初中英语记叙文试题

Peter lived in a village． He was sad recently because he thought that he had       （1） 　　left．One day， Peter went to ask a wise man（2） 　　help． He said to the wise man，"I don't have anything left，（3） 　　I don't want to live．"The wise man said， "I'm sorry to hear that．"

Then the wise man took a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle． He explained that he would write down the things Peter（4） 　　on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side．

The wise man asked， "When did your（5） 　　leave you？"

"What do you mean？ They haven't left me． They love me!"

"That's great!" said the wise man．"Then that will be the first thing on the right side﹣Family haven't left． Now，do you have freedom？"

"That's a silly question． Of course I（6） 　　!"

"Good! That's the（7） 　　one on the right side﹣You have freedom!" said the wise man，writing it down．

After Peter（8） 　　some more questions in the same way， he finally understood and smiled．"Things will change when you think of them in a（9） 　　way!" he said．

As a matter of fact， change your（10） 　　and you will change your world．

（1）A． something	B． anything	C． everything	D． nothing
（2）A． in	B． at	C． for	D． on
（3）A． though	B． but	C． or	D． so
（4）A． lost	B． got	C． afforded	D． locked
（5）A． friends	B． family	C． classmates	D． teachers
（6）A． will	B． won't	C． do	D． don't
（7）A． first	B． second	C． third	D． fourth
（8）A． asked	B． has asked	C． is asked	D． was asked
（9）A． safe	B． social	C． harmful	D． different
（10）A． attitude	B． advice	C． speech	D． energy

How do you connect with friends？ Which would you like（1） 　　， Wechat， letters or sending messages on the phone？ Here are some ideas of students from No．2 Middle School．

Wang Lei likes to（2） 　　friends through sending messages on the phone in his spare time．He thinks it is a good way to express his feelings when he is down． If you are too shy to say anything in front of people， you can use it．

Liu Xin supports the letter．"A letter is like a（3） 　　dinner，" she said． "It includes lots of information．"（4） 　　we have to wait longer for our letters， in today's busy world we need something that is worth waiting for．

Jiang Li is sure to stick to Wechat． Open the Wechat， shake your mobile phone and search for strangers around you! You can make new friends（5） 　　without going outside．

（1）A． to receive	B． receiving	C． to choose	D． choosing
（2）A． deal with	B． come up with	C． agree with	D． keep in touch with
（3）A． small	B． big	C． poor	D． late
（4）A． Although	B． Whether	C． Before	D． After
（5）A． easy	B． easily	C． hard	D． hardly

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me，but I didn't think so．I paid little attention．But one thing let me （1） 　　realize what my parents meant．

One day，when I walked past a mobile phone store， I saw it was hiring（ 雇用）new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job． The manager looked at me for a few seconds（2） 　　．"Do you have a high school diploma（文凭）？"He said，"Or do you have any（3） 　　experience？" I felt so ashamed（羞愧的） and I just turned around and left．

I could not fall asleep that night， and I thought a lot about my（4） 　　．"I must go to school to（5） 　　my study because I can't do anything without a good education，" I said to myself silently．

Everything looked（6） 　　when I went back to the store years later：the same people and the same design． However， compared with last time， I felt more （7） 　　． The manager told me they needed new workers．I showed my diploma to the manager．He looked at it and said："Great! You are （8） 　　．"

Education helps you have a bright future． Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still（9） 　　in my spare time．

（1）A． finally	B． easily	C． luckily	D． fast
（2）A． in a hurry	B． from head to foot	C． sooner or later	D． from time to time
（3）A． learning	B． life	C． teaching	D． work
（4）A． parents	B． friends	C． future	D． study
（5）A． continue	B． begin	C． stop	D． change
（6）A． the same	B． different	C． friendly	D． fresh
（7）A． excited	B． surprised	C． confident	D． happy
（8）A．out	B． in	C． up	D． down
（9）A． working	B． driving	C． running	D． learning

A magician was（1） 　　on a cruise （邮轮） ship in the Caribbean． The audience （观众） would be different each week， so the magician allowed（2） 　　to do the same tricks over and over again． It went on well except for one problem： the captain's（3） 　　saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick．

Once he understood， he（4） 　　shouting in the middle of the show．

"Look， it's not the same hat!"

"Look， he is hiding the flowers under the table!"

The magician was（5） 　　， but couldn't do anything． It was，（6） 　　， the captain's parrot． He had to put up with it time after time．

One day， the ship sank（沉没）in an accident．The magician survived in（7）_____ 　accident，but ended up in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with the parrot． They stared at each other with hate， but did not（8） 　　a word．

This went on（9） 　　several days． After a week， the parrot（10） 　　said， "Okay， I give up． Where's the boat？"

（1）A． worked	B． work	C． working
（2）A． him	B． he	C． himself
（3）A． dog	B． parrot	C． son
（4）A． to start	B． started	C． starting
（5）A． angry	B． happy	C． excited
（6）A． at all	B． after all	C． in all
（7）A． a	B． the	C． an
（8）A． say	B． speak	C． talk
（9）A． for	B． at	C． in
（10）A． final	B． happily	C． finally

I do volunteer work every Friday． A week ago， I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady．She is in her eighties and is very（1）　　and I always bring her lunch on Fridays． She looked worried when she opened the door that day． She told me her phone was broken and that she couldn't receive the（2）　　from her doctor． She went to her neighbors， but they were not at home． She thought maybe the mailman could（3）　　 her， but he didn't come， She was disappointed．

    Having heard her story， I decided to do something for her． I tried to satisfy the needs of the old（4）　　who only needed a helping hand． I called the phone company （公司） and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was（5）　　． I took down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her（6）　　 to make sure that the phone had been fixed．

    I called the phone company twice that day．They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed．I called the old woman．She was so（7）　　 that she was in tears．To make sure she was（8）　　，I called her every day after that．

    Just being able to help her in her time of difficulty filled my heart with such（9）　　 and happiness． It is not so（10）　　 to help someone like a neighbor． Sometimes， all that is needed is just a smile， a hug or a phone call．

（1）A． weak	B． rich	C． kind
（2）A． medicine	B． call	C． letter
（3）A． see	B． know	C． help
（4）A． woman	B． doctor	C． mailman
（5）A． possible	B． difficult	C． important
（6）A． easier	B． later	C． quicker
（7）A． thankful	B． worried	C． surprised
（8）A． alone	B． busy	C． fine
（9）A． love	B． thought	C． task
（10）A． good	B． hard	C． useful

Li Fang is my desk mate． She is a top student in our class． She doesn't talk too much， but she is kind and（1） 　　． She thinks helping others makes her happy．

Once I was asked to read a text in an English class．I pronounced some（2） 　　in such a bad way that my（3） 　　laughed at me．After that，I felt so helpless that I wanted to give up English．When she knew this，Li Fang helped me and encouraged me to（4） 　　more．With her help，I'm not（5） 　　of making mistakes now and has improved my English a lot．

I feel very proud and lucky to have such a good desk mate．

（1）A． helpful	B． busy	C． healthy
（2）A． texts	B． words	C． stories
（3）A． parents	B． teachers	C． classmates
（4）A． write	B． speak	C． think
（5）A． afraid	B． tired	C． sure

After school ，everybody left the school and went home except Wang Yong．He was still outside the school gate．His （1） 　　 usually came and took him home from school，but today，she was not there．Wang Yong（2） 　　 for 20 minutes and then he walked home alone．

When he got home， he knocked on the door because he did not have the（3） 　　．To his surprise， no one answered the door．Wang Yong thought his mother was in the toilet， so he waited patienty．After a few（4） 　　， there was still no answer．

Wang Yong（5） 　　again， but still no one answered the door．He didn't know what to do， Just then he heard the（6） 　　voice of his neighbor， Li Ming．Li Ming's mother asked Li Ming to invite Wang Yong to stay in their house．Wang Yong and Li Ming played（7）____ 　 till evening when Wang Yong's mother came back．

Wang Yong （8） 　　Li Ming and his mother before he went back to his home．Wang Yong's mother explained that she had a headache and she had to see （9） 　　．From this experience， Wang Yong learned an important lesson，"Neighbors should （10） 　　each other．"

（1）A．father	B．neighbor	C．mother	D．teacher
（2）A．waited	B．walked	C．ran	D．slept
（3）A．book	B．bag	C．ball	D．key
（4）A．seconds	B．minutes	C．days	D．weeks
（5）A．asked	B．rang	C．knocked	D．shouted
（6）A．friendly	B．ugly	C．serious	D．low
（7）A．sadly	B．happily	C．badly	D．politely
（8）A．touched	B．admired	C．treated	D．thanked
（9）A．a doctor	B．an actor	C．a waiter	D．a reporter
（10）A．fight	B．know	C．help	D．educate

Xiao Min is a Chinese girl． She（1） 　　drawing very much， but she can't use her hands to draw． She lost both of her （2） 　　in an accident several years ago． Now she is learning to draw with her mouth．

Drawing makes her feel （3） 　　． She spends most of her time （4） 　　every day． She says she wants to have an art show in Beijing， and it is her（5） 　　to be an artist in the future．

（1）A．hates	B．loves	C．needs	D．avoids
（2）A．legs	B．eyes	C．hands	D．ears
（3）A．sad	B．good	C．safe	D．hot
（4）A．teaching	B．playing	C．singing	D．drawing
（5）A．dream	B．duty	C．prize	D．fact

Today is my（1） 　　eightieth birthday． After dinner， I was holding Grandpa's hand and taking a walk in the park as usual．"Where are the peanuts？ Give me now!" He suddenly said． （2） 　　I wished I had some with me! "Jerry， the monkeys are going to come out today． Wait till they smell the peanuts．" I knew he was lost in one of his memories again．I remembered the stories he told me about how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid．Then，he saw the goldfish! He acted（3） 　　he was seeing them for the first time．At that moment， my tears ran down（4） 　　a disease happening to him．

Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer's disease （阿尔茨海默症） last year．The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which （5） 　　destroy （ 破坏） a person's memory．The patient might not also be able to make reasonable judgments（判断）．The saddest part was that it was a lifelong disease．But when my parents invited him to stay with us， he refused and said he liked（6） 　　．One day， he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge． Luckily， one of his（7） 　　came to help him before the fire could spread．

It was then that my parents（8） 　　Grandpa to live with us． Often， he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house．Each time I would answer （9） 　　"It's me， your little Jenny， Grandpa!" Even if he had forgotten who I was， he would always（10） 　　my beloved grandfather． I love him forever．

（1）A． grandpa	B． grandma	C． grandma's	D． grandpa's
（2）A． What	B． How	C． Which	D． Why
（3）A． so that	B． although	C． as if	D． even if
（4）A． because	B． with	C． of	D． from
（5）A． can	B． could	C． may	D． had to
（6）A． live lonely	B． living alone	C． living lonely	D． live alone
（7）A． teachers	B． classmates	C． neighbors	D． neighbor
（8）A． bought	B． have brought	C． took	D． brought
（9）A． wisely	B． softly	C． angrily	D． hardly
（10）A． is	B． be	C． to be	D． are

Everyone has only one life， all of us want to do（1） 　　to prove the value of life． But sometimes that really needs more courage．

You have probably never heard of Fan Jinshi． She is a very great woman who I admire a lot．She is a thin woman from the south of China， She is always（2） 　　in historical culture and ancient art．She graduated from Peking University． She could find a good job in a big city． Also， she could choose to teach in her university． However， she gave up all the good conditions and made a brave decision to work in Dunhuang， Gan Su． It's very dry and short of water there． （3） 　　it is always windy and sandy all year round． And she couldn't enjoy delicious food or wear nice clothes．She just did one thing that she must fight against the terrible environment there every day．But she didn't care．She stuck to（4） 　　in the desert place and made an effort to contribute （奉献） her youth．What a strong woman fighter she is! I will never forget what she said，"I love my work and I also love every area of my motherland forever．" Just as Dong Qing said，"（5） 　　is that you still love your life after seeing the truth clearly．"

（1）A． meaningful something	B． anything meaningful	C． meaningful anything	D． something meaningful
（2）A． interesting	B． surprising	C． interested	D． surprised
（3）A． Beside	B． Except	C． Besides	D． Expect
（4）A． stay	B． staying	C． studying	D． study
（5）A． Confidence	B． Love	C． Courage	D． Faith

One day， a woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to（1） 　　the parrot to the store the next day．"This bird doesn't（2） 　　， " she told the pet store owner． "Does he have a （3） 　　？"the owner asked．"Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it． "So the woman bought one and left．

The next day， she came back， saying that the bird still didn't say anything．"How about a ladder（梯子）？ Parrots love ladders， "the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left．

But the next day， she was back a（4） 　　time． "Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts（5） 　　， he'll talk a lot happily， "the owner said． The woman then bought a swing and left．

When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry and said（6） 　　， "The parrot died． "The pet store owner was（7） 　　what she said．"What？ I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked． "Yes， right before he died， "the woman answered， "in a（8） 　　voice， he asked me weakly， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"

Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life．We sometimes have lots of things to do（9） 　　， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "（10） 　　the parrots" in our lives．

（1）A． send	B． return	C． pass
（2）A． eat	B． fly	C． talk
（3）A． mirror	B． photo	C． screen
（4）A． first	B． second	C． third
（5）A． exercising	B． swinging	C． playing
（6）A． sadly	B． warmly	C． peacefully
（7）A． worried about	B． shocked at	C． scared of
（8）A． high	B． loud	C． low
（9）A． at once	B． after all	C． in total
（10）A． keep	B． watch	C． feed

Cindy and Anna were（1） 　　friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not（2） 　　on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. "Come on! Let's play chess." Anna said.

"I don't want to play chess." Cindy replied.

"We always do what you want to do， Cindy. It's my turn to make a （3） 　　. "Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and（4） 　　，leaving Cindy alone.

Cindy was very angry.（5） 　　she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag. "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today. I'm too mad（6） 　　her." Cindy thought.

The next day at school， their teacher Mrs. Stone asked for their notebooks. But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked（7） 　　. Cindy knew she should tell Mrs. Stone that she had the notebook， but she was（8） 　　angry with Anna.

When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs. Stone the（9） 　　. "Thank you for being honest， Cindy. I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook." said Mrs. Stone.

Later， Mrs. Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs. Stone helped them （10） 　　that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity. They became best friends again.

（1）A. best	B. most	C. least	D. worst
（2）A. try	B. depend	C. agree	D. live
（3）A. promise	B. project	C. decision	D. survey
（4）A. went over	B. went on	C. went by	D. went away
（5）A. Because	B. When	C. Unless	D. If
（6）A. at	B. with	C. on	D. in
（7）A. excited	B. worried	C. normal	D. relaxed
（8）A. still	B. never	C. often	D. almost
（9）A. chance	B. plan	C. truth	D. rule
（10）A. describe	B. explain	C. guess	D. realize

My name is Paul． I was a （1） 　　boy． One morning， I woke up and realized I was not （2） 　　． I decided to do something to put my name in the Guinness Book of World Records．

（3） 　　my dream， I thought of something I could do．First， I tied my arm around my back and wanted to be "the person who （4） 　　the farthest with one arm"．But as soon as I got in the water ，I sank（下沉）．

Then， I stuffed （5） 　　in my mouth and tried to be "the person who put the most cookies in his mouth"． However， when cookie 17 went in， I got sick．

Finally，（6） 　　a Friday evening， I ran to the bathroom and filled up the tub （浴盆） with water．I decided to be "the person who took the world's longest bath"． It was a perfect idea （7） 　　all that I had to do was to sit there．The first three hours was great．I drank soda and ate potato chips．（8） 　　in the water so long made me look like I was 80．But I was determined．

An hour later， my brother shouted outside the bathroom that the record for the longest bath in the world was （9） 　　than a month! Feeling （10） 　　， I got out．

Maybe I will never be in the Guinness Book of World Records． But that's OK．I am still special．

（1）A．16 years old	B．16﹣years﹣old	C．16﹣year﹣old
（2）A．good	B．famous	C．interesting
（3）A．To achieve	B．To put	C．To act
（4）A．swam	B．run	C．jumped
（5）A．cakes	B．candies	C．cookies
（6）A．on	B．in	C．at
（7）A．until	B．because	C．if
（8）A．Walking	B．Being	C．Making
（9）A．less	B．fewer	C．more
（10）A．on	B．up	C．down

In Chicago． the USA， there was a girl called Jenny． She was very polite and ready to help everybody． One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school． She opened it and saw there was a lot of （1） 　　in it． She thought she should hand it in to the teacher， so she （2） 　　it in her schoolbag first．

When she went to the office， her teacher wasn't （3） 　　． As it was time for class． she hurried to the classroom． After class， she told her friend， Linda， about the money that she （4） 　　．Then， her greedy （贪婪的） friend （5） 　　away the bag． After school， Jenny wanted to go to the （6） 　　office again， but she found the money was missing．

The next day when the children were playing a game， Linda fell down and was hurt very badly． The other children stood around her and didn't know（7） 　　to do． Jenny kept calm and did（8） 　　to stop bleeding． She told the others to go to teachers for （9） 　　．Soon a teacher took Linda to the （10） 　　and the doctor examined her carefully． Within a week she was all right again． Jenny became very（11） 　　in the school．

（12） 　　three days， Linda came to Jenny's house． Her （13） 　　turned red． She was crying．She gave Jenny the （14） 　　paper bag with the money in it and said， "Jenny． I have taken the money away． That day when you helped me， I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the （15） 　　． You are such a nice friend!（16） 　　please don't tell the teachers about this!"Then Jenny said，"You are now（17） 　　， but you have done a bad thing． Though I will not tell anyone．I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong． The girl thanked Jenny and （18） 　　．

At the end of the term Jenny was given a （19） 　　for being a very helpful girl in the schooL．Linda became an honest girl and was （20） 　　greedy．

Once wrong． never be wrong forever．

（1）A． bread	B．paper	C． money	D． fruit
（2）A．got	B．kept	C． Sent	D．caught
（3）A． away	B． out	C． oft	D． in
（4）A． lost	B． found	C． Sved	D．made
（5）A took	B． brought	C． put	D． moved
（6）A． workers′	B．teachers′	C． doctors′	D．headmaster′s
（7）A． where	B． how	C． when	D．what
（8）A． nothing	B． everything	C．something	D．anything
（9）A． leave	B． treatment	C．action	D． help
（10）A．office	B．classroom	C． hospital	D． school
（11）A． popular	B． healthy	C． proud	D． quiet
（12）A． In	B． After	C． Later	D． Before
（13）A． eyes	B． face	C．nose	D． ears
（14）A red	B． Black	C．pink	D． brown
（15）A． lie	B．story	C． truth	D． result
（16）A． For	B． But	C． Or	D． So
（17）A． honest	B． polite	C． generous	D． friendly
（18）A． got up	B． cheered up	C． gave up	D．woke up
（19）A． report	B． gift	C． prize	D． reply
（20）A． never	B． sometimes	C． always	D． usually

It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever． The number of the （1） 　　had quickly grown from seven to seventeen． Nearly every girl in my class was （2） 　　．When each guest excitedly （3） 　　the invitation， I was especially happy．

The （4） 　　was full of shouts and laughter． We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang． I was so （5） 　　and I could feel my face turning red， because when I（6） 　　the door， there at the front door stood Sarah Westly﹣ the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class﹣and she was holding a （7） 　　．I thought about the guest list． How did I （8） 　　to invite Sarah？

I remembered that I only added a name to the （9） 　　when someone showed an interest in me． But Sarah had （10） 　　done that． I accepted the box， a gift from Sarah， and asked her to join the party． "I can't （11） 　　，" she said．"My dad's waiting in the car． "At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room．"Thanks， but I have to go， "she said，turning （12） 　　towards the door． "See you Monday．"

I didn't open the box until the party was （13） 　　． Inside the small box was a ceramic（陶瓷） tabby cat． It was the best gift I had received （14） 　　I didn't like cats．I later （15） 　　that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat ，Seymour． I didn't know it then，but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend．

（1）A．boys	B．guests	C．books	D．desks
（2）A． invited	B．invented	C．showed	D．suggested
（3）A． made	B．found	C．accepted	D．passed
（4）A．classroom	B．library	C．restaurant	D．living room
（5）A． surprised	B．angry	C．proud	D．sad
（6）A．touched	B．opened	C． caught	D．saw
（7）A．cat	B． toy	C．pen	D．box
（8）A．forget	B．stop	C．hope	D．choose
（9）A．gift	B．list	C．diary	D．box
（10）A．still	B．even	C．never	D．only
（11）A．stand	B．song	C．wait	D．stay
（12）A．quickly	B．carefully	C．finally	D．early
（13）A．ready	B．successful	C．over	D．interesting
（14）A．and	B．so	C．because	D．though
（15）A．took out	B．found out	C．though out	D．put out