Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 单元测试卷2024-2025学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 单元测试卷 一、词汇运用（20 分） A. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。（10 分） 1. He used to be s________, but now he is very outgoing. 2. I'm t________ of the dark. So I always go to sleep with the light on. 3. My sister used to be very h________, but now she is a little heavy. 4. He was not brave enough to ask her to go out with him. He was a________ of rejection (拒绝). 5. It's very i________ to learn English well. 6. He is ________ (缺席) from class again. 7. The girl is very ________ (害羞的) and she doesn't like to talk to others. 8. He gave a ________ (演讲) in front of the whole school. 9. Don't ________ (失败) in the exam. 10. We should be ________ (有信心的) in ourselves. B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。（10 分） 1. He used to ________ (swim) in the river when he was a child. 2. She is used to ________ (get) up early. 3. My father used to ________ (read) newspapers after dinner. 4. The boy is too young ________ (go) to school. 5. He is afraid of ________ (speak) in front of people. 6. It's necessary for us ________ (learn) English well. 7. She has ________ (change) a lot in the past few years. 8. The girl dares ________ (sing) in front of her classmates. 9. They used to ________ (play) football after school. 10. He is used to ________ (live) alone. 二、单项选择（20 分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( ) 1. —How did you use to go to school? —I ________ walk. A. used to B. was used to C. am used to D. use to ( ) 2. He ________ be short, but now he is tall. A. used to B. is used to C. uses to D. was used to ( ) 3. She is ________ shy in class, but now she is very active. A. used to be B. used to C. used being D. use to be ( ) 4. My brother ________ like football, but now he likes basketball. A. is used to B. was used to C. used to D. uses to ( ) 5. He is afraid ________ alone at night. A. going out B. of go out C. to go out D. goes out ( ) 6. The girl is very quiet and seldom speaks. She is ________. A. active B. shy C. brave D. outgoing ( ) 7. —Did you use to have long hair? —No, but I ________. A. used to B. did C. used D. do ( ) 8. It ________ that he has changed a lot. A. seems B. looks C. feels D. sounds ( ) 9. He used to ________ in a small village, but now he has been used to ________ in the big city. A. live; living B. live; live C. living; living D. living; live ( ) 10. She is ________ nervous ________ she can't talk in front of the class. A. such; that B. too; to C. so; that D. enough; to 三、完形填空（20 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 1 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 2 person. I think my 3 started when I was at a summer camp. At first, I thought I was going to have a 4 time. But in fact, it was one of the best experiences I have ever had. I 5 with a group of strangers and we had to work together to build a raft (木筏). At first, we all had different 6 and didn't know how to do it. But as the days went by, we started to 7 each other and worked as a team. The camp made me 8 that I had to change myself. I learned how to 9 with others and how to work in a team. Now I 10 get along well with people and I am more confident. ( ) 1. A. before B. after C. unless D. when ( ) 2. A. different B. famous C. simple D. difficult ( ) 3. A. change B. life C. homework D. problem ( ) 4. A. great B. terrible C. bad D. good ( ) 5. A. lived B. worked C. played D. studied ( ) 6. A. ideas B. dreams C. hobbies D. habits ( ) 7. A. know B. hate C. depend D. like ( ) 8. A. decide B. realize C. hope D. guess ( ) 9. A. fight B. talk C. play D. agree ( ) 10. A. hardly B. never C. always D. sometimes 四、阅读理解（20 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (A) I used to be a very quiet girl. I was always afraid of speaking in front of others. When I had to answer a question in class, I was too nervous to say a word. But now I'm different. I have changed a lot. One day, my English teacher asked me to answer a question. I was very nervous but I took a deep breath and answered it. My teacher praised (表扬) me. That made me feel very happy. From then on, I began to try to speak more in class. And I practiced speaking English with my friends after class. Now I'm not afraid of speaking in front of others. I believe I can do it well. ( ) 1. What was the girl like in the past? A. Outgoing. B. Quiet. C. Brave. D. Active. ( ) 2. What made the girl change? A. Her teacher's praise. B. Her friends' help. C. Her parents' encouragement. D. Her own decision. ( ) 3. How did the girl practice speaking English? A. By reading aloud. B. By watching English movies. C. With her friends. D. By listening to English songs. (B) When I was young, I was very shy. I was afraid to talk to others. I was also afraid to ask questions in class. My classmates often laughed at me. I was very sad. One day, my father told me a story. After that, I knew I had to change. I began to talk to others. At first, it was difficult. But little by little, I became more and more confident. Now I am not afraid to talk to anyone. I believe I can do anything if I try hard. ( ) 4. Why was the writer sad? A. Because he was too shy. B. Because his classmates laughed at him. C. Because he was not good at his lessons. D. Because his parents were strict with him. ( ) 5. What did the writer's father do? A. He taught the writer a lesson. B. He gave the writer some advice. C. He told the writer a story. D. He punished the writer. 五、书面表达（20 分） 请以“How I've Changed”为题，写一篇短文描述你过去和现在的变化。 要求：不少于 60 词。   参考答案 一、词汇运用 A. 1. shy 2. terrified 3. thin 4. afraid 5. important 6. absent 7. shy 8. speech 9. fail 10. confident B. 1. swim 2. getting 3. read 4. to go 5. speaking 6. to learn 7. changed 8. to sing 9. play 10. living 二、单项选择 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C 三、完形填空 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. C 四、阅读理解 (A) 1. B 2. A 3. C (B) 4. B 5. C 五、书面表达 How I've Changed I have changed a lot in the past few years. I used to be very short and thin. But now I am taller and stronger. I used to be very shy and quiet. I was afraid to talk to strangers. But now I am more outgoing and I like to make friends with others. I used to be afraid of exams. But now I study hard and I am not afraid of them anymore. I used to like playing alone. But now I enjoy playing with my friends. I think these changes are good for me. I will keep working hard and become a better person. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$