Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section A知识点 （含答案） 人教版（2012）九年级英语全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A
一、核心短语归纳
1.be silent in class 上课保持沉默
2.be interested in… 对……感兴趣
3.from time to time 时常;有时
4.turn red 变红
二、核心考点归纳
①used to
used to do sth.意为“过去常常做某事”。表示过去习惯性的动作或常常存在的状态，强调与现在的对比，暗示现在不做了。
【拓展】be/get used to （doing） sth.意为“习惯（做）某事”，主语一般是人。
be used to do sth.意为“被用来做某事”，主语一般是物。
②humorous
humorous作形容词，意为“有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的”，可用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。
【拓展】humor作名词，意为“幽默”。常用短语： a sense of humor幽默感。
③silent
silent作形容词，意为“不说话的；沉默的”。常用短语：be/remain silent on/about对……保持沉默。
【拓展】silent的名词形式为silence，意为“沉默；缄默；无声”。常用短语：in silence默默地；无声地。
④helpful
helpful作形容词，意为“有用的；有帮助的”。常用短语：be helpful to
对……有帮助/有用；It+be helpful （for sb.） to do sth.（对某人来说）
做某事是有好处的。
一、核心短语归纳(3a--3c)
1.take up 开始做
2.deal with 应对；处理
3.tons of 很多的；大量的
4.fight on 奋力坚持下去
5.be prepared to do sth. 准备好做某事
二、核心考点归纳
①interview
（1）interview 作可数名词，意为“采访；面试”。have an interview with
（sb.）意为“采访（某人）”。
（2）interview 作动词，意为“访谈；面试”。interviewer n.采访者；面试者。interviewee n.被采访者。
②deal with
（1）deal with意为“处理；应对”，侧重于应付的方式、方法，常与疑问词how连用。
（2）do with也是“处理；应付”的意思，侧重于对象，常与疑问词what连用。
③dare
dare 作实义动词，意为“敢于；胆敢”，后面常接带to的不定式。dare还可作情态动词，意为“敢；敢于”。其用法和其他的情态动词一样，否定句在
dare后加not，疑问句把dare提到主语之前。
④辨析a number of 与 the number of
（1）a number of（+复数名词）意为“许多……”，主语是复数名词，谓语动词用复数形式。
（2）the number of（+复数名词）意为“……的数量”，主语是the number，
谓语动词用单数形式。
⑤take up
（1）take up sth. 填满/占据（空间或时间）
如：These boxes take up too much room. 这些箱子占了太多空间。
（2）take up doing sth. 开始从事做某事
如：The girl took up painting two years ago. 这个女孩两年前开始画画。
完形填空
I'm in Grade 9 and have changed a lot. I'm really busy now.I used to play sports after school but now I don't have time to do it 1.________.I think I should study almost all the time except the eating 2.______ sleeping time. If not, I won't get good grades.
I have more 3.______in learning English than before. In the past I didn't care 4.______ learning English at all. I disliked English but now I like it very much. I find English is interesting. I listen to our teacher 5_______in class and study English hard in many other 6.___________ such as watching English movies and listening to English songs.
I used to be little and short. Some “bad” students didn't play with me, so I was very angry with 7_______.Now, I am 8_______ because I've become a tall and thin girl.
I was afraid of 9._________ in front of people when I was little. I was pretty shy and didn't 10.________ the reasons. But now, in middle school, I've learned to talk to people.I'm more outgoing than I used to be.
1.( ) A.either B.anymore C.aloud
2.( ) A.but B.or C.and
3.( ) A.time B.advice C.interest
4.( ) A.about B.out C.by
5.( ) A.politely B.carefully C.slowly
6.( ) A.places B.days C.ways
7.( ) A.her B.them C.him
8.( ) A.smart B.helpful C.proud
9.( ) A.speaking B.playing C.reading
10.( ) A.lose B.choose C.know
选词填空
根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。每个单
词只能用一次。
speech hardly you classmate talk practiced change sad of and
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say, “When anything happens, believe
in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I didn't dare to 11._____ to anyone
because I was too shy. My classmates often laughed at me. I was
12._____ but could do nothing. Later, something happened and it changed my life. It was an English 13._______ contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak in front
14.___ all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on, boy. Believe in 15._________. You are sure to win the
contest.” Then my mother and I talked about many different topics. And
my teacher taught me in person. At last, I chose the topic “Believe in
yourself”.
I tried my best to remember all the sentences and 16.__________
them over 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could 17._______ believe my ears when hearing the news that I won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teacher 18._____ the students. Those 19.___________ who once laughed at me now all said
“Congratulations （祝贺）!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried
excitedly.
Since then, everything has 20._________ for me. When I do
anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is
not only for a person but also for a country.
答案：1---5 BCCAB 6--10 CBCAC
talk 12. sad 13.speech 14.of 15. yourself 16. practiced 17. hardly 18. and 19. classmates 20 changed