初中英语记叙文试题

Everyone admires heroes.When we are asked（1）　 　are our heroes，someone well﹣known like Yang Liwei or Zhong Nanshan may come into mind.They make a big difference to the world. （2）　 　there are "everyday" heroes in our daily life.They may not be so

（3）　 　to the public，but these common people are also working hard to build a better world. （4）　 　 them is Sun Jun.

    Sun Jun comes from a poor village.The villagers used to have no enough food.He knew much about the （5）　 　.He learned to （6）　 　food at his early age.When he was a college student，he found that the problem of food waste was more and more （7）　 　.He started to（8）　 　 unsold food from restaurants and stores for homeless people.

    After graduating.Sun Jun joined a volunteer （9）　 　 called Green Food Bank，which was set up in Shanghai in 2014.The purpose of the organization is to build a bridge between people who are ready to help others and those who are （10）　 　.It works by collecting and （11）　 　free food for the poor，the disabled and so on.

    Sun's team developed a phone app.It can show how much food restaurants remain each day.Usually，the workplaces of volunteers are not far from the restaurants，（12）　 　they can just walk there to get the food for free.Then it can be given out in just a few （13）　 　.

    So far，Sun and his team have done something （14）　 　to the society.On the one hand.they've saved a lot of food.On the other hand.they've helped some people （15）　 　.More volunteers and restaurants join them now.The small actions of these heroes can make a（16）　 　influence than we imagine.

Why does Sun do （17）　 　these things？He says，" Thanks to Grandpa Yuan Longping，we are almost no longer short of food.We need to think about how to

（18）　 　wasting.There's a long way to go，but I won't （19）　 　 halfway.It's just the beginning.We still have （20）　 　to do.

（1）A.that	B.what	C.who	D.which
（2）A.However	B.But	C.Though	D.Or
（3）A.friendly	B.polite	C.famous	D.smart
（4）A.Among	B.Between	C.For	D.Without
（5）A.danger	B.hunger	C.nature	D.culture
（6）A.make	B.waste	C.use	D.save
（7）A.different	B.popular	C.serious	D.difficult
（8）A.eat	B.collect	C.cook	D.taste
（9）A.party	B.club	C.organization	D.school
（10）A.in need	B.in silence	C.in excitement	D.in surprise
（11）A.providing	B.buying	C.selling	D.borrowing
（12）A.until	B.if	C.because	D.so
（13）A.weeks	B.hours	C.days	D.months
（14）A.careful	B.peaceful	C.meaningful	D.awful
（15）A.successfully	B.suddenly	C.slowly	D.quietly
（16）A.worse	B.smaller	C.fewer	D.greater
（17）A.both	B.every	C.either	D.all
（18）A.begin	B.stop	C.continue	D.consider
（19）A.give up	B.put up	C.give out	D.make up
（20）A.everything	B.nothing	C.much	D.little

Yuan Longping a Chinese scientist and educator，died at the age of 91 in Hunan last month.He was called the "Father of Hybrid Rice（杂交水稻）"and he helped （1）　 　 people around the world.

    Yuan Longping was the first person to develop a kind of hybrid rice which helped fight （2）　 　 in China.Food was a big problem in China in the past.This was because China had 22 percent of the world's population，but only 7 percent of its （3）　 　.In the 1960s，Chinese people had a difficult time.Millions of people died because they had no food.As an agronomy teacher，Yuan was very （4）　 　 to see this. "How can I help them have enough food？" he thought.He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice.It has a high output（产量）.

    At that time，other scientists didn't think hybrid rice was worth （5）　 　.But Yuan and his team worked on it every day.They took very good care of their rice seeds.

    At last，in 1973，they grew a new kind of hybrid rice.This rice is （6）　 　.Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and in bad （7）　 　.It can also fight disease.Its output was much （8）　 　 than common kinds of rice.With the new kind，about 70，000，000 people could have food every year!

    Yuan solved the food problem in China.But he was （9）　 　 working on rice when he was very old.Before he retired，he hoped to grow rice in the sea!

    Yuan once said he had two dreams﹣to "enjoy the （10）　 　 under the rice crops（庄稼）taller than men" and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.

（1）A.support	B.guard	C.feed	D.educate
（2）A.flood	B.hunger	C.earthquake	D.nature
（3）A.farmland	B.mountains	C.grassland	D.forests
（4）A.angry	B.interested	C.hopeful	D.sad
（5）A.discussing	B.studying	C.eating	D.reporting
（6）A.expensive	B.new	C.healthy	D.strong
（7）A.sea	B.villages	C.weather	D.gardens
（8）A.greater	B.smaller	C.less	D.slower
（9）A.still	B.again	C.hardly	D.even
（10）A.heat	B.cool	C.wealth	D.fame

Fifteen wild Asian elephants that left their home in Xishuangbanna last year are continuing to march north，according to China Daily on June 4th，2021，which attracts much attention（1）　 　 the public.The endangered Asian elephant enjoys Class﹣A （2）　 　 in China，the same level as the giant panda does.The number of Asian elephants in China has （3）　 　 from 170 in the 1970s to about 300 nowadays.Why are they on the （4）　 　？Maybe there are two main reasons.First，the growing population of elephants need more space and food to live.Second，some areas where they live often face huge pressure to develop the local economy（经济），making them move to other areas. （5） 　 the government is taking action to lead them gradually back to their home.

（1）A.from	B.in	C.for	D.to
（2）A.journey	B.training	C.protection	D.welcome
（3）A.raised	B.reduced	C.fell	D.increased
（4）A.vacation	B.move	C.Internet	D.watch
（5）A.Suddenly	B.Surprisingly	C.Interestingly	D.Luckily

A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival.The son was happy when he saw the sky（1）　 　with colorful kites.He wanted to fly a kite，too.The father then bought a kite for his son.

    The son started to fly the kite.Soon，his kite was high up in the sky.After a while，the son said， "Father，it seems that the string is （2）　 　the kite from flying higher.If we cut it，it will be free and fly even （3）　 　.Can we cut it？" The father cut the string off of the reel （线轴）.The kite started to go higher.This made the little boy （4）　 　.

    But then，slowly，the kite started to （5）　 　.It soon fell to the ground.The son was surprised to see this.He asked his father， "I thought that （6）　 　cutting the string，the kite would fly higher.

（7）　 　did it fall down？"

    The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher，but was helping it（8）　 　in the sky.You helped the kite go up in the right （9）　 　using the string.But when you cut the string，it could no longer support the kite."

    We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.But （10）　 　，these might be the things that support us the most.

（1）A.full	B.amazed	C.moved	D.filled
（2）A.stopping	B.blocking	C.dropping	D.catching
（3）A.slower	B.lower	C.higher	D.quicker
（4）A.excited	B.bored	C.worried	D.interested
（5）A.go up	B.run away	C.come close	D.come down
（6）A.before	B.after	C.during	D.about
（7）A.What	B.When	C.Why	D.Where
（8）A.wait	B.stay	C.keep	D.turn
（9）A.point	B.method	C.position	D.direction
（10）A.in total	B.in fact	C.after all	D.for example

Every time I read the saying， "Actions speak louder than words." I think about my three﹣year﹣old sister.She is unable to speak （1）　 　or in complete sentences.But her actions are able to speak for her.I have（2）　 　many lovely moments with her.

    I enjoy playing with her.Sometimes she makes me laugh.She used to take our father's phone，run towards me（3）　 　it and point it at me.She wanted me to play her favorite cartoon for her.When the cartoon was on，she would be very happy.Sometimes we wouldn't hear （4）　 　from her for a while.She was so quiet.And when we（5）　 　her，we would sometimes find her doing something naughty like drawing on the walls.She would be so happy when she was given chocolate.

    My parents say that when I was little，I acted just like my sister.When I play with her，I feel like my early childhood days have returned.

（1）A.clear	B.clearly	C.clean	D.cleanly
（2）A.counted	B.provided	C.spent	D.taken
（3）A.with	B.for	C.from	D.without
（4）A.nothing	B.something	C.everything	D.anything
（5）A.looked at	B.looked up	C.looked for	D.looked in

All the time，little Dick was happy.He used to go about singing and dancing the whole daylong.Nothing could make him sad.

One day，Dick wanted to travel in the（1）　 　.So he set out with excitement，singing till he made the forest full of songs.

He was about to drink near a river in the woods when he was（2）　 　.He found himself in the hands of a tall giant（庞然大物），a hundred times as（3）　 　as himself!The giant looked at him and then put him into a large （4）　 　，and carried him off.

Poor Dick tried to get out of the bag，（5）　 　the giant only laughed.

At last the giant came to his house ﹣ a dark place.When he got in，（6）　 　shut the door，and took Dick out of the bag.

Dick now thought he would（7）　 　 ，for when he looked around he saw a large fire，and before it his two brothers were roasted （烤）for the giant 's dinner.However，the giant，did not kill Dick，but put him into a prison（监狱）which he had（8） 　for him.

The prison was dark，with bars （栏杆）all round it.The only food was bread and water.Dick beat his head （9）　 　 the bars.Dick was too（10）　 　 to think of eating or drinking.

The（11）　 　Dick thought of his free life— warm home，close friends，the（12）　 　，the trees and the flowers.

The giant came again，and wanted Dick to sing as he（13）　 　do."Sing，sing!"said he.But Dick was too sad to（14）　 　.A prison is no place in which to sing.（15）　 　the giant grew angry ，and took Dick out to force him to sing.Dick cried，struggled，and then died in the giant 's hand!

This is a true story.—Poor Dick was a little bird，and the giant was a cruel boy.

（1）A.forest	B.river	C.hands	D.house
（2）A.found	B.caught	C.moved	D.killed
（3）A.big	B.thin	C.high	D.short
（4）A.hole	B.building	C.prison	D.bag
（5）A.but	B.so	C.or	D.for
（6）A.it	B.he	C.that	D.they
（7）A.argue	B.jump	C.stick	D.die
（8）A.prepared	B.sent	C.asked	D.imagined
（9）A.into	B.above	C.among	D.against
（10）A.surprised	B.touched	C.scared	D.interested
（11）A.clever	B.happy	C.poor	D.shy
（12）A.sunlight	B.giant	C.darkness	D.fire
（13）A.happened to	B.used to	C.seemed to	D.continued to
（14）A.dance	B.eat	C.travel	D.sing
（15）A.Widely	B.Recently	C.Finally	D.Mainly

Today is Tom's birthday.He is seventy years old.But there is nobody being（1）　 　him.He feels very disappointed.He can 't find his happiness anywhere.His sons who are busy working，don't care for him on his special day.（2）　 　the cake is very delicious，he doesn't want to touch it.He just（3）　 　his children to come and stay with him.

Nowadays，many people are so busy that they（4）　 　visit their parents.However，blood is（5）　 　 thicker than water.Our dear parents make every effort to bring us up，so we are supposed to treat them well when they become old.

（1）A.in	B.with	C.over	D.about
（2）A.Although	B.Because	C.If	D.Since
（3）A.expects	B.hopes	C.makes	D.notices
（4）A.usually	B.often	C.seldom	D.always
（5）A.less	B..more	C.much	D.little

Once upon a time，a man spread rumors （谣言）that his neighbour was a thief.As a result，the police caught the neighbour and（1）　 　him to the police station fur questioning.But in the end，the young man was found to be innocent（无辜的）.He decided，however，to sue（起诉）the man for spreading false rumors.

    In court（法庭），the man said to the judge（法官）： "They were just stories.It was just for fun and my neighbour was not a（2）　 　. " The judge said to the man： "Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper.Then cut the paper into many small pieces and，on your way home，（3）　 　 the pieces away on the road.I then want you（4）　 　here in court tomorrow to hear my verdict（裁决）. "

    Next day in court，the judge said to the man： "（5）　 　I give my verdict，I want you to leave the court and，and pick up all the（6）　 　of paper you threw away yesterday. "（7）　 　，the man said： "I can't do that.The wind has blown the pieces all over the place.I'll never find them! "

    "Great， " said the judge. "Your mean rumors have spread and harmed the good reputation（名誉）of your neighbour.You may never be able to fix it.If you cannot speak well of someone，don't say（8）　 　at all! "

（1）A.carried	B.invited	C.welcomed	D.took
（2）A.doctor	B.thief	C.teacher	D.judge
（3）A.move	B.keep	C.throw	D.sweep
（4）A.back	B.away	C.Off	D.up
（5）A.During	B.Until	C.After	D.Before
（6）A.bills	B.verdicts	C.pieces	D.instructions
（7）A.Relaxed	B.Excited	C.Surprised	D.Interested
（8）A.something	B.everything	C.nothing	D.anything

My mother often asked me "What is the most important part of the body？" Through the years I would guess what I thought was the correct answer.

    When I was younger，I thought（1）　 　was very important to us as humans，so I said， "My ears，Mommy." She said， "No.Many people are deaf.But try to（2） 　your head and I will ask you again soon."

    Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was（3）　 　.Everybody was crying.My mum looked at me   （4）　 　it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa.She asked me， "Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear？"

    I was surprised when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game（5）　 her and me.She saw the conclusion（结论） on my face and told me， "This question is very important.It shows that you have（6）　 　enjoyed your life." I saw that her eyes were filled with（7）　 　.She said， "My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder."

    I asked， "Is it because it（8）　 　my head？"

    She replied， "No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry.（9）　 　needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life，my dear.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you（10）　 　it."

（1）A.sound	B.smell	C.taste	D.touch
（2）A.shake	B.nod	C.move	D.use
（3）A.happy	B.sad	C.surprised	D.interested
（4）A.if	B.why	C.when	D.what
（5）A.with	B.from	C.between	D.among
（6）A.quickly	B.usually	C.hardly	D.really
（7）A.tears	B.energy	C.pleasure	D.happiness
（8）A.picks up	B.takes up	C.holds up	D.pulls up
（9）A.Nobody	B.Everybody	C.Somebody	D.Everything
（10）A.accept	B.need	C.refuse	D.avoid

Many people have to work on the weekend.Some people do not mind.Other people think it is terrible.

    One man thinks that working on the weekend can be（1） 　.He is Graham Coates.Mr.Coates worked in an office in Brighton，England.One Saturday，he went to the（2）　 　to do some work.When he got in the lift to go home，it（3）　 　between floors.Mr.Coates could not get out of the lift.He was stuck!He did not have a cell phone，（4）　 　he started to shout.However，no one heard him.Then Mr.Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday.No one was going to come to work until（5）　 　!

    There was（6）　 　for Mr.Coates to do.He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him.With nothing to eat（7）　 　drink，Mr.Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.

    Early on Tuesday morning，the president of the company came into work and found the lift was not（8）　 　.When someone（9）　 　opened the lift，Mr.Coates came out and he felt cold，weak，and（10）　 　.He had been in danger for sixty—two hours!

（1）A.interesting	B.happy	C.dangerous	D.harmful
（2）A.school	B.office	C.shop	D.home
（3）A.went	B.stopped	C.moved	D.ran
（4）A.because	B.if	C.so	D.although
（5）A.Thursday	B.Wednesday	C.Monday	D.Tuesday
（6）A.something	B.anything	C.everything	D.nothing
（7）A.or	B.and	C.nor	D.but
（8）A.doing	B.turning	C.working	D.repairing
（9）A.finally	B.really	C.firstly	D.recently
（10）A.excited	B.tired	C.surprised	D.relaxed

It is said that Chinese people are the most friendly in the world.When foreign people visit a Chinese family，the Chinese family will shake hands with them.As（1）　 　 the foreign people will be surprised at the warmth that they （2）　 　.When you visit a Chinese family，the host often makes tea for you and gets you biscuits or candies.They will also chat with you，and you will never feel lonely.

At the same time，they will be busy（3）　 　a meal for you.Chinese people often offer （4）　 　guests a big meal.They always prepare （5）　 　more food than the guests can eat.On the table，the guests must be the first to eat.One of the most surprising things

（6）　 　that the Chinese host likes to pick food for guests.The Chinese family try to make you at home.When you finish eating，the host（7）　 　 says， "I seems that you didn't eat much.Please have more." You tell them you have been full，（8）　 　 they will still put more food in your bowl.

    Being warm is an important part of Chinese culture.Confucius said in（9）　 　years ago，"To meet friends from a place far away，how（10）　 　 we are!" Haha，I think you should remember it.

（1）A.passengers	B.customers	C.hosts	D.guests
（2）A.receive	B.accept	C.hear	D.discuss
（3）A.to prepare	B.preparing	C.to pay	D.paying
（4）A.her	B.their	C.his	D.our
（5）A.very	B.a lot of	C.a lot	D.many
（6）A.are	B.is	C.was	D.were
（7）A.suddenly	B.never	C.usually	D.finally
（8）A.because	B.but	C.if	D.while
（9）A.two thousands	B.two thousand of	C.thousand of	D.thousands of
（10）A.sad	B.interested	C.bored	D.happy

Lily's grandfather has Parkinson's disease（帕金森病） and he always spilled（使洒出） his drink.When Lily saw this，she made him a cup（1）　 　 three legs.Her grandfather liked it a lot.Later，she made her father a three﹣leg cup，（2）　 　，because he often spilled coffee on computer.

    After （3）　 　 the cup for a short time，Lily's father found it very useful.He advised Lily （4）　 　 plenty of cups to sell.With the help of her father，she found a company to produce her cups.They sold well and someone even emailed Lily to thank her.Lily felt glad when she knew she could help（5）　 　.

（1）A.at	B.with	C.in	D.without
（2）A.either	B.also	C.neither	D.too
（3）A.use	B.useing	C.using	D.used
（4）A.to make	B.make	C.making	D.for making
（5）A.the other	B.other	C.others	D.another

Two years ago，I together with my wife，my son and my little daughter took a trip to Guangzhou.When we （1）　 　our hotel，it was around 1 a.m.My little daughter looked out at the lights of Canton Tower and said she wanted to go outside.I told her it was too late to go （2）　 　，but she kept looking out of the window and said， "Just for two minutes."

    My wife and I just looked at each other ，smiled and said， "Two minutes!" We got dressed and walked to Canton Tower.When we got there，my daughter pointed at the lights and shouted（3）　 　， "Dad，look !"And then she fell asleep.So we had to go back to the （4）　 　.

It took us half an hour to get ready for the 20 seconds we（5）　 　near the tower，but it made our daughter happy and that（6）　 　a lot to us.That night I learned a（7）　 　about happiness.We sometimes have chances to（8）　 　happy moments in our lives，but we often find an excuse to do something else.

    Because of my（9）　 　，I learned that I was the biggest enemy to my own happiness.Happiness is a door that is always（10）　 　，and we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.

（1）A.left for	B.looked at	C.looked for	D.arrived at
（2）A.off	B.out	C.ahead	D.back
（3）A.luckily	B.sadly	C.happily	D.coldly
（4）A.hotel	B.restaurant	C.tower	D.shop
（5）A.wasted	B.gave	C.spent	D.saved
（6）A.meant	B.carried	C.finished	D.did
（7）A.topic	B.subject	C.story	D.lesson
（8）A.remember	B.make	C.lose	D.buy
（9）A.father	B.son	C.wife	D.daughter
（10）A.open	B.close	C.wide	D.big

Ping﹣pong，or table tennis is very popular in China.It might seem like an ordinary game to play with friends or family.（1）　 　it holds a special place in China﹣US relations，as it has helped both countries get along for the last 50 years.This has（2）　 　"ping﹣pong diplomacy （乒乓外交）".

    Judy Hoarfrost was just 15 years old when she（3）　 　 from the US to China as part of a nine﹣member table tennis team.The year was 1971 and for the previous （之前的） 20 years，relations between China and the US had been（4）　 　.

    But as the team（5）　 　around China，things started warming up.Hoarfrost even got to meet then﹣Premier Zhou Enlai. "The most memorable moment was that Zhou was shaking hands（6）　 　me and looking into my eyes，" Hoarfrost told China Daily. "You have opened a new page in Sino﹣US relationships，" Zhou told the team.

    Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of（7）　 　 first，competition second.To this day，many of them remain friends.Hoarfrost thinks we should remember ping﹣pong diplomacy（8）　 　understand the importance of people﹣to﹣people exchanges in establishing bonds，human bonds between people.

    In the years that followed the historical visit，US president Richard Nixon （尼克松） made a landmark （里程碑）visit to China in 1972.Diplomatic relations（9）　 　 the US and China were fully established （建立） in 1979.

    Seeing tension （紧张局面） between two of the world's biggest powers in recent years，Hoarfrost said China and the US（10）　 　work together. "We have so much in common and we should improve our relations，" she added.

（1）A.And	B.So	C.But	D.Since
（2）A.been calling	B.been called	C.called	D.calling
（3）A.was absent	B.was come	C.was heard	D.was sent
（4）A.unfriendly	B.friends	C.friendly	D.sweet
（5）A.looked	B.toured	C.showed	D.turned
（6）A.in	B.by	C.to	D.with
（7）A.friendship	B.study	C.safety	D.winning
（8）A.so that	B.in order that	C.in order to	D.because of
（9）A.in	B.between	C.for	D.among
（10）A.can	B.must	C.may	D.should

Last summer vacation，I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province.Before I started，my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again.Because it was my first time to travel alone，I felt really （1）　 　 at first.

Wolong is a large nature reserve （自然保护区），which includes several panda bases for breeding（繁殖）and research.I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong Panda Center

（2）　 　 I arrived.I was going to visit the center the next morning.

    Everything went （3）　　 at first the next day.I saw many （4）　　 playing in the trees.They looked so cute.I was not nervous anymore.I also tried to feed them with some bamboo.They were happy and even wanted to （5）　　 me.Later，I left the center happily.

    But while I was going back to the hotel，I lost my （6）　　.I was so worried that I nearly cried.At that moment，a（7）　 　 came up to me and asked if I needed any （8）　　.Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel （9）　 　 in the end.

    The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way，but also to meet friendly people.This （10）　　 gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future.

（1）A.happy	B.nervous	C.helpless
（2）A.after	B.before	C.until
（3）A.wrong	B.unexpectedly	C.well
（4）A.monkeys	B.birds	C.pandas
（5）A.get close to	B.make fun of	C.say goodbye to
（6）A.money	B.ID card	C.way
（7）A.friend	B.local	C.teacher
（8）A.help	B.information	C.food
（9）A.hot	B.safely	C.tired
（10）A.feeling	B.story	C.experience