Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.测试(含答案)

Unit 4测试
(限时: 60分钟满分: 100分)
一、单项选择(每小题1. 5分, 共15分)
1. His mother ________ quarrel with his father, but now they get along well with each other because of him.
A. was used to
B. used to
C. got used to
D. was used for
2. Jane is very busy these days, for she has a lot of problems to________.
A. deal with
B. keep up with
C. agree with
D. come up with
3. Jenny's uncle is a scientist. She is proud ______ him.
A. from
B. at
C. in
D. of
4. As a reporter, I want to ________ Ma Yun about how to become the richest man in China.
A. require
B. repeat
C. admire
D. interview
5. My friend Lily is such a(n) ________ girl that everyone in our class likes her very much.
A. proud
B. nervous
C. absent
D. humorous
6. She is________ girl from Asia.
A. a 18-year-old
B. an 18-year-old
C. an 18-years-old
D. a 18-years-old
7. —I studied hard, but I still ________ the exam.
—Don't give up. I believe you will pass next time.
A. failed
B. worried
C. improved
D. succeeded
8. The flowers ________ some water because they haven't been watered for many days.
A. get
B. refuse
C. ask
D. require
9. The year of 2020 was a hard time for my friend Lin Mei, but she didn't ________hope.
A. pick up
B. use up
C. put up
D. give up
10. It ________ two months since I ________ my hometown.
A. was; leave
B. was; left
C. has been; leave
D. has been; left
二、完形填空(每小题1. 5分, 共15分)
My father died when I was a baby, and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only ________11 so I had no brothers or sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children, or ride my bike down to the park, but I remember I ________12 a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television, I think, but I don't remember ________13 it very often.
My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together. I remember we played cards a lot. At weekends, my mother always ________14. We often went down to the sea and swam, and I ______15 to swim when I was quite young.
We didn't have a car, so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally(偶尔), one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car, which was a great ________16. For holidays we always went to the seaside, but never far away — maybe a short train journey.
My mother wasn't very ________17, and I don't remember her ever ________18 me. In fact, I got my own way too much.
I was given small pocket money because we weren't very ________19 and I probably spent most of it on sweets, as far as I remember —I don't think anyone thought they were ________20 for you then.
11. A. child B. father C. friend D. mother
12. A. used B. kept C. took D. spent
13. A. repairing B. listening to C. watching D. looking at
14. A. let me in B. took me out C. told me stories D. went shopping
15. A. hated B. learned C. stopped D. forgot
16. A. game B. chance C. pain D. pleasure
17. A. strict B. kind C. interested D. worried
18. A. playing with B. staying with C. beating D. loving
19. A. busy B. happy C. rich D. well
20. A. good B. bad C. important D. delicious
三、(2021原创)阅读理解(每小题3分, 共15分)
Being overweight can cause a lot of health problems. In order to help the whole family lose some weight, a Chinese man put on 10 kilos and then began to get thinner. And their photos are causing quite a stir (轰动)on the Internet.
According to the report, the man named Ding Guoliang wanted to accompany(陪伴)his 53-year-old father on his journey of losing weight. He came up with a special idea — gaining his own weight first and then losing it again.
In the end, the 32-year-old photographer (摄影师)succeeded because his father, who had an excessive (过度的)drinking problem, ended up losing 20 kilos of weight in six months. Of course, Ding didn't forget to record their special journey. Photos of the father and his son showed their amazing half-year changes in their bodies.
In the photos taken before they started exercising, both men carried around heavy bellies. But after getting into the habit of exercising, both of them look quite different. Not only did the two men lose weight, but they also encouraged their wives to join them.
According to another report, Ding's father had been upset and sad because of the failure in business. He used to spend his days drinking and reading novels at home. As a result, he got heavier and heavier. Thanks to his son, he has become confident and healthy again.
21. Why did Ding Guoliang put on 10 kilos?
A. Because he wanted to become famous online.
B. Because he wanted to show changes in his body.
C. Because he was too thin.
D. Because he hoped to help his family lose weight.
22. What does the underlined word “bellies” mean?
A. 箱子
B. 肚子
C. 烟雾
D. 费用
23. Which of the following is TRUE about Ding's family?
A. All of them like making a journey together.
B. They are good at taking photos.
C. All of them lost weight together.
D. Each of them lost 20 kilos of weight.
24. Ding's father was upset and sad because________.
A. he had to spend the whole day reading at home
B. his family didn't allow him to drink
C. he met failure in his business
D. he used to carry around a heavy belly
25. What's the best title for the passage?
A. A Journey of Losing Weight
B. A Photographer and His Photos
C. Health Risks of Being Overweight
D. Losing Weight and Being in Shape
四、词汇运用(每小题1分, 共10分)
A)根据汉语或首字母提示填空
26. An i is a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order
to find out if they are suitable for a job or a school.
27. He was quite ________(幽默的), and I liked that about him.
28. Mary is shy. And she is afraid to give a ________(讲话) in public.
29. Who is ________(缺席) today?
30. Van Gogh had a major ________(影响) on the development of modern painting.
B)用所给词的适当形式填空
31. She used ________ (be) afraid of the dark.
32. It's very________ (help) for us to exercise every morning.
33. Many ________ (Europe) do not like this new way of buying things.
34. To break the ________ (silent), I told a joke and soon the conversation went on
successfully.
35. It ________ (be) two years since we last saw our middle school classmates.
五、短文还原(每小题3分, 共15分)
When I was small, I was kind of shy. Luckily, I changed a lot by junior high. Shyness gets in the way of success, but it doesn't have to hold you back. Here are some tips that may help you overcome it.
________36The excitement of being lost at something that you love can help you forget your nervousness while showing off in public.
Next, why not get more chances to speak in public? For me, when I got to high school, I took speech classes. ________37Then, don't think about what will happen. It's possible that you might be laughed at when speaking. ________38What really happens is better than what we imagine.
Finally, ________39Remembering past successes can help inspire you to get future success. ________40 If you succeeded in the past, then you can succeed again! It's actually natural to be a little bit nervous about meeting new people, making cold calls, or giving a speech. That nervousness doesn't have to keep you from succeeding, though.
根据短文内容, 从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

六、书面表达(30分)
初中生活中, 你有什么改变? 你是怎样改变的? 请以“How I Have Changed”为题写一篇英语短文, 描述你发生的变化。

写作内容包括兴趣爱好、行为习惯、学习习惯等方面, 100词左右。

How I Have Changed
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参考答案
一、1. B点拨：表达“过去常常做某事”用used to do sth. 。

2. A
3. D
4. D点拨：句中关键词为reporter, 与其关联最紧密的选项为D, interview意为“采访”。

5. D
6. B点拨：考查冠词和复合形容词。

18(eighteen)发音以元音音素开头, 故前面用不定冠词an, 复合形容词中名词用单数。

故选B。

7. A
8. D点拨：get 意为“得到”; refuse意为“拒绝”; ask意为“询问”; require意为“需要; 要求”。

根据句中的haven't been watered for many days 可知, 花需要一些水。

故选D。

9. D
10. D点拨：“It has been ＋一段时间＋since＋一般过去时的句子. ”意为“自
从……已经多长时间了。

”句意为“自从我离开家乡已经两个月的时间了”。

故选D。

二、11. A点拨：由下文had no brothers or sisters可以推出作者是家中唯一的孩
子, 因此该空应填child。

12. D点拨：spend some time doing sth. , 花费时间做某事, 与语境吻合。

13. C点拨：该空表示“观看(电视)”, 因此应填watching。

14. B点拨：由下文We often went down to the sea and swam可以推出周末母亲
总是带作者出去。

15. B点拨：很小的时候我就学会了游泳。

16. D点拨：由语境可以推出生活比较艰苦的时候能坐叔叔的小汽车出去玩对
作者来说是一件非常愉快的事情, 因此该空应填pleasure。

17. A点拨：由下文In fact, I got my own way too much. 可以推出作者母亲不是
很严格, 因此该空应填strict。

18. C点拨：此处强调作者母亲不是很严格, 因此应填beating。

19. C点拨：small pocket money暗示该空表示“富有的”, 因此应填rich。

20. B点拨：be bad for“对……有害”, 与语境吻合。

三、21. D
22. B点拨：词义猜测题。

根据下一句话“But after gett ing into the habit of
exercising, both of them look quite different. ”可推知, 在他们开始锻炼之前拍摄的照片中, 两人都有着重重的肚子。

故“bellies”意为“肚子”, 符合语境。

23. C24. C
25. A点拨：主旨大意题。

结合全文内容可知, 本文主要讲述了丁国良陪同自己
的家人一起减肥的历程。

故选A。

四、A)26. interview27. humorous28. speech 29. absent 30. influence
B)31. to be 32. helpful33. Europeans34. silence 35. has been
五、36. A37. D38. C39. E40. B
六、范文：
How I Have Changed
I have changed a lot since I came to this school three years ago.
I still remember①that in my first year, I was too weak to①do much exercise and I was not good at English. But with the help of the teachers and classmates, I do exercise whenever I am free. ②What's more③, I try to read English and write in English as much as possible. And now③I can run very fast and I can get good grades in English examinations.
Thanks to④the middle school life, I have changed so much. Thanks to④the teachers and classmates, I have learnt a lot. Never will I forget the valuable middle school life.④
点评：
本文采用了“总述变化”、“分述过去和现在”和“提出希望”的写作方法。

添彩点：
作者运用①I still remember…, too weak to等句式、结构展开对过去的“我”的回顾, 用语贴切; ②时间状语从句的运用表现了作者较好的语言运用能力; ③What's more, And now…等用语承上启下; ④短语Thanks to的连续使用和倒装句式Never will I forget… 的运用恰到好处。