初中英语记叙文试题

We all like honest people，but not all people are honest with us.So it must be great that there is a day to ask （1）　 　 to be honest.M.Hirsh Goldberg，a writer，started Honesty Day.He （2）　 　 the last day of April as Honesty Day because the first day is April Fool's Day.

    Be honest.That's all you have to do on Honesty Day.On this day，anyone can ask you any question and you should give a （3）　 　 answer.Every Honesty Day，Mr.Goldberg gives（4）　 　 to honest groups and people to praise their honesty.

    Mr.Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.He said （5）   　 everyone tells lies.That is why he set up Honesty Day.

（1）A.everybody	B.somebody	C.nobody
（2）A.treated	B.considered	C.chose
（3）A.complete	B.true	C.quick
（4）A.punishments	B.prizes	C.suggestions
（5）A.actually	B.finally	C.gradually

Remy's mother got sick before he was born.She could not （1）　 　Remy.So he needed a foster mother to take care of him.A foster mother is a mother who takes someone else's child into her （2）　 　 and cares for the child for a period of time just as what she would do to her own child.In our human society，when a child's（3）　 　meet their unfortunate（不幸的）deaths for a certain reason or reasons，or its parents become too（4）　 　to look after it，this child will have to find a foster family，especially when it is a baby or at a very young age.In the world of（5）　 　in nature，the young may not be so lucky or easy to find a foster parent if their parents die or （6）　 　 the ability to raise them.Most of them will have to face a

（7）　 　end.Will Remy be as unlucky as most of the unfortunate young？

    Madu is a grown﹣up orangutan.She（8）　 　had a baby of her own.But she had cared for two other orangutan babies that didn't have moms.Would Madu be a foster mother to Remy，too？

With his blanket and toys，Remy went to（9）　 　Madu.It was love at first sight.Soon Remy climbed on Madu's back.Remy watched Madu.Madu taught Remy what to eat，

（10）　 　she also showed him how to hang and climb.Remy learned how to be an orangutan.

（1）A.look after	B.look at	C.look for	D.look like
（2）A.office	B.company	C.shop	D.family
（3）A.relatives	B.neighbors	C.parents	D.friends
（4）A.sick	B.kind	C.healthy	D.rich
（5）A.plants	B.animals	C.water	D.space
（6）A.have	B.lose	C.develop	D.keep
（7）A.moving	B.boring	C.happy	D.sad
（8）A.seldom	B.often	C.sometimes	D.never
（9）A.refuse	B.meet	C.control	D.hurt
（10）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so

Long ago and faraway，there lived an old man and woman.One day，while the woman（1）　 　 clothes in the river，she saw a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her：Excitedly，she caught the orange and decided（2）　 　 it home to eat.

    When the woman began to open the orange. ，suddenly，out jumped a little lovely boy!The man and woman didn't know（3）　 　 .But they felt very happy and named the boy Bobonaro，or Orange Boy.As time went by，the boy became very strong and brave.

Life was wonderful until some robbers（盗贼）moved onto a nearby island.The robbers were always stealing（4）　 　 things from the people.Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away.So he put some of his mother's delicious food into（5）　 　 box and left home with it for the island.Along the way；he met a dog，a monkey and a bird.Bobonaro gave each of

（6）　 　 some food and helped them a lot.So they became good friends.（7）　 　 he told them about his problem，each of the three friends said， "I will help you get the robbers away. "

    （8）　 　 the help of his three friends，Bobonaro drove the robbers away successfully.He and his friends returned home with the valuable things that（9）　 　 by the robbers.All the people in the town （10）　 　 so happy to see their things back that they cheered and called him a hero.

（1）A.washes	B.is washing	C.was washing	D.washed
（2）A.take	B.to take	C.throw	D.to throw
（3）A.how they should do	B.how should they do	C.what they should do	D.what should they do
（4）A.many	B.much	C.little	D.few
（5）A.a	B.an	C.the	D./
（6）A.they	B.their	C.them	D.theirs
（7）A.Unless	B.If	C.Before	D.When
（8）A.In	B.On	C.With	D.At
（9）A.stole	B.were stolen	C.steal	D.are stolen
（10）A.is	B.was	C.are	D.were

High school life is coming to an end.Every student got a gift，but few gifts can be nicer than that Linda got from her dad.

    What's（1）　 　about it？It's a long story.Ever since kindergarten （学前班），Linda's father had invited each of his daughter's teachers to write some words about her in a notebook.Her teachers（2）　   their beautiful days with Linda from kindergarten to high school.And Linda's father kept the notebook（3）　 　she graduated from high school.The final gift was so surprising and moving that it made her cry a lot.

    Linda's father has kept this notebook as a（4）　 　these years and the notebook has become yellow. "It's clearly believed that everyone else in my life knew about it，" Linda said. "The words from every teacher（5）　 　me.They help me remember my years.Thanks to it，I can look back at the past school years.I can also enjoy the happy memories in the（6）　 　of my life.My teachers mentioned my smile.But what they wrote about me most is my deep love for life.I（7）　 　imagine the gift is so special.I would keep it for myself forever.It will be the most valuable thing in my life."

    Maybe we should think about using this gift from Linda's father as inspiration for gift﹣giving.The most important thing is something meaningful（8）　 　it.Sometimes，the best gift is not the most expensive one.

（1）A.clear	B.special	C.strange
（2）A.cut out	B.made up	C.wrote down
（3）A.if	B.until	C.since
（4）A.secret	B.promise	C.hope
（5）A.hurt	B.worry	C.encourage
（6）A.rest	B.shape	C.beginning
（7）A.always	B.often	C.never
（8）A.toward	B.behind	C.against

An old man had seven sons who were always quarreling（争吵）.Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property（财产）（1）　 　making them quarrel about it.

    The good old man，one day，called his sons around（2）　 　 .He laid before them seven（3）　 　，which were tied together with a rope.He said， "I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the bundle（束，捆）. "

    Each one worked hard to break the bundle.They tried many times but they（4）　 　.They all said that it could not be done.

    "And yet，my（5）　 　 ，" said the father， "nothing is easier to do." He then untied the bundle，and broke the sticks，one by one，very（6）　 　 "Ah!" said his sons， "it is easy enough to do it，so anybody could do it in that way."

    Their father replied， "As it is with these sticks，so is it with you，my sons.So long as you work （7）    　and help each other，you will do well，and none can hurt you.But if you quarrel and（8）　 　 ，it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks，which lie here（9）　 　on the ground."

    In fact，（10）　 　 it is a home，city，or country，people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.

（1）A.on	B.in	C.by	D.for
（2）A.her	B.them	C.us	D.him
（3）A.candles	B.sticks	C.pencils	D.rulers
（4）A.missed	B.wondered	C.failed	D.refused
（5）A.boys	B.daughters	C.enemies	D.students
（6）A.quietly	B.easily	C.happily	D.carefully
（7）A.out	B.alone	C.hard	D.together
（8）A.jump	B.play	C.fight	D.run
（9）A.broken	B.separated	C.beaten	D.hidden
（10）A.how	B.what	C.either	D.whether

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） 　 　she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） 　 　his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） 　 　she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） 　 　why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） 　 　and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） 　 　a conversation between his mother and the teacher.

"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.

The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.

（7） 　 　was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） 　 　，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."

Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） 　 　and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） 　 　his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

（1）A.surprise	B.disappointment	C.enjoyment	D.excitement
（2）A.noticed	B.greeted	C met	D.mentioned
（3）A.If	B.As	C.Although	D.While
（4）A.talk about	B.think about	C.worry about	D.hear about
（5）A.bored	B.satisfied	C.surprised	D.embarrassed
（6）A.made	B. continued	C.heard	D.replied
（7）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（8）A.woke up	B.climbed up	C.put up	D.thought up
（9）A.normally	B.sadly	C.exactly	D.simply
（10）A.from	B.for	C.with	D.between

As the saying goes. "A hero is known in the time of misfortune".Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this.He is a doctor（1） 　 　saved many people's lives in our country.

In 2003，SARS（2） 　 　in Guangdong.Later，it spread across China and other parts of the world.Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.Hundreds of people（3） 　 　the disease.Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they（4） 　 　patients.Zhong spent much time in finding the cause of the disease.And with his way of treating，many patients began to get better.

（5） 　 　17 years later，he again helped the country to fight against COVID﹣19，which has been declared a pandemic（流行病）by the World Health Organization（WHO）.

During this fight，Dr.Zhong Nanshan has been leading China's National Health Commission's expert panel（咨询组）for（6）    　the COVID﹣19 outbreak in the country.

After visiting Wuhan，Dr，Zhong spoke out（7） 　 　about human﹣to﹣human transmission and suggested evidence﹣based prevention.As a trusted doctor，he is very

（8） 　 　in calming public fear and anxiety with facts.

 Now at the age of 84，Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and（9） 　 　young doctors.On Sept.8，2020，Dr.Zhong was awarded the Medal of the Republic，the highest state honor，（10） 　 　he had made a great contribution to China's fight against the pandemic.

（1）A.whom	B.which	C.who	D.whose
（2）A.had	B.appeared	C.happened	D.found
（3）A.died out	B.died of	C.died away	D.died from
（4）A.treated	B.treaded	C.traded	D.trended
（5）A.On	B.Around	C.Over	D.For
（6）A.investigate	B.investigates	C.investigating	D.investigated
（7）A.slowly	B.quietly	C.mostly	D.frankly
（8）A.effective	B.affecting	C.effort	D.efficacy
（9）A.trusts	B.teaches	C.saves	D.thanks
（10）A.though	B.even	C.because	D.so

Long ago there lived a wise man who worked hard.（1） 　 　，his son was lazy and did nothing at all.

The wise man was（2） 　 　about his son's future.One day，he asked his son to go to a faraway place to find some treasure.Then he （3） 　 　his son a map.

The next day the son left（4） 　 　the map.Along the way，he met lots of（5） 　 　，but he overcame them.After a long year，he （6） 　 　the place his father said.He spent a week （7） 　 　the treasure everywhere，but didn't find （8） 　 　.

He was disappointed and decided to return home.On his way （9） 　 　，he experienced the same scenery.Sometimes，he（10） 　 　to enjoy the beauty of nature.He also learned to hunt（11） 　 　make meals.He was now able to tell（12） 　 　by the position of the sun during a day.He met those（13） 　 　people who had helped him earlier.This time，he stayed and helped them.

When he got home，he said（14） 　 　to his father for finding nothing.

"There wasn't any treasure in that place，my dear son，" the father said （15） 　 　 ，"But I think you have found you own future path."

（1）A.Besides	B.Therefore	C.However	D.Then
（2）A.worried	B.bored	C.excited	D.relaxed
（3）A.sold	B.handed	C.mailed	D.stole
（4）A.on	B.in	C.about	D.with
（5）A.mistakes	B.difficulties	C.interests	D.thoughts
（6）A.bought	B.called	C.left	D.reached
（7）A.looking for	B.giving up	C.throwing away	D.putting away
（8）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything
（9）A.there	B.here	C.before	D.back
（10）A.seemed	B.failed	C.stopped	D.refused
（11）A.and	B.as	C.but	D.so
（12）A.front	B.time	C.right	D.weight
（13）A.noisy	B.shy	C.bad	D.kind
（14）A.sorry	B.thanks	C.hello	D.goodbye
（15）A.easily	B.sadly	C.quietly	D.loudly

Some people still live in her hometown.But （1） 　may only return once or twice a year.Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave he countryside （2） 　 　for work in the cities.（3） 　these is Li Daming，a 38﹣year﹣od husband and father.He （4） 　 　Shanghai for the past 13 years.Working in a busy factory，he doesn't find （5） 　 　time to visit his hometown. "I（6） 　 　return home at least once a year，but I haven't been back for almost three years now.It's（7） 　 　shame，but I just don't have the time，" he says.

Many people like Li Daming show great interest in the changes of their hometowns.Lots of large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places，a lot of excellent teachers from the cities （8） 　 　 to help as well.

"I（9） 　 　that's true of my hometown，" adds Li Daming. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the（10） 　 　century.But now the buildings are really old.I hear they are going to build a new school there." Li Daming thinks

（11） 　 　are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

（12） 　 　Li Daming，great changes have taken place in his hometown. （13） 　 　，some things will never change."In my hometown，a big old tree （14） 　 　still opposite the school and has become quite a symbol of the place.When I was young，most of the children in my hometown liked to play together under that big tree，（15） 　 　during the summer holiday.That was our happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds."

（1）A.other	B.the other	C.another	D.others
（2）A.to search	B.search	C.searching	D.searched
（3）A.Between	B.Middle	C.Among	D.During
（4）A.have gone to	B.has been in	C.have been to	D.has been to
（5）A.many	B.the more	C.much	D.the most
（6）A.be used to doing	B.be used to	C.be used for	D.used to
（7）A./	B.the	C.an	D.a
（8）A.have been sent	B.were sent	C.are sending	D.will send
（9）A.founded	B.looked	C.noticed	D.hoped
（10）A.mid﹣twenty	B.mid﹣twentieth	C.mid﹣twelve	D.mid﹣twelfth
（11）A.developments	B.competitions	C.inventions	D.progresses
（12）A.According to	B.For example	C.In order to	D.Ever since
（13）A.Even	B.Or	C.And	D.However
（14）A.was	B.is	C.were	D.will be
（15）A.specially	B.especially	C.particularly	D，properly

" Ladies and gentlemen，the time train has arrived at the terminal （终点）! " After the train had stopped，I realized that I had come to the （1） 　2035.

Suddenly，I heard （2） 　 　calling my name.I turned around and found a robot waving to me.She told me that she would be my tour guide during the trip. "（3） 　 　me and I will show you around the city!" she said.

Lots of criss﹣crosing airlanes （纵横交错的空中车道）caught my eyes （4） 　 　I walked out of the train station.The robot explained that the new traffic system was designed by famous engineers and it had solved the traffic problems completely.

I felt a little （5） 　 　then，so we made our way to a restaurant nearby.Just as I realized that there was no menu，a waiter began to （6） 　 　my body with a special instrument.It made me so scared that I jumped out of my seat.The robot told me to calm down and explained that the machine was able to find out （7） 　 　dish suits my body most.

At the end of the tour，we went to an amusement park.Amazingly，there were no rides at all. （8） 　 　，everything was run through virtual reality （虚拟现实）.I put on a VR headset and tried the roller coaster.It was so real that I could （9） 　 　my clothes wet with sweat （汗）by nervousness.

We finally returned to the train station.Just as I got on the train，I heard a familiar（熟悉的）（10） 　 　.I opened my eyes to see my mom standing over me.

"Time to go to school now!"she said.

（1）A.hour	B.date	C.month	D.year
（2）A.everyone	B.no one	C.someone	D.anyone
（3）A.Follow	B.Lead	C.Stop	D.Teach
（4）A.as long as	B.in order that	C.as soon as	D.even though
（5）A.hungry	B.thirsty	C.relaxed	D.excited
（6）A.look after	B.take up	C.look through	D.pick up
（7）A.whose	B.which	C.where	D.when
（8）A.Besides	B.Also	C.Anyway	D.Instead
（9）A.smell	B.feel	C.seem	D.taste
（10）A.sound	B.noise	C.voice	D.ring

It's hard to forget the time when I stood in front of all my classmates and forgot my words while I was giving a speech.（1）　　that，I didn't want to join in any class activities for a long time.（2）　　，things began to change one day.

    A week before my school's English festival，my teacher asked me to make a speech in front of the（3）　school.I didn't want to，but my teacher（4）　　me to think about it carefully and gave me a piece of paper. "The（5）　　step to success is the willingness （意愿） to try，and the key to it is to work hard. "，I was encouraged by this and decided to have a try.

    I finished（6）　　the speech on paper in a day and practiced it during my lunch breaks.I also asked my teacher for suggestions.As a result，（7）　　speech was a success.Since then，I've become more active and（8）　　.I ask and answer questions in class more often and I（9）　　many different after﹣school activities.

    I learned that the road to success is difficult and we need to have（10）　　and work hard.

（1）A.Before	B.After	C.About	D.Until
（2）A.But	B.However	C.So	D.Or
（3）A.all	B.each	C.every	D.whole
（4）A.warned	B.advised	C.trained	D.allowed
（5）A.first	B.second	C.third	D.last
（6）A.making	B.reporting	C.writing	D.having
（7）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.our
（8）A.helpful	B.responsible	C.outgoing	D.thankful
（9）A.take action	B.take part in	C.take pride in	D.take after
（10）A.celebration	B.creativity	C.ceremony	D.courage

A 6﹣year﹣old girl had been shopping with her mom in the supermarket.It was raining hard at the moment.We all stood （1） 　 　the door of the supermarket and waited quietly.The girl's sweet（2） 　 　broke the silence， "Mom，let's run through the rain，" she said. "No，honey.We'll wait （3） 　 　it slows down a bit，" Mom replied.The girl waited about another minute and repeated，"Mom，let's run through the rain." "We'll get wet if we do，" Mom said. "No，we won't，Mom.That's not what you said this morning，" the young girl said. "This morning？When did I say we（4） 　 　run through the rain and not get wet？" "When you （5） 　 　with daddy about his illness in the hospital，you said，if we can get through this，we can get through anything!" We all stood silently. （6） 　 　left in the next few minutes.Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. "Honey，you are（7） 　 　.Let's run through the rain.If we get wet，maybe we just need washing，" Mom said.Then they ran （8） 　 　 to the street.We all stood and watched（9） 　 　 run past the cars.Although they held their shopping bags over their heads，they（10） 　 　 got wet.Then they were followed by a few who screamed （尖叫） and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

（1）A.inside	B.against	C.opposite	D.towards
（2）A.smell	B.voice	C.dream	D.smile
（3）A.if	B.until	C.after	D.though
（4）A.must	B.would	C.could	D.should
（5）A.compared	B.talked	C.competed	D.fought
（6）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（7）A.right	B.kind	C.careful	D.patient
（8）A.sadly	B.suddenly	C.happily	D.nervously
（9）A.it	B.her	C.him	D.them
（10）A.only	B.also	C.even	D.still

Lifeart is a student﹣run organization which was （1） 　 　by one of my best friends at my school in Boston，US.It sells （2） 　 　by our friends and classmates and raises money for cancer（癌症） research.To collect more money，we set out onto the streets of Boston to sell our paintings to the public last spring.

We came to the subway station in order that we could get more （3） 　 　.Things didn't go well at first.It was（4） 　 　that day，so our paintings kept being blown away.All of us were quite （5） 　 　and were slow to ask people if they would consider buying our paintings.We were also worried about being driven away.

One of our girls，Luna，tried to talk to our first customer.Although he did not buy anything，it gave some （6） 　 　 to the rest of us.With every new customer Luna brought to our little stand（货摊），we had more courage.I also stepped forward and talked to a Korean woman （7） 　 　 .I felt a bit embarrassed when she said that she didn't have time.But thanks to this short conversation with the stranger，my courage （8） 　 　 .I kept talking to more people，including some Chinese people.At the （9） 　 　 of the day，we sold about 20 pieces of paintings.It might not be as much as we had expected，（10） 　 　 the courage that we got made up for the day's shortcomings（不足）.

（1）A.set up	B.put up	C.taken up	D.made up
（2）A.magazines	B.newspapers	C.books	D.paintings
（3）A.artists	B.customers	C.passengers	D.strangers
（4）A.sunny	B.rainy	C.windy	D.cloudy
（5）A.brave	B.excited	C.shy	D.active
（6）A.knowledge	B.courage	C.way	D.method
（7）A.passing on	B.passing down	C.passing away	D.passing by
（8）A.grew	B.dropped	C.disappeared	D.appeared
（9）A.beginning	B.morning	C.end	D.middle
（10）A.and	B.but	C.though	D.or

A woodcutter was walking through the forest when a small tree called to him.It said， "Hello friend.Can you cut down those bigger trees？They are blocking（遮挡） the sun.It is so （1） 　 　here that I have no room to spread my roots（根）.Besides，I can't （2） 　 　the wind."

The little tree held out its tiny leaves.It looked so sad. "If those trees were gone，I would be able to（3） 　 　.A year from now，I'd be the biggest tree here，" It continued. "But for now，I'm just a small tree."

The man thought for a while and agreed.He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down.Soon，he cleared lots of （4） 　 　around the small tree.Now it would be able to grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.

But something else happened instead.The sun's （5） 　 　came first，burning the small tree，which wasn't used to（适应） so much sunlight.Heavy wind and rain came﹣ without the bigger trees there，the small tree was hit by the storm.Soon，the tree was nearly（6） 　 　.

A snake saw what had happened and said，"You've been quite （7） 　 　 .You brought this on yourself.If you had left the bigger trees alone，the sun and storm wouldn't have hurt you so badly.They （8） 　 　 you.If you had just waited longer，you would have grown to be just as big as them.You would be strong.But now，you're nearly gone."

（1）A.cold	B.wide	C.noisy	D.crowded
（2）A.follow	B.control	C.feel	D.stop
（3）A.grow	B.live	C.win	D.rest
（4）A.grass	B.wastes	C.space	D.leaves
（5）A.care	B.heat	C.fire	D.wish
（6）A.lonely	B.dead	C.strong	D.tired
（7）A.rude	B.special	C.lucky	D.stupid
（8）A.served	B.needed	C.protected	D.changed

On the first day of school，Socrates（苏格拉底） told his students， "Today，we'll only learn one thing.That is to swing（甩动） your （1）　　 forward and backward."

    He showed them and （2）　　 a result all the students laughed. "Sir，is it also learned？" one of the students laughed." Of course!You think this is a simple thing，but it （3）　　 easy in fact." Socrates replied （4）　　.Hearing this，the students laughed even harder.

    Without being a little angry，Socrates said， "In this class I'll teach you how to learn this action well.After that，start today， （5）　　 you will do it 100 times a day."

    At first，the students all swung their arms and said to （6）　　， "How easy and funny it is!" Ten days later，Socrates asked， "Who still sticks to swinging his arm？" About 80% of the students （7）　　 their hands.Twenty days later，Socrates asked， "Who still keeps on swinging his arm？"About 50% of them put up their hands while the other students（8）　　silent.Three months later，Socrates asked again.This time，（9）　　raised his hand except one student.He was Plato（柏拉图）.

    Perseverance（坚持不懈） is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world，because everyone can do it，but not everyone will do.Plato was very （10）　　 just because of his perseverance.Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it.

（1）A.arm	B.hand	C.head	D.leg
（2）A.for	B.in	C.on	D.as
（3）A.won't	B.doesn't	C.isn't	D.can't
（4）A.seriously	B.angrily	C.happily	D.sadly
（5）A.but	B.and	C.or	D.so
（6）A.ourselves	B.themselves	C.yourselves	D.himself
（7）A.raises	B.are raising	C.have raised	D.raised
（8）A.kept	B.sounded	C.was	D.began
（9）A.everybody	B.somebody	C.anybody	D.nobody
（10）A.lucky	B.unlucky	C.successful	D.unsuccessful