初中英语记叙文试题

Tom worked hard in an office． But it seemed that there was little change in his life． He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more． His father， Joe， knew this and decided to have a talk with （1） 　　．

One day． Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner．（2） 　　they were walking along a

river． Tom said， "Dad， you always tell me to learn something new． To be （3） 　　， I don't want to make any change．"

Joe looked in the river， saw a dead （4） 　　and pointed at it．

"Tom， what is that over there？"

"It's a dead fish．"

"What's the fish doing？"

"It's moving down with the running water．"

"But the fish is dead． （5） 　　can it be moving？" asked Joe．

"It's moving as the river is moving．"

Joe turned to his son and said． "Life is （6） 　　the river． It's always moving and always changing． Some people don't want to change， but their life is always changing whether they like it or not． A dead fish only moves along the river， while a living fish can control its journey． What's you choice if you want to live a （7） 　　life？"

This made Tom （8） 　　his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing． And she just stayed the way she used to be， living like a dead fish．

Guided by his （9） 　　 ， Tom understood what he said． He didn't want to become a person like his aunt． So he made up his mind to （10） 　　 learning and developing himself．

（1）A．you	B．me	C．her	D． him
（2）A． Once	B． While	C． After	D． Before
（3）A．honest	B．happy	C．quiet	D．patient
（4）A． bird	B．dog	C．duck	D．fish
（5）A．Who	B．Which	C．How	D．When
（6）A． in	B． over	C．like	D． by
（7）A．worse	B．harder	C．greener	D．better
（8）A． give up	B． think of	C．wait for	D． hear from
（9）A．aunt	B．father	C．uncle	D． friend
（10）A．continue	B． finish	C．avoid	D．stop

Everyone has dreams． Lily dreamed of being a dancer． She took（1） 　　lessons and all her teachers thought she was an excellent student．

One day she saw a notice． It said that a famous dancing group would be performing in her town．

（2） 　　thought， "I must show the leader my dancing skills． "She waited for the group leader in the dressing room．（3） 　　the leader appeared， she came up and handed him the flowers she prepared．The thorns （刺）hurt her fingers and blood came out． But she was too （4） 　　to care about the pain．She expressed her strong wish to be a dancer and begged（乞求）to show her dance．

"All right． You dance， "the leader agreed． But half way through the dance， he stopped her， "I'm

sorry， in my mind you're not good enough!"On hearing this， Lily （5） 　　out as fast as her legs could carry her．It was so hard for her to accept this．She lost heart and （6） 　　her dream．

Several years later， the dancing group came to her town again． She decided to find out （7） 　　the leader had told her she was not good enough．

This was his reply， "I tell this（8） 　　every student．"

"You've ruined（毁掉） my life!" she shouted angrily．

The leader went on， "I remember your present of（9） 　　and how the thorns had hurt your

fingers but you carried on bravely． It was a pity that you didn't take dancing like that and stopped trying so （10） 　　． So you are still not good enough for dancing!"

（1）A．singing	B．reading	C．dancing	D．dressing
（2）A．He	B．She	C．They	D．We
（3）A．When	B．Since	C．Before	D．Unless
（4）A． weak	B．bored	C． excited	D． tired
（5）A． worked	B．ran	C． found	D． looked
（6）A． got on	B．went on	C．picked up	D．gave up
（7）A． why	B．how	C．who	D．what
（8）A．on	B．at	C．in	D．to
（9）A． books	B．dances	C．flowers	D． dresses
（10）A．happily	B．easily	C．luckily	D．safely

Helping others always brings you something， sooner or later， one way or another． I didn't know that until one day when I went to my （1） 　　school．

It was a cold and （2） 　　morning after the winter vacation． Actually， it was my （3） 　　day at my new school． I was walking slowly and worrying about lots of things． It was early and there weren't many people on the road． A girl （4） 　　was on a bike passed me quickly． She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she fell off her bike just a few steps in front of me． She was trying hard to get up， （5） 　　fell again． Without thinking， I went over and helped her stand up． She said "Thank you" with a smile and then rode away． The words "Thank you"   （6） 　　me and this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school．

（7） 　　， I got to school． The teacher led me to the classroom and asked me to sit down （8） 　　a girl． I was so nervous． I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn't dare to look at them． Soon the first class started． It was English． They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn't have a copy． As I was wondering what to do， a book appeared in front of me． "Let's share，" the girl next to me said． "And hi， I'm Carrie．" I （9） 　　． It was the girl I helped that morning．   （10） 　　a surprise!

From then on， we became good friends． She was my first and best friend at my new school． Helping her also helped me find a friend．

（1）A．old	B． new	C． small	D． big
（2）A．snowy	B． rainy	C． cloudy	D． sunny
（3）A． third	B． second	C． first	D． last
（4）A．what	B． who	C． which	D． whose
（5）A． or	B． so	C． and	D． but
（6）A． surprised	B．worried	C． helped	D． warmed
（7）A． Truly	B． Finally	C． Exactly	D． Suddenly
（8）A． beside	B． besides	C． across	D． from
（9）A．looked up	B． got up	C． looked down	D． sat down
（10）A． When	B． Where	C． What	D． How

An old woman lost her only son．The sad woman went to a clever man and asked，"Is there any way I can throw away my（39） 　　？"

The clever man said to her，"Go and bring（40） 　　a seed（种子）from a home that has never known sadness．I will（41） 　　it to drive the sadness out of your life．"The woman went off at once to look（42） 　　that magical seed．

First，she came to a beautiful house，knocked at the door，and asked（43） 　　，"Excuse me，I am looking for a home that has never known sadness．Is this such a place？It is very important to me．"

They told her，"You've certainly come to the（44） 　　place，"and began to describe all the sad things that had recently happened to them．

The woman said to herself，"Who is able to（45） 　　these people that have had such sadness like me？"She stayed to cheer them up（46） 　　she went on looking for a home that had never known sadness． But wherever she went，whether in the homes of the poor or the rich，she found one sad （47） 　　 after another．She became so busy helping other people that she（48） 　　 about looking for a seed that would magically end her own sadness．She even never relied to that her helping others tell of driving the phone is out of her life．

39．A．happiness	B．kindness	C．sadness	D．illness
40．A．me	B．you	C．her	D．him
41．A．push	B．use	C．lend	D．lose
42．A．at	B．up	C．for	D．after
43．A．politely	B．happily	C．proudly	D．angrily
44．A．right	B．wrong	C．clean	D．dirty
45．A．catch	B．order	C．hide	D．help
46．A．before	B．after	C．when	D．while
47．A．man	B．woman	C．story	D．trip
48．A．knew	B．worried	C．thought	D．forget

Yesterday my son and I were eating dinner in our dinning room when we saw a policeman walking past our house..A woman with a（41） 　　look was following him．

I opened the（42） 　　，went out and asked what happened．The policeman said that the woman's（43） 　　was lost an hour ago．I said we didn't see the girl，but we could（44） 　　to look for her．I told my son that we couldn't finish our （45） 　　at that time．，He said，"Being a kind person，Dad"We drove our car and looked for the girl（46） 　　the town．Along the way，a group of children were playing，（47） 　　they beard the news，they said they would help（48） 　　．They rode their bikes and jointed us．

（49） 　　，|we found the little girl about three kilometers away．I was so（50） 　　to see many people help a stranger（陌生人）．It is really a nice world．

41．A．strict	B．happy	C．scary	D．worried
42．A．mouth	B．ear	C．door	D．book
43．A daughter	B．son	C．mother	D．father
44．A look	B．listen	C．find	D．help
45．A games	B．dinner	C．housework	D．homework
46．A for	B．after	C．around	D．up
47．A Before	B．After	C．So	D．And
48．A it	B．him	C．you	D．us
49．A Luckily	B．Differently	C．Differently	D．Lovely
50．A happy	B．surprised	C．scared	D．friendly．

Jim started painting when he was three years old，and when he was five，he was already very good at it．He（1） 　　many beautiful and interesting pictures，and people paid a lot of money for them．They said，"This boy is going to be（2） 　　when he grows up，and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot more（3） 　　"

Jim's pictures were different （4） 　　other people's works，because he（5） 　　painted on all of the paper．He painted on half of it，and the other half was always empty．

"That's very clever，"everybody said，"Nobody else does that like（6） 　　!"

One day，somebody bought one of Jim's pictures and then said to him，"Please（7） 　　 me，Jim Why do you paint on the bottom half of your paper，（8） 　　 not on the top half？"

"Because I'm small，"Jim said，"and my brushes don't （9） 　　very high．That's（10） 　　I only paint on the bottom half of the paper．"

（1）A．painted	B．bought	C．found	D．lost
（2）A．pretty	B．funny	C．famous	D．lucky
（3）A．houses	B．gifts	C．food	D．money
（4）A．of	B．from	C．in	D．with
（5）A．ever	B．already	C．never	D．with
（6）A．him	B．us	C．her	D．them
（7）A．tell	B．advise	C．promise	D．believe
（8）A．and	B．but	C．or	D．because
（9）A．lie	B．stand	C．climb	D．reach
（10）A．when	B．where	C．why	D．what

Yesterday，my 15﹣year﹣old brother Dave had a fight with my 12﹣year﹣old brother Kevin．I didn't notice．

As I was walking upstairs（楼上），I heard Kevin（41） 　　．in his room．I knocked on the door and asked，"Hey Kevin，do you want to talk？"No answered．I tried again．Still noting happened．

So，I took some paper and wrote，"If you don't，we can write（42） 　　．"

An hour（43） 　　．I was still sitting on the floor outside his door with two pads（沓） of paper in my hands．one pad was new and the other was from Kevin．As I read one of Kevin's notes，tears（眼泪） came to my eyes．It said，"（44） 　　in this family cares about me．Dave thought I was too weak．Dad said I was not good（45） 　　．basketball．And you didn't notice me．"

For my part，what he said was（46） 　　．I wrote back，"Kevin，I do love you and you know that．I'm here for you and you（47） 　　．in this family．"He didn't reply for a while，but then I heard he cried a little bit．Kevin ran out of paper and wrote "Thanks" on a paper cup．I wrote back "For（48） 　　．？"It returned to me with "Loving me" on it．

Since then，I try my best to（49） 　　．my family members．Kevin and I have a（50） 　　．relationship now．And when one of us notices that the other is unhappy，we'll smile and say，"Write it on a paper cup．？

41．A．shouting	B．speaking	C．crying	D．fighting
42．A．notes	B．letters	C．novels	D．stories
43．A．before	B．after	C．later	D．ago．
44．A．Somebody	B．Anybody	C．Everybody	D．Nobody
45．A．in	B．at	C．with	D．for
46．A．right	B．easy	C．happy	D．difficult．
47．A．dislike	B．are disliked	C．love	D．are loved
48．A．why	B．how	C．whom	D．what
49．A．bring more good luck to	B．be more thankful to	C．pay more attention to	D．be stricter with
50．A．colder	B．closer	C．worse	D．funnier．

A teacher decided to let her class play a game．She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with（36） 　　tomatoes．Each tomato would（37） 　　a name of a person that the child hated．So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated．

When the day came，every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated．Some had two tomatoes．（38） 　　had three tomatoes．Some even had five tomatoes．The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week．Days passed and the children started to complain（抱怨）（39） 　　the rotten （腐烂的）tomatoes let out terrible smell．Besides，those having five tomatoes，also had to carry（40） 　　bags．After one week，the children were very happy because the game had（41） 　　ended．

The teacher asked，"How did you feel？"The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes．

Then the teacher told them the（42） 　　behind the game．

The teacher said"This is the same situation when you carry your hatred（憎恨）for somebody（43） 　　your heart．The terrible smell of hatred will（44） 　　your heart，and you will carry it with you wherever you go．If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just   （45） 　　week，can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime？"．

36．A．much	B．a little	C．a few
37．A．call	B．be given	C．have written
38．A．Any	B．Some	C．Every
39．A．because	B．but	C．so
40．A．lower	B．lighter	C．heavier
41．A．often	B．finally	C．always
42．A．meaning	B．time	C．way
43．A．outside	B．inside	C．beside
44．A．clean	B．wash	C．pollute
45．A．one．	B．two	C．five．

There is an old saying："Take the time to stop and smell the flowers．"I think we should also take the time to（1） 　　flowers．

My grandmother knew just（2） 　　to do that．She grew flowers with earth，water and love，so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers．She would smile when she saw the（3） 　　shine down on them．In her front garden she planted flowers，（4） 　　．You could see red，white，and yellow flowers in it．My mom and I used to walk（5） 　　them and enjoy their smells．Beautiful butterflies flew down on them．Grandma also cared for the wild flowers．She would send（6） 　　and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine．

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens（7） 　　also planted flowers in our hearts．Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us．Her sweet smile always made us（8） 　　．Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love（9） 　　day after day．

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today．Show your smiles，kindness and love．Plant your wishes，talents and pleasure．Make this（10） 　　brighter and brighter with your sunshine．

（1）A． plant	B． water	C． buy	D． sell
（2）A． who	B． when	C． how	D． where
（3）A． star	B．sun	C． rain	D． wind
（4）A． too	B． either	C． then	D． though
（5）A． at	B． on	C． with	D． around
（6）A． me	B． you	C． him	D． her
（7）A． and	B．so	C． but	D． or
（8）A． happy	B． hungry	C． tired	D． angry
（9）A． sleeping	B． growing	C． standing	D． losing
（10）A． house	B． town	C． city	D． world

In a history class，our teacher，Mrs．Bartlett asked us to make a poster （海报） in groups about the culture that we were studying．She told us to write the names of three friends we wanted in one group and she would think about our（1） 　　．

The next day，I was told to be in a group I would（2） 　　want﹣﹣﹣the boy who was too weak in English，and the two girls who wore strange clothes．Oh，how I wanted to be with my （3） 　　！With tears in my eyes，I walked up to Mrs．Bartlett．She（4） 　　me and seemed to know what I was there for．I told her I should be in the"good"group．She gently （轻轻地）（5） 　　a hand on my shoulder （肩膀）．"I know what you want，Karma，"she said，"but your group needs you．I need you to help them．Only you can help them．"I was （6） 　　and moved．Her words encouraged me．

"Will you help them？"she asked．"Yes，"I replied．Then I （7） 　　walked over to my group．I sat down and we started．Each of us did a part according to our interests．Halfway through the week，I felt （8） 　　enjoying our group．We did a good job together．My group members weren't thought to be good just because no one cared enough about them （9） 　　Mrs．Bartlett．

At last，our group got an A．But I think we should hand the A back to Mrs．Bartlett．She was the one who should truly （10） 　　it．Mrs．Bartlett brought out the potential （潜能） in four of her students．

（1）A． classes	B． books	C． choices	D． clothes
（2）A． often	B． never	C． always	D． sometimes
（3）A． boys	B． girls	C． friends	D． teachers
（4）A． laughed at	B． looked at	C． lived with	D． agreed with
（5）A． placed	B． pushed	C． washed	D． pulled
（6）A． useful	B． surprised	C． thirsty	D． asleep
（7）A． hardly	B． deeply	C． lazily	D． bravely
（8）A． myself	B． herself	C． yourself	D． himself
（9）A． around	B． with	C． for	D． except
（10）A． receive	B． start	C． give	D． throw

There is an old saying："Take the time to stop and smell the flowers．"I think we should also take the time to（1） 　　flowers．

My grandmother knew just（2） 　　to do that．She grew flowers with earth，water and love，so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers．She would smile when she saw the（3） 　　shine down on them．In her front garden she planted flowers，（4） 　　．You could see red，white，and yellow flowers in it．My mom and I used to walk（5） 　　them and enjoy their smells．Beautiful butterflies flew down on them．Grandma also cared for the wild flowers．She would send（6） 　　and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine．

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens（7） 　　also planted flowers in our hearts．Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us．Her sweet smile always made us（8） 　　．Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love（9） 　　day after day．

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today．Show your smiles，kindness and love．Plant your wishes，talents and pleasure．Make this（10） 　　brighter and brighter with your sunshine．

（1）A． plant	B． water	C． buy	D． sell
（2）A． who	B． when	C． how	D． where
（3）A． star	B．sun	C． rain	D． wind
（4）A． too	B． either	C． then	D． though
（5）A． at	B． on	C． with	D． around
（6）A． me	B． you	C． him	D． her
（7）A． and	B．so	C． but	D． or
（8）A． happy	B． hungry	C． tired	D． angry
（9）A． sleeping	B． growing	C． standing	D． losing
（10）A． house	B． town	C． city	D． world

One day，a woman sat next to a man in a park．（36） 　　pointed to the boy who was swinging（荡秋千）and said，"What a nice boy!"

"Yes，he's a （37） 　　boy．He's my son"．The man said．Then，he （38） 　　his watch and called to his son，"Shall we go．Todd？"

Todd answered，"Five more minutes，Dad，Just five more minutes．"The man （39） 　　and Todd continued to swing．

Five （40） 　　passed and the father stood and called again to his son．"Time to go now．"Again Todd said．"Five more minute，Dad Just five more minutes，please．"

The man smiled and said，"OK．"

"You are （41） 　　a patient father，"the woman said．

The man smiled and then said，"My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year （42） 　　he was riding his bike near here．I never spent （43） 　　time with Tommy．I've promised that the same mistake can't happen （44） 　　Todd．He wants to have five more minutes to swing．The （45） 　　is that I also have five more minutes to watch him．"

36．A．She	B．They	C．We	D．He
37．A．stupid	B．good	C．looked for	D．looked at
38．A．looked like	B．looked after	C．looked for	D．looked at
39．A．disagreed	B．agreed	C．thoough	D．understood
40．A．times	B．hours	C．seconds	D．minutes
41．A．easily	B．quietly	C．really	D．happily
42．A．that	B．while	C．if	D．how
43．A．much	B．many	C．a few	D．few
44．A．with	B．in	C．to	D．for
45．A．truth	B．question	C．mistake	D．trouble．

In the 1920s， a poor， young painter was making a living in Kansas on his own． He used an old garage （车库 ） as his workplace． He worked （41） 　　day and night．

However， he was not （42） 　　in the garage． There were mice， too． Every night when he tried to sleep， the mice made lots of noise． But he was too tired to drive them away．

One day， a little mouse came to the painter． It looked at him directly． Its small eyes were （43） 　　． "It must be （44） 　　． too．" The painter gave the little mouse some bread． The mouse ate it and went away．

"It will be back， '' the painter thought．

The next day， the little mouse came （45） 　　． The painter gave it some bread another time． The little mouse danced on the floor happily．

After that， the little mouse came to the painter every day． The painter （46） 　　it very much． He even allowed it to dance on his drawing board． At that time， the little mouse was his only friend．

Later， the painter got a job in Hollywood． He had to design （设计 ） a （47） 　　for an animal cartoon． He thought and thought， （48） 　　he had no ideas．

Then the picture of the little mouse dancing on his drawing board came to his mind． He quickly （49） 　　 his brush． With a few strokes （笔划 ），（50） 　　 cartooncharacter in history Mickey Mouse﹣﹣ was born．

As you know， the name of the poor young painter was Walt Disney．

41．A． hardly	B． hard	C． bored	D． interesting
42．A． along	B． lonely	C． alone	D． long
43．A． shone	B． to shine	C． shine	D． shining
44．A． hungry	B． cold	C． thirsty	D． sleepy
45．A． down	B． away	C． off	D． again
46．A． liked	B． disliked	C． hated	D． scared
47．A． brush	B． character	C． gift	D． sign
48． A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
49． A． put up	B． looked up	C． gave up	D． picked up
50． A． great	B． the greatest	C． greater	D． more great

One evening a young woman walked on the beach．She （36） 　　to see the footsteps （足迹）she had left in the sand，but they had already been washed away by the water．When she turned to continue her walk，she was surprised to see an old woman（37） 　　by a fire．

She walked up to the old woman and asked，"Where did you come from？I didn't see you here a minute ago"

（38） 　　answering her question，the old woman said，"Sit with me，my child．I have something to show you．"

As the young woman sat down beside the fire，the old woman handed her a book．She turned the pages of the book one by one and was （39） 　　to discover they told the story of her whole life，from the early days of （40） 　　to the present．But when she turned to the next page，she found it empty．And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty．

"Does this mean my life ends tonight？"she asked．

"No．my child．It means tonight your life （41） 　　"

At that time the old woman took the book into her hands and began to tear （撕掉）each of the pages that had words out of the book．She then threw （42） 　　into the fire until all left were empty pages．She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman．

"You see，"she said，"just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand，your past is forever gone．What you （43） 　　have is here and now．Each moment is the beginning of the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest，because you won't live that moment a（an） （44） 　　time．For your future，you are free to shape it as you wish，（45） 　　it has not yet been written．"

36．A．turns	B．turned	C．is turning
37．A．sitting	B．to is	C．sat
38．A．Thanks to	B．Instead of	C．As for
39．A．tired	B．sad	C．amazed
40．A．childhood	B．adulthood	C．old age
41．A．ends	B．lives	C．begins
42．A．them	B．it	C．her
43．A．hardly	B．lately	C．truly
44．A．other	B．another	C．second
45．A．whether	B．because	C．then．

As for teenagers， maybe we all have hobbies． It is a good thing a person gets from childhood．We are able to（1） 　　our hobbies at any age， however， best to get from childhood． We all do some kind of work according to our interest which can give us（2） 　　． A hobby is something we（3） 　　enjoy in our free time．

My hobbies are reading and gardening． However， I always prefer gardening． I work daily in my garden for （4） 　　hour to take care of it． Gardening makes my whole day（5） 　　．Every early morning I enjoy growing plants slowly．I have prepared beautiful flowerbeds in every corner of the garden and planted colourful seasonal flowers． My favourite things are watching plants and watering them． I also try planting（6） 　　in order to make the garden special． It is a wonderful place in（7） 　　I spend happy time with my parents．

I'm 15 years old now．I want to continue my favourite hobbies till the end of my life．They would keep me busy， happy and away from all stress of the daily life． My parents always（8） 　　 me to continue my hobbies． They become so satisfied when I take my problems in easy ways and try to solve them（9） 　　getting angry．My mom says that gardening is a better hobby than（10） 　　ones because we give life to someone through watering and planting new plants． I really feel a great sense of achievement and get to know the fact of life．

（1）A． realize	B． consider	C． develop	D． raise
（2）A． surprise	B．joy	C． anger	D． worry
（3）A． completely	B． hardly	C．partly	D． nearly
（4）A．a	B． the	C． an	D．/
（5）A． careless	B．successful	C． useless	D． peaceful
（6）A． anything new	B． anything common	C． something common	D． something new
（7）A． which	B． what	C． where	D． that
（8）A． promise	B． encourage	C． force	D． allow
（9）A． with	B． through	C． under	D． without
（10）A．other	B． the other	C． another	D． others