We all laughed．

（1）A． is	B． was	C．are	D．were
（2）A． so	B．for	C．since	D．but
（3）A．a	B．an	C．the	D．that
（4）A．late	B．early	C．later	D．earlier
（5）A．up	B． out	C．away	D．to