人教版九年级全册Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 同步练习（含答案）

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
一、单项选择
1．—I don't know how to ________ the old clothes.
— You can give them away to the charity.
A．hand in B．deal with C．take up D．clean up
2．In our school library, there _________ a number of books on art. The number of the books _________ still growing larger and larger.
A．is; is B．are; is C．is; are D．are; are
3．—Many students don’t know how to ________ difficulties and become worried.
—I think they should ask the teacher for help.
A．play with B．deal with C．talk with D．do with
4．This is my ________ thing, so I don’t want anyone else to do it for me.
A．private B．public C．funny D．general
5．—Alan has changed a lot.
—So has he. He _______ be a shy boy, but now he _______ speaking in front of many people.
is used to; used to B．is used to; is used to
C．used to; is used to D.used to; used to
6．—Baseball is a popular game among students in Bob’s school.
—Really But it’s unpopular in our school. Students here ________ play it.
A．often B．seldom C．usually D．always
7．—Mr. Lee is really good at telling jokes. This makes him a popular teacher.
—You’ve got the point. Students all like ________ teachers.
A．kind B．careful C．humorous D．polite
8．Because of the double reduction policy(双减政策), students have more time to relax and ________ some hobbies to enjoy their lives.
A．set up B．take up C．give up D．look up
9．—I really want to have a pet dog. It’s a really good friend.
—Sounds great. But a pet ________ a lot of care and attention. Can you do that
A．suggests B．creates C．requires D．asks
10．Our school has changed a lot. It looks ________ than before.
A．more many beautiful B．more much beautiful
C．many more beautiful D．much more beautiful
二、单词拼写
11．She is too shy to d________ to give a speech in public.
12．If you are famous, it’s almost impossible for you to have p________ time.
13．Please keep s________ while watching movies in the cinema.
14．I became i________ in English when I was a kid.
15．Don’t speak loudly in p________.
三、适当形式填空
16．My bike is broken. It requires ________ (repair) today so that I can ride it tomorrow.
17．The girl’s face turned red because of her ________（shy）.
18．Tina was too shy to give an ________ (introduce) to her new classmates.
19．The scientist’s ________（speak）made us very excited.
20．He ________ (interview) me tomorrow.
四、完形填空
阅读下面一篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
It was a cold winter afternoon before the New Year. My parents and I were sitting on the chair and 21 for the train. There were many people in the waiting hall.
A 22 who was in dirty clothes and thin sat nearby. It seemed to tell me that he was homeless. “He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.
Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him. “Excuse me,” the man said. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was 23 for us. We hate to 24 good food. Can you help us out ” He handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box 25 and carefully. When he saw an old thin man in dirty clothes entering the hall, he stopped and stood up and offered the old man his seat. He 26 his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman gave me the warm meal, 27 I just finished eating. I hate to waster good food. Can you help me out ” He put the still-warm meal box in the old man’s 28 without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but I want you to 29 that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age.”
We were all moved. Dad went away and soon returned 30 cups of hot coffee and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to them, “Excuse me …”. I rushed into a supermarket and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.
21．A．caring B．asking C．looking D．waiting
22．A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman
23．A．important B．thankful C．enough D．harmful
24．A．make B．waste C．provide D．eat
25．A．sadly B．successfully C．happily D．nervously
26．A．put off B．took off C．turned off D．showed off
27．A．but B．and C．or D．if
28．A．eyes B．arms C．feet D．hands
29．A．communicate B．share C．compare D．argue
30．A．with B．at C．to D．in
四、阅读理解
Fred was a poor man who lived alone in a small village. He was lazy so he didn’t want to find a job. He had no friends or relatives. He used to beg for food for his living.
One day, a kind man gave Fred a large bowl of rice. Fred didn’t eat up the rice in one go. He put the remaining（剩余的）rice on the table. He lay on his bed and kept an eye on it. After a while, Fred fell asleep and had a dream. He dreamed that there was a famine（饥荒）in his village. He sold his remaining rice and got some money. He used the money to buy a pair of goats（山羊）. His goats had kids in months, so he got more goats. He sold some goats and became rich. He bought a large house. He fell in love with a beautiful lady and they got married.
Fred dreamed that he was dancing with his wife. He felt so excited that he kicked in air and his leg hit the bowl on the table. The bowl with rice dropped and broke into pieces. The noise woke him up. At once, Fred realized that he had been dreaming. He also realized that he could get nothing if he didn’t make a change. Then he decided to get rid of his laziness. Soon he found a job and worked hard.
31．How did Fred get some money in his dream
A．By selling his goats.
B．By selling the remaining rice.
C．By selling his bowl.
D．By selling his house.
32．Fred kicked in air when he dreamed that ________.
A．he became a rich man
B．he had more goats
C．he was dancing with his wife
D．he had a large house
33．The underlined phrase “get rid of” is similar to ________.
A．get out of B．leave out C．get into D．cut off
34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Fred was a rich man before he had a dream.
B．Fred got a large bowl of rice from a lady.
C．In Fred’s dream, he bought a pair of horses.
D．The bowl dropped and the noise woke Fred up.
35．We can learn from the story that ________.
A．begging can help us become rich
B．the remaining rice can take you into good dreams
C．it’s impossible to gain without hard work
D．a beggar can also make his dream come true
B
Mr. White is sixty years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and often says that life used to be better than nowadays.
Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse, too. Car drivers drive so fast that there are more traffic accidents.
More and more people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. Mr. White often sees people in the restaurant eating face to face while looking at their own mobile phones. He thinks it is strange that they don't talk to the ones who sit opposite them during the meal. Some of them even have fun chatting with others on the phone.
Most families own computers now. A study found that children use the Internet more and more. The number of children using the Internet has grown by three times in the past three years.
Mr. White's grandson is a middle school student. He often stays up late playing computer games on the Internet. He falls asleep in the early hours in the morning and spends less time doing homework. His teacher told Mr. White that he failed another test. Mr. White got very angry with him.
Mr. White thinks that life used to be simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.
36．What does Mr. White think of the life now
A．He thinks the life now is very good.
B．He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C．He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
D．He thinks the life now is the same as it used to be.
37．What changes have taken place according to the passage
①Most families own computers. ②The traffic is getting worse and worse.
③Some families have two or more cars. ④There is more room for parking.
A．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④
38．From the passage, we can infer (推测) that ________.
A．Mr. White's grandson is not interested in the Internet
B．Mr. White is a worker
C．Mr. White is worried about his grandson
D．Mr. White's grandson is a computer engineer
五、书面表达
39．假设你是Lin Tao，根据表格中提供的信息写一封e-mail向你的笔友Kitty 介绍一下你的两位好朋友的过去与现在。80-120个单词。
Name In the past Now
David short, shy, play basketball tall, outgoing , play football
Yu Mei Straight black hair, glasses Curly brown hair, contact lenses(隐形眼镜)
Dear Kitty,
I have two friends. One is David, and the other is Yu Mei.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Lin Tao
【答案】
一、1-10 BBBAC BCBCD
二、11.dare 12.private 13.silent 14.interested 15.public
三、16.to repair 17.shyness 18.introduction 19.speaking 20.will interview
四、21-30 DACBC BBDBA
五、31-35 BCADC 36-38 BCC
六、略