人教新目标版九年级Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A同步练习
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
1．根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
（1）— Why are you s
— I don't want to talk because of the bad news.
（2）Many famous people don't have p time. There are always many reporters following them.
（3）We all like Zhao Benshan because he is so h .
（4）— What does your uncle do
— He is a (警卫) in a big factory.
（5）We can't get good (得分) if we don't work hard.
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
2．Many people miss Lei Feng because he was so (help).
3．We don't know much about (Africa) culture.
4．The shy girl is afraid of giving a (speak) in front of so many students.
5．—Did you use to (walk) to school
—Yes, I did.
6．Many of us are used to (live) in the countryside. The air here is very clean.
三、单项选择。
7．My sister used to _____ thin and short, but now she is tall.
A．be B．was C．has D．have
8．He to play sports, but now he is interested in soccer and volleyball.
A．doesn't use B．wasn't used C．didn't use D．didn't used
9．— Hi! Long time no see.
— Yes. It's almost three years we met last time.
A．while B．before C．since D．until
10． tall he is now! But last year he was and thin.
A．What; short B．What; fat C．How; short D．How; fat
11．His cousin is a boy.
A．11 year old B．11-years-old C．12-year-old D．12-years-old
四、完成句子。
12．完成句子。
（1）我们学校变化是如此大。
Our school has changed .
（2）朋友们时常来看我。
My friends come to see me .
（3）他们不知道如何应对即将到来的暴风雨。
They don't know how the coming rainstorm.
（4）在公 共场合我们必须遵守规则。
We should obey the rules .
（5）那个女孩不敢单独待在家里。
The girl doesn't at home alone.
五、补全对话。
13．从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话。
A. But now I 'm more interested in the violin. B. And you used to wear glasses. C. You've changed a lot. D. You used to have straight hair.
E. Yes, that's right.
A: Ann, is that you
B: Yes. You're Cindy, aren't you
A: I haven't seen you for a long time.
B: Really How
A: You used to be a little heavy but now you're thin.
B: Yes, I am.
A: Now you have curly hair.
B: Yes, you're right.
A:
B: Yes, I still do.
A: You used to play the piano, didn't you
B: Yes, I did.
A: Wow! People sure change.
六、阅读理解。
14．根据短文理解，判断正误。
Hi, my name is Mei Shan. I study in a high school now. It seems that my life has changed a lot in the past few years. For example, I used to be short but now I am tall. I used to have long hair, but now I have short hair because I have no time to take care of it. I used to be afraid of the sea because I didn't know how to swim, but now I am a good swimmer in our school. As for eating, I used to have meat and eggs but now I like eating more vegetables.
When I was young, I didn't use to read any books, but now I often read some storybooks. When I was in primary school, I used to play ping-pong with my friends after school, but now I have to go home right now and do my homework. I didn't like math and I used to be terrified of tests, but now I like all the subjects and never mind any tests. In the past, I used to have time to chat with my friends online, but now I am too busy to do it. How I miss my old days!
（1）Mei Shan is tall and her hair is long now.
（2）Mei Shan used to like math best, and she was afraid of the sea.
（3）From the passage, we can know that Mei Shan likes eating healthier food now than before.
（4）Mei Shan didn't use to read books, but now she likes reading storybooks.
（5）Mei Shan's life has changed to be busier than before.
答案解析部分
1．【答案】（1）silent
（2）private
（3）humorous
（4）guard
（5）scores
【知识点】单词拼写
【解析】【分析】（1）句意：你为什么_______ --因为 那个坏消息我不想说话。根据不想说话和be，可知填形容词silent沉默的，故填：silent。
（2）句意：许多名人没有______时间。总是有许多记者跟着他们。private私人的。故填：private。
（3）句意：我们都喜欢赵本山因为他是如此_______。humorous幽默的。故填：humorous。
（4）警卫guard。根据a可知填可数名词单数。故填：guard。
（5）得分score，此处填复数，故填：scores。
【点评】此题考查单词拼写。要根据句意和所给首字母或汉语意思来填写单词，要注意根据词性选择适当的形式。
2．【答案】helpful
【知识点】形容词辨析
【解析】【分析】句意：许多人想念雷锋因为他是如此_________。根据句意可知此处填形容词helpful乐于助人的。故填：helpful。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
3．【答案】African
【知识点】形容词辨析
【解析】【分析】Africa非洲（名词），根据culture文化，可知应该用形容词修饰名词，故填：African。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
4．【答案】speech
【知识点】名词辨析
【解析】【分析】speak说，讲（动词）。句意：那个害羞的女孩害怕在如此多学生前面发表演_______。根据句意可知应填名词speech演讲，根据a可知应填可数名词单数形式，故填：speech。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
5．【答案】walk
【知识点】动词不定式
【解析】【分析】used to do sth.过去常常做某事。故填：walk。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
6．【答案】living
【知识点】现在分词；固定搭配
【解析】【分析】be used to do sth.被用于做某事； be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事。根据句意：我们许多人都__________住在乡下。这儿空气很干净。可知，此处考查短语be used to doing sth.，故填：living。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
7．【答案】A
【知识点】动词原形
【解析】【分析】根据thin and short又瘦又矮，可知此处填动词be。used to do sth.过去常常做某事。故选A。
【点评】考查动词原形。
8．【答案】C
【知识点】否定陈述句；一般过去时
【解析】【分析】句意：他______做运动，但是现在他对足球和排球很感兴趣。根据句意和选项可知此题考查一般过去时态的否定句式didn't+动词原形，故选C。
【点评】此题考查一般过去时态的否定句式，平时应多归纳总结各种时态，语态和句式的结构及用法。
9．【答案】C
【知识点】时间状语从句
【解析】【分析】句意：嗨！好久未见。--是的，_______上次见面，大约有三年时间了。A.while当......的时候；B.before在......之前；C.since自从；D.until直到...为止，故选C。
【点评】考查连词辨析。
10．【答案】C
【知识点】形容词原级；how引导的感叹句
【解析】【分析】感叹句结构为：1.How+形容词 / 副词（+主语+谓语）！；2.What+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数(+主语+谓语）！; 3.What+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词(+主语+谓语）！。根据tall可知感叹词为how；根据tall高的和but 但是，可知第二空应填反义词short矮的，故选C。
【点评】平时应多归纳总结各种时态，语态和句式的结构及用法。
11．【答案】C
【知识点】复合形容词
【解析】【分析】句意：他的堂弟是一个11/12岁的男孩。11或者12岁在这里修饰名词boy，应该用形容词性11/12 -year-old。故选C。
【点评】考查复合名词辨析。
12．【答案】（1）so much
（2）from time to time
（3）to deal with
（4）in public
（5）dare to stay
【知识点】汉译英
【解析】【分析】（1）如此大 （修饰动词change变化）so much。故填：so much。
（2）时常from time to time。故填：from time to time。
（3）应对deal with。此题考查特殊疑问词+动词不定式做宾语的结构。故填：to deal with。
（4）在公共场合in public。故填：in public。
（5）敢：dare to，doesn't 后跟动词原形。呆（在家）stay （at home）。故填：dare to stay。
【点评】此题考查汉译英。先中英文对比找出所要填的单词或短语，再填入相应的形式。要注意英语的表达习惯和常见搭配问题，还要考虑不同词性的相应变化。如：名词注意可数不可数，单复数的问题。动词要注意时态语态问题等。
13．【答案】E；C；D；B；A
【知识点】补全对话
【解析】【分析】①问句“You're Cindy, aren't you 你是辛迪，是吗？”此句为反意疑问句。要用yes或no来回答。符合要求的是选项E. Yes, that's right.是的，是对的。故选E。
②根据“You used to be a little heavy but now you're thin.你过去有点胖但是现在你瘦了。”可知此处是在谈论变化。C. You've changed a lot.你变了很多。故选C。
③下一句“Now you have curly hair.现在你是卷发。”选项D. You used to have straight hair.过去你是直发，也是与头发有关。故选D。
④根据答语“Yes, I still do. 是的，我现在仍然。”可知此处是谈论过去做的事，（现在仍然在做）B. And you used to wear glasses.你过去戴眼镜。故选B。
⑤问句“ You used to play the piano, didn't you 你过去弹钢琴，是吗？”选项A. But now I 'm more interested in the violin.但是我现在对小提琴更感兴趣。也是和乐器有关，故选A。
【点评】此题考查补全对话。首先快速浏览选项理解大致意思，再精读对话进行选择。注意要根据问句选答语，根据答语选问句。全部完成后将答案带入快速阅读一遍，看是否逻辑通顺，进一步检查是否有错误。平时应多读多背诵课本上的对话。
14．【答案】（1）错误
（2）错误
（3）正确
（4）正确
（5）正确
【知识点】任务型阅读
【解析】【分析】（1）根据but now I have short hair 可知答案为：错误。
（2）根据I didn't like math可知答案为：错误。
（3）根据As for eating, I used to have meat and eggs but now I like eating more vegetables.可知答案为：正确。
（4）根据When I was young, I didn't use to read any books, but now I often read some storybooks. 可知答案为：正确。
（5）根据 In the past, I used to have time to chat with my friends online, but now I am too busy to do it.可知答案为：正确。
【点评】此题考查阅读判断正误。先在文章中找到和题干相关的信息，再进行判断分析。
人教新目标版九年级Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A同步练习
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
1．根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
（1）— Why are you s
— I don't want to talk because of the bad news.
（2）Many famous people don't have p time. There are always many reporters following them.
（3）We all like Zhao Benshan because he is so h .
（4）— What does your uncle do
— He is a (警卫) in a big factory.
（5）We can't get good (得分) if we don't work hard.
【答案】（1）silent
（2）private
（3）humorous
（4）guard
（5）scores
【知识点】单词拼写
【解析】【分析】（1）句意：你为什么_______ --因为 那个坏消息我不想说话。根据不想说话和be，可知填形容词silent沉默的，故填：silent。
（2）句意：许多名人没有______时间。总是有许多记者跟着他们。private私人的。故填：private。
（3）句意：我们都喜欢赵本山因为他是如此_______。humorous幽默的。故填：humorous。
（4）警卫guard。根据a可知填可数名词单数。故填：guard。
（5）得分score，此处填复数，故填：scores。
【点评】此题考查单词拼写。要根据句意和所给首字母或汉语意思来填写单词，要注意根据词性选择适当的形式。
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
2．Many people miss Lei Feng because he was so (help).
【答案】helpful
【知识点】形容词辨析
【解析】【分析】句意：许多人想念雷锋因为他是如此_________。根据句意可知此处填形容词helpful乐于助人的。故填：helpful。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
3．We don't know much about (Africa) culture.
【答案】African
【知识点】形容词辨析
【解析】【分析】Africa非洲（名词），根据culture文化，可知应该用形容词修饰名词，故填：African。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
4．The shy girl is afraid of giving a (speak) in front of so many students.
【答案】speech
【知识点】名词辨析
【解析】【分析】speak说，讲（动词）。句意：那个害羞的女孩害怕在如此多学生前面发表演_______。根据句意可知应填名词speech演讲，根据a可知应填可数名词单数形式，故填：speech。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
5．—Did you use to (walk) to school
—Yes, I did.
【答案】walk
【知识点】动词不定式
【解析】【分析】used to do sth.过去常常做某事。故填：walk。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
6．Many of us are used to (live) in the countryside. The air here is very clean.
【答案】living
【知识点】现在分词；固定搭配
【解析】【分析】be used to do sth.被用于做某事； be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事。根据句意：我们许多人都__________住在乡下。这儿空气很干净。可知，此处考查短语be used to doing sth.，故填：living。
【点评】做用所给词的适当形式填空时，应先根据句意或固定搭配判断正确的词性，再根据词性判断适当的形式。
三、单项选择。
7．My sister used to _____ thin and short, but now she is tall.
A．be B．was C．has D．have
【答案】A
【知识点】动词原形
【解析】【分析】根据thin and short又瘦又矮，可知此处填动词be。used to do sth.过去常常做某事。故选A。
【点评】考查动词原形。
8．He to play sports, but now he is interested in soccer and volleyball.
A．doesn't use B．wasn't used C．didn't use D．didn't used
【答案】C
【知识点】否定陈述句；一般过去时
【解析】【分析】句意：他______做运动，但是现在他对足球和排球很感兴趣。根据句意和选项可知此题考查一般过去时态的否定句式didn't+动词原形，故选C。
【点评】此题考查一般过去时态的否定句式，平时应多归纳总结各种时态，语态和句式的结构及用法。
9．— Hi! Long time no see.
— Yes. It's almost three years we met last time.
A．while B．before C．since D．until
【答案】C
【知识点】时间状语从句
【解析】【分析】句意：嗨！好久未见。--是的，_______上次见面，大约有三年时间了。A.while当......的时候；B.before在......之前；C.since自从；D.until直到...为止，故选C。
【点评】考查连词辨析。
10． tall he is now! But last year he was and thin.
A．What; short B．What; fat C．How; short D．How; fat
【答案】C
【知识点】形容词原级；how引导的感叹句
【解析】【分析】感叹句结构为：1.How+形容词 / 副词（+主语+谓语）！；2.What+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数(+主语+谓语）！; 3.What+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词(+主语+谓语）！。根据tall可知感叹词为how；根据tall高的和but 但是，可知第二空应填反义词short矮的，故选C。
【点评】平时应多归纳总结各种时态，语态和句式的结构及用法。
11．His cousin is a boy.
A．11 year old B．11-years-old C．12-year-old D．12-years-old
【答案】C
【知识点】复合形容词
【解析】【分析】句意：他的堂弟是一个11/12岁的男孩。11或者12岁在这里修饰名词boy，应该用形容词性11/12 -year-old。故选C。
【点评】考查复合名词辨析。
四、完成句子。
12．完成句子。
（1）我们学校变化是如此大。
Our school has changed .
（2）朋友们时常来看我。
My friends come to see me .
（3）他们不知道如何应对即将到来的暴风雨。
They don't know how the coming rainstorm.
（4）在公 共场合我们必须遵守规则。
We should obey the rules .
（5）那个女孩不敢单独待在家里。
The girl doesn't at home alone.
【答案】（1）so much
（2）from time to time
（3）to deal with
（4）in public
（5）dare to stay
【知识点】汉译英
【解析】【分析】（1）如此大 （修饰动词change变化）so much。故填：so much。
（2）时常from time to time。故填：from time to time。
（3）应对deal with。此题考查特殊疑问词+动词不定式做宾语的结构。故填：to deal with。
（4）在公共场合in public。故填：in public。
（5）敢：dare to，doesn't 后跟动词原形。呆（在家）stay （at home）。故填：dare to stay。
【点评】此题考查汉译英。先中英文对比找出所要填的单词或短语，再填入相应的形式。要注意英语的表达习惯和常见搭配问题，还要考虑不同词性的相应变化。如：名词注意可数不可数，单复数的问题。动词要注意时态语态问题等。
五、补全对话。
13．从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话。
A. But now I 'm more interested in the violin. B. And you used to wear glasses. C. You've changed a lot. D. You used to have straight hair.
E. Yes, that's right.
A: Ann, is that you
B: Yes. You're Cindy, aren't you
A: I haven't seen you for a long time.
B: Really How
A: You used to be a little heavy but now you're thin.
B: Yes, I am.
A: Now you have curly hair.
B: Yes, you're right.
A:
B: Yes, I still do.
A: You used to play the piano, didn't you
B: Yes, I did.
A: Wow! People sure change.
【答案】E；C；D；B；A
【知识点】补全对话
【解析】【分析】①问句“You're Cindy, aren't you 你是辛迪，是吗？”此句为反意疑问句。要用yes或no来回答。符合要求的是选项E. Yes, that's right.是的，是对的。故选E。
②根据“You used to be a little heavy but now you're thin.你过去有点胖但是现在你瘦了。”可知此处是在谈论变化。C. You've changed a lot.你变了很多。故选C。
③下一句“Now you have curly hair.现在你是卷发。”选项D. You used to have straight hair.过去你是直发，也是与头发有关。故选D。
④根据答语“Yes, I still do. 是的，我现在仍然。”可知此处是谈论过去做的事，（现在仍然在做）B. And you used to wear glasses.你过去戴眼镜。故选B。
⑤问句“ You used to play the piano, didn't you 你过去弹钢琴，是吗？”选项A. But now I 'm more interested in the violin.但是我现在对小提琴更感兴趣。也是和乐器有关，故选A。
【点评】此题考查补全对话。首先快速浏览选项理解大致意思，再精读对话进行选择。注意要根据问句选答语，根据答语选问句。全部完成后将答案带入快速阅读一遍，看是否逻辑通顺，进一步检查是否有错误。平时应多读多背诵课本上的对话。
六、阅读理解。
14．根据短文理解，判断正误。
Hi, my name is Mei Shan. I study in a high school now. It seems that my life has changed a lot in the past few years. For example, I used to be short but now I am tall. I used to have long hair, but now I have short hair because I have no time to take care of it. I used to be afraid of the sea because I didn't know how to swim, but now I am a good swimmer in our school. As for eating, I used to have meat and eggs but now I like eating more vegetables.
When I was young, I didn't use to read any books, but now I often read some storybooks. When I was in primary school, I used to play ping-pong with my friends after school, but now I have to go home right now and do my homework. I didn't like math and I used to be terrified of tests, but now I like all the subjects and never mind any tests. In the past, I used to have time to chat with my friends online, but now I am too busy to do it. How I miss my old days!
（1）Mei Shan is tall and her hair is long now.
（2）Mei Shan used to like math best, and she was afraid of the sea.
（3）From the passage, we can know that Mei Shan likes eating healthier food now than before.
（4）Mei Shan didn't use to read books, but now she likes reading storybooks.
（5）Mei Shan's life has changed to be busier than before.
【答案】（1）错误
（2）错误
（3）正确
（4）正确
（5）正确
【知识点】任务型阅读
【解析】【分析】（1）根据but now I have short hair 可知答案为：错误。
（2）根据I didn't like math可知答案为：错误。
（3）根据As for eating, I used to have meat and eggs but now I like eating more vegetables.可知答案为：正确。
（4）根据When I was young, I didn't use to read any books, but now I often read some storybooks. 可知答案为：正确。
（5）根据 In the past, I used to have time to chat with my friends online, but now I am too busy to do it.可知答案为：正确。
【点评】此题考查阅读判断正误。先在文章中找到和题干相关的信息，再进行判断分析。
