初中英语记叙文填空题

Today is my（1） 　　eightieth birthday． After dinner， I was holding Grandpa's hand and taking a walk in the park as usual．"Where are the peanuts？ Give me now!" He suddenly said． （2） 　　I wished I had some with me! "Jerry， the monkeys are going to come out today． Wait till they smell the peanuts．" I knew he was lost in one of his memories again．I remembered the stories he told me about how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid．Then，he saw the goldfish! He acted（3） 　　he was seeing them for the first time．At that moment， my tears ran down（4） 　　a disease happening to him．

Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer's disease （阿尔茨海默症） last year．The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which （5） 　　destroy （ 破坏） a person's memory．The patient might not also be able to make reasonable judgments（判断）．The saddest part was that it was a lifelong disease．But when my parents invited him to stay with us， he refused and said he liked（6） 　　．One day， he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge． Luckily， one of his（7） 　　came to help him before the fire could spread．

It was then that my parents（8） 　　Grandpa to live with us． Often， he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house．Each time I would answer （9） 　　"It's me， your little Jenny， Grandpa!" Even if he had forgotten who I was， he would always（10） 　　my beloved grandfather． I love him forever．

（1）A． grandpa	B． grandma	C． grandma's	D． grandpa's
（2）A． What	B． How	C． Which	D． Why
（3）A． so that	B． although	C． as if	D． even if
（4）A． because	B． with	C． of	D． from
（5）A． can	B． could	C． may	D． had to
（6）A． live lonely	B． living alone	C． living lonely	D． live alone
（7）A． teachers	B． classmates	C． neighbors	D． neighbor
（8）A． bought	B． have brought	C． took	D． brought
（9）A． wisely	B． softly	C． angrily	D． hardly
（10）A． is	B． be	C． to be	D． are

Everyone has only one life， all of us want to do（1） 　　to prove the value of life． But sometimes that really needs more courage．

You have probably never heard of Fan Jinshi． She is a very great woman who I admire a lot．She is a thin woman from the south of China， She is always（2） 　　in historical culture and ancient art．She graduated from Peking University． She could find a good job in a big city． Also， she could choose to teach in her university． However， she gave up all the good conditions and made a brave decision to work in Dunhuang， Gan Su． It's very dry and short of water there． （3） 　　it is always windy and sandy all year round． And she couldn't enjoy delicious food or wear nice clothes．She just did one thing that she must fight against the terrible environment there every day．But she didn't care．She stuck to（4） 　　in the desert place and made an effort to contribute （奉献） her youth．What a strong woman fighter she is! I will never forget what she said，"I love my work and I also love every area of my motherland forever．" Just as Dong Qing said，"（5） 　　is that you still love your life after seeing the truth clearly．"

（1）A． meaningful something	B． anything meaningful	C． meaningful anything	D． something meaningful
（2）A． interesting	B． surprising	C． interested	D． surprised
（3）A． Beside	B． Except	C． Besides	D． Expect
（4）A． stay	B． staying	C． studying	D． study
（5）A． Confidence	B． Love	C． Courage	D． Faith

One day， a woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to（1） 　　the parrot to the store the next day．"This bird doesn't（2） 　　， " she told the pet store owner． "Does he have a （3） 　　？"the owner asked．"Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it． "So the woman bought one and left．

The next day， she came back， saying that the bird still didn't say anything．"How about a ladder（梯子）？ Parrots love ladders， "the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left．

But the next day， she was back a（4） 　　time． "Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts（5） 　　， he'll talk a lot happily， "the owner said． The woman then bought a swing and left．

When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry and said（6） 　　， "The parrot died． "The pet store owner was（7） 　　what she said．"What？ I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked． "Yes， right before he died， "the woman answered， "in a（8） 　　voice， he asked me weakly， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"

Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life．We sometimes have lots of things to do（9） 　　， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "（10） 　　the parrots" in our lives．

（1）A． send	B． return	C． pass
（2）A． eat	B． fly	C． talk
（3）A． mirror	B． photo	C． screen
（4）A． first	B． second	C． third
（5）A． exercising	B． swinging	C． playing
（6）A． sadly	B． warmly	C． peacefully
（7）A． worried about	B． shocked at	C． scared of
（8）A． high	B． loud	C． low
（9）A． at once	B． after all	C． in total
（10）A． keep	B． watch	C． feed

Cindy and Anna were（1） 　　friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not（2） 　　on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. "Come on! Let's play chess." Anna said.

"I don't want to play chess." Cindy replied.

"We always do what you want to do， Cindy. It's my turn to make a （3） 　　. "Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and（4） 　　，leaving Cindy alone.

Cindy was very angry.（5） 　　she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag. "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today. I'm too mad（6） 　　her." Cindy thought.

The next day at school， their teacher Mrs. Stone asked for their notebooks. But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked（7） 　　. Cindy knew she should tell Mrs. Stone that she had the notebook， but she was（8） 　　angry with Anna.

When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs. Stone the（9） 　　. "Thank you for being honest， Cindy. I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook." said Mrs. Stone.

Later， Mrs. Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs. Stone helped them （10） 　　that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity. They became best friends again.

（1）A. best	B. most	C. least	D. worst
（2）A. try	B. depend	C. agree	D. live
（3）A. promise	B. project	C. decision	D. survey
（4）A. went over	B. went on	C. went by	D. went away
（5）A. Because	B. When	C. Unless	D. If
（6）A. at	B. with	C. on	D. in
（7）A. excited	B. worried	C. normal	D. relaxed
（8）A. still	B. never	C. often	D. almost
（9）A. chance	B. plan	C. truth	D. rule
（10）A. describe	B. explain	C. guess	D. realize

My name is Paul． I was a （1） 　　boy． One morning， I woke up and realized I was not （2） 　　． I decided to do something to put my name in the Guinness Book of World Records．

（3） 　　my dream， I thought of something I could do．First， I tied my arm around my back and wanted to be "the person who （4） 　　the farthest with one arm"．But as soon as I got in the water ，I sank（下沉）．

Then， I stuffed （5） 　　in my mouth and tried to be "the person who put the most cookies in his mouth"． However， when cookie 17 went in， I got sick．

Finally，（6） 　　a Friday evening， I ran to the bathroom and filled up the tub （浴盆） with water．I decided to be "the person who took the world's longest bath"． It was a perfect idea （7） 　　all that I had to do was to sit there．The first three hours was great．I drank soda and ate potato chips．（8） 　　in the water so long made me look like I was 80．But I was determined．

An hour later， my brother shouted outside the bathroom that the record for the longest bath in the world was （9） 　　than a month! Feeling （10） 　　， I got out．

Maybe I will never be in the Guinness Book of World Records． But that's OK．I am still special．

（1）A．16 years old	B．16﹣years﹣old	C．16﹣year﹣old
（2）A．good	B．famous	C．interesting
（3）A．To achieve	B．To put	C．To act
（4）A．swam	B．run	C．jumped
（5）A．cakes	B．candies	C．cookies
（6）A．on	B．in	C．at
（7）A．until	B．because	C．if
（8）A．Walking	B．Being	C．Making
（9）A．less	B．fewer	C．more
（10）A．on	B．up	C．down

In Chicago． the USA， there was a girl called Jenny． She was very polite and ready to help everybody． One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school． She opened it and saw there was a lot of （1） 　　in it． She thought she should hand it in to the teacher， so she （2） 　　it in her schoolbag first．

When she went to the office， her teacher wasn't （3） 　　． As it was time for class． she hurried to the classroom． After class， she told her friend， Linda， about the money that she （4） 　　．Then， her greedy （贪婪的） friend （5） 　　away the bag． After school， Jenny wanted to go to the （6） 　　office again， but she found the money was missing．

The next day when the children were playing a game， Linda fell down and was hurt very badly． The other children stood around her and didn't know（7） 　　to do． Jenny kept calm and did（8） 　　to stop bleeding． She told the others to go to teachers for （9） 　　．Soon a teacher took Linda to the （10） 　　and the doctor examined her carefully． Within a week she was all right again． Jenny became very（11） 　　in the school．

（12） 　　three days， Linda came to Jenny's house． Her （13） 　　turned red． She was crying．She gave Jenny the （14） 　　paper bag with the money in it and said， "Jenny． I have taken the money away． That day when you helped me， I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the （15） 　　． You are such a nice friend!（16） 　　please don't tell the teachers about this!"Then Jenny said，"You are now（17） 　　， but you have done a bad thing． Though I will not tell anyone．I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong． The girl thanked Jenny and （18） 　　．

At the end of the term Jenny was given a （19） 　　for being a very helpful girl in the schooL．Linda became an honest girl and was （20） 　　greedy．

Once wrong． never be wrong forever．

（1）A． bread	B．paper	C． money	D． fruit
（2）A．got	B．kept	C． Sent	D．caught
（3）A． away	B． out	C． oft	D． in
（4）A． lost	B． found	C． Sved	D．made
（5）A took	B． brought	C． put	D． moved
（6）A． workers′	B．teachers′	C． doctors′	D．headmaster′s
（7）A． where	B． how	C． when	D．what
（8）A． nothing	B． everything	C．something	D．anything
（9）A． leave	B． treatment	C．action	D． help
（10）A．office	B．classroom	C． hospital	D． school
（11）A． popular	B． healthy	C． proud	D． quiet
（12）A． In	B． After	C． Later	D． Before
（13）A． eyes	B． face	C．nose	D． ears
（14）A red	B． Black	C．pink	D． brown
（15）A． lie	B．story	C． truth	D． result
（16）A． For	B． But	C． Or	D． So
（17）A． honest	B． polite	C． generous	D． friendly
（18）A． got up	B． cheered up	C． gave up	D．woke up
（19）A． report	B． gift	C． prize	D． reply
（20）A． never	B． sometimes	C． always	D． usually

A little girl walked to and back from school every day． One day， wind blew hard and trees shook from side to side in the wind on her way home after school． It rained （1） 　　． and rain poured down， the girl's father worried that his daughter would be scared because of flashes of lightning． So he drove to his daughter's school in a hurry． To his surprise， he saw her（2） 　　alone in the rain．When a flash of lightning came， she stopped， looked up and smiled． （3） 　　followed， she stopped，looked up and smiled． With the coming of the following flashes of lightning， she repeated the （4） 　

　thing again and again．

   After she got into the car， he wondered why she stopped， looked up and smiled when a lightning came． She replied with a bright smile， "Dad， when a flash of lightning came， I felt a bit scared． Seeing this， God would （5） 　　me． I knew he was playing an interesting game with me to drive my fear． "You see， if you look at the world from a different view， the world is really amazing．

（1）A． hardly	B． slow	C． heavy	D． heavily
（2）A． walks	B． walking	C． to walk	D． walked
（3）A． The other	B． Other	C． Another	D． The others
（4）A． same	B． different	C． second	D． opposite
（5）A． take after	B． take a photo of	C． take off	D． take the place of

A group of boys gathered around a tree． "What a tall tree!" they said to each other． "It would be （1） 　　to climb to the top!"

The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree（2） 　　． Their mothers were sitting not far away， looking on at their children as they （3） 　　．

One of the climbers was an 8﹣year﹣old boy named David． He was the shortest child in the group． Nobody thought he would（4） 　　the competition．

Then the game started． All of the boys tried their best to climb as（5） 　　as they could． Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did， he reached the top of the tree fastest（6） 　　．

His mother was proud to see this． She asked him， "David， how did you （7） 　　to reach the top of the tree so quickly？"

"It was easy，" David said． "The other children kept looking down as they climbed． When they realized how high they were， they got scared（恐惧的） and were afraid of（8） 　　down． I， however， looked only （9） 　　． When I saw how close I was， I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top．"

It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back， we are more likely to reach our goals（目标）．

（1）A． useful	B． possible	C． crazy	D． exciting
（2）A． last	B． finally	C． first	D． really
（3）A． studied	B． played	C． jumped	D． discussed
（4）A． win	B． enter	C． like	D． hold
（5）A． well	B． safely	C． carefully	D． high
（6）A． as well	B． in the end	C． as usual	D． in time
（7）A． manage	B． hope	C． imagine	D． agree
（8）A． looking	B． climbing	C． falling	D． going
（9）A． down	B． over	C． out	D． up

A small village was being troubled by a lion． It would come out at night and kill people， as well as kill their chickens and cows．

One day， the village leader sent a （1） 　　to a great hunter（猎人）， Jones， asking him to come and kill the lion． Jones agreed and began to take action． Jones spent several （2） 　

　waiting for the lion， but it never came out．

Finally， Jones told the village leader to kill a cow and give him its skin（ 皮 ）． He would（3） 　　the skin and pretend （假装） to be a cow so that the lion would come out． This way， he could get a chance to kill the lion． After putting the cow's skin over his shoulders， Jones went to a farm to wait for the lion．

In the middle of the night， the villagers （4） 　　to the sound of shouting coming from the farm． They thought Jones was in danger and quickly ran to the farm． When they arrived， they saw Jones （5） 　　on the ground， crying in pain． There was no sign of the lion at all．

"What happened， Jones？ Where is the lion？ Did you get hurt？" asked the village leader． "Forget the lion!" Jones shouted． "Who （6） 　　the bull（公牛） out？"

（1）A． map	B． message	C． gift
（2）A． days	B． mornings	C． nights
（3）A． wear	B． use	C． eat
（4）A． stopped	B． woke	C． listened
（5）A． lying	B． standing	C． jumping
（6）A． let	B． ask	C． drive

It was a usual Sunday morning．A butcher（屠夫）heard the doorbell and then he was （1） 　　to see that a dog was in his shop．The dog had S10 and a note in its mouth．The butcher took the note and read it．It said，"10 pork chops（排骨），please．"So the butcher （2） 　

　the money and put a bag of chops in the dog's mouth．

Then he （3） 　　closed the shop because he wanted to follow the dog．He found the dog on the street．The dog was waiting for the green light．It looked around to see if it was （4） 　

　and then walked across the road．The dog went to a bus stop and waited for a bus．When a bus （5） 　　，the dog first walked to the front of the bus to check the number and then got on it．

After a while，the dog stood up on his back paws（爪子）to （6） 　　the"stop"button（按钮）．

The bus stopped and the dog got off．The butcher followed it off．

The dog ran up to a house and put the （7） 　　in front of the door．It then began to knock on the front door （8） 　　his head．A big guy opened the door and started shouting at the dog．

The butcher ran up and shouted at the guy，"What are you doing？This dog is so （9） 　

　！"

The owner of the dog said，"Clever？No way！I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the store．（10） 　　he never listens to me．"

（1）A．scary	B．happy	C．surprised
（2）A．gave	B．took	C．asked
（3）A．carefully	B．quickly	C．quietly
（4）A．clear	B．clean	C．safe
（5）A．arrived	B．got	C．went
（6）A．feel	B．push	C．catch
（7）A．bag	B．note	C．money
（8）A．on	B．from	C．with
（9）A．clever	B．pity	C．tired
（10）A．So	B．But	C．And

When I had something difficult to do，I liked to ask my mother for （1） 　

　． But she always said，"Do it yourself， dear．"I was not happy about this at all．I thought she was the （2） 　　mother I had ever seen!

For example， one day，I decided to （3） 　　some friends to my home． My bedroom was not in order． Books were （4） 　　， and I didn't make the bed．I asked my mother to help me clean it， but she（5） 　　said，"Do it yourself．"

Because of my "lazy mother"，I had to （6） 　　my clothes and clean my room．I had to help my parents do （7） 　　．I even had to go to the doctor by myself． It was really difficult for me to do a good job， but I have （8） 　　a lot．

As time goes by，I start to understand my mother． She made （9） 　　clever and hard﹣working．A（10） 　 mother is worth 100 teachers! Do you think so？

（1）A．money	B．help	C．time
（2）A．tallest	B．happiest	C．laziest
（3）A．leave	B．invite	C．visit
（4）A．everywhere	B．somewhere	C．nowhere
（5）A．never	B．sometimes	C．still
（6）A．wash	B．move	C．buy
（7）A．job	B．homework	C．housework
（8）A．learned	B．told	C．shown
（9）A．I	B．mine	C．me
（10）A．young	B．good	C．happy

通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项

Dear Tony

How are you？

I'm in England now．I'm writing this（1） 　　in English．I have got some new friends here﹣Kate，Kevin and Ronny．They are （2） 　　a football match on TV at my home at the moment．

I like English breakfast﹣I always eat comflakes（脆玉米片）with a lot of milk．Every morning I get up at 6 o'clock （3） 　　the milkman comes at that time．I can get a big bottle of milk from him．In the morning school starts at 9：00 and the classes finish at 12：30．In England，students have lunch at school．In the afternoon we（4） 　　have two lessons and we go home at 4：00 pm．I always have many things to do after school．

I am very（5） 　　every day，but I'm still happy．

    Yours，

    Daming

（1）A． book	B． email	C． news	D．song
（2）A． watching	B． buying	C． having	D． playing
（3）A． or	B． so	C． but	D． because
（4）A． ever	B． never	C． usually	D． hardly
（5）A．cold	B． busy	C． healthy	D． funny

American President Roosevelt's house was once broken into and lots of things were stolen． Hearing this， one of Roosevelt's friends wrote to him and（1） 　　him not to take it to his heart so much． President Roosevelt （2） 　　back at once， saying， "Dear friend， thank you for your letter to comfort me． I'm all right now． I think I should thank God． This is because of the following three（3） 　　 ： firstly， the thief （小偷） only stole things from me（4） 　　did not hurt me at all； secondly， the thief has stolen some of my things （5） 　　all my things； thirdly， most （6） 　　 for me， it was the man（7） 　　 me who became a thief．"

It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from． However， President Roosevelt was so（8） 　　．

It is（9） 　　 for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time as long as he lives on the earth． We should learn how to（10） 　　 failure or misfortune bravely and to try to deal with it． Being thankful can bring us a better life．

（1）A． required	B． advised	C． ordered
（2）A． wrote	B． talked	C． called
（3）A． examples	B． steps	C． reasons
（4）A． or	B． but	C． so
（5）A． ahead of	B． instead of	C． apart from
（6）A． luckily	B． badly	C． sadly
（7）A． less than	B． more than	C． rather than
（8）A． sorry	B． thankful	C． angry
（9）A． easy	B． natural	C． impossible
（10）A． face	B． value	C． find

On the morning of March 27th，my father took my younger cousin and me to the water park．We had fun．Three hours later，my father had to leave for work，and we were （1） 　　to go home by ourselves．When we arrived at front of our garden，a tall man（2） 　　us，and asked us to show（3） 　　the way to the hospital．I looked at the man（4） 　　，and refused．I went in with my cousin quickly．

I began my homework after locking the front door．（5） 　　I was doing my homework，my cousin was watching TV in the living room．Suddenly，the （6） 　　rang．My cousin thought it was my father，（7） 　　he opened the door．I went out of my room and saw the（8） 　　man who had asked the way standing outside．I tried to close the door，but he pushed the door very hard and came into our house with a （9） 　　．He ordered me to take out all the money．I was too （10） 　　to shout out．My cousin（11） 　　all the time．The man tied us up with a rope，then locked（12） 　　of us in the kitchen．Quickly，he （13） 　　the things he wanted，took what he could，and left immediately．I helped my cousin to （14） 　　the rope．Then he untied me．I wanted to rush out to call the （15） 　　，but the door was locked from outside．Luckily，the kitchen window which faces the garden was open．We got out of the house （16） 　　the window，and went to the （17） 　　shop to ask for help．The owner helped us to call my father and the police．

The police came and（18） 　　for the man everywhere．Soon，my father came home from （19） 　　．We told him the whole story．My father was glad that we were not hurt．He told me that I had done well，but I should have stopped my cousin from opening the door to let the stranger in．

From this dangerous experience，we learned a lesson on（20） 　　．

（1）A．promised	B．taken	C．told	D．invited
（2）A．stopped	B．showed	C．left	D．told
（3）A．her	B．him	C．me	D．them
（4）A．easily	B．angrily	C．happily	D．carefully
（5）A．While	B．Before	C．If	D．Until
（6）A．mobile phone	B．clock	C．doorbell	D．fire alarm
（7）A．but	B．so	C．because	D．although
（8）A．tall	B．short	C．thin	D．heavy
（9）A．gift	B．book	C．card	D．knife
（10）A．happy	B．excited	C．relaxed	D．nervous
（11）A．laughed	B．slept	C．cried	D．ran
（12）A．all	B．both	C．any	D．some
（13）A．looked after	B．looked out	C．looked up	D．looked for
（14）A．tie	B．untie	C．cut	D．pass
（15）A．police	B．neighbor	C．man	D．doctor
（16）A．across	B．through	C．into	D．around
（17）A．biggest	B．smallest	C．nearest	D．farthest
（18）A．reached	B．called	C．hit	D．searched
（19）A．school	B．park	C．work	D．hospital
（20）A．safety	B．traffic	C．study	D．love

All of the staff in my hotel did a great job recently． We（1） 　　to raise money for a woman called

Nora． She is working as a front office clerk in the（2） 　　． A few weeks ago she was told by doctors that she had a brain tumor（瘤）．

She is from a poor family．While she was studying in the 6th grade，she（3） 　　her parents．Now she is the single parent of a 3﹣year﹣old daughter and there is no one to（4） 　　her kid． She is the only one to make money in the family， so it is very（5） 　　for her family to deal with her treatment expenses（治疗费用）． Her monthly pay is only INR． 12，000（￥200），（6） 　　her treatment cost is about INR．1，000，000（￥16，000）．

When we came to know of her （7） 　　，we know we must do something for her． She is one of our team members! The only thing we were（8） 　　to do was to help her at once． So we（9） 　　this to the top level management and they supported and joined us． We decided to contribute（捐赠） from all the staff's （10） 　　．We each contributed 2﹣day pay for her medical expenses， and many kind people from other fields（11） 　　contributed for her treatment． （12） 　　，with the help of the kind people， she had enough to pay the （13） 　　．

Now Nora is back from the（14） 　　and her health is getting better day by day． Today we went to meet her at home． She was very（15） 　　to all the people who helped for her medical treatment．

（1）A． expected	B． helped	C． decided	D． waited
（2）A． hotel	B． library	C． restaurant	D． store
（3）A． found	B． left	C． lost	D． hated
（4）A． teach	B． see	C． talk with	D． look after
（5）A． difficult	B． upset	C． boring	D． tiring
（6）A． so	B． until	C． but	D． when
（7）A． parents	B． situation	C． education	D．kid
（8）A． pleased	B． excited	C． able	D． active
（9）A． described	B． reported	C．took	D． mentioned
（10）A． pay	B． friends	C． families	D． work
（11）A． also	B．seldom	C．instead	D． then
（12）A． Carefully	B． Easily	C． Naturally	D． Luckily
（13）A． work	B．story	C． expenses	D． manners
（14）A． market	B．farm	C． trip	D． hospital
（15）A． polite	B． thankful	C． responsible	D． kind