Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A 练习题 2022-2023学年人教新目标版八年级英语下册（含答案）

Unit 5 Section A
一、用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
(at 9:00 p.m. last night)
1. My uncle James was in the living room, but he _______________(not, watch) TV. Instead, he _______________(read) a newspaper.
2. My sister Jenny was in bed, but she _______________(not, sleep). Instead, she _______________(talk) on the phone.
3. —I ___________(see) your sister outside the cinema. Who _____________(she, wait) for
—I’m not sure. Maybe her friend.
4. My grandmother _______________(dance) to music when I arrived.
5. I ____________(get) dinner for my dog while my brother ____________(draw) a picture of his teacher.
二、方框中选择恰当的单词用其正确形式填空。
sudden, beat, rise, fall, report, begin, light, strange, area, against
1. I _______ school when I was five years old.
2. This morning, before English class, I _______ remembered that I forgot to bring my English book.
3. —Sam bought many books yesterday.
—That’s not _______. He likes reading very much.
4. Usually after exercising, your heart _______ faster than usual.
5. Zhang Guimei, the head teacher of Huaping High School for Girls, is famous for helping many girls from poor _______ in Yunnan.
6. The sky is red when the sun _______.
7. The newspaper _______ that house prices were going up.
8. In autumn, there are many _______ leaves on the street.
9. In the picture, I saw a boy standing _______ the door.
10. It’s a north-facing room so it doesn’t get much _______.
三、从方框中选择恰当的短语用其正确形式填空。
pick up, fall asleep, at first, go off, die down
1. We were in the middle of an exam when the fire alarm __________.
2. Just as I __________ the phone, it stopped ringing (发出铃声).
3. They waited another half an hour in the room for the wind to __________.
4. I was nervous __________, but soon I started to relax.
5. He lay down on the bed and soon __________.
四、根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Hey, Jenny. I called you at 8:00 a.m., but the line (电话线) was busy. 1._______
B: My cousin Helen. She will come and visit me next weekend.
A: That’s good. But after half an hour, I phoned you again and you didn’t answer. 2._______
B: Oh, I was waiting in line in the hospital.
A: Why 3._______
B: Nothing serious. I’m very healthy. I went to the hospital for a check-up (体检).
A: Really 4._______
B: Once a year. I think it’s necessary to get a check-up now and then.
A: That’s true. 5._______
B: Neither do I. But sometimes we have to.
A. What are you doing B. What were you doing C. Who were you talking to D. What was the matter with you E. I plan to see a doctor next week. F. How often do you have a check-up G. But I don’t really like to go to the hospital.
五、根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的动词并用其正确的时态填空，使短文完整、通顺。
think, drive, feel, shine, open, play, say, sit, walk, have
It was a beautiful spring day in Austin, Texas, and the sun 1._______. Four boys in high school decided not to go to school during the morning. Instead, they planned to play football in the nearby park, although they 2._______ a difficult English exam that day.
The boys 3._______ football when it started to rain heavily. They 4._______ the exam was probably over so they decided to go back to school. When they 5._______ in the hallway, their English teacher saw them. “Why did you miss the exam today ” she asked.
A boy answered her with a lie (谎话). “While we 6._______ to school, my car had a flat tire (瘪胎) and it couldn’t move.”
“OK,” the teacher said. “Then you can take the exam now.”
The boys 7._______ very worried, but the teacher smiled. “Oh, don’t worry! It will be easy! You will need to answer only one question!” she told them.
When they 8._______ at their desks, the teacher gave them the exam paper. They 9._______ the paper and saw the question: “Which tire was flat ”
As a result, they had different answers. They 10._______ sorry to the teacher and the teacher said, “It’s not good to miss school and it’s not good to tell a lie, either.”
答案：
一、
Ⅰ. 1. wasn’t watching was reading
2. wasn’t sleeping was talking
3. saw was she waiting
4. was dancing
5. was getting was drawing
二、
1. began
2. suddenly
3. strange
4. beats
5. areas
6. rises
7. reported
8. fallen
9. against
10. light
三、
1. went off
2. picked up
3. die down
4. at first
5. fell asleep
四、
1-5 CBDFG
五、
1. was shining
2. had
3. were playing
4. thought
5. were walking / walked
6. were driving
7. felt
8. were sitting / sat
9. opened
10. said