Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 课文改编习题链接中考2022-2023学年人教版八年级英语下册（含答案）

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
一. 补全对话。（改编自SectionA2d对话）
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
Mary: 1._______________________ I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight Oh, I know. 2.___________________________.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh,________________________.
Mary: So early That’s strange.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. 4.______________________
Mary: Because I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
二.语篇填空。（改编自Section A 3a课文）
第一节
阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一词。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it 1._____ like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was 2._____ pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat 3._____ against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm 4.______ outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell 5._____ when the wind was 6._____ down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was 7._____. He went outside with his family and 8._____ the neighborhood in a mess. 9.____ trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. 10._______ the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
第二节
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每空限填一词。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. 11.______ no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad 12.______ putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard 13._____ have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep 14.____ first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family 15.______ found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
三．阅读理解。（改编自Section B 2b课文）
1.___________ In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4,1968. This was an important event in American history. 2._________ Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we
heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.’ 3.__________ My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. 4.___________
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. 5._________ “My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺，内容完整。
四．阅读理解
A
Police officers often receive calls that aren’t, well, emergencies (紧急的事情).
But something felt off to officer Tim Teneyck of Oregon, Ohio, when a woman called to order a pizza on November 13.He told her she had the wrong number, only to quickly realize this had been no mistake on her part.
In a recording of the call, we can hear them both on the line. “You called 911 to order a pizza ” Tim asked. “This is the wrong number to call for a pizza.”“No, no, no…you’re not understanding,” the woman said.
When the woman replied with her apartment information, everything became clear. She didn’t want a pizza at all. She needed help. But she couldn’t tell him that directly because she wasn’t in a safe place.
While Tim has never received a call like hers in his 14 years of service, he understood her message. After a few more questions, he said, “I’m getting you now.”
As it turned out, the woman was in an apartment with a man who was physically hurting her mother. She knew he would run away if he discovered she was calling 911, so she pretended to order a pizza instead. When Tim sent officers her way, he had them turn off their sirens (警报器) before they arrived.
The officers arrested (逮捕) 56-year-old Simon Lopez, who was charged with domestic violence (被控家暴).
Oregon Police Chief Michael Navarre said they couldn’t have saved this woman without Tim’s help. He added that it was important for people in danger to “another express to the police officer that they are in trouble, and this woman did that. She did that not with her words, but with the tone (语气) of her voice.”“Other officers…told me they wouldn’t have picked up on this,” Tim said.
Of course, the other hero is this clever woman who saved her mom by keeping a cool head. It couldn’t have been easy in such a stressful situation, which just makes her braver!
1.Why did the woman call 911 to order a pizza
A.She tried to help Tim. B.She was quite hungry.
C.She made a wrong call. D.She tried to ask for help.
2.Who is in the woman’s apartment
①The woman ②The woman’s mother
③Simon Lopez ④Tim
A.②③④ B.①②③ C.①③④ D.①②④
3.Which of the following is true
A.The woman told Tim the information directly.
B.The woman was smart and kept a cool head.
C.The police officer didn’t turn off their sirens until they arrived.
D.The police didn’t save the woman and her mother.
4.Which of the following can best describe Tim
A.He was brave. B.He worked very hard.
C.He was careful and helpful. D.He was good at reducing stress.
5.What can we learn from the text
A.It’s important to remain calm. B.It’s never too late to be brave.
C.Two heads are better than one. D.A strong tone makes a wise head.
B
My brother and I were driving home together and started talking about something interesting.Without paying attention, my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and, we had no way of turning back. My brother had to pay to cross. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
As we drove forward, my brother noticed an old black Mustang (福特野马汽车) by the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire (瘪胎).
My brother helped him change the flat. We started getting to know the young man who was from a rough (危险的) neighborhood nearby. He said that this has been a bad week for him; earlier he had gotten into a minor (不严重的) car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn’t come along. After we had finished the job, he thanked us again and pulled out $20 to try to give it to us.“No,”I said.“We were never supposed to even get on that bridge.We took a wrong turn.But now we know why we did.It was to help you.Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve.”
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his annoyance over the mistake into positive energy. He was able to see a chance to help (which I totally missed!) even in an otherwise negative situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart. That was the bridge we were meant to cross.
1.Why did the author’s brother take a wrong turn
A.He was lost in thought.
B.He was unclear about the road signs.
C.He was new to this part of the city.
D.He was focused on his conversation.
2.Why did the driver call the author and his brother“a breath of fresh air”
A.Because they helped him with his flat tire.
B.Because they saved him from a minor car accident.
C.Because they showed him the right way back home.
D.Because they comforted him and gave him some money.
3.The underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably means“　　　　”.
A.to drive away quickly B.to stop by the side of the road
C.to turn around and leave D.to speed up and go past
4.Which word best describes the author’s brother
A.Hard-working. B.Humorous.
C.Warm-hearted. D.Open-minded.
5.What can we learn from this article
A.God helps those who help themselves.
B.Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.
C.If you light a lamp for someone, it will also brighten your path.
D.Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
【参考答案】
一．1.What were you doing last night, Linda
2.When you called, I was taking a shower.
3.I was sleeping at that time
4.Why did you call so many times
二．1.felt 2.putting 3.heavily 4.happening 5.asleep 6.dying
7.rising 8.found 9.Fallen 10.Although
11.With 12.was 13.to 14.at 15.and
三．CAEBD
四.1-5DBBCA 6-10DABCC