人教版九年級Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark 全套課試卷含答案

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1、 精品資料 Unit 4　I used to be afraid of the dark.　 第1課時(shí)(Section A 1a－3c) 一、單詞拼寫。 請背誦詞匯表，并默寫單詞。 名　詞：1.b________背景 2．s________害羞；靦腆 3．c________人群；觀眾 4．t________噸；(pl.)大量；許多 動　詞：1.d________對付；對待 2．d________敢于；膽敢 3．r________需要；要求 形容詞：1.h________有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的

2、 2．s________不說話的；沉默的 3．h________有用的；有幫助的 4．p________私人的；私密的 兼類詞：1.s________ n．& v．得分；進(jìn)球 2．i________ v．采訪；面試 n．面試；訪談 3．A________ adj.亞洲(人)的 n．亞洲人 4．g________ n．警衛(wèi)；看守 v．守衛(wèi)；保衛(wèi) 二、短語翻譯。 請瀏覽教材，找出以下短語，并背誦之。 1．________ to do 過去常常做 2．be interested ________對……感興趣 3．________ time ________ time時(shí)常

3、；有時(shí) 4．take ________從事 5．deal ________應(yīng)對；處理 6．dare ________敢于 7．a(chǎn)ll the ________一直 8．worry ________擔(dān)心 9．be________ ________對……小心；謹(jǐn)慎 10．give ________放棄 三、完成句子。 請仔細(xì)閱讀教材，補(bǔ)充完整下列句子。 1．Candy told me that she ________ ________ be really shy and________ ________ singing to ________ ________ her shy

4、ness.坎迪告訴我她過去真的很害羞并且用唱歌來應(yīng)對她的害羞。 2．As she got better, she dared to sing________ ________ ________ her class...當(dāng)她好一些時(shí)，她敢于在同學(xué)面前唱歌…… 3．I asked Candy how life was different after she became ________.在她出名后，我問坎迪生活有什么不同。 4．I always have to worry about how I appear to others, and I have to be very _______

5、_ ________ what I say or do.我總要擔(dān)心我出現(xiàn)在他人面前的樣子，而且我必須對我說的和做的小心謹(jǐn)慎。 5．You can never ________ how difficult the road ________ success is.你無法想象通往成功的路是多么的困難。 完成句子，每空一詞。 1．他敢告訴她嗎？ Did he ________ ________ ________ her? 2．我們什么也不敢說。 We don't dare ________ ________ anything. 3．我從來不敢問她。

6、 I've never dared ________ ________ her. 4．你是怎么處理這類事情的？ ________ did you deal with matters of this sort？＝What did you ________ ________ matters of this sort? 5．我們要處理的棘手事太多了。 There are too many difficulties for us to ________ ________.　 一、根據(jù)句意及漢語提示完成單詞。 1．He tells me a ________ (幽默的) s

7、tory. 2．Don't keep ________ (沉默的)． 3．It is ________ (有幫助的) to read aloud. 4．He is an ________ (亞洲的) stuff. 5．We ________ (需要) his arrival. 二、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。 1．I am interested in ________ (tell) a story. 2．He dares ________ (watch) the show. 3．He is able ________ (travel) in the countryside.

8、 4．He is ________ (prepare) to take risks in his life. 5．He gave up ________ (drive)． 三、單項(xiàng)填空。 (　　)1.He could properly deal ________ all kinds of situations. A．to B．into C．a(chǎn)t D．with (　　)2.The boy stood before the teacher, not daring________ anything. A．talk B．talks about C．t

9、o say D．saying (　　)3.There is________ bread.The boy doesn't want any more. A．no more B．longer C．not D．a(chǎn) not (　　)4.No matter what you do, you must be careful ________ what he said. A．off B．a(chǎn)t C．in D．a(chǎn)bout (　　)5.—Tell us something about Canada, OK? —I'm sorry.________ Jack ______

10、__ I have ever been there. A．Either; or B．Not only; but also C．Both; and D．Neither; nor (　　)6.The number of books in the bookshop is about 10,000 and a number of them ________ about science. A．is B．was C．a(chǎn)re D．were (　　)7.Mike was ill yesterday.He had to________

11、 his plan for the holiday. A．draw up B．give up C．carry out D．hold on (　　)8.—My son seldom has ________ breakfast. —It is ________ unhealthy habit.You must ask him to change it. A．/; an B．the; an C．/; a D．the; a (　　)9.—Jack is a(n) ________ young man. —That's true.He always feels

12、 nervous when he speaks before people. A．friendly B．shy C．honest D．lively (　　)10.—________ your brother speak Japanese? —Yes, he has learnt it in Tokyo for three years. A．Should B．Must C．Can D．May 四、完形填空。 Jim Smith was a poor boy.One day he was very cold and __1__.He came to a

13、house and asked a young __2__ only for a glass of water.But the lady was so __3__ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk. Jim drank it and then asked, “__4__ should I pay you？” “You don't need to pay.” She replied.Jim __5__ her from the bottom of his heart. Years later, Jim became a __6__.On

14、e day, a woman was sent to his hospital.She was seriously ill.He recognized her at once and decided to __7__ to save her life. The operation was successful, but the cost was high.After looking at the woman's bill, Jim wrote__8__ on it.When the woman received the bill, she didn't dare to look at it.

15、__9__， something on the side of the bill caught her attention.She began to __10__ the following words: Paid in full with one glass of milk. (　　)1.A.hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong (　　)2.A.woman B．man C．husband D．waiter (　　)3.A.angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind (　　)4.A.When

16、 B．Where C．How much D．Why (　　)5.A.thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood (　　)6.A.teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver (　　)7.A.say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back (　　)8.A.anything B．everything C．nothing D．something (　　)9.A.However B．Whenever C．Esp

17、ecially D．Hardly (　　)10.A.write B．remember C．read D．guess 第2課時(shí)(Section A Grammar Focus－4c) 一、單詞拼寫。 請背誦詞匯表，并默寫單詞。 名　詞：s________講話；發(fā)言 形容詞：B________英國(人)的 兼類詞：1.E________ adj.歐洲(人)的 n．歐洲人 2．A________ adj.非洲(人)的 n．非洲人 3．p________ n．民眾 adj.公開的；公眾的 二、短語翻譯。 請瀏覽教材，找出以下短語，并背誦之。

18、1．________ glasses戴眼鏡 2．________ history歐洲歷史 3．________ culture非洲文化 4. at________至少 5．public公開地；在別人(尤指生)面前 三、完成句子。 請仔細(xì)閱讀教材，補(bǔ)充完整下列句子。 1．Grace ________ ________ ________ a lot of TV.格瑞斯過去常常看很多電視。 2．She didn't ________ ________ watch a lot of movies.她過去不怎么看電影。 完成句子，每空一詞。 1．那是一個(gè)荒涼的島嶼。 T

19、hat's a ________ island. 2．我獨(dú)自一人，但我并不感到孤獨(dú)。 I was ________ but I didn't feel ________. 句型轉(zhuǎn)換，每空一詞。 3．Susan used to take the bus to school.(改為否定句) ________________________________________________________________________ 4．I used to walk along the road after supper.(改為一般疑問句并作肯定回答) _____

20、___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 單項(xiàng)填空。 (　　)5.I ________ keep dogs for protection, but now I keep them as pets. A．would rather B．had better C．used to D．have to (　　)6.Chinese people _

21、_______ keep pigs for food.But now some people keep them as pets.(2012年四川遂寧) A．used to B．has to C．had better 一、根據(jù)句意及漢語提示完成單詞。 1．We attend the ________ (歐洲的) music concert. 2．I like ________ (英國的) culture. 3．I make a ________ (發(fā)言) in the meeting. 4．The park now is open to the _______

22、_ (民眾)． 5．Fish is a staple (主食) in the diet of many ________ (非洲人)． 二、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。 1．I didn't use________ (be) popular. 2．I ________ (use) to water my flowers. 3．He enjoys ________ (listen) to the radio. 4．I am afraid of ________ (go) out at night. 5．To be healthy, we should eat a lot of __

23、______ (vegetable)． 三、單項(xiàng)填空。 (　　)1.—Don't smoke any more.It's bad for your health. —I'm trying to________.It's really hard, you know. A．turn it on B．put it off C．give it up D．take it out (　　)2.I ________ get up late, but now I get up very early. A．used to B．a(chǎn)r e used to C．a(chǎn)m used to

24、 D．a(chǎn)m used for (　　)3.Don't ________ today's work for tomorrow.Today's work must be done today. A．put up B．put out C．put off D．give up (　　)4.In our hospital, the number of women doctors ________ larger and larger. A．is B.are C．be D.been (　　)5.In some western countries, shops

25、are closed ________ weekends. A．in B．to C．a(chǎn)t D．with (　　)6.—A number of volunteers ________ willing to teach in China's rural areas. —Yes, the number is getting ________. A．is; bigger and bigger B．a(chǎn)re; bigger and bigger C．is; more and more D．a(chǎn)re more and mo

26、re (　　)7.Here is the book and you can keep it for ________ one month. A．a(chǎn)t last B．a(chǎn)t least C．in end D．in least (　　)8.—Is Tom in the next room? —Well, it's hard to say.But I heard him ________ loudly when I passed by just now. A．speak B．to speak C．spoken D．speaking (　　)9.I really enjo

27、yed your speech, ________ there were some parts I didn't quite understand. A．because B．for C．until D．though (　　)10.You look worried! Is ________ all right? A．everything B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing 四、配對閱讀。 (　　)1.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you

28、ever try to make your dream come true? (　　)2.In November 1988, he was named a revolutionary martyr (革命烈士) and set up as an example for other teenagers to follow. (　　)3.Please tell the association if any lights are not working. (　　)4.Qu Yuan—one of the greatest poets in ancient China. (　　)5.It ca

29、used a tsunami(海嘯) and a nuclear leak (核泄露)． Thousands of people died and millions of Japanese lost their homes. A.A big earthquake happened in Japan a few months ago.It was 9.0 on the Richter scale (里氏)． B．As teenagers, you have many dreams.These dreams can be very big, such as winning the N

30、obel Prize, or they can be small.You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. C．Zongzi is a traditional food in China which is eaten on the Duanwu Festival to honour Qu Yuan who threw himself into the Miluo River on May 5th according to the Chinese calendar. D．The main l

31、ights are on a timer and they stay on for five minutes when you press them. E．In 1988, Lai Ning died from trying to put out a forest fire when he was only 14 years old. F．There is not enough oil in the world now.As time goes by, it becomes less and less. G．Team spirit means the willingness of peo

32、ple to work together and help each other as part of a team. 第3課時(shí) (Section B) 一、單詞拼寫。 請背誦詞匯表，并默寫單詞。 名　詞：1.a________螞蟻 2．i________昆蟲 3．e________考試；審查 4．p________自豪；驕傲 5．i________介紹 動　詞：f________不及格；失敗；未能(做到) 形容詞：1.a________缺席；不在 2．p________自豪的；驕傲的 副　詞：1.s________不常；很少

33、 2．e________確切地；精確地 兼類詞：1.i________ v．& n．影響 2．g________ adj.總的；普遍的；常規(guī)的 n．將軍 二、短語翻譯。 請瀏覽教材，找出以下短語，并背誦之。 1．________ to school走著去上學(xué) 2．________ the soccer team在足球隊(duì) 3．a(chǎn)bsent ________缺席…… 4．________ one's examination考試不及格 5．make a ________做決定 6．________ school寄宿學(xué)校 7．________ person親身；親自

34、 8．take pride ________為……感到自豪 9．be proud ________為……驕傲；感動自豪 三、完成句子。 請仔細(xì)閱讀教材，補(bǔ)充完整下列句子。 1．________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ he used to have difficulties in school.很難相信他過去在學(xué)校有困難。 2．He ________ life there ________.他發(fā)現(xiàn)在那兒生活困難。 3．Now I understand that ________ ________ they are b

35、usy, they are always thinking of me.現(xiàn)在我明白了，即使他們很忙，也一直關(guān)心著我。 4．________ ________ ________ for parents to be there for their children.對孩子來說，父母在身邊很重要。 完成句子，每空一詞。 1．梵高對現(xiàn)代繪畫的發(fā)展有著重大的影響。 Van Gogh had a ________ ________ ________ the development of modern painting. 2．他已經(jīng)兩個(gè)星期沒來了。 He has been ___

36、_____ ________ his desk for two weeks. 3．我為我的國家而驕傲。 I ________ ________ ________/________ ________ ________ my country. 一、根據(jù)句意及漢語提示完成單詞。 1.He ________ (影響) my life. 2．I am ________ (缺席) from my school today. 3．Let me have an ________ (介紹) about our school. 4．He got the first in his __

37、______ (考試)． 5．I can answer his questions ________ (精確地)． 二、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。 1．It is hard ________ (understand) this book. 2．We are ________ (pride) of our study. 3．He advises me ________ (put) them away. 4．We are afraid of ________ (do) many things. 5．It will ________ (take) five days to compl

38、ete my work. 三、單項(xiàng)填空。 (　　)1.He has been ________ deeply by his father. A．influenced B．influence C．a(chǎn)ffect D．effect (　　)2.—Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the mountain. —Good job, Charlie.I'm ________ of you. A．tired B．proud C．sure D．sick (　　)3.H

39、e ________ the office.He is having a meeting. A．is absent in B．a(chǎn)bsent in C．a(chǎn)bsent from D．is absent from (　　)4.His wife advised him________ drinking, but he wouldn't. A．to give up B．gives up C．gave up D．giving up (　　)5.Tom played football well.He used to be ______

40、__ the school team. A．on B．in C．up D．out (　　)6.Lucy ________ read story book at the age of four. A．is able to B．was able to C．should D．would (　　)7.A dog is sitting in front ________ the house. A．on B．of C．to D．a(chǎn)t (　　)8.The weather in Guiy

41、ang in summer is ________ than that in Tongren.They're different. A．cool B．much cooler C．hot D.more hotter (　　)9.—I've shown you all the interesting and important places of our school. —Thank you for ________ so much time. A．taking B．spending C．costing D．having (　　)10.______

42、__ they are twins, they don't look the same at all. A．Because B．Though C．As D．Since 四、閱讀理解。 In many British schools, the pupils usually wear their school uniforms to school on weekdays.However, recently the students at LVS Ascot Junior School in England wore something quite diffe

43、rent.What they wore was what people wear when they go to bed—pyjamas (睡衣)．They did this not only for fun, but for a local charity called Christopher's Smile. Christopher's Smile was set up in 2008 by Karen & Kevin Capel whose only son Christopher died of cancer at a young age.They hope their charit

44、y will help pay for more research into children's cancers.Since then, the charity has raised a lot of money and gotten more and more volunteers.Every year, thousands of people take part in different activities such as charity walk or run to show their support for Christopher's Smile. The students o

45、f Grade 6 at LVS Ascot Junior School also wanted to do something for the sick children.They organized the event “Pyjamas Day” to support Christopher's Smile.“We wanted to raise money for our charity in a way that the whole school could join in it, so each pupil paid ￡1 to wear his or her pyjamas to

46、school on Pyjamas Day，” said the young organizers.Both the students and their teachers took part in the event with great interest.Together they not only raised some money, but also had a good time. (　　)1.Who set up Christopher's Smile? A．LVS Ascot Junior School's teachers. B．The local governm

47、ent. C．LVS Ascot Junior School's students. D．Christopher's parents. (　　)2.Christopher's Smile was set up to ________. A．tell people some knowledge about children's cancers B．have fun for the students in LVS Ascot Junior School C．help the local government do more things for students D．rais

48、e money for more research into children's cancers (　　)3.What is NOT mentioned in the passage? A．Charity walk. B．Charity run. C．Charity concert. D．Pyjamas Day. (　　)4.Which of the following is TRUE? A．It has been six years since Christopher's Smile was set up. B．Few pupils wear school unif

49、orms to school on weekdays in Britain. C．In LVS Ascot Junior School, only students join in the event “Pyjamas Day”． D．All students in England need to wear pyjamas to school on Pyjamas Day. (　　)5.The best title for the passage may be ________. A．The Christopher's Smile B．Fun and Charity C．The

50、 Pyjamas Day D．Children's Cancers 難句搜索： Both the students and their teachers took part in the event with great interest.Together they not only raised some money, but also had a good time.老師和學(xué)生們帶著濃厚興趣參加了這項(xiàng)活動。他們不僅能籌集善款，還過得很愉快。 話題4　變化 1．Candy told me that she ________ ________ ________ re

51、ally shy and ________ ________ singing to deal with her shyness.坎迪告訴我她過去真的很害羞并且用唱歌來應(yīng)對她的害羞。 2．As she got better, she dared to sing ________ ________ ________ her class.當(dāng)她好一些時(shí)，她敢于在同學(xué)面前唱歌。 3．Now she's ________ shy ________ and loves singing in front of crowds.現(xiàn)在她不再害羞，并且喜歡在人群面前唱歌。 4．I always have to

52、________ ________ how I appear to others, and I have to be very ________ ________ what I say or do.我總要擔(dān)心我出現(xiàn)在他人面前的樣子，而且我必須對我說的和做的小心謹(jǐn)慎。 5．You can ________ ________ how difficult the road to success is.你無法想象通往成功的路是多么的困難。 從進(jìn)入中學(xué)到現(xiàn)在，在你身上一定發(fā)生了不少變化。請寫一篇文章描述一下你的變化。詞數(shù)80個(gè)左右。 ______________________________

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55、__________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________  Unit 4　I used to be afraid of the dark. 第1課時(shí)(Section A 1a－3c) 課堂基礎(chǔ)練習(xí) 1．dare to tell　2.to say　3.to ask　4.How; d

56、o with 5．deal with 課后鞏固提升 一、1.humorous　2.silent　3.helpful　4.Asian 5．require 二、1.telling　2.(to) watch　3.to travel 4．prepared　5.driving 三、1.D　deal with意為“處理，處置”。句意：他能恰當(dāng)?shù)貞?yīng)付各種局面。故選D。 2．C　dare to do sth.敢于做某事。根據(jù)句意“男孩站在老師面前，不敢說話?！笨芍xC。 3．A　no more意為“不再”。 4．D　be careful about意為“對……小心；謹(jǐn)慎”。 5．D　e

57、ither...or...或者……或者……；not only...but also...不但……而且……；both...and...兩者都……；neither...nor...兩者都不。根據(jù)句意“請告訴我們有關(guān)加拿大的事情好嗎？”“對不起，杰克和我都沒去過那里?！笨芍x擇答案D。 6．C　依據(jù)謂語動詞“is”可推斷出時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)；又因短語“a number of...”的謂語動詞是復(fù)數(shù)，故選C。 7．B　句意：邁克昨天病了。 他不得不放棄他的假期計(jì)劃。draw up起草、逼近；give up放棄；carry out實(shí)施；hold on等一下。根據(jù)句意選B。 8．A　三餐前一般不加冠

58、詞?！癮n”用在以元音音素開頭的詞前。故選A。 9．B　friendly友好的；shy害羞的；honest誠實(shí)的；lively活潑的，生動的。根據(jù)下文中“他在人前講話時(shí)總是感到緊張”可知他是一個(gè)害羞的年輕人，故答案選B。 10．C　should應(yīng)該；must必須；can能；may可以。根據(jù)下句“是的，他已經(jīng)在東京學(xué)習(xí)了三年?！笨芍暇鋺?yīng)該是問“你哥哥會說日語嗎？”所以選擇答案C。 四、1—5　BADCA　6—10　CBDAC 第2課時(shí)(Section A Grammar Focus－4c) 課堂基礎(chǔ)練習(xí) 1．lonely　2.alone; lonely 3．Susan did

59、n't use to take the bus to school. 4．Did you use to walk along the road after supper? Yes, I did. 5．C　would rather寧愿；had better最好； used to過去常常；have to必須。根據(jù)后句句意“但是現(xiàn)在我把它們當(dāng)寵物養(yǎng)”可知我過去常常養(yǎng)狗來防衛(wèi)。故選C。 6．A　句意：中國人過去養(yǎng)豬做食物，但是現(xiàn)在一些人把它們當(dāng)做寵物養(yǎng)。used to過去常常；has to不得不；had better最好。根據(jù)句意選A。 課后鞏固提升 一、1.European　2.Briti

60、sh　3.speech　4.public 5．Africans 二、1.to be　2.used　3.listening　4.going 5．vegetables 三、1.C　句意：“不要再吸煙了，它對你的健康有害?！薄拔艺谂錈?，你知道這很難。”turn on打開；put off延期、拖延；give up放棄；take out取出。根據(jù)句意選C。 2．A　used to do sth.過去常常做某事。句意：我過去常常起得晚，現(xiàn)在起得早。所以選A。 3．C　句意：不要把今天的工作拖到明天，今日事今日畢。put up張貼；put out破滅；put off推遲；give up放

61、棄。根據(jù)句意選C。 4．A　the number of 意為“……的數(shù)量”，做主語時(shí)謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式，故選A。 5．C　at weekends意為“在周末”。 6．B　a number of...做主語，謂語動詞使用復(fù)數(shù)形式；第二空表示“數(shù)字在變得越來越大”，故選B。 7．B　at least至少。 8．D　由“when I passed by just now”可知是強(qiáng)調(diào)動作正在發(fā)生，故答案選D。 hear sb.doing sth.聽見某人正在做某事，現(xiàn)在分詞做賓語補(bǔ)足語。 9．D　because因?yàn)?；for做連詞時(shí)也意為“因?yàn)椤保籾ntil直到……才；though盡管，雖

62、然。根據(jù)句意“我的確喜歡你的演講，盡管有些部分我不是很懂?！笨芍xD。 10．A　句意：你看起來很焦慮。一切都好嗎？表示“一切；所有”用everything。故選A。 四、1—5　BEDCA 第3課時(shí)(SectionB) 課堂基礎(chǔ)練習(xí) 1．great influence on 2．a(chǎn)bsent from 3．take pride in; am proud of 課后鞏固提升 一、1.influenced　2.absent　3.introduction 4．examination　5.exactly 二、1.to understand　2.proud　3.to put　

63、4.doing　5.take 三、1.A　題意：他受父親的影響很深。由題意可知，應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)。故只有A項(xiàng)正確。 2．B　be proud of sb.以某人為傲。故答案選B。 3．D　absent是形容詞，表示“缺席某場地”應(yīng)用be absent from，故選D。 4．A　advise＋sb.＋不定式短語，意為“建議某人做某事”，在這個(gè)句式中，不定式短語做advise 的賓語補(bǔ)足語。故選A。 5．A　on the school team是固定搭配。 6．B　句意：露西四歲時(shí)能讀故事書。表示過去的能力且主語是第三人稱單數(shù)用was able to。所以選B。 7．B　in fron

64、t of是固定搭配。 8．B　由句中的than可知用比較級。more不能修飾比較級。故選B。 9．B　由上句“我已經(jīng)將我校所有有趣、重要的地方都展示給你們了?！笨芍且ㄙM(fèi)一些時(shí)間的，故答案選B，意為“花費(fèi)”，主語是人。 10．B　由下句話可知是though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句，意為“雖然他們是雙胞胎，可看起來一點(diǎn)也不像?！? 四、1—5　DDCAC 寫作積累專練 參考范文： After entering the mid-school, I found I have changed a lot! Some of my friends told me that they hardly

65、 could recognize me. I used to be very short and fat, but I am tall and thin now.I think I became very handsome! I also used to have long hair, but now my hair is short.I don't like long hair because it is too ugly for me. Not only my appearance but also my habits changed a lot.I used to be very lazy.I didn't get up until being late for school.But now I get up very early as for sports.I used to like playing football, but I like basketball now. So during these years, I really have changed a lot!