1、1Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Unit 4 第 4 课时(Section B 2c-Self Check)测试卷测试时间:20 分钟I.阅读理解Five years ago, my mother gave birth to a brother for me when I was 8. I have learned a lot from getting along with him.After he was born, I almost became a babysitter. I had to amuse him after school. I
2、 would make faces and sing to him when he was crying. Sometimes I even carried him everywhere in our yard to refresh him while my parents were busy. What I liked to do best was to feed him when looking after him. How cute he was as he tasted his favorite food! My parents often praised me happily, “A
3、s an elder brother, youve made contributions to looking after your younger brother.”I have got happiness from sharing. When I was young, I was the only child in my family. I could get what I wanted from my parents and get my parents whole love. I was a “Little Emperor”. But now, as long as I get som
4、ething good, I will share it with him. I remembered the year when he was three, he was fond of Rubik cubes (魔方). I bought one for him with my lucky money as a birthday present. When he got the toy, he was so happy that he laughed, hugged me and said, “Brother, I love you!”Thanks for spending these y
5、ears together with my family. It has taught me whatresponsibilitymeans, what unselfishness means and what friendship means. Not only should I look after myself, but also I should pay attention to my family and my friends.1. The underlined word “amuse” in the second paragraph means .A. 开他玩笑 B. 令他开心C.
6、 令他生气 D. 令他讨厌2. When looking after his younger brother, the writer did the following EXCEPT .A. carrying him everywhere B. making faces and singing to him C. feeding him D. telling stories to him3. How old was the writer when he bought the birthday present for his younger brother?A. 3. B. 8. C. 11.
7、D. 13.4. Before his younger brother was born, the writer .A. was a babysitter in his family B. was a “Little Emperor” in his family C. cooked for his family D. bought a Rubik cube for himself5. If you have a brother or a sister in your family, you might learn to be from the passage. A. responsible B
8、. selfish C. lonely D. puzzled 2II. 书面表达 我们的每一次变化都见证着我们的成长,请以 “The biggest personal change Ive ever made” 为题,并根据要点和要求,用英语写一篇短文。1. 要点:1)变化是什么;2) 变化是如何发生的;3) 变化后有何感受。2. 要求:1) 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;2) 词数 80 左右。The biggest personal change Ive ever made_3参考答案I.阅读理解1. B 由原文第二段画线词所在句的下一句“I would make faces and s
9、ing to him when he was crying.”可知,当他哭的时候,我对他做鬼脸,给他唱歌。故判断画线词意为“令他开心” 。故选 B。2. D 通读原文第二段可知,选项 A、B 和 C 的活动在原文中都提到了,唯有选项 D 在原文中没有提到。故选 D。3. C 根据原文第三段中的“I remembered the year when he was three, he was fond of Rubik cubes. I bought one for him with my lucky money as a birthday present.”和第一段中的“Five years a
10、go, my mother gave birth to a brother for me when I was 8.”可知,作者是在他的小弟弟三岁的时候给他买的生日礼物。由此可判断买礼物时作者已经 11 岁了。故选 C。4. B 根据原文第三段中的“When I was young, I was the only child in my family. I could get what I wanted from my parents and get my parents whole love. I was a Little Emperor.”可知,当作者过去是家里的独生子的时候,他是家里的小
11、皇帝。故选 B。5. A 由原文最后一段中的“It has taught me what responsibility means, what unselfishness means and what friendship means.”可知,通过和家人共同生活,作者领悟了责任、无私和友谊所蕴含的道理和意义。故选 A。II. 书面表达 答案The biggest personal change Ive ever madeThe biggest personal change Ive ever made is that I have fallen in love with reading. Wh
12、en I was a child, I didnt enjoy books at all. Later, my mother always read me stories and bought me books. Gradually I began to love reading. While reading, I feel like talking with a wise man. Reading is also a fantastic way to kill my free time.Books are my friends. And they have benefited me a lot.