初中英语人物故事类阅读试题

Long long ago， there was a small village in the mountains， and many people lived there． Mike was one of them．He was a middle﹣aged man． The people in the village always laughed at him． They liked to show visitors how stupid Mike was． They thought this was an amusing thing to do．

One day， a visitor came to the village．"Watch this!" a villager said and called to Mike．"Come and play a game， Mike． "he shouted． Mike walked slowly towards him， with a silly smile on his face．"Look， Mike， "the villager said， "I have got something for you． "He showed Mike a for you "He showed Mike a ＄1coin and a much larger 5O (\operatorname{cuihovah\_7F8E\cuihovah}\operatorname{cuihovah\_5206\_cuihovah})coin. "Which one would you like ?" he asked Mike, holding them both out, Mike immediately took the50＄ coin. Thvillager laughed. "See how stupid he is !" he said, "He always does that，How stupid he is!" He walked away, leaving Mike with the visitor，The visitor felt sorry for Mike. "Mike, listen, "he said," Although the 50＄ coin is bigger than the 1coin, the 1 coin is worth much more，Twice a much.\ operatorname{""}Ik now that, " Mike said, "But the very first time l take the ＄1 co in, they will stop playing the 1 coin， they will stop playing the game． "Mike went away and left the visitor in silence．

（1）Mike may be a man at the age of 　　．

A．	10
B．	20
C．	40
D．	80

（2）Which is TRUE in the following sentences？ 　　

A．	A group of visitors came to the village．
B．	Mike didn't take the ＄1 coin．
C．	A visitor came to play chess with Mike．
D．	Mike refused to play the game．

（3）After the game，how did the visitor feel for Mike at first？ 　　

A．	Sorry．
B．	Excited．
C．	Happy．
D．	Crazy．

（4）Why did Mike take the 50￠ coin？ 　　

A．	He knew the visitor very well．
B．	He didn't know the worth of it．
C．	He liked the picture on it．
D．	He wanted the game to be continued．

（5）In fact，Mike was 　　according to the passage．

A．	silly
B．	smart
C．	poor
D．	sick

Confucius was a pioneer in the field of education． He was born in the year 551 B．C． He was a great thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． His main ideas are about kindness and good manners． What 's more， he was also a famous philosopher whose wise sayings have influenced many people in different countries． For example， one of his famous sayings， "He who learns but does not think is lost； he who thinks but does not learn is in danger"，tells us the importance of learning and thinking． What a great man we can learn from!

Confucius
pioneer	in the field of （1）
thinker	many ideas about human（2） 　　and behavior， especially his ideas about （3） 　 ___ 　and good manners
philosopher	influencing （4） 　　people in different countries with his （5） 　　sayings

Robert was a boy of eight years old． One day， when he was doing cleaning at home． He thought he should move the box out of the house． The box made of wood was very heavy． And it was much bigger than he． He tried， but he could not move it． After resting for a short time， the boy started once more， but failed again． He couldn't even move it a bit． He felt very tired and hopeless．

Just then，his father came home from work and saw his son work hard． He didn't help Robert and asked， "Dear son， have you done your best？ And are you doing everything you can？"

" 　　" the boy cried．

"No， you're not． "his father said quietly， "You have not asked me to help you． Asking for help is not a weakness． At some point， even the strongest of us needs help． It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble．Robert nodded with a big smile．

（1）What did the boy want to move away？ 　　

A．	A stone．
B．	A box．
C．	A wood．
D．	A toy．

（2）Robert couldn't move it out because it was too 　　．

A．	heavy
B．	tall
C．	low
D．	high

（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again？ 　　

A．	He hoped he could move it sometime later．
B．	He thought he could ask for help．
C．	He felt very tired and hopeless．
D．	He became very proud of himself．

（4）Which of the following can be put in 　　in the seventh line of the article？

A．	I hardly did!
B．	Yes， I do!
C．	No． I am not!
D．	Yes， I am!

（5）What can be the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	How to move a heavy thing away
B．	An interesting story about Robert
C．	Robert's hard work
D．	Learn to ask for help when needed

Robert was a boy of eight years old． One day， when he was doing cleaning at home． He thought he should move the box out of the house． The box made of wood was very heavy． And it was much bigger than he． He tried， but he could not move it． After resting for a short time， the boy started once more， but failed again． He couldn't even move it a bit． He felt very tired and hopeless．

Just then，his father came home from work and saw his son work hard． He didn't help Robert and asked， "Dear son， have you done your best？ And are you doing everything you can？"

" 　    　" the boy cried．

"No， you're not． "his father said quietly， "You have not asked me to help you． Asking for help is not a weakness． At some point， even the strongest of us needs help． It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble．

   Robert nodded with a big smile．

（1）What did the boy want to move away？ 　    　

A．	A stone．
B．	A box．
C．	A wood．
D．	A toy．

（2）Robert couldn't move it out because it was too 　    　．

A．	heavy
B．	tall
C．	low
D．	high

（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again？ 　    　

A．	He hoped he could move it sometime later．
B．	He thought he could ask for help．
C．	He felt very tired and hopeless．
D．	He became very proud of himself．

（4）Which of the following can be put in 　    　in the seventh line of the article？

A．	I hardly did!
B．	Yes， I do!
C．	No． I am not!
D．	Yes， I am!

（5）What can be the best title of the passage？ 　    　

A．	How to move a heavy thing away
B．	An interesting story about Robert
C．	Robert's hard work
D．	Learn to ask for help when needed

Robert was a boy of eight years old． One day， when he was doing cleaning at home． He thought he should move the box out of the house． The box made of wood was very heavy． And it was much bigger than he． He tried， but he could not move it． After resting for a short time， the boy started once more， but failed again． He couldn't even move it a bit． He felt very tired and hopeless．

Just then，his father came home from work and saw his son work hard． He didn't help Robert and asked， "Dear son， have you done your best？ And are you doing everything you can？"

" 　　" the boy cried．

"No， you're not． "his father said quietly， "You have not asked me to help you． Asking for help is not a weakness． At some point， even the strongest of us needs help． It is important to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in trouble．

Robert nodded with a big smile．

（1）What did the boy want to move away？ 　　

A．	A stone．
B．	A box．
C．	A wood．
D．	A toy．

（2）Robert couldn't move it out because it was too 　　．

A．	heavy
B．	tall
C．	low
D．	high

（3）How did Robert feel after he tried again and again？ 　　

A．	He hoped he could move it sometime later．
B．	He thought he could ask for help．
C．	He felt very tired and hopeless．
D．	He became very proud of himself．

（4）Which of the following can be put in 　　in the seventh line of the article？

A．	I hardly did!
B．	Yes， I do!
C．	No． I am not!
D．	Yes， I am!

（5）What can be the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	How to move a heavy thing away
B．	An interesting story about Robert
C．	Robert's hard work
D．	Learn to ask for help when needed

Zheng He was born in 1371．He was a Ming dynasty explorer．We Chinese people are proud of him.As a captain and palace official，he led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433．At that time，the compass played an important role in his sailing．He even succeeded in sailing to the east coast of Africa．His last journey was more than half a century earlier than Columbus' first journey to America．He was a great explorer．He is really the pride of China．He died of illness on his way home from Africa in 1433．

（1）Zheng He was a captain of Tang dynasty． 　　

（2）He led seven ocean journeys from 1405to 1433． 　　

（3）He died at the age of 28 years old． 　　

（4）The Chinese people are proud of him． 　　

（5）His last ocean journey was more than half a century earlier than Columbus' first journey to America． 　　

When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．

I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"

I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．

The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．

（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？ 　　

A．	His classmate
B．	He himself
C．	His teacher
D．	His mother

（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？ 　　

A．	Surprised
B．	Worried
C．	Happy
D．	Angry

（3）Which of the following can be put in 　　？

A．	Is your answer right？
B．	Do you think he is right？
C．	What color is the object？
D．	What do you think of the object？

（4）Why did the object look so different in color？ 　　

A．	Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors
B．	Because the object had two different colors on the two sides
C．	Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other
D．	Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us

（5）What can we lean from the story？ 　　

A．	We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact
B．	Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers
C．	Teachers are always cleverer than their students．
D．	We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）

Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．

Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．

At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．

（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？ 　　

A．	Oxford University
B．	St Albans University．
C．	Cambridge University
D．	London University

（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was 　　．

A．	25
B．	23
C．	21
D．	20

（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT 　　．

A．	the universe
B．	the big bang
C．	the black hole
D．	the history of science

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Hawking was a very famous physicist．
B．	Hawking married but didn't have children．
C．	Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942．
D．	Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	Hawking's life
B．	Hawking's study
C．	why Hawking got ill
D．	how Hawking became famous

When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．

    I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．

    She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"

    I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．

    The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．

（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？　　

A． His classmate

B． He himself

C． His teacher

D． His mother

（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？　　

A． Surprised

B． Worried

C． Happy

D． Angry

（3）Which of the following can be put in　　 ？

A． Is your answer right？

B． Do you think he is right？

C． What color is the object？

D． What do you think of the object？

（4）Why did the object look so different in color？　　

A． Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors

B． Because the object had two different colors on the two sides

C． Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other

D． Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us

（5）What can we lean from the story？　　

A． We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact

B． Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers

C． Teachers are always cleverer than their students．

D． We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）

Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．

Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．

At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．

（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？ 　 　

A．	Oxford University
B．	St Albans University．
C．	Cambridge University
D．	London University

（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was 　 　．

A．	25
B．	23
C．	21
D．	20

（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT 　 　．

A．	the universe
B．	the big bang
C．	the black hole
D．	the history of science

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　 　

A．	Hawking was a very famous physicist．
B．	Hawking married but didn't have children．
C．	Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942．
D．	Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　 　．

A．	Hawking's life
B．	Hawking's study
C．	why Hawking got ill
D．	how Hawking became famous

When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．

I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"

I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．

The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．

（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？ 　　

A．	His classmate
B．	He himself
C．	His teacher
D．	His mother

（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？ 　　

A．	Surprised
B．	Worried
C．	Happy
D．	Angry

（3）Which of the following can be put in 　　？

A．	Is your answer right？
B．	Do you think he is right？
C．	What color is the object？
D．	What do you think of the object？

（4）Why did the object look so different in color？ 　　

A．	Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors
B．	Because the object had two different colors on the two sides
C．	Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other
D．	Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us

（5）What can we lean from the story？ 　　

A．	We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact
B．	Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers
C．	Teachers are always cleverer than their students．
D．	We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）

Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．

Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．

At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．

（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？ 　　

A．	Oxford University
B．	St Albans University．
C．	Cambridge University
D．	London University

（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was 　　．

A．	25
B．	23
C．	21
D．	20

（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT 　　．

A．	the universe
B．	the big bang
C．	the black hole
D．	the history of science

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Hawking was a very famous physicist．
B．	Hawking married but didn't have children．
C．	Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942．
D．	Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23．

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	Hawking's life
B．	Hawking's study
C．	why Hawking got ill
D．	how Hawking became famous

There are about 10 million different kinds of animal on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes． The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom． It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on each species（物种） and their habits in the wild．

Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand． There is the kakapo parrot． It is a bird but it cannot fly． It is a nocturnalanimal． It sleeps in the day and eats at night． There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world．

The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly． Some birds are very beautiful， but the kiwi is not． It is one of the ugliest birds in the world． But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world． Male and female kiwis live together for 30 years．

Australia has many strange animals． The most surprising Australian animal is the platypus． It has the face and feet of a bird， the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver（河狸）． It is a mammal（哺乳动物） but it lays eggs．

The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia． It is the bumblebee bat． It lives in Thailand． It is only 2．5 cm long and it weighs 3 g． There are only 2，000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live．

（1）The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about 　　．

A．	special animals in the world
B．	birds in New Zealand
C．	animals in Australia

（2）The underlined word "nocturnal" in Paragraph 2 means " 　　" in Chinese．

A．	嗜睡的
B．	夜行的
C．	贪吃的

（3） 　　kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned in the passage．

A．	Two
B．	Three
C．	Four

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	A platypus has the body of a beaver．
B．	A kiwi is romantic though it is ugly．
C．	The number of kakapo parrot is larger than that of bumblebee bat．

（5）We can most probably read the passage from 　　．

A．	a history book
B．	a medical report
C．	a science magazine

One day，while my friend and I were traveling through Germany，we were very hungrybut wedidn't have a lot of money． （1） 　　I chose some cookies and went to the front counter to pay． Nearthe counter I saw some packaged（包装好的） cookies in a large box． （2） 　　I decided to take them instead so that we could save money．（3） 　　We found a quiet place under a tree and we ate our sandwiches first，and then the cookies． We thought they were great．

"Let's get these again，" I said． "（4） 　　 "

My friend can read some German， but I can't， so I gave her the package in order that she could look for the brand（品牌） name． （5） 　　

"Why are you laughing？" I asked．

"Because they're dog biscuits!" she said．

A． We left the store and looked for a place where we could eat． B． She looked at it and then started to laugh． C． We decided to stop at a small store to get some food． D． They're cheap and they really taste good． E． More and more people will go there． F． She liked Germany very much． G． They looked good and were a lot cheaper than the ones I had in my hand．

Mr．Ma，a famous mental （心理的） doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting，"Now many young students can have many problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates．Parents and teachers should care more about this problem．"

Then Mr．Ma gave some examples．One patient，a middle school student from Xi'an was doing badly in his lessons．He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him，and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling parents．Another student，a 14﹣year﹣old schoolgirl from Shanghai，was very afraid of exams．While she was reading the exam paper，she couldn't think of anything to write．

A recent report from Jie fang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems．They often feel worried and very unhappy．Unluckily，many of them won't go and ask for help．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others won't talk about their own secrets （秘密）．

At the end of the meeting，Mr．Ma offered some good ideas to young people：

◆Talk to your parents or teachers often．

◆Take part in group activities．

◆Try to get along well with the people around you．

◆Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy．

46．What's the matter with the students probably if they often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others？ 　　

A．	They may have no parents．
B．	They may have no secrets．
C．	They may have mental problems．
D．	They may have a headache．

47．When did the 14﹣year﹣old schoolgirl become so nervous that she couldn't think of anything to write？ 　　

A．	When she went to see a doctor．
B．	When she studied very hard．
C．	When she talked with her parents．
D．	When she had exams．

48．Why won't students with mental problems ask for help？ 　　

A．	Because they don't want to talk about their secrets with others．
B．	Because their parents are too busy to look after them．
C．	Because doctors can't help them with the problems．
D．	Because they have no time to go to see a doctor．

49．How many good ideas did Mr．Ma offer to young people？ 　　

A．	Two．
B．	Three．
C．	Four．
D．	Five．

50．What's the main idea of the passage？ 　　

A．	Young students'mental problems．
B．	Young students'success．
C．	Young students'communication．
D．	Young students'secrets．