初中英语记叙文试题

Black or White

When I was in elementary school，I got into an argument with a boy in my class．The teacher （31） 　　to teach us a very important lesson．

She brought us up to the front of the（32） 　　and placed him on one side of her desk and （33）_____on the other．In the middle of her desk was a large，round object．I could（34） 　　see that it was black．She asked the boy what color the object was．"White，"he （35） 　　．

I couldn't （36） 　　he said the object was white，when it was clearly black!Another （37） 　_____started between my classmate and me，this time about the （38） 　　of the object．

The teacher told me to go （39） 　　where the boy was standing （40） 　　told him to come stand where I had been．We changed（41） 　　，and now she asked me what the color of the object was．I（42） 　　answer，"White．"

It was an object with two （43） 　　colored sides，and from his viewpoint（视角） it was white．Only from my （44） 　　it was black．

I have never （45） 　　the lesson I learned that day．Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other person's viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view．

31．A．decided	B．remembered	C．offered	D．promised
32．A．office	B．playground	C．library	D．classroom
33．A．her	B．me	C．him	D．you
34．A．clearly	B．hardly	C．closely	D．carefully
35．A．shouted	B．guessed	C．answered	D．suggested
36．A．choose	B．believe	C．notice	D．hear
37．A．argument	B．match	C．fight	D．talk
38．A．shape	B．size	C．color	D．weight
39．A．find	B．lie	C．sit	D．stand
40．A．so	B．but	C．or	D．and
41．A．places	B．ideas	C．objects	D．seats
42．A．was able to	B．had to	C．happened to	D．used to
43．A．brightly	B．beautifully	C．differently	D．completely
44．A．side	B．lesson	C．book	D．experience
45．A．finished	B．taught	C．prepared	D．forgotten

It was one month before Christmas，when nine﹣year﹣old．Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike．（31） 　　bike was just too old，（32） 　　it needed repairing as well．

When Christmas was coming，her dream for a （33） 　　seemed to disappear，for she didn't mention it again．We were busy（34） 　　some beautiful story books，a doll house，a holiday dress and toys．Then to our surprise，（35） 　　December 24，she said she really wanted a bike more than （36） 　　else．

Now we didn't know （37） 　　to do．It was just too late．We were busy with Christmas （38） 　　and packing children's presents，parents' presents，a brother's present and friends'presents till midnight．So there was no time to buy the"right bike"for our little girl．Thinking that we were （39） 　　who would make their child unhappy，we felt ashamed and（40） 　　．

Suddenly my husband had an idea．"What if I make a little bike out of clay（泥土） and write a note that she could trade in（交换）the model bike for a real one？"So he （41） 　　the next five hours carefully working with clay to make a （42） 　　bike．

On Christmas morning，we were so excited when Rose opened the little box with the beautiful red and white （43） 　　bike and the note．She（44） 　　the note loudly．She looked at us and said："So，does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one？"Smiling，I said："Yes．"Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied："I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made for me．I prefer to （45） 　　it rather than get a real bike．"At that moment，we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the earth．

31．A．His	B．Her	C．My
32．A．and	B．but	C．or
33．A．dress	B．bike	C．toy
34．A．buying	B．buy	C．bought
35．A．in	B．at	C．on
36．A．something	B．anything	C．nothing
37．A．what	B．which	C．how
38．A．breakfast	B．lunch	C．dinner
39．A．mother	B．father	C．parents
40．A．happy	B．sad	C．excited
41．A．took	B．cost	C．spent
42．A．big	B．small	C．real
43．A．clay	B．wood	C．steel
44．A．saw	B．watched	C．read
45．A．keep	B．borrow	C．buy．

Philip is a school boy．On his twelfth birthday，he decided to give up eating（26） 　　．"I don't think it's right to eat animals，"he said．"They live on the Earth just like us and they are our friends．"Philip's parents were not happy about that．"You are a growing boy，"his mother said．"You need meat．Don't you want to become healthier and（27） 　　？"

His mother put some（28） 　　，rice and carrots in front of him．"I want you to eat all your food now，"she said．"Don't（29） 　　anything．"Philip didn't want to make his mother sad．But he ate only the rice and the carrots without touching the beef．

"You're a silly boy!"said his father （30） 　　．"I m getting very angry with you．"

"I'm sorry，Mum and Dad，"answered Philip．"I don't want you to be sad or angry．（31） 　　I really don't want to eat any meat．"

"Then have some fish，dear，"said his mother．

"Oh no，I can't!"cried Philip．"Fish are living things too．"

"Well，you can't have（32） 　　to eat at all if you don't eat any meat or fish，"said his father．

The next morning Philip got up hungry．His father walked to the（33） 　　with him and asked to see the teacher．

"Is this what you teach the students at school？"he asked the teacher．"Philip（34） 　　to eat meat at home．He doesn't listen to what I say．"

"I don't agree with Philip，"replied the teacher．"But I think he's（35） 　　to do what he thinks is right．We teach the students to do that．"

26．A．fruit	B．vegetables	C．meat	D．rice
27．A．shorter	B．taller	C．weaker	D．lazier
28．A．beef	B．pork	C．chicken	D．duck
29．A．eat	B．have	C．taste	D．leave
30．A．angrily	B．happily	C．rudely	D．politely
31．A．And	B．But	C．So	D．Or
32．A．nothing	B．everything	C．anything	D．something
33．A．factory	B．hospital	C．supermarket	D．school
34．A．agrees	B．hopes	C．wants	D．refuses
35．A．brave	B．kind	C．foolish	D．shy．

A carpenter （木匠） named Tim was living in a village．His mother died a long time ago．His father，Sam，（31） 　　with him．Sam could not even walk well．He was so（32） 　　．It was because Tim did not give him enough（33） 　　．He only gave his father a small earthen （土制的）（34） 　　．Even a little rice in the bowl appeared （看起来）to be much．

Tim had a son．His name is Dale．He was a very（35） 　　boy．He loved his grandfather．He did not like（36） 　　his father did to his grandfather．

One day Sam was（37） 　　his food from the bowl．The bowl fell down and broke into（38） 　　．The food also fell on the floor．Tim saw the（39） 　　bowl．He was very angry with his father．The old man felt（40） 　　about what happened．He was sorry for his（41） 　 D 　．

Dale saw this． （42） 　　he was against his father，he was afraid to speak．The next day，Dale（43） 　　some of his father's tools and a piece of（44） 　　．He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl．His father saw him working．

"What are you（45） 　　，Dale？"he asked．

"I am making a wooden bowl!"（46） 　　Dale．"I am making it for you，father．When you grow old，（47） 　　my grandfather，you will need a bowl for food．A bowl that is（48）____ 　from earth may break very easily．So I want to（49） 　　you a wooden bowl"．

After Tim heard this，he felt（50） 　　and shy．

31．A．left	B．studied	C．lived	D．worked
32．A．weak	B．strong	C．happy	D．shy
33．A．water	B．food	C．fruit	D．milk
34．A．box	B．cup	C．plate	D．bowl
35．A．bad	B．brave	C．good	D．foolish
36．A．that	B．what	C．which	D．who
37．A．cooking	B．preparing	C．buying	D．eating
38．A．pairs	B．roles	C．pieces	D．miles
39．A．broken	B．beautiful	C．empty	D．full
40．A．good	B．bad	C．happy	D．excited
41．A．help	B．work	C．task	D．mistake
42．A．Because	B．Although	C．But	D．So
43．A．took	B．made	C．gave	D．passed
44．A．earth	B．paper	C．wood	D．glass
45．A．selling	B．thinking	C．sending	D．making
46．A．answered	B．said	C．asked	D．told\
47．A．as	B．for	C．like	D．to
48．A．given	B．made	C．borrowed	D．heard
49．A．tell	B．buy	C．ask	D．give
50．A．sorry	B．proud	C．cool	D．excited．

I was living in a house with a long history in Halifax，Nova Scotia five ago．One day，one of my friends from the West Coast came out to visit me．He was（31） 　　for 3 weeks so he brought a lot of bags and suicases，and other things like a （32） 　　．I told him he could sleep on the bed in the front living room．

One morning after a late night of drinking，my friend ran into my room shouting"FIRE!FIRE!"Without （33） 　　，I jumped out of bed．The floor was （34） _____ 　gainst my feet as I ran out into the hallway，right behind my friend．I couldn't see the fire anywhere，（35） 　　as we ran towards the front door，I could hear the （36） 　　making a loud noise all around me．It was inside the（37） 　　．We ran out onto the front yard and looked （38） 　　at the house，seeing black smoke coming out of the （39） 　　house．

We were standing there watching the house when I looked down and （40） 　　all of my fiend's bags and suitcases （41） 　　lined up on the front grassland，including his basketball．（42） 　　he noticed the house was on fire，he took all of them out to the grassland before coming back in to（43） 　　me about it．That fire had started in the basement（ 地下室 ），and it spread up into the walls and was burning the （44） 　　we were standing on．The floor and much of the house fell down not long after we came out．The firemen said we were very （45） 　　．

Of course，we are not friends anymore．

31．A．working	B．staying	C．waiting	D．resting
32．A．baseball	B．volleyball	C．football	D．basketball
33．A．thinking	B．sleeping	C．looking	D．drinking
34．A．wet	B．soft	C．hot	D．dirty
35．A．so	B．and	C．or	D．but
36．A．fire	B．door	C．wind	D．car
37．A．rooms	B．walls	C．kitchen	D．yard
38．A．up	B．down	C．back	D．forward
39．A．old	B．big	C．red	D．stone
40．A．remembered	B．made	C．expected	D．noticed
41．A．tidily	B．gradually	C．differently	D．naturally
42．A．Unless	B．If	C．When	D．Before
43．A．warn	B．show	C．ask	D．phone
44．A．sofa	B．bed	C．table	D．floor
45．A．brave	B．lucky	C．nervous	D．scared

One day，I took my two kids to the local playground．As soon as we got there，my daughter ran to the （36） 　　and asked for a push．When I was helping my daughter，I（37）____ another girl trying to make her own swing go high by（38） 　　．Her old grandmother was（39） 　 B 　on the chair nearby and smiled at me．

I gave my daughter one big（40） 　　and then walked towards the little girl．I asked（41）____ she wanted me to give her a push．She smiled and said，"Yes．"For the next two（42） 　　I pushed the swings，and（43） 　　with my two children and the little girl．When we went home，I was very tired．But my heart was flying much（44） 　　than the swings．

One day two years later，after a day's work，I was a little tired．But I needed to（45） 　　my kids before going home．While I was（46） 　　outside the school gate，a little girl came over and smiled（47） 　　at me．She gave me a big hug before catching her school bus．As I watched her running away，I didn't feel（48） 　　anymore．

In life，the love we give others will find its way back to us．It may travel from heart to （49） ____or it may blossom（开花）in the heart which it was planted in．The（50） 　　we share，the kindness we give，and the happiness we create will always come back to us with a pleasant surprise．

36．A．swing	B．chair	C．bike	D．car
37．A．admired	B．heard	C．described	D．noticed
38．A．her	B．herself	C．me	D．others
39．A．sleeping	B．sitting	C．jumping	D．standing
40．A．blow	B．bow	C．push	D．leg
41．A．how	B．when	C．if	D．what
42．A．hours	B．days	C．minutes	D．weeks
43．A．danced	B．played	C．kicked	D．ran
44．A．higher	B．slower	C．shorter	D．farther
45．A．turn up	B．look up	C．pick up	D．give up
46．A．working	B．learning	C．driving	D．waiting
47．A．terribly	B．sadly	C．angrily	D．sweetly
48．A．excited	B．tired	C．interested	D．scared
49．A．head	B．foot	C．arm	D．heart
50．A．difficulty	B．trouble	C．love	D．success．

Noah is only 13 years old，and he's a hero．He has helped his （26） 　　out of a fire．

On 10 ^thMay，Noah was at home alone．Suddenly he heard someone （27） 　　"Fire!Fire!"He ran （28） 　　．He saw a lot of smoke from next door．He went in and saw his neighbor，the 79﹣year﹣old Mrs．Smith，in the kitchen．She could not get out because she had hurt her （29） 　　．Anything could happen to her at that moment．

Noah （30） 　　ran back to his flat and poured water over his jacket．Then he （31） 　　into Mrs．Smith's kitchen to save her．There was a lot of smoke and the fire was very hot．But he was not scared．He （32） 　　the fire with a blanket and helped Mrs．Smith out．

The fire burnt Noah's neck，arms and face．As a result，he was （33） 　　for a month．Many people visited him and brought him flowers and presents．"What a （34） 　　young man!"they said．

Noah was （35） 　　that he helped Mrs．Smith．"We should help each other，"he said．

Noah also said，"Fire can be very dangerous．It is important to be careful with fire．"

26．A．neighbor	B．classmate	C．teacher	D．friend
27．A．saying	B．singing	C．shouting	D．mentioning
28．A．upstairs	B．downstairs	C．inside	D．outside
29．A．hand	B．shoulder	C．leg	D．ear
30．A．carefully	B．quickly	C．proudly	D．slowly
31．A．rushed	B．jumped	C．walked	D．climbed
32．A．discovered	B．fought	C．lighted	D．built
33．A．on vacation	B．at home	C．in hospital	D．at work
34．A．clever	B．kind	C．sweet	D．brave
35．A．glad	B．surprised	C．afraid	D．sorry．

Deb and Sara were sisters．They lived with their parents on a farm deep in the countryside．Growing up in the countryside gave them so much （21） 　　．As children they were never bored because there was always （22） 　　to do on the farm．Every day they would （23） 　　up early and help their parents feed the cows before school．In the evening，after they had finished their homework，they would work in the fields until the sun went down．Weekends were their favorite time（24） 　　they could have picnics in the country and，when the weather was really （25） 　　，go camping．

21．A．pity	B．trouble	C．fun	D．pride
22．A．nothing	B．everything	C．something	D．anything
23．A．stand	B．make	C．grow	D．wake
24．A．because	B．so	C．although	D．but
25．A．warm	B．good	C．cold	D．bad．

Ceorge Ellct had a bright silver dollar for a New﹣year gift．

He thought of all the fine things he might buy with it．

The ground was all covered with （16） 　　； but the sun shone out bright，and （17） 　 ___ 　looked beautiful．

So George put on his hat，and （18） 　　into the street．After a while，he met some boys throwing snowballs．George soon （19） 　　them．

He sent a ball at James Mason，but it missed him，and broke a （20） 　　on the other side of the street．

George was afraid some one would come out of the house and （21） 　　him．So he ran off as fast as he could．

As soon as he got round the next comer，George stopped，because he was very sorry for （22） 　　he had done．

He said to （23） 　　，"I have no right （权利）to spend my silver dollar，now．I should go back，and pay for the window I broke with my （24） 　　"

He went up and down the street，and felt very （25） 　　He wished very much to （26） 　 ___ 　something nice．He also wished to pay for the （27） 　　window．

（28） 　 A 　 he said，"It was wrong to break the window，though I did not want to do it．I will go and pay for it，if it takes all my （29） 　　 I will try not to be sorry．I do not think the man will hurt me （30） 　　 I pay for the window I broke．"

16．A．sand	B．snow	C．rain	D．stone
17．A．nothing	B．anything	C．something	D．everthing
18．A．ran	B．swam	C．drove	D．flew
19．A．left	B．watched	C．joined	D．helped
20．A．door	B．window	C．chair	D．desk
21．A．visit	B．like	C．encourage	D．find
22．A．when	B．where	C．whom	D．what
23．A．herself	B．himself	C．itself	D．themselves
24．A．basketball	B．snowball	C．football	D．volleyball
25．A．bored	B．happy	C．sad	D．excited
26．A．buy	B．sell	C．steal	D．make
27．A．new	B．good	C．broken	D．old
28．A．At last	B．At first	C．At once	D．At times
29．A．time	B．money	C．hope	D．right
30．A．as	B．until	C．if	D．since．

Do you have"stones"in your life that need to be removed？Are you discovering that you are（43） 　　lift them？

Once a little boy played in his sandbox on a Saturday morning．While he （44） 　　roads and houses in the soft sand，he found a large stone in the middle of the sandbox．

The little boy pushed and palled，but every time he thought he had （45） 　　，the stone fell back into the sandbox again．The little boy tried his best，but all he can do is to have the stone fallen back again and again．

Finally the boy cried．All that time the boy's father watched him from his living room window．At the moment the boy fell tears，his father came to the boy and the sandbox．Gently but surely he said，"Son，（46） 　　didn't you use all the strength that you had？"The boy said sadly，"But I did，Daddy，I did!I tried my best every time!""No，Son，"corrected the father．"You didn't ask me for help．"With that，the father reached down，picked up the store and removed．

There is ONE who is always really to give us the strength we need．It's （47） 　　that we try hard to do things only by ourselves．

43．A．too weak to	B．weak enough to	C．so weak that	D．very weak to
44．A．has built	B．built	C．is building	D．was building
45．A．made a noise	B．made a plan	C．made some progress	D．made some mistakes
46．A．what	B．why	C．how	D．where
47．A．not clever	B．not funny	C．easy	D．relaxing

Everyone has a place which he remembers most from his childhood（童年）， and so do I． One of the places I remember from my childhood is a（1） 　　in the country． It belonged to my parents． I spent my summers in that place（2） 　　I was a teenager（青少年）and now I begin to miss the farm again．

It was lovely to （3） 　　there． There were a lot of（4） 　　﹣﹣cows， sheep，hens， and naturally dogs and cats． My sister and I（5） 　　helped to work onthe farm． We helped people graze（放牧） sheep or make bread or cheese． I canstill remember that on Tuesdays we（6） 　　the bread and on Thursdays， thecheese． I love that farm because I（7） 　　to love animals and not to be afraid ofthem there．

We saw a sheep give birth to its baby there， and we enjoyedstaying there to see how lovely the（8） 　　sheep was．

Now my sister and her son are（9） 　　 this place． My nephew（侄子） is（10） 　　 with the place． I hope that he has a good time there and when he isolder， he will remember the place as I do．

（1）A． house	B． farm	C． village	D． park
（2）A． as soon as	B． until	C． though	D． since
（3）A． stay	B． read	C． learn	D． leave
（4）A． flowers	B． plants	C． animals	D． dogs
（5）A． sometime	B． some time．	C． some times	D． sometimes
（6）A． make	B． made	C． to make	D． making
（7）A． wanted	B． remembered	C． learned	D． stopped
（8）A． little	B． clever	C． colorful	D． white
（9）A． leaving	B． painting	C． enjoying	D． building
（10）A． worried	B． angry	C． sad	D． pleased

Boys and girls， may I have your attention， please？

About thirty Australian students will come to visit our school（1） 　　October 5th． We will meet them at the school gate at 8 ：00in the morning， andthen take them to the meeting room for a short rest． And we'll hold a get﹣together there． After that， we will（2） 　

　our botanical garden and the schoolfactory． At 10 ：00there（3） 　　a basketball match on the playground between them and us．The foreigners will have （4） 　　 lunch at 12 ：00．

Please be （5） 　　to them．We should talk with them in English．

That'all．Thank you．

（1）A． at	B． on	C． in	D． during
（2）A． show around them	B． show to them	C． show them around	D． show them to
（3）A． is going to have	B． are going to have	C． are going to be	D． is going to be
（4）A． the	B． a	C． an	D． /
（5）A． friendly	B． unfriendly	C． friends	D． friendship

Once there was a rich man who had two sons．The elder brother Johnny was greedy（贪婪）and lazy．But his younger brother Rick was hard﹣working and kind﹣hearted．When their father（36） 　　，Johnny got their father's house and land，but Rick received（37） 　　．

One day when Rick was（38） 　　in the fields，he found a bird，but the bird's（39） 　　was broken．He took the bird home and（40） 　　it carefully．Day after day，the bird became（41） 　　．When winter came，it flew away to a（42） 　　place．The next spring it flew（43） 　　and gave Rick a seed（种子）．Rick planted the seed and it soon grew into a plant and produced many gourds（葫芦）．When Rick（44） 　　one of them，he was（45） 　　to see that it was full of treasure．The next day，he bought a big（46） 　　and lived in it with his family．

When Johnny heard about his brother's good luck，he decided to do the（47） 　　thing as his brother．He also found a bird，but he（48） 　　its wing and then took care of it（49） 　　it became strong．The bird also gave him（50） 　　and it soon grew into a plant and produce several gourds．However，when he opened one gourd，goblins（小精灵）came out of it and took everything that he had．

36．A．left	B．died	C．lived	D．returned
37．A．something	B．anything	C．nothing	D．everything
38．A．working	B．playing	C．walking	D．thinking
39．A．leg	B．neck	C．head	D．wing
40．A．looked for	B．looked at	C．looked after	D．looked through
41．A．smart	B．weak	C．stupid	D．strong
42．A．warmer	B．lower	C．colder	D．worse
43．A．up	B．back	C．away	D．down
44．A．used	B．checked	C．closed	D．opened
45．A．sorry	B．surprised	C．sad	D．interested
46．A．land	B．room	C．house	D．factory
47．A．good	B．same	C．had	D．different
48．A．protected	B．bandaged	C．beat	D．broke
49．A．when	B．after	C．until	D．before
50．A．a seed	B．some gourds	C．a plant	D．some treasure．

This story will warm you better than a coffee on a cold winter day．

One day，my friend and I（41） 　　a little coffee house and ordered two cups of coffee．（42） 　

　we were waiting，two young men came in and began to order，"Five cups of coffee，please．Two of them for us and three suspended（待用）．"They（43） 　　for their order，took the two and left．I asked my friend，"What are those'suspended'coffees？"（44） 　

　giving me the answer，he told me to wait and see．

Some more people came．Two girls（45） 　　one coffee each，paid and went away．Then came three lawyers who paid for seven coffees﹣three for themselves and four suspended．While I still wondered（46） 　　the suspended coffees were，I enjoyed the sunny weather and the beautiful view（47） 　　the coffee house．Suddenly a poor man like a beggar（乞丐）came into the coffee house．He kindly ordered a suspended coffee and sat there（48） 　　it．

At that moment，I knew the meaning of the suspended coffees．It's simple﹣﹣people pay the coffee in advance（预先）for someone who can't（49） 　　it．The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Italy，but it has spread all over the world．Meanwhile，I understood suspended coffee is not only a cup of coffee，but also the （50） 　　and love to someone in need．

41．A．walked	B．went	C．ran	D．entered
42．A．After	B．Before	C．While	D．As soon as
43．A．asked	B．spent	C．cost	D．paid
44．A．Because of	B．Instead of	C．As for	D．But
45．A．asked for	B．said to	C．thanked for	D．looked up
46．A．when	B．what	C．why	D．where
47．A．in the front of	B．behind	C．in front of	D．at the back of
48．A．to drink	B．to eat	C．drank	D．ate
49．A．sell	B．want	C．buy	D．afford
50．A．hottest	B．warmer	C．warmth	D．hotter．

How do you get to school every day？

For most students in cities，it's（51） 　　for them to get to school．They can walk or ride a bike to school．They can get to school by bus or even by subway．It won't（52） 　　them too long to get to school and back home．

But for some students in faraway villages，things are quite（53） 　　．Life for them is hard．It's difficult for them to get to school every day．Usually they will spend a few（54） 　　on the way．In one small village，there is a big river（55） 　　the school and the village．The students can't get to sc

hool by boat because the river（56） 　　too quickly．They have to go on a ropeway to

（57） 　　the big river．Though it's dangerous，they are used to it and are not afraid．In their mind，going out to study is their（58） 　　thing．Because of this，many villagers（59） 　

　leave their village．How they are looking forward to having a（60） 　　!I do hope one day their dream can come true．

51．A．good	B．easy	C．dangerous
52．A．take	B．cost	C．spend
53．A．common	B．important	C．different
54．A．minutes	B．hours	C．days
55．A．beside	B．between	C．behind
56．A．changes	B．turns	C．runs
57．A．cross	B．go through	C．walk across
58．A．hardest	B．worst	C．happiest
59．A．never	B．often	C．sometimes
60．A．boat	B．bridge	C．road．