Unit2 I used to be afraid of dark.
Hello, everyone! How was your summer vacation? The new term has begun. Now, we’re going to study Unit 2. In this unit, we’ll talk about one’s appearance, personality and hobbies in the past and now. I think you should learn or master the following things:
I. Vocabulary
dark, spider, insect, along, quiet, snake, outgoing, friendly, serious, funny, shy, straight, chat, miss
used to do…过去常常做某事 be afraid of… 害怕
a couple of一些，若干 contact lenses 隐形眼镜
on the swim team 在游泳队 be terrified of… 害怕，恐惧
worry about 担心 not…any more 不再
take sb. to 带某人到某地 be interested in 对感兴趣
II. Sentence structure
1. I used to be short.
2. You used to have long hair.
3. He used to be afraid of the dark.
4. She used to be terrified of being alone.
4. Did you use to wear glasses?
5. I wasn’t very outgoing…
III. Important points
1. used to是本课主要的语言点，意思是“过去常常”，表示过去的习惯动作或过去常常存在的状态，仅用于一般过去时。used to 后加动词原形。
A: used to句式变化如下：
He used to like music.
He didn’t use to like music.
Did he use to like music? Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
What did he use to like?
B: used to的反意疑问句变化：
Jenny used to play the piano after school, didn't she?
C: used to 和一般过去时的区别：
used to 仅指过去的习惯，而且是现在已经不存在的习惯。如果用一般过去时表示过去的习惯，则需要指出时间。
My father used to smoke, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.
* used to 不能与since或for组成的时间词连用。
2. Don’t you remember me? 难道你不记得我了吗？
这句话是否定形式的疑问句，表示期待、请求或希望肯定回答的语气。
类似的句子还有：
Can’t you play basketball?
Isn’t it hot here?
3. Did you use to play the piano?
Yes, I did. But now I’m more interested in the violin.
be interested in 意思是 “对……感兴趣”, 表示比较级时，将more或less 放在interested前面
Are you interested in the picture?
I used to like music, but now I’m more interested in sports.
He is less interested in math than English.
4. People sure change. 人们确实会变的。
在句中是副词，表示“确实，的确”
常用作形容词，意思是确信的，无疑的，有把握的
be sure of… 对……有把握
He is sure of his success.
be sure that… 确信
I’m sure that I can win.
be sure to do… 一定要做某事
Be sure to see the movie, it’s great.
make sure 确定，查明
Make sure that they can hear you.
5. I used to be afraid of being alone. 我过去害怕独处。
A: be afraid of sth/doing, be afraid to do sth 害怕……，害怕做……
I used to be afraid of snakes.
He used to be afraid of speaking in front of a group.
He is a afraid to walk home at night.
B: alone是形容词，意思是“单独的”，“独自的”
The old lady lives alone in the house. 这个老妇人独自住在这座房子里。
He likes being alone. 他喜欢独处。
alone 与 lonely的辨析
alone是形容词，做表语；lonely可以做表语，也可以做定语。
alone的意思是“单独的，独自的”，而lonely则指“孤独的，寂寞的”
The old man lives alone, but she doesn’t feel lonely.
这位老人独自生活，但并不感到孤独。
6．I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. 我开着卧室的灯睡觉。
表示附带、伴随的状况，意思是“一边……着，同时”
He left with the door open.
She said goodbye with tears in her eyes.
7. Before I started high school, I used to spend a lot of time playing games with my friends, but I just don’t have the time any more.
A．spend 动词，表示“花费（时间、金钱等），度过”，用法如下：
spend (time, money) on sth. 在某事上花费（时间、金钱）
Mary spends more than an hour on homework everyday.
He spent ten dollars on the book.
spend …(in) doing sth 花费…做…
He spends much time playing games with his friends after school.
B．any more 意思是“（不）再，再也（不）”，用于否定句和疑问句
They don’t live here any more.
8. My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
in the last…或in the past…意思是“在过去的…时间里”，这个短语一般要和完成时连用。
He has made a great progress in the last few months.
IV. 阅读难点分析
1. afford 经受得起，负担得起
I can’t afford the expense.
2. he often got into trouble with the police.
get into trouble with 与…产生麻烦，和…发生问题
3. his mother was very patient, and she didn’t give up trying to help him.
give up sth. / doing sth. 放弃
You have to give up smoking, it’s good for your health.
4. she also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good I do.
even though 即使
take pride in sth 以…骄傲，自豪
everything good I do 这是含有定语从句的句子，I do修饰everything good，意思是“我做的每一件好事”
5. and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.
pay attention to 注意
【模拟试题】
一、选择填空
( ) 1.I _______ upset when I failed the exam.
A. be B. used to C. use to be D. used to be
( ) 2. When I was a child, I used to ______ chocolate.
A. liking B. liked C. like D. likes
( ) 3. ______ work in Microsoft?
A. Did you use to B. Did you used to
C. Do you used to D. Do you use to
( ) 4. Where _______ live before you came here?
A. did you use to B. did you used to
C. use he to D. he used to
( ) 5. You didn’t use to live in Beijing, _________?
A. didn’t you B. did you
C. weren’t you D. were you
( ) 6. I am ________ of spiders.
A. terrified B. terror C. terrifying D. terrify
( ) 7. He is afraid of ______ tigers.
A. see B. seen C. saw D. seeing
( ) 8. It ______ that he has been ill for a long time.
A. seem B. looks C. look D. seems
( ) 9. Don’t _____ about things so much. It will make you stressed out.
A. afraid B. terrify C. terrified D. worry
( ) 10. Some boys of class One enjoy _____music.
A. listen to B. listens to C. listening to D. listened to
( ) 11. Are you ______ in the ______ story?
A. interested, interesting B. interesting, interesting
C. interested, interested D. interesting, interested
( ) 12. He ____ use to like painting.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. hasn’t D. didn’t
( ) 13. Would you mind waiting for me at the gate? ________
A. Sure. B. Not at all. C. Certainly. D. Yes.
( ) 14. It ______ us three days to finish the work.
A. spent B used C took D takes
( ) 15. Our country _______ a lot in the last fifty years.
A will change B has changed C change D changed
二、连词成句
1．have, did, you, curly, to, use, hair?
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2．afraid, used, speaking, of, to, she, be, group, a, front, in, of
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3．I’m, my, problem, is, that, biggest, busy, too
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4．used, spend, playing, a, of, I, to, school, games, lot, after, time
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5．really, days, I, miss, old, the
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三、用适当的词填空完成句子
1. Phil ________ be thin. But now he is very strong.
2. Amy used to ________ short hair. But now she has long hair.
3. Judy used to be _________. Now she is outgoing.
4. I used to _______ glasses. But now I don’t use them.
5. The girl used to be afraid of _______ alone.
6. Tom is good at swimming. He is _______ the swim team.
7. I used to like music, but now I’m _________ in sports.
8. Did Jenny ______ to watch TV after school?
9. When I was young, I used to spend a lot of time ________ basketball.
10. My father used to ________ me to concerts.
四、 单词分类。请将单词或短语按要求分类（只写数字）
1. read comics 2.wash face 3. serious 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.sleep late
12. easygoing 13. paint pictures 14. have gym class 15. take walks after supper
A.容貌性格_______ _______ _______ _______ _______
B.生活习惯_______ _______ _______ _______ _______
C.活动爱好_______ _______ _______ _______ _______
五、完型填空
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse onto the road. He did not know what to do about it __1__ it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that __2__ would soon passed by and gave him a hand.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer’s heart sank when he saw __3__ he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another poor farmer __4__ him to come along and help him. He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him. But to his surprise, the great man __5__ his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer the other, they together __6__ it and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man replied with a smile. “Wherever you see anyone else __7__, do the same for him.”
( ) 1. A. because B. so C. but D. or
( ) 2. A. each one B. anyone C. everyone D. someone
( ) 3. A. where B. how C. who D. when
( ) 4. A. to B. about C. on D. like
( ) 5. A. left B. got on C. got off D. stopped
( ) 6. A. raised B. dropped C. hung D. kept
( ) 7. A. with rice B. in a hurry C. in trouble D. like you
六、阅读理解
A
The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it?
What is the Internet?
The Internet is a large, worldwide collection(聚集) of computer networks(网). A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different networks from all over the world. These networks are called the Internet. Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can do a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web.
What is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet. The Web is like a big electronic(电子的) book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages(主页).You can find information(信息) about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.
What is e-mail?
Electronic mail is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter. If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots(点) and an ‘@’(meaning ‘at’). This is what an address looks like: Emily@star.net. Write a message, type(打字) in the person’s e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet. Quick, easy and interesting--- that’s the Internet!
( ) 1.The Internet is _______.
A. a big computer B. a small group of computers
C. lots of computer networks D. the World Wide Web
( ) 2. The World Wide Web is like_________.
A. an electronic book B. homepages
C. an electronic page D. an interesting picture
( ) 3. What does “talk to your friends on the pages” mean? It means ________.
A. you can talk to your friends face to face
B. you can type your words in the computer and then send them to your friends across the Internet
C. you talk to your friends through the same computer
D. you go to your friends’ houses to talk to them
( ) 4.People like to use e-mail to send messages to their friends and family because______.
A. they don’t have to pay any money B. it’s faster and cheaper
C. they don’t need to have stamps, envelops or addresses
D. sending e-mail is interesting
( ) 5. The “e” in e-mail means ______.
A. easy B. electrical C. electronic D. enjoyable
B
I started school when I was five. I started this school when I was eleven and I will leave next year when I am sixteen. So I will spend 5 years at this school.
The school year starts in September and ends in July. I have a two-week holiday in December, two weeks in April and six weeks in July and August. I also have a one-week holiday in February.
In June next year, before I leave this school, I will take exams in 10 subjects. The exams are called GCSE. All children in England have to study English, maths, science and a foreign language. They can also choose some other subjects.
Here is my timetable* for this year. School ends at 3:15.
Weekdays 9:20 10:35 11:50 12:50 1:50
Mon. English Math
Lunch Science IT
Tues. Geography English Science French
Wed. French Cooking Geography History
Thu. Games Math French English
Fri. Math English History Classics
1. How old is the writer?
A. Seventeen B. Sixteen C. Fifteen D. Fourteen
2. How many weeks of holiday does the writer have in a year?
A. 6 weeks B. 11 weeks C. 10 weeks D. 2 weeks
3 The exams which the writer will take before he leaves this school are called______.
A. NMET B. TOFEL C. GRE D. GCSE
4. What class does he begin to have at 9:20 on Wednesday?
A. French B. Math C. History D. Science
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer usually has four classes in a day.
B. Classes usually begin at 9:20 a.m.
C. On Tuesday the writer begins to have geography at 12:50.
D. The students at this school usually have lunch at 11:50.
七、写作
初三新学期已经开始了。你和好朋友Jenny都有了很大的变化，请你从外貌、性格和爱好等方面描述你们的变化。（字数80－100字）
提示 used to be…, used to do…
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【试题答案】
一 D C A A B A D D D C A D B C B
二 1. Did you use to have curly hair?
2. She used to be afraid of speaking in front of a group.
3. My biggest problem is that I’m too busy.
4. I used to spend a lot of time playing games after school.
5. I really miss the old days.
三 1. used to 2. have 3. shy/quiet 4. wear 5. being 6. on
7. interested 8. use 9. playing 10. take
四 A.容貌性格: 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
五 A D C D C A C
六 A: C A B B C
B: C B D A C
七 （答案略）