Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark知识点精析 人教版英语九年级全册

人教版九年级上册Unit4知识点精析
I used to be afraid of the dark.
我过去常常怕黑。
重点
● 学会谈论自己和他人过去常常做的事，学会谈论自己和他人过去的外貌、性格、爱好等
● 学会谈论自己和他人的变化
难点
●学会区分used to do和 be used to doing的用法
语法
used to的用法
Section A
重点单词
humorous有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的
silent不说话的；沉默的
helpful有用的；有帮助的
score得分；进球
background 背景
interview 采访；面试；访谈
Asian亚洲（人）的；亚洲人
deal对付；对待
dare 敢于；胆敢
ton吨；大量；许多
private 私人的；私密的
guard警卫；看守；守卫；保卫
require需要；要求
European 欧洲（人）的；欧洲人
British英国（人）的
African非洲（人）的；非洲人
public民众；公开的；公众的
speech讲话；发言
重点短语
from time to time 时常；有时
deal with应对；处理
in public公开地在别人（尤指生人）面前
take up学着做；开始做
tons of许多的；大量短语的
give up放弃
not...anymore 不再......
a number of许多；大量
give a speech 做演讲
重点句型
1.Mario, you used to be short, didn't you 马里奥，你过去很矮，不是吗？
2. It's been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates. 自从上次我们见到我们的小学同学以来已经有三年的时间了。
3. Now she's not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
现在她不再害羞，并且喜欢在人群面前唱歌。
4. I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do.
我不得不一直担忧在别人面前如何表现，并且我必须注意自己的言行。
Section B
重点单词
seldom不常；很少
ant蚂蚁
influence 影响
absent缺席；不在
fail重点不及格；失败；未能（做到）
examination考试；审查
exactly 确切地；精确地
pride 自豪；骄傲
general总的；普遍的；常规的；将军
proud 自豪的；骄傲的
introduction介绍
重点短语
make a decision 做决定
in person亲身；亲自
even though即使；尽管
take care of照顾；照料
be absent from缺席；不在
take pride in为……感到自豪
be proud of为……骄傲；感到自豪
重点句型
1. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
有时他旷课并且考试不及格。
2. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
她建议他们亲自和他们的儿子谈一谈。
3. Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me.现在我理解了，即使他们很忙，他们也总是在想着我。
Section A 知识点精析
1.funny adj.滑稽的；有趣的
要点精析
funny形容词，意为“滑稽的；有趣的；好笑的”，指人或事滑稽可笑，常用来作定语或表语。其比较级和最高级形式分别为funnier, funniest。
例：He told us some funny stories.他给我们讲了一些有趣的故事。
Sometimes he is funny, but sometimes he seems like a poet.
有时他很滑稽，但有时他又像个诗人。
The joke is not funny.那个笑话并不好笑。
知识拓展
①funny的名词形式是fun,意为“娱乐；有趣的事”，主要指某事“有趣，好玩”。
例：There's plenty of fun for all the family.有许多供全家玩的娱乐。
②Have fun 意为“玩得开心；过得快乐；玩乐”，与“have a good time” “enjoy oneself"同义。
例：Disneyland is a good place to have fun.迪士尼乐园是一个玩乐的好地方。
Did you have fun in Beijing 你在北京玩得开心吗？
③have fun 后跟动词时要用动名词形式。
Have fun doing sth.意为“做某事很开心/高兴”。
例：Does she really have fun getting together with her friends in her place
她在家里和朋友聚会真的很开心吗？
【习惯搭配】
have fun doing sth.做某事很开心/高兴
make fun of 嘲弄......
2. Mario, you used to be short, didn't you
马里奥，你过去很矮，不是吗？。
要点精析
该句是一个反意疑问句。反意疑问句由两部分组成：前一部分是陈述句，后一部分是简短的附加疑问句。陈述句部分若是肯定形式，附加疑问部分就用否定形式；陈述句部分若是否定形式，附加疑问部分就用肯定形式，即“前肯后否，前否后肯”。
例：Mary is very lazy, isn't she 玛丽很懒，不是吗？
They were not late for the meeting, were they 他们开会没有迟到，是吗？
知识拓展
①对反意疑问句的回答，不管问题的提法如何，如果事实是肯定的，就要用yes;如果事实是否定的，就要用no。
②如果反意疑问的陈述句部分含有否定意义的词（no, never, nothing, few, hardly, little等）,附加疑问部分要用肯定形式。
例：There is little water in the glass, is there 玻璃杯里几乎没有水，是吗？
③祈使句的反意疑问句，一般附加疑问部分用 will you;而以let's开头的祈使句，其附加疑问部分用 shall we。
例：Come here earlier next time, will you 下次早点儿来这儿，好吗？
Let's have a rest, shall we 让我们休息一下，好吗？
方法技巧
反意疑问句的回答
回答反意疑问句，答案含义是依据。
肯定事实用yes, 否定事实用no替。
链接中考
(四川内江中考）He can hardly stay awake because he is so tired. _______
A. does heB. isn't he C. can't he D. can be
解析：句中关键词 hardly(几乎不）表否定含义，故附加疑问部分用肯定形式，可排除B、C两项；由主句中的情态动词can可知选D。
3. It's been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.自从上次我们见到我们的小学同学以来已经有三年的时间了。
要点精析1
"It's been+一段时间+since+从句”意为“自从……以来已经有多长时间了”还可表示为“It is+一段时间+since+从句”。
例：It has been five years since I began to learn English. =It's five years since I began to learn English.自从我开始学英语已经有5年的时间了。
要点精析2
此句为现在完成时的句子。现在完成时常与since引导的以某一时间为起点的时间状语或for引导的一段时间连用，谓语动词要用延续性动词。
例：She has lived in Beijing since 1998.她从1998年起就住在北京。
We have known each other for five years.我们已经认识彼此5年了。
链接中考
(云南昆明中考）-Long time no see! -Oh! It ______ five years since we met last time.
A. wasB. were C. has been D. have been
解析：句意：“好久不见！”“哦！自从上次我们见面以来已经有五年的时间了。”since是现在完成时的标志词，前面的主语是i,故用has been。
4. Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!
是啊，当他和女孩儿说话时脸总是变红！
要点精析1
turn连系动词，意为“变得；变成”。turn作连系动词，其后跟形容词作表语。
例：When autumn comes, the leaves on the tree turn yellow.
秋天来了，树上的叶子变黄了。
辨析 turn, become, grow, get与go
turn 多用于在颜色、性质等方面的变化，强调变化结果，后接形容词或过去分词
become用法较为正式，强调由一种状态向另一种状态的变化过程已完成。后接形容词或名词
grow表示逐渐变为新的状态的含义，着重变化过程
get较口语化，表示进入或变成某种状态，强调“渐渐变得”，通常与形容词或形容词比较级连用，表状态
go 通常表示由好变坏或由正常情况变成特殊情况。如“go bad”（指食品）变坏；变质“，go blind“变瞎”，go mad“变疯”，go hungry“挨饿”。
例：The leaves turn green in spring.春天树叶变绿了。
He became a doctor last year.去年他成为一名医生。
My little brother is growing tall.我的弟弟长高了。
The days get shorter and shorter in winter.在冬天，白天变得越来越短了。
These eggs have gone bad.这些鸡蛋已经变质了。
5...I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang....
……我采访了19岁的亚洲流行音乐明星王坎迪......
要点精析
19-year-old是一个复合形容词，在句中作定语，由“数词+名词+形容词”构成，单词间用连字符连接，中间的名词用单数形式。
例：a three-year old girl 一个3岁的女孩儿
He is a ten-year old boy.他是一个10岁的男孩儿。
链接中考
(江苏连云港中考）-Yan Jiashuo, a ______girl, has won the prize of International Master of Memory Wow, she's great, isn't she
A. ten-year-old B. ten-years-old C. ten year old D. ten years old
解析：结合选项可知第一句句意为“闫家硕，一个十岁的女孩儿，获得了”世界记忆大师”的奖项“。girl为名词，前面应用形容词修饰；“数词+连字符+可数名词单数+连字符+形容词”构成复合形容词，排除B、C、D三项，故选A。
6. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. 坎迪告诉我她过去很害羞，然后开始唱歌来应对她的害羞。
要点精析1
take up在这里意为“学着做；开始做”，指开始某项工作、某种爱好，尤其指做以前未做过的事。take up doing sth.意为“开始做某事”。
例：He took up learning English at the age of forty.他在四十岁时开始学英语。
He took up Spanish while in Spain.当他在西班牙的时候，他开始学习西班牙语。
知识拓展
take up的其他含义：
①占据（时间、空间）
例：This work will take up a lot of my time.这项工作将占据我很多时间。
②继续做，接着……讲。
例：I put the telephone down and took up the work again.
我放下电话，继续工作。
要点精析2
deal意为”应对；处理“，其同义短语为do with。
例：Have you dealt with these letters yet 这些信件你已经处理了吗？
知识拓展
deal with常和how连用，how作deal with的状语；do with常和what连用what作do的宾语。
例：Teenagers want to ask for some advice on how to deal with the trouble.青少年想询问一些如何解决这些烦恼的建议。
Mom, what can I do with the bad fish 妈妈，我应该怎样处理这条变质的鱼？
要点精析3
shyness 不可数名词，意为“害羞；腼腆”。
例：Dancing helped her forget shyness.跳舞帮助她忘记了羞怯。
【助记】
Shy(形容词，羞怯的；腼腆的）+ness(名词后缀）→ shyness(名词，害羞；腼腆）
知识拓展
以-ness结尾的部分名词：
例：sadness 悲伤kindness 善良 illness疾病 darkness 黑暗
7. Now she's not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
现在她不再害羞，并且喜欢在观众面前唱歌。
要点精析
not...anymore意为“不再……”，其同义短语有no more, not...any longer, no longer.
例：He isn't a teacher anymore.他不再是一位老师了。
辨析not...any more与not...any longer
not...any more(=no more)多指数量和程度上“不再”，常修饰非延续性动词。常用于将来时态
not...any longer(=no longer)表示时间上或距离的“不再”，常修饰延续性动词，常用于现在时态
例：He will no more go there.他将不再去那里了。
We don't live here any longer.=We no longer live here.我们不再住在这里了。
8. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time.
她解释说有许多好的事情，像能够旅行和总是见新面孔。
要点精析1
that there are many good things是由that引导的宾语从句，在句中作explained的宾语。
要点精析2
able意为“能干的，有能力的”。ability名词，意为“能力”。be able to意为“能，会”
例：He is a very able businessman.他是一个很有才干的商人。
He is a man of many abilities.他是一个有多方面才能的人。
You must be able to speak French for this job.做这项工作你必须会讲法语
辨析 be able to与can
be able to表示客观能力，可用于各种时态
can强调主观能力，仅用于一般现在时和一般过去时两种时态
9. I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do.
我不得不一直担忧在别人面前如何表现，并且我必须注意自己的言行。
要点精析1
have to意为“不得不”。
例：Please be quiet. I have to read the book for a test tomorrow.
请安静。为了明天的测试我不得不看书。
辨析 have to与must
have to具有客观性，即不以人的主观意志而转移，意为“不得不”；可用于各种时态
must强调主观性，即以人的主观意志而改变
例：I will have to finish my homework tomorrow.
我明天将不得不完成我的家庭作业。
I think I must work hard.我想我必须努力学习。
要点精析2
worry about sb./sth.意为“为某人/某事而焦虑、烦恼、担心”，强调“担心”的动作。
例：She worried about some little things.她为一些小事而烦恼。
知识拓展
①be worried about表示“担心”的状态。
例：I'm really worried about my brother.我真的很担心我弟弟。
②be worrying about表示“担心”的动作正在进行。
例：It is late, but Daming doesn't come back. So his parents are worrying about him.天已经晚了，但是大明还没有回来。所以他的父母正在担心他。
要点精析3
how I appear to others是宾语从句，作 worry about的宾语。
10 .... you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.
……你必须准备好放弃你的正常生活。
要点精析1
be prepared to do sth.意为“准备好做某事；愿意做某事”，尤指做难做或通常不做的事情。
例：Are you prepared to give up freedom 你愿意放弃自由吗？
知识拓展
be prepared for sth.意为“为某事做好准备”。
例：I'm prepared for the exam.我为考试做好了准备。
要点精析2
give up意为“放弃”，其后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。give up是“动词+副词”型短语，后接代词作宾语时，代词应置于give与up之间。give up doing sth. 意为“放弃做某事”。
例：I can't answer that puzzle. I give it up.我猜不出那个谜语。我放弃它了。
Don't give up studying English.不要放弃学习英语。
链接中考
(四川泸州中考） You should ____smoking. It's really bad for your health.
A. put upB. give up C. get up D. set up
解析：句意：你应该戒烟。吸烟真的对你的健康有害。put up搭起，建起；give up放弃；get up起床；set up成立；建立。give up smoking“戒烟”。故选B。
11. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
只有很少的人能攀上成功之巅。
要点精析1
a very small number意为“极少数”，后接复数名词。A number of意为“许多的”，相当于a lot of,起修饰作用，"a number of+可数名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式。
例：There are a number of ants on the ground.地上有很多蚂蚁。
知识拓展
the number of...意为“……的数量”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
例：The number of visitors to France has now increased.
去法国的游客数量现在已经增加了。
The number of the apples is 40.这些苹果的数量是四十。
链接中考
(湖南益阳）-How many women doctors are there in your hospital
--_____them_____ over twenty.
A. A number of; are B. The number of; are C. The number of; is
解析：句意：“在你们医院有多少名女医生？”“她们的数量超过二十。”表示“……的数量”用the number of,作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。选C。
12. giving a speech in public当众做演讲。
要点精析1
give a speech意为“做演讲”，相当于make a speech。speech为可数名词，意为“讲话；发言”。
例：They invited her to give a speech.他们邀请她做演讲。
要点精析2
in public意为“当众，在公共场合”。
例：It is not polite to stare at others in public.在公共场合盯着别人看是不礼貌的。
Section B 知识点精析
1. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
很难相信他过去在学校里有困难。
要点精析
"It is hard to believe that从句”意为“很难相信……”，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式结构，其中that引导的从句作believe的宾语。
例：It is hard to believe that she's only nine.很难相信她只有9岁。
2. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
当他是一个小男孩儿时，他很少惹麻烦，并且他一家人一起度过了很多时光。
要点精析
seldom副词，意为“不常；很少”。一般放在实意动词之前，连系动词、助动词或情态动词之后。
例：He seldom asked his parents for money when he was at school.
他上学的时候很少向他父母要钱。
I've seldom seen such a big apple.我很少看到这么大的苹果。
链接中考
(江苏南京中考）This kind of plant is_______ seen in our city because it lives 4,500m above sea level and is hard to find.
A. commonly B. always C. seldom D. easily
解析：commonly意为“通常地；一般地”；always:意为“总是”；seldom意为“不常；很少”；easily意为“容易地”。由原因状语从句句意“因为它生长在海4500米的地方，很难被发现”可推知，主句句意为“这种植物在我们城市很少见到”，故选C。
3. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs and his grandparents came to take care of him.他的父母搬到城市去找工作，他的祖父母来照顾他。
要点精析
take care of意为“照顾照料”同义短语为 look after“好好照顾”可用 take good care of 或 look after...well表示。
例：Who's taking care of the child while you're away
你外出时谁来照料这个孩子？
【助记】
take care of her kid照顾她的孩子
知识拓展
take care意为“当心；小心”，与be careful, look out同义。常用于祈使句或警告对方时的用语。take care that/to do sth. “小心，当心……/做某事”。
例：Take care that you don't drink too much!你当心别喝得太多！
Take care not to break the glass.小心别打碎玻璃杯。
Be careful not to lose the key.当心不要丢了钥匙。
Look out! There's danger ahead.当心！前面有危险。
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. 有时他旷课并且考试不及格。
要点精析1
absent形容词，意为“缺席的；不在场的”，常与介词from连用。
例：They were absent from work that day.他们那天没有上班。
知识拓展
①absence，意为“缺席；不在”。
例：The decision was made in my absence.
这个决定是我absence名词不在的时候做出的。
②absent的反义词为present,意为“出席的；到场的”。
例：Many famous writers are present at the meeting.
许多著名作家都出席了这次会议点。
要点精析2
fail 此处用作及物动词，意为“不及格；未通过”，也可用作不及物动词，因此fail examination(考试不及格）也可表示为fail in an examination.
例：Bob always fails (in) his examinations.鲍勃总是考试不及格。
知识拓展
fail作动词，还可意为“失败；未能（做到）”。常用于搭配 fail to do sth.“做某事失败；未能做成某事”。
例：Doctors failed to save the girl's life.医生们没能救活这个女孩儿。
要点精析3
examination可数名词，意为”考试“相当于exam,但比较正式。其动词形式为examine.
例：Everyone is waiting for the examination results.
每个人都在等待考试成绩。
小贴士
表示“参加考试”，要用 take an examination exam。表示“通过考试”，要用 pass the examination/exam.
5. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
她建议他们亲自和他们的儿子谈一谈。
要点精析1
advice动词，意为“向……提出意见/忠告/建议”。advice意为“建议”，是不可数名词。
例：Could you advise me on the problem I really need some advice about it.关于这个问题你能给我些建议吗？我真的需要一些关于它的建议。
知识拓展
advise常用于下列结构：
①advise+doing
例：I'd advise buying your tickets in advance.我建议你提前订票。
②advise sb.(not) to do sth.
例：I advise you to be cautious.我建议你要小心谨慎。
I advise you not to tell him.我建议你不要告诉他。
③advise+定语+介词
例：The doctor can advise you on health.医生能就你的健康提一些建议。
链接中考
(江苏苏州中考）Our teacher often advises us _________ the habit of making notes while reading.
A. to develop B. develop C. to developing D. developing
解析：advise sb.to do sth.意为“建议某人做某事”、动词不定式（短语）作宾语补足语。故选A。
要点精析2
in person意为“亲身；亲自”，相当于by oneself,在句中作状语。
例：You had better come in person and say sorry to her.
你最好亲自过来并向她道。
知识拓展
in person 在很多情况下相当于 by oneself。
例：Do you need to do it in person/by yourself 你需要亲自做这件事吗？
You may get the form in person or by letter.
你可以亲自来领取表格或通过信件（获得）。
6.It was exactly what I needed...这正是我所需要的......
要点精析1
exactly副词，意为”确切地；精确地“，单独使用表示“赞同”，意为“确实如此”.
例：That's exactly what I want to buy.那正是我想买的。
Tell me exactly where he is.确切地告诉我他在哪里。
-So you think that we should spend more money on education
所以你就认为我们应该在教育上多花些钱？
-Exactly.确实如此。
知识拓展
exact形容词，意为“确切的；精确的”。
例：We need to know the exact time the incident occurred.
我们需要了解事故发生的确切时间点。
要点精析2
what 引导的句子在句中作表语，叫作表语从句。表语从句由引导词引导，引导词的选用由句意决定。
例：China is no longer what it was thirty years ago.
中国不再是30年前的样子了。
7. Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me.现在我理解了，即使他们很忙，他们也总是在想着我。
要点精析1
这是一个复合句，that引导的是宾语从句。该宾语从句中又含有一个由even though引导的让步状语从句。
要点精析2
even though相当于evenif,表示“即使；尽管”，引导让步状语从句。
例：Even though you take a taxi you will miss the train.
即使你乘坐出租车，你也将赶不上火车了。
要点精析3
be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事”，常用于表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。
例：He was always asking his parents for money.他总是向他父母要钱。
She is always thinking of her parents.她总是想着她的父母。
8. They take pride in everything good that I do.
他们为我做的每一件好事感到自豪。
要点精析1
take pride in意为“为……感到自豪”，常用于因取得某种成绩或荣誉而感到自豪。
例：His father takes great pride in what he has done.
他父亲对他做的事情感到非常自豪。
要点精析2
everything good 意为“每一件好事”。形容词good在这里作定语，修饰前面的不定代词 everything。形容词作定语修饰 something, anything, nothing, everything 等不定代词时，形容词要放在这些不定代词的后面。
例：Here isn't anything Interesting in today's newspaper.
今天的报纸上没有任何有趣的东西。
I have something important to tell you.我有一些重要的事情要告诉你。
There is nothing new in his house.他家里没有什么新的东西。
链接中考
(四川眉山中考）-Would you please tell me ______ in today's newspaper.
-Sorry, I haven't read it yet.
A. something important B. important something
C. anything important D. important anything
解析：不定代词 something,anything等被形容词修饰时，形容词要放在不定代词后面，排除B、D两项；在表示客气地请求的疑问句中要用 something。选A。
9. I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me ...
我知道我的父母爱我并且他们总是为我感到骄傲......
要点精析1
be proud of意为“以……为骄傲；感到自豪”与take pride in同义，但be proud of 通常用于因为某人而感到骄傲与自豪。
例：They are very proud of their son.他们为他们的儿子感到非常骄傲。
知识拓展
proud是形容词，意为“自豪的；骄傲的”其名词形式是pride,意为“自豪，骄傲”以 proud 构成的词组是 be proud of;以 pride 构成的词组是 take pride in。
链接中考
(湖北孝感中考）Jenny's uncle is him a scientist. She is proud_______ him.
A. from B. at C. in D. of
解析：句意：珍妮的叔叔是一位科学家，她为他感到骄傲。be proud of是固定词组，
故选D。
10. What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation 你认为李文和他的父母在他们的谈话中谈了什么？
要点精析1
conversation名词，意为“谈话：交谈”。
例：You may have a telephone conversation with her.
你可以与她进行一次电话交谈。
【助记】
have a conversation谈话
【习惯搭配】
a friendly conversation一次友好的交淡
make a conversation 会话
have a conversation with与……交谈
知识拓展
a private conversation意为“一次私人交谈”。
例：It's none of your business. It's a private conversation.
这不关你的事。这是一次私人交谈。
11. My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
在过去的几年里，我的生活变化很大。
要点精析1
in the last few years意为“在最近几年；在过去的几年里”，也可以说成in the past few years,指到目前为止的过去几年，句子用现在完成时。
例：I have learned a lot in the last few years.在过去的几年里，我学到了许多知识。
Great changes have taken place in our village in the past few years.
在过去的几年里，我们的村庄发生了巨大变化。
链接中考
(湖北宜昌中考）
-______Internet business______ traditional business in the past few years
-Not really.
A Does; beat B. Will; beat C Has; beaten D. Is; beating
解析：句意：“在过去的几年里互联网商业已经击败了传统商业吗？”“不见得。”由时间状语in the past few years 可判断用现在完成时。选C。
12.require v.需要；要求。
要点精析1
require动词，意为“需要；要求”，其后跟名词、代词或从句等作宾语。其常用结构为require sb.to do sth.意为“要求某人做某事”。
例：They required us to carry out the plan.他们要求我们执行这项计划。
We required her to attend the opening ceremony.我们要求她出席开幕式。
小贴士
require 通常不用于进行时态。
人教版（新标准）初中英语课文参考翻译
九年级上册 Unit 4
Section A
Language Goal: Talk about what you used to be like
语言目标：谈论你过去是什么样子
1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
用描述人的词语填写表格。
Personality个性
Appearance外貌
tall高的
outgoing外向的
straight hair直发
funny滑稽的；有趣的
2d Role-play the conversation.分角色表演对话。
Alfred: This party is such a great idea!
艾尔弗雷德：(举办）这次聚会真是一个好主意！
Gina: I agree. It's been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
吉娜：我赞成。自从上次我们见到我们的小学同学以来已经有三年的时间了。
Alfred: It's interesting to see how people have Changed.
艾尔弗雷德：看到人们如何变化真有趣。
Gina: Billy has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.
吉娜：比利变化很大！他过去是那么害羞和安静。
Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!
艾尔弗雷德：是前，当他和女孩儿说话时脸总是变红！
Gina: I used to see him reading in the library every day.
吉娜：我过去常常看到他每天都在图书馆里看书。
Alfred: That's because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.
艾尔弗雷德：那是因为他的确是一名好学生。他学习刻苦并且在考试中取得了好成绩。
Gina: Did he use to wear glasses 吉娜：他过去戴眼镜吗？
Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now.
艾尔弗雷德：是的，而且他过去也很瘦。但现在他看起来多么高大强壮。
Gina: He's so popular now. Look at all the girls around him.
吉娜：他现在如此受欢迎。看他身边所有的那些女孩儿！
3a Read the article and identify the paragraph[1-3] which the information appears.
阅读短文并确认信息出现的段落序[1-3]
how Candy's life has change 坎迪的生活有怎样的变化？
Candy's advice to young people 坎迪给年轻人的建议
Candy's background 坎迪的背景
一
From Shy Girl to Pop Star
从害羞女孩儿到流行音乐明星
1. For this month's Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her shyness. As she got better, dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. Now she's not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds.
为了这个月的《年轻世界》杂志，我采访了19岁的亚洲流行音乐明星王坎迪。
坎迪告诉我她过去很害羞，然后开始唱歌来应对她的害羞。随着她（的情况）逐新好转，她就敢在全班同学面前唱歌了，进而是为全校（的人）唱歌。现在她不再害羞，并且喜欢在观众面前唱歌。
2. I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things like being able to travel and meet new people all the time." I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go." However too much attention can also be a bad thing." I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don't have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me."
我问坎迪在她出名后生活有什么不同。她解释说有许多好的事情，像能够旅行和总是见新面孔。“我过去在学校里不受欢迎，但现在我走到哪里都会受到许多关注。”然而，太多的关注也可能是件坏事。“我不得不一直担忧在别人面前如何表现，并且我必须注意自己的言行。而且我不再有许多私人时间。现在对我来说和朋友们闲逛几乎是不可能的，因为在我周围总是有保安。”
3. What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous "Well "she begins slowly, "you have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is.Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.
坎迪不得不对所有那些想出名的年轻人说什么呢？“哦，”她开始缓缓道来，“你必须准备好放弃你的正常生活。你永远想象不到通往成功的路是多么艰难。很多次我都考虑放弃，但我坚持奋斗了。你的确需要很多天赋和努力工作来获得成功只有很少的人能攀上成功之巅。
Grammar Focus
I used to be short.我过去很矮。
I didn't use to be popular in school.我过去在学校里不受欢迎。
Paula used to be really quiet. 葆拉过去很安静。
She didn't use to like tests.她过去不喜欢考试。
You used to be short, didn't you 你过去很矮，是吗？
Yes, I did./ No, I didn't.不是的，我很矮。/不，我不矮。
Did he use to wear glasses 他过去戴眼镜吗？
Yes, he did./No, he didn't.是的，他戴。/不，他不戴。
Section B
2bRead the passage and put the sentences {A-D] in the correct places.阅读短文，把句子[A-D]填入文中正确的位置。
USING CONTEXT 利用语境
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
利用句子语境可以帮助你猜测和学习生词和短语的意思。
He Studies Harder Than He Used to 他比以前学习更努力了
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy. he seldom caused any Problems and his family spent a lot of time together._. His parents moved to the city" to look for and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
李文是一个来自农村的15岁的普通男孩儿。他学习非常努力并且在学校里表现很好。很难相信他过去在学校里有困难。当他是一个小男孩儿时，他很少惹麻烦，并且他一家人一起度过了很多时光。他的父母搬到城市去找工作，他的祖父母来照顾他。但是他非常想念他的父母，并且他经常觉得孤单和不开心。
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school.
and she called his parents. She
advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school
李文的不开心开始影响了他的功课。他变得对学习不太感兴趣了。有时他旷课并且考试不及格。最后，李文的父母决定把他送到一所寄宿学校。然而，李文很害羞，在学校不能很快结交朋友。他发现那里的生活很困难。一天，他告诉他的老师他想退学。她给他的父母打电话。她建议他们亲自和他们的儿子谈一谈。所以他的父母来坐24个小时的火车和5个小时的公共汽车到达了李文的学校。
It:" It was exactly what I needed," he said." Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me they take pride in everything good that I do."
。“这正是我所需要的，”他说。“现在我理解了，即使他们很忙，他们也总是在想着我。他们为我做的每一件好事感到自豪。”
After that, Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to_. He has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities." I'm much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me, "says Li Wen. "It's very important for parents to be there for their children."
从那以后，李文的父母与他们的儿子比之前有了更多的交流。他已经变得更加外向，并且在学校结交了一些好朋友。他甚至加入了学校篮球队并且积极参加许多其他的活动“我现在更加开心了，并且甚至比以前学习更努力。我知道我的父母爱我并且他们总是为我感到骄傲，”李文说道“父母陪伴在他们的孩子们身边是很重要的。”Missing language
缺失的文字
A. They had a long talk 他们进行了一次长谈
B. Now Li Wen has really changed 现在李文真的改变了
C. However, things began to change a few years ago 然而，几年前情况开始改变
D. His teacher was worried about him 他的老师很担心他