人教版九年级全册Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. section A练习（PDF版，含答案）

Unit4 section A
一、知识点讲解
1.see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
此结构中 doing sth.作宾语补足语，强调动作正在进行。而 see sb. do sth. 看见某人做了
某事，强调看见动作发生的全过程或看到动作经常发生。
例句：I saw him playing football . 我看见他正在踢足球。
例句：I saw her run into the classroom. 我看见她跑进教室去了。
2. interview /＇ nt (r)vju / v. 采访；面试 n. 面试；访谈
interview 作动词时，后接某人作宾语，表示＂采访某人，面试某人＂，
短语 interview sb. about sth.采访某人某事
例句：Peter interviewed Mr White yesterday. 彼得昨天采访了怀特先生。
interviewer n. 面试者；采访者
interviewee n. 被访问者；被采访者
3.require /r ’ kwa (r)/ v. 需要；要求
require 通常不用于进行时；require 常用在＂require＋宾语＋动词不定式＂结构中。
例句：They required me to keep silent. 他们要求我保持沉默。
4.advise v. 建议
advise sb. (not) to do sth.建议某人(不要)做某事
例句：The boss advised him to leave as soon as possible. 老板建议他尽快离开。
【拓展】advise doing sth. 建议做某事
例句：He advised leaving early. 他建议早动身。
【辨析】
advise v. 建议 advice n. 建议（不可数名词）
5.silent /’ sa l nt/ adj. 不说话的；沉默的
例句：My brother used to be silent. 我哥哥过去不爱说话。
silent 的相关短语：
keep silent 保持沉默
例句：Do you know when you should keep silent 你知道你该什么时候保持沉默吗？
【拓展】silent 的名词形式是 silence，常用短语 in silence 沉默地。
例句：We are reading the test papers in silence. 我们大家正在默默地阅读试卷。
6. helpful /’ helpfl/ adj. 有用的；有帮助的
例句：Tom and Nick are helpful. Each of us likes them.
汤姆和尼克乐于助人，我们大家都喜欢他们。
helpful 的相关短语：
be helpful to sb. 对某人有帮助
例句：The book is helpful to us. 这本书对我们有帮助。
【拓展】helpful 是在 help 后加形容词后缀-ful 构成的形容词。类似的词还有：
thank(v. 感谢)—thankful (adj. 感谢的)
care(n. 小心)—careful (adj. 小心的)
7. such /s t / adj.如此的；这样的
such 用作形容词，修饰名词。主要用法有：
(1) such＋a(an)＋adj.＋单数可数名词＋that 从句。
例句：He got such a cold that he coughed day and night. 他得了如此重的感冒以至于整日
整夜咳嗽。
(2)such＋adj.＋不可数名词＋that 从句。
例句：She has made such great progress that all people like her.
她取得如此大的进步，所有人都喜欢她。
(3)such＋adj.＋名词复数＋that 从句。
例句：They are such interesting books that we all like reading them.
它们是如此有趣的书，我们都喜欢读它们。
【辨析】such 与 so
用法 含义 例句
such 修饰名词 如此的；这样的 He is such a kind man.＝He
is so kind a man. 他是如此
so 修饰形容词或副词 如此；这样 和蔼的一个男人。
8. deal with 应对；处理
【辨析】deal with 与 do with
(1) deal with 与 do with 两者都可以用来表示＂处理＂，前者侧重于方式、方法，后者侧
重于对象。在句中，deal with 与 how 连用，do with 则与 what 连用。
例句：I don’t know how they deal with the problem. = I don’t know what they do with the
problem. 我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。
(2)deal with 还意为＂应付；涉及；论及＂。
例句：Tom is good at dealing with pressure. 汤姆善于应付压力。
9. in front of 在……前面
【辨析】in front of 和 in the front of
in front of 在……的前面 强调在某一物体外部的前面
in the front of 在……的前部 强调在某一物体内部的前面
10. too much 太多
too much 意为＂太多的＂，后接不可数名词。
He has too much homework to do. 他有太多的家庭作业要做。
【辨析】too many, too much 与 much too
too many 修饰可数名词复数形式，意为＂太多的＂。
too much 相当于一个形容词，修饰不可数名词，意为＂太多的＂；相当于一个副词，
在句中作状语，意为＂太多＂。
much too 修饰形容词或副词，意为＂太，非常＂。
例句：There are too many apples in the bag.
例句：There is too much noise in the classroom.
例句：She talked too much. 她话说得太多。
【助记】too much, much too 与 too many 的用法区别
too much, much too, 用法区别看后头。
much 后跟不可数，too 后只跟形或副。
too many 要记住，后面名词必复数。
11. take up 开始从事
take up 此处意为＂开始从事＂，后接名词或动名词作宾语。
例句：Tom took up running for exercise to lose weight this month. Tom 这个月开始通过跑
步锻炼来减肥。
【拓展】take up 还可意为＂占，占地方＂。
例句：Learning English takes up a lot of my time. 学英语占据了我许多时间。
【拓展】take 的短语
take+副词/介词：
take out 取出 take off 起飞；脱掉 take away 带走；掠夺
take down 取下；记下 take after （在外貌、举止或性格方面）像
其他：
take care of 照顾 take part in 参加；加入 take place 发生；加入
take one’s temperature 量体温 take a photo/photos 拍照
12. What’ s sb. like 某人长什么样？
例句：—What’ s your brother like 你哥哥长什么样子？
—He is tall and a little thin. 他长得高并且有点瘦。
What’ s sb. like ＝What does sb. look like 但 be like 不能与 look like 同时出现，此时 like
是介词，无词形变化。
例句：—What is Tom like (＝What does Tom look like？) 汤姆长什么模样？
—He is very much like his father, tall and dark. 他非常像他的父亲，又高又黑。
【拓展】What is sb. like 还可用来询问某人的品质。
例句：—What is Lily like 莉莉是怎样的一个人？
—She’ s a very nice girl. 她是个非常好的女孩。
二、同步练习
（一）完形填空
A boy was sent to a boarding (寄宿) school by his parents. Before going to the
boarding school, this boy was the ___1___ student in his class. He was at the top in
every competition. But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the
boarding school. His grades (成绩) started dropping. He hated being in a group. He
was ___2___ all the time. His parents started ___3___ about the boy. So his dad
decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him. They sat by the lake near
the school. The father started to ask him some ___4___ about his classes, teachers
and sports. After some time his dad said, “Dear, do you know ___5___ I’m here
today ”
The boy answered back, “To check my ___6___ ”
“No, no,” his dad ___7___, “I’m here to tell you that you are the most important
person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you.
I care about your happiness. You are my life.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill ___8___ tears. He hugged his dad.
They didn’t say ___9___ to each other for a long time. The boy knew there was
someone on this Earth who cared for him ____10____. Today this young man is in
college and is at the top of his class. No one has ever seen him sad!
1．A．fastest B．worst C．best D．strongest
2．A．excited B．lonely C．active D．friendly
3．A．calling B．looking C．worrying D．sounding
4．A．agreements B．reasons C．answers D．questions
5．A．when B．where C．why D．what
6．A．grades B．groups C．sports D．friends
7．A．read B．wrote C．replied D．listened
8．A．with B．up C．in D．of
9．A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
10．A．hardly B．quickly C．deeply D．widely
（二）阅读单选
Question(2 days ago):Did you use to be shy If so,how did
you overcome(克服) it and how long
Elisabeth did it take I need your help.
Answer 1(Yesterday):I was very shy when I was in high
school.Over the last 5 years or so I have worked very hard at
overcoming it.I started by making conversations with friends’
friends that I didn’t know.It did take a lot of effort(努力).Now I
Lucy can talk to almost everyone.
Answer 2(2 hours ago):Yes, I was shy about two years ago.It
took me about two years to overcome my shyness.Don’t
worry.Find your confidence(自信) and you’ll overcome your fears.
Tina
Answer 3(30 minutes ago):I used to be shy in high school
until I started serving in a restaurant.I found that really helpful.I
have become more outgoing now because I have to talk to
Anna strangers every day.
11．What can we learn about Elisabeth A．She wants to introduce herself.
B．She wants to overcome her shyness.
C．She likes to help others to solve problems.
D．She enjoys talking with others.
12．Lucy spent 　　　　in overcoming her shyness.
A．about a year
B．less than three years
C．about five years
D．more than six years
13．What does Tina think is important to overcome shyness
A．Kindness. B．Fairness. C．Confidence. D．Good grades.
14．　　　　helped Anna a lot to become more outgoing.
A．Serving in a restaurant
B．Eating out often
C．Working day and night
D．Looking for jobs
15．Which of the following is TRUE about Lucy, Tina and Anna
A．They are all high school students.
B．They all gave the answer on the same day.
C．They all thought it was easy to overcome shyness.
D．They all used to be shy and overcame it successfully.
Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl. She liked to spend her time alone eating
chocolate. Her parents were worried, so they took all the chocolate away.
Camilla left her house to look for some chocolate. She found a small house full of
bottles. Among the bottles, a blue bottle caught Camilla’s eyes. It was full of
chocolate. In the bottle there was also a card with the words “Change tears(眼泪)
into chocolate.”
Camilla was very excited. She ran out of the house with the bottle to look for
someone crying. First, she met a little boy crying hard and collected his tears. The
tears were quickly changed into chocolate. While Camilla was collecting the tears,
she comforted the boy. Finally, the boy stopped crying and they had a good time
together.
Later, Camilla met a woman and an old man crying. The woman had broken some
bowls. And the old man’s dog had just died. Camilla collected their tears and made
them happy again.
Soon, Camilla knew that making people happy was much more important than
finding chocolate. So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people. As
a result, she had many friends and had a happy life.
16．Camilla liked to __________.
A．eat chocolate B．read books
C．collect coins D．eat fruit
17．Camilla’s parents took away all the chocolate because they were ___________.
A．happy B．angry
C．worried D．hungry
18．What caught Camilla’s eyes
A．A nice card. B．A black dog.
C．A red cup. D．A blue bottle.
19．The old man was crying because ___________.
A．he had broken some bottles
B．He couldn’t find his way home.
C．he couldn’t find his daughter
D．his dog had just died
20．How many people did Camilla help before she stopped collecting tears
A．One. B．Two.
C．Three. D．Four.
（三）语法填空
I still remember visiting Moscow. It is the capital of Russia, the____21____
(large) country in the world. I went there ___22___ my parents when I was eight
years old. I lived and studied there for one year and I had some happy ___23___
(memory). One of the most interesting things of that city____24____ (be) that there
are many dogs. Perhaps Russians like dogs very much. You can see dogs here and
there. Almost each of the families has a dog. I made friends with many ___25___
(Russia) children when I was living and studying there. They were all very nice. They
had fair hair and fair skin. I played with them____26____ (happy) though I could
only speak a little Russian at first. They were ___27___ (friend) to me. The weather
in Moscow was very cold. It____28____ almost every day in winter. The ground was
always ___29___ (cover) with a lot of snow. We often made snowmen together.
Now I am back in China, _____30_____ I miss it so much.
（四）用所给单词的正确形式填空
31．Jim left the classroom in ________ (silent).
32．The two-month bus journey took the group through Germany, Russia and other
________ (Europe) countries.
33．They told us a __________ (humor) story and we all laughed.
34．I hope this excellent report will be ________ (help) in answering your question.
35．It is said that the 19th ________ Games Hangzhou 2022 will be put off. (Asia)
36．I hope the problem ________ (deal) with as soon as possible.
37．Mr Wang is very kind and ________ (humor).
38．The number of COV1D-19 patients ________ (increase) in America every day.
（五）多句选词填空
从方框中选出合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
copy, diary, dare, grammar, understand
39．I am very shy and I ________ not speak English in class.
40．I think it’s necessary to learn ________.
41．We had difficulty ________ each other.
42．Could you ________ this article for me
43．You can improve your writing by keeping a ________ in English.
用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空。
beside, whatever, knowledge, silent,
repair
44．________ Tony does, he never gives up.
45．The street was much ________ at night than it was when there was busy traffic.
46．My dad ________ his computer in his room at 8:00 a.m. yesterday.
47．The boy felt really excited to sit ________ his favourite writer.
48．She has a lot of ________ of painting and music so she is very popular at
school.
答案
1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．C 6．A 7．C 8．A 9．C 10．C
【解析】
1．句意：在上寄宿学校之前，这个男孩是班上最好的学生。
fastest 最快的；worst 最差的；best 最好的；strongest 最强壮的。根据下文“He was at the
top in every competition.”可知，他在班上是最好的学生。故选 C。
2．句意：他一直很孤独。
excited 兴奋的；lonely 孤独的；active 积极主动的；friendly 友好的。根据上句“He hated being
in a group.”可知，他不喜欢在群体中生活，所以他一直很孤独。故选 B。
3．句意：他的父母开始担心这个男孩。
calling 打电话；looking 看；worrying 担心；sounding（使）发声。根据上段可知，小男孩
成绩下降，不喜欢集体生活，感到孤独；据此可以判断，他的父母为他担心，worry about“担
心……”。故选 C。
4．句意：父亲开始问他一些关于他的课，老师和运动的问题。
agreements 协议；reasons 原因，理由；answers 回答；questions 问题。根据“ask”可知，
应是询问相关问题。故选 D。
5．句意：亲爱的，你知道为什么今天我在这里？
when 什么时候，问时间；where 哪里，问地点；why 为什么，问原因；how 怎样，问方式。
根据下文“To check my...”和“I’m here to tell you that you are the most important person for
me. I want to see you happy...”可知，是问来这里的原因，故选 C。
6．句意：男孩回答说：“为了检查我的成绩？”
grades 成绩；groups 群组；sports 体育，运动；friends 朋友。根据下文“I don’t care about
your grades”可知，儿子以为父亲是来检查他的成绩，故选 A。
7．句意：“不，不，”他的父亲回答。
read 读；wrote 写；replied 回答；listened 听。根据上文儿子的反问“To check my
grades ”可知，该句是父亲的回答，故选 C。
8．句意：这些话使男孩的眼睛充满了泪水。
with 用；up 向上；in 在……里；of……的。固定短语 fill sth. with sth.“用……充满……”，故选
A。
9．句意：他们很长时间没有说什么话。
nothing 没有东西/没有事情，表完全否定；something 某物，某事，一般用于肯定句； anything
任何东西，一般用于否定句、疑问句中；everything 每件事物。根据“didn’t ”可知，应是没
说任何话，否定句中用 anything，故选 C。
10．句意：男孩知道，这个世界上有人深深地爱着他。
hardly 几乎不，表否定；quickly 迅速地；deeply 深深地；widely 广泛地。根据动词“care
for”可和上文父亲与小男孩的对话可知，小男孩明白了有人深爱着他；故选 C。
11．B 12．C 13．C 14．A 15．D
【解析】
11．推理判断题。根据Did you use to be shy If so,how did you overcome(克服) it and how
long did it take I need your help，可知，Elisabeth 询问别人过去是否害羞，又是如何克服
的，说明她想克服害羞的毛病，故选 B。
12．细节理解题。根据 Over the last 5 years or so I have worked very hard at overcoming
it，可知，Lucy 花了大约 5 年的时间克服它，故选 C。
13．细节理解题。根据 Find your confidence(自信) and you’ll overcome your fears，可知，
Tina 认为克服害羞最重要的是自信，故选 C。
14．细节理解题。根据 I used to be shy in high school until I started serving in a
restaurant.I found that really helpful，可知，在餐馆服务帮助 Anna 变得更加外向，故选
A。
15．推理判断题。根据 Lucy 的回答：I was very shy when I was in high school 及 Now I can
talk to almost everyone；Tina 的回答：Yes, I was shy about two years ago.It took me
about two years to overcome my shyness；Anna 的回答：I used to be shy in high school
until I started serving in a restaurant.I found that really helpful.I have become more
outgoing now，可知，以上三个人曾经都很害羞，但是现在都已成功克服了害羞，所以 D
选项正确，故选 D。
16．A 17．C 18．D 19．D 20．C
【解析】
16．A 细节理解题。根据短文第一行 She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate 可
知，Camilla 喜欢一个人呆着，吃巧克力。由此可知选 A。
17．C 细节理解题。根据短文第一段 Her parents were worried, so they took all the
chocolate away.可知，因为 Camilla 很喜欢吃巧克力，所以她的父母非常的担心，于是把所
有的巧克力都拿走了。故选 C。
18．D 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中 Camilla left her house to look for some chocolate.
She found a small house full of bottles. Among the bottles, a blue bottle caught Camilla’s
eyes.可知，Camilla 离开家去寻找巧克力，她发现了一个充满瓶子的房子，在这些瓶子中，
一个蓝色的瓶子吸引了她。故选 D。
19．D 细节理解题。根据短文第四段中 Later, Camilla met a woman and an old man
crying. The woman had broken some bowls. And the old man’s dog had just
died.可知，后来 Camilla 又遇到了一个女士和一个老人在哭，那位女士打破了几个碗，那
个老人的狗死了。由此可知选 D。
20．C 细节理解题。这个题目问的是 Camilla 在停止收集眼泪之前遇到了几个人，根据短文
第三段到第四段的内容可知，Camilla 遇到了一个男孩、一个女士和一个老人，一共是三个
人。故选 C。
21．largest 22．with 23．memories 24．is 25．Russian 26．happily 27．friendly
28．snowed 29．covered 30．but
【解析】
21．句意：它是俄罗斯的首都，俄罗斯世界上最大的国家。由 in the world 可知，此处应用
形容词的最高级形式。故填 largest。
22．句意：当我八岁的时候，我和我的父母去那里。分析句意，with 意为“与……一起”，符
合语境。故填 with。
23．句意：我在那里生活和学习了一年，我有一些快乐的记忆。memory 是可数名词，且由
前面的“some”可知，此处应用复数形式。故填 memories。
24．句意：那个城市最有趣的事情之一是有许多狗。“one of...”作主语时，谓语动词应用单
数，且该处描述的是客观的事情。故填 is。
25．句意：当我在那里生活和学习的时候，我和许多俄罗斯孩子成为了朋友。此处作定语
修饰 children，应用其形容词形式。故填 Russian。
26．句意：尽管起初我只会说一点俄语，但是我和他们玩得很开心。空格处在句中作状语
修饰动词 played，应用其副词形式。故填 happily。
27．句意：他们对我很友好。此处用于句中作表语，构成 be friendly to，是固定短语，意
为“对……友好”。故填 friendly。
28．句意：冬天几乎每天都下雪。由下文“The ground was always...a lot of snow.”可推断，
莫斯科冬天几乎天天下雪。故填 snowed。
29．句意：地上总是覆盖着很多雪。cover 与 ground 之间为动宾关系，此处表示被动语态，
所以用其过去分词形式。故填 covered。
30．句意：现在我回到了中国，但是我非常想念那里。分析句意可知，两个分句为转折关
系，应用连词 but 连接。故填 but。
31．silence
【详解】句意：吉姆默默地离开了教室。in silence“沉默地”，固定短语，空处作介词 in 的
宾语。故填 silence。
32．European
【详解】句意：这两个月的巴士旅行使该小组穿越了德国、俄罗斯和其他欧洲国家。空后是
名词，应用形容词修饰，Europe 的形容词形式为 European“欧洲的”，故填 European。
33．humorous
【详解】句意：他们给我们讲了一个幽默的故事，我们都笑了。空格处修饰名词“story”，在
句子中作定语，应用形容词，humor“幽默”为名词，其形容词形式是 humorous。故填
humorous。
34．helpful
【详解】句意：我希望这份出色的报告在回答你的问题上会有帮助。此处在句中作表语，用
形容词 helpful“有帮助的”，故填 helpful。
35．Asian【详解】句意：据悉，第 19 届 2022 杭州亚运会将推迟举行。根据“Games”可知，
需要形容词，Asia 的形容词是 Asian；故填 Asian。
36．will be dealt【详解】句意：我希望这个问题能尽快得到解决。根据“hope”和“as soon as
possible”可知，应该使用一般将来时；根据“the problem”和“deal with”之间存在被动关系，
所以应该使用一般将来时被动语态，其公式为“will be done”，“deal”的过去分词为“dealt”。
故填：will be dealt。
37．humorous【详解】句意：王先生非常善良和幽默。humor 名词，幽默；分析句子成分
可知这里应填形容词，作表语，所以用 humor 的形容词。故填 humorous。
38．is increasing【详解】句意：在美国，COV1D-19 患者的数量每天都在增加。the number
of“……的数量”，做主语时，谓语动词用单数。根据语境，可知这里表示“每天病人的数量正
在逐渐增加”，所以用现在进行时，be+动词的现在分词。故填 is increasing。
39．dare 40．grammar 41．understanding 42．copy 43．diary
【解析】39．句意：我很害羞，我不敢在课堂上说英语。根据动词原形“speak”可知，应该
使用助动词或者情态动词，结合选项可知，应该使用“dare”，表示“不敢说英语”。故填：
dare。
40．句意：我觉得学习语法是有必要的。根据“learn”可知，应该使用名词，结合句意和选
项可知，应该使用“grammar”，表示“学习语法”。故填：grammar。
41．句意：我们彼此理解有困难。根据情境可知，应该使用“understand”，表示“互相理
解”；根据“have difficulty doing sth”意为“做某事有困难”。故填：understanding。
42．句意：你能为我抄一下这篇文章吗？根据情境和“this article”可知，应该使用“copy”，
表示“抄文章”；根据“could”可知，应该使用动词原形。故填：copy。
43．句意：你可以通过用英语记日记来提高你的写作。根据情境和“improve your writing”可
知，应该使用“diary”，表示“记日记”；根据“a”可知，应该使用单数。故填：diary。
44．Whatever 45．more silent 46．was repairing 47．beside 48．knowledge
【分析】44．句意：无论托尼做什么，他从不放弃。根据“…Tony does, he never gives
up.”可知，备选词 whatever 符合语境，句首需大学首字母，故填 Whatever。
45．句意：夜晚的街道比交通繁忙时安静得多。此处需要形容词作表语，备选词 silent 符合
语境，根据“than”可知，此处应使用形容词比较级，故填 more silent。
46．句意：昨天早上八点，我爸爸正在他的房间里修他的电脑。此处需要动词作谓语，备
选词 repair 符合语境，根据“at 8:00 am yesterday”可知，此处强调在过去的某个时间点正
在发生的动作，用过去进行时，主语是 My dad，be 动词用 was，故填 was repairing。
47．句意：坐在他最喜欢的作家旁边，男孩感到非常兴奋。此处需要方位介词，备选词 beside
符合语境，故填 beside。
48．句意：她有很多绘画和音乐方面的知识，所以她在学校很受欢迎。此处需要名词作宾
语，备选词 knowledge 符合语境，knowledge 是不可数名词，故填 knowledge。