Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 单元综合水平测试题 2022-2023学年人教版英语八年级下册（含答案）

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
单元综合水平测试题
一、单项选择(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)。
1. -Sorry, I can _________ understand it.
A. hardly B. almost C. quite D. nearly
2. Eddie was sleeping _________ Millie was reading a magazine.
A. until B. while C. before D. after
3. -Dad, why must I stop _________ computer games -For your health, my boy.
A. play B. to play C. to playing D. playing
4. I got up late because my alarm didn't _________.
A. go on B. turn off C. go off D. turn on
5. The story happened _________ a cold morning _________ 2022.
A. in; in B. on, on C. on; in D. in, on
6. At last he ______ studying hard was very important. He decided to study harder.
A. though B. knew C. asked D. realized
7. -He wasn't watching TV at 10:00 last Sunday. -Jim wasn’t, __________.
A. too B. either C. as well D. also
8. The bell rang __________ I was reading a book.
A. because B. and C. while D. though
9. -I'm very tired. -Why not stop __________ a rest
A. have B. having C. to have D. to having
10. I saw her in the park yesterday. She __________ a kite then.
A. flies B. is flying C. was flying D. will fly
二、完型填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
I looked at my watch. It was ten to six. There was just ten minutes left before we 11 leave for home. Suddenly the earth began to shake. In no time the shake became very strong.“Earthquake（地震）！” someone shouted. I 12 the others to the door but we couldn’t get out. I stayed 13 a desk,covering my head and neck with my arms.“Will someone save me 14 the building falls down？Is this the end for me？” I kept thinking about that.
Several minutes later the shake stopped. Two of my workmates tried to open the door again,and they made it！We ran 15 to the street. It was such a（n） 16 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 17 but look up into the sky in shock.
We walked a long way home not 18 much. Some were praying（祈祷） and some were munication in such a situation was difficult. Our phones didn’t work because of the earthquake. So it was 19 to find out if our friends were okay. I had no way of letting my family 20 that I was still alive（活着）. I just hoped that they wouldn’t hear about the earthquake until tomorrow.
11.A. could B. couldn’t C. need D. needn’t
12.A. helped B. allowed C. followed D. waited
13.A. under B. above C. in D. on
14.A. since B. while C. until D. if
15.A. carefully B. quickly C. easily D. loudly
16.A. mess B. accident C. problem D. mistake
17.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
18.A. to say B. said C. saying D. say
19.A. normal B. impossible C. necessary D. important
20.A. feel B. remember C. imagine D. know
三、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!” All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.
21. When he was young, the writer liked to _________.
A. play with his brother B. help his mother cook
C. play jokes on people D. go swimming with his friends
22. What happened when the writer was playing with his brother _________
A. He got tired. B. He played a joke on his mother.
C. Tony fell from the open window. D. His mother hit him.
23. In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he _________.
A. swam fast B. called for help
C. would sink in water D. couldn’t swim on in the water
24. When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they _________.
A. took him to the hospital at once
B. came and saved him immediately
C. thought at first he was joking again
D. did nothing because the writer had lied to them
25. The story tells us that _________.
A. swimming is dangerous
B. the writer is a naughty boy
C. one can play jokes only on people he knows
D. if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him
B
There was a terrible earthquake in my country. Many people were killed and many houses fell down. After the earthquake,the newspapers reported many stories about families who were in trouble.
One Sunday,when I was reading a newspaper,a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought this would be a good chance to teach my children to
help those who were less lucky. I said to my seven-year-old twins,Brad and Brett,and three-year-old daughter Meghan,“We have so much,and these poor people now have nothing.We’ll share what we have with them.”
I filled a box with some food and old clothes. While I was doing this,I encouraged the boys to donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and put them in the box. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Ava,her favorite doll. She put it on top of the other toys.“Oh,dear,” I said.“You don’t have to give Ava. You love Ava so much.” Meghan said,“Ava makes me happy,Mom. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy,too.”
I was surprised. Meghan taught me a lesson.It’s easy to give something that we don’t want anymore,but hard to give what we love.
26.The mother thought it was ___ to teach her children to help others.
A. necessary B. lucky C. impossible D. hard
27.What does the underlined word “donate” mean in Chinese
A. 分享 B. 放弃 C. 捐赠 D. 参与
28.Ava is the name of ___.
A. a girl B. a movie C. a doll D. an earthquake
29.According to the text,which of the following is TRUE
A. A terrible earthquake happened in the writer’s city on Sunday.
B. The mother decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.
C. Meghan didn’t give her much-loved doll in the end.
D. The mother thought it was difficult to give what we love a lot.
30.What’s the best title for the text
A. A Lucky Family
B. The Spirit of Giving
C. Helping Others is Helping Ourselves
D. A Sad Day
C
I did something wrong today.
While at the beach this afternoon,I met a boy called Bob. We talked a lot. He said that it was fun to play on the cliffs（悬崖）. I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place（Mom and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there）. He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was brave,so I agreed to go with him.
We wanted to make our way down to explore（探索） the area,so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily,some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help,but for a long time,no help came. I was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then,we heard some sounds. Someone had heard us. A woman tied（系） a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us.
My parents were relieved（宽慰的） that I was unhurt,but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again.
31.Where did the writer meet Bob
A. At school. B. In the park. C. At the beach. D. On the cliffs.
32.In Paragraph 2,the underlined words “a coward” mean “___”.
A. a person who is not brave B. a person who is not clever
C. a person who is not strong D. a person who is not polite
33.What had the writer’s parents always warned him about
A. The wind was very strong. B. The beach was too far away.
C. The cliffs were not safe places. D. Bob was difficult to get on with.
34.Put the sentences in the right order according to.the passage.
a.Some rocks came down.
b.The writer followed Bob.
c.The writer wanted to cry.
d.A man and a woman saved them.
e.The writer and Bob heard some sounds.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. b-a-c-e-d C. a-c-b-e-d D. b-e-a-c-d
35.How did the writer feel about what he had done
A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Glad. D. Sorry.
四、 补全短文(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)。
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从其后所给的六个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
One day,50 people were attending a speech. The speaker was delivering a speech about happiness. However,after a few hours,people gradually lost their attention.36.___ He stopped his speech and asked all of the people to participate in a group activity.
He gave a single balloon（气球） to each person in the room.37.___ Then,all of the balloons were collected and moved to another room.
The 50 people were then let into the room and told to find the balloon that had their name written on it. Everyone rushed around,crazily searching for their balloon. People were bumping into and tripping（绊倒） over each other.38.___After seeing this,the speaker asked each person to collect a balloon and try to find the person whose name was written on it. Everyone started talking to each other and asking each other for
their name.39.___ “Can you see what happened ” the speaker said.“The balloons
are like the happiness we seek in our own lives. Everyone is busy looking for their own happiness，not caring what happens to others.40___ Help them find happiness and you can find your own.”
A. The speaker came up with an idea. B. Each person is searching for their balloon. C. Within a few minutes,everyone had his or her own balloon. D. But sometimes the best way to find happiness is to help others. E. But even after five minutes of searching,no one could find their own balloon. F. Each person was asked to write his or her name on the balloon with a black marker.
五、根据句意和首字母提示完成下列句子(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)。
41. The good student didn’t pass the exam. We felt s_________.
42. She was standing there, a_________ the wall.
43. -Could you please tell me the d_________ of the party -Sorry, I don’t know.
44. Why are you crying Please tell me the t_________.
45. There was a strong w_____ last night. Look, there are lots of leaves on the ground.
46. My answer is c_________ different from yours.
47. We often use m_________ to make a fire.
48. When I saw him, he was practicing b_________ the drums.
49.He was so angry that he left in 　　　　　.
50.We were quite 　　　　　when we heard the shocking news.
六、根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词(本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)。
51.我们确信中国梦一定会在不远的将来实现。
We _________ _________ the Chinese dream will come true in the near future.
52.听到老师公布结果后，我们都觉得奇怪。
We felt _________ after our teacher _________ the result.
53.声音逐渐变弱。
The sound was _________ _________.
54.他太兴奋了，不能入睡。
He was _________ excited _________ he couldn’t _________ _________.
55.闹钟响时她正默默地坐着。
She was sitting _________ _________ when the alarm _________ _________.
七、语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
One day I woke up at midnight. It was raining. I could hear the rain 56.________（beat） heavily against the windows of my house. I 57.______（try） to go back to sleep but it was too loud. I couldn’t count the seconds between thunder（雷声） and lightning（闪电） like what I 58.________（usual） did,because there were a lot.
Suddenly I heard the sound of breaking glass. I found the wind was too strong and it 59.________（push） the glass down and the rain came into the house through the 60.________（break） window. The rain water came in very fast and the water was
rising to 61._____（I） ankles（脚踝）.
What should I do. Then I had 62.____ idea. It was to open the front door and let the water go out of the house. I got to the front door,but it was difficult to open the door 63._________ it was pushed tightly（紧紧地） by the water.64.____ last I opened
a gap（缺口） and the water ran away quickly.After about two 65._______（hour） the rain stopped. I was so happy to see the sun in the morning.
八、书面表达（10分）
假设你是Eric，前天对你来说是很糟糕的一天。请你根据下面的提示写一篇英语短文，叙述你前天的一些不愉快的经历。
内容包括：
1.前天你有怎样的遭遇；
2.前天给你留下的印象。
I had a terrible day the day before
yesterday.____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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参考答案
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41. strange 42. against 43. date 44. truth 45. wind
pletely 47. matches 48. beating49.silence 　50.shocked
51. make sure 52. strange, reported 53. dying down
54. so, that, fall asleep 55. in silence, went off
56.beating 57.tried 58.usually 59.pushed 60.broken
61.my 62.an 63.because 64.At 65.hours
66.One possible version:
I hurt myself when I was running after getting up in the morning. After breakfast,I rode my bike to school. It was broken after I just rode about 300 meters. I had to go to school by bus. At 8:20,I got to the bus stop. I was waiting for the bus when it suddenly rained heavily. It never rains but it pours. When I opened my schoolbag,I found I didn’t take my umbrella. At 8:40,the bus came. I got to school at 8:50,but I missed the first class. It was really an unforgettable day.