初中英语人生感悟类阅读试题

On a wild mountain，two goats met on a road just over a high cliff．（悬崖） The road was so narrow （狭窄）that there neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back． What do you think the two goats did？

One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow rock， pressing as close to the rock as he could． Then the other goat gently and softly stepped over his friend， till， safely past him， he could lightly jump away．

The goat that had lain down then drew himself up， safe and free to leap again from rock to rock， and enjoyed the sweet grass on the hill happily．

However，two other goats met on the banks （河岸）of rushing river． A tree had fallen across and become a bridge from one side to the other．

The two goats looked at each other，and each wished to pass over first．

They stood for a moment with one foot on the tree， each thinking that the other would draw back． But neither of them would give away， and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge!

They then began to push and fight with their horns （角）， till at last their feet slipped， and both the goats fell into the stream， and were lost in the water!

36． Where did the first two goats meet？ 　　

A．	On the hills．
B．	On a bridge．
C．	On a narrow road
D．	At the bank of a river．

37． How did they pass the narrow road safely？ 　　

A．	By lying down
B．	By working together
C．	By jumping away
D．	By pressing to the rock．

38． What was the bridge made of？ 　　

A．	A tree
B．	A stone．
C．	Some stones．
D．	Some trees．

39．What happened when they met on the middle of bridge？ 　　

A．	They pushed and fought．
B．	They lay on the bridge．
C．	They looked at each other
D．	They stood on the bridge．

40．The passage tells us that 　　

A．	we should face the challenge in life
B．	we should be careful to cross the bridge
C．	we should give way to others at right time
D．	we should be brave to climb the mountains

Once there was a relative who offered a man．and his three sons two baskets of peaches （桃子）． One basket of peaches were just ripe （成熟） while the other were already overripe and would go bad at once．

The father asked， "Which way of eating can avoid wasting a peach？"

The eldest son said， "Of course，we should eat those overripe， for they can't be kept for three days．"

"But after you eat up those， the peaches in the other basket will go bad!" Certainly， the father was not satisfied with the eldest son's advice．

The second son thought for a while and said，"We should eat the peaches just ripe． Choose the good ones!"

"If so， won't the overripe peaches be wasted？Don't you think it pity？"

The father turned to the youngest son，"What good idea do you have？"

"I feel，"thinking for a while， the youngest son said， "we'd better mix them together， give

some of them the neighbors， and let them help us eat， so that we won't waste a peach at all．"

Hearing this，the father nodded and said with a smile，"OK． It is really a good way． Then

let's do it by your way． "

31． Who offered them two baskets of peaches？ 　　

A．	A boss．
B．	A friend．
C．	A relative
D．	a neighbor．

32． The father asked his sons a question about how to 　　

A．	avoid wasting a peach
B．	sell the peaches
C．	eat the overripe peaches
D．	send the ripe peaches

33．Which was the eldest son's idea？ 　　

A．	Eating them up．
B．	Eating those ripe peaches first
C．	Giving some to the neighbors．
D．	Eating those overripe peaches first．

34．Why did the father nod and smile at last？ 　　

A．	He felt sad．
B．	He felt worried．
C．	He was satisfied．
D．	He was disappointed．

35．what really does the father want to tell his sons？ 　　

A．	Sharing things with others．
B．	Avoiding wasting the peaches．
C．	Getting on well with brothers．
D．	Getting on well with neighbors．

Many years ago， there was a rich businessman． He had twenty servants． One day he wanted to make a trip to another town． He also wanted to take things to sell． He decided to take ten servants with him． They carried the things to sell and food to eat． The businessman was very kind． He said to one of his servants，" You are the smallest， the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants． You can't carry a heavy bag． You may choose the lightest bag to carry．"

The servant thanked his master． He picked out the biggest bag． This was bread for them to eat on the journey．"You are foolish，"said the businessman．"That is the biggest and heaviest bag．" But the servant lifted up the bag happily and the journey began． They walked for four hours， then they stopped for a rest． They all ate some of the bread． Then there was less bread for the servant to carry． The servant's bag grew smaller and lighter every day． At the end of the journey， the smallest servant had nothing to carry． Do you think the smallest servant is clever or foolish？

（1）The businessman had 　　servants．

A．	one
B．	twenty
C．	ten

（2） The businessman decided to take the servants with him to 　　．

A．	carry the things to sell
B．	carry the food to eat
C．	both A and B

（3） The businessman let the smallest servant 　　．

A．	carry the lightest bag
B．	not carry the bag
C．	carry the heaviest bag

（4） When they had a rest on the journey， they all 　　．

A．	drank some water
B．	ate some bread
C．	ate some meat

（5） From the passage the smallest servant is very 　　．

A．	kind
B．	foolish
C．	clever

A farmer had four lambs（羔羊）．One was black，and the other three were white．The black lamb was friendly to the others in the group．But the white lambs often laughed at him．They thought he was ugly．The farmer did not like him，either．He gave bad food to the black lamb．

One winter day，the four lambs went out to eat grass．They went far away from home．Suddenly，it began to snow．It was such a heavy snow that the ground was all white soon．They couldn't find the way home．

When the farmer found that the lambs were not at home，he went out to look for them．There was snow everywhere．Suddenly，he saw something black．He went to it．Oh，it was his black lamb!And the white lambs were there，too．The farmer said excitedly，"Thanks to the black lamb，I can find you!"

36．What did the white lambs think of the black lamb？ 　　

A．	Friendly．
B．	Kind．
C．	Ugly．
D．	Beautiful．

37．The farmer gave bad food to 　　．

A．	the black lamb
B．	the white lambs
C．	all the lambs
D．	his black dog

38．The lambs couldn't find the way home because 　　．

A．	they were far away from home
B．	the ground was covered with thick snow
C．	the wind was blowing hard
D．	they didn't want to go back home

39．The farmer found all the lambs after 　　．

A．	he saw the black lamb
B．	he saw the white lambs
C．	he heard the sound of the lambs
D．	they came back home

40．What can we learn from the story？ 　　

A．	Appearance is the most important in our life．
B．	A friend in need is a friend indeed．
C．	Don't tell a person by his appearance．
D．	Many hands make light work．

You may not realize it，but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school．School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people．But this is not always easy．What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates？

If you discover that you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends，the most important thing to learn is tolerance．Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others．We can not change the way that other people do，so it is important to learn to live happily with them．

Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other．Getting to know someone may help you understand why they do things differently．Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad．Tolerance teaches us to keep a    temperate and open mind．

You need to remember an old saying，"Treat others how you want to be treated"．If you tolerate something，it does not mean that you have to like it．No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in．Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change．

It is important to practice tolerance，because it will make everyone's life easier．Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests．The world is very different，and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference．

（1）This passage is trying to tell us 　　．

A．	what's important for a student
B．	what students should do at school
C．	how to treat people different from us
D．	how to get others to do things in the right way

（2）From the first paragraph we know that at school 　　．

A．	it's easier for someone to hate others
B．	getting along with others is not a great deal
C．	most students are getting on well with each other
D．	students are learning other things besides studying

（3）What is tolerance according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Accept people as they are．
B．	Believe you are always right．
C．	Expect everybody to be the same．
D．	Change yourself to please other people．

（4）Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 3？ 　　

A．	gentle
B．	impolite
C．	active
D．	responsible

（5）The last paragraph suggests that 　　．

A．	tolerance can only be learnt at school
B．	living with people of the same interests is easier
C．	practicing tolerance at school can help make a better world
D．	people in different countries have different interests and abilities．

Whenever the sun set and the blue sky came up，my father and I often went to climb the mountain near my house and we enjoyed that．Walking together，my father and I had a lot of conversations．I learned lessons from his experiences．I climbed mountains together with my father for so much time．He always told me，"You should have goals like climbing the mountain．"I really got a lot from the mountain﹣climbing．It made me patient as well．

In fact，climbing the mountain was a test for me because I was only eight years old．During the first few hours of climbing，I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds'singing．But as time passed，I wanted to stop climbing．However，my father said to me，"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，this is just like your life．"

At that time，I was too young to understand his words．But later after that，I got to know the meaning of hope in life．I found myself standing at the top of the mountain，and the sky was as clear as crystal．（水晶）

54．Who did the writer often climb the mountain with？ 　　

A．	His mother．
B．	His father．
C．	His friend．
D．	His brother．

55．The mountain﹣climbing was 　　for them．

A．	difficult．
B．	easy．
C．	enjoyable．
D．	dangerous．

56．How old was the writer when climbing the mountain？ 　　

A．	He was eight．
B．	He was nine．
C．	He was ten．
D．	He was eighteen．

57．In the father's opinion，where can the boy always see a beautiful sky？． 　　

A．	At the foot of the mountain．
B．	At the top of the mountain．
C．	During the mountain﹣climbing．
D．	In the beautiful village．

On a farm lived a father and a son． The father always got up early and read books by the stove． One morning， the son came up to him and said， "Dad， I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning． What's the good of reading？"

The father didn't reply to his question at once． He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal． He said， "Get some water from the river with the basket and then I'll tell you the answer．"

A The son felt surprised but he did as his father said， He tried many times but every time the water leaked （漏掉） from the basket． An hour later， the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket． The father said with a smile． "Yes， you are right， my son． The basket can t hold water． But did you notice the basket was different？" The son found the dirty basket had become clean． The father continued， "Reading is like holding water with the basket． Although we can't remember all we read， we have changed while reading．"

根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）

（1）The father was used to reading in the morning． 　　

（2）The son wondered if reading was good for him． 　　

（3）The father didn't answer his son's question because he thought it was stupid． 　　

（4）The basket had no difference after the son used it to get water from the river． 　　

（5）From the passage， we know that reading can make a difference to a person． 　　

There is a seed（种子）．He is so small that nobody wants to look at him．（61） 　　

One day，a wind brings him to a field in the sun．He looks around and a spatter of rain comes to him．Then he grows up．Four years later，a man sits under him．The man says，"Thank you for this．（62） 　　．

"What are you talking about？"the seed asks．（63） 　　No one speaks to him like that．

"Who is this？"the man asks．

"It's me．I'm a seed．"

"A seed？"the man looks at the big tree．"（64） 　　You are a tree，a big tree!"

"Really？"

"Yes! People come here to have a rest under your shade（树荫）．"

Hearing this，the seed，now a tree，is very happy．"Oh! That means I'm not a small seed anymore．（65） 　　Wow!Everybody comes to me for my shade because I am a big tree now!"

A．I can help people．

B．You are not a seed．

C．The man feels unhappy．

D．I really need some rest．

E．The seed is planted in a field．

F．He thinks the man is laughing at him．

G．So the seed doesn't think he is important．

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺．

A big company wanted to find someone to work for them．Lots of young college students came to（60） 　　for the job，but only a small part of them were left．And this time，the company didn't plan to choose the right persons as usual．

Here came the day when they took the final interview．A big box （61） 　　of papers was placed on the way to the interview room，and a few papers were lying around the box．

The first student came．He hurried along the way to take the interview．"Who put this     （62） 　　in the middle of the road？"the student said to himself，but he did not try to move the box away．Instead，he passed around the box and continued his way．

The second student came along and did the same thing．Then another came，and another．All of them complained（抱怨） about the box but （63） 　　of them tried to move it．What's worse，someone even stepped（踩） on the papers and left without having a look at the things on the ground．

Half an hour later，a thin young man with glasses came．He was also （64） 　　those who were left to take the interview．He saw the box and the papers around it．Without thinking twice，he （65） 　　and began to pick up the papers and put them into the box．Then he managed to move the box to the side．To his great （66） 　　，he found an invitation under the box．On it were the following words，"Congratulations，young man!You are the          （67） 　　person we are looking for!Would you like to join us？"

Sometimes，you see，helping others is helping yourself．

Mom and dad﹣they're two of the most important people in your life．You probably see at least one of them every day and，over your lifetime，they influence you more than anyone else you meet．

Moms and dads need to care for their kids from the minute they're born．It's a parent's job to love and help kids﹣and most parents will do this as possible as they can，even when the"kids"grow up and have children of their own．That means you have many years ahead to share with your mom and dad．

Here are some ways you can stay close，get along，and build a strong relationship（关系）．

Spend time together．Don't play a computer game or watch TV by yourself．Ask your mom and dad to play with you，go outside together，play a game，or read a book out loud．Try to spend more time together．

Share your feelings and ask for help，Many kids say they'd like their parents to help them when they're unhappy．Tell them if you're sad or have a problem．They'll be happy to help you．

Be kind and caring．Little things might mean a lot to your mom or dad．You can brightena parent's day with a hug，a card，or a joke．It's also lovely when a kid cleans up his or her room without being asked．It's important to show that you care for each other．Kids and parents show their love by respecting（尊重）each other，and being caring，polite and thoughtful．

Do your best at whatever you do．You don't have to be perfect，but when you do your best，you make your parents proud．It makes them happy to see how you're turning into such a great kid．Why？Beacuse it lets them know you're doing a good job．

（1）Your parents are two of the most important people in your life because they 　　．

A．	see you every day
B．	have duty to care for you
C．	need your help
D．	influence you more than anyone else

（2）Most parents 　　after their kids have grown up．

A．	stop helping their kids
B．	try their best to help their kids
C．	leave their kids
D．	are busy taking exercise

（3）What should kids do when they're unhappy？ 　　．

A．	Watch TV by themselves
B．	Play a game with their parents
C．	Tell their parents and ask for help
D．	Be kind to their parents

（4）The underlined word"brighten"in the sixth paragraph means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．	使…忙碌
B．	使…愉快
C．	使…悲伤
D．	使…紧张

（5）Which can be the best title of the passage？ 　　．

A．	Getting Along with Your Parents
B．	Talking to Your Parents
C．	When Your Parents Fight
D．	Spending More Time with Your Parents．

A group of old classmates，who have succeeded in their work，got together to visit their teacher．Their conversation soon turned to complaining（抱怨）about the stress（压力）in their work and life．The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups．Some of the cups are expensive and lovely，but some are cheap and not beautiful．The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee．

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the teacher said，"Have you noticed all the nice﹣looking expensive cups were taken，leaving behind the cheap ones？it's OK for you to want only the best for yourselves，but that is why you have the stress in your work and life even if you're very successful now．"

"All of you really wanted the coffee，not the cups，but you chose the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups．"

"Now think about this，life is the coffee，and money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold life．They do not change the quality （质量）of life．Sometimes，we just care about the cups，and we fail to enjoy the coffee．So，don't let the cups drive you，enjoy the coffee instead．"

（1）The students who visited the teacher 　　．

A．	are satisfied with their work
B．	are successful in their studies
C．	are strict with each other
D．	are successful in their work

（2）The teacher took out cups 　　．

A．	for the students to have coffee
B．	to show to the students
C．	for the students to have a look
D．	to show his favorite coffee

（3）The teacher noticed that the students 　　．

A．	liked the cheap cups
B．	only took the best cups
C．	were drinking coffee
D．	preferred the coffee to the cups

（4）Why did the students have the stress in the work and life？ 　　．

A．	Because they really wanted coffee．
B．	Because they didn't have good cups．
C．	Because they didn't pay enough attention to life itself．
D．	Because they didn't have money to buy coffee and cups．

（5）From the story，we know the teacher wanted the students to enjoy 　　．

A．	the cups
B．	the coffee
C．	life
D．	money and position．

Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history．Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort （城堡）Delaware Museum in New York．"This year．I spun wool （纺毛线） on a spinning wheel．Last year，I was a candle maker．My first year，I cared for the garden and looked after the animals．All the jobs I've had at the fort have been really fun．"

Fort Delaware is a living﹣history museum that shows how life was in frontier （边远地区） America in the mid﹣1700s．"Reading about history can't compare to experiencing it for yourself"，says Alice．

The experience begins as soon as visitors enter the fort．The smell of wood smoke fills the air．Women in petticoats （long skirts） and men in knee breeches （knee﹣length shorts） are busy with their chores．The guides show visitors how the settlers （移民） would have carried out everyday work．"Kids are surprised when I tell them that one of their jobs would have been to make candles，says another guide，16﹣year﹣old Jane．"They don't realize the kids back then had to work hard．"She also shows visitors how to play with toys and games．

They are playing historical parts，so the guides can't wear shorts or T﹣shirts when the weather is hot．But the clothes of the past can easily change modern kids into people from the 18th century，"The clothes felt strange at first，but it does make it easier to get into characters．"says Jane．

Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more．Alice agrees，"The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day．We are so lucky with everything we have now．Life wasn't always this easy．"

根据短文内容选择最佳答案．

56．Fort Delaware in New York is a 　　museum．

A．	living﹣history
B．	toy
C．	candle
D．	clothing

57．Alice has been to the Fort Delaware Museum at least 　　•

A．	once
B．	twice
C．	three times
D．	four times

58．Which of the following is TURE about the life in frontier America in the mid﹣1700s？ 　　

A．	People couldn't make fire．
B．	Kids played with toys and games all day long；
C．	People could use a spinning wheel．
D．	Kids didn't feed the animals．

59．Why do modern kids have to wear the strange clothing while playing historical parts？ 　　

A．	Because wearing the strange clothing makes kids fun．
B．	Because it is easier for kids to get into characters
C．	Because kids like wearing the strange clothing．
D．	Because the weather is hot．

60．The main idea of this passage is that 　　．

A．	all the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun．
B．	how hard life was and how much work there was in the past．
C．	reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself
D．	we are so lucky with everything we have now，and then we must appreciate them．

When I was 12 years old，a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings． She said I was very thin； I wasn't good at math； I talked too much； I was too proud， and so on． At last． I became very angry． I ran to my father with tears in my eyes． He listened to me quietly， and asked．"Are those things true or not？ Jane， haven't you ever thought about what you're really like？" Then he added，" Well， you have that girl's opinions． Make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．"

（A） 我按照他告诉我的去做了．To my great surprise，I found out that half the things were true．Some of them I couldn't change，like being very thin，but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change．（B） For the first time ． I got a clear picture of myself ．

I brought the list back to daddy， and he said， "Now， you know more about yourself． But you have to learn to listen， not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt． When she said about you is true， you'll find it will be of great help to you． Don't shut your ears． Listen to the truth and do（C）_____ you know is the right thing to do．"

Daddy's advice has turned to me at many important moments． It's the best piece of advice in my life．

（1）根据短文内容，回答下面的问题．

Why did Jane become angry？

　　

（2）将（A）处划线句子译成英语．

　　

（3）将（B）处划线句子译成汉语．

　　

（4）在（C）处填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整．

　　

（5）请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题（不超过7个词）．

　　

When Chinese people talk about the mouse，they are likely to see it as greedy and dishonest．It mainly comes from a Chinese folk story about the cat and the mouse．

One day， the mouse and the cat made an appointment to attend a competition held by the Jade Emperor． It would decide the zodiac animals． However， the mouse did not wake the cat up and at last won by riding on the ox's back． So the mouse ranked first on the 12 Chinese zodiac signs， and because of that， people think the mouse betrayed his friend．

Probably not! Human culture is funny． There are always different ways to look at the same thing．

In another folk story， people treated the mouse as a great hero． It's said that the mouse created the world by taking a bite of heaven， bringing light to humans． It helped people survive by scaling firewood and gain seeds （种子）．As a result， many people respect the mouse by offering food and praying for success．

Since mice live together in societies and have many babies with a high survival rate，they also represent cooperation（合作）and reproduction．With these qualities，it's believed that people born he Year of the Mouse are smart and good at making money．

Perhaps we need to find a new understanding for other things﹣animals，ideas or even．

（1）Who did the mouse betray in the passage？ 　　

A．	The ox．
B．	The cat．
C．	Jade Emperor．
D．	The cat and the ox．

（2）What can we know from Paragraph 4？ 　　

A．	The mouse created the word by stealing something．
B．	The mouse lose people's grain seeds secretly．
C．	The mouse did many things to save humans．
D．	The mouse can never be a hero．

（3）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase "survival rate" in Paragraph 5？ 　　

A．	增长率
B．	出生率
C．	死亡率
D．	存活串

（4）Which saying can be used as the writer's opinion？ 　　

A．	Where there is a will， there is a way．
B．	Each coin has two sides．
C．	God help those who help themselves．
D．	A friend in need is a friend indeed．

There were two men who lived next to each other． One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman． Both of them had planted many plants in their gardens． The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them． But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often．

The retired teacher's plants were small， but still looked okay， while the businessman's plants were much bigger and greener． One night， there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind． The next morning， both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens． The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the earth and were totally out of life． But the retired teacher's plants nicely stood where they were．

The businessman was surprised． He went to consult （咨询） the retired teacher． "We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did． How could your plants still be okay？"

The retired teacher smiled and said， because you gave your plants too much attention．You made it too easy for them to grow． I gave my plants just a little bit of water， so they had to

grow deeper to absorb（吸收）more water． That is why my plants survived．"

（1）What did the retired teacher do with his plants？ 　　

A．	He often watered his plants．
B．	He was careful with his plants
C．	He paid little attention to his plants
D．	He never watered his plants

（2）How were the businessman's plants before the storm？ 　　

A．	They looked better than the teachers
B．	They looked worse than the teacher 's
C．	They grew shorter and thinner．
D．	They looked the same as the teachers

（3）The underlined word"survived"means 　　in Chinese．

A．	生长
B．	存活
C．	枯萎
D．	茂盛

（4）Which of the following is NOT true？ 　　

A．	The neighbors had different jobs．
B．	The teacher's plants were still good after a storm．
C．	The businessman looked after his plants worse than the teacher．
D．	The businessman was surprised to find his plants dead after the storm．

（5）Which is the best title for this passage？ 　　

A．	a businessman and his plants
B．	Different treat the same result
C．	A retired teacher and his plants
D．	Different treat