初中英语记叙文试题

My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship． It's not that we didn't love each other． It's just that we used to have（1） 　　opinions． My dad is one of the most hard﹣working men I know， but I was a（2） 　　． I played sports as a kid， but（3） 　　when I was making progress． Then I showed an（4） 　　in music． My father got excited and（5） 　　me a guitar when I was about eight． But I didn't like it until I was a teenager． During those teen years， I took up my guitar and（6） 　　playing along．

Then I went to college． My father thought I should focus more on my（7） 　　while I should have more fun playing music． I dreamed to be a musician． When I grew into a young man， I suddenly fell   （8） 　　ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney（肾） disease． I had to accept treatments all my life， or get a transplant（移植）．

I felt like there was a heavy （9） 　　on my shoulders． Life became hard for me． But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who （10） 　　me and took care of me． While trying to（11） 　　just what to do with my life， my father got tested to see （12） 　 　he was the right man to give me his kidney． I tried to refuse， but he'd hear（13） 　　of it． He saved my life at last．

Two years ago， I （14） 　　a band． He had always wanted to play in a band， but   （15） 　　got the chance when he was young． It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him．

（1）A．special	B．different	C．private	D．necessary
（2）A．musician	B．coach	C．actor	D．dreamer
（3）A．gave up	B．gave out	C．gave off	D．gave away
（4）A．introduction	B．influence	C．increase	D．interest
（5）A．expected	B．threw	C．bought	D．praised
（6）A．began	B．regretted	C．finished	D．meant
（7）A．hobbies	B．studies	C．skills	D．choices
（8）A．similarly	B．hardly	C．seriously	D．harmfully
（9）A．weight	B．disadvantage	C．disagreement	D．disbelief
（10）A．provided	B．encouraged	C．afforded	D．managed
（11）A．decide	B．behave	C．build	D．doubt
（12）A．how	B．whether	C．why	D．what
（13）A．each	B．all	C．much	D．none
（14）A．made in	B．made of	C．made from	D．made up
（15）A．almost	B．completely	C．never	D．always

The Gordon family were spending a day on the beach．

Mr and Mrs．Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines．Mr．Gordon was mean and only thought about his money．Their twelve﹣year﹣old（1） 　　．Sandra， was playing in the shallow（浅的） water．Suddenly， a huge wave （浪）（2） 　　Sandra up and carried her out to sea．（3） 　　，a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．He（4） 　　along the beach and jumped into the sea．He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was（5） 　　for help． She was so（6） 　　 ．When the lifeguard reached her， she struggled （挣扎） with him．However， he knew what to do and soon took hold of her and swam back with her to the（7） 　　 ．

By the time he reached it， Mr．and Mrs．Gordon had realized（8） 　　had happened， They had run down to the shallow water．

（9） 　　of them could swim．They just stood there， and（10） 　　their daughter．Had the lifeguard reached（11） 　　？ Of course．he had．" That was（12） 　　 work， young man， " Mr．Gordon said．He turned to his wife．Give the lifeguard a dollar．" " A dollar!" Sandra cried．"Dad， how can you give him a dollar？ He （13） 　　 my life．I was half dead．" "Quite right, girl," Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daugher's idea of the valuc of money. He turned to his wife again and said， "She's（14） 　　 ．She was only half dead．Give him a "half﹣（15） 　　 cents．"

（1）A．son	B．daughter	C．granddaughter	D．neighbor
（2）A．lifted	B．cheered	C．gave	D．shut
（3）A．Sadly	B．Lately	C．Widely	D．Luckily
（4）A．walked	B．went	C．rushed	D．climbed
（5）A．thanking	B．standing	C．running	D．shouting
（6）A．afraid	B．excited	C．talented	D．moved
（7）A．water	B．beach	C．boat	D．sea
（8）A．when	B．where	C．what	D．why
（9）A．None	B．Neither	C．Either	D．Both
（10）A．dressed up	B．depended on	C．laughed at	D．worried about
（11）A．on time	B．at times	C．with time	D．in time
（12）A．quick	B．slow	C．boring	D．meaningless
（13）A．wasted	B．ended	C．saved	D．took
（14）A．wrong	B．right	C．bad	D．crazy
（15）A．thirty	B．forty	C．fifty	D．sixty

Tom's mother eyed him and said， "It is very cold and there（1） 　　a lot of snow on the ground．If you go（2） 　　your coat， you will catch a cold， and you will be sick．"

"But I feel quite warm．" said Tom．

"Yes．you do now．That's because there is a big fire in the room．" said（3） 　　mother．

However， Tom thought he knew best， so he went outside with no coat．Finally， he caught a bad cold and cough．He was very sick and had to stay in bed．He was（4） 　　sick to play with his friends．When he was in bed， Tom thought about how silly he had been．He would try to do as he （5） 　　when he got well again．

（1）A．is	B．are	C．has	D．have
（2）A．with	B．without	C．on	D．by
（3）A．its	B．their	C．her	D．his
（4）A．quite	B．very	C．too	D．rather
（5）A．tells	B．was told	C．has told	D．is told

A little girl walked to and back from school every day． One day， wind blew hard and trees shook from side to side in the wind on her way home after school． It rained （1） 　　． and rain poured down， the girl's father worried that his daughter would be scared because of flashes of lightning． So he drove to his daughter's school in a hurry． To his surprise， he saw her（2） 　　alone in the rain．When a flash of lightning came， she stopped， looked up and smiled． （3） 　　followed， she stopped，looked up and smiled． With the coming of the following flashes of lightning， she repeated the （4） 　

　thing again and again．

   After she got into the car， he wondered why she stopped， looked up and smiled when a lightning came． She replied with a bright smile， "Dad， when a flash of lightning came， I felt a bit scared． Seeing this， God would （5） 　　me． I knew he was playing an interesting game with me to drive my fear． "You see， if you look at the world from a different view， the world is really amazing．

（1）A． hardly	B． slow	C． heavy	D． heavily
（2）A． walks	B． walking	C． to walk	D． walked
（3）A． The other	B． Other	C． Another	D． The others
（4）A． same	B． different	C． second	D． opposite
（5）A． take after	B． take a photo of	C． take off	D． take the place of

A group of boys gathered around a tree． "What a tall tree!" they said to each other． "It would be （1） 　　to climb to the top!"

The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree（2） 　　． Their mothers were sitting not far away， looking on at their children as they （3） 　　．

One of the climbers was an 8﹣year﹣old boy named David． He was the shortest child in the group． Nobody thought he would（4） 　　the competition．

Then the game started． All of the boys tried their best to climb as（5） 　　as they could． Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did， he reached the top of the tree fastest（6） 　　．

His mother was proud to see this． She asked him， "David， how did you （7） 　　to reach the top of the tree so quickly？"

"It was easy，" David said． "The other children kept looking down as they climbed． When they realized how high they were， they got scared（恐惧的） and were afraid of（8） 　　down． I， however， looked only （9） 　　． When I saw how close I was， I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top．"

It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back， we are more likely to reach our goals（目标）．

（1）A． useful	B． possible	C． crazy	D． exciting
（2）A． last	B． finally	C． first	D． really
（3）A． studied	B． played	C． jumped	D． discussed
（4）A． win	B． enter	C． like	D． hold
（5）A． well	B． safely	C． carefully	D． high
（6）A． as well	B． in the end	C． as usual	D． in time
（7）A． manage	B． hope	C． imagine	D． agree
（8）A． looking	B． climbing	C． falling	D． going
（9）A． down	B． over	C． out	D． up

A small village was being troubled by a lion． It would come out at night and kill people， as well as kill their chickens and cows．

One day， the village leader sent a （1） 　　to a great hunter（猎人）， Jones， asking him to come and kill the lion． Jones agreed and began to take action． Jones spent several （2） 　

　waiting for the lion， but it never came out．

Finally， Jones told the village leader to kill a cow and give him its skin（ 皮 ）． He would（3） 　　the skin and pretend （假装） to be a cow so that the lion would come out． This way， he could get a chance to kill the lion． After putting the cow's skin over his shoulders， Jones went to a farm to wait for the lion．

In the middle of the night， the villagers （4） 　　to the sound of shouting coming from the farm． They thought Jones was in danger and quickly ran to the farm． When they arrived， they saw Jones （5） 　　on the ground， crying in pain． There was no sign of the lion at all．

"What happened， Jones？ Where is the lion？ Did you get hurt？" asked the village leader． "Forget the lion!" Jones shouted． "Who （6） 　　the bull（公牛） out？"

（1）A． map	B． message	C． gift
（2）A． days	B． mornings	C． nights
（3）A． wear	B． use	C． eat
（4）A． stopped	B． woke	C． listened
（5）A． lying	B． standing	C． jumping
（6）A． let	B． ask	C． drive

It was a usual Sunday morning．A butcher（屠夫）heard the doorbell and then he was （1） 　　to see that a dog was in his shop．The dog had S10 and a note in its mouth．The butcher took the note and read it．It said，"10 pork chops（排骨），please．"So the butcher （2） 　

　the money and put a bag of chops in the dog's mouth．

Then he （3） 　　closed the shop because he wanted to follow the dog．He found the dog on the street．The dog was waiting for the green light．It looked around to see if it was （4） 　

　and then walked across the road．The dog went to a bus stop and waited for a bus．When a bus （5） 　　，the dog first walked to the front of the bus to check the number and then got on it．

After a while，the dog stood up on his back paws（爪子）to （6） 　　the"stop"button（按钮）．

The bus stopped and the dog got off．The butcher followed it off．

The dog ran up to a house and put the （7） 　　in front of the door．It then began to knock on the front door （8） 　　his head．A big guy opened the door and started shouting at the dog．

The butcher ran up and shouted at the guy，"What are you doing？This dog is so （9） 　

　！"

The owner of the dog said，"Clever？No way！I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the store．（10） 　　he never listens to me．"

（1）A．scary	B．happy	C．surprised
（2）A．gave	B．took	C．asked
（3）A．carefully	B．quickly	C．quietly
（4）A．clear	B．clean	C．safe
（5）A．arrived	B．got	C．went
（6）A．feel	B．push	C．catch
（7）A．bag	B．note	C．money
（8）A．on	B．from	C．with
（9）A．clever	B．pity	C．tired
（10）A．So	B．But	C．And

When I had something difficult to do，I liked to ask my mother for （1） 　

　． But she always said，"Do it yourself， dear．"I was not happy about this at all．I thought she was the （2） 　　mother I had ever seen!

For example， one day，I decided to （3） 　　some friends to my home． My bedroom was not in order． Books were （4） 　　， and I didn't make the bed．I asked my mother to help me clean it， but she（5） 　　said，"Do it yourself．"

Because of my "lazy mother"，I had to （6） 　　my clothes and clean my room．I had to help my parents do （7） 　　．I even had to go to the doctor by myself． It was really difficult for me to do a good job， but I have （8） 　　a lot．

As time goes by，I start to understand my mother． She made （9） 　　clever and hard﹣working．A（10） 　 mother is worth 100 teachers! Do you think so？

（1）A．money	B．help	C．time
（2）A．tallest	B．happiest	C．laziest
（3）A．leave	B．invite	C．visit
（4）A．everywhere	B．somewhere	C．nowhere
（5）A．never	B．sometimes	C．still
（6）A．wash	B．move	C．buy
（7）A．job	B．homework	C．housework
（8）A．learned	B．told	C．shown
（9）A．I	B．mine	C．me
（10）A．young	B．good	C．happy

通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项

Dear Tony

How are you？

I'm in England now．I'm writing this（1） 　　in English．I have got some new friends here﹣Kate，Kevin and Ronny．They are （2） 　　a football match on TV at my home at the moment．

I like English breakfast﹣I always eat comflakes（脆玉米片）with a lot of milk．Every morning I get up at 6 o'clock （3） 　　the milkman comes at that time．I can get a big bottle of milk from him．In the morning school starts at 9：00 and the classes finish at 12：30．In England，students have lunch at school．In the afternoon we（4） 　　have two lessons and we go home at 4：00 pm．I always have many things to do after school．

I am very（5） 　　every day，but I'm still happy．

    Yours，

    Daming

（1）A． book	B． email	C． news	D．song
（2）A． watching	B． buying	C． having	D． playing
（3）A． or	B． so	C． but	D． because
（4）A． ever	B． never	C． usually	D． hardly
（5）A．cold	B． busy	C． healthy	D． funny

One day in class， the teacher held up an apple． She stood on the platform（讲台）and said， "Please （1） 　　it in the air， and …"

One student （2） 　　his hand and said， "I can smell it． It is the smell of an apple．"

The teacher stepped （3） 　　the platform，passed by each of the student and said ，"Smell（4） 　　to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air．"

Half of the students put up their hands to show that they could smell it． The teacher returned to the （5） 　　of the classroom and asked again who else could smell the apple． The rest raised their hands except one boy． The teacher came to the boy and asked． "You really can't smell the apple？"

The boy answered，"No， I can't smell it， I don' t think it's a （6） 　　apple．"

The teacher （7） 　　at the boy and said to the class， "He's right! It's not （8） 　　to get the apple smell from this apple．"

All of the other students had been tricked． Some may have thought that perhaps the apple didn't have the apple smell， （9） 　　they didn't dare to speak up． They just （10） 　　the first student blindly and went along with him．

（1）A． watch	B． feel	C． smell
（2）A． shook	B．raised	C． showed
（3）A． on	B． off	C． towards
（4）A． later	B． once	C．again
（5）A． front	B． middle	C． back
（6）A． real	B． tasty	C． nice
（7）A． laughed	B． smiled	C． shouted
（8）A． surprising	B． possible	C．common
（9）A． and	B． so	C． but
（10）A． followed	B． admired	C． preferred

American President Roosevelt's house was once broken into and lots of things were stolen． Hearing this， one of Roosevelt's friends wrote to him and（1） 　　him not to take it to his heart so much． President Roosevelt （2） 　　back at once， saying， "Dear friend， thank you for your letter to comfort me． I'm all right now． I think I should thank God． This is because of the following three（3） 　　 ： firstly， the thief （小偷） only stole things from me（4） 　　did not hurt me at all； secondly， the thief has stolen some of my things （5） 　　all my things； thirdly， most （6） 　　 for me， it was the man（7） 　　 me who became a thief．"

It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from． However， President Roosevelt was so（8） 　　．

It is（9） 　　 for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time as long as he lives on the earth． We should learn how to（10） 　　 failure or misfortune bravely and to try to deal with it． Being thankful can bring us a better life．

（1）A． required	B． advised	C． ordered
（2）A． wrote	B． talked	C． called
（3）A． examples	B． steps	C． reasons
（4）A． or	B． but	C． so
（5）A． ahead of	B． instead of	C． apart from
（6）A． luckily	B． badly	C． sadly
（7）A． less than	B． more than	C． rather than
（8）A． sorry	B． thankful	C． angry
（9）A． easy	B． natural	C． impossible
（10）A． face	B． value	C． find

On the morning of March 27th，my father took my younger cousin and me to the water park．We had fun．Three hours later，my father had to leave for work，and we were （1） 　　to go home by ourselves．When we arrived at front of our garden，a tall man（2） 　　us，and asked us to show（3） 　　the way to the hospital．I looked at the man（4） 　　，and refused．I went in with my cousin quickly．

I began my homework after locking the front door．（5） 　　I was doing my homework，my cousin was watching TV in the living room．Suddenly，the （6） 　　rang．My cousin thought it was my father，（7） 　　he opened the door．I went out of my room and saw the（8） 　　man who had asked the way standing outside．I tried to close the door，but he pushed the door very hard and came into our house with a （9） 　　．He ordered me to take out all the money．I was too （10） 　　to shout out．My cousin（11） 　　all the time．The man tied us up with a rope，then locked（12） 　　of us in the kitchen．Quickly，he （13） 　　the things he wanted，took what he could，and left immediately．I helped my cousin to （14） 　　the rope．Then he untied me．I wanted to rush out to call the （15） 　　，but the door was locked from outside．Luckily，the kitchen window which faces the garden was open．We got out of the house （16） 　　the window，and went to the （17） 　　shop to ask for help．The owner helped us to call my father and the police．

The police came and（18） 　　for the man everywhere．Soon，my father came home from （19） 　　．We told him the whole story．My father was glad that we were not hurt．He told me that I had done well，but I should have stopped my cousin from opening the door to let the stranger in．

From this dangerous experience，we learned a lesson on（20） 　　．

（1）A．promised	B．taken	C．told	D．invited
（2）A．stopped	B．showed	C．left	D．told
（3）A．her	B．him	C．me	D．them
（4）A．easily	B．angrily	C．happily	D．carefully
（5）A．While	B．Before	C．If	D．Until
（6）A．mobile phone	B．clock	C．doorbell	D．fire alarm
（7）A．but	B．so	C．because	D．although
（8）A．tall	B．short	C．thin	D．heavy
（9）A．gift	B．book	C．card	D．knife
（10）A．happy	B．excited	C．relaxed	D．nervous
（11）A．laughed	B．slept	C．cried	D．ran
（12）A．all	B．both	C．any	D．some
（13）A．looked after	B．looked out	C．looked up	D．looked for
（14）A．tie	B．untie	C．cut	D．pass
（15）A．police	B．neighbor	C．man	D．doctor
（16）A．across	B．through	C．into	D．around
（17）A．biggest	B．smallest	C．nearest	D．farthest
（18）A．reached	B．called	C．hit	D．searched
（19）A．school	B．park	C．work	D．hospital
（20）A．safety	B．traffic	C．study	D．love

All of the staff in my hotel did a great job recently． We（1） 　　to raise money for a woman called

Nora． She is working as a front office clerk in the（2） 　　． A few weeks ago she was told by doctors that she had a brain tumor（瘤）．

She is from a poor family．While she was studying in the 6th grade，she（3） 　　her parents．Now she is the single parent of a 3﹣year﹣old daughter and there is no one to（4） 　　her kid． She is the only one to make money in the family， so it is very（5） 　　for her family to deal with her treatment expenses（治疗费用）． Her monthly pay is only INR． 12，000（￥200），（6） 　　her treatment cost is about INR．1，000，000（￥16，000）．

When we came to know of her （7） 　　，we know we must do something for her． She is one of our team members! The only thing we were（8） 　　to do was to help her at once． So we（9） 　　this to the top level management and they supported and joined us． We decided to contribute（捐赠） from all the staff's （10） 　　．We each contributed 2﹣day pay for her medical expenses， and many kind people from other fields（11） 　　contributed for her treatment． （12） 　　，with the help of the kind people， she had enough to pay the （13） 　　．

Now Nora is back from the（14） 　　and her health is getting better day by day． Today we went to meet her at home． She was very（15） 　　to all the people who helped for her medical treatment．

（1）A． expected	B． helped	C． decided	D． waited
（2）A． hotel	B． library	C． restaurant	D． store
（3）A． found	B． left	C． lost	D． hated
（4）A． teach	B． see	C． talk with	D． look after
（5）A． difficult	B． upset	C． boring	D． tiring
（6）A． so	B． until	C． but	D． when
（7）A． parents	B． situation	C． education	D．kid
（8）A． pleased	B． excited	C． able	D． active
（9）A． described	B． reported	C．took	D． mentioned
（10）A． pay	B． friends	C． families	D． work
（11）A． also	B．seldom	C．instead	D． then
（12）A． Carefully	B． Easily	C． Naturally	D． Luckily
（13）A． work	B．story	C． expenses	D． manners
（14）A． market	B．farm	C． trip	D． hospital
（15）A． polite	B． thankful	C． responsible	D． kind

Bags of love

Las year， I worked in a middle school near my mother's house， and I stayed with her for a month． During that time， I helped her do some housework and buy some（1） 　　．

After the first week， I noticed that the food was （2） 　　very quickly． Then I began keeping an eye on my mum． To my （3） 　　， I found that she would put some of the food into a paper（4） 　　and go out with it at about nine every morning． And finally， I decided to （5） 　　her． I saw her taking the food to the street （6） 　　． She would also（7） 　　a lot of time talking and playing with them．

One day， I talked to a neighbor and found out that my mum was （8） 　　in the area． The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own （9） 　　． Then it hit me﹣why wouldn't she want to tell me about it？ Was she worried that I would stop buying food （10） 　　I found it out ？

When my mum go home，I gave her a big hug． I told her she didn't need to keep it a （11） 　　from me． And she told me something about the children． Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house． Others （12） 　　on the street． For years， she was helping the poor street children by giving them food． After she told me everything， I was so（13） 　　by how selfless（无私的）she was． She helped others in need． As her son ， I was so （14） 　　of my mum．

I （15） 　　to buy food for my mum after that． But I always added one mare bag for her other children．

（1）A． drinks	B． clothes	C． food	D． fruit
（2）A． cleared out	B． sold out	C． thrown away	D． eaten up
（3）A． surprise	B． joy	C． disappointment	D． sadness
（4）A． bag	B． box	C． case	D． basket
（5）A． see	B． call	C． follow	D． catch
（6）A． pupils	B． children	C． dogs	D． villagers
（7）A． take	B． pay	C． cost	D． spend
（8）A． bored	B． well﹣known	C． interested	D． relaxed
（9）A． mother	B． teacher	C． sister	D． friend
（10）A． although	B． unless	C． if	D． before
（11）A． secret	B． challenge	C． joke	D． present
（12）A． played	B．ran	C． cried	D． slept
（13）A． angry	B． moved	C． disappointed	D． worried
（14）A． surprised	B． tired	C． afraid	D． proud
（15）A． stopped	B． refused	C． continued	D． hated

A young man was walking in the desert． He felt very（1） 　　． Just then he suddenly found a spring of delicious and clear water． The water was cool and sweet for a man who had（2） 　　it for such a long time． He drank a lot， and then he（3） 　　his bottle so that he could bring some back to his village and gave it to his teacher who had taught him in middle school．

After a four﹣day（4） 　　， he gave the water to the old man and he took a deep drink， smiled warmly and（5） 　　his student for the sweet water． The young man returned to his home with a happy heart．

Later， the teacher let another student taste the water． He spat it out at once， saying it was （6） 　　． The student said the water had become bad because the bottle was too old．

The student asked his teacher， "Master， the water was bad and it was bitter． Why did you （7） 　　to him that you liked it？"

The teacher replied， "You only tasted the water（8） 　　I tasted the gift． The water which has been put in loving and kindness is not（9） 　　water．"

Nothing could be（10） 　　than love．

（1）A． thirsty	B． tired	C． hungry	D． angry
（2）A． avoided	B．processed	C．expected	D． checked
（3）A．opened	B．filled	C．emptied	D．carried
（4）A．illness	B．holiday	C．rest	D．trip
（5）A． thanked	B． praised	C．paid	D． taught
（6）A． wonderful	B． awful	C． safe	D．dangerous
（7）A．report	B．say	C．lie	D．explain
（8）A． after	B． before	C．when	D．while
（9）A．actually	B．simply	C．mostly	D．nearly
（10）A．sweeter	B． heavier	C．dearer	D． cleaner