初中英语人生感悟类阅读试题

“Mommy， look!” cried my daughter， Darla， pointing to a chicken hawk in the air.
“Uh huh，” I answered， driving， lost in thought about the timetable of my day.
       filled her face.
“What’s the matter， sweetheart?” I asked.
“Nothing，” my seven-year-old daughter said. The moment was gone.
Dinner， baths and phone calls       the hours until bedtime.
“Come on， Darla， time for bed!” She raced past me up the stairs. Tired， I kissed her and tucked her in.
“Mom， I forgot to give you something!” she said.
“Give it to me in the morning.” I said. My       was gone. I could hardly stay cool.
“You won’t have time in the morning!” she talked back quickly.
“I’ll take time，” I answered. Sometimes no matter how hard I tried， time was never enough.
She wasn’t ready to       up yet. “No， you won’t! It will be just like today when I told you to look at the chicken hawk. You didn’t       listen to what I said.”
I was too tired to argue; she hit too       to the truth. “Good night!” I shut her door in anger.
Later though， her gray-blue eyes filled my vision as I thought about how little time we really had until she was grown and gone. My husband asked me what was going on and I told him.
“Maybe she was not asleep yet. Why don’t you      ?” he said.
I followed his advice，       it was my own idea. I opened her door gently. In Darla’s hand I could see her paper all crumpled (弄皱的) up. She had torn into small pieces a big red heart with a poem she had written titled， “Why I Love My Mother?”
Why I Love My Mother
Although you’re busy， and you work so hard，
You always take time to play with me，
I love you Mommy，
Because I am the biggest part of your busy day!
Tears filled my eyes. When I softly touched her face， she awakened from a dreamless sleep and asked， “Why are you      ， Mommy?”
“You ARE the most important part of my busy day!”
She smiled and then went back to sleep， not really understanding how strongly I      what I said.

A．Disappointment B．Worries C．Fear D．Enjoyment

A．cost B．filled C．lasted D．took

A．belief B．attitude C．attention D．patience

A．give B．build C．call D．clear

A．just B．even C．yet D．almost

A．heavily B．badly C．close D．hard

A．watch B．exam C．test D．check

A．realizing B．thinking C．wishing D．guessing

A．crying B．laughing C．shouting D．touching

A．considered B．expressed C．inferred D．meant

Ben Lambert thought about      to Greece or Spain, but decided on Canada. I always take
vacations in Europe,” he said. “This time I want to do    I heard that Canada is beautiful，and I know
there are many people there     speak French.” 
Ben is going to Canada’s Great Lakes. He is leaving the first week in June and staying until September. He plans to have a very        vacation. I’m taking walks, going fishing, and going bike riding. I’m planning to spend time in the beautiful countryside. I love nature. I hope I can forget       ! At night, I’m renting videos and sleeping a lot… A great vacation! I can’t wait.
A. go                  B. going               C. to go
A. something different    B. different something     C. anything different
A. who                B. which               C. whom
A. relax                B. relaxed              C. relaxing
A. my all problems       B. all my problems       C. my whole problems

Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization        to help disabled people. As you know, you have helped make        possible for me to have “Lucky”, who         my life with pleasure. Let me tell you my story.
Being blind,deaf,unable to walk or use your hands easily is something         most people can’t imagine. But there are many people who face these chanenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs       ,normal things like answering the phone，opening and shutting doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of         said that she would like to help me out. She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see if it would be possible for me         a specially trained dog. She also thought a dog might        I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.
After six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to         him home. My dog’s name is “Lucky”-a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper”     your kind donation!
       does Lucky help me, you might ask? Well, he       to understand different instructions. For example, I say,”Lucky! Fetch my book,”and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words,       some difficult ones like “downstairs”.
Lucky is an amazing dog. I’ll send you a photo of        if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for     “Animal Helpers”.

A．set up B．to set up C．sets up D．setting up

A．that B．this C．it D．one

A．has filled B．fills C．filling D．has changed

A．who B．what C．whom D．that

A．good B．well C．nice D．wonderful

A．me B．mine C．my D．myself

A．to get B．gets C．getting D．get

A．help me out B．let me down C．cheer me on D．cheer me up

A．bring B．take C．fetch D．carry

A．thanks for B．because C．instead of D．because of

A．Which B．How C．What D．What for

A．is training B．has trained C．has been trained D．is trained

A．even B．still C．yet D．ever

A．himself B．he C．his D．him

A．supporting B．having C．changing D．giving

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The         on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“      one of you did this?”
We all           the step. There was a child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very            . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so afraid. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the            to tell the truth.
To find out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.”
I tried my best to write the words          . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “      none of you will admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said           . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was grounded for a month.
We didn’t         that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the           time I let anyone take the blame for me.

A．smile B．ache C．change D．look

A．Whose B．Which C．What D．Who

A．looked up at B．looked over on C．looked down at D．looked around at

A．surprised B．amazed C．interested D．frightened

A．chance B．courage C．condition D．cause

A．differently B．carefully C．clearly D．slowly

A．Since B．Because C．As D．For

A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

A．worry about B．think about C．talk about D．care about

A．first B．second C．last D．other

Sam Kaye is only 12 years old. But he is a famous photographer (摄影师) not only in the UK, but also in＿countries. He is even the youngest member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS,皇家摄影协会) of the UK. It was＿in 1853 and it has a long history. It was the＿photographic society in the world. About one third of its members are famous photographers all over the world.
Sam Kays started taking photos＿the age of six. Last year, the UK schoolboy went on a trip to Africa with his parents. He took lots of photos of African ＿such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds. He＿these photos to the Royal Photographic Society of the UK. People at the RPS were＿to see Sam’s photos. They said the photos were so great.
Sam likes photography and his dream is to be a＿in the future. Sam’s parents are＿of their son. They encourage him to＿his dream. They say his dream can come true one day.

A．another B．the other C．other D．others

A．picked up B．set up C．put on D．got on

A．youngest B．newest C．oldest D．fewest

A．for B．in C．on D．at

A．plants B．animals C．history D．buildings

A．received B．got C．sent D．took

A．surprising B．glad C．boring D．bored

A．doctor B．photographer C．teacher D．painter

A．sad B．pleased C．proud D．strict

A．keep B．lose C．miss D．Choose

Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had ____ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy ____ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and ____ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.  Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man ____ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked ____ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to ____ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her ____ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid ____ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and ____. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy ____ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, ―I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!

A．no B．some C．much D．enough

A．lazy B．clever C．careful D．hard

A．did well in B．was poor at C．was working D．was good for

A．was angry B．thought hard C．agreed D．said

A．a little B．a few C．many D．a lot

A．rest B．sleep C．hospital D．work

A．should B．would C．to D．not to

A．to remember B．to forget C．to catch D．to teach

A．slept B．went out C．cooked D．ate

A．reading B．seeing C．cooking D．writing

The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should         his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must             teach anything he himself is not        in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to         his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn’t like clearly. He must like his students and respect them, and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work.          he doesn’t, he cannot respect his students and        respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an         of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’ understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind and         and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’        so that he can know how to encourage the growth of         of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and makes himself better along with his students.
So what about the teacher around you?

A．like B．know C．choose D．remember

A．never B．ever C．even D．still

A．weak B．well C．interested D．strict

A．hold B．show C．pass D．keep

A．Since B．As C．If D．Because

A．give B．lose C．change D．win

A．understanding B．idea C．exercise D．excuse

A．forgetful B．helpful C．quick D．lucky

A．lists B．mistakes C．cards D．differences

A．each B．every C．one D．either

Friends are very important in people’s lives．Some friends have        views and interests．And        like the same things．Should friends be different        the same? I don’t care．I have two best friends,Wang Lei and Lin Ying.Wang Lei        like me.I am         than most of the students in my class and Wang Lei is also quiet.And we both enjoy        ．On weekends we often go to the library to do some reading．But the other best friend of mine，Lin Ying，is        different from me．She is much more outgoing（开朗的）．She likes        and often makes me laugh．She also likes        ，so she is more athletic（运动的，体育的）．
I don’t think differences are important in a        ．What’s your opinion?

A．same B．opposite（相反的） C．active D．free

A．some B．another C．other D．theother

A．and B．but C．or D．then

A．isn’t B．doesn’t C．does D．is

A．quiet B．quieter C．outgoing D．moreoutgoing

A．readingbooks B．playinggames C．watchingTV D．goingtothemovies

A．not B．more C．quite D．lotsof

A．doingsports B．tellingjokes C．goingtoparties D．goingshopping

A．sports B．books C．movies D．subjects

A．match B．concert C．family D．friendship

Jenny and Laura are walking to the clothes store.They want to ______ new clothes.Jane has twenty dollars and Laura has twenty dollars,______.
Now Jane and Laura are in the ______.Jane says,“Laura!Look at the skirt!Isn’t it beautiful?I want that skirt,______ it’s twenty-five dollars.”
Laura says,“What are you talking _______?This is not a nice skirt!It is just terrible!I don’t even（甚至）want to see this skirt.”
“OK,OK…”Jane ______ sadly（伤心地）.
Then Laura says,“Jane!Look at this _______!It is beautiful!I want it.Oh,but look at the ______. It is too high（高的）for me.”
Jane says,“What are you talking about?It’s not a nice sweater!It is ______ terrible! I don’t even want to see it.”
Now Jane is sad,and Laura is sad,too. They are walking home.They _______ no new clothes,but they know that next time they should respect（尊重）others’ opinions（意见）.

A．sell B．make C．buy D．wash

A．also B．either C．still D．too

A．store B．supermarket C．library D．zoo

A．and B．but C．or D．so

A．with B．to C．about D．for

A．talks B．says C．speaks D．tells

A．sweater B．skirt C．coat D．hat

A．picture B．color C．price D．time

A．easily B．usually C．quickly D．really

A．have B．show C．want D．need

Dear Dad,
Happy birthday to you!
On this special day I'd like to talk to you        a special way.
I don't think I'm good at       you my thoughts（想法） face to face. so I'm writing to you to express my love for you.
You're neither rich nor famous, but in my heart, you are one of the greatest           in the world. I' m          you. You have        been interested in fame and wealth (财富 ).  You always work hard to get your      done. The smile on your face shows you're pleased with the family. You        my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and go shopping with Mom on Sundays.
In the past, I don't care whether you were with me or not. Now I am sorry to say I           you my respect ( 尊重   ) before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me. I am quite lucky that I have        a good father. I am happy that now I can let you        how much I love you. You arc successful as a son, a husband. a father and a friend.
I hope you'll be happy forever
Yours ,
David

A．in B．at C．by D．on

A．talking B．saying C．speaking D．telling

A．businessmen（商人） B．man C．men D．worker

A．worried about B．proud of（以……为骄傲\自豪） C．afraid of D．sorry for

A．always B．ever C．already D．never

A．work B．study C．business D．schoolwork

A．take good care of B．look after good C．take good care for D．look good after

A．will show B．don't show C．didn't show D．have shown

A．too B．so C．very D．such

A．to know B．know C．knew D．knowing

At Life’s Crossroads
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a          followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two          . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of         was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was          home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away.         stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”.Everyone got up, with         smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person!          , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my medical studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what          to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your        decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品质) in you—by what you’re         to do when necessary.

A．team B．company C．garden D．laboratory

A．uncles B．hobbies C．colleges D．experiences

A．business B．education C．career D．subject

A．running B．riding C．staying D．driving

A．All B．Few C．Nobody D．Someone

A．gentle B．weak C．pleasant D．grateful

A．Luckily B．Probably C．Immediately D．Quietly

A．path B．action C．interest D．advice

A．big B．personal C．quick D．fair

A．free B．afraid C．ready D．careful

George lived with his sick mother in a poor village.
One bright sunny      in July， he went early to the forest two miles away. He was asked to        some wood from under the trees. After working hard for half a day， he looked around for a _       place to rest and eat his lunch. Suddenly some fine red wild       caught his eyes.
“How good these will be with my bread and butter!” thought George. He at once began to 35 all the strawberries he could find and sat down by the river， ready to enjoy them.
Just then as he was lifting the      strawberry to his mouth， he thought of his mother. “shall I       them for her?” said he， thinking how much they would make      happy， yet still looking at them with longing (渴望的) eyes.
“ I will eat half， and take the other half to her，” said he. Then he divided the strawberries into two.       he found each half looked so small that he put them together again.
“I will only taste one.” Then seeing that he taken the biggest，  he put it back. Finally he       them carefully with some leaves， deciding to keep all      his mother.
When the sun was beginning to go down， George went home.       happy he felt that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother. The       he came to his home， the less he wished to taste them. As soon as he arrived， he ran to his       and happily offered his wild strawberries. Tears in eyes， she put her hand on his head and said      ， “And you kept them for your sick mother， did you? God will bless you for all this， my child.”
Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment.

A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．night

A．set up B．pick up C．put up D．give up

A．hot B．dark C．cool D．noisy

A．apples B．strawberries C．pears D．peaches

A．buy B．grow C．make D．collect

A．first B．last C．other D．next

A．cut B．peel C．sell D．keep

A．him B．them C．her D．it

A．But B．So C．If D．Or

A．showed B．locked C．covered D．washed

A．to B．from C．for D．on

A．What B．How C．Why D．Whether

A．nearer B．farther C．longer D．later

A．father B．sister C．friend D．mother

A．angrily B．lovingly C．worriedly D．politely

A friend's grandfather came to America from East Europe.After arriving at Ellis Island，he went into a cafeteria（自助餐厅） in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order.

Of course nobody did.Finally，a woman with a tray（餐盘） full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

"Start out at that end，" she said，" Just go along the line and pick out what you want.At the other end they'll tell you how much you have to pay."

"I soon learned that's how everything works in America." The grandfather told a friend， "Life's a cafeteria.You can get anything you want as long as you are ready to pay the price.You can even get success.But you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you.You have to get up and get it yourself."

In fact，life is like a cafeteria.Don't wait for success to come to you.And success is in your own hands.

（1）Grandfather knew 　 　about the cafeteria before the woman told him about it.

（2）The woman told Grandfather how       　in a cafeteria.

（3）From the passage，we can infer（推断） that it was Grandfather's 　     　to eat in a cafeteria.

（4）The writer doesn't think it right 　       　in life.

（5）Life is like a cafeteria because we need 　       　both in a cafeteria and in life.

I began to play the piano four years ago,I always remember my first piano performance.I remember that year,I was only nine years old,and but just     to lean to play the piano a few months before.
One day,my teacher told me there was ging to be a piano performance     three weeks.When I heard the news,I felt very   .But the teacher said,“You can make it.You have     this piece of music many times,so you’ll play it well.And when the performance comes,I’am sure you’ll   .”After hearing the teacher’s words,I felt confident about myself.
After three weeks of hard practicing,the piece for the performance was fianlly   .The night before the performance,I was so excited that I couldn’t stand still or sit down.When it was my    to perform,I held my head high,went onto the stage,sat on the chair,quickly    the song in my head,and lifted up my hands to play.In one breath,I played the piece from beginning to end and played it very pleasantly.Soon,a thunter of applause(雷鸣般的掌声)      out in the concert hall.I felt very happy,and proud of    ,yoo.
That was my first piano performance and I will never forget it.

A．finished B．considered C．stopped D．started

A．in B．for C．on D．until

A．sleepy B．exhausted C．nervous D．energetic

A．pronounced B．provided C．produced D．practiced

A．suit B．succeed C．incersse D．interset

A．successful B．ready C．empty D．careful

A．ending B．turn C．entertainment D．challenge

A．went through B．made up C．came up with D．went off

A．looked B．took C．broke D．filled

A．me B．my C．myself D．mine

A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the        menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how        it was.
At the bottom of the       , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”
The man        the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order         that was very unusual.
When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”
“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”
“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.       , not African.”
The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t        long.”
The waiter walked away quickly.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled        the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.
“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t        it to me, can you?”
The waiter made an apology 道歉.
“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the      embarrassing 令人为难的,” he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”
A. biggest            B. thickest            C. longest
A. unfair             B. unusual         C. beautiful
A. menu           B. dish            C. restaurant
A. looked for       B. looked after        C. looked at
A. anything           B. something       C. everything
A. American       B. Indian              C. Canadian
A. pay            B. cost                C. take
A. as             B. and                 C. so
A. catch           B. take                C. bring
A. least          B. most            C. less