(练习)8 单元成果展示(Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.4)-【提分教练】2022-2023学年九年级英语全一册同步(人教版)

单元成果展示(Unit 4) (时间：90分钟　满分：100分) Ⅰ.阅读理解(30分) A At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there. I seldom studied, but I always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. In my own opinion, I was also a prodigy in music. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade, everyone would be surprised by me. But actually, they weren't. When I arrived at my new class, I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do. However, there was always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer(变差). More talented girls often sang solo(独唱). I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I was a failure. Over the next two years, I had to work very hard. I won every prize for the singing competition because of my hard work and efforts. My grades were still very low but they were improving little by little. I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything. I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates never laughed at me. No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway, there are about 7.6 billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything, and that's really okay. (　A　)1. What does the underlined phrase “a prodigy” probably mean in the passage? A. A smart kid. B. A crazy fan. C. A common child. D. A lazy girl. 解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段中I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school.可知，作者比别人唱得好。所以画线短语和“优秀，聪明”有关。 (　B　)2. When the writer was at the new class, ________. A. she lost her interest in music B. she had difficulty in learning C. she surprised everyone in solos D. she got on badly with her classmates 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中My grades began to suffer(变差)．可知，作者到新班级后学习吃力。 (　D　)3. What happened to the writer during the next two years? A. She won many prizes withou