1、2012-2013学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（国际班）一、完 形 填 空（40分）Never forget your school friends.June is always a sad time for Senior 3 students. After taking the big test, they leave to 1 their dreams in different 2 . Its a hard time when students _3 _to say goodbye to carefree (无忧无虑的) high school days and close friend
2、s.People always say that teenage friendships are the most precious. Kids are too young to understand 4 friendship while adults 5 to relate it to fame and wealth.Things are 6 with high school best friends. We share each others 7 . We discuss news from all walks of life and begin to 8 our values. We s
3、upport each other on the journey to the biggest 9 in our lives. We also 10 success and failure. The seeds of friendship become deeply rooted. Many of us dont realize this 11 we enter society. One of my friends, Yang Ping, 12 how strong the bond (联系) with high school friends can be. It was my high sc
4、hool friend who helped me 13 the darkest days in my life, said the 27-year-old.In 2001 Yang lost her job in Beijing. Yangs best friend was staying in a college dormitory and took her in. Each night the two girls squeezed (挤) into a narrow single bed, chatting and crying. Ill never forget her care an
5、d encouragement, which 14 me out of the darkness, said Yang.I 15 remember my last days in Senior 3. At the time, I 16 a 20-page message with my best friend, both of us hoping to keep the friendship 17 forever.But we didnt realize we were already deep in each others 18 . During the past 10 years, whe
6、never Ive needed help or wanted to pour out my 19 , she has always been there at the other end of a telephone line.It is true that friends come and go. But never forget the ones who have been there for you. Take a closer look at those now around you, they could be the most precious treasure you disc
7、over in your entire 20 .1. A. realizeB. create C. perform D. finish2. A. directionsB. ways C. means D. relations3. A. decide B. volunteer C. have D. began4. A. honest B. correct C. true D. real5. A. attempt B. tend C. plan D. manage6. A. similar B. same C. like D. different7. A. wealth B. money C. s
8、ecrets D. housework8. A. weigh B. make C. measure D. shape9. A. challenge B. trouble C. question D. problem10. A. face B. share C. expect D. stand11. A. unless B. after C. until D. but12. A. experienced B. understood C. consideredD. thought13. A. live through B. pull through C. get through D. look t
9、hrough14. A. held B. lifted C. raised D. supported15. A. yet B. even C. still D. already16. A. changed B. exchanged C. turned D. discussed17. A. running B. going C. advancing D. marching18. A. head B. brain C. spirit D. heart19. A. unhappiness B. happiness C. disaster D. joy20. A. period B. life C.
10、work D. study二、阅 读 理 解（20分）Many countries follow special customs when a childs baby teeth fall out. Many of these customs tell stories about animals taking the teeth. For example, Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie can take the tooth away a
11、nd bring a new tooth for the child. This custom is also followed by some other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam. Other countries, though, have tooth customs about other animals. In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money. Bu
12、t in Mongolia, it is dogs that take childrens teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture. It is believed that the new tooth will grow strong if the baby tooth is fed to a dog, so parents in Mongolia will put their childrens fallen teeth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog. In Fra
13、nce and the USA, a child will put a fallen tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. It is thought that in the early morning, when the child is still sleeping, the Tooth Fairy will take the tooth away and leave something else under the pillow. What she will leave is hard to know. It is said
14、 that in France the Tooth Fairy may leave some candies; however, in the United States, she may leave money.21. Koreans throw a tooth onto the roof of a house in order to _.A. get money B. feed magpies C. get candies D. get a new tooth22. From the last paragraph, we can know that in France and the US
15、A_.A. a child will put his or her fallen tooth beside the pillowB. the Tooth Fairy takes the fallen teeth away at midnightC. the Tooth Fairy will leave some candies to the children after taking the fallen teeth awayD. no one knows for sure what the Tooth Fairy will leave to the children after taking
16、 the fallen teeth away23. The passage is mainly about_.A. customs about fallen teeth in Western countriesB. customs about fallen teeth in different countriesC. stories about human teeth D. stories about some animals三、书 面 表 达（40分）最近，你班就“考试”这一话题举行了一次讨论会。根据以下信息，用英语写一篇短文，叙述大家对考试的看法。一、考试非常重要可以通过考试了解自己的学习
17、效果，把成绩作为努力的动力。二、考试并不能说明什么1）有人得高分就兴高采烈，考试不及格就情绪低落。2）有的为了取得好成绩，甚至不参加任何课外活动。3）如果没有考试，大家就不必为此担心，还可以选择自己喜欢的科目，多参加课外活动，在社会实践中学习更多的东西。三、你对考试的看法：考试是必要的，但应该进行适当的改革。要求：1、短文必须包括所有要点。 2、词数：150左右。3、参考词汇：改革reform ； 课外活动 extra-curricular activities4、文章的第一句已为你写好，不计入总词数：Some students think that it is very important to have an exam. _