人教版新目标英语八年级下册单元检测题Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormc ame？.pdf

1 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？ （满分： 100 分时间： 50 分钟） 一、单项选择(每小题 1 分，共 15 分) 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 1. I called you last night, but nobody answered. Where were you then? Oh, I _ my pet dog in my yard. A. walked B. was walking C. am walking D. will walk 2. Why were you all wet? It rained _ and I didn t take my umbrella. A. hardly B. slowly C. comfortably D. suddenly 3. Why didn t you come to my birthday party yesterday? Sorry, I was so busy that I _ forgot it. A. partly B. completely C. recently D. quietly 4. The telephone is ringing. Please _, Kate. OK, Mom. A. pick up it B. pick it up C. give up it D. give it up 5. Why are you late for class? Because the alarm clock didnt _ this morning. A. cut off B. put off C. go off D. turn off 6. Who _ the basketball game? We did. We _ the team of No.2 Middle School. A. beat; beat B. beat; won C. won; beat D. won; won 7. Miss Brown, I have some difficultythe passage. Rememberit three or four times at least. A. to understand; reading B. understanding; reading C. understanding; to read D. to understand; to read 8. Why do you always sleep _? Because I m afraid of the dark. A. by yourself B. with the door open 2 C. with the window open D. with the light on 9. What can you hear? I can hear the rain beating _ the windows. A. above B. against C. across D. over 10. How strange! You sit in your room for a long time, Li Ming. I just want to be quiet for a while. I m sorry, Dad. I failed the test again. A. in silence B. in person C. in public D. in fact 11. What were you and your father doing at 7:00 yesterday evening? I was doing my homework my father was reading newspapers. A. when B. as soon as C. while D. what 12. Sally, I m going to drive all the way to Tibet from Nanjing by myself. What?! A. No problem B. Good idea C. Have a good time D. You re kidding 13. I m sorry, Mr. Li. I _ my English homework at home. That s OK. But don t forget _ it to school tomorrow. A. left; to bring B. forget; to take C. lost; to bring D. left; bringing 14. What were your family members doing _ the heavy snowstorm came? We were trying to play a card game at home. A. while B. when C. as soon as D. since 15. Did the radio say _? Yes, from Hunan. A. how the bad rice came B. where the bad rice came from C. how did the bad rice come D. where did the bad rice come from 二、完形填空(每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 答案。 I looked at my watch. It was ten to six. There was just ten minutes left before we 1._ leave for home. Suddenly, t he earth began to shake. In no time the shake became very 2._. “ Earthquake!” someone shouted. 3. _ the others to the door but we couldn t get out. I stayed under a desk, covering my head and neck with my arms. “ Will someone save me 4._ the building falls down? Is this the 3 end for me?” I kept thinking about that. Several minutes 5._, the shake stopped. Two of my workmates tried to open the door again, and they made it! We ran quickly to the street. It was such a(n) 6. _that we couldn t believe our eyes. The street was full of debris ( 碎片 ) and broken wood. More and more people came out and many were injured (受伤的 ). Lots of them did 7. _ but looked up into the sky in shock. We walked a long way home not saying much. Some were praying (祈祷 ) and some were crying. 8._ in such a situation was difficult. Our phones didn t work because of the earthquake. So it was 9. _ to find out if our friends were okay. I had no way of letting my family in China 10._ that I was still alive. I just hoped that they wouldn t hear about the earthquake until tomorrow. ( )1. A. could B. couldn t C. need D. needn t ( )2. A. tall B. far C. strong D. easy ( )3. A. helped B. allowed C. followed D. waited ( )4. A. since B. while C. until D. if ( )5. A. ago B. before C. later D. after ( )6. A. mess B. accident C. problem D. mistake ( )7. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing ( )8. A. Communication B. Notice C. Discussion D. Report ( )9. A. normal B. impossible C. necessary D. important ( )10. A. feel B. remember C. imagine D. know 三、阅读理解 (每小题 2 分，共 10 分) Im in Boulder, Colorado and I am one of the luckiest ones without flood(洪水 ) coming into my house. But some of my friends houses are in a mess after the flood. Today I went to a friends house and helped her do some cleaning. Some of her friends were helping her with the housework when I arrived in the morning. She asked me to move the broken things out of the room and clear the mud(泥) in the room. With another helper, I got busy cleaning the mud and broken things. There was a desk in front of a door and a tall cactus( 仙人掌 ) was on it. My friend asked us to be careful with that plant, because it was the only one that meant a lot to her. It was once her mother s. I thought if we could clean the tiles(瓷片 ) under the cactus, it would make our friend feel better. So we moved the cactus and got the mud out from under it. Then I asked my helper to get some water to make it 4 clean. It was a small job. And I thought it would be easy for her, since she worked so well. When our friend came back, she was really moved by what we did for her mum s plant. She smiled and put her hand to her heart. To her, it was not one little space without mud, but something that warmed her heart. ()1. The writer went to her friends house to _. A. have a party B. help her do some cleaning B. go shopping with her D. take care of her children ()2. Why did the writers friend ask them to take care of the cactus? A. It was very expensive. B. It was very weak. C. It was once her mothers. D. It would hurt someone. ()3. What did the writer do with the cactus? A. He moved it to the room. B. He did nothing with it. C. He planted it in a new place. D. He cleaned the tiles under it. ()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. An earthquake just happened in Colorado. B. The writer cleaned the room with a helper. C. The cactus was on the floor. D. The writer got some water for the cactus at last. ()5. How did the writers friend feel when she saw the cactus? A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Moved D. Nervous. 四、从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话（有两项多余）（共5分） Mary: I called you at 7:00 last night and you didn t pick up.1 ? Jack: Oh, I was helping my mom in the kitchen. Mary: I see. I called again at 8:00, and you didn t answer then either. Jack: 2 Oh, I know. When you called me, I was taking a shower. Mary: But then I called again at 9:00. Jack: Oh, 3 Mary: So early? That s strange. Jack: Yeah, I was too tired. 4 Mary: I needed help with my homework. 5 5 A. I was sleeping at that time. B. So while you were sleeping, I called Tom and he helped me. C. Tom had a traffic accident yesterday. D. What were you doing last night, Jack? E. Why did you call so many times? F. She was cleaning the room when I saw her. G. What was I doing at 8:00? 五、单词填空(20 分) A) 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空, 使语篇意思完整,必要时请用否定式。（10 分） When Peyton was an 11-year-old boy, a rainstorm hit his hometown on a dark night. When the storm came, he 1.(clean) his room. His sister was 2.(sleep). His mother was busy 3. (cook) in the kitchen. His father was watching TV.4.(sudden), all the lights went off. Then the rain 5.(beat) against the doors and windows heavily. The wind blew strongly, so his sister 6. (wake) up. She was 7.(scare) and began 8.(cry). The family couldn t do anything. Peyton s father took out the flashlight, but the batteries(电池 ) were dead. So his mother found some candles and a box of 9.(match). The next morning, after they listened to the news on the radio, they 10.(realize) that a heavy rainstorm had happened. B) 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。（10 分） 11. There is a (奇怪的 ) picture on the wall. 12. (火柴 ) are made of wood. 13. The (恐怖分子 ) has already crossed the street. 14. The sun (升起 ) in the east every day. 15. My parents are planning a birthday party for me (最近 ). 16. When I got home, I (认识到 ) I left my key at school. 17. My sister is a school (学生 ). 18. He was so tired that he fell (睡着的 )as soon as he lay down. 19. Its raining (很大地 ) outside, you should wait for a moment. But I must get home before 10. 20. There used to be a big (塔) in the area. 6 六、英汉互译（10 分） 1. 凌晨 3 点，当风儿逐渐减弱时，我终于睡着了（fall asleep） 。 2. 尽管大风把许多东西弄得支离破碎，但是它让邻居们更紧密地联系在一起。(Although) 3. 她默默地准备数学考试(in silence)。 4. After the rainstorm, fallen leaves, broken window and rubbish were everywhere. 5. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that. 七、任务型阅读（10 分） It was raining heavily while I was walking up the hill towards the station at six o clock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasn t much traffic and there weren t many people. While I was crossing the road near the top of the hill, a car came round the corner. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamp post(路灯柱 ) and turned over. I ran to the car to help the driver at once. He was badly hurt and there was a lot of blood on his face. A young woman hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance( 救护车 ) when I took care of the driver. Many people came to see what happened. A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about the accident. After a while the ambulance arrived and the driver was sent to the hospital. On Monday morning I went to the hospital to see the man. 医生告诉我，他好多了，休息几天之后 就可以出院。 1. Is the driver a young woman? _ _ 2. What was the weather like at six oclock on a Saturday morning? _ _ 3. What did the young woman do in the accident? _ _ 4. 将画线句子译成汉语。 _ _ 7 5. 将画线句子译成英语。 _ _ 八、书面表达(15 分) 2020 年一月份爆发（burst）了新型冠状病毒肺炎（NCP） ，请你写一篇60 词左右的短文，记载 当陈琳的家人听到这个消息时，他们正在做什么： 1.祖父母在吃饭； 2.姐姐在做作业； 3.爸爸在刷牙； 4.妈妈在弹钢琴； 5.哥哥在和朋友踢足球。 要求： 1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； 2.必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥。 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 参考答案 一、 1-5 BDBBC 6-10 CCDBA 11-15 CDABB 二、 1-5 ACCDC 6-10 ADABD 三、 1-5 C A D B A 6-10 BCDBC 11-15 CBADA 四、 1-5 DGAEB 五、 A） 1. was cleaning2. asleep/sleeping3. cooking4. Suddenly 5. beat 6. woke7. scared8. to cry9. matches10. realized B）11. strange; 12. matches; 13. terrorist; 14. rises; 15. recently; 16. realized; 17. pupil/student; 18. asleep; 19. heavily; 20. tower 六、 1. When the wind was dying down at 3 am, I finally fell asleep. 2. Although the wind has torn many things apart, it has brought neighbors closer together. 3. She has been preparing for the math exam in silence. 4. 暴风雨过后，落叶、破窗和垃圾到处都是. 5. 我太害怕了，从那以后我几乎想不清楚. 七、 1. No, the driver is a man. 2. It was raining heavily. 3. She hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance. 4. 在山顶附近我正在过马路时，一辆小车在拐角周围出现了。 5. The doctor told me that he was much better, and he would leave the hospital after a few days rest. 八、 【参考范文】 People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. Of course, Chen Lin still remembers what her family members were doing when the news about NCP was reported on TV. At that time, her grandparents were having dinner. Her father was brushing his teeth. Her mother was playing the piano. Her sister was doing her homework. Her brother was playing football with his friends. Oh, at that time she was taking a shower in the bathroom.