9 年级上册 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
单元阅读课时练
一、完形填空。
Tom was good looking, but he got angry easily. He often shouted at his family. He liked laughing at
others' looks. And he never used __1__ words like “please”， “thank you” or “sorry”．
One day, Tom was playing outside. An old woman __2__ to ask him the way to the park. Tom shouted
at her, “Go and ask someone else! Don't you see I'm __3__？”
Feeling unhappy, the old woman decided to teach Tom a lesson. She said, “From now on, scars (疤痕)
will appear on your __4__ whenever you say bad words.” Tom laughed, “It's no use saying scary words. I'm
not a little baby.”
That evening, Tom shouted at his mother because he didn't like the food for dinner. __5__， a scar
appeared beside his nose. Then he ordered his brother to pass him a fork. Another scar appeared next to his
mouth. “What's wrong with your face, Tom？” his sister asked __6__．
Thinking of the old woman, Tom lost __7__ and said many bad words. Then he rushed to his room and
looked at himself in the mirror. His face was full of scars. He felt sad and started crying. He __8__ his
mistakes and was sorry for being rude (粗鲁的) to others.
Hearing Tom crying, his parents came to his room. “Could you please leave me alone for some time？”
said Tom. __9__ he said the word “please”， one of his scars disappeared. That made Tom __10__. He
started being polite to others. Slowly, all his scars disappeared.
1. A．clear B．polite
C．simple D．difficult
2. A．agreed B．expected
C．stopped D．connected
3. A．playing B．working
C．singing D．driving
4. A．arm B．hand
C．face D．leg
5. A．Suddenly B．Luckily
C．Finally D．Hardly
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6. A．in silence B．in public
C．in advance D．in surprise
7. A．courage B．control
C．interest D．pity
8. A．considered B．realized
C．suggested D．expressed
9. A．So that B．Even though
C．As long as D．As soon as
10. A．happy B．careful
C．tired D．wise
二、阅读理解。
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3. What is the right time to book the trip
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A．8：30 a．m. on Monday. B．6：30 p．m. on Friday.
C．3：30 p．m. on Saturday. D．7：30 a．m. on Tuesday.
4. Where is this passage probably taken from
A．A newspaper. B．A novel.
C．A diary. D．A science book.
三、补全对话。
A：Excuse me, sir. 1. ________
B：Certainly. Go along this street. Turn left into Xinhua Road, and the hospital is on your right.
A：2. ________
B：It's about forty minutes on foot.
A：3. ________ Can I take a bus
B：Yes, you can. 4. ________
A：Is there a bus stop near here
B：Yes. It's over there. Look! 5. ________
A：Thank you very much.
B：You're welcome.
A．The bus is coming.
B．The No. 20 bus will take you there.
C．How long will it take me to get there
D．It's too far for me to walk there.
E．Could you tell me the way to People's Hospital
四、语法填空(每空一词)
What does it mean to be polite You are polite when you show good manners. Look around the
lunchroom the next time you are there. You will quickly be able to tell who is polite 1. ________ who is not.
Your friends who talk 2. ________ (quiet) are polite. Those who chew food with their 3.
________(mouth) closed are polite. Those who are not very polite may play with their food. They may talk
loudly at the corner. Those who are not polite are usually getting 4. ________trouble at lunchtime with the
teachers who are watching. You can also show you are polite when you meet someone new. The5.
________(good) way to do this is to make eye contact with the person you are meeting. Stick out your hand
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to shake 6. ________(hand) with him or her. Smile. Then say, “Hi, my name is… It is very nice to meet
you.” The person you are meeting will be likely to smile. He or she will be 7. ________ (please) with how
polite you are. Being polite 8. ________ (tell) others you respect them. It also tells others that you know 9.
________ to act properly.
You will feel good about 10. ________(you) when you are nice and polite to others.
参考答案
一、 B CACA D BBDA
二、ABCA
三、ECDBA
四、and；quietly； mouths；into；best；hands；pleased；tells；how；yourself
49 年级上册 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
单元写作课时练
【写作任务】
《青春校园》校报正在征稿，题目是“How I’ve Changed!”请你根据下面的要点提示写一篇英语短文介
绍你的变化。不少于 70 词。
提示： 1.从外貌、性格、爱好三个方面描述你的变化；2.介绍你的一个重要变化、变化过程及原因。
【谋篇布局】
1.厘清文章要素，构建文章结构。
2.就结构图中的要点完成句子。
1. 我过去羞涩并且安静。
I used to ____________________________________.
2. 我爱交际并且喜欢交朋友。
I’m outgoing and ______________________________.
3. 我已经爱上了读书。
I have ______________________________ reading.
4. 在我的人生中最重要的变化就是我对读书产生了兴趣。
The most important change in my life is that I __________________________________.
5. 读书给我很多知识并且让我很快乐。
Reading _________________________________________________.
【连句成篇】
How I’ve Changed!
My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
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I used to be short, but now I’m one of the tallest students in my class. I used to be shy and quiet, but
now I’m outgoing and I like to make friends. I used to hate reading, but now I have fallen in love with it.
The most important change in my life is that I become interested in reading. Last summer my best friend
gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. It is the most
important change for me because reading gives me a lot of knowledge and makes me very happy. As a
famous saying goes, “Books are the ladder of human progress.”
【写作实践】
假如你是李华，鲍勃(Bob)是你三年前的同学，他在电子邮件里问你这三年的变化。请根据下面的表
格内容给他回一封电子邮件。不少于 70 词。
In the past Now
short, shy, quiet tall, outgoing, make friends
play computer games study hard
don’t like sports good at swimming, ...
Dear Bob,
I’m glad to hear from you and I also miss you very much.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
I’m happy I have changed a lot. How about you
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
Dear Bob，
I'm glad to hear from you and I also miss you very much.
I'm taller than before. I used to be shy and quiet, but now I'm not afraid of speaking in public anymore.
What's more, I'm more outgoing and I love making friends. I used to play computer games every day.
My parents always worried about me. Now I prefer to spend time on my study. In the past I didn't like sports
at all. But now I am good at swimming and I go swimming three times a week. I am healthier than before.
I'm happy I have changed a lot. How about you
Yours，
Li Hua9 年级上册 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
易错考点专练
考点 1 used to do / be used to doing 辨析
【易错点津】be used to doing sth. “习惯于做某事”。used to “过去常常”，后接动词原形。
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. My aunt used to ________ on the right in Shaanxi, but she was soon used to ________ on the left in Hong
Kong. (drive)
二、完成句子。
2.我过去常常六点半起床，但是现在我习惯七点起。
I used to ____________ at half past six, but now I am used to ____________ at seven.
3. 他以前很害羞，但现在他很自信且积极。
He ___________ shy, but now he is very confident and active.
4. 她来西安四年了，现在习惯了住在中国。
She has been in Xi’an for four years and _________________ in China now.
考点 2 deal with / do with 辨析
【易错点津】两者表示“处置；应付”时，deal with 常与副词 how 搭配；do with 常与代词 what 搭配。
一、完成句子。
1.——我不知道如何处理旧书。
——为什么不把它们赠送给贫穷的孩子们呢？
—I don’t know how to __________ the old books.
—Why not give them away to poor children
2. 她已经学会了应付各种困难。
She has learned ________________.all kinds of difficulties.
3. 当我们不知道如何解决问题时,可以向老师寻求帮助。
When we don’t know _____________________________ problems, we may ask teachers for help.
二、按要求完成句子。
4. I don’t know what I should do with the broken bike.(同义句转换)
I don’t know what ____________ the broken bike.
5. Can you give me some advice on what to do with the rubbish (同义句转换)
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Can you give me some advice on how ____________ the rubbish
考点 3 a number of / the number of 辨析
【易错点津】the number of 表示“……的数量”，作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式； a number
of 表示“许多”，后接可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数形式。
一、用 be 动词的适当形式填空。
1. —There ________ a number of people living in Dongguan today.
—Yes, but the number of migrant workers(外来务工者) ________ up to 75%.
2. —How many boys are there in your class
—The number of them ________ twenty-three.
二、完成句子。
3. 据报道，云南省濒危动物的数量正在增加。
It’s reported that ___________________ endangered animals in Yunnan Province ____________
increasing.
4. 现在许多人更喜欢华为手机。
Nowadays, ____________________ people like Huawei phones better.
考点 4 pride 与 proud 的用法
【易错点津】proud 形容词 “自豪的”， be proud of “为……骄傲”； pride 名词 “自豪”， take pride
in “为……感到自豪”，the pride of…“……的自豪”。
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. On Monday morning, we feel so _________ (pride) when we watch the rising of the national flag.
二、按要求完成句子，每空一词。
2.老师们对他们的学生的成就感到非常骄傲。(完成译句)
Teachers ________ great ________ in their students’ achievements.
3. Ma Hua’s parents always take pride in him.(改为同义句)
Ma Hua’s parents are always_____________ him.
参考答案
考点 1
【答案】一、1. drive; driving
二、2. get up; getting up 3. used to be 4. is used to living
考点 2
【答案】一、1. deal with 2. to deal with
3. how to deal with/what to do with
二、4. to do with 5. to deal with
考点 3
【答案】一、1. are; is 2. is
二、3. the number of; is 4. a number of
考点 4
【答案】一、1. proud 二、2. take; pride 3. proud of
