初中英语人生感悟类阅读试题

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

At this time，a deep voice said，"If a breeze （微风） can cross the desert，so can a river．"

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

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

（1）The little stream planned to reach　　．

A．	the forest
B．	the river
C．	the desert
D．	the ocean

（2）The little stream　　before she crossed the desert．

A．	didn' t meet any difficulties
B．	was confident about herself
C．	was worried about herself
D．	knew well about the desert

（3）At first，the little stream didn' t accept the desert' s advice because　　．

A．	she failed many times
B．	she was afraid of the nature
C．	she wasn' t able to change her nature
D．	she wouldn' t change the way she was

（4）The little stream finally crossed the desert by　　．

A．	evaporating into the breeze
B．	forming a river
C．	disappearing into the sand
D．	changing her nature

（5）What does the story mainly tell us？

A．	The road to success isn' t always easy and smooth．
B．	Whatever others say，we should always be ourselves．
C．	To succeed，we should think about things in a different way．
D．	To succeed，we should follow others' advice．

Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village．As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains，no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't try to get away．'Well，'the trainer said，'when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that rage，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．'

How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．But because they always stuck right where they were，they believed they couldn't．

Just like the elephants，how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something，just because we failed at it once before？

__________________．We should never give up the struggle in life．

根据材料内容选择正确答案．

（1）What did the writer see in the village？_____

A．	Chains
B．	Elephants
C．	Cages
D．	Farmers

（2）Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes？_____

A．	Because they think they can not．
B．	Because they are too old to do it．
C．	Because they like their living places．
D．	Because they get on well with the trainer．

（3）How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said？_____

A．	Moved
B．	Surprised
C．	Angry
D．	Nervous

（4）Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph？_____

A．	Failing is part of learning．
B．	We should be different from others．
C．	Helping animals is helping ourselves．
D．	Traveling always makes people relaxed．

（5）What is the best title for this test？_____

A．	Pleasant trip
B．	A Cruel Trainer
C．	Elephant Training
D．	The Elephant Rope．

A person has two ears but only one mouth． That means we should listen， not just speak． The word "listen" has the same letters as the word "silent"． Listening silently is a good quality that we should have．Then why is it important to be a good listener？

    Listening is really helpful．

    When someone is sad or angry， he wants to express his poor feelings． At this moment， we need to listen silently first until he gets calm（冷静的）． Then we may have a good talk with him． Maybe it is a good way to help him out．

    Listening is a kind of love．

    For example， we may think our parents are always talking too much． But in fact， they do so because they are anxious about our health， study and so on． If we listen patiently， our parents will feel we care about them． A loving silence is often more powerful（有力量的）than words．

    Listening is polite behavior．

    Sometimes， we just want others to listen to us but forget to listen to others． In fact． That's not polite． In order to show our respect（尊重）for others， we had better listen to them first． Then we can express our ideas．

    Listening sounds easy，but it's not． Every head is a world． So we should learn to listen with our ears， eyes and hearts as much as we can， and try to make ourselves

good listeners from now on．

（1）When someone is sad or angry， we should　　 first．

A．express our poor feelings．

B．talk too much with him．

C．tell his parents about it．

D． listen to him silently．

（2）The underlined word "anxious" here probably means "　　"．

A．worried

B．angry

C．satisfied

D．excited

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． We should ask others to listen to us first．

B． We had better listen to others first．

C． We should let others respect us first．

D． We should express our ideas first．

In Los Angeles， a waiter served a group of teens． The waiter remembered his experience as a young high school student． So he made sure the teens had a pleasant experience at the restaurant． The waiter made sure of it．

After serving all the teens doing a great job， he was left a tip（消费），only￥3.28． That was hardly enough to buy a drink at Starbucks． The waiter went home． And he felt hatred for the students who did not know the value of hard work． They looked down on people like him． Or so he thought．

After several days， the waiter forgot about it． His life went on as usual． But ten days later， he received a letter from the teens．

"About a week and a half ago， on October 7， my three friends and I came to eat at this restaurant as our own homecoming celebration． It was an exciting experience for us to be here alone， and it was all new to us． And you were the best waiter we could ask for． You were kind， helpful， and didn't treat us like babies! So I want to say thank you for making our 'grown﹣up' experience so amazing and fun． "I would also like to say sorry on behalf of（代表） my group． Since we were new to all of this，our 13﹣year﹣old minds didn't exactly know how to deal with the bill．The bill was reasonable（合乎情理），but we had completely forgotten（and didn't know，to be honest） what a tip even was， let alone how much to give． So we emptied our pockets， and all our money added up to ￥3.28． "Having no idea of how small this really was ，we left． Later， we realized our mistake and felt terrible． We knew we had to make it right．" "So together with this letter， you wail find the correct 18% tip + extra for simply being amazing． Thank you for your help and patience and also thank you for making our night fun． Thank you!"

（1）How did the waiter receive the group of teens？ 　　

A．	He tried to make them pay more．
B．	He served them like other waiters．
C．	He treated them as young children．
D．	He did his best to make them happy．

（2）Why did the group of teens leave that small tip？ 　　

A．	Because they looked down on the waiter．
B．	Because they didn't know what a tip meant．
C．	Because they weren't pleased with the service．
D．	Because they thought the tip should be that much．

（3）What made the teens write the letter？ 　　

A．	The tip they left for the waiter．
B．	The bill the restaurant received．
C．	The way the waiter served them．
D．	The fun they had at the restaurant．

（4）What do restaurant waiters mind most in America？ 　　

A．	What kind of guests they receive．
B．	What dishes people usually order．
C．	Whether they are given reasonable tips．
D．	How much customers pay for their meals．

（5）What did the group of teens try to say in the letter？ 　　

A．	They were quite thankful for the waiter's service．
B．	They had realized their mistake and made it right．
C．	They had a wonderful experience at the restaurant．
D．	They wanted more customers to go to the restaurant．

One day ，a couple wanted to buy a tea cup． So they went into a shop． They saw a beautiful one there． They asked， "May we see that？ We've never seen such a beautiful one．" As the shopkeeper handed it to them， suddenly the tea cup spoke．"You don't understand．" it said，"Once I was red and looked ugly． I was rolled and struck （捶打） over and over by my master． I shouted out，'Let me alone．' But he only smiled，'Not yet．' Then I was put on a wheel which was moving， and suddenly I was pushed to move around and around．' Stop!' I cried． But my mater only shook his head and said，' Not yet．' Then he put me in the oven． I was fired at a very high heat． I wondered why he wanted to bum me ， and I cried and knocked at the door． But he just shook his head．

"Finally ，the door opened． He put me on the table，and I began to become cool Then I was polished． After that，my master brushed and painted me all over． How terrible the smell was! I thought I would die．'Stop!' I cried． He only shook his head，'Not yet．' Then suddenly he put me into the second oven． This oven was twice as hot as the first one and I couldn't breathe at all． I begged （哀求）． However，my master shook his head and said， Not yet' I nearly lost hope． Just then，he door opened． He took me out and put me on the table again．"

"One hour later he handed me a mirror and said， 'Look at yourself．' And I did so． I was surprised and said， 'That' s not me． Why am I so beautiful？' 'I want you to remember，' my master said，'without those pains ，you would never be a perfect product．"

根据短文内容判断正、误．

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑．正确的涂"A" ，错误的涂"B"）

（1）One day，a couple went into a shop to buy a tea cup． 　　

（2）When the couple saw the tea cup，it looked ugly． 　　

（3）After being polished， the master was brushed and painted all over． 　　

（4）The second oven was hotter than the first one． 　　

（5）According to the passage，we know that those pains helped the tea cup become a perfect product． 　　

Long long ago， there was a crowd of antelopes（羚羊）in the forest． In this crowd there was a wise teacher． He was admired by everyone because he taught the young the tricks and strategies of survival （生存策略）． One day， his younger sister brought her son to him and asked him to leach what was important to antelopes． She said， "Dear brother， this is my son， Dick． Please teach him the tricks and strategies of survival． The teacher said to Dick， "You can come at this time tomorrow for your first lesson．"

At first， Dick came lo have lessons on time every day． But soon， Dick became more interested in playing games with others， so he began to cut classes． However， he didn't realize how dangerous it could be for a young antelope who learned nothing but games．

Unfortunately， one day the young antelope stepped in a trap（陷阱）． Knowing Dick was missing， his mother was worried． She went to her brother and asked him "My brother how is my son？ Have you taught him the tricks and strategies of survival？ The teacher replied， "My dear sister， I tried my best to leach him， but your son did not want to lean the tricks and strategies of survival． He cut classes． How could I possibly teach him？"

At this time， they heard that Dick was caught in a trap． They hurried to rescue him before it was too late． Dick was too scared to move and regretted deeply．

If the young antelope had kept learning carefully all the time， he wouldn't have been caught．

根据短文内容判断正、误．

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑．正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"）

（1）Dick ' s teacher was his uncle 　　

（2）Dick always came to have lessons on time 　　

（3）Dick was so interested in playing games that he started cutting classes． 　　

（4）Dick was not rescued al Last because it was too late 　　

（5）From this passage， we can know that we shouldn't do anything by halves． 　　

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

But actually，they weren't．

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

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

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

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

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

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

34．When the writer was at new class． 　　

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

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

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

36．What has the writer realized recently？ 　　

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

（3）What is not mentioned in the text？ 　　

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

根据短文内容判断对错，对的为"T"，错的为"F"．

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

78．Michael hardly had two choices．

79．Michael had a serious accident last month．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

83．Who gave the advice to the little stream？ 　　

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

（3）How do you feel about the boss？ 　　

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

阅读短文，把A～E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整．

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

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

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

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

A．Then the man became very angry

B．Be kind to the old

C．But she could not bite it

D．The man was very happy

E．Don't beat your old servant

F．He had an old cat at home

G．You're a bad man．

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项．

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

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

The bird asked，"What is your dream？"

"To produce sweet fruit．"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A．	heart
B．	eyes
C．	ears
D．	mouth