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专题 04-Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.（单元
闯关）
2022-2023 年九年级英语金题狂刷增分练（人教新目标）
一、单项选择
1．—Is it polite to speak and laugh loudly ________?
—No, I don’t think so.
A．in public B．at least C．on time D．in time
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——在公共场合大声说笑是礼貌的吗？——不，我不这样认为。
考查介词短语。in public公开地，在公共场合；at least至少；on time准时；in time及
时。根据“speak and laugh loudly”可知是在公共场合大声说笑。故选A。
2．—Mrs Lin is popular among the students.
—Yes. Her classes are ________ lively and interesting.
A．seldom B．always C．hardly D．never
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——林老师在学生中很受欢迎。——是的。她的课总是生动有趣。
考查副词辨析。seldom很少；always总是；hardly几乎不；never从不。根据“Mrs Lin
is popular among the students”可知她的课总是生动有趣的。故选B。
3．Li Hong is so excellent that she is ________ her family.
A．worried about B．angry with C．the pride of D．strict with
【答案】C
【详解】句意：李红如此优秀，她是家人的骄傲。考查形容词短语和名词短语。be
worried about为……担忧；be angry with生……的气；the pride of……的骄傲；be strict
with对……严格。根据“Li Hong is so excellent”可知优秀的她是家人的骄傲。故选C。
4．It _________ five years since we last _________ each other.
A．is; has seen B．is; saw
C．was; saw D．has been; have seen
【答案】B
【详解】句意：自从我们上次见面已经过去五年了。考查动词时态。“It hasbeen/is+一段时间+since+一般过去时”是固定句型，意为“自……以来有多长时间了”。
故选B。
5．There are many websites on the Internet and there ________ a lot of useful ________ on
them.
A．are; informations B．are; information C．is; information D．is;
informations
【答案】C
【详解】句意：在网上有许多网页，在网页上有许多有用的信息。考查there be句型和
不可数名词。information信息，不可数名词，there be句型中，be动词的形式是就近原
则，由“information”是不可数名词可知，be动词用单数，第一个空格处填is，第二个
空格处填information，故选C。
6．The family thought it was more ________ to eat in the kitchen.
A．conversation B．communicate C．competition D．convenient
【答案】D
【详解】句意：这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。考查词意辨析。conversation会话，交
谈，名词；communicate沟通，传达，动词；competition比赛，竞赛，名词；
convenient方便的，便利的。根据“it was more … to eat in the kitchen”可知考查句型“it
is+形容词+to do sth.”，意为“做某事是什么样子的”，应用convenient，表达“在厨房
吃饭更方便”。故选D。
7．Her daughter ________ tea, but now she ________ juice.
A．used to drink; is used to drinking B．used to drinking; drinks
C．is used to drinking; used to drink D．is used to drink; is drinking
【答案】A
【详解】句意：她女儿过去常喝茶，但现在她习惯喝果汁。考查短语辨析。used to do
sth.“过去常常做某事”；be used to doing sth.“习惯于做某事”；be used to do sth.“被用
来做某事”。根据转折连词“but now”可知，前句表示过去常喝茶，用used to drink；
后句表示现在习惯喝果汁，用is used to drinking。故选A。
8．—Parents have a great ________ on their children.
—So it’s important for parents to be there for their children.
A．suggestion B．expression C．advice D．influence
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——父母对孩子有很大的影响。——所以父母在孩子身边很重要。
考查名词词义辨析。suggestion建议；expression表达；advice建议；influence影响。根据“So it’s important for parents to be there for their children.”可知这里意思是父母对孩子
有很大的影响。故选D。
9．Because of COVID-19, our teachers advise us ________ to the public places less.
A．to go B．going C．not to go D．not going
【答案】A
【详解】句意：由于新冠肺炎疫情，我们的老师建议我们少去公共场所。考查非谓语
动词。advise sb (not) to do sth建议某人（不）做某事，根据“to the public places less”
可知，是建议少去公共场所，故选A。
10．Usually, parents ________ the smallest success of their children.
A．are pride in B．take pride in C．are proud in D．take proud of
【答案】B
【详解】句意：通常情况下，父母都会为孩子最小的成功感到骄傲。考查动词短语。
空白处应该表示“为……感到自豪，可以用短语take pride in或be proud of，符合条件
的只有B项。故选B。
11．— Are you afraid of ________ at home, Linda?
— No, I’ve grown up.
A．alone B．lonely C．being alone D．be lonely
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——你害怕一个人在家吗，Linda？——不，我已经长大了。考查非谓
语动词。alone独自的，单独的；lonely孤独的；being alone独自一人；be lonely孤独
的。句中使用了短语be afraid of…“害怕……”，后面跟名词或动名词形式。故选C。
12．— Now many stars are giving away money to the poor areas.
— This is________ what the people there most need.
A．exactly B．quite C．luckily D．helpfully
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——现在，许多明星正在向贫困地区捐款。——这正是那里的人们最
需要的。考查副词辨析。exactly精确地，正好；quite很，相当；luckily幸运地；
helpfully有益地，有用地。结合语境可知，贫困地区的人需要帮助，exactly副词，意
为“确切地；正好”，在此可表示贫困地区的人们正好需要金钱上的帮助，故选A。
13．Li Ming used ________ on the right in China, but he soon got used ________ on the left
in England.
A．to drive; to drive B．driving; driving C．to drive; to driving D．to driving; to
drive【答案】C
【详解】句意：李明过去在中国右侧驾驶，但是在英国，他很快习惯左侧驾驶。考查
固定用法。but表转折，因此表达的是，过去常常右侧驾驶，但是很快习惯了左侧驾驶。
used to do sth表示“过去常常”；get used to doing sth表示“习惯做某事”。故选C。
14．— Could you tell me ________? I’m going to pick you up at the airport.
— At five forty-five this Friday.
A．where you met me B．who you are coming with C．when you came
here D．what time you are arriving
【答案】D
【详解】句意：—— 你能告诉我你到达的时间吗？我要去机场接你。—— 这个星期
五五点四十五分。考查宾语从句。根据“At five forty-five this Friday.”可知，询问的是
时间；再者根据“I’m going to pick you up at the airport.”可知，宾语从句的时态用一般
将来时，结合选项，D符合句意，用现在进行时表一般将来时。故选D。
15．Pets ________ a lot of care and attention. Once you have them, treat them carefully.
A．enjoy B．follow C．require D．mention
【答案】C
【详解】句意：宠物需要很多的关心和照顾。一旦你拥有它们，就要认真对待它们。
考查动词辨析。enjoy享受；follow跟随；require需要；mention提到。根据“treat
them carefully”可知，宠物需要关心和照顾。故选C。
二、完形填空
I was not a confident person before. That’s because I was fat and others often ___16___
me. As a result, I became very shy. I was scared to say hello to strangers, let alone talk or
hang out with them. I was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud ___17___ others. It
seemed that I felt afraid of ___18___ in my life. I used to believe that I would be like this all
my life.
But one day, my friend Paul’s words changed my mind. He ___19___ me to change
myself. He said, “If you can give it a try, you still ___20___ make a change. But if you
___21___ try, your life is only going to get worse.” I was blown away by what he said. After
all, I had nothing to lose. Why not have a try?
The first thing I did was lose weight. I had a ___22___ diet and did exercise every day.
After six months, I lost ninety pounds. This taught me that I could change myself.
A few months later, I heard about a speech competition at my university. I plucked upthe courage（勇气）to sign up for the competition. For the first time, I was able to
___23___ my story and speak loud in front of lots of people.
After the competition, I made a to-do list and started changing in a very short time. I
tried my best to ___24___ the things on the list one by one. When working on them, I
became more and more confident.
I am still ____25____ now. And I will never stop.
16．A．came round B．looked after C．laughed at D．depended on
17．A．far from B．according to C．at the end of D．in front of
18．A．everything B．nothing C．somebody D．anybody
19．A．created B．checked C．introduced D．encouraged
20．A．wisely B．probably C．actually D．especially
21．A．often B．never C．always D．sometimes
22．A．strict B．common C．whole D．usual
23．A．refuse B．review C．share D．protect
24．A．explain B．spread C．finish D．discover
25．A．feeling terribleB．taking photos C．having breakfast D．making
progress
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者以前是一个没有自信的人，因为肥胖受到了别人的嘲笑，
害怕生活中的一切，后来在朋友的鼓励下，慢慢开始做出改变，最后成功的改变了自
己。
16．【答案】C
【解析】句意：那是因为我很胖，别人经常嘲笑我。came round苏醒；looked after照
顾；laughed at嘲笑；depended on依赖。根据“I was fat”可知，别人总是嘲笑我，故选
C。
17．【答案】D
【解析】句意：我不敢问简单的问题，不敢在众人面前大声说话。far from远离；
according to根据；at the end of在……的尽头；in front of在……前面。根据“speak
loud...others”可知，不敢在众人面前大声说话，故选D。
18．【答案】A
【解析】句意：我似乎对生活中的每件事都感到害怕。everything一切；nothing没有
事情；somebody某个人；anybody任何人。根据“I was scared to say hello to strangers,
let alone talk or hang out with them. I was afraid to ask simple questions and speakloud...others.”可知，似乎对所有的一切都害怕，故选A。
19．【答案】D
【解析】句意：他鼓励我改变自己。created创造；checked检查；introduced介绍；
encouraged鼓励。根据“He said, “If you can give it a try, you still...make a change.”可知，
此处是朋友鼓励我改变，故选D。
20．【答案】B
【解析】句意：如果你能尝试一下，你还有可能做出改变。wisely明智地；probably可
能；actually实际上；especially尤其。根据“If you can give it a try, you still...make a
change”可知尝试就可能会有机会改变，故选B。
21．【答案】B
【解析】句意：但如果你从不尝试，你的生活只会变得更糟。often经常；never从不；
always总是；sometimes有时。根据“your life is only going to get worse.”可知，如果不
改变，生活会更糟，此处表达的是否定的意思，应用never，故选B。
22．【答案】A
【解析】句意：我严格控制饮食，每天锻炼。strict严格的；common普通的；whole整
个；usual通常的。根据“I did was lose weight.”可知，减肥是要严格控制饮食的，故选
A。
23．【答案】C
【解析】句意：第一次，我能够在几十个人面前大声地分享我的故事。refuse拒绝；
review复习；share分享；protect保护。根据“my story”可知，此处是说分享自己的故
事，故选C。
24．【答案】C
【解析】句意：我尽了最大的努力，一件一件地完成了清单上的事情。explain解释；
spread传播；finish完成；discover发现。根据“I made a to-do list and started changing
in a very short time.”可知，列出的清单上待办的事情要尽力完成，故选C。
25．【答案】D
【解析】句意：我现在还在进步。feeling terrible感觉糟糕；taking photos拍照；having
breakfast吃早餐；making progress进步。根据“When working on them, I became more
and more confident.”以及“And I will never stop.”可知，此处说的是自己仍然在进步，并
且不会停止，故选D。
三、根据汉语提示填空
26．Her eyes were full of ________ (骄傲) when seeing the success of her son.【答案】pride
【详解】句意：当看见她的儿子成功时，她的眼里充满了骄傲。be full of“充满”，后
接名词作宾语，所以此处应填名词pride“骄傲、自豪”，不可数名词。故填pride。
27．We each have our ________ (私人的) opinions about it.
【答案】private
【详解】句意：关于它，我们每个人都有我们的私人观点。根据汉语提示可知本题考
查单词private“私人的”，形容词，作opinions“观点”的定语。故填private。
28．Miss Gao can always come up with ________ (滑稽有趣的) ideas to make her class
lively. Her students all enjoy her class.
【答案】humorous
【详解】句意：高老师总是能想出幽默的点子，使她的课生动活泼。她的学生都喜欢
她的课。结合语境和中文提示可知这里用形容词“滑稽有趣的humorous”，作定语。故
填humorous。
29．He missed ________（进球）two goals in a row during the soccer competition.
【答案】scoring
【详解】句意：在足球比赛中，他连着两球都没进。“进球”score，miss doing sth“错
过做某事”，固定短语，故填scoring。
30．The class was ________（沉默的）as the teacher explained the exam rules.
【答案】silent
【详解】句意：老师解释考试规则时全班鸦雀无声。“沉默的”silent，形容词，在句
中作表语。故填silent。
31．My sister is too shy to speak in ________（公开场合）.
【答案】public
【详解】句意：我妹妹太害羞了，不敢在公共场合讲话。根据中文提示可知，in
public“在公共场合”，故填public。
32．The ________ (背景) color is very comfortable.
【答案】background
【详解】句意：背景色很舒服。background“背景”，作定语修饰color，故填
background。
33．My daughter went to the ________ (寄宿) school with my neighbor’s child.
【答案】boarding
【详解】句意：我的女儿和我邻居的孩子去了寄宿学校。boarding school意为“寄宿学
校”，boarding是名词作定语成分。故填boarding。34．There were two _____________(警卫) on duty outside the building.
【答案】guards
【详解】句意：大楼外有两名警卫值班。基数词two后跟可数名词复数形式，故答案
为guards。
35．Who was__________ （缺席的） from the meeting yesterday?
【答案】absent
【详解】句意：昨天谁缺席了会议？本句缺表语形容词；be absent from缺席；根据句
意语境和汉语提示，可知填absent。
四、多句选词填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
fly, shy, ant, speech, Europe
36．There were so many ________ carrying a piece of meat.
37．Tom used to read books on ________ history, but now he prefers books on Asian culture.
38．Are you still afraid of ________ in an airplane now?
39．Jennie is really worried and doesn't know how to deal with her ________.
40．Jerry, could you give a ________ on how to study English next week?
36．【答案】ants
【解析】句意：有很多蚂蚁扛着一块肉。many后跟可数名词的复数形式，根据
“carrying a piece of meat”结合备选词可知，ant“蚂蚁”符合语境。故填ants。
37．【答案】European
【解析】句意：汤姆过去常读有关欧洲历史的书，但现在他更喜欢看有关亚洲文化的
书。空处作定语修饰名词history应用形容词，结合“ but now he prefers books on Asian
culture.”可知，空处应是与Asian相对应的词，备选词Europe符合语境，其对应的形容
词是European。故填European。
38．【答案】flying
【解析】句意：你现在坐飞机还害怕吗？根据“in an airplane”可知，可知此处指坐飞
机飞行，fly符合语境，be afraid of doing sth“害怕做某事”。故填flying。
39．【答案】shyness
【解析】句意：珍妮真的很担心，不知道如何克服她的羞怯。空处应填名词作宾语；
根据“ worried ”和“how to deal with”可知，要克服的应是困难或缺点，备选词shy符合语境，其名词形式是shyness。故填shyness。
40．【答案】speech
【解析】句意：杰瑞，你下周能做一个关于如何学习英语的演讲吗？根据“give a ...on
how to study English next week”及备选词可知，此处考查短语give a speech“做演讲”。
故填speech。
五、改写句子
41．They used to wear school uniforms. (改为反意疑问句)
They used to wear school uniforms, ________ ________?
【答案】 didn’t they
【详解】句意：他们过去穿校服。根据反意疑问句遵循“前肯后否，前否后肯”原则
可知，空缺处应该是用否定形式，used to do sth“过去常常做某事”，时态是一般过去
时，所以用助动词didn’t，主语是they，故填didn’t；they。
42．Tom used to be outgoing and humorous. (改为一般疑问句)
________ Tom ________ to be outgoing and humorous?
【答案】 Did use
【详解】句意：汤姆过去性格开朗幽默。根据“used”是实义动词且时态是一般过去时
可知，疑问句应该用助动词did，后面接动词原形，所以used要变成use，故填Did；
use。
43．My grandpa stopped smoking a few months ago. (改为同义句)
My grandpa ________ ________ smoking a few months ago.
【答案】 gave up
【详解】句意：我爷爷几个月前戒烟了。动词短语stop doing sth“停止做某事”可以和
give up doing sth“放弃做某事”进行转换，时态是一般过去时，所以用动词give的过去
式gave，故填gave；up。
44．Jim didn’t know how he could finish his homework. (改为简单句)
Jim didn’t know ________ ________ finish his homework.
【答案】 how to
【详解】句意：吉姆不知道他怎样才能完成作业。原句是含how引导的宾语从句的复
合句，改为简单句时，可用“疑问词+不定式”作动词know的宾语，即Jim didn’t
know how to finish…。故填how；to。
45．When does the train leave? I want to know. (改为含宾语从句的复合句)
I want to know ________ the train ________.【答案】 when leaves
【详解】句意：火车什么时候开？我想知道。第一空应填when，引导宾语从句，从句
是陈述句语序；根据“When does the train leave?”可知，时态是一般现在时，主语the
train是第三人称单数，谓语动词leave用其三单形式。故填when；leaves。
