南通市2011年初中毕业、升学考试试卷英语1. 本试卷共12页，满分为120分，考试时间为120分钟。
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题共60分)一、单项选择(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项途黑。
1. The second Sunday of May is ______ Mother’s Day. It’s ______special day for children toshow their love for their mothers.A. a；theB. the；aC.不填；aD.不填；the2. —Here are three books on history. Which one would you like to borrow?一______. You see，I’m interested in geography these days.A .All B. None C. Both D. Each3. Mandeep can go to school now. UNICEF has paid for her ______.A. educationB. vacationC. competitionD. invention4. Lucy liked all the dresses there，but she took the ______one to save as much money as possible for Project Hope.A. cheaperB. more expensiveC. cheapestD. most expensive5. 一Look! That teacher is explaining something to her students again and again!一_______teacher she is!A. How patientB. What patientC. How a patientD. What a patient6. David didn’t give up ______ he had failed in the experiment four times.A. ifB. whileC. thoughD. since7. Wearing white can help people _______when they feel stressed.A. fall downB. calm downC. look downD. come down8. Linda, with her parents，_______ the Wolf Hill, and they will be back this afternoon.A. has gone toB. have gone toC. has been toD. have been to9. For everyone’s safety，we _______ a1ways remember the law against driving after drinking.A. couldB. shouldC. mightD. would10. The art exhibition is really worth _______，and you’re sure to le arn lot from it.A. visitB. to visitC. visitedD. visiting11. To improve his English，he spends _______one hour a day listening to English programmes.A. at lastB. at leastC. at onceD. at all12. —We need a new leader for our Helping Hands Club，but I don’t know_______.—Why not Mary? She is always willing to help others.A . what to choose B. how to choose C. when to choose D. who to choose13. 一Shall we go out for a trip to relax ourselves after the final exam?A. That’s all right.B. It doesn’t matter.C. That’s a good idea.D. Have a great time.14. The factory ______ its waste into the river, but now it deals with the waste in a new way.A. used to dumpB. is used to dumpC. used to dumpingD. is used to dumping15. —Simon，I wonder _______. —Last Saturday.A. when the foreign visitors arrivedB. when did the foreign visitors arriveC. when the foreign visitors will arriveD. when will the foreign visitors arrive二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 16 .One hot summer afternoon, I was 17 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 18 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 19 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.I was 20 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he 2l did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away 22 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 23 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 24 . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to 25 and see what the problem was.The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire，he had nothing to work with.I decided to 26 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my Air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I 27 the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt 28 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 29 my car ran off the road.You can really enjoy great 30 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.16. A. need B. school C. danger D. summer17. A. walking B. riding C. running D. driving18. A. fell B. floated C. came D. climbed19. A. active B. experienced C. frightened D. energetic20. A. unhappy B. satisfied C. familiar D. friendly21. A. even B. certainly C. almost D. simply22. A. quickly B. quietly C. politely D. carefully23. A. new B. red C. same D. other24. A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. worried25. A. stay B. research C. stop D. hide26. A. punish B. train C. help D. encourage27. A. began B. finished C. took D. continued28. A. good B. sorry C. angry D. shy29. A. noticed B. made C. watched D. heard30. A. friendship B. success C. excitement D. 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。