南通市2012年初中毕业、升学考试试卷英语第1卷(选择题共60分)第1卷共45小题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。一、单项选择(本题共15小蘑，每小题l分，满分l5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选顼，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Nowallofusexerciseat______least______houradayinandoutsideschool.A.the;aB.a,anC.不填;aD.不填;an2.Insomewesterncountriesshopsareclosed_________weekends.A.inB.toC.atD.with3.Everytimeweperformwell,ourteacher,willsay______,You'vedoneagoodjob!A.clear]yB.cheerfullyC.calmyD.carefully4.—TheadvantagesoftheChongqiBridgehavealreadybeenseen.—________goodnewstous!A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa5.—Wouldyoulikesomejuiceorbread?—____________.I’mreallythirstyandhungryaftersuchalongwalk.A.BothB.EitherC.NothingD.None6.—___________doyouwritealettertoyourfather?—Iseldomorneverdothatnow.Instead,Icalloremailhimalmosteveryday.A.HowsoonB.HowlongC.HowmuchD.Howoften7.Thestudentsare_________theleafletstopeopleovertheretoaskthemtoprotectourearth.A.printingoutB.givingoutC.sellingoutD.puttingout8.—Wecouldn'tfindyouanywherearound8:00yesterdayevening.—I’msorryforit.MymotherandIinthesquare.A.dancedB.willdanceC.weredancingD.aredancing9.Sinceyouhavefinishedyourhomework,howabout__________?A.gotorunB.gorunningC.goingtorunD.goingrunning10.—Couldyoutellme__________?I’dliketotakepartinit.—OnJuly5th.A.whenwillthefashionshowbeheldB.whenthefashionshowwillbeheldC.wherewillthefashionshowbeheldD.wherethefashionshowwillbeheld11.SongYingis__________kindthatshehasdonatedalmostallhersavingstoacharity.A.veryB.soC.muchD.such12.—CanIwalkacrosstheroadnow,mum?—No,you_______.Youhavetowaituntilthelightturnsgreen.A.couldn'tB.shouldn'tC.mustn'tD.needn't13.Boboftensaysthatswimmingis_____________thanhikinginreducingweight,buthealwaysspendsmoretimeonswimming.A.lessusefulB.lessinterestingC.moreusefulD.moreinteresting14.Eachoftheclubmembers________readytohelpthosewhowereintrouble.A.isB.areC.wasD.were15.—Excuseme,butcanIsithere?—_________.Themanwhosatherewillhehacksoon.A.Yes,pleaseB.You'rewelcomeO.NoproblemD.You'dbetternot二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Doyouwanttobesuccessfulineverythingyoudo?Ifso,then16?Hereisanexample.Therewasafarmerwho17corn（玉米）allhislife.Eachyearhetookhiscorntothemarket.Theneachtimehiscornwaschosenasthe18andwonthefirstprize.Oneyearanewspaperreporterinterviewedhimandlearnedsomething19abouthowhegrewit.Thefarmer20hisseed（做种子的)corntohisneighbors.Howcanyoushareyourbestseedcornwithyourneighbors?thereporterasked.Youknowtheyaretakingpartinthe21withyoueachyear.Why,sir,saidthefarmer,didn'tyouknow?The22picksuppollen{花粉)fromthecornandmovesitquicklyfromfieldtofield.Ifnayneighborsgrow23corn,cross-pollination(异花传粉)willaffectthequalityofmycorn.SoifIwanttogrowgoodcorn,fmust24myneighborstogrowgoodcorn.Thefarmerknowsmuchabouttheconnectionoflife.Hiscorncannotimprove25hisneighbor'scornimproves.Asagreatmansays,Wemakealivingbywhatwe26;wemakealifebywhatwegive.Wecan't27withoutfood,clothes,andmanyotherthings.However,ameaningf~I1lifeisnotdecidedbyhowmuchwecanget,28byhowmuchwecangiveothers.Giving,insteadoftaking,makesus29fromotheranimals.Sothosewhochoosetolivewellmusthelpotherstolivewellandthosewhochoosetobehappymusthelpotherstofind30intheirlife.16.A.whyB.howC.whenD.where17.A.grewB.boughtC.soldD,collected18.A.cheapestB.prettiestC.bestD.shortest19.A.popularB,seriousC.terribleD.surprising20.A,lentB.showedC.offeredD.recommended21.A.gameB.fightC.experimentD.competition22.A.windB.waterC.farmerD.neighbor28.A.tastyB.badC.tallD.unusual24.A.teachB.remindC,helpD.require25.A.unlessB,thoughC.becauseD.when26.A.doB,ownC,getD.grow27.A.cheerB.moveC.workD.live28.AIandE.butC.orD.so29,A.differentB.freeC,safeD.far[17Jiaoyu.com]30.A.hopeB.successC.friendshipD.happiness三、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AManyyearsago,IhadmyfirstchancetovisitRussia.RussiansareaverypolitepeopIe,Ihadbeentoldbeforemyarrival.Oneofmyfriendsexplainedthatagentlemanwillpourthelemonadefortheladiesandshowothergoodmanners.Towardtheendofmythree-weektrip,IwasinvitedbymyRussianfriendNicolaiVasilevichandhiswifeYulyaouttodinner.Attheendofawonderfulmeal,YulyaaskedifIwouldlikeabanana.Ipolitelydeclined(婉谢)andthankedher,andexplainedIwasmostsatisfiedwiththemeal.Butmymindwasracing:WhatshouldIdo?ShouldIofferherabananathoughtheyareasclosetoherastheyaretome?Whatisthepolitethingtodo?Wouldyoulikeabanana?IaskedYulya.Yes,shesmiled,butdidn'ttrytotakeanyofthethreebananasinthefruitbasket.Whichonewouldyoulike?Iaskedagain.Thatone,shepointedatoneofthebananas.SothinkingaboutRussianpoliteness,fpickedthebananaYulyahadpointedat.ThenIpeeledithalfwayandhandedittoher.SmilesonYulya'sandNicolai'sfacestoldmeIhaddonetherightthing.Alterthisexperience,IspentmuchtimelettingtheworldknowthatinRussia,thepolitethingwastopeelbananasforladies.However,sometimeduringmythirdtripilearnedIwaswrong.Ohno,David,aRussianpolitelycorrectedme.InRussia,whenamanpeelsabananaforalady,itmeanshehasaromanticinterestinher.Howembarrassed(尴尬)Ifelt.Sotocommunicateproperlywithpeopleofdifferentcultures,weshouldwatchcarefullyhowpeopleofthesameculturecommunicatewitheachother.Besides,don’tbeafraidt