初中英语记叙文试题

At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there．I never（29）　　，but always got near perfect scores on all my tests．I was a child genius（天才），at least in my mind．I was also（30）　　music and sports．I was pretty sure that once I got to seventh grade，everyone including my teachers would be（31）　　by me．

But actually，they weren't．

When I arrived at my new class，it seemed that there was always someone else who could do （32）　　than I．My grades got worse and I needed to actually be studying for my tests．I believed I wasn't smart．I believed I wasn't talented．I believed I（33）　　．

Over the next two years，I had to work very hard for everything I did．Grades were still very low but gradually（34）　　，I worked really hard but was still never the best at everything．

But do I really have to be the best at everything？All the pressure I was feeling，all that（35）　　when I did wrong，that was me!I was being too hard on myself．In fact，when I did badly on a test，my classmates would never（36）　　me．

No one is perfect．There will probably always be someone better than me at something．I will never be the number one at everything，and it's really okay．

29．A．forgot	B．studied	C．regretted
30．A．busy with	B．tired of	C．good at
31．A．amazed	B．scared	C．fooled
32．A．better	B．easier	C．slower
33．A．passed	B．failed	C．relaxed
34．A．improving	B．fighting	C．reporting
35．A．development	B．excitement	C．embarrassment
36．A．help with	B．laugh at	C．learn from．

In 1959，when Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked the class to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．

    Jean's father was a    （33）　　，so Jean was very interested in airplanes and flying．She （34）　　   about her dream to become an airplane pilot．

    The paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told （35）　　   this was impossible，for it wasn't a job for a woman．

    Jean （36）　　   years of hurt and fear because of this discouragement until she met her English teacher Mrs．Slaton in high school．

    Mrs．Slaton said to Jean's class，"You have the （37）　　 and talents．If you don't go after your dreams once you leave school，no one will do it for you．You can get what you want （38）　　 you want it enough．"

    Jean felt so （39）　　that she told Mrs．Slaton all about her old dreams．The teacher said："Then do it!"

    So Jean did．It took her 10years of （40）　　 work．In 1978，she became one of only 50women airline pilots in the nation，and finally，a Boeing 737captain for United Airlines．

33．A．lawyer	B．pilot	C．writer
34．A．wrote	B．thought	C．heard
35．A．me	B．him	C．her
36．A．explained	B．mentioned	C．experienced
37．A．directions	B．abilities	C．honors
38．A．if	B．but	C．though
39．A．relaxed	B．excited	C．disappointed
40．A．awful	B．boring	C．hard

Sometimes people around you can change your life．Let me share my story with you．The person（43）　　 has changed my life is Julia Masi．She has taught me so many things that I will carry with me（44）　　 my life．

One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance（45）　　．Julia has shown me how to（46）　　．ahead so that I can finish all my schoolwork，enjoy sports and（47）　　．have time for my friends．I have also learned that you can find anything interesting（48）　　．you connect it with something you enjoy．

Last year I hated studying vocabulary，but I loved playing computer games．Julia combined（与…相结合）the two and showed me a website called"freerice．com"where you can play a word game．Each time you use a correct word，you can donate（捐赠）5grains of rice to the poor．Thanks to the game，I（49）　　about 1，000words in just one month．

Julia had a good effect on me．Without Julia's help．I probably wouldn't have（50）　　how easy it is to help the poor．There are so many ways that one person can（51）　　．I've learned to be more grateful for what I own．I am very（52）　　for the opportunities that I have been given．I will never give up helping those less fortunate（幸运的）in the rest of my life．

43．A．whom	B．whose	C．who	D．which
44．A．for	B．along	C．throughout	D．among
45．A．work	B．money	C．diet	D．time
46．A．get	B．plan	C．Move	D．stay
47．A．always	B．seldom	C．yet	D．still
48．A．while	B．once	C．unless	D．if
49．A．learned	B．read	C．used	D．spelled
50．A．Realize	B．Notice	C．imagined	D．dreamed
51．A．make a choice	B．make a difference	C．make a decision	D．make a mistake
52．A．ready	B．sorry	C．thankful	D．pleased．

    At the end of my first year of high school， I realized I needed to find a summer job． I was tired of having to ask my parents for（1）　　．I wanted to go to the shopping center or movies with friends without having to ask for ＄20 from my parents． I imagined having a job at a store or at a summer camp where I could play games with children． But what actually happened was（2）　　．The only job I managed to find was cleaning up tables at a local restaurant．

    At first， the idea of clearing tables upset me．The thought of getting up at dawn（黎明） to go clean up after people made me（3）　　ever asking for a job． The first day was terribly busy． I was running around， racing to get a table ready for the waiting customers． I'll never forget how（4）　　I felt that day， but I'll also never forget sitting down for lunch with my co﹣workers for the first time． People my age or ten years older all sat together and talked about their days． All of a sudden I was a part of that， and it felt good to be so（5）　　．

    I've now worked at the restaurant for almost one year． I've learned to be happy about getting up so early， because I know there're going to be a few good（6）　　every day there．

    From starting there as a shy student， I've been able to grow into a person that can go up and（7）　　anyone， at work or anywhere else． I'm also not as sensitive（敏感的） as I used to be﹣getting an impolite customer might make me feel bad，but very soon I can laugh it off with my co﹣workers．The little job has given me so much， and I can't wait to go back and continue to（8）　　from my experience．

（1）A． food	B． money	C． attention	D． advice
（2）A． exciting	B． encouraging	C． confusing	D． disappointing
（3）A． forget	B． enjoy	C． regret	D． imagine
（4）A． tired	B． happy	C． curious	D． relaxed
（5）A． loved	B． missed	C． needed	D． included
（6）A． dishes	B． choices	C． moments	D． customers
（7）A． find	B． greet	C． push	D． stop
（8）A． grow	B． stand	C． rest	D． hide

                       

Run for Class President

   Two months ago， when our class election（选举） started， I decided to run for class president． I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people， so I felt it easy to win． But I was （1） 　　that people would feel bad for me if I lost．

   I was busy preparing in the following week．My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't （2） 　　but to show my class why I wanted to be president．I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom.I also spent three hours writing my speech，saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem.Since I was（3） 　　prepared， I felt that my chances of winning were strong．

   However， when I gave my speech on Election Day， the response （反应） wasn't what I had （4） 　　． Few people actually listened． When it was my opponent's （对手的）turn， everyone was screaming his name． His speech was short， but all to the point． By then， I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer．

   It was obvious who would （5） 　　． For the rest of the day， I felt like it was over． I wanted to just go home and cry， but I made it through．

   My（6） 　　was right： I didn't win．

   The next day， people were still talking about the election． I just pretended （假装） not to hear． But later， things got better． People（7） 　　about the election and talked to me just as they did before．

   I don't regret putting time and energy into the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect． And moments of failure like this build （8） 　　﹣since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger．

（1）A． bored	B． afraid	C． excited	D． hopeful
（2）A． compare	B． remember	C． manage	D． repeat
（3）A． fully	B． quickly	C． freshly	D． physically
（4）A． feared	B． faced	C． mentioned	D． pictured
（5）A． insist	B． return	C． wait	D． win
（6）A． suggestion	B． prediction	C． direction	D． introduction
（7）A． forgot	B． wrote	C． cared	D． discussed
（8）A． trust	B． pride	C． character	D． support

Real Solutions（解决方法） to Problems

   Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company． They were young and eager to learn． The management decided to teach them about finding real solutions to problems

   One day， the team was called for a（1） 　　in a hall． They were quite surprised and all reached the hall holding various（2） 　　． As they entered， they found a box placed in the center， full of flat balloons．

   The manager asked everyone to pick a balloon and blow it up． Then they were asked to write their names on their respective（各自的）balloons（3） 　　so that the balloons wouldn't blow out． All tried， but not everyone was （4） 　　． Five balloons blew out due to pressure（压力）．

Those who failed to mark their names on the balloons were （5） 　　out of the game． As a result， 25 engineers came to the next level． All the balloons carrying their names were

（6） 　　and then put into a room， here and there．

   The engineers were told to pick the balloon with his or her name on， All the 25 engineers began to search for the respective balloons in a rush． It was almost 15 minutes but no one was able to （7） 　　the right one． The second level of the game was over．

   Then came the final level． The engineers were asked to pick any balloon and give it to person named on the balloon． Within a couple of minutes， all balloons （8） 　　the hands of the respective engineers．

   The manager announced this was the real solution to the problem． Many times in our life，sharing and helping others give us real solutions to problems．

（1）A．game	B．show	C．concert	D．patry
（2）A．purposes	B．suggestions	C．thoughts	D．plans
（3）A．quietly	B．carefully	C．secretly	D．clearly
（4）A．honest	B．ready	C．patient	D．succeesful
（5）A．checked	B．helped	C．ruled	D．cheated
（6）A．collected	B．weighed	C．tied	D．cleaned
（7）A．mark	B．hide	C．number	D．find
（8）A．freed	B．reached	C．lifted	D．hit

A Meaningful Gift

    Emily was an eighth grader．To pass her Civics course（公民课程），she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week．

    One Monday，Emily went to the nursing home after school．When she arrived，she was told she would（31） 　　an hour every weekday with an elderly lady，Mrs．Blair．She was then led into a room，where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa．

    Emily（32） 　　awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady．She cleared her throat and said，"Good afternoon I'm Emily．"

"Good afternoon，Emily．Take a seat，please．"Mrs．Blair replied．

    Then，（33） 　　filled the space between them．Emily wondered what to say．

"Tell me about yourself，Emily，"Mrs．Blair said suddenly．

"Well，"Emily started，"I don't have any grandparents，so I can't relate to elderly people much．I love the performing arts．I'm here mainly because I have to（34） 　　here to get a good grade for my Civics class．"

    Mrs．Blair didn't seem to（35） 　　．"Many people，especially teens，don't seem to care about old people like me．Now you are here，and I'm going to change that about you．Ask me anything．"

    Emily thought for a moment，and finally decided，"What was your job？"

"I was a Broadway star in the 1950s．"Mrs．Blair answered．

"Cool!Can you tell me about it？"Emily asked，amazed．

Mrs．Blair smiled．"Back then，only the lead actress had the honor to wear a

（36） 　　bracelet．I was the lead in almost all of the plays，so I always wore the bracelet．Till this day，I still have it．"

    Emily smiled along with Mts．Blair and listened to the other stories，attentively．She had become so

interested in Mrs．Blair's（37） 　　that she decided to come earlier the next day．

    Tuesday，Wednesday，and Thursday passed by quickly．Then came Friday．As she was leaving，Emily was really（38） 　　to say goodbye．

"Don't be sad．You can still visit me，"Mrs．Blair comforted her．She then handed a small box to Emily，"It's my gift to you．"

    Emily（39） 　　opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside．"It's the bracelet that you wore．Thank you!"Emily said，with tears in her eyes．"I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free．"

   On the way home，Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts．She touched the bracelet and

made a （40） 　　that she would keep her word to Mrs．Blair．

31．A．waste	B．spend	C．plan	D．exercise
32．A．asked	B．sat	C．stood	D．danced
33．A．warmth	B．sadness	C．happiness	D．silence
34．A．study	B．live	C．volunteer	D．play
35．A．mind	B．fear	C．insist	D．regret
36．A．strange	B．special	C．common	D．private
37．A．dreams	B．hobbies	C．stories	D．jokes
38．A．upset	B．confused	C．surprised	D．nervous
39．A．proudly	B．secretly	C．worriedly	D．carefully
40．A．promise	B．change	C．judgment	D．choice．

When I was 12 years old， my mother sent me to a Chinese school in California． I（1） 　　spending my Saturdays in a three﹣hour Chinese class． I thought it was difficult and boring．

However， my mum thought that I should develop and improve（提高） my Chinese

（2） 　　skills． I seemed to know it would do me good in future， but at that time I couldn't realize the（3） 　　of learning a second language．

   Many years later， I had a（4） 　　to work in Asia． I chose China mainly because I learned Chinese when I was（5） 　　．However， I still wondered if I could（6） 　　street signs，buy food and talk to people there．

   Shortly after I arrived in China，my Chinese language（7） 　　came back soon and improved（8） 　　．A long time ago， I wanted to give up（9） 　　Chinese．Luckily，my mum encouraged me and stopped that from happening． I'm（10） 　　that the Chinese language has helped me a lot in different ways． My life is getting more and more colourful．

（1）A． hated	B． advised	C． enjoyed	D． forgot
（2）A． business	B． music	C． language	D． cooking
（3）A． mistakes	B． excuses	C． fears	D． advantages
（4）A． habit	B． chance	C． skill	D． suggestion
（5）A． busy	B． young	C． successful	D． experienced
（6）A． read	B． touch	C． afford	D． move
（7）A． tool	B． ability	C． point	D． difficulty
（8）A． safely	B． politely	C． quickly	D． privately
（9）A． changing	B． sharing	C． learning	D． protecting
（10）A． sorry	B． worried	C． angry	D． glad

As a foreigner， it's hard for me to tell what Chinese people are， like． But my（1） 　　in Beijing said something．

   A couple of weeks ago， I went to buy four big suitcases（行李箱） for travel．（2） 　　I was going down the street， it suddenly rained， heavily． A stranger called me into his little shop． He （3） 　　me a cup of tea and a chair． When the rain got （4） 　　， I thanked him and rushed to a （5） 　　nearby to buy my suitcases．

   If you've ever tried to push four big suitcases by yourself， you may understand my （6） 　　． I looked silly， for the suitcases were dancing wildly across the floor． Then I got a （7） 　　on the shoulder． It was the seller． He signed that I should wait． A few minutes later， he （8） 　　in a car，and put the suitcases inside．Then we went driving（9） 　　along the road to my home． I offered him some money， but he（10） 　　．In broken English he said， "Feel good .. help you．"

   Now， you can see Chinese people are always ready to help you．

（1）A． friend	B． teacher	C． invention	D． experience
（2）A． If	B． As	C． Although	D． Because
（3）A． found	B． bought	C． made	D． offered
（4）A． harder	B． lighter	C． thicker	D． faster
（5）A． store	B． hall	C． lab	D． school
（6）A． language	B． sentence	C． situation	D． advantage
（7）A． wing	B． coin	C． scarf	D． touch
（8）A． lay down	B． drove up	C． fell behind	D． went away
（9）A． happily	B． lazily	C． bravely	D． poorly
（10）A． missed	B． nodded	C． refused	D． failed

When the Spring Festival falls， red flowers bloom（盛开）on the windows of my home． Of course， these are not （1） 　　flowers． But in the cold of （2） 　　， these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us．They are made of paper by my （3） 　　， who is now aged 70． With， a few cuts， she （4） 　　a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art．

   When my grandma was young， she was considered clumsy（笨拙的） in the（5） 　　．But on a cold winter night， she saw some beautiful red paper （6） 　 　on her new neighbor's windows． She was so interested in it and decided to （7） 　　      from her neighbor． Tons of paper was wasted， and her fingers were cut many times． But she（8） 　　practicing． I took 10 years （9） 　　my grandma could make paper art skillfully （娴熟地）． The red flowers， blooming like burning fire， light up her world． Now， everyone in the village （10） 　　her．

   My grandma's story has shown me what it takes to realize one's dream．

（1）A． nice	B． real	C． full	D． sweet
（2）A． spring	B． summer	C． autumn	D． winter
（3）A． sister	B． aunt	C． moth	D． grandma
（4）A． changes	B． spreads	C． places	D． burns
（5）A． city	B． town	C． village	D． block
（6）A． art	B． money	C． walls	D． books
（7）A． buy	B． steal	C． learn	D． borrow
（8）A． ended up	B． kept on	C． put off	D． thought about
（9）A． before	B． after	C． while	D． since
（10）A． serves	B． pardons	C． respects	D． warns

In the summer of 1936， a poor sheepherder （牧羊人）fell ill and came（1）　　a small hospital in Fort Benton， Montana， with his dog．The sheepherder was seriously ill and died soon．

    The sheepherder's body was （2）　　to his family by train．The dog cried as the train carrying his master's （主人的） body disappeared．

    Trains came to Fort Benton four times a day．The dog stayed there to meet each one， waiting for his master to return．He watched each passenger（3）　　the train．

    The station manager Ed felt（4）　　for the dog． He named the dog Shep and left him some food every day． He encouraged the dog to come inside the station． Finally， Shep get to trust Ed and would come inside． But every day when the trains （5）　　 ，Shep was back waiting at the same place．

    The passengers who came to Fort Benton wondered （6）　　the dog was always there ，greeting the trains．Ed decided to write a pamphlet（小册子）about Shep's （7）　　and sell it to the passengers for a small price． Some newspapers shared Shep's story across the nation．

    Day after day， Shep continued to wait and watch．He was （8）　　old when he died in 1942．After his （9）　　，the people of Font Benton made a beautiful bronze statue （铜像）of Shep to honor （10）　　． Today， many visitors still stop to look at the statue and buy the pamphlet．

（1）A． out	B． to	C． from	D．at
（2）A． burned	B． hidden	C． sent	D． found
（3）A．get off	B． get up	C． get along	D． get to
（4）A．lucky	B． angry	C． happy	D． sorry
（5）A．left	B． came	C． disappeared	D． went
（6）A．if	B． how	C． why	D． what
（7）A． story	B． hobby	C． habit	D． look
（8）A． much	B． exactly	C． mainly	D． very
（9）A． death	B． birth	C． illness	D． success
（10）A． them	B． you	C． her	D． him

A teenage girl couldn't stand （忍受） her family rules， so she left home．

    She wanted to be a famous star， but she had a little education．（1）　　 years later， she had to ask for food on the street for a living． Now her parents are old． But they are still （2）　_　

their daughter． They have been to every corner of the city． Everywhere they go， they（3）　_　

a big photo of their daughter on the wall with a sentence，"We still love you…come back home!"

    One day， the daughter saw one of the photos． She was so surprised that she couldn't believe her（4）　　． "Is that me？" She moved（5）　　 and read the words，"We still love you …She cried． She couldn't wait（6）　　 back home． When she got home， she rushed to the bedroom at once． Her mother was sleeping there． She（7）　　 her mother up and said，"It's me! Your daughter is back home．（8）　　 is the door unlocked？ A thief could get in．"The mother answered softly， "The door has never locked（9）　　 you left． We miss you all the time． We believe that you'll come back some day．"

    We all know parents love their children forever． Children should also understand their parents．（10）　　 this way， both parents and children can be happy．

（1）A． A little	B． More	C． Much	D．A few
（2）A． looking after	B． looking for	C． looking at	D． looking up
（3）A． set up	B． put up	C． cut up	D． make up
（4）A． eyes	B． ears	C． nose	D． head
（5）A． farther	B． further	C． closer	D． away
（6）A． going	B． to go	C． to gone	D． go
（7）A． wake	B． wakes	C． waking	D． woke
（8）A． Why	B． Who	C． When	D． What
（9）A． since	B． for	C． before	D． unless
（10）A． With	B． By	C． In	D． On

    A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco， Mexico．The way they are building the houses is （1）　　﹣by 3D﹣printing technology．

    New Story is a group（2）　　works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't （3）　　them． The group has built over 2，700 houses in places （4）　　 Bolivia， EI Salvador， Haiti and Mexico． In the past， New Story built（5）　　 houses in a normal way． But it（6）　　a long time． That's（7）　　New Story began to work with Icon． Icon has developed a way to build houses （8）　　by 3D﹣printing them with concrete（混凝土）． Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes，（9）　_　 Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions．

    The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms， a living room， a kitchen， and a bathroom． Because the houses are created with a computer design， it's easy to（10）　_　the design to suit the needs of different families． They are expected to live in later this year．

（1）A． common	B． expensive	C． unusual	D． strong
（2）A． these	B． those	C． this	D． that
（3）A． clean	B． repair	C． afford	D． borrow
（4）A． by	B． with	C． like	D． between
（5）A． its	B． his	C． her	D． my
（6）A． had	B． took	C． cost	D． spent
（7）A． why	B． how	C． what	D． when
（8）A． possibly	B． quickly	C． carefully	D． suddenly
（9）A． for	B．so	C． or	D．as
（10）A． share	B． print	C． change	D． produce

It was Thanksgiving．Snow was falling when Bob（1）　　towards the city park．Bob was deserted（遗弃）by his parents and was raised（抚养） by a kind man．Two years ago，to be（2）　　 ，Bob built a tradition．That was to take his Thanksgiving dinner to the park to share with a homeless person．

    The park was（3）　　．Everyone was home enjoying their dinner．After arriving at the park，Bob saw an old woman sitting on a bench（长椅）． Bob stopped his car in a parking place and got out．He took the（4）　　from the front seat and began walking towards her． When he stood beside her，she jumped as if（好像） she had（5）　　been woken up from sleeping．She looked up（6）　　Bob， and then his eyes brightened．

    "Good evening， madam， "Bob said， smiling．"I've brought you some Thanksgiving dinner．Would you like to share it with me？"The woman nodded and Bob served her the food and then watched her（7）　　she ate happily．When the woman finished， he（8）　　the table．Then he took twenty dollars out of his wallet．

    He put the（9）　　 into her hand．Then he kissed her lightly on the forehead and said．"Thank you for（10）　　my Thanksgiving dinner．"With that， he took his dishes from the table and returned to the car．

（1）A．walked	B．drove	C．ran
（2）A．thankful	B．successful	C．surprised
（3）A．noisy	B．crowded	C．empty
（4）A．flowers	B．food	C．books
（5）A．suddenly	B．quietly	C．carefully
（6）A． after	B．to	C．at
（7）A．because	B．as	C．since
（8）A．cleaned	B．broke	C．covered
（9）A．dishes	B．money	C．keys
（10）A．bringing	B．cooking	C．sharing

Tony is a warm﹣hearted repairman， who lost his job again a few months ago． He was really （1）　　 applying for （申请） a new job．

    One day， he brought together all his courage to go to a job interview． The interview was at 10 a．m and it was already 8：30． While waiting for a bus， he saw a man （2）　　 kicking one tyre（轮胎）of his car． Clearly， there was something wrong with the car． Tony （3）　　to help．

    An hour later， Tony finished repairing the car， getting his shirt dirty． The man thanked him and wanted to pay for the（4）　　． "I was just helping out，" Tony （5）　　．"I have to rush for an interview now，" he added， "Well，I could take you there．It's the（6）　　 I could do， please!" the man insisted （坚持）． Then Tony agreed．

    While waiting in the long line of the applicants （应聘者）（7）　　 his dirty shirt， Tony felt embarrassed and nervous． One by one， the applicants left the interviewer's office with （8）　　 looks on their faces． Finally his name was called．

    The（9）　　 was sitting on a big chair with his back towards Tony． "Do you really need to be interviewed？" he asked． Tony's heart sank （下沉）．"With the way I （10）　　 now， how could I possibly（11）　　 this interview？" he thought to himself．

    Then the interviewer（12）　　 his chair． To Tony's surprise， it was the man he helped earlier in the morning!

    "Sorry to keep you waiting， but I was pretty sure I had made the（13）　　 decision to have you in our company even（14）　　 you came into this office．I just know you'd be a good worker I can（15）　　． Congratulations!"

（1）A． afraid of	B． interested in	C． crazy about	D． sure of
（2）A． excitedly	B． slowly	C． hardly	D． angrily
（3）A． provided	B． offered	C． asked	D． promised
（4）A． car	B． tyre	C． work	D． time
（5）A． refused	B． accepted	C． agreed	D． avoided
（6）A． most	B． best	C． least	D． worst
（7）A． in	B． for	C． with	D． of
（8）A． satisfied	B． disappointed	C． worried	D． pleased
（9）A． clerk	B． customer	C． applicant	D． interviewer
（10）A． talk	B． stand	C． look	D． wait
（11）A． fail	B． pass	C． lose	D． win
（12）A． knocked	B． broke	C． shook	D． turned
（13）A． wrong	B． right	C． silly	D． careful
（14）A． until	B． after	C． before	D． since
（15）A． trust	B． depend	C． meet	D． praise