初中英语人物故事类阅读阅读理解

When I was about twelve years old，a girl in my class like to point out my shortcomings．She said I was very thin；I wasn't good at math；I talked too much；I was too proud，and so on．At last，I became very angry．I ran to my father with tears in my eyes．He listened to me quietly，and asked，"Are those things true or not？Jane，didn't you ever think about what you're really like？"Then he added，"well，you have that girl's opinions．Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．"

I did as he told me．To my great surprise，I found out that about half the tings were true．Some of them I couldn't change，like being very thin，but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change．For the first time I got a clear picture of myself．

I brought the list back to Daddy，and he said，"Nown you know better about yourself．But you have to learn to listen，not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt．When something said about you is true，you'll find it will be of great help to you．Don't shut your ears．Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do．"

Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments．In my life，I've never had a better place of advice．

（1）How old was Jane when a girl in her class pointed out her shortcomings？ 　　

A．	About 10．
B．	About 12
C．	About 14

（2）Which thing did Jane think she couldn't change？ 　　

A．	She was very thin
B．	She wasn't good at math
C．	She talked too much

（3）Who changed the writer's opinion？ 　　

A．	Father
B．	Mother
C．	Sister

（4）What did Jane's father really mean by saying"Make a list of everything…"？ 　　

A．	To listen to her classmate's opinions
B．	To find out what is right and what is wrong
C．	To know herself better and improve herself

（5）Which of the following is the best title for this passage？ 　　

A．	My Father
B．	The Best Advice
C．	My Life．

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be posted to his mother，who lived two hundred miles away．

As he got out of his car，he noticed a young girl standing on the road sobbing（哭泣）．He asked her what was wrong and she replied，"I want to buy a red rose for my mother and I don't have enough money．"The man smiled and said，"Come with me，I'll buy you a rose．"He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers．

As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home．She said，"Yes，please!You can take me to my mother．"She asked him to take her to a new grave （墓地），where she placed the rose．

The man returned to the flower shop，canceled（取消）the post order，picked up the flowers and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house．

76．Where did the man's mother live？（No more than 6 words） 　　

77．Why did the girl sob？（No more than 10 words） 　　

78．Who bought the rose for the girl？（No more than 2 words） 　　

79．Where did the girl put the rose？（No more than 4 words） 　　

80．How did the man give the flowers to his mother at last？（No more than 9 words） 　　．

A little boy went into a shop，reached for box and pulled it over to the telephone．He climbed onto the box so that he could get the phone．The shop﹣owner watched and listened to the call．

Boy：Lady，can you give me the job of cutting your lawn（草坪）？

Woman：I already have someone to cut my lawn．

Boy：Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now．

Woman：I'm very satisfied with the person who is now cutting my lawn．

Boy：Lady，I'll even sweep your sidewalk，so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in the town．

Woman：No，thank you．

With a smile on his face，the little boy put down the phone．The shop﹣owner，who was listening to all this，walked over to the boy，"Son，I like your attitude（态度） and would like to offer you a job．"

"No，thanks，sir．I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"

46．What kind of job was the boy trying to get on the phone？ 　　

A．	Cutting the lawn．
B．	Selling telephones．
C．	Looking after the shop．
D．	Sweeping the sidewalk．

47．Why did the shop﹣owner offer the boy a job？ 　　

A．	He felt pity on him．
B．	He was moved by his attitude．
C．	The boy only asked for half price．
D．	The boy was good at cutting lawns．

48．Who was the lady the boy called？ 　　

A．	The boy's boss．
B．	The boy's teacher．
C．	A shop﹣owner．
D．	A lawn cutter．

49．Why did the boy smile when he put down the phone？ 　　

A．	He got better pay．
B．	He found a new job．
C．	He was praised for his work．
D．	He was satisfied with his work．

还原句子（共1小题，每小题8分，满分8分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的四个最佳选项．每个选项只能用一次．

The Boy and the Drum

There was once a poor woman with only one son．One day，she asked her son if there was anything he wanted．（62） 　　．The mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she did not have enough money to buy a drum．

On the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with．Later that day，the boy went outside to play．Along the road，he saw an old woman crying．The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didn't have any wood．（63） 　　．The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made．

Then，further down the road，the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child．The boy asked her what was wrong．（64） 　　．The boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a pot．The boy walked on．

Before long，he saw a husband and wife arguing．He asked them why they were arguing．They said，"We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in．"The boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coat．

Next，the boy saw a man who had no shirt．The man said he had been robbed on his way home．The robbers had taken his money，and his shirt．（65） 　　．The man was so happy，he gave the boy his horse．

Finally，on his way home，the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding．There were musicians，the bridegroom，and his family．Everyone looked sad．The bridegroom's father said，"We are waiting for a horse．If it doesn't come soon，we will be late for the wedding．"The boy gave them his new horse．The group asked the boy what they could give him，and he replied，"A drum．"So，the musicians gave him their drum．The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted．

A．The boy hadn't at last gotten the drum he had wanted B．The boy gave the man his new coat C．The woman said she had no food to give to her hungry child． D．Hearing this，the boy gave her his piece of wood E．The boy said he wanted a drum

I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it．Mother sat writing letters．Standing by her chair，looking at the ink bottle，pens，and white paper，I decided that the action of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world．

Years later，during her final illness．Mother kept different things for my sister and brother．"But the desk，"she said again，"is for Elizabeth．"

I never saw her angry，and never saw her cry．I knew she loved me； she just did it．But as a young girl，I wanted to have heart﹣to﹣heart talks between mother and daughter．They never happened．And a gulfopened between us．I was"too emotional（易感动的）"．But she lived"on the surface （表面）"．

As years passed，I had my own family．I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive（原谅） me．

My hope turned to disappointment，then little interest and，finally，peace﹣it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it，and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．

But the present of her desk told me，as she'd never been able to，that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work．I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside﹣a photo of my father and a one﹣page letter，folded and refolded many times．It was my letter．

"In any way you chose，Mother，you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．"

54．The writer began to love her mother's desk 　　．

A．	after her mother died
B．	before she became a writer
C．	when she was a child
D．	when her mother gave it to her

55．The word "gulf"in Paragraph 3 means 　　．

A．	deep understanding between the old and the young
B．	different ideas between mother and daughter
C．	free talks between mother and daughter
D．	part of the sea going far in land

     

56．What did the mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness？ 　　

A．	She had never received the letter．
B．	For years，she often talked about the letter．
C．	She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life．
D．	She read the letter again and again till she died．

57．What's the best title of the passage？ 　　

A．	My Mother's Desk
B．	Mother and Children
C．	My letter to Mother
D．	Talks between Mother and Me．

In a cold winter，a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）．The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife．So she thought，"He doesn't love me any more； he just thinks about his work．"

One day，she wanted to take a shower，but her husband stopped her at the door．"Let me take it first，OK？""Why not let me take it first？"she asked．"I'm tired，dear．You take it later，OK？"She was very sad．

On a rainy day，she found nothing to do and turned on his computer．After a few minutes，her eyes were full of tears…it was his diary：

Today，I was quite sad．She asked me why I was always taking the shower first，and I said I was tired．She was unhappy．I wasn't as rich as before!We moved to the small house and it was very cold．I found that if one person took the shower first，the bathroom could get a little warmer．So I always rushed to the bathroom first．When she took the shower，the bathroom could get warmer，at least 1°C．I can't give her more，but at least I can give her 1°C love．

54：The couple moved out of their house because 　　．

A．	on a rainy day
B．	in a cold winter
C．	when the husband lost his work
D．	when the wife saw her husband's diary

55：The woman thought her husband didn't love her because 　　．

A．	he didn't buy her beautiful clothes
B．	he didn't have enough money
C．	he always worked with no care of her
D．	he had another woman

56：The woman's eyes were full of tears because 　　．

A．	she felt sad by her husband's words
B．	the rainy day made her sad
C．	her eyes were hurt by the computer
D．	she was moved by her husband's diary

57：The man wanted to take the shower first because 　　．

A．	he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier
B．	he wanted to make the bathroom warmer
C．	he wasn't as strong as before
D．	he couldn't stand the cold winter

58：From the reading，we know that 　　．

A．	the man loved his wife very much
B．	the woman didn't love her husband any more
C．	the man was very poor before
D．	the woman had no job．

On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance（入口）of the subway station．He played such great music that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．

The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual．Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"A George Black has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to clain（认领）it．"Soon the people were all interested in the words and wondered what itcould be．After a while，a man rushed into the crowd，took the violinist's shoulders and said，"I knew you would certainly come．"The violinist asked，"Did you lose anything？""Lottery（彩票）．"The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Black's name on it．Black took it and danced happily．

Black was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of﹩500，000．But when he gave﹩50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in，too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he put off the flight and went back to the entrance．

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn't take the lottery ticket to pay for his high education．He said，"Although I don't have much money，I live a happy life．If I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．"

（1）When did the violinist come to the entrance of the subway station again according to the passage？ 　　

A．	On Saturday．
B．	On Sunday．
C．	On Friday．
D．	On Thursday．

（2）What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）？ 　　

A．	The music
B．	The hat
C．	The important thing
D．	The violin．

（3）What was Black's job？ 　　

A．	A college teacher
B．	An office worker
C．	A university student
D．	A music teacher

（4）Why did the violinist put off his flight to Vienna？ 　　

A．	Because he was ill．
B．	Because he wanted to make more money by playing the violin．
C．	Because he liked playing the violin there．
D．	Because he wanted to find the person who lost the lottery．

（5）We can learn from the passage that the violinist was 　　．

A．	poor but honest
B．	rich and honest
C．	poor and careless
D．	rich but careless．

An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike，his 45﹣year﹣old son．Suddenly a dove（鸽子）landed on the ground．

The father asked his son，"What is this？"

The son replied，"It is a dove．"

After a few minutes，the father asked his son for the second time，"What is this？"

The son said，"Father，I have just told you．It's a dove．"

After a little while，the old father asked his son for the third time，"What is this？"

This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted，"It's a dove，a dove．Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again？I have told you so many times'IT IS A DOVE'Don't you understand this？"

The old man silently took out an old diary，turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient （不耐烦），Mike began to read it．

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa，when a dove landed on the ground．and my son asked me what it was．I smiled at him，said it was a dove and hugged him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same dove，little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time．"

Something gently touched Mike's heart．His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly（紧紧地）．

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that until they are gone．

46．Why did the old man ask his son the question again and again？ 　　

A．	He didn't know the dove．
B．	He liked to ask questions．
C．	He couldn't remember anything．
D．	He tried to teach his son something in his lifetime．

47．How many times did the father ask his son the same question？ 　　

A．	Twice．
B．	Three times．
C．	Five times．
D．	Twenty﹣three times．

48．What did the father do after Mike asked him the question？ 　　

A．	Shouting at him．
B．	Hugging him．
C．	Keeping silent．
D．	Being angry with him．

49．Why did Mike's face turn red？ 　　

A．	He was shy．
B．	He felt surprised．
C．	He felt shamed．
D．	He was afraid of his father．

50．What really touched Mike's heart according to the passage？ 　　

A．	His father's diary．
B．	His father's love．
C．	His father's answers．
D．	His father's hugs．

阅读下面短文，从所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案．

One day a man was walking through a big city．On a street corner he saw a boy with a number of small birds for sale，in a cage．

He looked with sadness upon the little prisonersflying about the cage，jumping up and down，beating their wings，and trying to get out．

He stood for some time looking at the birds．At last he said to the boy，"How much do you ask for your birds？"

"Fifty cents a piece，sir，"said the boy．"I do not mean how much a piece．"said the man，"but how much for all of them？I want to buy them all"

The boy began to count．and found they came to five dollars．"There is your money，"said the man．The boy took it，well pleased with his morning's trade．

After giving the money，the man opened the cage door，and let all the birds fly away．

The boy，in great surprise，cried，"What did you do that for，sir？You have lost all your birds"

"I will tell you why I did it，"said the man．"I was shut up three years in a French prison（监狱） prisoner of war，and I am molved （下定决心）never to see anything in prison which I can make free．"

36．What did the boy do that day？ 　　

A．	Selling some birds．
B．	Flying some birds．
C．	Beating some birds．
D．	Buying some birds．

37．The underlined word"prisoners"probably means 　　

A．	嫌疑犯
B．	战争犯
C．	笼中鸟
D．	流浪者

38．How many birds did the man buy？ 　　

A．	5
B．	10
C．	15
D．	50

39．When did the story happen？ 　　

A．	At noon．
B．	In the morning．
C．	In the afternoon
D．	In the evening．

40．Why did the man let the birds fly away？ 　　

A．	He didn'like the birds．
B．	He loved the birds very much．
C．	He wanted to protect the environment．
D．	He wanted to see anything in prison get free．

Perhaps many people don't think it's easy to find a hero in our common life．In my mind，hero is a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave．A hero had never appeared before I met Joanna，﹣I didn't really understand the meaning of the word"hero"until my third year in the college．

If you saw her，you wouldn't think she really looks like a hero，but she is stronger than superman could ever be．Her name is Joanna Edward．I first met her at volleyball tryouts，which was trying to choose someone better at volleyball to join the team．I didn't notice anything special at first．She was neither the tallest nor the fastest．A few weeks later，however，she showed she had more strength than anyone．She stood out because she never gave up，no matter what．

In fact，this was her first time playing volleyball．She was always the first to arrive and the last to leave．By the end of the volleyball tryouts，she had been remembered by many people．In everyone's heart，she was a hero．When the name list for new members was put up，we all waited nervously as she checked．When she stood at the door and smiled happily，all we could do was cheer．We were very glad to know Joanna made the volleyball team．

After that she worked even harder to improve her game．When she asked for help，we taught he﹣happily．She also became our fan，attending almost every school game and even joining us in the city games．We all like her，because she never thinks about doing things in an easy way or loses her smile．Because of her great efforts，she makes herself a true hero﹣and my hero，too．

68．At the beginning，the writer thought Joanna Edward was 　　

A．	strong
B．	common
C．	pretty
D．	honest

69．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Joanna？ 　　

A．	She worked hard to be a volleyball player．
B．	She isn't the tallest or the fastest．
C．	She does things in an easy way．
D．	She is popular with her teammates．

70．When did Joanna join the volleyball team？ 　　

A．	Before she met the writer．
B．	After the volleyball tryouts in the college．
C．	When she was tall and strong enough．
D．	When she met the Superman．

71．Joanna Edward is most probably 　　．

A．	a college student
B．	a news reporter
C．	an actress
D．	a musician

72．Why did the writer say Joanna Edward was a true hero？ 　　

A．	Because she could take part in the city matches．
B．	Because she asked for help from her teammates．
C．	Because she attended almost every school game．
D．	Because she worked hard and never gave up．

Mr． Green was going on business to Paris for a week． He would go thereby train． Before he left， he said to his son． "If anyone asks for me ，tell them that your father is out． and will be back in a week．"

"OK， Dad． "said his son． But Mr． Green was afraid that his son couldn't remember this， so he wrote the words down on a piece of paper． His son put the paper into his pocket． Four days passed． but no one came to see Mr． Green． The boy thought no one would come， so he burnt the piece of paper that evening． The next afternoon． a man knocked at the door．

"Where is your father？" he asked． The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper． He could not find it． He suddenly remembered he had burnt it， so he shouted． " No more! "

The man was very surprised． " No more？ I met your father last week． When did it happen？ "he asked．

"Burnt yesterday evening，" the boy answered．

（1）How would Mr． Green go to Paris？ 　　

A．	By car．
B．	By train．
C．	By plane．
D．	By ship．

（2）Mr． Green would be away for 　　．

A．	a week
B．	a month
C．	two weeks
D．	four days

（3）What did the boy do when he thought nobody would comatose Mr．Green？ 　　

A．	He looked for the paper．
B．	He burnt the paper．
C．	He visited the man．
D．	He threw away the paper．

（4）When did the man come to see Mr． Green after he left？ 　　

A．	Last week．
B．	On the first day．
C．	On the fifth day．
D．	On the fourth day．

（5）why was the man very surmised after hear the boy's words？ 　　

A．	He thought Mr． Green was out．
B．	He thought Mr． Green was sill
C．	He thought Mr． Green was lost
D．	He thought Mr． Green was dead．

I stopped to watch my little daughter busy playing in her room．In one hand was a plastic phone．In the other hand was a toy broom．I listened as she was speaking to her imaginary friend and I'll never forget the words she said，even though it was pretended（假装）．

She said，"Surie's in the corner because she's not been very good．She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should．"In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in pink．It was obvious she'd been put there to sit alone and think．

My daughter continued her"conversation"as I sat down on the floor．She said，"I'm all fed up．I just don't know what to do with her anymore． Shecries whenever I have to work and wants to play games，too．She never lets me do the things that I just have to do．She tries to help me with the dishes，but her arms just cannot reach and she doesn't know how to fold towels．I don't have the energy to teach．I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean，I don't have the time to sit and play．Don't you know what I mean？"

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life，as I listened to her innocent（天真的）words that cut me like a knife．I hadn't been paying enough attention to my most dear．

But how my attitude has changed，because，in my heart，I realize I've seen the world in a different light through my little darling's eyes．So，let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网）have the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor．I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore．

I'm going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother，for we have only one childhood，and we will never get another．

59．What does the underlined word"She"in Paragraph 3 refer to（指的是）？ 　　

A．	The daughter's mother
B．	Suzie's daughter
C．	Suzie's baby doll
D．	The daughter's baby dool

60．How did mother feel when she heard the"conversation"？ 　　

A．	Worried
B．	Disappointed
C．	Regretful
D．	Sad

61．What's the purpose of the story？ 　　

A．	The mother should be angry with her daughter
B．	The mother should spend enough time with her daughter
C．	The mother shouldn't change her attitude to her daughter
D．	The mother shouldn't pay attention to her daughter's words．

How can I become a better person？ This question has been in my head for long． As students， we spend most of our time studying． I know learning at school， of course， makes us better persons， but I always dream of doing more．

Last year，I got to know a group of autistic （ 患自闭症的） children． We called them "the Snails （蜗牛）"．It was hard to communicate with them at first， because they wouldn't like to． After a two﹣week training， I became more skilled． I got closer to them day by day． To my surprise， I found that every one of "the Snails" had his or her own talent． And their colorful pictures on the wall attracted my special attention， though it was difficult to tell what they were trying to express．

Moved by their pictures， I decided to hold a charity （慈善） sale． We walked on the busy street， selling their creative pictures． We sold 60 pictures that day． People thought their pictures were full of imagination．

Back to the question about how to become a better person， I think I am lucky enough to get my own answer．

（1）Do "the Snails" have their own talents？ 　　

（2）How many pictures did they sell that day？ 　　

（3）What is the writer's answer to the question "how to become a better person" ？ 　　

（4）Do you think that selling pictures on the busy street is a very good way to help "the Snails" ？Why or why not？ 　　

It's said that there is a kind of bird born without feet． They fly for their whole life and try to sing the most beautiful songs． They can only land once﹣the time when they die．

Liu Yanzhi is just like the bird．

When Liu Yanzhi was a baby，she had an accident and lost the ability to walk．Every time she saw other children play happily outside，Liu Yanzhi really wanted to join them．But she knew she was different．That made her upset．

Once，Liu Yanzhi went out onto the street in her wheelchair．Some people saw her and began to shout，"Look! That disabled girl wore make﹣up（化妆品）!""Yes， how strange!"

 "Why can't a disabled girl wear make﹣up？ Every flower has the right to show its beauty!" Liu decided to cheer up and have a wonderful life．

In 2009， Liu got a job in a local beauty shop． She was paid a little but learned a lot．

In 2012， Liu opened a beauty shop but failed．Her mother begged（乞求）her to give up，but she kept on．She traveled around to learn at different training meetings…

After a few years' hard work，Liu succeeded． She thought she could do more．In 2017，to help other disabled people，Liu started the Taihe Sunshine Disabled Association．Now，the 31﹣year﹣old woman owns a factory that produces make﹣up products of her own brand（品牌）．

（1）Did Liu Yanzhi have an accident when she was a baby？ 　　

（2）When did Liu Yanzhi start the Taihe Sunshine Disabled Association？ 　　

（3）Why does the writer think Liu Yanzhi is just like the kind of bird？ 　　

（4）Imagine there is a job for you．You can only get a little pay but learn a lot． Will you accept it like Liu Yanzhi？ Why or why not？ 　　

Yesterday I went to buy a little tree for my father． When I was talking with the cashier（收银员），he asked what I would be doing with this little tree． I explained that it was for my Dad， because he no longer lived at home．

The cashier just stopped and looked at me with the kindest look． He shared with me that his grandfather couldn't live in their home any longer either because he had Alzheimer's disease（阿尔茨海默症）． So I shared with him that my Dad was on the same journey． We talked about the difficulties because of the illness， not only for those who are ill， but also for their families．

When I was paying for the tree， he said， "Because this is for your Dad， let me see what I can do for you．" He took some coupons（优惠券） from a drawer and reducedmy cost by over 60%．

I thanked him for his kindness． We wished each other Merry Christmas and the best hopes for our loved family members．

On the way home I kept thinking of the kindness the offered me． It was truly a moment of "kindness given， kindness received"． I made Dad's tree more beautiful as soon as I got home． So thankful． So blessed．

（1）What's wrong with the writer's father？ 　　

A．	He had a bad cold．
B．	He had a backache．
C．	He had Alzheimer's disease．
D．	He had a heart problem．

（2）When did the story probably happen？ 　　

A．	Before Christmas．
B．	After Christmas．
C．	On the writer's father's birthday．
D．	On the cashier's grandfather's birthday．

（3）The writer felt 　　when the cashier offered him his kindness．

A．	relaxed
B．	angry
C．	nervous
D．	thankful

（4）The underlined word "reduced" in Paragraph 3 means" 　　" in Chinese．

A．	增加
B．	减少
C．	支付
D．	给予

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

A．	My great Dad
B．	A Christmas gift for Dad
C．	Sharing is important
D．	Face difficulties bravely