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. Now all of us exercise at ______least ______ hour a day in and outside school.A. the; aB. a, anC. 不填; aD.不填; an2.In some western countries shops are closed_________ weekends.A. inB. toC. atD. with3. Every time we perform well, our teacher, will say ______, "You've done a good job!"A. clear]yB. cheerfullyC. calm yD. carefully4. —The advantages of the Chongqi Bridge have already been seen.— ________ good news to us!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a5. —Would you like some juice or bread?—____________. I’m really thirsty and hungry after such a long walk.A. BothB. EitherC. NothingD. None6. —___________ do you write a letter to your father?— I seldom or never do that now. Instead, I call or email him almost every day.A. How soonB. How longC. How muchD. How often7. The students are_________ the leaflets to people over there to ask them to protect our earth.A. printing outB. giving outC. selling outD. putting out8. — We couldn't find you anywhere around 8:00 yesterday evening.— I’m sorry for it. My mother and I in the square.A. dancedB. will danceC. were dancingD. are dancing9. Since you have finished your homework, how about__________?A. go to runB. go runningC. going to runD. going running10. —Could you tell me__________? I’d like to take part in it.—On July 5th.A. when will the fashion show be heldB. when the fashion show will be heldC. where will the fashion show be heldD. where the fashion show will be held1I.Song Ying is __________ kind that she has donated almost all her savings to a charity.A. veryB. soC. muchD. such12. —Can I walk across the road now, mum?— No, you_______. You have to wait until the light turns green.A. couldn'tB. shouldn'tC. mustn'tD. needn't13. Bob often says that swimming is _____________ than hiking in reducing weight, but he always spends more time on swimming.A. less usefulB. less interestingC. more usefulD. more interesting14. Each of the club members ________ready to help those who were in trouble.A. isB. areC. wasD. were15. —Excuse me, but can I sit here?—_________.The man who sat here will he hack soon.A. Yes, pleaseB. You're welcomeO. No problem D. You'd better not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。

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then 16 ? Here is an example.There was a farmer who 17 corn （玉米）all his life. Eac h year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 18 and won the first prize.One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something 19 about how he grew it. The farmer 20 his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors."How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the 21 with you each year. ""Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The 22 picks up pollen {花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If nay neighbors grow 23 corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, f must 24 my neighbors to grow good corn. "The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve 25 his neighbor's corn improves.As a great man says, "We make a living by what we 26 ; we make a life by what we give." We can't 27 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningf~I1 life is not decided by how much we can get, 28 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 29 from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 30 in their life.16. A. why B. how C. when D. where17. A. grew B. bought C. sold D, collected18. A. cheapest B. prettiest C. best D. shortest19. A. popular B, serious C. terrible D. surprising20. A, lent B. showed C. offered D. recommended21. A. game B. fight C. experiment D. competition22. A. wind B. water C. farmer D. neighbor28. A. tasty B. bad C. tall D. unusual24. A. teach B. remind C, help D. require25. A. unless B, though C. because D. when26. A. do B, own C, get D. grow27. A. cheer B. move C. work D. live28. AI and E. but C. or D. so29, A. different B. free C, safe D. far30. A. hope B. success C. friendship 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。