Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 单元测试（含答案和写作指导）【人教2024秋九全英语】

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一、选择填空 (15分)
( )1. That man is ______ kind person and he doesn’t even want to hurt ______ ant.
A. a; a B. a; an C. the; a D. /; the
( )2. The road ______ success is never straight. We need to be ready for everything possible.
A. with B. at C. for D. to
( )3. My cousin loves helping others. She believes true happiness comes from being a(n) ______ person.
A. active B. helpful C. polite D. direct
( )4. As long as you ______ to challenge, success is not far from you.
A. forget B. happen C. dare D. need
( )5. Try to concentrate (集中注意力) when you read, because the eye is blind if the mind is ______.
A. absent B. private C. peaceful D. silent
( )6. He failed ______ the train because of the terrible weather yesterday.
A. catch B. catching C. to catch D. to catching
( )7. To remember our middle school life, we took a photo of our class with the school building in the ______.
A. direction B. world C. background D. crowd
( )8. As the saying goes, “______ seen, soon forgotten.” So it’s necessary for us to review more often to remember something well.
A. Seldom B. Often C. Always D. Sometimes
( )9. Alice is shy. The thought of speaking ______ always makes her nervous.
A. in private B. in public C. in person D. in need
( )10. I used to ______ noodles for breakfast, but these days I get used to ______ bread and milk.
A. eat; having B. eat; have C. eating; have D. eating; having
( )11. — Many things in our hometown ______ in the past ten years.
— Yes. The roads ______ terrible before, but now they look quite different.
A. will change; are B. changed; are
C. have changed; were D. are changing; were
( )12. ______ a good habit is hard, but it’s even harder ______ a bad one.
A. Develop; to break B. Developing; breaking
C. Develop; breaking D. Developing; to break
( )13. Running a marathon (马拉松) requires good health. If you are not ______, you’d better not try it.
A. enough healthy B. healthy enough
C. enough healthily D. healthily enough
( )14. — Could you tell me ______
— Get prepared for it and try to relax when you are speaking.
A. why is the speech successful
B. why the speech is successful
C. how can I give a successful speech
D. how I can give a successful speech
( )15. — I used to be afraid of difficulties, but I can face them bravely now.
— _____!
A. Good for you B. No way
C. Never mind D. That’s right
二、完形填空 (10分)
When I was eight years old, I needed to give a speech at the school hall. I was nervous
16 excited.
As I was walking onto the stage (舞台), I accidentally fell down. A teacher came to help me up and 17 me to the microphone (麦克风). I remained 18 for a while and then cried. Seeing that, all the children began laughing.
That experience made me 19 . After that, I did everything to stay away from the stage. It became so bad that I couldn’t even speak in a(n) 20 of just several people. Then I realized that I must work to 21 this problem. I must control it well so that I wouldn’t lose any more chances (机会).
My first step was to stop feeling sorry for myself and start small. I read many books 22 facing the fear of public speaking. I watched a lot of videos that taught how to give 23 . Then I followed some steps to push myself to stand in front of the 24 with confidence and share my ideas. 25 , I became better and better.
Now, I can stand on a stage in front of many people, give a humorous speech, and even help people fight the fear of public speaking.
( )16. A. if B. so C. or D. but
( )17. A. connected B. drove C. led D. invited
( )18. A. silent B. seated C. active D. absent
( )19. A. angry B. scared C. lonely D. careless
( )20. A. race B. trip C. exam D. interview
( )21. A. talk about B. find out C. deal with D. look into
( )22. A. with B. from C. about D. through
( )23. A. directions B. examples C. speeches D. answers
( )24. A. mirror B. crowd C. computer D. line
( )25. A. Normally B. Secondly C. Usually D. Slowly
三、阅读理解 (30分)
A
( )26. To finish the homework, students should write a passage about ______.
A. English B. changes C. grammar D. words
( )27. Mary’s homework shows that she used to be a ______ girl.
A. lazy B. helpful C. shy D. brave
( )28. Why did Tom’s parents have a serious talk with him
A. To encourage him to do housework.
B. To ask him to talk with them more.
C. To tell him how to do housework.
D. To help him make right decisions.
( )29. What is probably Tom’s grade
A. A+. B. A. C. B. D. C.
( )30. What can we learn from the reading
A. There are 42 students in the class.
B. Half of the students finished the homework.
C. Mary has made progress in Chinese learning.
D. Tom no longer hates doing housework now.
B
It was late at night. I was home with my father and my brother when my mother was still at work.
When Dad took us to bed, I ran up first to hide behind my bedroom door. Here was my plan: to jump out and scare my brother. My bedroom was just opposite the bathroom and he had to walk past it to get to his room.
However, behind the door were two strange men hiding. One had long hair, and the other was thin and tall. The man with long hair spoke to me in a low voice, “Go away.” I calmly (冷静地) went away and slept with my dad. This wasn’t uncommon for me on the nights when my mother worked, so he didn’t question it. I was so afraid that I didn’t tell him what I saw.
We got robbed (抢劫). When Mom came home the next morning, it was a mess downstairs (楼下). She ran upstairs and found us all in bed safe and sound. Then she called the police who arrived 10 minutes later. Just then, I was brave enough to tell everything.
To my surprise, my parents didn’t even point the finger at me. They said what I did was completely right. “You should always keep yourself safe first when you get caught up in something like this,” Mom said.
( )31. The writer ran up first to ______.
A. make the bed
B. scare his brother
C. go to the bathroom
D. open his bedroom door
( )32. What does the underlined word “This” refer to
A. Scaring “my” brother.
B. Seeing strangers at home.
C. Sleeping with “my” father.
D. Running up first to “my” room.
( )33. The writer told what he saw ______.
A. after he saw the police
B. as soon as he saw the two robbers
C. before his mother came home from work
D. as soon as he woke up the next morning
( )34. Which of the following is TRUE
A. The parents were unhappy with what their son did.
B. The writer saw what the two robbers looked like.
C. One of the robbers told the writer not to tell what he saw.
D. The mother got unhappy when she saw the mess downstairs.
( )35. What important lesson did the writer learn from the experience
A. Safety always comes first.
B. Always be brave and confident.
C. Keep calm whenever we are in trouble.
D. Ask a grown-up for help when in trouble.
C
According to a study, in primary schools in the UK, almost two thirds of students go to or back from school by car and 26% usually walk. And about 7% take a bus, while 1% ride. From it, we see that the students fail to get enough exercise. To improve the situation, there have been some activities. Walk to School Week is among them.
Falling in the third week of May each year, Walk to School Week was started by the UK charity (慈善组织) Living Streets to help more kids get out of the car and walk to school. They have prizes for children to collect when they walk to school. And wheelchair (轮椅) users can also join in the fun.
This year’s theme for Walk to School Week is “Walk with Wildlife”. It encourages children to travel actively to school every day of the week, meeting different animals along the way and learning about why to walk.
Walking to school is a good way to get active and healthy. On the way, children can learn some road safety skills. Besides, they can meet their classmates and talk with them sometimes or even make new friends.
“Half of our primary school students live a mile or less from their school, but far too few of them are walking to school. The great thing about walking is that it is simple and safe to do. It should be in their everyday life,” an official (官员) said.
( )36. Which of the following is the result of the study
( )37. What do we know about Walk to School Week
A. It lasts for three weeks.
B. It was set up by an international group.
C. It only gives prizes to kids walking to school.
D. It gives special attention to wildlife this year.
( )38. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4
A. How walking can improve kids’ physical health.
B. How popular walking to school is in the UK.
C. How kids can make walking to school fun.
D. How walking to school can influence kids.
( )39. What does the official mean
A. Schools should hold Walk to School Week every half year.
B. Walking to school should become a common activity.
C. Walking is the safest way to go to school for children.
D. Schools should increase activities like Walk to School Week.
( )40. What is the best title for the passage
A. Forget the car and walk to school
B. Join in different activities to enjoy walking
C. Living Streets made efforts to help parents
D. Fun things happened during Walk to School Week
四、任务型阅读 (10分)
根据短文内容，用符合语义及语法规则的词填空，每空一词。
Technology has greatly changed our life in many ways. In the past, it was impossible for us to take a train or plane without holding the tickets in our hands. But
now, thanks to technology, we can travel freely by scanning (扫描) our faces, ID cards or QR codes.
A subway line in Beijing allows passengers to walk into and out of stations by just scanning the palm (手掌) of a hand. It is the first subway line that offers people the palm scanning service in the world. To use the service, passengers need to register (注册) their palm prints and online payment information on the Internet. They can do it at any subway station along the Daxing Airport Metro Line. Passengers aged 14 and above can use the service.
“It’s convenient. Passengers only need to place a palm above the scanning machine when walking into and out of a subway station. The machine will scan their palms and open the gate by itself. What’s more, it needs no body contact (接触), so it is much quicker and safer than traditional check-in ways,” said Zhang Li, an expert at the Beijing Metro Network Control Center.
The service is very friendly to many people. It can help passengers who forget to bring their subway cards. It can also help those who can’t use mobile phones.
In the future, the palm scanning service will be improved and offered at other places such as offices, schools and restaurants.
41. Nowadays, because of technology, it _________ _________ for people to travel freely by scanning their faces, ID cards or QR codes.
42. At present, in the world, only the subway line mentioned (提到) in Paragraph 2 _________ people _________ the palm scanning service.
43. There is _________ _________ for passengers to touch each other when they are enjoying the palm scanning service.
44. Traditional check-in ways are not as _________ and _________ as the palm scanning service.
45. The palm scanning service is helpful to people who are forgetful and not _________ _________ use mobile phones.
五、完成句子 (10分)
根据汉语意思，完成英语句子。每空一词。
46. 我时常在公园里见到一只白色的流浪猫。
I see a white stray cat in the park _________ _________ _________ _________.
47. 我们为你在本学期取得的进步而感到自豪。
We _________ _________ _________ the progress you’ve made this term.
48. 布朗先生上周生病了，所以他一整个礼拜都没来上班。
Mr. Brown was sick last week, so he _________ _________ _________ work for a whole week.
49. 所有的获奖者必须亲自到场领奖。
All the winners need to be there _________ _________to get the prizes.
50. 父母对孩子的性格形成有很大的影响。
Parents _________ _________ _________ _________ on the development of children’s characters.
六、情景交际 (5分)
从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Hi, Cindy. You look upset. (51) ______
B: Hi, Mrs. White. My mom wants me to learn ballet (芭蕾), but I’m not sure if I really want to learn it.
A: Well, I used to learn ballet when I was your age. It’s a great way to get in shape.
B: Really (52) ______
A: I usually took ballet classes, or did simple ballet moves at home sometimes.
B: Did you use to practice a lot
A: Of course! (53) ______ I used to practice whenever I was free, and I even won some famous competitions.
B: (54) ______
A: I had so much schoolwork to do in high school that I had to give it up.
B: What a pity (真遗憾)!
A: Yeah. (55) ______ I used to be shy, but I became braver after I took up ballet. Just give it a try, and you might learn something new, too.
B: I see. Thanks, Mrs. White.
A: You’re welcome.
七、书面表达 (15分)
青少年时期是一个人成长的重要阶段。处于这一时期的你经历了哪些身体和心理上的变化呢 假如你是李明，最近你校英文报“Teens”栏目就“How I’ve changed”这一话题正在开展征文活动。请你根据下列提示， 用英语写一篇短文投稿。
写作要求：
1. 要点齐全，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 80词左右 （开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
How I’ve changed
In the past few years, I’ve changed a lot both physically and mentally.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1-5 BDBCA 6-10 CCABA 11-15 CDBDA 16-20 DCABD
21-25 CCCBD 26-30 BCABD 31-35 BCABA 36-40 BDDBA
41. is / becomes possible 42. provides; with 43. no need
44. quick; safe 45. able to 46. from time to time
47. take pride in / are proud of 48. was absent from 49. in person
50. have a strong / great influence
51-55 ACBFG
【写作指导】
本篇写作要求写一篇英文征文稿，讲述自己进入青少年时期以来发生的变化。根据提示可知，我们在写作时可以就身高体形、害怕的事（物）及喜好这三个方面的改变展开描述。
◎ 主题：人与自我之做人与做事
◎ 子主题：自我认识
◎ 时态：一般过去时和一般现在时
◎ 人称：第一人称
◎ 行文布局：
① 点明主题
In the past few years, I’ve changed a lot both physically and mentally.
② 描述变化
I was once thin and short, but now I look strong and tall.
I used to be afraid of the dark, but now I dare to stay at home alone at night.
I used to be not interested in studying, but now I study hard.
③ 进行总结
In a word, I’m happy about my changes.
I’m so proud that I’m becoming a better person day by day.
◎ 必背句型：
＊I’ve changed a lot both physically and mentally.
＊I was once …, so I took up … to deal with it.
＊I used to be afraid of …, but now I dare to …
＊In the past, I thought that …
＊Slowly, I came to realize that …
＊Studying hard is the only way to success.
＊In a word, I’m so proud that …
【参考范文】
How I’ve changed
In the past few years, I’ve changed a lot both physically and mentally.
To be honest, I was once thin and short, so I took up sports to deal with it. Now I look strong and tall, and I’m even on the school basketball team. Also, I used to be afraid of the dark, but now I dare to stay at home alone at night when my parents are away on business. Then comes my biggest change. In the past, I thought that studying was quite boring and hard, so I was not interested in it. Slowly, I came to realize that studying hard was the only way to success. So I’m always trying my best to study hard for a better future now.
In a word, I’m happy about my changes. I’m so proud that I’m becoming a better person day by day.
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