初中英语记叙文试题

"Everybody， it' s time for our group project． Let's get to work!" says Ms．White．

Amy is the leader of one group． She is not （1） 　　forward to working with her group because a boy named Ray is always absent from the group meetings．He doesn′ t follow the rules ，and he（2） 　　to do any work．This slows the whole group down．

Amy considers telling Ms．White about these problems， but she doesn't   want to get Ray in trouble．（3） 　　， she decides to talk to him and find out what the（4） 　　is． She says，"Everyone is working hard on our project． But so far， you haven't done anything． Is there something wrong？"

Ray thinks（5） 　　 for a few seconds， and finally says， "It' s not that I don't want to be in the （6） 　　．Sometimes， I don' t really understand the things we' re learning． I know it' s not fair， but I don't want to say something stupid， so I do（7） 　　．

Now Amy understands． Ray isn't （8） 　　he just needs help!"From now on， she says，"I will do my best to help you feel more confident （自信的）． Then you can do your share， and it will be （9） 　　for everyone．"Thank you! I'll try hard to do my part．" says Ray．

Amy feels happy． She realizes that（10） 　　about problems is better than keeping them as secrets．

（1）A． putting	B． looking	C． carrying	D． taking
（2）A． likes	B． wants	C． agrees	D． refuses
（3）A．Instead	B． Also	C． Although	D． And
（4）A． advice	B． purpose	C． problem	D． suggestion
（5）A． quietly	B． happily	C． strangely	D． surprisingly
（6）A． class	B． group	C． school	D． work
（7）A． everything	B． something	C． nothing	D． anything
（8）A．friendly	B． honest	C． brave	D．lazy
（9）A．fair	B． unfair	C． lucky	D． unlucky
（10）A． caring	B． talking	C． thinking	D． dealing

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game． The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school． Each student would"name"their potatoes after people they did not like． （1） 　　， the number of potatoes would be（2） 　　depending on how many people each student hated．

The next day， with their potatoes， all the students went to school （3） 　　the game． Some kids had just one or two potatoes， while others had as many as five or six． The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with （4） 　　wherever they went for one week．

Several days （5） 　　．Some of the students started to complain（ 抱怨）， as their potatoes began to rot（腐烂）and（6） 　　bad． The students who carried （7） 　　potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags．

One week later， the game （8） 　　．The teacher asked，" How did you（9） 　　carrying around your potatoes for a week？"

The students complained once again． The teacher simply smiled and said， "This is what it's like to carry hatred（仇恨 ）in your heart． You have to carry it with you wherever you go． If you can′t tolerate （容忍） carrying rotten potatoes for one week， how can you imagine having （10） 　　in your heart for a whole lifetime？ Forgive others and move on with your life．"

（1）A．However	B． In a word	C． Therefore	D．After all
（2）A． different	B．similar	C．the same	D．small
（3）A． to watch	B． to join in	C． to win	D．to lose
（4）A． it	B．that	C． them	D．school bags
（5）A． passed by	B．passde on	C． passed	D．walked by
（6）A． taste	B．smell	C． sound	D．feel
（7）A． few	B．some	C． more	D．any
（8）A． continued	B．was done	C． began	D．was over
（9）A． feel like	B． look like	C． enjoy	D．just like
（10）A．love	B． happiness	C． friendship	D． hate

A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers， and they happened to pass a lake． They stopped there to （1） 　　for a while， and the wise man said to one of his followers， "I am very（2） 　　． Could you please get me some water from the lake？"

As the wise man requested， the follower waked to the lake． Some people were（3） 　　their clothes in the water， and right at that moment， several cows were going through the lake． As a （4） 　　， the water became very muddy （泥泞的）． The follower went back and told the wise man that the water was very （5） 　　and not fit to drink．

After they had rested for about half an hour， the wise man again asked the（6） 　　follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink． As requested， the follower went to the lake． This time he found that all the mud had settled （沉淀） to the bottom． The water was very clear and looked fit to drink． So he （7） 　　his water bottle and took it to the wise man．

The wise man took the water bottle and drank before looking up at the follower． "See（8） 　　you did to make the water clean．" he said． "You let it be（9） 　　and the mud settled down on its own， so that you could get some clear drinking water． Your mind can also be like that （10） 　　when it is troubled by something． If you just let it be and give it a little time， it will settle down on its own without you having to put in any effort at all．"

（1）A． stand	B． rest	C． bath	D． swim
（2）A． thirsty	B． tired	C． dirty	D． hungry
（3）A． selling	B． making	C． washing	D． catching
（4）A． rule	B． reason	C． whole	D． result
（5）A． muddy	B． cold	C． clear	D． salty
（6）A． other	B． same	C． second	D． young
（7）A． threw	B． filled	C． got	D． opened
（8）A． when	B． how	C． why	D． what
（9）A． for a while	B． for a rest	C． on the beach	D． at once
（10）A． journey	B． lake	C． follower	D． mud

Our children grew up on peanut butter （花生酱） and jelly （果酱） sandwiches． The delicious jelly made them （1） 　　， and homemade was the best choice． I wasn't the jelly maker in this big family． My（2） 　　was． It was always there． Jelly making was just a way of life for her． She （3） 　　did it， following the same steps﹣from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the shelf．

In April， my mother left us forever． We decided to （4） 　　potted things in the house． Each of us chose from the many pots of tomato juice， green beans and jelly． The other day I （5） 　　the jelly for a quick sandwich． I suddenly（6） 　　something that I had not paid attention to before． This was the last pot we would have from my mother's loving hands． Our children had never known a day without their grandmother's jelly． It seemed like such a small thing，（7） 　　it was a great treasure． Holding the last pot in my hand， my （8） 　　traveled back to the old days． I saw her crying on my wedding （婚礼）． I saw her （9） 　　and hugging our children．

I put the jelly back on the shelf． No longer was it just a pot of jelly．（10） 　　it was there， my mother would always live on．

（1）A． angry	B． disappointed	C． pleased	D． sad
（2）A sister	B． father	C． husband	D． mother
（3）A． never	B． always	C． hardly	D． seldom
（4）A． divide	B． sell	C． spare	D． waste
（5）A． ran away	B． took out	C． threw away	D． put away
（6）A． searched	B． created	C． discovered	D． realized
（7）A． or	B． and	C． but	D． so
（8）A． hair	B． memories	C． hands	D． head
（9）A． beating	B． picking	C． kissing	D． spreading
（10）A． As long as	B． As far as	C． As well as	D． As soon as

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India．While she was there，she stayed with her Indian friend，Leela．However，there were language problems．It was very（36） 　　for her to communicate in the new environment，which was very different（37） 　　that of her own country．

One day，together with Leela，Jenny went to（38） 　　an orphanage（ 孤儿院）．All the children

there were very young．At first，Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with

hem．She went over to the children（39） 　　and sat beside them．After some time，one of the

children（40） 　　her．She felt a little relaxed and smiled back．Then she went close to the child．She slowly put her am around the child and started（41） 　　a song in German．The child kept smiling

and started repeating the words after her．The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang，but the rhythm（节奏）was the same．Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again．Wanting to join in the（42） 　　，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm．'Then more children joined．They（43） 　　many smiles together．

From the other side of the hall，Leela was smiling and watching them．Noticing leela's eyes on her，Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See，I don't have any language problems．We（44） 　　speak and communicate!"At that moment，she understood：we're all simple human，

and we have the．（45） 　　to connect with each other．

36．A．nice	B．dangerous	C．difficult	D．easy
37．A．from	B．for	C．of	D．away
38．A．show	B．visit	C．build	D．improve
39．A．slowly	B．early	C．hardly	D．easily
40．A．looked at	B．laughed at	C．shouted at	D．smiled at
41．A．singing	B．writing	C．saying	D．playing
42．A．club	B．talk	C．fun	D．dance
43．A．forgot	B．remembered	C．shared	D．missed
44．A．can	B．must	C．need	D．should
45．A．pressure	B．mistake	C．custom	D．ability

As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others．

I still remember it was an early autumn．Some （1） 　　 started to turn yellow and the weather became cool．One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of （2） 　　．At that time，I was getting to have a （3） 　　 size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was（4） 　　 by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry．My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her （5） 　　 thinking much． I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it．I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house （6） 　　 my mother could stop me．

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done．"Instead of saying he would scold （责备）or beat me，my father （7） 　　 asked my mother to mend the vest． Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）．My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would （8） 　　forget．

On that day，I decided not to let anger （9） 　　 me any longer． Of course，there are times when I am angry． However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's （10） 　　．It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry．

（1）A．books	B．walls	C．photos	D．leaves
（2）A．hers	B．his	C．mine	D．ours
（3）A．thinner	B．smaller	C．larger	D．shorter
（4）A．given	B．made	C．shown	D．chosen
（5）A．without	B．about	C．with	D．of
（6）A．after	B．before	C．when	D．since
（7）A．sadly	B．angrily	C．bravely	D．quietly
（8）A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
（9）A．forget	B．help	C．leave	D．control
（10）A．vest	B．school	C．anger	D．mistake

I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1） 　　that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．

"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2） 　　and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3） 　　the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4） 　　and fear washing over me．

Feeling quite（5） 　　I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6） 　　．

"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"

"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．

I missed the chance to（7） 　　him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8） 　　know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．

A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9） 　　me lunch．

"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"

I'll never forget her （10） 　　as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．

（1）A．sad	B．hungry	C．quiet	D．tired
（2）A．overcoat	B．trousers	C．gloves	D．schoolbag
（3）A．realized	B．described	C．heard	D．imagined
（4）A．pleasure	B．pity	C．worry	D．fun
（5）A．lonely	B．nervous	C．bored	D．weak
（6）A．situation	B．joke	C．promise	D．suggestion
（7）A．visit	B．interview	C．thank	D．question
（8）A．only	B．even	C．still	D．just
（9）A．made	B．handed	C．ordered	D．bought
（10）A．silence	B．sadness	C．smile	D．regret

Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn't listen to popular music．She didn't watch many movies，and she wasn't interested in nice clothes．

When she got （41） 　　with her friends at a party，Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina （42） 　　if they would like to try classical music，they all looked at her strangely．

"（43） 　　music is for old people，"one of her friends said．

Tina was （44） 　　that something was wrong with her．She decided to （45） 　　her father．As she entered his study，he could feel something was wrong．

"Dad，am I strange？"she asked her （46） 　　．

"Of course not，"he answered，"Why do you ask that？"

"Because I don't （47） 　　the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．"

"I think I understand．Never mind，Tina．（48） 　　all right to be your own person．You don't have to copy what other people do．Everybody （49） 　 different tastes （品味）．Some of them are popular，but others aren't．"

After Tina spoke with her father，she felt （50） 　　about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．

41．A．up	B．angry	C．together	D．happy
42．A．said	B．found	C．noticed	D．asked
43．A．Pop	B．Rock	C．Classical	D．Country
44．A．proud	B．worried	C．glad	D．happy
45．A．talk to	B．look for	C．write to	D．quarrel with
46．A．friend	B．father	C．classmate	D．teacher
47．A．have	B．know	C．hate	D．like
48．A．It's	B．That's	C．You're	D．Its
49．A．have	B．has	C．had	D．is
50．A．worried	B．angry	C．better	D．worse．

Full Moon，Full Feelings

Chinese people （21） 　 　been celebrating the Mid﹣Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakcs for centuries．Mooncakcs are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid﹣Autumn night．They carry people's （22） 　　to the families who they love and miss．

There are many traditional folk stories about this festival．（23） 　　．most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching．Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife．After Hou Yi （24） 　　he nine suns，a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him．Whoever drank this could live forever，and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e，but a bad man called Pang Meng，tried （25） 　　the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home．Chang'e refused to give （26） 　　and drank it all．（27） 　　a result，she became very light and flew up to the moon．Hou Yi was （28） 　　sad that he called out her name to the moon every night．One night，he found that the moon was very （29） 　　and round，so he could sec his wife there．He quickly laid （30） 　　her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden．How he wished that Chang'e could come back!

After this，people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families．

21．A．have	B．has	C．had
22．A．hope	B．ideas	C．wishes
23．A．Whenever	B．However	C．Whatever
24．A．shot down	B．shot at	C．shot to
25．A．to steal	B．stealing	C．steal
26．A．him to it	B．it him	C．it to him
27．A．As	B．With	C．In
28．A．very	B．so	C．too
29．A．brightly	B． bright	C．brighter
30．A．out	B．away	C．about．

The out﹣of﹣door world is （31） 　　of secrets．There are so many secrets，and they are so interesting that （32） 　　men and women，boys and girls are busy （33） 　　them．There are all kinds of animals and plants around us．The facts about how they live and grow （34） 　　interesting．

Do you know that one of the （35） 　　presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds？A businessman lives near New York City．He became so interested in insects that he began to （36） 　　them．He now has over one hundred different kinds of insects．He keeps them carefully in glass boxes．

Now come with me，and I will help you find some of （37） 　　secrets．Let us go quietly （38） 　　the forests．Here we shall find how a hare （39） 　　other hares where there is （40） 　　．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to （41） 　　food and （42） 　　for their long winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to tell other bees （43） 　　they can find food．I will show you （44） 　　other interesting things，but the best thing I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears （45） 　　when you go outdoors．

31．A．fill	B．filled	C．full
32．A．thousands of	B．thousand	C．thousand of
33．A．to study	B．studying	C．study
34．A．are	B．is	C．have
35．A．more famous	B．famousest	C．most famous
36．A．find	B．take	C．collect
37．A．nature's	B．nature	C．natures'
38．A．across	B．through	C．cross
39．A．says	B．tells	C．talks
40．A．dangerous	B．safe	C．danger
41．A．lookup	B．look after	C．look for
42．A．prepare	B．ready	C．provide
43．A．when	B．where	C．that
44．A．many	B．much	C．a lot
45．A．open	B．opening	C．opened

I have invented robots which improve the work of cars． My love of making things began（1） 　　I was a kid． I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison．

One day in fourth grade， our（2） 　 gave us a project in class． We had to write to a company and learn about the products． I thought and thought． （3） 　　I chose the Thomas A． Edison Company． Soon after， the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison． How I enjoyed reading and re﹣reading about his （4） 　　! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most． The inventions were clearly printed on my brain．

My dad noticed my interest in inventing and（5） 　　me． He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things． Once， I surprised my dad（6） 　　a model plane I made． Later， we found a（7） 　　model plane in a store． I learned that different inventors often invent similar things． It is not unusual for this to happen． I also learned that not all great ideas（8） 　　． Failure is a common part of the inventing．

As my father and I worked together， I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself． He was always（9） 　　a better way to do a simple job． His guiding hands， together with my（10） 　　in inventing， led me to become an engineer and an inventor． Of course， I also thank Thomas Edison． He is my hero．

（1）A． before	B． after	C． when	D． until
（2）A． parent	B． teacher	C． inventor	D． engineer
（3）A． Easily	B． Finally	C． Safely	D． Quickly
（4）A． lights	B． projects	C． suggestions	D． inventions
（5）A． mistook	B． refused	C． chose	D． encouraged
（6）A． with	B． about	C． into	D． from
（7）A． different	B． similar	C． large	D． small
（8）A． work	B． fail	C． come	D． end
（9）A． looking at	B． looking for	C． looking after	D． looking through
（10）A． habit	B． story	C． interest	D． plan

Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party．Because of the terrible storm，her （41） 　　planned to have the party the next weekend．Sara didn't understand why．

"Sara，you can't sit there all day，"her mother said．"We'll have your party next weekend．""It's （42） 　　!My birthday is today，not next weekend!!"

Sara（43） 　　．She wanted to watch anything that wasn't about the storm．（44） 　　almost every station was talking about it．"This storm is ruining（毁灭） everything．I can't（45） 　　watch my favorite shows．"

Her mother sat down next to her．"The storm is ruining a lot．Look at that．Those people are trying to（46） 　　their houses．Could you imagine if we lost our home？"

Sara looked at what was happening on the TV．The storm did look bad．She knew she'd be really sad if her family lost their（47） 　　．

"What's going to happen to all those people？Will （48） 　　be OK？"asked Sara．

"Usually when there's a big storm like this，people raise money and give away（捐赠） food and other things to the homeless families．"

"I want to help too，"said Sara．"Maybe I could（49） 　　my birthday money to them．

Those people will need it more than me．"

Her mother smiled．"I （50） 　　you，Sara．Helping others is a great way to weather（经受住） the storm．"

41．A．friends	B．classmates	C．parents
42．A．different	B．great	C．exciting
43．A．went to the movie	B．turned on the TV	C．listened to the radio
44．A．Or	B．And	C．But
45．A．even	B．just	C．often
46．A．count	B．save	C．push
47．A．food	B．money	C．home
48．A．we	B．you	C．they
49．A．send	B．pay	C．lend
50．A．am interested in	B．am proud of	C．am sorry for．

It was a dark night．There came a crazy（1）　　at the doctor's office door． "Come in!" the doctor was a bit impatient．

    The door opened and in walked a scared little girl who was no more than nine．She had（2）　　on her mind， "Oh doctor， I beg you， please come with me． My father is certainly dying， he is（3）　　he can be．"

    "I don't go to people's houses to serve them，（4）　　your father here．" "But he's too sick， （5）　　you must come or he will die， I'm afraid．" The doctor， touched by her deep strong love， decided he would go．

    She led the doctor to her house where her father lay in bed．Her father was so sick that he couldn't（6）　　his head． But his eyes cried out for help．

    The doctor got his fever（7）　　 and he lived through the night． The doctor said he had to leave but would return again by two o'clock．And later he came back to check，just like he said he would do．

    The father thanked the doctor for all the things he'd done． The doctor told him that he would have died （8）　　it had not been for his little girl．

    "How（9）　　you must be of your wonderful little girl! It was her pleading（恳求）that made me come； she is quite a pearl （珍珠）!

    "Yes， doctor． Though my daughter is very weak， she does all the housework．" The doctor stood quietly for quite a little while． He was（10）　　the whole thing that had happened， and about the beautiful little angel （天使）that had walked across his floor．

（1）A． voice	B． knock	C． sound	D． noise
（2）A． trouble	B． questions	C． ideas	D． information
（3）A． as healthy as	B． as careful as	C． as fast as	D． as sick as
（4）A． take	B． put	C． bring	D． have
（5）A． and	B． as	C． so	D． since
（6）A． lift up	B． look up	C． put on	D． hold on
（7）A． up	B． down	C． out	D． in
（8）A． whether	B． unless	C． although	D． if
（9）A． pride	B． proud	C． nice	D． kind
（10）A． thinking about	B． talking about	C． learning about	D． caring about

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding（寄宿） school．Before going to the boarding school，this boy was the（1） 　　student in his class．He was the top in every competition．But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school．His grades（成绩） started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was（2） 　　all the time．His parents started （3） 　　the boy．So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him．They sat by the lake near the school．The father started to ask him some（4） 　　about his classes，teachers and sports．After some time his dad said，"Dear，do you know（5） 　　I'm here today？"

The boy answered back，"To check my（6） 　　？"

"No，no．"his dad（7） 　　，"I'm here to tell you that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY LIFE"

These words caused the boy's eyes to fill（8） 　　tears．He hugged his dad．They didn't say（9） 　   to each other for a long time．The boy knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him （10） 　　．Today this young man is in college and is at the top of his class．No one has ever seen him sad!

1．A．fastest	B．worst	C．best	D．healthiest
2．A．excited	B．lonely	C．active	D．honest
3．A．calling on	B．looking for	C．finding out	D．worrying about
4．A．agreements	B．reasons	C．questions	D．lessons
5．A．when	B．where	C．how	D．why
6．A．grades	B．groups	C．sports	D．health
7．A．read	B．replied	C．wrote	D．thought
8．A．with	B．up	C．in	D．out
9．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything
10．A．hardly	B．quickly	C．heavily	D．deeply．

L Ming is a middle school student．He lives （41） 　　a small village far from the school．

Li Ming has to （42） 　　up early in the morning，After a quick （43） 　　，he runs to get to school on time．His father want to （44） 　　a bike for him．Li Ming knows that his mother is always （45） 　　and needs much money to buy medicine． （46） 　　 he doesn't agree with his father to buy a bike．He keeps running to

（47） 　　everyday． Now he is very strong． He is never late for school and his teachers often praise（表扬） （48） 　　．

Last week there was a sports meeting in his school．Li Ming ran （49） 　　than any other boy and won the boys' 1，（500meters． （50） 　　whole school cheered for him． He was very happy．

41．A．past	B．on	C．in
42．A．get	B．stand	C．look
43．A．breakfast	B．meeting	C．sleep
44．A．put	B．buy	C．take
45．A．free	B．lazy	C．ill
46．A．Or	B．But	C．SO
47．A．game	B．school	C．party
48．A．him	B．her	C．it
49．A．fast	B．faster	C．fastest
50．A．The	B．A	C．An