Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark
[语言目标］language goal:
Talk about what you used to be like. 谈论你过去的外表。
[学习目标］Functions:
1. 学会陈述自己过去常做的事情
2. 学会陈述自己过去的爱好等
3. 能够表达自己现在和过去在外表、性格、娱乐等方面的变化
4. 能够表达朋友、家人等现在和过去的变化
[语言结构］Target Language:
1. I used to be short when I was young. 我年轻时个子很矮。
2. —Did you use to have straight hair? 你过去是直发吗？
—Yes, I did. 是的。
3. —Did you use to play the piano? 你过去弹钢琴吗？
—No, I didn’t. 不，我不弹。
4. I used to be afraid of dark. 我过去害怕黑暗。
5. I’m terrified of the snakes. 我害怕蛇。
6. —Did you use to be afraid of being alone? 你过去害怕独自一人呆着吗？
—Yes, I did. 是的，我怕。
7. I used to walk to school. 我过去走着上学。
[主要词汇］Vocabulary:
dark 黑暗 sure 无疑，确实 terrify 使害怕，使恐惧
on 接通的，工作着的 spider 蜘蛛 insect 昆虫
chew 嚼，咀嚼 gum 口香糖 right 立即，马上
comic 连环漫画 worry about 担心 chew gum 嚼口香糖
not…anymore 不再 be afraid of 害怕 hardly 不十分，简直没有
used to do sth. 过去经常 be interested in 对…感兴趣
be on the swim team 是游泳队成员 with the light on 灯开着做…
be terrified of 害怕 these days 目前，如今
[词汇复习］recycling:
short hair 短发 curly hair 卷发 thin 瘦的
long hair 长发 straight hair 直发 heavy 重的，沉的
tall 高的 short 矮的
（be）medium height 中等身高 (have/has) a medium build 中等胖瘦
[语法分析］
一、本单元语法重点内容是 used to 这个句型。
1. “主语+used to+动词原形+其它”。在这个句型结构中 used to 的含义为“过去常
常”。表示过去的习惯，暗示现在已无此习惯，请看图：
Dave 在过去几年中一直在 factory（工厂）中工作，但现在他在 Supermarket
（超市）中工作，所以 Dave used to work in a factory. 隐含的意思是：Dave worked
in a factory before but he doesn’t work there now.
如果用时间轴表示的话，应该是这样的。
2. 我们可以说 I used to work…/She used to have…/they used to be…等等，
也就是说 used 这个词没
有人称的变化，to 后面接动词原形。
请看例句：
·When I was a child, I used to like chocolate
·I used to read a lot of books but I don’t read much these days.
·Liz has got short hair now but it used to be very long.
Liz 现在梳短发，但以前她是长发。
·They used to live in the same street as us, so we often used to see
them. But we don’t
see them very often these days.
他们过去和我们住在同一条街道，所以我们经常能看见他们，但现在我们不能
经常见到他们了。
·Ann used to have a piano, but she sold it a few years ago.
Ann 过去有一架钢琴，但几年前她把钢琴卖了。
used to 的否定形式是 I didn’t use to….
·When I was a child, I didn’t use to like tomatoes.
当我还是个孩子时，我不喜欢西红柿。
问句形式是 did you use to…?
·Where did you use to live before you came here?
当你来这儿之前你住哪儿？
3. used to 这个词组只用于讲述过去，我们不能用 use to 来讲述现在
·I used to play tennis. These days I play golf.
（不说 I use to play golf.）
used to be
work
have
play etc.
·We usually get up early.
（不说 We use to get up early）
二、anymore
我们用 anymore 来表示情况或活动的变化。（We use anymore to show a change
in a situation or activity.）
·She used to live in NewYork, but she doesn’t live there anymore.
如果动词（或动词短语）相同，则第二个动词可省略。（If the Second Verb phrase
has the same verb, you can omit it.）
·She used to live in London, but she doesn’t anymore.
anymore 可不与 used to 连用（You can use anymore without used to）
·She doesn’t live in NewYork anymore.
anymore 只能和否定词连用
·We don’t go there anymore.
·They never talk to me anymore.
·No one likes him anymore.
三、still
我们用 still 来说明某人或某物没有变化。（Use still to show that something
or someone has not
changed）
She still lives in Mexico.
still 应放在主要动词前面（Use still before the main verb）
He still lives in New Zealand.
still 应放在 be 动词后面。
He is still crazy after all these years.
still 应放在像 can, may, should 这样的助动词之后
She can still play the piano.
四、频率副词
频率副词（如 always）在句中位置不同。（Adverbs of frequency can appear
in different
positions in a sentence.）
它们的位置应是：在主要动词之前，在 be 动词之后，在助动词（will, can, have
等）之后，在 used to
之前。
·I usually get up at six.
·You were rarely happy. 你很少高兴。
·You will sometimes hear from them.
·I have seldom spoken to her.
·They never used to dance.
·He always used to call her.
五、词语辨析
1. used to 和 would
①used to 和 would 都可表示过去的习惯或行为，常可换用。
When we were children we used to/would go skatingevery winter. 我们小
时候每年冬天都去滑
冰。
②used to 含有较强的“今昔对比”的含义，而 would 无此含义
I do not swim so often as I used to
我不像过去那样常游泳了。（不能用 would 代替）
He would sometimes work into the night.
以前他常工作到深夜。（不表示现在他不工作到深夜）
③用 would 时，有时应有时间状语来加以限制，而 used to 则可无时间状语
He would go to see Mother every vacation.
（那时）他每个假期去看望妈妈
He isn’t what he used to be. 他不再是过去的他。
2. used to do 和 be used to doing.
①be used to 是“习惯于”某一客观事实和状态，不强调动作，to 是介词，后面
接名词或动名词，
如：
I am used to the weather here.
我已经习惯于这里的天气了。
He is used to hard work. 他习惯于艰苦的工作。
②get（或 become）used to 指的是从不习惯到习惯这一过程的转变，另外，它
往往包含着克服困难去适
应的意思。
如：You will soon get used to the weather here.
你会习惯于这里的天气的。
In the end, I got used to doing the hard work.
最后，我终于习惯干苦活了。
[单元课文重点分析］
1. I’m on the swim team. (Section A 2b)
我是游泳队成员。
类似的说法还有：I’m on the soccer team 或 I play on the soccer team.
2. People sure change. (Section A 2b)
人们的确是要变的。
sure 在这里为副词。
如：It sure was cold. 天气确实很冷。
3. Are you still afraid of the dark?
I’m terrified of the dark.
（Section A 3b）
afraid 的词组有 be afraid of sth 害怕某物
如：She’s afraid of dogs.
He’s afraid of seeing strangers.
在口语中也说 I’m afraid he’s out at the moment.
我想他现在出去了。
be terrified of doing sth 是个同义词组。
如：I’m terrified of being alone.
我害怕独自一人呆着。
4. I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. (Section A 3b)
我把卧室的灯开着睡觉。
with 的短语表方式
5. 课文 Section B 3a 难点
5. these days
“…but these days I get up early and stay in school all day.”
these days 是个词组，意思是“现在，这几天”
Your son’s trouble is very common these days.
你儿子的毛病现在是极常见的。
6. right
Then I go right home and eat dinner.
right 在这里是副词，意为“直接地”。
如：The wind blew right in our faces.
风迎面吹来。
7. have to
but now. I have to study.
have to 意为“必须”侧重于客观上的必要。
其句型为 have (has) to+动词原形
如：We have to leave now.
He has to work on Sunday.
I had to do my homework last Sunday.
8. hardly ever.
These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts.
hardly ever = very seldom.很少
He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight.
他很少在午夜以前就寝。
9. miss
I really miss the old days.
①miss 在这里为“怀念”的意思。
How he misses his mother while she is away in London!
他妈妈在伦敦期间，他多么想念她啊！
②此外 miss 还有“缺”的意思。
I’m afraid that Jim will miss a lot of his lessons.
恐怕 Jim 会缺很多课。
③错过
I missed catching the 2：15 train.
我未赶上 2点 15 分的火车。
④missing 失去的，缺少的，不在的，失踪的。
They are looking for the missing child.
他们在寻找失踪的孩子。
10. It seems that…(Selfcheck)
It seems that YuMei has changed a lot.
It seems as if he would recover.
看来他好像会康复的。
It seemed that the day would never end.
那天好像没有尽头似的。
[模拟试题]
一、单词分类。请将单词或短语按要求分类，（只写序号）
1 read comics 2 chew gum 3. short 4 get up early 5
medium build
6 play on the swim team 7 sleep with light on 8 play games
9 straight hair 10 heavy 11 watch TV 12 thin
13 paint pictures
14 attend gym class 15 eat candy
A 容貌外表__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
B 生活习惯__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
C 活动爱好__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
二、英英释义。选出正确的英文解释填入相应的括号内。
1. comic a. almost no
2. hardly b. fill with fear
3. insect c. books or magazines with stories in the form of
drawings
4. terrify d. winged animals with 6 legs
5. dark e. having little or no light
三、单项选择。
1. I ___________ frustrated when I wasn’t sure of the correct answer.
A. may be B. used to C. used to be D. use to be
2. When I was a child, I used to ___________ chocolate.
A. liking B. like C. liked D. likes
3. ___________ work in Microsoft?
A. Did you used to B. Did you use to
C. Do you used to D. Do you use to
4. Where ___________ live before you came here?
A. did you used to B. did you use to
C. use he to D. he used to
5. No one likes him ___________.
A. still B. never C. anymore D. too
6. I am ___________ of spiders.
A. terrify B. terror C. terrifying D. terrified
7. He is afraid of ___________ strangers.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. seen
8. It ___________ that he has been ill for a long time.
A. seems B. looks C. looks as if D. seems as if
9. I always go to sleep ___________ the light on.
A. in B. with C. to D. and
10. Don’t ___________ about things so much. It will make you stressed out.
A. afraid B. terrify C. terrified D. worry
四、看图，用 used to 完成句子。
五、用 used to 或一般现在时完成句子。
1. I used to play tennis. I stopped playing a few years ago.
2. Do you do any sport? Yes, I play basketball.
3. ‘Have you got a car?’‘No, I _______________ one but I sold it.’
4. George _______________ a waiter. Now he’s the manager of a hotel.
5. ‘Do you go to work by car?’‘Sometimes but most days I_______________
by train.’
6. When I was a child, I never _______________ meat, but I eat it now.
7. Mary loves watching TV. She _______________ TV every evening.
8. We _______________ near the airport but we moved to the city centre a
few years ago.
9. Normally I start work at 7 o’clock, so I _______________ up very early.
10. What games __________ you _______________ when you were a child?
六、用 used to 或 anymore 的正确形式填空。
My grandmother complains about how things have changed, and she says that
life 1 be
better.
Families aren’t families the way they 2 be. Everyone’s
divorced.(离婚) If a husband
and wife are having problems with their marriage, they don’t stay together
3 . And
mothers 4 stay home and take care of their children, but not 5 .
Everyone’s working.
No one has time for children 6 .
And the cars! No one walks 7 ; everybody drives. We 8 walk five
miles to school
everyday, even in winter.
And people don’t talk to each other 9 . They are too busy to talk,
too busy to eat,
too busy to think…
Life 10 be simple, but it isn’t 11 .
七、Holly 和 Greta 自从高中以来就是朋友，Greta 刚刚参加了他们的 20 年校庆，
在下面的对话中，他们在谈
论他们以前的同学，看图片完成对话，请使用 still 和 anymore 的正确形式。（注
意一些句子是否定的）
Holly: Did you see Jim Jensen? He used to be so wild!
Greta: Yes, but he 1 (be). He looks very conservative（保守） now.
Holly: Was he thin in high school? I don’t remember.
Greta: Yes, and he 2 (be).
Holly: 3 (he, wear) glasses?
Greta: Yes, he does.
Holly: 4 (he play) the guitar?
Greta: Yes, he does, but now he plays classical guitar. He 5 (play)
rock and roll
6 .
Holly: Didn’t he used to have long hair?
Greta: Yes, he did, but now he’s bald. I also saw Jan Bissing at the
reunion（校庆）.
Remember her? She used to be the most popular girl in school.
Holly: What does she look like now? 7 (she, look) the same?
Greta: Yes, except for her hair. She 8 (have) long, brown hair
9 . It’s short and
blonde. And she 10 (be) cute! She 11 (have) those big blue eyes and
those thick
eyelashes（眼睫毛）.
Holly: There was something different about her…didn’t she always used
to wear a hat?
Greta: Yes, and she 12 (do).
Holly: Didn’t she used to date（和…约会） George Weissler?
Greta: She 13 (do)! In fact, they’re going to get married （结婚）
next month.
八、看下列表格，用 still，anymore 和频率副词写一篇文章，注意动词时态，Carol
过去是单身。去年她和
George 结婚了。George 离过婚，并有两个孩子。这个表格显示了 Carol 生活的变化。
请用 6句以上的话描述。
always go dancing on weekends stay home on weekends
often/usually go out to eat
travel
cook dinner
clean the house
do the laundry every day
sometimes read novels
go to the beach
help kids with homework
go to the beach
read novels
seldom/hardly
ever
cook
clean
go out to eat
never stay home on weekends
go to baseball games
have children
go dancing
travel
【试题答案】
一、A. 容貌外表 3 5 9 10 12
B. 生活习惯 2 4 7 11 15
C. 活动爱好 1 6 8 13 14
二、1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5.e
三、1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8.A 9. B 10.D
四、2. He used to play football
3. She used to be a taxi driver.
4. They used to live in the country.
5. He used to wear glasses.
6. This building used to be new.
五、3. used to 4. used to 5. go to work
6. used to eat 7. watches 8. used to live
9. get 10. did…use to play
六、1. used to 2. used 3. anymore
4. used to 5. anymore 6. anymore
7. anymore 8. used to 9. anymore
10. used to 11. anymore
七、1. isn’t anymore 2. still is 3. Does he still wear
4. Does he still play 5. doesn’t play 6. anymore
7. Does she still 8. doesn’t have 9. anymore
10. is still 11. still has 12. still does
13. still does
八、She always used to go dancing on weekends, but now she stays home on
weekends; She often
used to go out to eat, but now she cooks dinner every day. She doesn’t read
novels anymore.
She sometimes help kids with homework. She still goes to the beach.
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