淮安市开明中学2018-2019学年度第一学期期初考试初二英语试卷I. 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）（）1. Tom is_________exchange student from_____UK, but he can speak good Chinese.A. a; theB. an; theC. a; anD. an; an（）2.——___________is your telephone number? ——It's 83518039.A. How muchB. How manyC. WhatD. How（）3.There are buses_________the town every day and people there are very________.A. for; friendlyB. from; friendsC. to; friendlyD. in; friends（）4.__________his father, the young man wants to give up his job in the city.A. Looking afterB. Looks afterC. To look afterD. Look after（）5.They will build a new bridge__________the river in front of our village.A. onB. overC. underD. near（）6.Don't hurry. We have________time to do our homework.A. a lotB. lot ofC. a plenty ofD. plenty of（）7.——__________having a trip to Hongshan Zoo? ——That sounds like a good idea.A. Let'sB. Why not weC. What aboutD. Shall we（）8.There are 2 beds in this room. One is Lily's, ________one is Lucy's.A. the otherB. othersC. anotherD. other（）9.——Who put the books on the shelf? ——Jack_________.A. putB. putsC. didD. does（）10.What a surprise to see you here! when______ you_____ back?A. do; comeB. did; comeC. are; comingD. will; come（）11.——__________ is it from your home to school? ——It's about a one-hour ride.A. How manyB. How muchC. How longD. How far（）12.________the child looked! He lost his dog.A. How sadB. How sadlyC. What sadD. What sadly（）13.——Is there_______ in today's newspaper? ——Yes, there is.A. something interestingB. interesting somethingC. anything interestingD. interesting anything（）14.Many parents waited for their children__the sun for a long time in the exam.A. underB. onC. withD. in（）15.Please tell the boys_________ any noise. My baby is sleeping.A. not makeB. to makeC. not to makeD. makingII. 完形填空（共12小题，每小题1分；满分12分）阅读下面的文章，然后从下面各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

one day a farmer went out for__16___ with his daughter.The farmer__17__ a pair of wrong shoes,one with a thick sole（后鞋跟）and___18____with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable(不舒服的). When he was just out __19___the house, he__20__ to his daughter and said,"why should one of my legs____21_____ than the other today?"The daughter looked at his father's legs____22____as he was walking and then laughed,"Oh no, Daddy, your legs___23_____right. You have put on the wrong shoes."The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself,"___24_____clever daughter I have got!"Then he asked his daughter___25___back and get the other of shoes__26____him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes. A few minutes later, she ran back to her father with__27__in her hand and said, “Daddy!The shoes at home are also a pair of wrong shoes.”( )16. A.walk B. a walk C.walks D.walking( )17. A.put on B.wore C.wear D.putted on( )18. A.another B.other C.others D.the other( )19. A.of B.off C.from D.inside( )20. A.took B.turned C.stood D.ran( )21. A.longer B.be longer C.longest D.be the longest( )22. A.careful B.carefully C.more careful D.more carefully( )23. A.are all B.all are C.all both D.both are( )24. A.What a B.What C.How D.How a( )25. e B.to come C.go D.to go( )26. A.to B.on C.for D.at( )27. A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everythingⅢ. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

AHundreds of years ago, there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came, he always went swimming.One afternoon, the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn’t te ll others about it. He was very happy when he swam in the water. After that, he heard a big noise and saw a big bear coming towards him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it. “It’s you r king.” he said to the old man. “I’m hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!”The old man only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. ”How much must I pay you for that?”“Eighteen pounds.”“They are so expensive! Are eggs rare(稀有的) here?”“No,” answered the old farmer. “We have only one king in our country!”( )28.When summer came, the king ___________.A.went swimmingB.went fishingC.grew flowers in the gardenD.went on a trip( )29.When the king saw the bear, he ___________.A.asked the old farmer to help himB.cried for helpC.ran away quicklyD.ran to the forest( )30.At last, the king found ___________.A.an old houseB.his capitalC.his gardenD.the bear( )31.The king felt better because ___________.A.he could sleep in the farmer’s houseB. the bear couldn’t find himC.he ate four eggsD.the farmer knew he was a king( )32.Which is the best title of the story?A.The King in the ForestB.The King and the Old FarmerC.The King and the BearD.The Kind KingBIn Madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named Gopal. He has three sons Ram, Laxman and Hanuman. All three were strong and healthy. But they were all lazy.Gopal was sad about his sons and the future of his farmland.One day, Gopal got an idea. He called all his sons and said, “Ram! Laxman! and Hanuman! I hid a treasure in our farmlan d. You search and share the treasure among you.”The three sons were overjoyed. They went to the fields and started searching. Ram started from one end. Laxman searched from the other end. And Hanuman did so from the centre. They dug(挖) each and every inch of the field. But they could not find anything.Gopal said to his sons, “Dear boys! Now you have tooled the field, why not sow a crop (农作物)!” Off went the sons to sow the crops.Days passed. Soon, the crops grew green. The sons were very happy. The farthe r said,”Sons, this is the real treasure I wanted you to share.”( )33.What were Mahanpur’s sons like?A.weakB.richzyD.hard-working( )34.The three sons dug the field because ___________.A.they wanted to plant the cropsB.they wanted to find the treasureC.they had nothing else to do every dayD.they wanted to play in the field( )35.How did Madhanpur’s sons dug the field?A.They dug the field alone.B.Ram and Laxman worked together.C.Ram and Hanuman worked together.D.They worked as a team.( )36.Gopal thought that the real treasure was the ___________.A.hard workB.healthy bodyC.happy lifeD.green crops( )37.We can learn from the article that ___________.A.we can get everything from our parents.B.We can get what we want without paying.C.We can be happy by sharing.D.We can work hard to get what we want.CWe send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves. They learn their own language(语言) so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know, and understand what others tell them. They learn foreign languages in order to be able to understand the people from other countries and make themselves understood. They learn history to know something about people they meet every day. What they learn at school is, of course, quite useful, but is that the only reason why they go to school?No, there is more in education(教育) than just learning facts. We go to school, above all(首要的是), to learn how to learn, so that when we leave school, we can continue(继续) to learn. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever(无论何时) he has to do something new, he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is not able to do something new, or do it badly. So the purpose(目的) of school is not only to teach the students these useful subjects but also teach the way to learn.( )38. Children go to school because _______________.A. they can grow fast at schoolB. they can learn factsC. they have to work for themselves at the momentD. their parents have to prepare them for their future( )39. The underlined word “successful” means “__________” in Chinese.A. 忧郁的B. 失败的C. 迷茫的D. 成功的( )40. The sentence “there is more in education than just learning facts” means “_________”.A. learning facts isn’t the only thing in educationB. there are more facts to learn in educationC. learning facts is more important than educationD. education is just learning facts( )41. What does an educated person do when he meets something new?A. He won’t try his best to do it well.B. He’ll quickly find the best way out.C. He won’t be able to do it well.D. He will know how to learn.( )42. The main idea of the passage is that _____________.A. children must go to schoolB. the subjects at school are usefulC. parents should send their children to schoolD. children should be taught not only to learn but also how to learnIV. 根据句意和括号内所给英文或中文提示写出相应的单词（共10题，每题一分；共10分）43.We grow up reading stories about the princesses living in ___________(宫殿).44.___________(分享) books with others is great fun to us.45.Women’s Day is on the __________(eight) of March.46.This is not my mobile phone.___________（我的）is over there.47.What about____________(划) a boat on the lake this afternoon?48.____________( not be) afraid of making mistakes. I am ready to help you.49.Jim’s ____________(old) brother is a policeman.50.We can’t live __________(with) water or air.st year, the teacher from the USA ____________（教）us English.52.Nobody _________(stay) at school at weekends.V. 句型转换（共13空，每空1分；满分13分）53.These pencil cases are Simon’s.（对划线部分提问）_______________ are these pencil cases?54.Maybe there is not anything important in this book.（改为同义句）There _________ __________ ___________ important in this book.55.Daniel has to play the piano at home every day.（对划线部分提问）__________ _________ Daniel ___________ to do at home every day?56.When Amy saw the flying chair, she was excited.（改为同义句）It was _________ for Amy __________ ___________ the flying chair.57.Kitty wanted to know how she could pass the exam.（改为同义句）Kitty __________ how ___________ __________ the exam.VI. 将下列句子译成英语（共15空，每空1分；满分15分）58.有个奇怪的人在张着嘴巴睡觉。