河南省2023-2024學(xué)年人教版九年級英語全冊Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 測試題

九年級Unit4綜合測試卷一、閱讀理解。(40分)ADaysago,Imadeaskirtforafriend'sdaughter.Today,InoticedamessageonmyphoneonWeChat.Itwasmyfriendsaying,"Iknowyouworkedhardontheskirtanditlooksverynice,butLinglingdoesn'tlikethepattern(圖案)ontheskirt.Couldyouchangeit?"Iwasangryandwantedtocallherback.ThenIsuddenlythoughtofGrandmaandwhatshehadoncedoneformelongago.ItwasasummerwhenIwaseight.Oneday,Grandmadecidedtodressupmyhairwithsomeflowers.Shespentalongtimeonit,andsheenjoyeddoingthat.WhenGrandmafinished,shewassohappy,andIstoodonachairtolookatmyselfinthemirror.Myheartwentcold."Youcangooutandplaynow,"Grandmasaid,smiling.Inoddedandslowlywalkedtowardsthedoor.Ilookedoutofthedoorandsawsomekidsplayingoutside.Mybestfriend,LiuMei,sawmeandwavedatmetogooutside,butIcouldn'tmove.Ikneweveryonewouldlaughatmyhair,butIcouldn'ttellGrandmahowIfelt.FinallyIwentintoGrandma'sroomandsaidinascaredvoice,"Grandma,Idon'tthinktheflowersinmyhairlooknice."Grandmalookedsad,butdidn'tsayaword,shestoodmebackonthechairinfrontofthemirror.WhileGrandmawaspullingouttheflowersgently(輕柔地),Irealizedshelovedmesodeeplythatsheputmyfeelingsbeforehers.AndthatisthekindofloveItrytopassontoday.IpickedupmyphoneandrepliedtomyfriendonWeChat,"Iamgladtochangeit."()1.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenshenoticedthemessageonherphoneonWeChat?A.Unhappy. B.Worried. C.Excited. D.Interested. ()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Myheartwentcold"mean?A.Thewriterfeltalittlecold.B.Thewriterhadabadcold.C.Thewriterhadaheartproblem.D.Thewriterdidn'tliketheflowersinherhair.()3.Whydidn'tthewritertellhergrandmahowshefeltatfirst?A.Becausehergrandmawasbusy.B.Becausehergrandmawasn'tathome.C.Becauseshefearedthathergrandmawouldbeangry.D.Becauseshewantedtopullouttheflowersbyherself.()4.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thewriter'sfrienddidn'tlikethepatternontheskirt.B.Thewriterwouldchangethepatternontheskirt.C.Thewriterwasangrywithhergrandmafromthenon.D.Thewriterdidn'twanttoplaywithkidswhenshewaseight.()5.What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Totellusshewasgoodatmakingskirts.B.Totellusshedidn'tlikeputtingflowersinhair.C.Totellusshewasafraidofhergrandma.D.Totellustoputothersfirstifwelovethem.BAcomfortzoneisaplace,situationorlevelwherethereistheleaststress.However,steppingintothelearningzonecanhelptobringoutthebestinus.Herearethereasons.ChallengingyourselfcanhelpyoubeatyourbestSteppingoutsideone'scomfortzoneisimportantforpersonaldevelopment.Howcanweexpecttomakeourselvesbetterifweonlysticktotheroutine?Weshouldtrysomethingwemightnotsucceedin.●TakingrisksiswhathelpsusgrowAschildren,we'renaturalrisk-takers.Butaswegetolderandlearntofearfailure,westarttryingfewernewthings.Wepayaheavypriceforourfearoffailure.Thereisnolearningwithoutanydifficulties●FacingnewchallengescanhelpusgrowbetterOurcomfortzoneseemstobecomesmalleraswegetolder-butifwecankeepexpanding(擴大)it,we'llopenourselvesuptoagreaterworldaswegrow.Aswestepintothelearningzone,wewillgetmorecomfortablewiththeskillsgraduallyandwe'llstarttomoveintothecomfortzone.Astudyfoundthatlearningnewlifeskillscanhelpourbrainstaysharpaswegetolder.However,don'tpushyourselftoofar.Haveyouheardof"Yerkes-DodsonLaw"?Itmeansperformanceincreasesasstressgrows,butonlyuptoapoint.Ifthelevelofstressbecomestoohigh,performancewillgodown.Whenstressbecomestoogreatforustodealwith,weenterthedangerzone.()1.Comparedwiththecomfortzone,peopleinthelearningzonemay____.A.feellessstressedB.facemorechallengesC.makefewereffortsD.refusemorechanges()2.AccordingtoParagraph3,wewilllearnmoreifweA.spendmoney B.fearfailure C.takerisks D.feelnatural()3."Yerkes-DodsonLaw"canbedescribedbygraph_______A.B.C.D.()4.Youwilldeveloptheskillsstepbystepwhenyouareinthe______.A.comfortzone B.learningzone C.dangerzone D.challengezone ()5.What'sthebesttitleforthistext?A.AcomfortzonemakesussafeB.Whatisacomfortzone?C.StepoutsideacomfortzoneD.NeverfearacomfortzoneCShynesscanbeanunhappyfeeling.Butthegoodnewsis,you'renotalone.Scientistssaythatmorethan40percentofteenagersandadultsconsiderthemselvesshy.Scientistssaygenes(基因),lifeexperiences,andenvironmentcaninfluencewhetherapersonisshyornot.Forexample,insomefamilies,everybodyseemstobeshy.Whathappensifyouareshy?Well,beingshymaycauseyoutoavoidormissopportunitiesyouwouldenjoy.Howdopeopleovercomeshyness?ThisiswhatGilberttellsus."WhenIstartedtogetoverbeingshy,Idecidedtodolittlestepsatatime,includingpracticingsmilingandsayinghitopeople.Anditworkedforme."Butshynessisnotthekindofthingthatmostpeoplecangetoverovernight.Overcomingshynesstakestimeandneedspractice.Herearesometipsgivenbyscientists.Thinkofwhattotalkaboutbeforeyouleavehome.Preparethingstotalkaboutbeforeyou'reinasocialsituation.Forexample,ifyouknowyourclassmatesareinterestedinanupcomingevent,learnaboutitsoyoucanjoinintheconversation.Letpeopleknowyou'reshy.Ifyou'reshy,justshowit.Insteadoflettingpeopleguess,tellthemthetruth.Explainthatyouareshyandfeelnervousbutenjoytalkingtopeople.Makethingseasyfortheotherperson.Rememberyou'renottheonlyshypersonaround.Dowhatyouthinkmighthelpothersfeelgood—forexample,sayhelloorsmile.Pickonesocialskilltopracticeatatime.Startsimply.Forexample,smileorbethefirstpersontosayhi.Chooseskillsyoufeelcomfortableenoughwithtopracticeforaday,aweek,amonth,orevenayear.()1.Accordingtoscientists,can'thaveaninfluenceonwhetherapersonisshyornot.A.genes B.lifeexperiencesC.hobbies D.environment()2.ThewritergivesustheexampleofGilbertinParagraph4inorderto.A.showhowpeopleovercomeshynessB.introduceashyboycalledGilbertC.telltherighttimetopracticesmilingD.explainthestepsofovercomingshyness()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overnight"inParagraph5mostprobablymean?A.Correctly. B.Suddenly.C.Slowly. D.Finally.()4.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoovercomeshyness?A.Don'tletothersknowthatyouareshy.B.Waitforotherstosayhellotoyoufirst.C.Chooseseveralskillstopracticeatatime.D.Getreadybeforeyoujoininasocialsituation.DSocialphobia(社交恐懼癥)seemstohavebeencommonthesedays.Manyyoungpeopledescribethemselvesashaving"socialphobia".1.______Butisthisarealillness?Infact,thisisjustareaction(反應(yīng))tocertainsocialsituations.USresearcherTyTashirowroteabookthatexplainsthatsomepeopledon't"read"socialsituationscorrectlysotheyendupfeelinguncomfortable.2.______Asaresult,theystarttoactembarrassedlybecausetheydon'twantthistohappen.Thismightmakethemfindithardtosocializeorrefusetodoso.Theygraduallyprefertostayininsteadofgoingouttomeetnewpeople.3."Real"socialphobiacanbedescribedassocialanxietydisorder(社交焦慮癥)anditismuchmoreserious.Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderwanttogooutandcommunicatewithpeople,buttheyaresoafraidofdoingitthattheycannotleavetheirhomes.4.______Andtheymayexperiencepanicattacks(恐慌).5.Somepeoplesimplyuseself-helpbookstohelpthemgetmorecontrolovertheirminds.Thosewhohavemoreseriouscasesofsocialanxietydisordercantakemedicine.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從下面方框內(nèi)的五個選項中選出能填入文中缺處的最佳選項,使短文意思通順、結(jié)構(gòu)完整。A.Luckily,socialanxietydisordercanbetreated.A.Luckily,socialanxietydisordercanbetreated.B.Butthisdoesn'tmeantheyhavesocialphobia.C.Forexample,theymightbeafraidofbreakingsomekindofunspokenrule.D.Theyprefernottogooutmuch,andit'shardforthemtomakenewfriends.E.Theirbrainssimplywon'tallowthemtocommunicatewithothersinanormalway.二、完形填空。(15分)Forme,theconcept(概念)ofhomechangescontinually(接連不斷地)alongwithmyage.Inmychildhood,homewasanumberofcalls.ItseemsthatIwasentitledtomorefreedomthantoday'schildren.Ididn'thaveto___1__upinfrontofmyparentsrightafterschool,insteadIwouldgotoplaywithmyclassmateswholivedintheneighborhood.Weplayedlikemad2dinnerwasreadyandourparentscalled"Comeback!Comehomeforsupper!"3passedbyasIgrewupinthecompanyofthosecalls.Evennowthe4arestillringinginmyears.Inashortwhile,mychildhoodwasgone.Whenathinlayerofmoustache(上唇的胡子)begantogrowaroundthecornersofmymouth,homebecameaplaceI5torunawayfrom.AsIreadmoreandmore,myworldopenedup.A6viewwaspresentedbeforeme.ThebedIusedtosleepinbecametoosmall,andwordsofcarefrommyparentsbegantosoundmeaningless.HowIwishedIcouldhaveaspaceofmyownsomeday!LaterIjoinedthearmyandputonthegreenuniform.7myservicedays,homewasthelettersIreceivedoneafteranother.MymosthomesickmomentswerewhenIreadthoselettersfrommyfamily.WhenIgotajob,Ibegantoget"hurt",toriseand8inaseaofpeople.Soagain,anotherwaveofhomesicknesscameoverme.WhenIwasbadlyhurt,Iimagined9flyinghomeonwings.Pushingthedooropen,Ilettearsflowdownmyface.AtthatmomentIfeltthataslargeastheworldwas,whatIneededwas10thefamiliarsmellofhomeandtheunchangedviewoutsidethewindowofmyoldhouse.Theconceptofhomekept11asmylifehurriedalong.However,youmayalsofeelakindofstrengthinyourfamily.Aftermyfather'sdeath,mymother,whousedtobe12andgentle,becamestrong.Sheledmybrotherandmeoutofourmisery(痛苦).Wegotbackonourfeetagain.Forthisreason,Icancomparehometoanunyielding13:itmaybeburntdownbywildfire,butitwillcomeoutagainwhenthespringwindblows.14Ialreadyhavemuchlifeexperiencebehindme,Iknowthereisstillalongwayaheadandmyconceptofhomewillgoondeveloping.ButalreadyIhavecometoseethathomeiswherewecanfindthetruemeaningof15therushlife.Whatmakestheconceptdifferentisthatsometimesitreferstoaperson'shomeandsometimestothehomeofmany,manypeople.()1.A.come B.show C.clean D.make ()2.A.until B.after C.unless D.when ()3.A.Minutes B.Hours C.Days D.Months ()4.A.songs B.orders C.voices D.noises ()5.A.prepared B.tried C.needed D.failed ()6.A.longer B.thicker C.lighter D.larger ()7.A.About B.On C.For D.During ()8.A.fall B.regret C.imagine D.learn ()9.A.yourself B.herself C.himself D.myself ()10.A.once B.only C.seldom D.never()11.A.changing B.going C.testing D.moving ()12.A.angry B.brave C.quiet D.excited ()13.A.animal B.plant C.power D.vegetable ()14.A.AlthoughB.Because C.Since D.If ()15.A.all B.both C.whole D.each三、語篇填空。(15分)第一節(jié)用方框中所給單詞的正確形式補全短文(每詞限用一次)communicate,communicate,decide,old,cheer,how,much,surprise,able,of,proud,Inmyearlychildhood,Iwasoften1._______whenIsawmyfathermakingasmallnumberofmoneywithdifficulty.Beingachild,Iwasunabletounderstandhim.WhenIwas2.______,myfatherstarteddoingapart-timejobathome.Heusedtobringsomeworkbackandworktilllatenight.Ican'tforgetheplayedwithmewhenIwas3-4yearsold.Hetaughtme3.____toreadwhenIwasattheageof5.HetookcareofmeallnightwhenIwassick.WheneverIfeltdown,hewould4._____meup.Healsocaredaboutmylessonsandoftenhelpedmegetreadyforexaminations.LaterhesentmetoNewDelhiforthebesteducation.WheneverIneededmoney,heneverrefused.Healwaysmanagedmoneyformystudies.Twoyearsago,IgotajobatahospitalinNewDelhi.WhenIhelpedmyfirstpatient,Igotastrongfeeling5.______satisfaction.WhenIgotmyfirstsalary(薪水)whichwasabouttentimes6._____thanmypocketmoney,Ispentitallonmyself.WhenIreturnedhomeonefinemorning,Iheardmyfather7._______withoneneighbor.Hewastellinghimmysuccessinthejobvery8.________.HealsotoldhimthatIhadahighersalarythanhimattheendofhiswork.Adream—hissonshouldbecomebetterthanhimself—cametrue.Iwas9.______tomoveonmyfeet.Past23yearsflashedintomymindinamoment.Iknewmyfatherlovedmeverymuch.Icouldunderstandthemeaningofmyfather'saspirations(愿望).Icouldunderstandthe10._______myfathermadeinthepast.Thefinancial(財務(wù)的)difficultyhewasfacingwasdecidedbyhisgoal—makinghischildmoresuccessfulthanhimself.IftodayIamsuccessful,thisisbecauseofmyfather.第二節(jié)閱讀短文,根據(jù)語篇要求填空(每空一詞)。Myfriend'seight-year-olddaughter,Mary,usedtostaywithhergrandparentsinthecountryside.Recentlyherparentsbroughthertotowntolivewith1______.Wildanduneducated,Marywoulduserudeordirtywordswhenshewasangry.Sometimessherolled（打滾）ontheground,whichshockedallpeoplearound.Mary'sparentstriedtotame（馴服）herbybeatingandkicking,2_____itdidn'twork.Finallytheybecamecompletelydisappointedwithher.