初中英语记叙文试题

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

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

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

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

I get up at half past seven and get dressed for school．My school has a（1）　　﹣black trousers and shoes，a white shirt and a black and gold tie．The girls wear the same，or they can （2）　　a black skirt．Not all British schools have a uniform，but it's common here．

I don't live far from the school．（3）　　 I walk there with my friends，Brian and Gemma．Lots of students （4）　　the school bus or their parents drive them to school．On Mondays we all start the day （5）　　 a meeting in the school hall at eight fifty．The head teacher talks to us and gives us information about school events．

This year I've got nine subjects．We all study English，maths and science，and then we choose

other （6）　　．

We have 20minutes for break in the morning and an hour for （7）　　．Some students bring sandwiches to school for lunch，but my friends and I always eat in the （8）　　 room where you can get a hot meal every day．

Lessons （9）　　 at 4o'clock in the afternoon，but on Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school until five o'clock．There are lots of clubs and activities at our school．

At the end of the day I always spend two hours on （10）　　﹣sometimes three hours，as we get lots of homework now．

1．A．tradition	B．uniform	C．rule	D．habit
2．A．borrow	B．make	C．wear	D．take
3．A．so	B．however	C．because	D．but
4．A．repair	B．wash	C．clean	D．catch
5．A．at	B．in	C．on	D．with
6．A．clothes	B．subjects	C．games	D．clubs
7．A．lunch	B．breakfast	C．dinner	D．supper
8．A．sitting	B．living	C．waiting	D．dining
9．A．begin	B．end	C．continue	D．last
10．A．events	B．clubs	C．homework	D．activities．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last night I had a very strange dream． I dreamt I （1） 　　an alien（外星人） in my school! I asked him where he was from（2） 　　why he was here． He told me that he was from Mars and won a competition to（3） 　　the earth． I asked him （4） 　　old he was and he told me he was 500 years old． Then I asked him how long he was going to stay on the（5） 　　and when he was going back（6） 　　Mars． He said that the earth was to（7） 　　that he didn't want to leave． He also invited （8） 　　to visit Mars one day． （9） 　　I heard my mum calling me， "Wake up， Peter． Time for （10） 　　 !" What a strange dream!

（1）A．met	B．became	C．left
（2）A．but	B．or	C． and
（3）A．lose	B．visit	C．open
（4）A． How	B．when	C．what
（5）A．sun	B．earth	C．moon
（6）A． to	B．at	C．off
（7）A．ugly	B．old	C． beautiful
（8）A． him	B．me	C．her
（9）A． Suddenly	B．Usually	C．Really
（10）A． Business	B．rest	C．school

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Can I see my baby？"asked the new happy mother．Unluckily，she found her baby had been （31）　　without ears when it was in her arms．

Time proved that the baby′s （32）　　 was perfect．He got on well with his classmates．But one day，he rushed home and said to his mother （33）　　tears in his eyes．"A boy，a big boy（34）　　me a freak（怪胎）．"

As the boy （35）　　，he developed a talent for art and music．

The boy′s father had a meeting with the family doctor．"Could anything （36）　　done？"He asked the doctor．

"I believe I could graft（移植）a pair of outer ears （37）　　you could get them，"the doctor said．

However，two years （38）　　，nobody wanted to offer the young man ears．Then one day the father said，"Son，（39）　　will offer his ears to you．But it's a secret．"The operation was a great （40）　　．

Time kept the secret，but the day did come…The young man stood with his father（41）　　his mother′s body．Slowly，the father held out a hand and raised the thick，brown hair．（42）　　，the son found his mother had no outer ears．

"Mother said she was glad she （43）　　 let her long hair be cut，"the father said gently．"and nobody ever thought mother （44）　　beautiful，did they？"

Real （45）　　lies not in what is done and known，but in what is done not known．

31．A．active	B．dead	C．born	D．awake
32．A．speaking	B．hearing	C．writing	D．reading
33．A．of	B．in	C．around	D．with
34．A．called	B．asked	C．said	D．told
35．A．looked up	B．grew up	C．brought up	D．caught up
36．A．is	B．was	C．are	D．be
37．A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．because
38．A．went down	B．got over	C．went by	D．arrived
39．A．nobody	B．someone	C．anyone	D．everyone
40．A．succeed	B．successful	C．success	D．failure
41．A．between	B．besides	C．towards	D．beside
42．A．With interest	B．To be surprise	C．In silence	D．What anger
43．A．always	B．often	C．never	D．sometimes
44．A．less	B．more	C．most	D．least
45．A．idea	B．friendship	C．thought	D．love

Do you know that a little boy did an amazing thing to cheer up people？

    Two terrible things happened to six﹣year﹣old Jaden Hayes． First his dad （1）　　when he was four． Then last month when his mom was sleeping， she lost her life， too．"I tried hard to （2）　　her up， but I couldn't，" said Jaden． Of course， Jaden felt very sad．（3）　　he didn't always remain sad． A few weeks ago he told his aunt， Barbara Di Cala， that he didn't want to see everyone sad all the time． He made a（4）　　to change it．"And that was the start of it，" said Barbara． So a special trip began．Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a few little toys and bring．

    （5）　　to the city center Savannah， Georgia near where he lives， so he could give them away．

    "I'm trying to make people smile．"， said Jaden．

    Jaden wishes to help people who aren't smiling and let them have a peasant day． He has gone out four times to give away （6）　　to people and he is always successful is really hard for people to （7）　　 the six year old who would give away a toy for only a smile．

    Sometimes a smile is not only a（8）　　．It seems to have some magic power that comforts（安慰）people， especially when they just had a （9）　　time．

    "I'm going to reach 33，000 people，" said Jaden． When he was asked if he thought he could （10）　　this task， he answered： "I think I can．"

（1）A． died	B． fell	C． failed
（2）A． pick	B． wake	C． call
（3）A． So	B． And	C． But
（4）A． team	B． decision	C． mistake
（5）A． it	B．her	C． him
（6）A． toys	B． books	C． balls
（7）A． remember	B． refuse	C． report
（8）A． secret	B． reply	C． smile
（9）A． hard	B． happy	C． long
（10）A． finish	B． accept	C． understand

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16） 　　mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17） 　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18） 　　．I took him off my back and put him （19） 　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20） 　　to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21） 　　I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22） 　　to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23） 　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24） 　　from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25） 　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

As a university student， I decided to learn German． For some reason I really liked the language， but I was not very good at learning it．The grammar（1）　　 me a lot and even drove me crazy．My only advantage was（2）　　．I got an A on every word test I took．After two years of studies，I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in（3）　　 German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree．It was the（4）　　term I would ever have．

    The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was starting from scratch （从头开始）．The German I'd learned in university wasn't（5）　　for everyday conversation． My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around， reading emails and talking with my classmates． I was often nervous at school， worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions． I only（6）　　a little around my eight roommates， who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7）　　．

    I chose to study three courses﹣reading & writing， grammar and history． All were in German and difficult， but the history class was the worst． The teacher spoke so（8）　　that almost everything he said flew right over my head． I sat in the front， took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class， but（9）　　 helped． I had no idea what the class was really about …

    Years have passed， but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at（10）　　another language． That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson． I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success．

（1）A． gave	B． helped	C． troubled
（2）A． listening	B． spelling	C． speaking
（3）A． perfect	B． broken	C． beautiful
（4）A． hardest	B． easiest	C． happiest
（5）A． useless	B． meaningless	C． practical
（6）A． relaxed	B． feared	C． wondered
（7）A． purposes	B． progress	C． mistakes
（8）A． slowly	B． quickly	C． clearly
（9）A． nothing	B． anything	C． everything
（10）A． creating	B． teaching	C． learning

Many people are playing a role in saving the earth on Earth Day． Earth Day is on April 22^nd． Lots of people all over the world try to do something （1）　　 on this day． In China， people expected to keep lights off for one hour at night．People don't use （2）　　 in Italy．People dress up like（3）　　and animals to dance in Times Square， New York（纽约时代广场）． On that day， people can see many posters about protecting （4）　　 animals in Canada and Norway （挪威）． After reading them， people are supposed to avoid （5）　　 things made of animals， such as ivory and shark fin．

    The World Wide Fund for Nature （WWF） has made a list of （6）　　 things that each person can do to save the environment．

    ☆（7）　　 the lights when you leave a room．

    ☆Don't leave the tap（水笼头）running．

    ☆No turning on your computer every night．

    ☆Wash your clothes in warm or （8）　　 water， not hot water．

    ☆Use as little water as you can when you do the dishes．

    Some environmental protection groups believe that humans will （9）　　 the true spirit of Earth Day and try （10）　　 best to protect the earth． Small actions can make a difference and lead to a better future．

（1）A． harmful	B． green	C． bad
（2）A． recycling books	B． reusable bags	C． plastic bags
（3）A． plants	B． emperors	C． trucks
（4）A． delicious	B． wild	C． magic
（5）A． building	B． buying	C． improving
（6）A． three	B． four	C． five
（7）A． Turn on	B． Turn off	C． Turn up
（8）A． cold	B． dirty	C． dangerous
（9）A． change	B． finish	C． understand
（10）A． its	B． their	C． his

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

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

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

"Where could Michael be？" I wondered aloud.

Michael was my classmate.He liked playing pranks on others.

He once put a sign that said "Sing to Me!" on（1） 　 　back.It was terrible.Everywhere I went，people I didn't even know started singing to me.When I realized what was happening，I got really（2） 　 　.

Another time，he embarrassed Nicole during sharing time.Nicole was shy.She

（3） 　 　shared；she always said， "Pass. " But what did Michael do when it was his turn to share？He asked， "Did everybody（4） 　 　how Nicole's new blue dress matches her eyes？ " Nicole's face turned bright red.Poor Nicole!

It was Valentine's Day that day.I was sure Michael was up to something somewhere，

（5） 　　he always was.No way was I going to let him pull a prank - ruining someone's Valentine's Day.

I（6） 　 　him everywhere.Lunch break was almost over.I must find him and stop him.When I got to the classroom，there was Michael Peterson，at Michael Rogers's desk，digging in his（7） 　 　of valentines !

"Hurry and help me， "said Michael as soon as he（8） 　 　me.

At first I thought he was stealing valentines from Michael Rogers's box.However，the more I watched，the more puzzled I became.He was putting valentines（9） 　 　.

Seeing my expressions，he told me that he found Michael Rogers's box was

10） 　 　when he was passing out his valentines.Michael Rogers was new and Mrs.Karcher must have forgotten to put his name on the list，so（11） 　 　made him a card.

I suddenly realized I had also（12） 　 　to prepare a valentine for Michael Rogers.

"But everyone made one for me，" Michael continued， "So I'm giving him my（13） 　 　.Since we've got the same name - Michael."

I stood there，not quite believing（14） 　 　 I was hearing. "Is Michael Peterson the one who always pulled pranks on us？" I asked myself.Maybe he was kind of（15） 　 　 in a hidden sort of way.

（1）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.its
（2）A.tired	B.bored	C.angry	D.nervous
（3）A.often	B.never	C.always	D.sometimes
（4）A.mind	B.record	C.notice	D.decide
（5）A.or	B.but	C.unless	D.because
（6）A.stayed with	B.talked about	C.shouted at	D.looked for
（7）A.box	B.pocket	C.wallet	D.school bag
（8）A.saw	B.met	C.found	D.caught
（9）A.up	B.in	C.away	D.back
（10）A.old	B.pretty	C.empty	D.special
（11）A.nobody	B.anybody	C.somebody	D.everybody
（12）A.refused	B.forgotten	C.expected	D.remembered
（13）A.list	B.desk	C.signs	D.cards
（14）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where
（15）A.polite	B.sweet	C.honest	D.patient

Larry seemed always silent and didn't have any friend.His teacher Mr.Brown

（1） 　 　this.One day,he asked Larry to meet him after class.Mr.Brown said， "I see that you don't talk to anyone or show any（2） 　 　in anything.What's wrong？" Larry replied， "Sir，I have a very（3） 　 　life.I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep

（4） 　 　them.Because of this，I can't focus my attention on anything and don't even feel like talking to（5） 　 　. "

Mr.Brown listened carefully，thought for a while and said,"Would you like some lemonade(柠檬汽水）？"Larry felt a little（6） 　 　and nervously replied,"Yes，thank you!"

While（7） 　 　lemonade，Mr.Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity of sugar low.Larry made a（8） 　 　face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade.Seeing this，Mr.Brown asked "You don't like it？""

"Um…. .it's just there is a bit too much（9） 　 　in it， "Larry answered.

Mr.Brown stopped him， "Oh，it doesn't matter.I will throw it away. "As the teacher was lifting the glass to（10） 　 　,Larry stopped him and said， "Sir，please don't throw it away.（11） 　 　we put a little more sugar in the lemonade，it will be fine to drink. "

Hearing this，Mr.Brown said（12） 　 　,"This is what I want to hear from you.To improve the（13） 　 　of lemonade，we don't need to remove the salt from it，we can just add some sugar to it.Similarly，we cannot remove sad things that have（14） 　 　happened to us，but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life.If you keep on crying about your

（15) 　 　neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright. "

Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.

（1）A.enjoyed	B.noticed	C.believed	D.forgot
（2）A.fear	B.anger	C.interest	D.politeness
（3）A.simple	B.difficult	C.quiet	D.common
（4）A.looking for	B.learning from	C.laughing at	D.thinking about
（5）A.anybody	B.somebody	C.everybody	D.nobody
（6）A.surprised	B.tired	C.bored	D.shamed
（7）A.buying	B.cooking	C.preparing	D.drinking
（8）A.serious	B.friendly	C.patient	D.strange
（9）A.sugar	B.water	C.salt	D.lemonade
（10）A.keep it away	B.take it away	C.drink it up	D.use it up
（11）A.If	B.Since	C.Although	D.Unless
（12）A.bravely	B.coldly	C.happily	D.angrily
（13）A.taste	B.color	C.shape	D.smell
（14）A.never	B.already	C.nearly	D.seldom
（15）A.style	B.habit	C.decision	D.past