2020-2021学年人教版初三英语高频考点专练Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

2020-2021 学年人教版初三英语高频考点专练 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 【高频词汇】 （A）单句填词 1. Don't be s______. Read the text aloud. 2. The film star refused to talk about his ______ (私人的) life. 3. Those ______ (警卫) won't allow the reporters to get into the building. 4. These pets ______ (需要) a lot of care and attention. 5. Gina is a shy girl. Her face always t______ red when she talks to strangers. 6. Miss Smith is ______ (interview) a famous singer at the moment. 7. There are two kinds of elephants — ______ (Asia) elephants and African elephants. 8. George studied hard last term, but he ______ (fail) the history exam. 9. My little brother learned that ______ (ant) and butterflies are insects. 10. Dennis read a book last year and it has ______ (influence) him a lot. 11. It's impolite to ask other people's p______ information. 12. Kevin was very h______. He made all of us laugh during the meal. 13. If you want to keep healthy, this book will be h______. 14. Marie does well in all her lessons. She makes her parents really p______. 15. I don't quite understand what our monitor means, but I've got a g______ idea of the plan. 16. —Nick, why do you enjoy studying the universe? —Because my physics teacher ______ (influence) me a lot when I was a middle school student. 17. If you ask Vera to give a(n) ______ (发言) in front of crowds, she will get nervous. 18. Reading is very h______ . It gives me knowledge and confidence. 19. The doctors can't say ______ (exact) what's wrong with my mother. 20. My teacher's simple words “Take it easy.” made me feel less nervous before the final ______ (examination). 21. Thousands of ______ (ant) live together in holes in the ground. 22. Last week Jean ______(fail) the job interview because of her poor English. 23. As we know, flies are harmful ______ (insect). People hate them.24. Our English teacher is very h______ and he often makes us laugh. 25. Please tell me something about the ______ (背景) of the movie. 26. Katie wants to be a reporter and then she can ______ (采访) different people. 27. France and Switzerland are ______ (欧洲的) countries. 28. The teacher told us some ways to get good s______ on the exams. （B）短文填空 （1） 使用本单元所学的 used to 结构，根据对话内容及括号内所给词语的提示补全对话，每空词数不限。 A: What (29) ______ (your dad do) before he left his job? B: He (30) ______ (be) a lawyer. He worked in London for a big company. A: (31) ______ (he enjoy) his job? B: Well, he (32) ______ (say) he found it a bit boring. And he (33) ______ (not like) traveling to London every day. You know, he (34) ______ (leave) the house at 6:00 every morning and he (35) ______ (not arrive) home before 7:30 p.m. I remember he (36) ______ (get) very tired. A: (37) ______ (your dad make) a lot of money? B: Oh, I think he did. We (38) ______ (have) really nice holidays in the US and we (39) ______ (eat out) in expensive restaurants. Money was never a problem. A: So what happened? B: I don't know. He (40) ______ (tell) me he wanted to stop and smell the flowers. So last year he left the company and bought a small farm. He was very happy. （2） 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，补全文中所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。 Fred is my cousin. He is a B______ (41) boy. He comes from London, the United Kingdom. For many reasons, I like Fred very much. First, Fred is a h______(42) boy. When I'm in trouble, he always tries his best to help me. Second, I like Fred because he's a h______ (43) boy. He always says something funny to make me happy. Third, I like Fred because he and I are on the school basketball team. In every game, he always helps our team to get the best s______ (44). Of course, Fred is the best one in class. He s______ (45) keeps silent. He's always active. He takes an active part in communicating with his teachers and classmates. In every examination, he always does the best. His parents take p______ (46) in him. Sure, I'm also proud to be his cousin. （3） 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词语并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。其中有两项是多余的。 no, they, tired, review, hello, activity, for example decide, wait, wisely, improve, day For many students it seems that there is never enough time. Here are some advice that can help you. Make a to-do list every day. This makes it easy to plan all the (47) ______ and all your homework. Be sure to do the most important things first. Use your free time (48) ______. If a friend asks you to do something and you have homework to do, (49) ______ which is more important. Do not be afraid to say (50) ________. You can see your friend later. Decide what time is good for you to do certain things. (51) ______, if you are a morning person, try getting up an hour earlier and do schoolwork before school. Review your notes every day. Don’t (52) ______ until just before a test to try and remember everything. If you spend a few minutes at the end of every day (53) ______ what you have learned, it will mean less time studying when it is time for the test. Get a good night’s sleep. Studies have shown that getting enough sleep (54) ______ your memory. When you are (55) ______, everything seems more difficult. Tell your friends and family about your work timetable. Explain that you will be working at certain times and ask (56) ______ not to disturb you. Don’t take phone calls during the time you leave for work. You can call your friends later. （4） 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次，其中有两 个是多余的。 Have you ever heard of chlorophyll (叶绿素)? The name comes from the Greek words that mean green and leaf. stop, food, because, repeat, might, job rain, connect, color, need, they, comeIt's a good name (57) ______ chlorophyll gives leaves their green color. Chlorophyll also has another important (58) ______. It helps plants make food from sunlight, water and air. But leaves must make chlorophyll first, and to do that, they (59) ______ light. During the long days of summer, leaves make lots of chlorophyll, so they can make lots of (60) ______. All that green chlorophyll keeps the leaves looking green. When fall (61) ______, days get shorter. That tells trees to get ready for winter. They begin to store food, and they (62) ______ making chlorophyll. Without new chlorophyll, leaves quickly lose their green color. Some leaves begin to look yellow or orange. In fact, the yellow and orange (63) ______ are always in the leaf. They just can't be seen until the green color fades and no longer covers (64) ______ up. The leaves on some kinds of trees also start to turn red and purple. Scientists are not sure why, but they think the red color (65) ______ protect the leaves from bright sunlight and help the tree store more food before winter comes. That's why you'll see fewer reds in years when fall is (66) ______ or cloudy. The leaves don't need as much protection. 参考答案 （A）单句填词 1.silent 2. private 3. guards 4. require / need 5. turns 6. interviewing 7. Asian 8. failed 9. ants 10. influenced 11. private 12. humorous 13. helpful 14. proud 15. general 16. influenced 17. speech 18. helpful 19. exactly 20. examination(s) 21. ants 22. failed 23. insects 24. humorous 25. background 26. interview 27. European 28. scores （B）短文填空 （1） 29.did your dad use to do 30. used to be31. Did he use to enjoy 32. used to say 33. didn't use to like 34. used to leave 35. didn't use to arrive 36. used to get 37. Did your dad use to make 38. used to have 39. used to eat out 40. used to tell （2） 41.British 42. helpful 43. humorous 44. score 45. seldom 46. pride （3） 47.activities 48. wisely 49. decide 50. no 51. For example 52. wait 53. reviewing 54. improves 55. tired 56. them （4） 57.because 58. job 59. need 60. food 61. comes 62. stop 63. colors 64. them 65. might 66. rainy 【句型专练】 （A）按要求转换句型 1. —Did Kevin use to play football after class? (作肯定回答) —______, ______ ______. 2. Children often spent a lot of time playing outside in the past.（同义句） Children ______ ______ ______ a lot of time playing outside. 3. We're proud of her for telling the truth. （同义句） We ______ ______ ______ her for telling the truth.4. Emily helped to look after my pet cat when I was on vacation.（同义句） Emily helped to ______ ______ ______ my pet cat when I was on vacation. 5. Victor is so strong that he can move the heavy table. (改为同义句) Victor is ______ ______ ______ ______ the heavy table. 6. Ruby is afraid to go out alone at night.（同义句） Ruby ______ ______ ______ ______ out alone at night. 7. Dad used to watch TV after dinner. (改为否定句) Dad ______ ______ ______ watch TV after dinner. 8. Marcus used to help his mom do housework. (对划线部分提问) ______ ______ Marcus ______ to do? 9. His parents are very tall. (对划线部分提问) ______ ______ his parents ______ ______? 10. Carl has decided to take a guitar course during the summer vacation.（同义句） Carl has ______ ______ ______ to take a guitar course during the summer vacation. （B）根据汉语提示完成句子 11. 办公室有大量的旧报纸。(tons of) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. 布莱克先生近视，但是他不戴眼镜。 Mr. Black is short-sighted but he doesn't ______ ______. 13. —你校的校规是什么？ —我们不能在课堂上吃东西，不能留卷发。 —What are the rules at your school? —We can't eat in class and can't ______ ______ ______. 14. 妈妈，我不想再学钢琴了。(not ... anymore) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. 请你告诉我如何克服羞怯，好吗？(deal with) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Matt ______ ______ ______ (缺席) school today because he hurt his left leg. 17. Annie had a good time ______ ______ (尽管) she didn't know anybody at the party.18. They suggest we should ______ ______ ______ ______ (搬到农村) because the air there is much fresher. 19. Li Na is the first Asian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam singles final ( 大满贯单打决赛). We all ______ ______ ______ (为……骄傲) her. 20. Danny is studying at a(n) ______ ______ (寄宿学校). 21. 罗伯特小时候就对绘画感兴趣。 Robert ______ ______ ______ painting when he was young. 22. 托尼(Tony)说过他敢在大海里游泳。(dare) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. 为了开始从事农业(farming)，马克(Mark)辞去了大城市的工作。(take up) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. Mary has been ill for a few days and her parents ______ ______ ______ （担心）her schoolwork. 25. Like many girls of her age, Cathy likes to ______ ______（外出闲逛） with her friends and read fashion magazines. 26. 我不想公开说这件事。 I don't want to speak about it ______ ______. 27. 南希敢告诉她妈妈考试结果吗？ ______ Nancy ______ ______ ______ the exam results to her mother? 28. 这个演员亲自前往纽约领奖。 The actor went to New York to receive the award ______ ______. 29. 卡伦想成为一个明星，以便她可以被众人所关注。 Karen wants to become a star so that she can ______ ______ ______ ______. 30. 尽管杰夫足够仔细，但是有时也会犯错。 Jeff makes mistakes ______ ______ ______ ______ although he is careful enough. 31. 萨拉时常去乡下探望她奶奶。 Sarah goes to visit her grandmother in the countryside _________________________________________________. 32. 珍妮太害羞而不能在别人面前讲话。 Jenny was too shy to speak ______________________________________________________________________. 33. 中国人以成功发射神舟十号飞船而感到自豪。Chinese people __________________________________________________ successful launching of Shenzhou X. 34. 你最好亲自和他沟通。 You’d better have communication with him _________________________________________________________. 35. 布朗一家过去不常在夏天旅行。 The Browns _________________________________________________________________________ in summer. 36. It's impolite to smoke _______ ________（在公共场所）. 37. Alfred hoped to thank Mr. Johnson ______ ______ (亲自). 38. Judy ______ ______ ______ ______ (在学校表现好) and all the teachers like her. 39. My parents ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ (乘坐三个小时的火车) to get to Xi'an yesterday. 40. Although I have many friends here, I ______ ______ ______ (想念我父母) very much. 41. Bert keeps practicing and he's improving ______ ______ ______（一直）. 42. To keep healthy, you must ______ ______ ______（注意）what you eat. 43. Jason didn't feel well during the match, but he ______ ______（奋力拼搏）until it ended. 44. 我爷爷奶奶时常在公园锻炼身体。 My grandparents exercise in the park ______ ______ ______ ______. 45. 马里奥戒烟已经有几年的时间了。 It ______ ______ several years ______ Mario gave up smoking. 46. Most young people want to ______ ______ ______ (找工作) in big cities. （C）情景交际 （1） A: Sarah, did you see Leo at the party? B: Yes. (47) ______ But now he looks very serious. A: Was he on the basketball team in junior high school? I don't remember. B: (48) ______ A: Really? How great he is! B: I agree. (49) ______ She used to be the most popular girl in our school. A: (50) ______ Does she still look the same?B: Yes, except for her hair. (51) ______ A: Wow ... In fact, people sure change. A. She doesn't have long brown hair anymore. B. What does she look like now? C. I also saw my deskmate Rose at the party. D. Yes, and now he is on the city basketball team. E. He used to be so wild! （2） 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。 A: Tina, I met your brother in the shopping mall yesterday. (52) ______ B: Yeah. He went to London three years ago. He returned for a two-month holiday. A: (53) ______ B: He works as a teacher in a school. A: (54) ______ B: Yes, he did. But now he doesn’t wear glasses. A: Did he use to have long hair? B: Yes, he did. (55) ______ A: I think his English is very great. (56) ______ B: Oh, you can come to my house this evening. He can teach you some ways of learning it. A: Thanks a lot. B: You’re welcome. A. He used to be shy. B. I want to ask him how to learn English well. C. He has changed a lot. D. When will he return to London? E. Now he has short hair.F. He used to wear glasses, didn’t he? G. What does he do there? （3） 根据对话内容，在空白处填入恰当的句子，使对话完整、通顺。 A: Hey, Sam, is that you? B: Yes, Maria. Glad to see you again. A: We haven't met each other for six years. (57) ______. B: Really? How? A: (58) ______. But now you're tall and a little heavy. You used to wear glasses, but now ...That's why I didn't recognize (认出) you just now. B: Haha ... You've changed, too. (59) ______. But now you have long hair. A: Yes. People sure change all the time. By the way, what about having dinner together? B: Good idea. (60) ______? A: Hot food. What about you? B: Me, too. So we can go to that new restaurant on Black Street. A: (61) ______? B: No, we needn't take a bus. It's not far from here. We can walk there. A: OK. Let's go. 参考答案 （A）按要求转换句型 1. Yes; he did 2. used to spend 3. take pride in 4. take care of 5. strong enough to move 6. is afraid of going 7. didn't use to 8. What did; use9. What do;look like 10. made the decision （B）根据汉语提示完成句子 11. There are tons of old newspapers in the office. 12. wear glasses 13. have curly hair 14. Mom, I don't want to learn the piano anymore. 15. Could you please tell me how to deal with my shyness? 16. was absent from 17. even though / even if 18. move to the countryside 19. take pride in / are proud of 20. boarding school 21. was interested in 22. Tony said he dared to swim in the sea. 23. Mark left his job in the city to take up farming. 24. are worried about 25. hang out 26. in public 27. Does; dare to tell 28. in person 29. get tons of attention 30. from time to time 31. from time to time 32. in public 33. are proud of / take pride in 34. in person 35. didn’t use to travel 36. in public37. in person 38. does well in school 39. took a 3-hour train ride 40. miss my parents 41. all the time 42. be careful about 43. fought on 44. from time to time 45. has been; since 46. look for jobs （C）情景交际 （1） 47.E 48.D 49.C 50.B 51.A （2） 52C 53.G 54.F 55.E 56.B （3） 57. You've changed a lot 58. You used to be short and thin 59. You used to have short hair 60. What kind of food do you like best 61. Shall we take a bus there