初中英语人物故事类阅读试题

Once there was a boy and his little sister living in a small village．The boy was good﹣looking but his sister was not．One day they found a mirror（镜子）and they saw what they looked like for the first time．The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister， "How handsome I am!I look nicer than you!" The girl didn't like what her brother said and gave him a hard push． "Go away!" she said angrily．

Their father saw what was happening．He went up to them and said to the boy， "You must always be good as well as look good．" Then the father said to the girl， "My dear，if you help everyone and do your best to please（使愉快）them，everyone will love you．It doesn't matterthat you are not as good﹣looking as your brother．"

根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．

（1）Once a boy and his little sister lived in a small 　　．

A．	cit
B．	town
C．	village

（2）The boy and his sister saw what they looked like in the mirror for the 　　time．

A．	first
B．	second
C．	third

（3）The girl didn't like what her 　　said．

A．	aunt
B．	brother
C．	mother

（4）Father told the boy to be good as well as look 　　．

A．	good
B．	young
C．	C ugly

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

A．	麻烦
B．	问题
C．	要紧

When Jim was young，he liked watches very much．When he was 18 years old，he joined the army，and after a year，he began to teach himself to mend watches．A lot of his friends brought him their watches with problems and asked for mending．Jim was always glad to help．

Jim's captain（上校）heard about this，and one day he brought Jim a watch and said，watch doesn't work，can you mend it for me？" "Yes，sir．I can．" Jim answered．A few days later，he brought the watch back to the captain． "How much shall I pay？" the captain asked． "Nothing，sir．"Jim said．He took out a small box and gave it to the captain and said， "In the box are three wheels from your watch，I couldn't find any places for them when I put everything back．

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在答题卡上涂A，错误的涂B．

（1）When Jim was young．he liked watches very much． 　　（判断对错）

（2）Jim joined the army when he was 18 years old． 　　（判断对错）

（3）Jim taught himself to mend computers． 　　（判断对错）

（4）One day Jim's captain brought him a watch． 　　（判断对错）

（5）Jim succeeded in mending the captain's watch． 　　（判断对错）

An 11﹣year﹣old boy Frank loved to read ghost stories． Every time he paid a visit to the library and got back a horror story． And he liked playing scary tricks on his friends．

One day， Frank's friend Pavan asked him to come over to his house after school． Frank played there until very late． He walked along the road in the quiet wood． How dark it was!

Then he heard a noise that came from behind． "Guess what I can do with my long bony fingers and my long sharp teeth？" It was a human voice．

Hearing the terrible voice， Frank started to run， but the terrible voice still went after him．

Out of breath， he stopped， nervous． In a trembling （发抖的）voice， he asked， "Who's there？"

But all he heard was the voice saying： "Guess what I can do with my long bony fingers and my long sharp teeth？，

Frank started running again． When Frank arrived home， he gathered his last bit of courage and turned to ask， "Who are you and what can you do with your long bony fingers and your long sharp teeth？"

"Aha! Frank! Didn't you find that I was running after you all the time？" said his dad．

"Daddy？ Ifs you？ You mean the voice came from you？ But why？" asked Frank．

"Well， I thought I would give you a scare for a change， just like you do to others after reading one of your stories! said Frank's dad．

Frank looked at his father for a long time． And then they went inside the house together．

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项．

（1）What did Frank like to read？ 　　

A．	Poems．
B．	Ghost stories．
C．	Funny stories．
D．	Science fictions．

（2）How did Frank feel when he heard the noise that came from behind？ 　　

A．	Calm．
B．	Excited．
C．	Happy．
D．	Scared．

（3）Who was the man that followed Frank？ 　　

A．	Frank's father．
B．	A ghost．
C．	No one．
D．	His friend．

（4）What's the best title of this passage？ 　　

A．	A trembling voice．
B．	A strict father．
C．	A scary night．
D．	A naughty boy．

Long long ago， there was a beautiful little girl． She was alone because she had no family and no home． She only had her clothes and some bread． But she was very kind．

    A man asked her if she had something to eat． She gave him her bread． A child cried and told her that his head was very cold． So she gave him her hat． Then， she met a child with no coat． She gave him her coat．

    One day， in the cold dark forest， she met another child who asked for her dress． The little girl thought that it was dark and nobody could see her， so she gave her dress away． At last，she had almost nothing： no family， no where to live， nothing to eat and little to wear．

    Suddenly， stars fell from the sky． These stars became pieces of money and a beautiful dress．

    The little girl was rich for the rest of her life and she still helped the people in need with her money．

（1）The beautiful little girl was　　because she had no family and no home

A．lazy

B． alone

C． rich

D． thin

（2）When she met a child with no coat， she gave him her　　

A． bread

B． hat

C． coat

D． money

（3）　　，she gave her dress away．

A． In an old house

B． In the forest

C． In the sky

D． At home

（4）　　fell from the sky became pieces of money and a beautiful dress

A． The hat

B． The coat

C． The bread

D． The stars

（5）The little girl was rich for the rest of her life because of her　　．

A． kindness

B．family

C．beauty

D．dress

Once there was a famine（饥荒）．A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them， "In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you．Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more．"

In a hurry the hungry children got together around the basket，and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece．At last they went away without even thanking the good cook． Mary， a poorly﹣dressed girl， did not fight with the other children，but stood quietly in distance．When the badly﹣behaved children had left，Mary took the smallest piece，which was all left in the basket．She kissed the cook's hand and went home．

The next day the children were as badly﹣behaved as before． Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the bread open． Many new， shining pieces of silver fell out of it．

Her mother was very worried ，and said， "Take the money back to the cook at once．The silver must have fallen into the dough（面团）by accident． Hurry up， Mary．"

When the little girl gave the rich man her mother 's message， he said， "It was no mistake．I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize． Always be as satisfied， peaceable and thankful as you now are． Go home now， and tell your mother that the money is yours．"

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．

（1）What did Mary do while the others fought over the bread？ 　　

A．	She stood quietly in distance．
B．	She fought over the bread．
C．	She went home．
D．	She sent for her mother．

（2）How did the girl express her thanks to the cook？ 　　

A．	She left quietly without a word．
B．	She kissed the cook's hand．
C．	She gave money to the cook．
D．	She behaved as badly as the other children．

（3）Why did the cook put the silver pieces into the bread？ 　　

A．	Because he wanted to give them to the poorest child．
B．	Because Mary's mother was very worried．
C．	Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize．
D．	Because Mary's family was poor．

（4）What do you think of Mary's mother？ 　　

A．	She was very rich．
B．	She was peaceable．
C．	She was foolish．
D．	She was very honest．

（5）What is the passage mainly about？ 　　

A．	Some pieces of bread．
B．	Some pieces of silver．
C．	A good girl．
D．	A rich cook．

Recently， my husband and I had the chance to do something good for two people who were complete strangers to us． It made us feel so good to be able to do it that I thought I should share， We were traveling to Thailand on New Year's Day with our family． Since I travel a lot for work， we have had enough flying miles to become the VIP （very important person．） of the flight to enjoy first class（头等舱） seats．

As we were sitting in the very first two seats in the first row of first class waiting for the plane to take off， I heard one of the flight attendants （航班服务员） telling the others that there was a young couple sitting in the back of the plane that had just been married several days before and were going on their honeymoon（蜜月）． They had ordered their flight eight months before but， for some reason， had not been able to get seats together． No one else on the plane wanted to move and the bride（新娘） was in tears．

I turned to my husband and told him what I heard． We agreed without thinking twice and I called the flight attendant over to tell her that we would be happy to give up our seats for this young couple， The flight attendant seemed shocked and amazed and said． "Really？ Are you sure？"

We said． "Sure!"

So， we moved to the back of the plane， I was in a middle seat in the back part and my husband，who is 63， in the window seat of the last row of the plane．

   The flight attendants were very thankful for what we had done and cared for us carefully even though we were no longer sitting in first class， and we both made friends with the people sitting around us and had a great flight． I had to go back to the front of the plane to get a forgotten object back during the flight and noticed that the young couple were sitting very close together， happily sipping champagne （品尝香槟）．

It really made my New Year to get on to such a wonderful start!

（1）When did the writer travel to Thailand？ 　　

A．	On the first day of April．
B．	On the first day of January．
C．	On the first day of March．
D．	On the first day of February．

（2）Why could the writer get the first class seats？ 　　

A．	Because she was old．
B．	Because she was sick．
C．	Because she often traveled．
D．	Because she had much money．

（3）Where did the writer sit at last？ 　　

A．	In the first row．
B．	In a middle seat．
C．	In the last row．
D．	In the window seat．

（4）What's the passage mainly about？ 　　

A．	A young couple gave their seats to the old．
B．	The flight attendants helped the old couple．
C．	All the passengers helped the young couple．
D．	An old couple offered their seats to the strangers．

B

Yesterday morning I went to Liuhou Park by bike． While I was walking in the park， a young man stopped me and asked if I could take some photos for him． I was happy to help and took many beautiful photos for him． With many thanks， he said goodbye to me． However， a few minutes later， I found the young man had left his bag on the bench（长凳）． I thought he must forget to take it with him． So i decided to wait for him． Ten minutes later， the young man returned in a hurry． Seeing his bag in my hand， he was very happy． Then I gave the bag to him． He showed his gratitudeto me． When I left， he thanked me again．

What a great pleasure it was to help others!

根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．

（1）Yesterday morning I went to Liuhou Park 　　．

A．	on foot
B．	by bike
C．	by bus

（2）A young man asked me if I could 　　for him．

A．	take some photos
B．	draw a picture
C．	sing a song

（3）The young man left his 　　on the bench．

A．	hat
B．	umbrella
C．	bag

（4）Ten 　　later， the young man returned in a hurry．

A．	minutes
B．	hours
C．	days

（5）The underlined word"gratitude"in Paragraph means 　　in Chinese．

A．	情感
B．	感激
C．	看法

"Mom， "said Trevor， as he watched his mother washing the old cans （罐）， "why are you washing these old cans？"

   "I'm getting them ready for being put into the recycling box，" said Mom．

   "Well， they are rubbish to us， because we don' t need them anymore． I wash the cans out so that they won't attired insects，" said Mom． "We don' t use some things， but it doesn't mean they have no value． These cans can be melted （熔化） down to make new cans or other things．"

   "I didn't think of that，" said Trevor． "Is that why you save all the cardboard（纸板） or newspapers too？"

   Mom nodded， "That is also why I save all those vegetable bits， I use them all in our garden．"

   "Our teacher told us about projects other classes had done for Earth Day， and she asked for suggestions for our class projects． I can't think of anything． Do you have any good ideas， Mom？" asked Trevor．

   Mom wiped （擦） her hands with a towel （毛巾） and thought for a few minutes． "I saw an article in a magazine about wise ideas about recycling． It must be something you will be interested in．"

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑．

（1）What was Trevor's mother doing？ 　　

A．	She was reading a magazine．
B．	She was washing some old cans．
C．	She was cooking in the kitchen．
D．	She was packing some old newspapers．

（2）Trevor's mother saves some things EXCEPT 　　in this passage．

A．	cardboard
B．	newspapers
C．	vegetable bits
D．	plastic bags

（3）Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？ 　　

A．	We can use old cans to make new cans or other things．
B．	Trevor's teacher wants to get some suggestions for her class projects．
C．	Mom used a towel to dry her hands．
D．	We can know the name of the magazine．

（4）What will they probably do after the conversation？ 　　

A．	They will write a new article．
B．	They will throw the cans away．
C．	They will look for the magazine．
D．	They will wash more cans together．

Actress Jiang Yiyan has spent around a month a year volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi for nine years in a row（连续）．

   In 2007， when she took part in film shooting in that area， she was shocked by the poverty （贫穷） there． Children had to walk along mountainous roads to attend classes at a neighbouring village school． So she came up with the idea of doing something for these children．

   Besides giving classes， Jiang also plays games with children and sings songs for them． And she cares much for their daily life． Moreover， shedonated billion yuan to set up a fund （基金） for students there．

   "Like the grass in stone clefts（裂缝）， they have to try their best to find sunshine on their own rather than waiting for others to do it for them，" Jiang said．

   When asked how she persistedin her volunteer services for such a long time， Jiang said， " I'm not persisting but enjoying．"

   "It's not that I gave these kids love． I am actually learning about love．" Jiang added． To enjoy and share love is seen as the most important thing in her life．

   At the same time， children in the big mountains have also influenced Jiang．

   "Whenever I meet with something difficult to do， I'll think of these kids． Born in the kind of environment， they have to learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth． So， why can't I？" said Jiang．

（1）Jiang Yiyan spends 　　as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi．

A．	a day a week
B．	a day a month
C．	a week a month
D．	a month a year

（2）When did Jiang Yiyan come up with the idea of doing something for the children there？__ 　　

A．	In 1987．
B．	In 1997．
C．	In 2007．
D．	In 2017．

（3）What does the underlined word " persisted" mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	放弃
B．	坚持
C．	拒绝
D．	宽容

（4）What's the most important thing in Jiang Yiyan's life？ 　　

A．	To set up a fund．
B．	To enjoy and share love．
C．	To take part in film shooting．
D．	To learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth．

（5）The best title of this passage is " 　　"．

A．	The Children's Poverty
B．	The Mountainous Roads
C．	The Grass in Stone Clefts
D．	A kind and helpful Actress

In the United States， headmaster and teachers punish（惩罚）students in different ways． The teachers often write to or call the students' parents． Sometimes students have to stay at school for an extra hour． If a student behaves（表现） very badly， the headteacher can suspend（使暂停上课） the student． The student can't come to school for one， two， or three days． Mr Lazares didn't like to suspend students． When he suspended students，they were happy． "A three﹣day holiday!" they thought． One day，a boy was in Mr Lazares' office． The boy was not behaving well in class． Mr Lazares phoned the boy's parents． "If you come to school with your son，I won't suspend him．" he said． The boy's father came to school and went with his son to every class． Other students all looked at the boy and his father． The boy was embarrassed（尴尬的）．After that he behaved better． He didn't want his father to come to school again． Other students behaved better，too． They thought，"I don't want my parents to come to school!"

   That year about 60 parents came to school with children who didn't behave well． The next year only a few parents had to come to school． The students were behaving better．

（1）Teachers punish their students in these ways except （除…之外） 　　．

A．	writing to the students' parents
B．	calling the students' parents
C．	telling the students to stay at school for an extra hour
D．	telling the students to stand up all day in the classroom

（2） 　　can suspend the students if they behave very badly at school．

A．	The students' parents
B．	The students' teachers
C．	The students' headteacher
D．	The students themselves

（3）The students will be 　　if they are suspended according to the passage．

A．	sad
B．	sick
C．	happy
D．	embarrassed

（4） 　　came to school after Mr Lazares phoned Robert's parents．

A．	Robert's grandfather
B．	Robert's grandmother
C．	Robert's father
D．	Robert's mother

（5）The students behaved 　　after their parents did what Mr Lazares told them to do．

A．	bad
B．	good
C．	worse
D．	better

My name is Daming． I'm twelve years old and I'm from Beijing． Beijing is the capital of China． My mother is a nurse， and my father is an actor．We are Chinese． This is Tony Smith． Tony is his first name and Smith is his last name． He's my friend but he is not in my class． He is from Cambridge． It's small city in England．He's thirteen years old． His mother is an English teacher． His father is a doctor． They are English．

根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在答题卡上涂T，错误的涂F．

（1）Daming is twelve years old．　　

（2）Daming is not from Beijing．　　

（3）Tony is not in Daming class．　　

（4）Cambridge is small city in England．　　

（5）Tony's mother is a doctor．　　

Not only kids of Tiger Moms go to Harvard．

    Dawn Loggins of Lawndale，N．C．is on her way to Harvard，one of the eight world﹣famous universities in the eastern US．Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes．This girl created her own future．

    The teen was abandonedby her family last summer，when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee．She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friends'sofas．

    The school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family．Soon，Dawn had a job at Burns High School．She worked from 6 a．m．to 7：40 a．m．before the first school bell rang．She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons，before diving（跳水）into her studies in the evenings．

    Dawn's hard work paid off．She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2，110 on the SAT．

"There were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up，"the 18﹣year﹣old said．"But it was never in me to give up，because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education．"

    Even before Dawn's family left her，she led a difficult life．Her family was poor and cups of noodles were often the only food．Dawn"studied by candlelight"because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill（电费）．

    Dawn has now reconnected with her family．They are proud of her accomplishments（成就） and are attending her high school graduation．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案．

（1）Why didn't Dawn give up her studies？ 　　

A．	To reconnect with her family．
B．	To thank those who had helped her．
C．	To get an education to be successful．
D．	To realize her dream of going to Harvard．

（2）Who helped Dawn when she found herself homeless？ 　　

A．	Her teachers．
B．	Her neighbors．
C．	A Tiger Mom．
D．	A school bus driver．

（3）What does the underlined word"abandoned"mean in Chinese？ 　　

A．	宠爱
B．	抛弃
C．	鼓励
D．	虐待

（4）Which of the following words describes Dawn？ 　　

A．	Open﹣minded．
B．	Good﹣natured．
C．	Strong﹣willed．
D．	Warm﹣hearted

（5）What is the best title for the text？ 　　

A．	Another Harvard girl．
B．	A girl in candlelight．
C．	From homeless to Harvard．
D．	The role of Tiger Moms．

A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery （外科手术）．

He found the boy's father in the hall waiting worriedly．

On seeing him，the father cried out，"Why did you take all this time to come？Don't you know that my son is in danger？Don't you have any sense of duty？"

The doctor smiled and said，"I am sorry．I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now，I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work．"

"Calm down？!What if your son was in this room right now？Would you calm down？If your own son dies while waiting for a doctor，then what will you do？"said the father angrily．The doctor smiled again and replied，"We will do our best and you should also pray （祈祷）for your son's healthy life．"

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy，"Thank goodness!Your son is saved!"And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running by saying，"If you have any questions，ask the nurse．"

"Couldn't he wait some minutes so that I can ask about my son's state？"shouted the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left．

The nurse answered，tears coming down her face．"His son died yesterday in a road accident．He was at the burial （葬礼） when we called him for your son's surgery．And now that he saved your son's life，he left running to finish his son's burial．"

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内．

46．What did the doctor do afterhe received the call for the surgery？ 　　

A．	He asked another doctor to do his duty．
B．	He went to the hospital as soon as possible．
C．	He discussed the boy's state with the father．
D．	He waited until his son's burial was finished．

47．The father shouted at the doctor because he thought 　　

A．	he had waited too long
B．	no one cared for his son
C．	the doctor was cold to him
D．	the surgery took a long time

48．Who told the truth to the father in the end？ 　　

A．	The doctor．
B．	The nurse．
C．	His son．
D．	A patient．

49．How might the father feel after he knew the truth？ 　　

A．	Angry．
B．	Excited．
C．	Sorry．
D．	Doubtful．

50．What is the best title for the text？ 　　

A．	Seeing is believing
B．	Time waits for no man
C．	Practice makes perfect
D．	Think before you decide．

Once upon a time，there lived a teacher in a small town．He often taught his students in special ways．Once he sent four of his students to go to a small farm to see apple trees in different seasons．The first student went in winter，the second in spring，the third in summer，and the last in autumn．

After the four students came back，the teacher called them together．They pictured （描述）their feelings to the teacher．The first student said that there were no leaves on the trees．It made him very disappointed．The second student said his eyes were full of light green．It made him feel hopeful．The third one disagreed．"What are you talking about？How pretty the trees were!The sweet smell of the beautiful flowers spread （传播）here and there．"The last one shook his head．He only saw a lot of apples on the beautiful trees．

The teacher smiled and told his students none of them were wrong．They each just saw one season．He continued，"The trees are not the same in different seasons．You can't judge （判断）a tree by only one season．Don't let the regret of one season destroy the beauty of the rest．"

Everything has different sides in our life．Don't hurry to make a conclusion （结论）before seeing the whole of it．

根据短文内容判断正、误．

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑．正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"）

（1）Four students were sent to see apples in different seasons． 　　．

（2）The first student left for the small farm in winter． 　　．

（3）The last student saw the beautiful trees with many apples． 　　．

（4）The teacher thought his four students were completely wrong． 　　．

（5）The passage mainly tells us that we should judge things by only one sied． 　 ．

Mr．Smith lived in a small village． She was born with a silver spoon．When her parents died，they left her a lot of money．After that，she lived on her own．Unfortunately，she became blind after a serious illness．She went to see lots of famous doctors，but nobody was able to cure （治愈）her eyes．She felt very sad．

One day，a man named Tom came to the village where Ms．Smith lived．Ho heard ahout her illness and came to her house，He told Ms．Smith that he had much experience．He was sure to cure her eyes，but she must pay him a large amount of money．Ms．Smith agreed．"But you can't get a penny if you fail，"said the lady．

During the treatment，Tom found Ms．Smith was very rich．There were plenty of good things in her house．He stole many valuable things from the house．Several weeks later．Tom cured Ms．Smith．The lady could really see with her eyes．When Tom asked for money，Ms．Smith refused．She said，"You haven't cured my eyes．Before I was blind，I could see all the things in my room．       "Hearing that，Tom stood there and couldn't say a word．

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31．The underlined sentence" She was born with a silver spoon．"most probably means 　　．

A．	she had poor parents
B．	she was born in a rich family
C．	she had meals with a very expensive spoon

32．Tom came to visit Ms．Smith for the first time because he 　　．

A．	wanted to steal her money
B．	wanted to help her for free
C．	wanted to cure her illness in order to make money

33．After Ms．Smith was cured， 　　．

A．	Tom paid her a lot of money
B．	she refused to pay Tom any money
C．	she paid Tom lots of money at once

34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Ms．Smith was born blind．
B．	Many valuable things were stolen from Tom's house．
C．	It took Tom several weeks to cure Ms．Smith．

35．" 　　"can be the missing sentence in the passage．

A．	What a colorful world!
B．	But now I can't see any of them．
C．	Thank you for curing my eyes．