Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark语篇回顾及提升训练（含答案）人教版（2012）九年级英语全册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 语篇回顾及提升训练 课本再现 A Last month, I (采访) 19-year-old (/'e n/) pop star Cindy Wang, who told me that she used to be shy and took up singing to (应对) s . As she got better, she (敢于) to sing in front of (人群). According to Cindy, her life changed a lot after she became famous. Now she gets t of attention everywhere she goes while she didn't use to be popular in school. Besides, she doesn't have much (私人的) time anymore and there are always (guard) around her. She always worries how she appears (公开地). Cindy would like to say to those who want to become famous, “You really r a lot of talent as well as hard work to succeed. Only (少数) people make it to the top.” B Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. When he was a little boy, he (/ 'seld m/) caused any problems, but things began to change when his parents moved to the city to look for jobs. He started to feel lonely and unhappy, and these bad emotions started to i his schoolwork. Sometimes he was a from classes and (不及格) his (考试). So his parents sent him to a (寄宿学校). However, things didn't get better. LiWen's teacher then advised his parents to talk to him (亲自). This time, it worked. Li Wen finally understood his parents and he thought the talk with them was (exact) what he needed. He said, “Now I understand that they (为……感到自豪) everything good that I do wherever they are.” ●提升训练 1 阅读理解。 Have you ever bought something and then changed your mind For Alison Jenson, 15, this used to happen several times a week. Alison was a shopaholic(购物狂). She just couldn't stop shopping and she loved special offers. Alison's bedroom is full of stuff. “I've been to every shop in Birmingham, I think,” says Alison. She picks up some earrings. The labels(标签) are still on them. “These were half price,” she says. “I've never worn them.” Alison's problem wasn't just about jewelry (珠宝). She also bought a lot of clothes, though not many shoes, because they were usually too expensive. She also bought lots of other small things — like20 new covers for her phone. She hasn't used any of them. According to experts, we all feel excited after we buy something new. For shopaholics, it's a little different. Soon after they buy something, they think they've made a mistake and start to feel unhappy. So they buy themselves something else to feel happier. Psychologists(心理学家) first described the problems of shopaholics in 1915. However, there was very little research on the subject until recently. Now, doctors think thousands of people suffer from the problem, and the situation is getting worse. There are also more teenage shopaholics now, although most young people don't have enough money to go shopping very regularly. Alison knew she had a problem. “I used to buy something almost every day. Usually it was something small, but I just needed to buy it,” she says. “I spent money that I got for my birthday, and when I was ... ...