无锡市惠山区牛津英语初三中考二模试卷

无锡市惠山区牛津英语初三中考二模试卷内容摘要：

ily deal with one of the greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need. 32. The writer took part in the interview because __________. A. he had lost his job and wanted to find a new one B. he had to support his family in Boston C. his wife had recently died of a heart attack D. his daughter needed money for schooling 33. The underlined word “empathetic” in the sixth line means __________. A. kind B. easygoing C. smart D. understanding 34. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Bruce invited the writer to lunch later. B. Bruce shared his life experience with the writer. C. Bruce was willing to help the writer. D. Bruce finally gave the job to the writer. 35. We can infer(推断 ) from the passage that __________. A. Bruce and the writer saw each other often B. the writer got little help from Bruce C. the writer learned much from the job interview D. the writer had a better life afterwards 36. What is the best title for the passage? A. An act of kindness B. A pleasant interview C. The same experience D. An important lesson D Going to sleep may seem pretty boring pared with all the fun things you do while you are awake. But there’s a lot going on in your mind and body while you are sleeping. Sleep, in fact, is as important to your survival as eating and drinking. Sleep improves your mood, makes you a better athlete, and helps you remember and understand what you learned during the day. During sleep, your temperature drops. Your heart beats slowly. A chemical that controls growth, which is called a hormone(荷尔蒙 ), moves into your bloodstream. Scientists think that sleep brings back energy and improves your immune(免疫 ) system. We know what happens while we’re asleep because scientists study volunteers who sleep in laboratories. The sleepers are connected with machines that measure brain waves, eye movements and muscle activities. Sleep is like a school day: it’s divided into different stages(阶段 ). When you are awake, your brain waves fire rapidly(迅速地 ). As you begin to relax and drift into the first stage of sleep, your brain produces slowermoving waves and you lose awareness(意识 ) of your surroundings. As you fall into deeper sleep, your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of daily life. Then, as you begin to drift back up to a lighter sleep, your mind bees more alert(警觉的 ), and your dreams begin. You are in REM sleep. REM is the name for the rapid eye movement that happens while you are dreaming. During REM sleep, your eyes move back and forth behind your lids, as though you were watching a movie. During other stages, you might move in bed, but during REM sleep you’re not making any movement. That’s probably because if you could move, your body would act out your dreams. As you get close to morning, you spend more time in REM than in deep sleep, so you dream more. Researchers know that during REM sleep the part of the brain that deals with learning and thinking is very active. Getting too little sleep can affect your personality. Experts remend that children get at least nine hours’ sleep a night. 37. Sleep has many advantages except __________. A. improving your mood B. making you strong C. helping you study D. practising your eyes 38. During your sleep, __________. ① your body repairs itself from the normal wear and tear of daily life ② your brain produces slowermoving waves ③ your dream begins ④ you lose awareness of surroundings Choose the right order: A. ①③②④ B. ②④①③ C. ④①③② D. ④③①② 39. Suppose this is the course of your sleep, in which part of the course do you have more dreams? A. Light sleep. B. Deep sleep. C. REM sleep. D. The first two stages of sleep. 40. Which of the following is NOT right? A. During REM sleep, the whole brain is active. B. You don’t move while you are in REM sleep, dreaming. C. The closer to morning, the more dreams you have. D. Hormone has something to do with your growth. 第二卷（非选择题，共 45 分） 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己所在学校、姓名和准考证号填写在密封 线内规定的空格中。 2. 将答案按序号写在答卷纸的相应横线上。 四、单词拼写 （本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分） （ A）根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. Five ____________ of the students in our school suffer from stress. (nine) 2. Reading is a way to bring us much _________. (please) 3. Minnie is one of the _________ mice I’ve ever seen. (pretty) 4. We’ve just been told that we need to clean our room first and _________ a little later. (they) 5. The trousers are too long for me. Would you please help me cut two _________ off? (inch) （ B）根据。