初中英语人生感悟类阅读试题

At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there．I never studied，but always got perfect scores．I was also a prodigyin in music according to myself．I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school．I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade，everyone would be surprised by me．

But actually，they weren't．

When I arrived at my new class，I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do．However，there was always someone else who could do them better．My grades began to suffer．More talented（有天资的）gifts often sang solo（独唱）．I believed I wasn't smart．I believed I wasn't talented．I believed I was a failure．

Over the next two years，I had to work very hard．Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort．Grades were still very low but improving little by little．I worked really hard．However，I was never the best at everything．

I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything．I was too hard on myself．In fact，when I did badly in a test，my classmates never laughed at me．

No one is perfect．There will probably always be someone better than me at something．Anyway，there are about seven billion people in this world．I will never be the number once at everything，and that's really okay．

33．What does"a prodigy"probably mean in English？ 　　

A．	A smart kid．
B．	A crazy fan．
C．	A common child
D．	A lazy girl

34．When the writer was at new class． 　　

A．	she lost her interest in music
B．	she had difficulty in learning
C．	she surprised everyone in solo
D．	she got separated from friends

35．What happened to the writer during the next two years？ 　　

A．	She won many prizes without any effort．
B．	She found the best way to become perfect．
C．	She gave up trying because of the low scores．
D．	She failed to be perfect though she worked hard．

36．What has the writer realized recently？ 　　

A．	There is no success without effort．
B．	Being talented is the key to success．
C．	Don't expect too much of yourself．
D．	It's not necessary to care about the result．

37．Which would be the best title for this passage？ 　　

A．	When I wasn't perfect
B．	My past life as a young girl
C．	Hard work doesn't work
D．	What to do when you're not perfect．

My name is Tom， When I was young， I was always sad， almost everything ending in failure． I completely lost my heart， sighing（叹息） unhappily all day． Having seen me like that， my father decided to cheer me up．

One day， he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it． I found it salty． My father said he just put one small spoonful of salt in the cup． And then， he led me to a lake， where he threw a big handful（一把） of salt into the lake， picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it again． He asked， "Does it still taste salty？"' "Not at all，" I said． My father said， "Now you may know the reason of your pain： you are just a cup of water， but not a lake． Be a lake and you won't feel sad any more．"

I came to understand my father's purpose： I feel frustratedbecause my heart is as small as a cup of water． He hoped that I can be a person with a heart like a lake．

（1）When tom was young， almost failed to do 　　．

A．	nothing
B．	something
C．	everything
D．	none

（2）What did his father do first to help him？ He 　　．

A．	led him to leak
B．	asked him to taste salty water in the cup
C．	asked him to taste water in a lake
D．	explained the reason to his actions

（3）What is not mentioned in the text？ 　　

A．	A cup of water
B．	A spoon of salt
C．	A spoon of water
D．	A big handful of salty of water

（4）How did the father make his idea clear to his son？ 　　

A．	By letting his son experience
B．	By letting his son do research
C．	By letting his son read
D．	Both A and C

（5）The underlined world " frustrated" means 　　here．

A．	surprised
B．	upset
C．	rude
D．	polite

Michael is always happy and positive（积极的）．This really made me curious（好奇的）．So one day I asked him about it，Michael replied，"Each day I say to myself'Mike，you have two choices today．You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood．'I choose to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens，I can choose to be a victim（牺牲者）or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

"It isn't that easy，"I said． Several years later，Michael had a serious accident．When I asked him what had gone through his mind when the accident took place，Michael replied，"As I lay on the ground，I remembered I had two choices：I could choose to live or I could choose to die．I chose to live．But in the operation（手术）room，I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses and I got really scared．In their eyes，I read"He's a dead man．"I knew I needed to take action．I told them，I want to live．Please operate（手术）on me!'"

Michael lived，thanks to his doctors，but also because of his amazing attitude（态度）．

根据短文内容判断对错，对的为"T"，错的为"F"．

77．The writer felt curious because Michael was always happy and positive．

78．Michael hardly had two choices．

79．Michael had a serious accident last month．

80．Michael wanted to live and asked the doctors to operate on him．

81．In the operation room，Michael was dying at first．

A little stream（小溪） ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests．Then it reached a desert．"I went through so many difficulties．I should have no problem crossing the desert，"she thought．As she started，she found herself slowly vanishing（消失）into the sand．After many tries，she still failed．"Maybe I can't reach the ocean，"she said sadly to herself．

At this time，a deep voice said，"If wind can cross the desert，so can a river．"It was the voice of the desert．But the little stream answered，"That's because the wind can fly，but I can not．""That's because you can't give up what you are．Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the wind and it can take you across me，"said the desert．"Give up what I am now？No!No!"The little stream could not accept this idea．"The wind can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain．The rain will form a river again，"said the desert．"And whether you're a river or vapor，your nature never changes．"After hearing this，the little stream went into the open arms of the wind．It carried her to the next stage of her life．

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream．If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success，you should also change the way you are．Answer the following questions according to what you read．

81．Did the little stream want to reach the ocean or the desert at last？ 　　

82．Was the little stream able to cross the desert at first？ 　　

83．Who gave the advice to the little stream？ 　　

84．What did the little Stream do after hearing the desert's words？ 　　

85．What can you realize from the experience of the little stream in this passage？ 　　．

How do you feel about your looks？ Is it important to have a beautiful face？ Are there other things that can make a person special？ The way you look is special． Do you know what I mean by that？ We all look a little different． Some of us are tall， Some of us are fat．The point is， all of us have our own look一our own face．

Sometimes，we might feel bad about looking different．We might feel like we look ugly or strange．But our differences are what make us special．

I recently watched a speech by a man named Robert Hoge． He was born with a strange﹣looking face．His mother always worried that he would face many difficulties in life．

But what Hoge did changed his mother's mind little by little．Strangers would stare at him or even make fun of him． But he didn't care at all． He decided to accept his face and feel confident（自信的） in himself． He has made a decision to live an amazing life．

It's hard when you feel like you don't look "normal" or"perfect"．But the truth is，no one is perfect．The important thing to remember is that you are special， no matter what you look like．

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）．

（1）According to the writer， all of us look a little different． 　　

（2）The writer recently watched a speech by Robert Hoge's mother． 　　

（3）Hoge's mother used to worry that he would face many difficulties in life． 　　

（4）When strangers made fun of him， Hoge lost his confidence． 　　

（5）The writer tries to tell us that we are special no matter what we look like． 　　

Paul， a carpenter（木匠），was over 60 years old． He was ready to retire（退休）．

He told his boss that he was about to leave the house building business because he wanted to live a relaxing life with his wife and enjoy family life．The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build one more house． Paul said yes， but not long after that it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work． He didn't care about the work， and he used bad materials to build the house． It was a terrible way to end his job．

When Paul finished his work and the boss came to check the house． Then he handed the front ﹣ door key to Paul， "This is your house"he said "my gift to you．"

Paul was shocked! What a shame!If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently．Now he had to live in the home that wasn't built very well．

After Paul moved into the house， he found everything wasn't going well．One day，his wife fell over and hurt herself． She complained，"Look!The floor isn't smooth at all．The stairs are broken and there is something wrong with the windows．"Sorry，it's my fault，"said Paul，"I should have tried my best to build it well．but…"

So it is with us． Sometimes， we don't give the job our best effort，When looking back at what we have done，we find that we are now living in the house ，we have built． So we should build our lives in a responsible way．Your attitudes（态度）and the choices you make today help build the"house" you will live in tomorrow．

（1）What was Paul going to do after retiring？ 　　

A．	To move to a big city．
B．	To live with his children．
C．	To enjoy family life．
D．	To travel around the world．

（2）Which statement of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	Paul was more than 60
B．	Paul accepted the house from his boss
C．	Paul was serious about his last work as usual
D．	Paul was asked to build one more house before retiring

（3）How do you feel about the boss？ 　　

A．	A  He's careless．
B．	He's honest．
C．	He's mean．
D．	He's kind．

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

A．	Building Your House
B．	Being Good to Others
C．	A Good Carpenter
D．	A Bad House

Family is a word that has special meaning to everyone．A happy family is what everyone is thirsty for．But because of different personalities，values，likes and dislikes，some unhappy things happen among family members once in a while．（1） 　　

Learn o say thanks and sorry．We are used to saying thanks and sorry to others，but often fail to do that to our family members．Sometimes we forget．（2） 　　By giving thanks，we can make our family members feel they're important．And saying sorry makes them feel understood．

Communicate with each other often．（3） 　　We can talk about experiences and feelings with family members in the car，at the dinner table or on the way back home．It can let us know we are caring about each other．

Share housework（4） 　　Since we live in one house，we are supposed to do our part in keeping it clean and tidy．It's easy to help do chores like making the bed or doing the dishes．In this way，we can understand the idea of fairness．

（5） 　　We rush around all day，but nothing is more important than spending time with family members．Eating meals or traveling together is a good choice．Not only will this allow us to enjoy the deep love，but it can also leave us sweet and unforgettable memories．

阅读短文，把A～E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整．

A．Spend more time together． B．Sometimes we are too shy． C．How can we achieve family happiness？ D．Communication can happen in any place at any time． E．Helping around the house brings family members closer．

A man lived in a village．（56） 　　．The cat couldn't run fast，and she couldn't bite，because she was so old．One day，when she saw a mouse，she jumped and caught it．（57） 　　．The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away．

（58） 　　and began to beat the cat．The cat said，"（59） 　　．I know I'm old and can't kill a mouse．But I have worked for you for many years，and I still want to work for you．（60） 　　，and remember what good work they did when they were young．"

When the man heard that，he realized that he was wrong．

A．Then the man became very angry

B．Be kind to the old

C．But she could not bite it

D．The man was very happy

E．Don't beat your old servant

F．He had an old cat at home

G．You're a bad man．

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项．

A bird went to look for its happiness in a faraway place． It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little dying flower， whose face was full of smile． Not knowing why， the bird asked the ltte flower，"You're going to die． Why are you still so happy？"

"Because I will achieve my dream，" said the little flower．

The bird asked，"What is your dream？"

"To produce sweet fruit．"

Then the little bird saw it： happiness is a hope in the heart．

The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall． The spider fell off the wall half way， but it kept climbing again and fell off again． Even so， the spider didn't give up． The ltte bird asked the spider in surprise，"You failed again and again，why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？"

"As long as I keep making my efforts， I'm able to climb it up． Because of this， I'm so happy，" said the spider．

The little bird saw it： happiness is a faith （信念） in the heart．

So the little bird no longer looked for happiness because it had seen the truth：happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart．

（1）A bird went to look for its 　　in a faraway place．

A．	goodness
B．	kindness
C．	weakness
D．	happiness

（2）It's 　　dream to produce sweet fruit．

A．	the flower's
B．	the spider's
C．	the bird's
D．	the cat's

（3）The bird suddenly saw a spider climbing up 　　．

A．	a tree
B．	a wall
C．	a door
D．	a window

（4）The spider kept making its efforts， because it had 　　in the heart．

A．	a hope
B．	a love
C．	a faith
D．	an idea

（5）At last the bird realized happiness is in its own 　　．

A．	heart
B．	eyes
C．	ears
D．	mouth

My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body． Through the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer．

When I was younger， I thought sound was very important to us as humans． So I said， "My ears， Mommy．" She said， "No， many people are deaf． But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon．"

Several years had passed before she asked me again， Since making my first try， I had thought over the correct answer． So this time I told her， "Mommy， sight（视力） is very important to everybody， so it must be our eyes．" She looked at me and told me． "You are learning fast， but the answer is not correct because there are many people who can't see．"

Over the years， Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was， "No， but you are getting smarter every year， my boy．"

Then last year， my grandpa died． Everybody was hurt． Everybody was crying at the funeral （葬礼）． My mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to grandpa． She asked me， "Do you know the most important body part yet， my dear？"

I was shocked when she asked me this now． I always thought this was a game between her and me． She saw the confusion （团惑） on my face and told me， "This question is very important． It shows that you have really lived your life．" I saw her eyes in tears．

She said， "My dear， the most important body part is your shoulder．"

I asked， "Is it because it holds up（抬起） your head ？"

She replied， "No， it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry． Everybody requires a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life， my dear． I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you require it．"

Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish （白私的） one． It is Sympathetic （体谅的） to the pain of others．

（1）Why did the writer first think "ears" were the most important part ofbody？ Becausc he thought

that sound 　　．

A．	was sweet to hear
B．	was important to humans
C．	can be heard by people
D．	can pass through quickly

（2）What happened to the writer's family last year in the passage？ 　　

A．	His grandpa died．
B．	His mother left home．
C．	His house was burnt．
D．	His father was hurt．

（3）Where did the writer get the correct answer from his mother？ 　　

A．	A， At home．
B．	At the school．
C．	At the funeral．
D．	At the station．

（4）What can we learn from the passage？ 　　

A．	We should often cry in life．
B．	We should hold up our head high．
C．	We should listen to our mothers' words．
D．	We should learn to understand other's pain．

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．

D

Trust has been considered as the basis（ 基础） of any relationship， including friendship． No relationship can last long without trust（1） 　　Sometimes， it takes years， even a whole life to make it． We certainly know who are the people we trust． However， how do we know if others trust us？

（2） 　　You may first like to talk to the friends you trust most． It is the same with your friends．

Whom do you ask for advice when you need it the most？ Either your parents or your friends may first come into your mind． You only ask for advice from the people you really trust．You know they will never pass on a wrong suggestion， And so do they（3） 　　

Different ideas and discussions are a part of every relationship， and this is also true for friend ship． Actually， two people can't always have the same opinions on a situation and they may share different suggestions． Sometimes some people find it hard to forgive（原谅）and forget． （4） 　　It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose（故意地）．

There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier（5） 　　Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encouragement． If they side with you when you need them the most， you can know that they trust you，

A．	But winning trust is not easy as we imagin．
B．	Whom would you like to share your secrets with？
C．	But for your true friends there is no difficulty in it．
D．	They dont like their friends with different opinions．
E．	It will be necessary for you to stay in touch with your friends．
F．	However， if you have true friends， you will never be alone in any trouble．
G．	The friends who trust you will go to you for help in the important decisions of their life．

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．

Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there．They serve some certain purpose，teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become．You never know who these people may be：your classmate，neighbor，teacher，long﹣lost friend or even a real stranger．But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way．

Sometimes things happen to you．At the time they may seem terrible，painful and unfair．But later you realize that without overcoming those difficulties，you would have never realized your further ability and advantages．Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck．

The people you meet influence your life，and the success and failure you experience create who you are．Even the bad experience can be learned from．In fact，they are probably the most poignant and important ones．

Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you may never be able to experience it again．Talk to people whom you have never talked to before，and really listen．You should set your goals high，hold your head up，tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself．

You can make your life anything you wish．Create your own life and then go out and live it．

（1）The people we meet 　　．

A．	all know where to find us
B．	serve us on no purpose
C．	won't become our neighbor
D．	will change us in some way

（2）From the passage，we know that bad things can make us 　　．

A．	realize our further ability
B．	terribly meet bad luck
C．	find no serious success
D．	possibly enjoy every moment

（3）The underlined word"poignant"in the passage means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．	平淡的
B．	明显的
C．	深刻的
D．	艰苦的

（4）The writer's advice is that we should 　　．

A．	never talk to strange people
B．	learn as much as we can each day
C．	overcome difficulties painfully
D．	not believe in ourselves but others

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

A．	Create Your Own Life
B．	Hold Your Head Up
C．	People You Meet in Life
D．	Things Happen to You．

I know my brother better than anyone else in the world．Since the moment of his birth，I've been part of his life．I had spent seven happy years in the world with the attention of those around me．But when Rohan was born，life changed．All of a sudden，I had to share my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food．

Finally，I hated this small boy．The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy．Maybe he found me strange，the only person in this house who did not like him．Whatever the reason was，he loved following me around．However，I seldom talked to him and always asked him to leave me alone．

Then all that changed．I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago，but I do remember that I was feeling very angry．Then I found myself in my brother's room．I couldn't help reaching my hand through the bars（栏杆）of his bed．At once，he reached his small hand and softly touched mine．And that was all I needed．Through all the unhappiness of the day， that one momentchanged everything．How could I hate someone who made me feel so important？For the first time，I saw my brother through the eyes of a sister．Suddenly I realized love from my family was always with me．

To this day，I can't imagine life without my brother．It is unbelievable（难以置信的）how much I have learned about life from a seven﹣year﹣old boy．Above all，Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself．

61．The sister was 　　years old when her brother was born．

A．	six
B．	seven
C．	eight

62．The sister used to be the only person in the house who 　　．

A．	didn't like the baby
B．	followed the baby around
C．	often talked to the baby

63．The underlined phrase"that one moment"refers to the time 　　．

A．	when there were no more bedtime stories for the sister
B．	when the sister found herself in her brother's room
C．	when Rohan softly touched his brother's hand

64．Which of the following is TRUE？ 　　

A．	The sister doesn't know her brother very well．
B．	The sister lives with love from her family all the time．
C．	The sister remembers everything of that day six years ago．

65．From this story we learn that it's important to 　　．

A．	care for others
B．	share with others
C．	help others．