初中英语记叙文试题

Sam and his friend Bob，both 5，entered a painting competition． Bob won! Sam felt blue and left （1） 　　．

As soon as Sam（2） 　　home， he told papa，"I worked hard on my picture．I made it the best I

could． I wanted to win．"

"You did work hand，"said papa．" （3） 　　is a fine picture． I'll hang it in my office．" Mama gave Sam a hug and said，"I hope you congratulated Bob．"

Sam shook his head，"Bob was too busy getting his photo taken．"Then he went to his room．He sulked（生闷气）． He didn't feel like doing anything． Some time later， he got very（4） 　　．He wondered what Bob was doing． He remembered the fun they had， painting their pictures together．

He decided to do something，（5） 　　he took out some paper and his painting set． He painted another picture ，one（6） 　　a ship in it．He knew Bob loved ships．

Under the ship，he printed in big red（7） 　　：C﹣O﹣N﹣G﹣R﹣A﹣T﹣U﹣L﹣A﹣T﹣I﹣O﹣N﹣S!That was the biggest word he knew．

That afternoon， Sam walked to Bob's house and gave Bob the （8） 　　．

"Thanks，" said Bob．"I love ships． What's the （9） 　　word？"

"Congratulations，"said Sam．

"Wow! Thanks again，"said Bob． "This is much better than getting my photo taken．"

And happily they went to ride bikes together．

Friendship is much better than（10） 　　，isn't it？

（1）A． late	B． alone	C． luckily	D． loudly
（2）A． stayed	B． missed	C． got	D． left
（3）A． Mine	B． Yours	C． His	D． Hers
（4）A． hungry	B． afraid	C． happy	D． bored
（5）A．so	B．or	C． but	D． although
（6）A． under	B． above	C． without	D． with
（7）A． letters	B． words	C． sentences	D． languages
（8）A． pen	B． picture	C． map	D． bike
（9）A． black	B． small	C．big	D． white
（10）A． losing	B． winning	C． riding	D． painting

Our junior high school life is coming to an end．So my classmates and I decided to make a special（1） 　　for our own favorite teacher in the ceramics（ 陶艺） class．

After being dried for a long time in the fire，our gifts for teachers were（2） 　　．Chen Hui took them out of the kiln（窑）． CRASH（碎裂声）! His cup，Xiao Yao's，（3） 　　，and my heart broke into pieces all over the floor．

"My elephant lost her trunk（象鼻）!" Xiao Yao shouted． "My heart is broken!" I（4） 　　almost at the same time．

"I'm so sorry!" Chen Hui said．

"Bring（5） 　　to the repair station，" said Xiao Yao， "Let's see what we can do with some magic glue．"We tried many times，（6） 　　the magic glue worked only on Chen Hui's cup． The trunk and the heart were in too many broken bits to put back together．

"Now my elephant has a short nose instead of a trunk，" said Xiao Yao，"It（7） 　　like a little dog with big ears． And it's（8） 　　lovely! Let's call it doglephant!"

"A cute doglephant! Cool! You just turned the accident into a happy one!" I said．And right then，I knew（9） 　　to do． Maybe I could make a mosaic（镶嵌画） by using the pieces of my broken heart．

When it was all done，everyone thought it was pretty cool．Yes，my present didn't turn out the way I'd planned， but it turned out even（10） 　　 ！

（1）A． gift	B． hat	C． bag	D． coat
（2）A． safe	B． broken	C． ready	D． wet
（3）A． dog	B． elephant	C． cat	D． panda
（4）A． smiled	B． read	C． wrote	D． cried
（5）A． something	B． nothing	C． everything	D． anything
（6）A． as	B． but	C． so	D． though
（7）A． looks	B． sounds	C． smells	D． tastes
（8）A． still	B． even	C． almost	D． hardly
（9）A． when	B． how	C． which	D． what
（10）A． worse	B． better	C． heavier	D． cheaper

When I was in Grade 5， I had a fight with a boy named Tony in my class． I have forgotten what the fight was about， but I have never forgotten the（1） 　　I learned that day．

I thought that I was right and he was wrong﹣ and Tony just thought that I was wrong and he was right．The teacher， Mrs． Green， decided to teach us a very（2） 　　lesson．

Mrs． Green asked us to stand on each side of her desk． In the middle of her desk was a large，round object． I could（3） 　　see that it was black． She asked Tony what（4） 　　the object was． "White，" Tony answered． I couldn't（5） 　　Tony said the object was white， when it was black! Another fight started（6） 　　us， this time about the color of the object．

The teacher told me to go and stand where Tony was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been．（7） 　　 changed places， and now she asked me what the color of the object was， I had to answer，" （8） 　　 "It was an object with（9） 　　 differently colored sides． From Tony's side it was white，（10） 　　 from my side it was black．

（1）A． fight	B． lesson	C． teacher	D． classmate
（2）A． difficult	B． boring	C． safe	D． important
（3）A． loudly	B． widely	C． clearly	D． heavily
（4）A． color	B． size	C． shape	D． time
（5）A． decide	B． believe	C． doubt	D． promise
（6）A． under	B． behind	C． between	D． beside
（7）A． She	B．He	C． They	D． We
（8）A． White	B． Black	C． Brown	D． Purple
（9）A． one	B． two	C． three	D． four
（10）A． or	B． nor	C． but	D． since

Right after lunch， Mother found she had got a cold． She did need a rest in bed． But first she had a few things to do． Prepare the meat for （1） 　 　． Leave a note for the cleaners…

At last， she fell into bed， soon asleep…

Then the door banged（砰地一声） open as the （2） 　 　came home from school． "Mom! Mom! Where are you？" "Didn't you even get up yet？" "What about dinner？"

"I'm sick． And I can't do anything． I'll have to leave all to （3） 　 　． Cook the potatoes． Take care of the baby． Put plates， spoons and forks on the table．"

"Wonderful! " " No problem! " The children ran off （4） 　 　． Mother was left in her quiet room． She felt terrible! But everyone else seemed great． In fact， there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs （5） 　 　the children．

There was a sudden crash（破碎声）． Then a voice shouted， "Get the baby out of the way ﹣（6） 　 　he cuts himself． Don' break Mom's rest!"

Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with news． "They （7） 　 　your plate and the dog ate all your dinner．"

The girl ran off． There was more noise until， finally， the children appear， （8） 　 　． They were proud of what they brought． There is a glass of water， three beans， a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat．

Suddenly， Mother felt （9） 　 　 ． As the children watched carefully， she ate her cold dinner． "Everything （10） 　 　 so good，" Mom smiled． "Thank you， my kids． I feel better now．"

（1）A． tea	B． breakfast	C． lunch	D． dinner
（2）A． father	B． cleaners	C． children	D． dog
（3）A． you	B． me	C． her	D． him
（4）A． excitedly	B． sadly	C． quietly	D． angrily
（5）A．in	B． with	C． from	D． under
（6）A． after	B． before	C． when	D． until
（7）A．made	B． dropped	C． sold	D． changed
（8）A． crying	B． smiling	C． cooking	D． sleeping
（9）A． tired	B． afraid	C． weak	D． great
（10）A．tastes	B． looks	C． smells	D． sounds

One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by me． I said sorry to（1） 　　immediately．He

replied with a smile and said， "I'm sorry，（2） 　　．I wasn't watching out for you． "

Later that day， when I was cooking， my（3） 　　was too close to me When I turned to get（4） 　　milk． I nearly knocked her over．

"Move out of the way!" I shouted．

She walked away（5） 　　But I didn't feel like I had to say sorry to her．

While I was in bed that night， my husband said to me． "While dealing with a stranger， you were（6） 　　， but with the daughter you love， you were unkind． Your daughter（7） 　　you some flowers she picked herself． You' ll find them in the kitchen by the door． Have you seen the tears（8） 　　her eyes？"

I felt quite sorry for my lovely daughter． Then I went to her bedroom to tell her that I shouldn't have （9） 　　 her． She kissed me on my cheek and said， "It's OK， mom． I love you anyway．"

If we can be polite to strangers，（10） 　　can't we do the same for the ones we love？

（1）A． he	B．she	C． him	D． her
（2）A too	B． either	C． also	D．neither
（3）A． son	B．daughter	C． mother	D．father
（4）A． little	B． few	C． any	D．some
（5）A． sadly	B． happily	C． hardly	D． carelessly
（6）A． impolite	B． polite	C．angry	D．nervous
（7）A． took	B．bought	C． borrowed	D．brought
（8）A．in	B．with	C． for	D．of
（9）A． looked at	B． laughed at	C． shouted at	D．pointed at
（10）A． how	B．what	C．which	D．why

A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard． The box was much （1） 　　 than the boy． He tried his best to move it， but the box would not move at all． After （2） 　　for a glass of water， the boy tried to move it once more． This time， he pushed harder，but he still （3） 　　move the box a bit． He was quite tired and lost heart．

The boy's （4） 　　was coming home from work around this time． He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts． The father didn't help him，（5） 　　instead asked，"Son， have you tried your best？ I mean， are you doing （6） 　　you can？"

"Yes，I am!" the boy cried．

"No， "his father said calmly， " you're not． You have not asked me to （7） 　　you？

Asking for help is not a weakness． Many people need help， and （8） 　　 the best of us need help． It is （9） 　　 to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in（10） 　　 ．

（1）A．heavier	B． lighter	C． smaller
（2）A．pushing	B．moving	C．resting
（3）A．could	B．couldn't	C． mustn't
（4）A． brother	B． uncle	C． father
（5）A．but	B． and	C．so
（6）A．something	B．everything	C．nothing
（7）A．hug	B． help	C． protect
（8）A．ever	B． only	C．even
（9）A．easy	B． important	C． difficult
（10）A．trouble	B． silence	C．surprise

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