Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.同步练习（含解析）2024-2025学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit 4
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1.These 　　　 　(guard) tried to stop the crowds getting close to the building.
2.—Is the new student from America
—No, he's from an 　　 　　(Asia) country, but I can't remember which one.
3.Though Betty knows that 　　　 　(shy) is not good, she is still afraid of speaking in public.
4.There will be an　　　 　 (interviewer) with Mr. Trump after the news.
5.We all know that hard work is the road to 　　 　　(succeed).
6.There is a 　　 　　(Europe) girl in our class.
7.We can see two 　　　 　(Africa) lions in the zoo.
8.Jackson's 　　 　　(speak) was so touching that it made me cry.
9.I'm afraid of 　　　 　(be) alone.
10.Miss White teaches 　　　 　(Britain) English in that school.
二、选择填空
(　　)1.They used to like playing basketball, 　　　　they
A.don't B.won't C.didn't D.weren't
(　　)2. I 　　　　sleep very well, but then I started doing yoga and it really helps.
A.didn't use to B.used to C.was used to D.wasn't used to
(　　)3.He 　　　　look at the stars every night, but now he does not.
A.had better B.used to C.ought to D.had to
(　　)4.Miss Li likes swimming very much and now she 　　　　on Saturday afternoon.
A.used to swim B.is used to swim
C.is used to swimming D.used to swimming
(　　)5. —Molly has changed so much! She 　　　　be shy and quiet.
—Yeah. But now she　　　　speaking in front of the class.
A.used to; is used to B.is used to; used to
C.used to; used to D.is used to; is used to
(　　)6.Mike and his friends used to play soccer, 　　　　
A.don’t they B.do they C.didn’t they
(　　)7.Tom likes playing football a lot and he is 　　　　the school football team.
A.from B.at C.on
(　　)8.—I’m afraid that I’m not 　　　　enough to speak in front of many people.
—Don’t worry. Believe in yourself.
A.shy B.brave C.bored
三、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 为了养家糊口,他不得不从事繁重的工作。
He had to 　　　　　　　　hard work in order to support his family.
2. 我真不知道如何处理这个问题。
I really don’t know how to 　　　　　　　　this problem.
3.我们必须奋力坚持到底。
We must 　　　　　　　　until the end.
4. 在那个年代很少有人能够到达成功之巅。
In those days few people could 　　　　　　　 　.
5.我们有个糟糕的假期,总是下雨。
We had a terrible vacation.It rained 　　　　　　　　　　　　.
6. 玛丽当众讲话时总是很自信。
Mary is always confident when she 　　　 　　　　　　　.
7.艾米过去留着卷发,但是现在她留着直发。
Amy 　　　　　 　　　, but now she has straight hair.
8.他一周至少打两次篮球。
He plays basketball 　　　 　　　　　.
9.史密斯先生六十岁开始学画画。
Mr. Smith 　　　　 　　　　at the age of sixty.
10.他们邀请他做演讲。
They invited him to 　　　 　　　　　.
四、 句型转换：
1. His parents are very tall. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ his parents ________
2. Dad used to watch TV after dinner. (改为否定句)
Dad ________ ________ ________ watch TV after dinner.
3. Marcus used to help his mom do housework. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Marcus ________ to do
4. —Did Kevin use to play football after class (作肯定回答)
—________, ________ ________.
5. Victor is so strong that he can move the heavy table. (改为同义句)
Victor is ________ ________ ________ ________ the heavy table.
五、从方框中选单词并用其适当形式完成包含本单元词汇的短文
examine, Europe, pride, humor, shy, influence, require, from, seldom, exact
Last Sunday, I interviewed an Asian singer, Emily. She told me something
1. 　　 　　about herself. She said she came from a working-class background. She used to be shy and silent. She 2. 　　　 　made a speech in public. She didn't 3.　　 　　 dare to do anything in person. She was even afraid of ants, a kind of little insects. All these 4. 　　 　　her in her boarding school. She often failed her 5. 　　　 　and she was absent from school 6.　　　 　 time to time. As a result, her test scores were lower.
Now she has changed a lot. She dares to deal with her 7.　 　　　. And she has made many friends, such as an African girl, a 8. 　 　　　boy and a British man. They are all helpful to her. She doesn't need any introductions in front of crowds, and she gets tons of attention everywhere she goes. In general, she9.　　　 　her private guards around her when she goes out. Her parents take
10.　　 　　 in her and she is also proud of herself now.
六、阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 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。
Now about 20 million people are learning Chinese outside of China. And Chinese 1. ________ one of the official (官方的) languages of the United Nations World Tourism Organization about years ago.
Lissett Li Huang, from Panama, was excited to know that . 2________ so many people like her learning Chinese. Now Lissett Li Huang is 3. ________ international student at Beijing International Studies University. “China is developing very fast, and being able 4. ________ the language will give me more opportunities around the world,” she said 5. ________.
Her idea is shared by millions of people around the world. To meet 6. ________ needs, the Global Chinese Learning Platform was launched (启动). The platform has more than .1 million users who come 7. ________ 170 countries and regions (地区).
The platform has developed a mobile app that supports six languages—Chinese, English, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Thai and it will support even 8. ________ languages in the future.
It 9. ________ into different sections to support the needs of preschool (学前), primary and secondary school 10. ________. It also has a large number of Chinese-language educational resources and offers excellent learning ways.
（ ）1. A. became B. will become C. was becoming D. has become
（ ）2. A. there were B. were there C. there are D. are there
（ ）3. A. / B. a C. an D. the
（ ）4. A. speaking B. to speak C. spoke D. speak
（ ）5. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. unhappily
（ ）6. A. they B. their C. it D. its
（ ）7. A. from B. by C. with D. to
（ ）8. A. many B. more C. most D. the most
（ ）9. A. is dividing B. was dividing
C. is divided D. was divided
（ ）10. A. student’s B. student C. students’ D. students
七、阅读理解。
A
Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life.
I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.
Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult. I didn’t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.
I didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam.
At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard.
Mom smiled and asked again: ＂I asked: what do you WANT to do ＂
I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent.
＂Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society, ＂she went on, ＂it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me.＂ After saying that, she had tears in her eyes.
For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.
It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.
The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more.With passion(激情) in my heart, I studied hard.
Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class.
Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today.
（ ）1. When did the writer make the important decision
A. After he was 17 years old.
B. After he was in one of the best classes.
C. When he was a pupil.
D. When he was studying in Junior 3.
（ ）2. What was the writer like before the decision
A. His grades became poor.
B. He tried too hard not to act as an adult.
C. He was one of the top students in his class.
D. He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do.
（ ）3. How did the writer make the decision
A. It was easy for him to make the decision.
B. It was his second time to make the decision.
C. He made the decision seriously.
D. It was his mother that made the decision for him.
（ ）4. Why did the writer make the decision
A. Because his teacher talked with him patiently.
B. Because he didn’t want to act rebelliously any more.
C. Because his mother asked him to study hard as usual.
D. Because his father asked him to think about his future by himself.
B
Mom and Dad are two of the most important persons in your life. Over your lifetime, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet. So if your mom loves to read, you just might grow up carrying a book wherever you go, just as she does. But parents do a lot more than just pass on their hobbies. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids the minute their kids are born. Most parents will do this as long as they live.
Here are some ways you can stay close, get along well, and build a strong relationship with your parents.
Spend time together. Instead of playing computer games or watching TV, ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, or do some reading.
Be kind. Little things might mean a lot to your mom or dad. You can brighten a parent’s day with a hug, a card, or a joke. It’s also lovely when a kid cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents will be so happy!
Do your best at whatever you do. You don’t have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you’re turning into a great kid. Why Because it lets them know they’re doing a good job.
（ ）5. Who may influence you more than anyone else you will meet according to the passage
A. Teachers. B. Friends.
C. Parents. D. Grandparents.
（ ）6. Your parents will be unhappy if you ________.
A. clean up your room without being asked
B. fight with your brothers or sisters
C. try your best to do something
D. give them a hug
（ ）7. The underlined part in the passage means ________.
A. they make you become a good kid
B. they work hard
C. they are perfect
D. they do well in their office work
八、任务型阅读：阅读下面的语篇材料, 根据所读内容, 完成下列各题。
I’m a 34-year-old man, married, live 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 (有读写能力的).
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.
1. What was the writer’s trouble when he was young
When he was young, he had a _________________________________.
2. What’s the second paragraph mainly about
It’s about how the writer’s life ______________________ when he discovered art.
3. What does “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to
It refers to ____________________________.
4. What gave the writer a chance to express himself without words
_________________ gave him a chance to express himself without words.
5. How is the writer’s life now
It’s _______________________________________________.
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. guards 2. Asian 3. shyness 4. interview 5. success 6. European 7. African 8. speech 9. being 10. British 二、选择填空 1. C 解析：used to 的反义疑问句用 didn't，故选 C。 2. A 解析：didn't use to 表示“过去不……”，故选 A。 3. B 解析：used to 表示“过去常常”，故选 B。 4. C 解析：be used to doing sth. 表示“习惯于做某事”，故选 C。 5. A 解析：used to do sth. 表示“过去常常做某事”；be used to doing sth. 表示“习惯于做某事”，故选 A。 6. C 解析：used to 的反义疑问句用 didn't，故选 C。 7. C 解析：on the school football team 表示“在学校足球队”，故选 C。 8. B 解析：brave 表示“勇敢的”，故选 B。 三、根据汉语意思完成句子 1. take up 2. deal with 3. fight on 4. reach the top of success 5. all the time 6. speaks in public 7. used to have curly hair 8. at least twice a week 9. began to learn drawing 10. give a speech 四、句型转换 1. What are; like 2. didn't use to 3. What did; use 4. Yes; he did 5. strong enough to move 五、从方框中选单词并用其适当形式完成包含本单元词汇的短文 1. exact 2. seldom 3. require 4. influenced 5. examinations 6. from 7. shyness 8. European 9. seldom 10. pride 六、阅读下面短文，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 1. A 解析：根据“about years ago”可知用一般过去时，故选 A。 2. A 解析：there be 句型，根据“so many people like her learning Chinese”可知用一般过去时的复数形式，故选 A。 3. C 解析：international 是以元音音素开头，用 an，故选 C。 4. B 解析：be able to do sth. 表示“能够做某事”，故选 B。 5. C 解析：修饰动词 said 用副词 happily，故选 C。 6. B 解析：needs 是名词，用形容词性物主代词 their，故选 B。 7. A 解析：come from 表示“来自”，故选 A。 8. B 解析：even 后接比较级，more languages 表示“更多的语言”，故选 B。 9. C 解析：be divided into 表示“被分成”，故选 C。 10. C 解析：students' 表示“学生们的”，故选 C。 七、阅读理解 A 1. D 解析：根据“I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.”可知，故选 D。 2. A 解析：根据“I didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor.”可知，故选 A。 3. C 解析：根据“It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life”可知是认真做的决定，故选 C。 4. B 解析：根据“I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more.”可知，故选 B。 B 5. C 解析：根据“Mom and Dad are two of the most important persons in your life. Over your lifetime, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet.”可知是父母，故选 C。 6. B 解析：根据“And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents will be so happy!”可知父母会不高兴如果你和兄弟姐妹打架，故选 B。 7. A 解析：根据“Because it lets them know they’re doing a good job.”可知是他们让你成为一个好孩子，故选 A。 八、任务型阅读 1. learning disability 2. improved greatly 3. rock climbing 4. The art world 5. interesting and successful