Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A（3a-3c）同步练习（含答案）

1、九年级Unit4 Section A 3a-3c 练习Class_ Name_一、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空require, dare, guard, interview, deal with1. Yesterday he _ Mo Yan, a great writer.2. -How do you _ the problems? -I will ask Mr Li for help.3. Napoleon（拿破仑）_ every soldier to obey his orders.4. The _ wont let anyone go through the gate with

2、out a pass.5. She used t HYPERLINK o be shy, but now she _ to sing in front of the class. 二、完形填空Imagine a life without arms or legs! You cant hold anyone in your _1_. You cant walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you _2_ at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic,

3、 the 29yearold Australian?Nick was born without limbs (四肢), so life was not _3_ for him. At school many students played jokes on him _4_ he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be _5_ friends, so he always felt _6_. However, he faced that bravely. He _7_ to type and write with two

4、toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could _8_ surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the _9_ students in the studies. And he decided on _10_ to do later in his lifeto encourage others to work hard for their dreams.Now Nick is one of the most popular _11_ in the world

5、. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story _12_ difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you _13_, not what you dont have, ” he said. His _14_ encourages millions of people. “I tell people to keep on getting up when they _15_ and to always love themselves, ” h

6、e said.“If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”()1. Aarms Bears Ceyes Dteeth()2. Alaugh Bcry Csmile Dshout()3. Aold Beasy Cmodern Ddifficult()4. Abecause Bif Cuntil Dalthough()5. Ahis Bmy Ctheir Dour()6. Ahappy Brelaxed Clonely Dsurprised()7. Afailed Bforgot Chelped Dl

7、earned()8. Aeven Bever Cnever Dhardly()9. Atall Blazy Csleepy Dexcellent()10. Ahow Bwho Cwhat Dwhere()11. Adoctors Bspeakers Cscientists Dmanagers()12. Aat Bfor Cinto Dagainst()13. Amake Bhave Close Dwant()14. Astory Bsadness Cfriend Dfamily()15. Afall Bplay Clisten Dexercise三、阅读理解“Life is speeding

8、up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality

9、of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to

10、 stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier?

11、Perhaps because they live simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microw

12、ave, computer or mobile phone.The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being

13、a trendy, beerdrinking granny, to one who cooked things.()1.The writer uses the quote (引证) at the beginning of the story to _Atell us a truth about our life Btell us what life was like long time agoCpoint out what causes such a thing to happen Dpoint out that you experience some big problems and the

14、y may be the same()2.The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because _Athey loved to live simple livesBthey wanted to know how people lived without modern inventionsCthey were troubled by modern inventionsDliving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them()3.According to the pas

15、sage, which is NOT true?APeople who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.BAn unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.CThe family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house.DWith the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired.()4.The

16、 passage is mainly about _Aproblems with technology(科技) Bimprovements of our lives with technologyCchanges happening to technology Dthe importance of technology四、语法填空Many years HYPERLINK ago, in a small village, an old man was hired（雇佣）to clear the spring（泉水）up on the mountain. He took care of the s

17、pring every day, and 1_（sweep）away all the leaves and other things 2_ would make the water dirty. Soon, beautiful swans（天鹅）came to the clear spring, and the village became a popular attraction for visitors.Years passed. HYPERLINK One evening the town leaders held 3_ meeting. As they looked at the sa

18、lary list, one of 4_（they）said, “Why do we keep this old man here year after year? I dont think we need him or his work.” Later, the old man was 5_（tell）to leave.For several HYPERLINK weeks, something has changed. 6_early autumn came, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring was covered with leaves. A few days later, the water was much 7_（da