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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.一、重点词句（一）英汉互译1.过去常常干某事（或原来的状态）_2.对做某事感兴趣_3.害怕某事（物）/做某事_4.总是、一直_5.步行上学_6.在最近的几年里_7.不再_8.一个15岁的男孩_9. 放弃做某事_10.对某人有耐心_11.自我感觉良好_12.对感到骄傲_13. be on the swim team_14. be sure (not) to do sth._15. go to sleep with my bedroom light on_16. sb. spend time/money ( in) doing sth._17. miss sth./doing sth._18. cause a lot of trouble_19. do sth. as well as sb. can_20. make a decision of doing sth./to do sth._21. get into trouble with sb._22. to ones surprise_23. even though_24. pay attention to n./doing sth./代词_(二)重点句子You used to be short, didnt you?_二、单项选择( ) 1. To my great _, he didnt feel _at all at his grades. A. surprises; surprised B. surprised; surprise C. surprise; surprised D. surprise; surprising( ) 2. It _him twenty minutes to read English every day. A. spends B. takes C. spent D. took( ) 3. My mother hardly has time to relax, _? A. does she B. hasnt she C. doesnt she D. has she( ) 4. Beijing_ a lot in the past ten years. Now it has become one of the biggest modern_ in the world. A. changes; cities B. changed; city C. has changed; cities D. had changed; cities( ) 5. Your mother used to work here, _? A. did she B. didnt she C. use she D. doesnt she( ) 6. Though she has studied_ at English for several months, she can still_ speak it. A. hardly; hard B. hard; hard C. hard; hardly D. hardly; hardly( ) 7. Li Ming is in poor health. He should pay more attention_ exercise. A. to take B. to taking C. for take D. in taking( ) 8. I used to_ to school by bike, but now I am used to_ to school. A. go; walking B. go; walk C. going; walking D. going; walk( ) 9. He_ lives with his parents. He has been abroad. A. not more B. no longer C. not any longer D. not any more( ) 10. He_ about 25 yuan_ the book last week. A. took; to B. spent; in C. paid; on D. paid; for三、完形填空 Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, in big cities and in the countryside, all across the United States, you can see Americans running. Men and women, _1_ people and old people are running. People run everywhere along the beaches of California, _2_ Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in _3_ living rooms. Running didnt use to be so popular. In the 1960s, runners were _4_ athletes and healthy strange people. In those days, when people saw a runner, they used to ask, “Hey, whats the hurry for？” Or they might say to _5_ ，“Is he crazy？” Women almost never _6_. If they did, they might hear a man shout , “If I catch you, can I keep you?” But today all this has _7_. Men and women of all ages enjoy running. Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States _8_ these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and _9_ exercising enough. Doctors tell us, “Eat less, dont smoke, and exercise more.” Running is good exercise because it helps _10_ strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.( ) 1. A. young B. small C. big D. little( ) 2. A. by B. through C. with D. on( ) 3. A. our B. your C. his D. their( ) 4. A. mostly B. hardly C. most D. more( ) 5. A. them B. themselves C. theirs D. they( ) 6. A. thought B. ran C. said D. exercised( ) 7. A. changed B. stopped C. worked D. done( ) 8. A. come from B. look for C. care for D. think of( ) 9. A. too B. not C. much D. little( )10.A. make B. get C. build D. put四、阅读理解 Last summer, 15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children, Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bobs high school didnt have a boys dancing group but a girls group. He tried to join the girls group. And he made it. Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didnt allow Bob to stay in the girls group. “If we let Bob stay in the group,” the school said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there wont be any girls in the group.” They took Bob off the group. Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge(法官) . The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.( ) 1. Bobs favorite was _. A. singing B. dancing C. drawing D. driving( ) 2. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _.A. the school only had a girls dancing groupB. the school didnt allow boys to danceC. the group had enough dancers alreadyD. he was not a good dancer( ) 3. The school worried that _ if Bob stayed in the group.A. nobody would watch their danceB. other boys would join and the girls might leaveC. other schools might laugh at themD. the parents would be angry about it( ) 4. The judge thought the schools decision was _. A. useful B. necessary C. right D. wrong( ) 5. We can infer(推断) that Bob felt _ when he went back to the group. A. hungry B. sad C. happy D. sure五、回答问题阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题。Many people like diving in water because they can explore（探险） the underwater world. But there is another kind of diving, some people dive in the sky! This is really a very exciting sport. A skydiver goes high up in the air on a plane. Then he jumps off the plane and floats(漂浮) in the air with the help of a parachute. A parachute is like a huge umbrella, it is put on the back of the skydiver. When the skydiver reaches a certain height, he will pull a string (绳子) and the parachute will open up in seconds and carry him gentle down to the ground. Skydivers like doing a lot of fantastic tricks in the air. After jumping off the planes one after another, they will try to stay in the air and hold each others hands. They can form different shapes.Is it safe to do skydiving? Yes, if we receive proper training. But sometimes, accidents do happen. In Canada, two skydivers were killed in 1991 when they jumped off the plane but their parachutes got tied up with (缠住) each other. The parachutes could not open up and both crashed down and died.1.Why do people like diving in water?_2. How does a skydiver go up into the sky?_3. Is a parachute like an umbrella?_4. What will a skydiver do to open his parachute?_5. Is it always safe to do skydiving?_六、英汉互译阅读下面短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。In ten years, I think Ill be a reporter. 1. Ill live in