Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

詞形轉換

1. humor n. → adj.____________

2. help v. → adj.____________

3. introduce v. → n.____________

4. require v. → n.____________

5. general adj. → adv.____________

短語搭配

1. 對付；應對

2. 公開地；在別人（尤指生人）面前

3. 為……驕傲；感到自豪

4. 親身；親自

5. 過去常常做某事

用所給單詞的正確形式填空

1. No one can avoid ______ （influence） by advertisments.

2. The three of them went ______ （silent） into the room.

3. The local people there are very ______ （friend）.

4. If he ______ （dare） to show up at her house I’ll drive him out.

5. My partner used to be afraid of ______ （be） alone.

句子翻譯

1. 在他5歲時，他對音樂感興趣。

2. 我曾經是一名老師。

3. 她考試又沒有及格。

4. 我過去時常去書店。

5. 使我驚訝的是，凱特現在不怕黑了。

Section A

單項選擇

（ ） 1. There ___ a restaurant here.

A. used toB. used to be

C. used to haveD. is used to be

（ ） 2. He showed ___ in English last year， and he is ___ in English now.

A. interest； much interested

B. interest； more interested

C. interesting； much interested

D. interesting； more interested

（ ） 3. My grandfather ___ live in the city， but he ___ living in such a quiet village now.

A. is used to； used toB. was used to； used to

C. used to； is used toD. used to； was used to

（ ） 4. — I want to take some flowers from your garden.

— ___ Go away！

A. I agree.B. How dare you！

C. No problem！D. Cool！

（ ） 5. — Can you park your car near the shops？

— Yes， I ___ can.

A. alreadyB. never

C. usuallyD. seldom

（ ） 6. Diana used to travel a lot. These days she doesn’t go away so ___ .

A. alwaysB. sometimes

C. oftenD. seldom

（ ） 7. John felt blue because he had not got good scores___ his final exams.

A. ofB. on

C. atD. for

（ ） 8. When I was a child， I used to ___ strawberry.

A. likingB. like

C. likedD. likes

完形填空

When I was little， I used to be afraid of the dark. I always thought that there were 1 in my closet （壁櫥）. Houses often made strange noises at night. Sometimes I could 2 eyes watching me and I was afraid to move. I thought that 3 I didn’t move， “they” wouldn’t get me. Usually when this happened， I wanted to go to the 4 . So before going there I would be huddling （縮作一團） under my quilt， trying to 5 up the courage （勇氣） for the scary night-time trip to the bathroom. My fear of the dark 6 me when I was in my early teens. I had a dream. In the dream， I saw a monster. He was right in front of me. I somehow found the courage. I was so 7 him that I 8 him down. This dream was so exciting that I can still remember it. After this dream， my fear of the dark was 9 . I’m not afraid of the dark or anything else any more. Has anyone else had a dream like this that 10 them？

（ ） 1. A. tricksB. spidersC. airplanesD. monsters

（ ） 2. A. findB. feelC. seeD. make

（ ） 3. A. ifB. unlessC. becauseD. and

（ ） 4. A. kitchen B. bedroom

C. bathroom D. living room

（ ） 5. A. giveB. takeC. bringD. build

（ ） 6. A. tiedB. leftC. caughtD. terrified

（ ） 7. A. surprised atB. worried about

C. angry with D. interested in

（ ） 8. A. laidB. knockedC. burntD. cut

（ ） 9. A. keptB. knownC. increasedD. gone

（ ） 10. A. helpedB. savedC. fooledD. punished

選詞填空

從方框中選出10個單詞，并將其正確形式填寫在相應題號的位置上。

keepsomethingnobodygoodtellcount

wayfrompaywaitbringuse

Bill was a newspaper boy. He went from house to house 1 the day’s papers to the neighbors. Each week he went to get his money. Bill 2 a little book. In the book he wrote down who 3 him and who did not. Bill was keeping a record. Men have been keeping records 4 very early time. How did they do this before they learned to write？ Sometimes they made knots （打結） in different colored strings （繩子）. Indians in South America kept records in this 5 .

Today we have machines for 6 and keeping records. Do you go to the grocery store？ Does it have a cash register？

The cash register keeps records. It adds up the things you buy. It 7 how much is sold in the store every day.

Many places have computers. They 8 computers to keep all the records. Computers are 9 than knots in strings. Someday men may use 10 even better than computers.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

補全對話（七選五）

A： Hey， Peter！ Nice to see you.

B： I’m sorry. I don’t know you. Who are you？

A： I’m Jim！ Your classmate. 1

B： Oh， you’re Jim， aren’t you？

A： Yeah.

B： 2

A： Yes， but I’m 1.8 metres tall.

B： 3

A： Yeah， I still wear glasses.

B： 4

A： I’m in Shenzhen now.

B： Let’s go to the restaurant for dinner， and we can have a chat.

A： 5

A. OK. Let’s go.

B. You used to be short， didn’t you？

C. Don’t you remember me？

D. Where are you working now？

E. Did you use to wear glasses？

F. You used to be shy， didn’t you？

G. You used to walk to school， didn’t you？

1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____

Section B

單項選擇

（ ） 1. You should not ___ class.

A. be absent forB. absent for

C. be absent fromD. absent from

（ ） 2. Laws that punish parents ___ their little children’s action against the laws get parents ___ .

— I agree with you.

A. for； worriedB. by； worried

C. for； worryingD. by； worrying

（ ） 3. He advised Mary ___ anyone about the competition.

A. not tellingB. not tell

C. tell notD. not to tell

（ ） 4. — Can you speak a little louder？ I can ___ hear you.

— OK.

A. exactlyB. really

C. clearlyD. hardly

（ ） 5. — Did your father ___ catch a cold？

— No， he didn’t. He ___ the weather here.

A. often； used toB. often； was used to

C. seldom； used toD. seldom； wasn’t used to

（ ） 6. When I was young， I used ___ swimming in winter.

A. to goingB. went

C. to goD. go

（ ） 7. — Mr Green ___ his son.

— Yes， he enjoys talking about his son with any friend of his.

A. is terrified ofB. gives up

C. worries aboutD. takes pride in

（ ） 8. — Did your brother use to play computer games？

— ___ . And he has more interest now.

A. Yes， he didB. Yes， he used

C. No， he used notD. No， he didn’t

閱讀理解

Passage One

A

Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could succeed， they had to overcome thousands of difficulties which were put in their way. The following is one of such examples.

George Stephenson （1781—1848）， a famous British inventor， made the first train in 1825， using a steam engine. When he was experimenting （實驗） with the engine on the train， he met with troubles from the government （政府） in the country. They said the noise and the smoke would kill cows， horses and sheep， that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. People believed what they said.

George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails （軌道）， could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and that there was no great harm to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to make them believe. However， after some time， he was able to do it， and the first train that was driven by George Stephenson himself proved what he had said. On the train， there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him and was proved a complete success.

The first day when the train was on the rails， people along the way heard the noise of the train far away， and saw it running quickly to them. They thought it was a genie. They ran quickly home for fear and closed their doors tightly. They did not come out until it had passed. A week later an old woman still said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn’t laid any eggs for three days.

（ ） 1. What does the story talk about？

A. The life of George Stephenson.

B. The invention of the train.

C. The use of the engine on the train.

D. The trouble of George Stephenson in his invention.

（ ） 2. Where did the trouble mainly come from during the experiment？

A. The government.

B. The newspapers.

C. The gentlemen in the country.

D. Other inventors.

（ ） 3. Which of the following is true when the first train run on the rails？

A. People were greatly frightened.

B. People were interested in the invention.

C. People were running quickly to it.

D. People were proud of the invention.

（ ） 4. Why did people run quickly back home ？

A. They thought the smoke was too dirty.

B. They thought the train would set fire to their houses

C. They thought the train would kill them.

D. They thought the genie was coming to them.

（ ） 5. What can we learn from the passage ？

A. It’s important to get support from people.

B. The inventors always met with troubles from the

government.

C. The inventors had to overcome difficulties to succeed.

D. People should support inventors and their work.

Passage Two

It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby， the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch （飛落） on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it， he did like doing this kind of thing.

Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack （碎裂聲） was heard and the little boy began crying.

“What’s the matter， Tom？” His mother looked through the kitchen window. Tom ran into the kitchen.

“Mum，” he sobbed. “I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile （易碎）.”

His mother put her arms round him and said， “Don’t feel so sad， Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one？”

“I threw it at a bird but missed， and it went straight to the plate.”

In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch.

（ ） 1. When did the story happen？

A. On a Sunday afternoon.B. In the evening.

C. At noon.D. On a Sunday morning.

（ ） 2. When a bird perched on top of the doghouse， Tom would ___.

A. play with it

B. throw a stone at it

C. give it something to eat

D. run to his mother for help

（ ） 3. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry？

A. For an hour.B. For a day.

C. For two hours.D. For half an hour.

（ ） 4. What does the underlined part mean？

A. He couldn’t catch the bird.

B. He couldn’t have fun from the bird.

C. He couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something.

D. He was not allowed to hit the bird.

書面表達（10分）

新學期開始，對所學的課程和自己的情況有新的變化和認識，請根據以下要點，寫一篇100詞左右的英語短文，談談自己的情況。要點如下：

1. 學習方面的變化；

2. 身體方面的變化；

3. 性格或人際關系方面的變化。