陕西省初中学业水平考试英语学科参考答案及评分标准

　第二节:根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题，计5分）

　　Do youknow the reason why we feel tired in the middle of a class? Maybe you would say it is because the teachefsclass is boring. 51【D】 Perhaps this is something you have not paid enough attention to or notyet noticed.

　　Purpose of sleep

　　52【B】Sleep helps our body heal （修复）,grow, and stay healthy. It also gives us energy, so we canbe active all day. Doctors and health scientists say： When you close your eyesand need to rest, sleep is just the very best! This is more than advice.

　　Sleep time

　　Enough sleep is important to us.How much sleep do we need? New-born babies sleep most of the time. They cansleep 20-22 hours a day. Children need 10-12 hours of sleep a day. Teenagersneed 8- 10 hours of sleep a day because they need lots of energy to grow intotheir adult （成人白勺）bodies. Grown-ups usually need 6-8 hours ofsleep to keep active. 53【E】 That is why old people sleep less than young people.

　　Interesting facts

　　Almost everyone has their dreamswhile they sleep, but not all of them can tell their dreams clearly when theywake up. 54【C】 More surprisingly, some may even get up in their dreams and walk around.Tliis is called "sleepwalking". Are you a sleepwalker? Or, is there asleepwalker around you?　　

　　55【A】　　

　　It's not just people that love to snooze （打盹）.In fact, many animals have unusual or surprisingsleeping habits. Some animals, such as bears and hedgehogs, sleep all throughwinter. The swift is a very fast bird that can sleep while it flies! Cutekoalas sleep around 18 hours a day. Giraffes don't need much sleep at all. Theyusually sleep standing up.

　　A. Sleepy animals

　　B. Why do weneed sleep?

　　C. Some peopletalk in their dreams.

　　D. However,the real reason is probably that we don't have enough sleep.

　　E. The olderyou get, the less sleep you will need.

　　F. Some peoplenever dream while they sleep.

　　G. Clever animals　　

　　V. 完成句子:根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分）

　　56. 我希望学生们的书包轻一点儿。

　　I hope students' bags/schoolbags （school bags）/backpackswill be lighter.

　　57. 李琳给朋友送了一个红色的杯子作为礼物。

　　Li Lin gave her friend a redcup/glass as a present.

　　58. 他们俩出生在同一天。

　　They were born on the same day/date .

　　59. 她已吃完了盘子里所有的食物。

　　She has already eaten up / finished （eating）/ finished off/up all the food on her plate.

　　60. 世界人民将永远深切怀念杂交水稻之父袁隆平。

　　The people around the world willdeeply （或 greatly ） remember/miss YuanLongping, the

　　Father of Hybrid Rice forever.