人教版英語八年級下冊Unit 5 What were you doing when the rain

1、Unit 5單元自測 、你從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項并將其字母標號填入括號內。 1.單項選擇(每小題1分,共10分) ( )1. The rain beat _ her face as she walked through the wind and rain. A. at B. against C. in ( )2. Its _. Im sure I locked the front door just now but now its open. A. strange B. useful C. simple ( )3. -Why didnt you come

2、 to my birthday party yesterday? -Sorry, I was so busy that I _ forgot it. A. suddenly B. completely C. recently ( )4. Lily, please pass me that box of _. I will make a fire to cook meals. A. wood B. light C. matches ( )5. Mom, someone is calling. Please_ the phone. A. pick up B. fix up C. take up (

3、 )6. I like to sit on the beach and watch the sea water _ and fall. A. rise B. travel C. climb ( )7. _ we came back to school, Dale was playing the violin. A. When B. While C. Until ( )8. I waited for the laughter to_ before I spoke. A. close down B. turn down C. die down )9. When the expert gave a

4、talk, the meeting room was very quiet. All of us ( listened to him _. A. in a way B. in surprise C. in silence ( )10. I _ how difficult its going to be, but we must try. A. realize B. wonder C. hope .完形填空(每小題1分,共10分) 閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中,選出一個最佳選項,并將其字母標號填入題前的括號內。 Yesterday afternoon, whe

5、n I was doing my homework, Angela called. She said she was calling me 11 her mobile phone in her biology class, 12 the professor(教授) was teaching in the front of the classroom. I couldnt 13 she made a phone call during the class. Angela said her biology class was very 14 . Some of her classmates wer

6、e sleeping in class, some were talking about 15 plans for the weekend and the classmate next to her was 16 a picture of a horse. While we were talking, I heard her 17 shouted, Miss, are you making a phone call? 18 the phone went dead. I 19 the phone and then went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I

7、was cutting vegetables, the 20 rang once again. It was Angela, but this time she wasnt sitting in the classroom. ( )11. A. for B. on C. of C. and ( )12. A. because B. who B. hope C. agree )13. A. believe( B. strict( )14. A. funnyC. boring B. their )15. A. my( C. her )16. A. drawing ( B. paying C. bu

8、ying ( )17. A. classmate B. mother C. professor C. Suddenly B. Luckily ( )18. A. RecentlyB. picked up( )19. A. hung up C. cut off B. phone C. computer ( )20. A. alarm .閱讀理解(一)(每小題2分,共30分) 閱讀下列短文,從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中,選出一個最佳選項,并將其字母標號填入題前的括號內。 A There was a car accident at 3: 30 yesterday afternoon. Some

9、 policemen arrived there. They found some witnesses(目擊者) in the street when the accident happened. The policemen asked them some questions. Here are their answers。 Witness Description(描述) Mr. GreenI was walking along the street when the car accident happened. The white car hit the black car and the

10、white car ran away quickly. Mrs. JamesWhen the car accident happened, I was shopping in the store. I remembered the car number of the white car. AliceI was calling my parents when the car accident happened.I was so nervous and I forgot to write down the car number. the dog walking I was my along str

11、eet. When I saw it, I called the police at once. George There were lots of people around them. ( )21. The underlined word hem refers to _. A. the drivers B. the police C. the witnesses ( )22. _ was shopping when the accident happened. A. Mr Green B. Mrs. James C. Alice ( )23. George _ when the accid

12、ent happened. A. was walking his dog B. was calling his parents C. Was walking along the street ( )24. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Mrs. James remembered the number of the black car. B. Alice was so nervous and she wrote down the car number. C. George called the polic

13、e at once. ( )25. After reading the passage, we can know the information except _. A. the colors of the two cars B. the time of the accident C. the weather of the day B 信息歸納:閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)短文內容完成下面的信息卡。 When Peyton was an 8-year-old boy, a rainstorm hit his hometown on a dark night.When the storm came, h

14、e was cleaning his room because it was very dirty. His sister was sleeping and his mother was busy cooking in the kitchen. His father was . Suddenly, all the lights went off. Then the rain beat against the doors watching TVand the windows heavily. The wind blew strongly, so his woke up. She was scar

15、ed and started to cry. The family couldnt do anything. Peytons father took out the flashlight, but the batteries(電池)were dead. So his mother found some candles and a box of matches. The next morning, after they listened to the report on the radio, they realized that heavy rainstorm had happened. Inf

16、ormation Card The age of Peyton 26 The reason why Peyton cleaned his room27 The thing that Peytons father was doing when the storm came 28 The things Peytons mother found 29 The way that they knew what happened 30 C閱讀下列短文,從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項中,選出一個最佳選項,并將其字母標號填入題前的括號內。 A young woman was walking through

17、a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around. Thinking nothing of it, she ignored him and went on shopping. After she got what she wanted, she went to checkout line, but the old man got in front of her. “Pardon me!” He said, “Im sorry if my staring(盯) at you

18、 has made you feel uncomfortable(不舒服的). Its just because you look like my granddaughter, who just died recently. And I miss her very much.” “Im very sorry,” said the young woman. Is there anything I can do for you? “Yes,” the old man said. As Im leaving, can you say Goodbye, Grandpa to me? It would

19、make me feel so much better.“Sure,”answered the young woman. As the old man was leaving, she called out, “Bye-bye, Grandpa!” When she stepped(邁步) up to the checkout counter(收銀臺), she saw that her total was $178.50. “How can that be? ”She asked, “I only bought a few things!” “Your grandpa said you wo

20、uld pay for him,”said the clerk. ( )31.Why didnt the old man follow the woman and let her say“Bye-bye,Grandpa?” A. He wanted to steal her money. B. She looked like her dead granddaughter. C. He wanted her to pay for him. ( )32. According to the passage, we can know that _. A. the young woman is a ca

21、reless person B. the young woman is as clever as the old man C. the young woman didnt know the old man at all ( )33. What does the underlined word “ignore” mean? A. 忽視 B.瀏覽 C. 可憐 ( )34. How much did it cost that the young woman bought? A. More than $178. 50. B. Less than $178. 50. C. About $178.50 (

22、 )35. Which of the following is the best title of the story? A. A kind-hearted young woman B. The total was $178. 50 bye, Grandpa-C. Bye. 閱讀理解(二)(每小題2分,共20分) 根據(jù)短文內容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。 In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their university life. To my surprise, 36 . After their h

23、ighly controlled (控制) high school lives, they were having difficulty getting used to(習慣) the free time in the university. When I asked them to describe their high school lives, 37 they got up at six in the morning and studied until ten or even later at night. Most of this time was spent doing lots o

24、f homework. When they entered the university, in my opinion, 38 to spend all their walking hours studying. They should also take an active part in social activities. They should learn to divide their time outside of class between sports and clubs. Whats more, 39 watching TV and chatting with their r

25、oommates. But what surprised me most was that many of them did not seem happy because 40 . They felt that they should be doing something else whatever they were doing. Thats why they were not happy. To those students, my advice is: Get used to it and learn to make decisions for yourselves. A. they s

26、hould spend some time B. the students are not expected C. they had so many choices D. many of them told me B 閱讀下面短文,簡要回答所給問題,并將答案寫在相應的位置上。 My mom is working in America, so I traveled a long way from India to join my mother and start my new life in America. While I was walking into my first school in

27、 America, I started to feel worried. I didnt know any-body in the class. With worry and fear, I opened the door of the classroom slowly. It was a geography class. Everyones eyes were on me as I went into the classroom. I went to the teacher and asked, “Is this the right class?” “Yes,”answered the te

28、acher with a smile. His smile helped me relax a little. He gave me a piece of paper. It was Course Requirements(課程要求). In India we didnt have anything like that. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I found the boys all sat in the back. But I didnt choose to sit with them. Instead, I chose

29、the seat closest to the front door. In fact, I didnt want to choose a seat. In India teachers told us where to sit, so I never needed to worry about that. Then the class continued. The teacher used a projector(投影儀) to show the lesson to the students. In Indian schools, we didnt use that in class. La

30、ter that day, I got confused(困惑的) a few times. But I believed I could get through them. At the end of the day, I went home by school bus. In India we didnt have school buses, either. I sat on the bus happily. I was thinking, “Today wasnt so bad.” As time passed that year, I made some friends and sta

31、rted to love my school. 41. Where is the writer from? 42. What were the students doing when the writer went into the classroom? 43. Where did the writer choose to sit? 44. How many differences between the writers old school and new school are mentioned in the passage? 45. How did the writer feel abo

32、ut his first day in the new school? V. 詞語應用(每小題1分,共10分) 請根據(jù)語篇內容,用方框中所給詞的正確形式填空,使短文通順、連貫。 glad, but, write, story, mean, wait, good, 1, about, see Today I went to my daughters school and gave a talk about kindness to 60 kids a them of kindness, gave a After small talk about the 46 and their teachers.

33、 an act of kindness they did before 47 task-l told them to write a small story one and share it with 48 and how that made them feel. Then I would choose the all the people the next week.some teachers walking by and I 49 When I was waiting for my daughter, I they didnt say anything. hoped they would

34、tell me if they liked the talk, 50 Then a little boy came to me and said, “You know, I enjoyed the talk today.”,” 52 51 ?” I asked. “Im not good at “Then are you going to write a lovely if he could just write a word or said the boy. So I explained that I would be 53 two about an act of kindness.for

35、him, but 54 He didnt have time to talk to me because his friends were he stopped to let 55 The beautiful heart in my it was a act of kindness. act that know he liked the talk. 5分)分補全對話.(每小題1,共 其中有兩項多余。,根據(jù)對話內容從方框中選擇恰當?shù)倪x項補全對話,A: Hi, Rose! I heard a car accident happened near your house yesterday evening. Did you see it? B