Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark语言能力把关练（含解析）人教版九年级英语全一册

Unit 4 语言能力把关练
一、完形填空
Pets are part of people’s life. If you are like most people 1 have pets, you care for them as if they were your children. Meeting their needs is a(n) 2 part of your day, because you want them to have everything they
need. One thing they need but cannot tell you about is 3 .
Many pet 4 put on animals’ music because this helps their pets to feel 5 when they are gone.
Most people are 6 throughout the day, leaving their pets 7 at home. To make your pets feel
comfortable and safe, you could try putting on music before you 8 the house.
You might have to 9 music to see what type works for your pet. If you just want to keep your pet calm,
you will need to play 10 music instead of rock or hip-hop music, which might 11 your pet.
Also, you need to know that different pets act 12 to music. Hard rock music has also been found to work 13 to calm some pets, as well as piano music. 14 piano music works well on most animals,
it works best on cats.
Playing music is also a great idea for people with 15 pets. They can have such a difficult time getting
used to their new environment that they need all the help.
1 ．A ．which B ．who C ．whom D ．whose
2 ．A ．small B ．difficult C ．important D ．unimportant
3 ．A ．food B ．money C ．music D ．interest
4 ．A ．owners B ．scientists C ．shops D ．projects
5 ．A ．sadder B ．angrier C ．worse D ．better
6 ．A ．at work B ．at home C ．at the door D ．at the church
7 ．A ．aloud B ．awake C ．alone D ．asleep
8 ．A ．buy B ．leave C ．build D ．clean up
9 ．A ．change B ．make C ．write D ．listen to
10 ．A ．noisy B ．hard C ．loud D ．soft
11 ．A ．interest B ．annoy C ．worry D ．entertain
12 ．A ．bravely B ．correctly C ．differently D ．the same
13 ．A ．badly B ．well C ．hard D ．closely
14 ．A ．Though B ．Until C ．Because D ．Since
15 ．A ．big B ．old C ．little D ．new
二、阅读单选
The best way of learning a language is using it .The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up ( 混合)and people will not understand you .Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It is better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you. because they don’t understand what you are saying .The most important thing for learning English is : “Don’t be afraid of making
mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
16 ．What does the writer think that the best way for you to learn a language
A ．Writing B ．Using it C ．Listening D ．Learning grammar
17 ．What should you do in learning English
A ．Be careful not to make any mistakes . B ．Write as quickly as you can .
C ．Speak English as much as you can. D ．Laugh more often .
18 ．When people laugh at your mistakes, what should you do
A ．Not mind. B ．Be happy. C ．Feel worried. D ．Be unhappy.
19 ．When you make a mistake, what should you do
A ．Keep quiet. B ．Get angry. C ．Be kind. D ．Keep your sense of humor.
20 ．What does the story tell us
A ．Only foolish people make mistakes. B ．Few people make mistakes.
C ．People never make mistakes. D ．There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes.
A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river. When he is young, the river is his home. He doesn’t know his parents, but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters. He swims about and plays all day with them. At that time, he doesn’t
look like his parents. He has no legs, but he has a long tail. So he looks like a fish.
Then his tail gets shorter and shorter. And he has four legs and a very short tail. He looks like his parents now.
Then he’s going to eat a lot of insects (昆虫) –a lot of bad insects.
21 ．Where is a frog born
A ．In a hole. B ．On the land. C ．On a tree. D ．In a river.
22 ．What does a baby frog look like
A ．Looks like his parents, but he doesn’t know them. B ．Looks like a fish and he knows his parents.
C ．Looks like a fish and he has hundreds of brothers and sisters. D ．Has a long tail and four legs.
23 ．Whom does a baby frog play with
A ．Plays all day with his parents. B ．Plays all day on the land.
C ．Swims around and plays all day by himself. D ．Plays with his brothers and sisters in the river.
24 ．What does a mother frog look like
A ．Its legs are short but its tail is long. B ．It has four legs and a very short tail.
C ．It has no tail . D ．It has two legs and a long tail
25 ．Which of the following sentences is TRUE
A ．likes his parents, can’t eat a lot of insects. B ．dislikes his parents, can eat a lot of insects.
C ．likes his parents, can eat a lot of bad insects. D ．likes his parents, can eat a lot of flies.
There are lots of changes in our town. There is a village called Cang Lang Yuan. It lies in the north of
Zaozhuang. It has a population of over 2,000.
There used to be some old and low houses in the village. A lot of houses were built in the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. In the past there was no factory or school there. To our surprise, now there are some new and tall buildings there. There used to be very dirty and narrow streets. Now the streets are very clean and wide. There are lots of young trees and beautiful flowers on both sides of the street. There used to be a polluted pool in front of the village. Now there is a beautiful park there. But there are still some old houses there. They have been protected. People used to listen to the radio for news and weather information. But now they can get them through TV or the
Internet. They are very modern. Now they drive cars to work or travel. Since 1986, there have been great changes
in the village. I believe that it will have greater changes in the future. People’s life is getting better and better.
26 ．What is Cang Lang Yuan
A ．A village. B ．A city. C ．An animal. D ．A town.
27 ．In the old days, what was the village like
A ．There were many high buildings. B ．Some houses were old and low.
C ．The streets were wide and clean. D ．The people were rich.
28 ．The underlined word “narrow” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.
A ．有趣的 B ．无聊的 C ．拥挤的 D ．狭窄的
29 ．According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT
A ．There was a school in the village in the past. B ．Some old houses have been protected now.
C ．A beautiful park has been turned into a polluted pool. D ．People in the village never travel.
30 ．What can be the best title of this passage
A ．The Old Buildings B ．The Changes at Cang Lang Yuan
C ．People’s Life Is Getting Better and Better D ．People Are Friendly in the City of Zaozhuang
三、补全对话 6 选 5
请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A: How interesting these pictures are!
B: Yes. Look at this one. 31
A: Oh, but so much ice cream is on his face.
B: Yes, so funny. Look at another one. 32
A: She is running after a dog. But her dress is too long. She can’t run fast.
B: Look at this cute monkey! 33
A: Ha ha, I want to play with it. I like monkeys.
B: I like them too. 34
A: Here is a photo of pandas.
B: Oh, yes. 35 They’re very cute.
A ．The boy is eating ice cream.
B ．But my favourite animals are pandas!
C ．It’s playing computer games.
D ．They’re eating bamboo.
E ．What’s the girl doing
F ．Where are they
第 II 卷（非选择题）
四、短文选词填空
根据短文内容，在短文后的空格处选填一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
A．why, B．more, C ． importance, D ．leave, E. cost, F. playing, G. return, H. something, I. time, J. life
Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is 36 important than money. Why Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 37 it’ll never 38 . That’s 39
we mustn’t waste time.
It goes without saying that the 40 is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important. We
should make full use of our time to do 41 useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the 42 of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and 43 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 44 . In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t 45 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have
no time to waste.
五、阅读补全句子
任务型阅读
I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra
(额外的) help. Still, I suffered (遭受) the rest of my school days in public schools.
My life improved greatly when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my
confidence (自信) came along.
I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. I soon noticed it
wasn’t a talent thing: it needed lots of practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get
better at it.
Later, I decided to learn how to read and write. I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much
as possible. After two years, I was literate (有文化的).
Through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life: I
am smart enough to dive into (潜入) an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
46 ．What was the writer’s trouble when he was young
When he was young, he had a .
47 ．What’s the second paragraph mainly about
It’s about the writer’s life when he discovered art.
48 ．What does “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to
It refers to .
49 ．What gave the writer a chance to express himself without words
gave him a chance to express himself without words.
50 ．How is the writer’s life now
It’s .
六、短文语境提示填空
请用适当的词完成下面的短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、
意义相符的单词。
During the Spring Festival travel rush in 2010, a photo taken at a railway station in Nanchang deeply touched the hearts of millions of people. In the photo, a young worker was on her way 51 holding her baby. She
also carried a big and heavy bag filled 52 all kinds of things on her back.
The photo, Baby, Mom Take You Home, made headlines ( 标题) in a lot of media ( 媒体) as a symbol of a
mother’s love for her 53 .
The photographer who took the photo found the mother, Bamu, eleven years 54 . She is now a
32-year-old woman living in a small village in Southwest China. It is clear that great 55 have taken place
there. The family just moved into 56 new house not long ago. The new house is big, bright and clean with
modern home appliances (家电), such as a fridge and a washing machine.
Bamu said that she was very happy about her present life and didn’t want to go out to 57 anymore. In recent years, she has learned some new farming skills following the steps of the villagers. Last year, the family
made about 100,000 yuan 58 shook off poverty (脱贫) successfully.
Looking toward the future, Bamu 59 her wish. “I hope everything goes well with 60
family and the children are always healthy and happy. We should go forward no matter what happens,” she said.
参考答案：
1 ．B 2 ．C 3 ．C 4 ．A 5 ．D 6 ．A 7 ．C 8 ．B 9 ．A 10 ．D 11 ．B
12 ．C 13 ．B 14 ．A 15 ．D
【分析】本文为说明文。主要介绍音乐对宠物的作用。
1 ．句意：如果你像大多数有宠物的人一样。
which 哪一个；who 谁；whom 谁（宾格）；whose 谁的。本题考查定语从句。根据“most people”可知，先行
词为人，在从句中作主语，所以关系词应用 who。故选 B。
2 ．句意：满足他们的需求是你一天重要的一部分。
small 小的； difficult 困难的； important 重要的； unimportant 不重要的。根据“Because you want them to have
everything they need.”可知，此处应用 important，表示“满足宠物需求的重要性” 。故选 C。
3 ．句意：音乐是他们所需要，却无法告诉你的一样东西。
food 食物； money 钱； music 音乐； interest 兴趣。根据下文“Many pet...put on animals’ music...”可知，音乐
对宠物的益处，所以宠物需要音乐。故选 C。
4 ．句意：很多宠物主人播放动物音乐。
owner 主人；scientist 科学家；shop 商店；project 项目。根据“because this helps their pets to feel ... when they are
gone.”可知宠物主人播放动物音乐， owner 符合语境。故选 A。
5 ．句意：因为当主人离开时，音乐能够帮助宠物感觉的更好。
sadder 更难过； angrier 更生气； worse 更糟； better 更好。根据语境可知，此处在说音乐对宠物的好处，所
以要用表示积极意义的词汇。故选 D。
6 ．句意：大多数人整天都在工作。
at work 在工作； at home 在家； at the door 在门边； at the church 在教堂。根据下文“leaving the pets at home”
可知，此处应为“人们整天在工作” ，和 at home 形成对比。故选 A。
7 ．句意：让宠物独自在家。
aloud 大声的；awake 醒着；alone 独自；asleep 睡着的。结合上文的“ Most people are...throughout the day.”可
知，此处应为“主人在外工作，让宠物独自在家” 。故选 C。
8 ．句意：在你离家之前，你可以试着播点音乐。
buy 买； leave 离开； build 建造； clean up 清理。根据上文“leave their pets...at home”可知，此处应为“在离开
家之前” 。故选 B。
9 ．句意：你可能要改变音乐，看看哪种类型的音乐适合你的宠物。
change 改变；make 制作；write 写；listen to 听。根据下文“to keep your pet calm, you will...instead of rock or hip-hop
music...”可知，我们应为宠物选择适合的音乐。故选 A。
10 ．句意：你需要播放轻音乐，而不是摇滚乐或嘻哈乐。
noisy 嘈杂的； hard 坚硬的； loud 大声的； soft 轻柔的。结合下文“instead of rock or hip-pop music”可知，此
处应用 soft（轻柔的），表示“应播放轻音乐” 。故选 D。
11 ．句意：摇滚乐或嘻哈乐可能会惹恼你的宠物。
interest 使……感兴趣；annoy 惹恼；worry 担心；entertain 使……快乐。结合上文“ to keep your pet calm, you will need to play soft music...”可知，播放轻音乐能使宠物安静；相反，播放摇滚乐则会起到反效果。所以选
B。
12 ．句意：你必须知道不同的宠物对音乐的反应是不一样地。
bravely 勇敢地；correctly 正确地；differently 不同地；the same 同样地。根据下文“Hard rock music...calm some
pets.” 以及“piano music...works best on cats”可知，不同风格的音乐对不同动物的影响是不一样的。故选 C。
13 ．句意：硬摇滚乐被发现能很好地让一些动物冷静下来。
badly 糟糕地；well 好地；hard 努力地；closely 紧密地。根据上文“To keep your pet calm...instead of rock...”可 知， 一般而言，为了让宠物冷静下来，不要播放摇滚乐。再结合“different pets act differently”可知，此处的
宠物对摇滚乐的反应恰巧相反，所以应用 well。故选 B。
14 ．句意：虽然，钢琴曲对大多数动物都能起到很好的作用。
though 虽然； until 直到……才； because 因为； since 自从。结合语境可知，此处应为“ 虽然钢琴曲对很多动
物起到很好的作用，但是摇滚乐对某些动物也能起到作用” ，所以应用表示让步关系的连词。故选 A。
15 ．句意：对有新宠物的人来说，播放音乐也是一个好主意。
big 大的； old 老的，旧的； little 小的，少的； new 新的。根据下文的“new environment”可知，此处应用
new ，表示“新宠物难以适应新环境” 。故选 D。
16 ．B 17 ．C 18 ．A 19 ．D 20 ．D
【分析】文章通过学习英语这个例子，旨在告诉我们不要害怕出错，因为每个人都会犯错。
16 ．细节理解题， 根据“The best way of learning a language is using it”可知学习一门语言的最好方法就是使用
它，故选 B。
17 ．推理判断题，根据“The best way of using English is talkinig in English as much as possible.”可知想要学好
英语就要尽可能多的说英语，故选 C。
18 ．细节理解题，根据“Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes.”可知如果别人嘲笑你
出的错误，你不要不开心，要不在乎他人嘲笑，故选 A。
19 ．细节理解题， 根据“But if you keep your sense of humor（幽默感） , you can always have a good laugh at the
mistakes you make”可知当你出错的时候你要保持幽默感，故选 D。
20 ．主旨大意题，根据“Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”并联系上下文可
知文章通过学习英语这个例子，旨在告诉我们不要害怕出错，因为每个人都会犯错，故选 D。
21 ．D 22 ．C 23 ．D 24 ．B 25 ．C
【分析】本文介绍了青蛙的生活环境、外形特点和生活习性。
21 ．细节理解题。根据开头“A frog is born in a small river”，可知青蛙是在小河里出生的，故选 D。
22．细节理解题。根据第一段“He has no legs, but he has a long tail. So he looks like a fish”，可知小青蛙没有腿，
但是像鱼一样有条长尾巴，故选 C。
23．细节理解题。根据第一段“He doesn’t know his parents, but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters. He swims
about and plays all day with them”，可知小青蛙和他的兄弟姐妹在河里玩，故选 D。
24．推理判断题。根据第二段“And he has four legs and a very short tail. He looks like his parents now”，可知青
蛙妈妈有四条腿和一条很短的尾巴，故选 B。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段“Then he’s going to eat a lot of insects–a lot of bad insects”，可知像他的父母一样
能吃很多害虫，故选 C。
26 ．A 27 ．B 28 ．D 29 ．B 30 ．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了村庄 Cang Lang Yuan 的变化。
26 ．细节理解题， 根据“There is a village called Cang Lang Yuan.”可知 Cang Lang Yuan 是一个村庄， 故选 A。 27 ．细节理解题， 根据“There used to be some old and low houses in the village.”可知在过去， 这个村庄的房子
既矮又旧，故选 B。
28 ．词句猜测题，根据“There used to be very dirty and narrow streets. Now the streets are very clean and wide.”，
这是一个前后对比的句子，提到现在的街道又干净又宽阔，对比可推知以前的街道是又脏又窄，故选 D。
29 ．推理判断题，根据“But there are still some old houses there. They have been protected.”可推知这个村庄现
在的一些老房子仍然被保护着的，故选 B。
30 ．最佳标题， 根据“Since 1986, there have been great changes in the village.”并通读全文可知本文主要讲述了
村庄 Cang Lang Yuan 的变化，故选 B。
31 ．A 32 ．E 33 ．C 34 ．B 35 ．D
【导语】本文是谈论几张图片的对话。
31．根据下文“Oh, but so much ice cream is on his face.”可知， 图片与冰淇淋有关， 选项 A“这个男孩正在吃冰
淇淋。 ”符合情景。故选 A。
32 ．根据下文“She is running after a dog.”可知，此处是问在做什么，选项 E“那个女孩在做什么？”符合情景。
故选 E。
33．根据上文“Look at this cute monkey!”和下文“Ha ha, I want to play with it.”可推测， 猴子正在玩着某个东西，
选项 C“它在玩电脑游戏。 ”符合情景。故选 C。
34 ．根据上文“I like monkeys.”和“I like them too.”可知，此处谈论喜欢的动物，选项 B“但我最喜欢的动物是
熊猫！ ”符合情景。故选 B。
35 ．根据上文“Here is a photo of pandas.”和下文“They’re very cute.”可知，此处谈论熊猫，选项 D“它们正在
吃竹子。 ”符合情景。故选 D。
36 ．B 37 ．E 38 ．G 39 ．A 40 ．I 41 ．H 42 ．C 43 ．F 44 ．J 45 ．D
【分析】本文是议论文，论述了时间的重要性。金钱用完了可以再来，但时间却是一去不复返，告诫我们
要珍惜时间，不能虚度年华。
36 ．句意：但我认为时间甚至比金钱更重要。 than 比，是比较级句子的标志； important 重要的，是多音节
形容词，比较级用 more important，故选 B。
37 ．句意：然而，当时间花完了，它永远不会回来。由主语 time 可知是花费时间，备选词 cost 符合语境，
故选 E。
38 ．句意：然而，当时间花完了，它永远不会回来。根据下文“we mustn’t waste time”，可知是说时间一去不
复返， return 符合语境，故选 G。
39 ．句意：那是我们不能浪费时间的原因。结合语境可知，这里是说不能浪费时间的原因，备选词 why 符
合语境，故选 A。
40 ．句意：不用说，时间通常是有限的。联系下句“Even a second is very important”，可知时间很有限， time
符合语境，故选 I。
41 ．句意：我们应该充分利用我们的时间做有用的事。分析句子可知 do 是实义动词，需接宾语；结合语境，
是说应该做一些有用的事情， something 符合语境，故选 H。
42 ．句意：但遗憾的是，有很多人不知道时间的重要性。定冠词 the 后接名词，这里是说指时间的重要性。
备选词 importance 符合语境，故选 C。
43 ．句意：他们花费他们有限的时间吸烟、饮酒和玩。本句列举了一些人浪费时间的例子， and 连接并列结
构，前后动词形式需一致；由 smoking, drinking 可知 playing 符合语法结构，故选 F。
44 ．句意：他们不知道浪费时间意味着浪费自己的生命。 own 自己的，形容词修饰名词；由 wasting time 可
知是说浪费时间就是浪费生命； lives 符合语境，故选 J。
45．句意：我们不应该把今天的工作留到明天。根据上下文“In a word, we should save time…Remember we have
no time to waste”，可知今日事今日毕，不能留到明天； leave 符合语境，故选 D。
46．learning disability 47．improved greatly 48．rock climbing 49．The art world 50．getting better
and better
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者小时候有学习障碍，所以学生时代学习很困难，但是他不放弃。
当他发现艺术时，他的生活有了明显的改善，艺术帮助他不用语言也可以很好地表达自己。
46 ．根据“I had a learning disability from an early age.”可知， 作者从小就有学习障碍。故填 learning disability。
47 ．根据“My life improved greatly when I discovered art.”可知，第二段主要讲述了当作者发现艺术时，他的
生活有了很大的改善。故填 improved greatly。
48 ．根据“I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start.”可知，作者
意识到攀岩不是一个天赋问题，故填 rock climbing。
49 ．根据“The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words.”可知，是艺术世界给了他不用语言
也可以表达自己的机会，故填 The art world。
50．根据文章第一段和“I’ve got to a point in my life:”可知， 作者的人生变得越来越好， 故填 getting better and
better。
51 ．home 52 ．with 53 ．child 54 ．later 55 ．changes 56 ．a 57 ．work 58 ．and
59 ．expressed 60 ．my
【导语】本文主要由一张《孩子，妈妈带你回家》的照片引出了一位农村女性的生活发生的改变。
51 ．句意：在照片中， 一个年轻的工人抱着她的孩子在回家的路上。根据“Baby, Mom Take You Home”可知
是在回家路上， home“家” ，on one’s way home“在某人回家的路上” 。故填 home。
52 ．句意：她还背着一个又大又重的袋子，里面装着各种各样的东西。 filled with“充满” 。故填 with。
53 ．句意：这张名为《孩子，妈妈带你回家》作为母亲对孩子爱的象征登上了很多媒体的头条。根据
“Baby, Mom Take You Home”可知这是母亲对孩子的爱， 结合“I hope everything goes well with ... family and the
children are always healthy and happy.”可知“孩子”用 child 表示，用单数形式。故填 child。
54．句意：11 年后， 拍下这张照片的摄影师找到了这位母亲 Bamu。根据“During the Spring Festival travel rush in 2010, a photo taken at a railway station in Nanchang deeply touched the hearts of millions of people.”可知是 11
年后找到了这位目前， later“以后” 。故填 later。
55．句意：很明显， 那里已经发生了巨大的变化。根据“The family just moved into ... new house not long ago. The new house is big, bright and clean with modern home appliances, such as a fridge and a washing machine.”可知发
生了很多变化， change“变化” ，空前无冠词等，此处用复数。故填 changes。
56 ．句意：这家人不久前刚搬进新房子。根据“... new house”可知泛指“一座新房子” ，new 以辅音音素开头
其前用不定冠词 a 。故填 a。
57．句意：Bamu 说，她对目前的生活非常满意， 不想再出去工作了。根据“In recent years, she has learned some new farming skills following the steps of the villagers.”可知在村里学会了务农， 不出去工作了， work“工作”，to
后用其原形。故填 work。
58 ．句意：去年，这家人赚了 10 万元左右，成功摆脱了贫困。设空处前后是短暂的先后关系，用 and 连接
并列成分， and“并且，和” 。故填 and。
59．句意：展望未来， Bamu 表达了她的愿望。根据“her wish”及下文的话可知是表达了她的愿望， express“表
达” ，过去表达的，用一般过去时。故填 expressed。
60 ．句意：我希望我的家人一切顺利，孩子们永远健康快乐。根据“We should go forward no matter what
happens,”可知此处指希望“我的”家庭和孩子们健康快乐，用 my 表示“我的” 。故填 my。