Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.单元质检卷（B卷）（含解析） 2024-2025学年英语人教版九年级全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.单元质检卷（B卷） 一、单选题（共10小题；每小题5分，满分50分） 1.He seldom helps his mother with the housework, _____ A. doesn't he B. does he C.hasn't he D. is he 2.My uncle reads books for one hour every day_____ he is busy with his work. A.since B. even though C.because D.until 3.Learning a foreign language_____ time and effort. There is no short cut. A. requires B.remembers C.repeats D. reminds 4.—Would you like some coffee —No, thanks. I _____ drink coffee. A.seldom B.often C.only D.always 5.I will never forget that terrible accident _____ it happened so long ago. A.as if B.even though C.so that D.ever since 6.Evans had a sore throat. His friend advised him _____ some hot water. A.drinking B.to drink C.drink D.drank 7.—It's a good way to study English with a group. —That's true. I find it _____ to improve our pronunciation. A.thankful B.harmful C.helpful D.careful 8.There _____ number of books in the library and the number of them _____ increasing. A.has; is B.have; are C.are; is D.is; are 9.While watching the film yesterday, I couldn't stop laughing at some _____ moments. A.humorous B.challenging C.dangerous D.surprising 10.一Do you know _____ —Yes, she is very kind and outgoing. A. what’s his mother like B. what his mother likes C. what his mother is like D. how his mother is like 二、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题5分，满分25分） Chinese buyers used to praise foreign brands, thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality（质量）than Chinese ones. Increasingly, that's no longer the case. "Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, " billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9.But for those who were born after 1985, it is a different picture. "When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big, " Li said. "But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference. " The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China which Western companies used to control. A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a "home brand bias". More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance（器具）brands, according to the study. Meanwhile, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3.3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%. "Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don't just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and 'Made in China' is not bad at all, "Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March. The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies—Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the o ... ...