初中英语人物故事类阅读填空题

How do you feel when you are fooled by others？ No doubt， feel bad． There is nothing worse than falling for a joke and being a fool except one day． Yes， that's April Fool's Day． Nobody will be angry to be an" April Fool"．（1） 　　

The headmaster at my school decided to play an April Fools' joke on the students when I was in high school． On March 31， she announced that our school would hold a "Dress to Impress" day．（2） 　　

Girls were told to wear formal dresses and smart jackets， while a suit jacket and tie for each boy would be best． The teachers， we were told， would do the same．

On April Fool's Day， many of us students came to school dressed in our best clothes．（3） 　　In the morning， all of us got together on the playground， waiting for the headmaster． She would speak to the students．（4） 　　Instead， she wore jeans， running shoes and a T﹣shirt． The teachers also got dressed casually like her．

"April Fools!" she said， with a big smile on her face． "We just wanted to remind you that teachers have a sense of humor， too!"

Surely， all the teachers weren't April Fools．（5） 　　

A． Our hair was tidy and all our shoes were well cleaned． B． People say something nice to others on that day． C． All us students spent the rest of the day feeling very foolish indeed． D． This meant that the better you dressed at school， the higher your marks would be． E． But everyone knows to be careful on the first day of April． F． To our surprise， she wasn't dressed up at all． G． My parents laugh at each other's jokes．

A man died and was on his way to another world， either heaven （天堂） or hell （地狱）．He saw a beautiful huge palace．The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．The man said，"（1） 　　And now I just want to eat and sleep without doing any work．" The owner of the palace said， "（2） 　　You can eat whatever you want． And nothing needs to be done by you." "That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he lived in the palace．

（3） 　　But gradually he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，"Just eating and sleeping every day is very boring．Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life．（4） 　　" The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"

After another few months， the man could not stand it any more and went to the owner again．"I really can't stand this kind of life any more．" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would prefer to go to hell rather than live here．"

The owner of the palace smiled． "Where do you think we are now？" he said． "（5） 　 ____ 　"

A． Could you help me find a job？ B． I have been working hard my whole life． C． At first， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． D． If so， there is nowhere else better than here for you． E． Heaven？ We are actually in hell!

We've heard about several "poor students" in the past year． Cui Qingtao， a student from Yunnan， working with his parents on a building site when he got an admission letter（录取通知书） from Peking University． （1） 　　She is a student form Hebei． She was doing her part﹣time job in a different city when her family got her admission letter from Peking University．

（2） 　　For example， they are all strong and optimistic （乐观的）． Li Enhui said in an interview， "As long as we are alive， there are no problems that cannot be solved， and many people don't have my experiences． （3） 　　" Such an idea makes many adults feel embarrassed． He refused to accept donation money and decided to make money by himself． This is also the common thing that "poor students" have．

Whatever kind of values you hold， such personalities（ 品 格 ） are necessary for growth． （4） 　　Not everything goes well all the time． Only being strong and optimistic， can one go through difficulties． In fact， living in poor families doesn't promise such good personalities， and living in happiness doesn't promise optimistic attitudes（态度）． We like such "poor students" because they are strong and optimistic．

For them， few can choose their   lifestyles． （5） 　　That's why they are highly praised． Every one of us should learn from them．

A．Life is full of ups and downs．

B．A girl named Wang Xinyi is another example．

C．"Poor students" are usually hard﹣working and caring．

D．And these experiences make me grow and become better．

E．Born in poor families， these students have a lot in common．

F．However， all of them can choose their attitudes towards life．

Albert Einstein（1879﹣1955）

Early Life

Albert Einstein was born on I4th March，1879 in Germany． He was an extraordinary （非凡的）person since he was born． Einstein wasn't able to speak a word until three． He was curious（好奇的）and imaginative． He loved watching things carefully and asked a lot of questions about them．His questions were often hard to answer for teachers．

Schooling

Einstein started school in 1885． Though he did well in maths and science， he failed in many subjects like history ，geography and languages． He was not the teacher's favourite． He didn't enjoy going to school． Einstein finished high school in Switzerland and entered a university in Zurich． He graduated（大学毕业）as a teacher of maths and physics in1900．

Scientific Work

After graduation， Einstein worked at the Patent Office． He spent much time studying physics． By 1909， Einstein had become a top scientist． Though he became successful in the field of science， he still put great effort in scientific research． Finally， he won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921．

Later life

Einstein kept at his research until he died in 1955． Scientists studied his brain（脑）after his death to see if there was anything special about it． However ，there was no conclusion（结论）．

Today， many famous scientists still think Einstein is the smartest man in the world．

（1）Einstein loved watching things carefully and 　　about them

（2）Though Einstein 　　． he failed in many subjects．

（3）Finally． Einstein won the Nobel Prize 　　in1921

（4）Scientists studied Einstein's brain after he died so that 　　．

（5）Many famous scientists still think Einstein is 　　．

My name is Kate．I′m a policewoman．My job is to help people give up drugs（毒品）．I work as a policewoman because of an unforgettable experience that happened in my teens．

On my 14 ^thbirthday，some close family members had a party for me in a park．I received many gifts．My aunt gave me 100 yuan．I was excited and kept on thinking about how I should spend the money．Just after everyone sang Happy Birthday to me， ① 突然， 我看到一个小男孩正坐在树下哭泣．I wondered why he was sad and went to him with a piece of cake．"What's the matter？"The boy looked up but said nothing．I passed him the cake and tried to talk with him．Several minutes later， I knew about his story．His parents both died of drugs a month ago， so he had to live with his uncle and missed his parents so much．He always felt sad and afraid．He didn′t know what he could do．What a poor boy!How terrible the drug was!I gave my money to the boy and told him to face the life bravely．② From then on ， I made up my mind to do something against drugs． Please value your life， and stay away from drugs!

（1）Is Kate 14 years old now？ 　　

（2）How did the boy feel after his parent died？ 　　

（3）What did Kate do for the boy after hearing his story？ 　 　

（4）将画线①处译为英文． 　　

（5）将画线②处译为中文． 　　

Leonardo da Vinci（莱奥纳多•达•芬奇） was a famous artist who was born in Italy．He was also a great inventor．Many of his inventions have become important in modern life．Although Leonardo hated war，he invented many different machines used for war．His most special invention was the machine gun，which was produced and used in war．Besides， Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time．He developed ideas for something like cutting machines．

Leonardo was a strange man．He never ate meat．That was very unusual in those times（时代）．He never published（发表） scientific discoveries．He usually used mirror writing，which looks like usual writing in a mirror， starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side．

Only a few of his paintings are left today．Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect．

Leonardo was talented and creative． He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world．

Leonardo da Vinci
His status（身份）	Not only an artist but also an（1） 　　．
His invention and ideas	● The machine（2） 　　． ● Ideas for something like machines used to（3） 　　．
His strange behaviors	● He never ate meat． ●He never published discoveries connected with （4） 　　． ● He used mirror writing．
（5） 　　only a few of his paintings are left today	Because many paintings were not finished．

任务：根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词．

"Just because you can't see something，that doesn't mean it's not there．"This old saying is quite meaningful for British sculptor（雕刻家） Willard．The items he creates are so small that most of them fit on the head of a pin．You can see them clearly only through a microscope（显微镜）．

Many people want to own his art pieces．He's been honoured by the Queen of England for his great art achievements．At every one of his exhibitions，the question is always the same．How does he do it？

The answer is very，very carefully．So carefully，in fact，that he actually slows his breathing down and works in between breaths．Willard usually works under a microscope using special tools that he creates．To paint his works，he uses the hair from a fly as a paintbrush．

Creating these detailed works is a very long and difficult process，and itisn't always enjoyable．"It is a terrible dream when I start but a nice dream when I finish，" he says．A single item can take at least several weeks to complete．

People have asked Willard why he chose to do something that needed effort and took time．His interest in creating small things began when he was five．He started creating houses and playgrounds for ants．Willard was not a strong student．He had difficulty in reading and spelling words．Some kids used to call him a loser． This made him feel small，so focusing on lite things helped him to feel big．The smaller his work got，the bigger he felt．A newspaper reporter said， "Willard has shown the world that he is special．Though_______ ， he___________．"

（1）Are Willard's art pieces big or small in size？ 　　

（2）When people visit Willard's exhibitions，what question do they always ask？ 　 _______ 　

（3）What does Willard use to make a paintbrush？ 　　

（4）What does the underlined word itin paragraph 4 refer to？ 　　

（5）Why did Willard choose to do something that needed effort and took time？ 　　

（6）What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph？ 　　

My uncle Meyer is not a famous person but has done a lot of great things in his life．He is a（1） 　　who has been teaching languages and history at a college in the past 45 years．He has（2） 　　some young people to love languages．He often （3） 　　letters and e﹣mails from students who studied with him years ago．Many of them finished（4） 　　and then had their own jobs and families．They tell him what they have learned from （5） 　　and how much he has influenced them．

A second great thing about my uncle is that he is also a teacher （6） 　　the classroom．When we were children，we used to follow him to the museums on weekends．He always （7） 　　money to support the museums．Many times we wondered（8） 　　he did that．He told us，"The real world is（9） 　　than the classroom．Museums can （10） 　　us with something we cannot learn in the classroom．"

A third great thing about Uncle Meyer is that he never stops（11） 　　．He's 68 years old now，and he is taking Chinese lessons although he can already speak Russian and Cerman pretty well．Uncle Meyer finds it difficult to learn Chinese（12） 　　，he never gives up．He thinks learning languages is fun（13） 　　he has made great progress so far．He's hoping to go to China and visit some famous cities next year with the（14） 　　to speak some Chinese．

Some people think Uncle Meyer is old and he should stop working，but he has never thought about that．He loves to teach and learn．He believes that it is （15） 　 　to learn and lead other people to learn．Uncle Meyer is always on the way．

（1）A．pianist	B．teacher	C．pilot	D．waiter
（2）A．encouraged	B．warned	C．refused	D．allowed
（3）A．describes	B．sends	C．receives	D．divides
（4）A．work	B．homework	C．race	D．college
（5）A．her	B．me	C．him	D．them
（6）A．on	B．inside	C．at	D．outside
（7）A．checked out	B．gave away	C．picked up	D．turned down
（8）A．why	B．how	C．when	D．where
（9）A．thinner	B．smaller	C．shorter	D．bigger
（10）A．solve	B．stop	C．provide	D．discover
（11）A．exercising	B．sharing	C．learning	D．writing
（12）A．However	B．Again	C．Besides	D．Also
（13）A．or	B．and	C．but	D．till
（14）A．time	B．money	C．ability	D．story
（15）A．unfair	B．boring	C．polite	D．meaningful

On a very sunny afternoon this summer，Laura was driving home．When the car was near a crossing，Laura found one of the traffic lights didn't work．And a policeman was standing in the middle of the crossing．There were too many cars．And the weather was too hot．The fact was the he was doing a hard job．He was busy directing （指挥 ）traffic．

Laura saw a store on the corner．She wanted to buy some water for the policeman．But it was little shy of her to do it for a stranger．At last，Laura decided to go to the store to buy water．After buying water，she found it was not easy to give the water to the policeman in the busy crossing．

the water to the policeman in the busy crossing．

But Laura still wanted to have a try．She drove into the crossing，and gave him the water．Though he was too busy to take the bottle，he broke into a smile，and said，"Thank you．"

Laura went home by car and felt better．It felt good to spread the positive energy （正能量），and it w as the least she could do!

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在答题卡上涂A，错误的在答题卡上涂B．

56．Laura was going home in a taxi． 　　

57．Laura found something wrong with a traffic light． 　　

58．At last，Laura decided to buy the policeman a bottle of milk． 　　

59．Laura felt it hard to give the water to the policeman． 　　

60．From the passage we know that Laura was happy because she had spread the positive energy． 　　．