初中英语人教新目标 (Go for it) 版九年级全册Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.综合与测试当堂达标检测题

                           九年级英语Unit4 能力提升测试卷

一、短文填空。

                              A

 sure, change, laugh, happen, practice, terrible,

hardly, speech, what, nothing

When I was 14 years old, I was too nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often 1.         at me. I was sad but could do 2.           . Later, something 3.           . It changed my life. It was an English 4.           competition. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a 5.           idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school.

  “Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are 6.            to win.” I chose the topic "Believe in yourself".I tried my best to remember all the sentences and 7.       them over 100 times.

 With my mother's great love, I did well in the competition. I could 8 .       believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. Since then, everything has 9.           for me. No matter 10.         I do, I try to tell myself to be confident.

                               B

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

I have a friend named Diana.She is warm­hearted and helpful.But something almost changed her.I still remember it 1.           ．

Diana started smoking at the age of 2.           ．She mixed with the wrong crowd and she thought they were cool.In order to be cool and to be 3.           with them, she began smoking.It influenced her schoolwork.She became 4.            in studying.She often failed her examinations.But she didn't care.Sometimes she was 5.           from classes and hung out with her “friends”．

One day on our way home，she began smoking.I told her she should spend more time on her studies, not just to be cool but 6.           her parents happy，to make 7.           clever and, most of all，to make herself 8.           good.I tried to stay with her all the time, throwing away her cigarettes every time she went for one.Gradually，she stopped 9.           ．

Now it has only been a few months，10.           she is doing well and doesn't smoke.I am really proud of her.I hope she can do better.

二、完形填空。

It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I  __1__ an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.

One day, while I was driving past him with my __2__， I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement.  __3__， when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.

“__4__ did you wave at him？” my daughter asked.

I told her it's just an act of kindness that doesn't __5__ anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a  __6__， but next time she would try it as well.

We lived close to the old man, __7__ we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started __8__ at everyone who passed by his house.

One time, my daughter's friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very __9__. She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn't know __10__， and it felt really good.

As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the __11__ of how all the waving began. Her friend answered, “Tell your mom that's really cool！”

Other friends gave similar __12__. This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and __13__， if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to __14__ the giver and the receiver.

Moved by the old man's actions, we're planning to give our waving neighbor a thank­you card to express our __15__ for his exciting waves. We are really thankful to him sharing his simple joy with all the people who pass by his house.

(　　)1.A.noticed     B.felt         C.heard        D．kept

(　　)2.A.husband    B.son       C.daughter   D．friend

(　　)3.A.Just now  B.On time   C.In the end   D．In the beginning

(　　)4.A.Why     B.How      C.When   D．Where

(　　)5.A.buy       B.cost       C.hide      D．guess

(　　)6.A.friend     B.driver     C.classmate     D．stranger

(　　)7.A.or       B.but       C.so   D.yet

(　　)8.A.shouting     B.waving    C.laughing     D．looking

(　　)9.A.angrily     B.excitedly    C.loudly     D．carefully

(　　)10.A.him     B.me      C.her   D．us

(　　)11.A.lesson     B.accident     C.news      D．story

(　　)12.A.gifts    B.notes      C.opinions     D．books

(　　)13.A.easy      B.funny    C.usual   D．special

(　　)14.A.either       B.neither    C.all      D.both

(　　)15.A.attention    B.thanks    C.suggestions   D．interests

三、阅读理解。

A

I used to be a happy girl with a warm family and many friends.At that time，my life was always full of joy and happiness.

When I was twelve, however, everything changed.I developed OCD (强迫症)．I always made myself do the same thing many times.What was worse, after four terrible years, my OCD led to depression(抑郁症)．I was no longer a happy little girl.

My mom had to take me to a doctor and I started taking medicine.Over a few months, the medicine did help the OCD, but I was still fighting depression.

One autumn evening, I suddenly thought of death.I thought suicide was the only way of solving my depression problem, so I decided to write a suicide note.As I was finishing it, my eyes fell on a photo.It was a picture of a lovely little girl with a bright smile on her face.

I almost couldn't believe that smiling girl in the photo was just me.My mom took the photo when I was seven.Then I knew I couldn't kill myself.I used to be a strong little girl, and I had to become strong like that again.

I threw my suicide note away and promised that I wouldn't only depend on my medicine.I would have to fight the depression with my mind, too.I could make myself happy again.

It has been two years since I understood myself again. Whatever challenges life may bring, I'm used to communicating with the seven­year­old girl in the photo.She guides me through life.

(    )1.When did the writer have depression?

A．At the age of 7.        B．At the age of 12.

C．At the age of 14.       D．At the age of 16.

(    )2.What does the underlined word“suicide”mean in Chinese?

A．逃避    B．自杀    C．放弃    D．折磨

(    )3.Why did the writer give up the bad idea of killing herself?

A．Because a special girl kept communicating with her.

B．Because her family tried to stop her doing something silly.

C．Because she thought that it was wrong of her to do that.

D．Because her own photo made her realize she used to be strong.

(    )4.When facing challenges in life, the writer ______．

A．always asks her parents for help

B．is used to communicating with her friends

C．is used to talking with the girl in the photo

D．sometimes thinks of death

(    )5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The girl in the photo is another girl the writer knows.

B．The writer threw her suicide note away because she was happy.

C．The writer's mind and her medicine help her fight the depression.

D．The writer used to be happy till she was seven years old.

                             B

As a student,I was most afraid to answer questions in class,and I found that the students around were just like me.At the beginning of each class, when the teacher asked a question,I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.

One day, in a foreign language class, Mr.Black gave us a lesson.He wanted us to be active in class.So he asked us some questions, but no one answered.“Let me tell you a story first,” he said.

“When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches.Before the beginning of every speech,I found an interesting thing.The students around me always took a piece of cardboard folded(折叠的) in half, wrote their names in bold with the most eye-catching color; and then placed the cardboard on the seat. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listener's name directly. I couldn't understand that.My classmate told me the speakers were all top people, who meant chances.When your answer was to his surprise, it meant he might give you more chances.In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.”

After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find you itself.You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the card.

(　　)6. What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?

A. Read aloud.          B. Take notes carefully.

C. Be active.            D. Listen to him quietly.

(　　)7. How did the writer's classmates behave when they were asked questions?

A. They raised their hands.       B. They shook their heads.

C. They closed their eyes.      D. They lowered their heads.

(　　)8. How did the speaker get to know the students? names?

A. He got them from the computer.

B. He saw the cardboard on the seats.

C. He asked the students for their names.

D. He got them from the name list on the teacher?s desk.

(　　)9. What does the underlined word “eye-catching” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 引人注目的               B. 眼睛疼痛的

C. 目光呆滞的              D. 睡眼蒙眬的

(　　)10. What does the writer mainly tell us?

A. Doing as others do is necessary.

B. Answering questions bravely is easy.

C. Attracting others' attention is interesting.

D. Showing yourself bravely can win chances.

                           C

Tan Jianghui is a 52-year-old farmer from Huan-jiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi Province. He was born with a spinal deformity(脊柱畸形) that means he stands just 1.2 meters tall. Because his family was very poor, Tan, the middle child of seven, only made it halfway through primary school.

He helped out at home for many years, but at age 37, he left Huanjiang for the first time to work in factories in nearby cities. In 2010, though, he returned home to care for his mother who was seriously ill. At the time, working away from home was the only way many of the county's people could improve their living conditions.

To help the poor people, in 2014, the central government started targeted poverty alleviation(精准扶贫). As one of the poor, Tan took an active part in a vocational training session(职业培训班) in 2015. The experience has changed his life completely.

In 2017, with the help of the local government, Tan got an interest-free loan(无息贷款). He used the money to raise cows. He started with just one cow, but now owns five, which has lifted him out of poverty. “I am thinking about adding another 10 cows,” he said.

Tan recently wrote to President Xi Jinping to share his joy at getting out of poverty and promise to keep working hard to improve his hometown. Tan is one of the lots of people who have gotten out of poverty in Guangxi. Targeted poverty alleviation is working well there now.

(　　)11.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A.Tan Jianghui is a disabled farmer in Guangxi. 

B.Tan Jianghui only finished primary school.

C.Tan Jianghui looks like a 1-year-old boy.  

D.Tan Jianghui has seven children in total.

(　　)12.Why did Tan return home in 2010?

A.To care for his cows.                B.To look after his sick mother.

C.To get vocational training.            D.To help out at home.

(　　)13.What do you think actually changed Tan's life?

A.The vocational training session.

B.His own efforts.

C.Targeted poverty alleviation.

D.The interest-free loan.

(　　)14.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.The experience that a poor farmer lifts himself out of poverty.

B.Targeted poverty alleviation has helped many people in Guangxi.

C.Methods that the local government used to help the poor farmers.

D.Great changes that have taken place in Guangxi in the last few years.

四、任务型阅读

　　阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语,使其意思与短文内容一致(每空词数不限)。

　　Long long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter. One day, when he was cutting wood beside a lake, he lost his axe(斧头) in the water. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. He sat down and began to cry. As he cried, a spirit appeared. She asked the man what was wrong. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him. But what could she do to help him? Suddenly she came up with a great idea. The spirit dove(潜入) into the lake and brought back a gold axe.

“Is this the axe you lost?” asked the good spirit. The man looked at the gold axe, knowing it wasn't his. Because he was honest, he admitted(承认) to the spirit that it wasn't his axe.

So the spirit dove into the water again and brought back a silver(银) axe. Once again, the man said that was not his axe. The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter's old axe. “That is the right one!” said the woodcutter. The spirit was so happy with the woodcutter's honesty that she gave him the other two axes as presents.

Honesty truly is the best quality.

1. A 　　　　　　is an imaginary person with special abilities. 

2.The spirit 　　　　　　a great idea to help the woodcutter bring back his axe. 

3.The second axe which the spirit brought back from the lake was made of 　　　　　　.  

4.The spirit 　　　　　　a third time and returned with the woodcutter's old axe.  

5.From the passage we can learn that it is the best quality to be 　　　　　　. 

五、补全对话。

A：Lingling, you look unhappy. What’s up?

B：Dad, I have a problem with my best friend.

A：21.           

B：We’ve been friends for five years. We went to different schools last term. And she came to study at my school this term. I was very happy at first. 22.           

A：Can you tell me how she’s different?

B：She doesn’t like me to see my other friends.

A：23.           

B：Yes, I have. But she refused to listen.

A：24.           

B：No, I don’ t know.

A：Maybe she doesn’t feel sure of herself. 25.           

B：Maybe. What shall I do then?

A：You can introduce her to your other friends and encourage her to join in more.

B：I see. Thanks, Dad.

                         参考答案

一、A  1.laughed   2.nothing  3.happened   5.speech   5.terrible   6.sure   7.practiced   8.hardly   9.changed   10.what 

B  1.clearly   2.fourteen   3.friends   4.less interested  5.absent   6.to make   7.herself   8.feel   9.smoking   10.but

二、1-5 ACDAB　  6-10 DCBBA    11-15 DCADB

三、1-5  DBDCC    6-10 CDBAD   11-14 ABCB 

四、1.spirit　2.came up with　3.silver  4.went down　5.honest

五、1-5 DGCAF