Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark 完形填空和阅读理解 专项练 2024-2025学年上学期初中英语人教版九年级

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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark 完形填空和阅读理解 专项练2024-2025学年上学期初中英语人教版九年级
一、完形填空
Everyone changes in his or her life. Mostly these changes take place because of an experience. For me, high school was such an experience. High school has taught me about myself, and that is the most 1 lesson I have ever learned.
I used to be quiet and 2 , not wanting to show my inner self (内在自我). I would 3 talk about what was in my mind. I was afraid that someone would criticize (批评) me or tell me I was 4 . I cared too much about what others thought of me.
Now I am no longer afraid to tell others my 5 and let them know how I feel. I have changed a lot with the 6 of my teachers and friends. They teach me that it is not a big deal to 7 in something as long as I have learned from my mistakes. By finding the courage (勇气) to believe in, I have become much 8 in mind. The thought of a challenge used to make me feel afraid, 9 now I want to work even harder to 10 the difficulties that stand in my way. I have realized that the ideas I had in the past can now contribute (贡献) to the world.
1．A．important B．interesting C．difficult D．useless
2．A．shy B．happy C．clever D．sad
3．A．never B．even C．always D．usually
4．A．right B．free C．wrong D．sick
5．A．business B．worries C．address D．scores
6．A．exercise B．work C．help D．secret
7．A．fail B．waste C．succeed D．believe
8．A．quicker B．stronger C．richer D．bigger
9．A．and B．but C．so D．because
10．A．look up B．give up C．deal with D．work on
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 11 for the train. There were many people in the waiting hall.
A 12 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 13 for us. We hate to 14 good food. Can you help us out ” He handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box 15 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 16 his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman gave me the warm meal, 17 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 18 without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but I want you to 19 that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age.”
We were all moved. Dad went away and soon returned 20 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.
11．A．caring B．asking C．looking D．waiting
12．A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman
13．A．important B．thankful C．enough D．harmful
14．A．make B．waste C．provide D．eat
15．A．sadly B．successfully C．happily D．nervously
16．A．put off B．took off C．turned off D．showed off
17．A．but B．and C．or D．if
18．A．eyes B．arms C．feet D．hands
19．A．communicate B．share C．compare D．argue
20．A．with B．at C．to D．in
二、阅读理解
Each Friday, my son’s kindergarten（幼儿园）class has “a prize day”. All the children who do well in the week can get a prize. The children have behavior cards. The cards start out green every morning, but are changed from green to yellow, orange and finally to red if they do something wrong. Most of the children never change their cards from green.
On many Fridays, a boy named Tommy often walks out with an unsmiling face because he has had a bad day or two that week. Tommy is a naughty boy and he often causes trouble. Other children would tell their parents, “Tommy got angry,” or “Tommy didn’t listen to the teacher,” or “Tommy got trouble today. “But recently, things have become much better for Tommy. My son reports proudly each day, “All GREEN today.”
Last night，after I kissed him goodnight，he said he was very excited because tomorrow was a prize day. “And I hope, hope, hope that Tommy stays on green!” My heart was filled with pride. I told my son how kind it was of him to think of Tommy rather than caring about his own prize.
I am so proud of both my son and Tommy and I hope one day they will both understand what the real prize was!
21．What color is a behavior card at first
A．Red. B．Yellow. C．Green. D．Orange.
22．If a boy’s card was changed into red, it showed that ________.
A．he got a prize B．he did badly
C．he helped other children D．he became better than before
23．The underlined word “naughty” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A．聪明的 B．友善的 C．内向的 D．淘气的
24．From the passage we know that ___________.
A．things were becoming better for Tommy B．Tommy behaved worse and worse
C．Tommy always listened to teachers D．Tommy never got a green card
25．Why does the father take pride in his son
A．Because his son always cares about him.
B．Because his son always thinks of his own prize.
C．Because his son often tells him what happens at the kindergarten.
D．Because his son always thinks of Tommy rather than caring about his own prize.
Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills spin (旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity. A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true. For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.
Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean. Windmills don’t pollute the environment at all. Second, we can use wind power forever. After all, we will always have wind. Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.
A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. They used to be true, but it isn’t true anymore. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.
However, there are real problems with windmills. One problem is that many people think windmills are very ugly. This is a problem for people, because windmills are often in very pretty areas. Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time. Finally, windmills are noisy.
Wind power is becoming more and more common. Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. About 2.5 percent of the world’s power comes from the wind. For some countries, that number is a lot higher. Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.
26．Why DON’T new windmills kill birds Because .
A．birds don’t fly near them B．they spin slowly
C．they are shorter than old windmills D．new windmills don’t spin
27．When did people start using wind power
A．About 25 years ago. B．About 80 years ago.
C．About 500 years ago. D．Over 1,000 years ago.
28． , so we CAN’T use wind power all the time.
A．Windmills break all the time B．We can’t use windmills at night
C．Windmills are too expensive to use all the time D．Wind doesn’t blow all the time
29．What does the article say about wind power
A．Most people don’t like it. B．It’s getting cheaper.
C．Denmark doesn’t use it. D．It’s getting more expensive.
30．What is the best title for the passage
A．Expensive Windmills B．Cheap and Clean Energy
C．Popular and Clean Wind Power D．Dangerous Birds
One day, Tom’s teacher, Miss Mark, held a class meeting. “There will be a flag day next Saturday. Does anyone want to join this meaningful event (活动) ” asked Miss Mark. Tom was interested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat.
“Tom. You haven’t sold flags before,” said Miss Mark suddenly. “Would you like to have a try ”Tom was hesitant(犹豫的)，but he finally nodded.
On the flag day, Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy street. “Ex-cuse me, Could y-o-u pl-ea-se buy ... ” said Angela softly to the first person she met. The man smiled and put five-dollar coin into Angela’s collection bag. Then she said thanks and put a flag under his shoulder. “I did it!” said Angela happily. “It’s your turn now.”
Feeling nervous. Tom began to shake. Soon, he saw a young lady walking towards him. The lady was smiling and holding a few coins in her hand. She asked, “Are you selling flags for Fund for the Homeless Children ” Tom’s face became red and said yes. Then the lady made the donation(捐赠) and Tom gave her a flag. “You made it!” laughed Angela.
In the next couple of hours, Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely. At last, their collection bags were so heavy that they had to hold them with both arms. They felt very proud.
31．Why did Tom keep quiet in his seat
A．He had other plans.
B．He didn’t like Miss Mark.
C．He was not interested in the activity.
D．He was not brave enough to talk to the strangers.
32．When Miss Mark asked Tom to have a try, he finally .
A．laughed B．nodded C．refused D．cried
33．Where did Tom and Angela sell flags
A．In a busy street. B．In their school.
C．In a tall building. D．In a small garden.
34．How much did the first man pay Angela for the flag
A．Five dollars. B．Ten dollars.
C．Fifteen dollars. D．Twenty dollars.
35．How did Tom and Angela feel after they sold the flags
A．Bored. B．Shy. C．Confident. D．Sad.
三、任务型阅读
Harry Potter is a set of popular books created by J.K. Rowling in Britain. The books tell us some stories about a talented wizard, Harry Potter. When he was eleven years old, he had an unhappy life. However, a strange letter changed everything. It said he was accepted by Hogwart’s—a magic school which was closed to the common people. All kinds of adventures happened to Harry from then on. He met Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on his way to school. They became good friends later. Harry did well in his lessons and worked hard to play magic. Harry always had a positive attitude when he faced the difficulties. With the help of his friends, he tried his best to beat enemies. Finally, the world peace came back. Smile appeared on everyone’s face. If someone wants to know what takes place in the magical world, he will have to read the set of books by himself!
The Information About Harry Potter
The time when he had an unhappy life At the age of 36 years old
The feature of Hogwart’s Not 37 to the common people
The place where he 38 his good friends On his way to school
The end of his adventures The world peace 39
The way someone knows the magical world Reading the set of 40 by himself
Remember books With pages. In the old days before computers, to get information, people read books and newspapers. Students spent hours and hours in the library, looking for information in the old books for homework. Now students can find anything on the Internet in seconds. The library was a place where everyone was quiet. Sing along to music Never! Watch a movie on phone while they are reading Impossible! But now students can watch videos about their research topic as they write a paper.
Before computers, articles were handwritten. If a student made a mistake, he or she would throw the paper away and start writing all over again. Now If a student makes a mistake, he or she can just remove or cut it. Students type on their computers and edit (编辑) freely. But they should save (保存) their writing in time on the computer because it may stop working suddenly. Who wants to lose his or her hard work forever
Communication online is easy and fun. While students are writing, they can discuss with friends in another window. Did you think they were chatting (聊天) with someone in the real same room No! They’re chatting with everyone in their own room.
Technology helps us get important information in no time. In areas where bad weather is a problem, we can get warnings from our phones. Our local radio or TV station can give information about where to get help or what to do to keep our family and home safe. Technology is our friend!
41．In the old days before computers, people information.
42．How can a student correct his or her mistake while writing on the computer
43．Why should students save their writing in time on the computer
44．找出并写下第四段的主题句。
45．将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
参考答案：
1．A 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．C 7．A 8．B 9．B 10．C
1．句意：高中教会我认识了自己，这是我学到的最重要的一课。
important重要的；imteresting有趣的；difficult困难的；useless无用的。根据“that is the most ... lesson I have ever learned.”可知，高中这段经历让我学到了最重要的一课，important符合语境。故选A。
2．句意：曾经的我是安静害羞的，不想展现内心的自我。
shy害羞的；happy开心的；clever聪明的；sad悲伤的。根据“not wanting to show my inner self”可知，作者性格是害羞的。故选A。
3．句意：我永远不会谈论我的想法。
never从不；even甚至；always总是；usually通常。根据“not wanting to show my inner self ”可知，作者不想展示自己的内心，所以“从不”谈论自己想法。故选A。
4．句意：我担心有人会批评我或者告诉我我错了。
right正确的；free空闲的；wrong错误的；sick生病的。根据“I was afraid that someone would criticize me”并结合常识可知，不表达自己的内心是害怕别人说自己是“错误的”。故选C。
5．句意：现在我不再害怕告诉别人我的烦恼，让他们知道我的感受。
business商业；worries担忧；address地址；scores分数。根据“let them know how I feel”可知，此处指告诉他人我的忧虑。故选B。
6．句意：在老师和同学的帮助下，我已经改变了很多。
exercise练习；work工作；help帮助；secret秘密。本句讲述作者的改变得益于别人的帮助，with the help of...“在……的帮助下”。故选C。
7．句意：他们教会我，只要我从错误中吸取教训，在某件事上失败没什么大不了的。
fail失败；waste浪费；succeed成功；believe相信。根据“it is not a big deal to...in something as long as I have learned from my mistakes”可知，在错误中吸取教训，说明某件事情“失败”了。故选A。
8．句意：通过找到相信的勇气，我的内心变得越来越坚强。
quicker更快的；stronger更坚强的；richer更富有；bigger更大。根据“By finding the courage to believe in”可知，有了信任的勇气，作者内心变得更坚强。故选B。
9．句意：挑战的想法曾经让我感到害怕，但现在我想更加努力地工作，以应对阻碍我前进的困难。
and和；but但是；so所以；because因为。根据“The thought of a challenge used to make me feel afraid,...now I want to...”可知，本句讲述作者之前和现在想法的改变，内容构成转折关系。 10．句意：挑战的想法曾经让我感到害怕，但现在我想更加努力地工作，以应对阻碍我前进的困难。
look up查找；give up放弃；deal with应对、处理；work on从事于……。根据“...the difficulties that stand in my way”可知，对于困难需要“处理”。故选C。
11．D 12．A 13．C 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．B 18．D 19．B 20．A
11．句意：我和父母坐在椅子上等火车。
caring关心；asking询问；looking看；waiting等待。根据下一句中“waiting hall”可知，作者和他的父母在候车室等车。故选D。
12．句意：一个穿着脏衣服、瘦得可怜的男孩坐在旁边。
boy男孩；girl女孩；man男人；woman女人。根据下文“He handed the boy a meal box.”可知，本句描述的是一个男孩。故选A。
13．句意：我和妻子买了两盒盒饭，但一盒就够了。
important重要的；thankful感激的；enough足够的；harmful有害的。根据下文可知，这对夫妇给小男孩分了一盒饭，所以此处应表示一盒饭就足够了，enough符合语境。故选C。
14．句意：我们讨厌浪费好食物。
make制作；waste浪费；provide提供；eat吃。根据下文“I hate to waste good food.”可知，此空应也用waste。故选B。
15．句意：男孩向他们表示感谢，愉快而小心地打开了盒子。
sadly悲伤的；successfully成功地；happily高兴地；nervously紧张地。根据语境及选项可知，男孩在得到他人赠送的盒饭时应该是很高兴的。故选C。
16．句意：他脱下夹克，盖在老人的肩上。
put off推迟；take off脱掉；turned off关掉；showed off炫耀。根据“covered it on the old man’s shoulders”可知，此处指“脱掉”夹克。故选B。
17．句意：一位先生给了我一顿热饭，我刚吃完。
but但是；and和；or或者；if如果。根据“A gentleman gave me the warm meal”和“I just finished eating”可知，前后句为顺承关系，应用连词and连接。故选B。
18．句意：他没有等老人回答，就把还热着的饭盒放在老人手里。
eyes眼睛；arms胳膊；feet脚；hands手。根据语境可知，男孩应是把饭盒递到老人的手里。故选D。
19．句意：但我想让你和我一起分享那个三明治。
communicate交流；share分享；compare比较；argue争论。根据“but I want you to ... that sandwich with me.”可推知，老人想和小男孩分享三明治；share sth. with sb.意为“与某人分享某物”。故选B。
20．句意：爸爸走了，很快就带着几杯热咖啡和一个大披萨回来了。
with带有；at在；to到；in在……里面。根据“Dad went away and soon returned ... cups of hot coffee and a big pizza.”可知，父亲回来时带来了几杯咖啡和一个大比萨，介词with表示伴随。 21．C 22．B 23．D 24．A 25．D
21．细节理解题。由第一段中的句子“The cards start out green every morning...”可知，行为卡的颜色最初是绿色的，故选C。
22．细节理解题。由第一段中的“...but are changed from green to yellow, orange and finally to red if they do something wrong.”可知，如果卡的颜色变成红色，这说明这个孩子表现不好，故选B。
23．词义猜测题。由第二段中的“...he often causes trouble.（……他经常闯祸）”可推测他是一个淘气的孩子，故选D。
24．细节理解题。由第二段中的句子“But recently, things have become much better for Tommy.”可知，最近Tommy已经变得好多了，故选A。
25．细节理解题。由第三段中的句子“My heart was filled with pride. I told my son how kind it was of him to think of Tommy rather than caring about his own prize.”可知，作者心中充满自豪，因为儿子能为别人着想而不是想着自己的奖品，故选D。
26．B 27．D 28．D 29．B 30．C
26．细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子“Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.” 旧风车杀死鸟是因为它们旋转得很快。新的风车旋转缓慢，对鸟类来说并不危险。故答案为B。
27．细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子“For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water.”几千年来，人们借助风帆来航行和通过风车来灌溉。因此借助风力至少有一千多年的历史，答案是D。
28．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的句子“Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time.”风不会一直吹，所以我们不能一直使用风力。故答案为D。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“Wind power is a very popular source of energy.”可知，风能是一种非常流行的能源，A选项错误；根据第二段中的句子“Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.”可知风能很便宜，而且越来越便宜。B选项正确，D选项错误；根据最后一句“Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.”风力发电为丹麦提供了超过25%的电力。C选项错误。故答案选B。
30．标题归纳题。短文介绍了人类对风能的利用。风能是一种非常清洁的能源，也是一种非常流行的能源。故答案为C。
31．D 32．B 33．A 34．A 35．C
31．细节理解题。根据Tom was interested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat. 可知，汤姆对为无家可归的孩子筹款很感兴趣，但他没有勇气和陌生人交谈，所以他在座位上保持安静。故选D。
32．细节理解题。由句子Tom was hesitant(犹豫的)，but he finally nodded. 汤姆犹豫了一下，但最后还是点了点头。可知，当马克小姐让汤姆试一试时，他终于点头了。故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据On the flag day, Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy street. 可知，在国旗日，汤姆和安吉拉在一条繁忙的街道上卖国旗。故选A。
34．细节理解题。根据The man smiled and put five-dollar coin into Angela’s collection bag. 那人笑了笑，把五美元硬币放进安吉拉的收藏袋里。可知，第一个男人付给安吉拉五美元买国旗。故选A。
35．推理判断题。A. Bored. 烦闷的；B. Shy. 腼腆的；C. Confident. 自信的；D. Sad.难过的。根据In the next couple of hours, Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely. At last, their collection bags were so heavy that they had to hold them with both arms. They felt very proud. 在接下来的几个小时里，安吉拉和汤姆很快勇敢地卖掉了国旗。最后，他们的收集袋太重了，他们不得不用双臂抱着。他们感到很自豪。可以推知汤姆和安吉拉卖旗后的感觉是自信的。 36．11/eleven 37．open 38．met 39．returned 40．books
36．根据“When he was eleven years old, he had an unhappy life”可知他11岁的时候，生活的不开心。故填11/eleven。
37．根据“Hogwart’s—a magic school which was closed to the common people”可知这个学校对于普通人来说不开放，not open“不开放”。故填open。
38．根据“He met Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on his way to school. They became good friends later”可知在去学校的路上，哈利波特遇到了他的朋友；动作发生在过去，用一般过去时，动词用过去式met。故填met。
39．根据“Finally, the world peace came back.”可知最后世界又恢复了和平；come back“回来”，同义词是return，时态也用一般过去时。故填returned。
40．根据“If someone wants to know what takes place in the magical world, he will have to read the set of books by himself!”可知如果一个人想要知道这个神奇的世界发生了什么，他必须得自己读这个系列的书。故填books。
41．read books and newspapers 42．He/She can just remove or cut it. 43．Because it may stop working suddenly. 44．Technology helps us get important information in no time. 45．当学生在写作的时候，他们可以与朋友们在另一个窗口讨论。
41．根据“In the old days before computers, to get information, people read books and newspapers. ”可知在有电脑之前的日子里，人们通过读书和读报来获取信息。故填read books and newspapers。
42．根据“Now If a student makes a mistake, he or she can just remove or cut it.”可知用电脑写字时，学生们可以通过删除错误来纠正它。故填He/She can just remove or cut it.
43．根据“But they should save their writing in time on the computer because it may stop working suddenly.”可知学生们必须及时保存的原因是电脑很可能突然停止运转。故填Because it may stop working suddenly.
44．第四段主要介绍科技让我们更及时地接收信息。第一句为总领句，后边为实例列举。故填Technology helps us get important information in no time.
45．while“当……的时候”；students“学生”；are writing“正在写字”；they“他们”；can“可以”；discuss with friends“与朋友们讨论”；in another window“在另一个窗口”。最后根据汉语语言习惯翻译整个句子。故填“当学生在写作的时候，他们可以与朋友们在另一个窗口讨论。”
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