人教版八年级下册Unit 5What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 测试卷（含答案、无音频）

第五单元测试卷
满分：120分 时间：120分钟
第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）
I.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
（ ）1. What was Tina's mom doing when the boy called Tina
（ ）2. How was the weather while Linda was washing the car
（ ）3. What was Emma doing at 8:00 last night
A. Doing her homework. B. Washing her clothes.
C. Making coffee.
（ ）4. Who was the boy meeting when the girl called him yesterday
evening A. His parents. B. His classmate. C. His cousin.
（ ）5. When did the accident happen
A. Yesterday afternoon. B. Yesterday morning. C. Last night.
Ⅱ．长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
（ ）6. Where did Helen meet Alice
A. By the river. B. By the station. C. In a park.
（ ）7. What was Alice's brother doing when Helen met him
A. Swimming. B. Fishing. C. Taking photos.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
（ ）8. How did Eric go home from school yesterday
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.
（ ） 9. What is Mr. White
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A driver.
（ ）10. What's the matter with David
A. He hurt his knee. B. He broke his leg.
C. He got sunburned.
Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
（ ）11. What did Alan do before lying down on his bed
A. Broke a plate. B. Ate a strawberry. C. Brushed his teeth.
（ ）12. How did Alan feel before leaving home
A. Excited. B. Upset. C. Bored.
（ ）13. What was Peter doing
A. Training dogs. B.Volunteering. C. Working as a newspaper boy.
（ ）14. What suddenly appeared in front of Alan when he was riding
A. A wallet. B. A bike. C. A dog.
（ ）15. What happened at last
A. Alan's bike was broken. B. Alan lost his wallet.
C. Alan's leg was broken.
Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
What My Friends Were Doing on Saturday Morning
Sarah She was 16. at home and doing her homework.
Mike He was reading a book about 17.
Lucy She was playing the 18.
Alan He was playing a puter game.
Jim He was 20. with his best friend.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）
V.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
（ ）21. The man didn't the importance of health until he
got seriously ill.
A. repair B. hope C. push D. realize
（ ） 22. -Are your parents your leaving home to work in Shanghai
-Of course not. They say there are more chances in big cities.
A. for B. against C. across D. around
（ ）23. -What's wrong with Joe Do you know the
-Yes. He lost his job.
A. meaning B. truth C. promise D. resolution
（ ） 24. That's .I was sure Judy was right here one minute
ago,but she said she was in Shanghai.
A. strange B. fair C．simple D. useful
（ ）25. -We can't get on or off a bus
-You're right. Safety comes first it is moving.
A. unless B. before C. while D. until
（ ）26. -Did you hear the news of the famous writer's death
-Yes,just now. He died very
A. suddenly B. successfully C.clearly D. completely
（ ） 27. -1 called you yesterday afternoon,but you didn't pick up.
-Sorry. I an online class at that time.
A. take B. took C．is taking D．was taking
（ ）28. Robinson woke up too early,and then he was just lying in
bed waiting for the alarm to .
A. work out B. go off C. get off D. run out
（ ）29. At the meeting they sat _ ,without talking to each
other.
A.in common B. in surprise C.in need D. in silence
（ ）30. -Lucy,I plan to drive to Qinghai by myself.
-Really ! You are still a new driver.
A. No problem B. Good idea C. Have a good time D. You're kidding
Ⅵ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
Do you still remember Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment
with lightning New research suggests that the story 31 be
fiction rather than(而不是）fact.
The well-known story is that the American scientist flew a 32
during a storm. At that time,people had a lot of interest in electricity(电）. People wanted to know whether lightning was really made from electricity or something else. Franklin was one of them. He flew his kite 33 a piece of string tied to it. A metal(金属） key was tied to the string. The lightning hit the Kite, and electricity passed through the string to the key.Franklin then 34 the key and got an electric shock(电击）.This,he said,showed that lightning was a kind of electricity.
Now 35 teach the story of Franklin's lightning experiment,and school children are 36 Franklin's bravery. Franklin,along with
many other scientists, taught us that scientific experiments are
important in order to check the 37 .
However,neither the story nor the experiment is 38 true. 39
it has been said that Franklin's experiment did take place, more than one scientist has questioned what really happened. Scientists all agreed that if Franklin touched the key,he would die from the electric shock.
Fiction is often more interesting than the truth But in science,we
should 40 facts through experiments,and we should not always
believe everything we read or hear-even if it is a great story.
（ ） 31. A. should B. may C. will D. must
（ ）32. A. kite B. bird C.plane D. leaf
（ ）33. A. in B. for C. with D. to
（ ） 34. A. threw B. touched C. sold D. picked
（ ） 35. A. scientists B. parents C. schools D. hospitals
（ ）36. A. worried about B. surprised at
C.pleased with D. bored of
（ ）37. A. truth B. courage C. spirit D. skill
（ ） 38. A. completely B. finally C.suddenly D.early
（ ）39. A. Because B. Or C. So D. Although
（ ）40. A. make up B. give up C. find out D. point out
B
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many hings. I was feeling a little
41 as I was carrying our shopping bag,so I decided to throw something away. I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us
42 was walking towards a dustbin(垃圾箱）. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very 43 because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the 44 and some bread over to him. The man looked up 45 and took what I gave him. A huge smile 46 on his face.I felt I couldn't be happier with 47 . But then he said,"Wow,this is my son's lucky day!"
He 48 me happily and started off on his bike.I 49 heard
him singing as he rode away. I got a warm 50 inside. At that
moment,I understood what the saying "Giving is getting" meant.
（ ）41. A. worried B. interested C. surprised D. tired
（ ）42. A. so B. while C. and D. but
（ ） 43. A. nervous B. happy C. sorry D. shocked
（ ）44. A. money B. food C. drink D. clothes
（ ）45. A. in order B. in surprise C. in anger D.in return
（ ）46. A. turned B. appeared C. went D. ran
（ ）47. A. myself B. ourselves C. yourself D. himself
（ ）48. A. helped B. thanked C. returned D. hurt
（ ）49. A. still B. once C. even D. ever
（ ）50. A. idea B. welcome C. word D.feeling
第三部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）
Ⅶ．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选
项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A:What a heavy rain yesterday afternoon,Kevin !
B : Yes , Larry.
A:51．
B:I was at school.
A:Err...What were you doing
B:I was having a P. E. class on the playground Guess what 52.
A:I'm sorry to hear that. Then how did you get home from school
By bike
B:53． What about you What were you doing
A:54． I was on my way to Rick's birthday party.
B:Really That was too bad! Were you wearing your raincoat
A:Of course. I rode quickly but I was still 20 minutes late for the
party. 55.
B: How lucky you were !
Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
There was a car accident at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Some
policemen arrived there. They found some witnesses（目击者）to
the accident in the street. The policemen asked them some questions. Here are their answers.
Witnesses Description（描述）
Mr.Green I was walking along the street when the car accident happened. The white car hit the black car and the white car ran away quickly.
Mrs.James When the car accident happened,I was shopping in the store.I remembered the car number of the white car.
Alice I was calling my parents when the car accident happened. I was so nervous that I forgot to write down the car number.
George I was walking my dog along the street. When I saw it,I called the police at once. There were lots of people around the black car.
（ ）56. Who was shopping when the accident happened
A. Mr. Green. B. Mrs. James. C. Alice. D. George.
（ ） 57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The black car ran away quickly.
B. Mrs. James was very nervous when she saw the accident.
C. Alice didn't write down the car number.
D. George was calling his parents when the accident happened.
（ ）58. What can we know after reading the passage
①The colors of the two cars.
②The time of the accident.
③The names of the witnesses.
④The weather of the day.
A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④
B
Today Gina started school in a new town. When she walked slowly to the school building,she had butterflies in her stomach. She was not sure if she would make new friends here.
At her old school, Gina had many good friends. They had known each other since their childhood. When Gina got braces（牙箍） , her friends never made fun of her. But that was the past. The future was here-inside the new school.
The students in Gina's class were friendly,but Gina didn't smile much. She didn't want anyone to see her braces. Finally,it was time for the P. E. class. Luckily for Gina, they would play baseball-her favorite sport.
"Gina," the teacher advised,"play shortstop （游击手） today,OK "
"Of course!" Gina said and then ran to her place between second
and third base（垒）.
She looked around and saw a tall boy standing at second base.
Suddenly,the batter（击球员） hit the ball very hard. The ball went
to Gina fast,and Gina caught it! As the runner ran to second base,
Gina threw the ball to the tall boy. The runner was out!
"Good throw ! " the tall boy said with a smile. His smile was
metallic(金属般的） and shiny,just like Gina's. She smiled back,allowing her braces to show. They both laughed,and Gina knew her future was going to be just fine.
（ ）59. Why did Gina smile little at first
A. Because she had no friends.
B. Because the P. E. class came late.
C. Because her classmates were not friendly.
D. Because she didn't want anybody to see her braces.
（ ）60. What might Gina think of her P. E. teacher's advice7
A. Fine. B. Funny. C. Strange. D. Boring.
（ ）61. What did Gina and the tall boy have in common
A. They were both tall.
B. They both wore braces.
C. They both ran very quickly.
D. They were both new in the school.
（ ）62. Which of the following is TRUE
A. P. E. was Gina's favorite subject.
B. Gina took her baseball to school.
C. The tall boy was not happy with Gina in the game.
D. Gina believed she would have a great time in the new school after the baseball match.
C
The weatherman said there was going to be a terrible storm,but the weather was so nice. Molly's mother was going to buy some batteries(电池） in the corner store to prepare for the storm,although Molly thought it wasn't necessary.
Her mom left and was back an hour later. It was about 6:00 p. m. , and the sky began to turn dark because of the black clouds. The wind also started to pick up. Then the rain started to pound (连续重击） against the windows. The trees shook hard. Some of the neighbors' plants fell off their windows. "I'm scared," said Molly to her mother. The storm lasted for about thirty minutes,long enough to make the lights go out and the
old trees fall over. Even Gretchen,the cat,was staying quietly under the sofa. Molly's mother lit some candles so they could see their way around the house. '6 What about dinner " asked Molly. Her mother bought some fish when she went to the corner store. "I had a feeling that we wouldn't be able to cook, so I bought the food and some bread. " They ate the fish and bread by candlelight. "You know,this is kind of fun. It's almost like camping," said Molly.
Later that night,the lights came it was a scary time,I did have fun. "back on. Molly said,"Although
（ ）63. Why did Molly's mother go to the corner store7
A. To get the newspaper. B. To get candles
C. To get batteries. D. To get cat food.
（ ）64. What did Molly eat for dinner
A. Some cakes. B. Fish and bread
C. Nothing at all. D. Some noodles.
（ ）65. What can we know from the passage
A. Molly's mother got wet because of the rainstorm.
B. The rainstorm started in the morning.
C. The rainstorm lasted for about half an hour.
D. Gretchen liked staying quietly under the sofa all the time.
（ ）66. What is the best title for the passage
A. A Night with a Rainstorm
B. Gretchen Stayed Under the Sofa
C. Molly's Busy Night
D. Mom's Trip to the Store
D
One day,I was sitting in a park and had nothing interesting to do. Then I started to watch two boys nearby. They were riding their bikes there. The elder was about six years old and the younger one was about three years old. The two boys were running after each other happily. I thought they were brothers.
Suddenly,the little kid fell off his bike and cried loudly. The elder one stopped riding his bike at once. He checked the little kid's legs first and then tried to help him stand up. He touched the little kid's head with his small hands. He also made some funny faces to make the little kid laugh,but all these didn't work. The elder boy didn't know what to do. Then he ran away and came back quickly with some candy in his hands. He gave the candy to the little kid without a word. Finally the little kid stopped crying. When the little kid's mom came,he said goodbye to the elder boy.
At that time,I knew they weren't brothers! I felt warm in
my heart. How kind the elder boy was!
（ ）67. Why did the writer watch the two kids
A. Because he felt bored.
B. Because he knew them.
C. Because he liked children.
D. Because he wanted to help them.
（ ）68. How did the elder boy stop the little kid from crying
A. By making faces.
B. By touching his head.
C. By giving him some sweets.
D. By asking others for help.
（ ）69. What can we know about the two boys from the text
A. The little boy didn't like the elder boy.
B. The elder boy was kind and friendly.
C. The elder boy couldn't find his mother.
D. The two boys knew each other very well.
E
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories ,destroying(摧毁） fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏） that their owners had to leave them,and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs (屋顶）. One person was killed,several were badly hurt and taken to hospital,and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer,Mr. Tan,said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. 6'I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise," he said. "A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him,safe but very afraid. "
Mrs. Woo said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
"There was no time to take anything," she said. "A few minutes later,the roof came down. " Soldiers helped to take people out of the places which were full of water and the welfare department(福利机构） brought them food,clothes and shelters.
（ ）70. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm began
A. He was in bed.
B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house.
D. He was on the roof.
（ ）71. What does the underlined word 66shelters" mean
A.住处 B．娱乐 C．指导 D．希望
（ ）72. What is the text mainly about
A. A terrible storm. B. A lucky family.
C. Some kind soldiers.
D. People's love in the storm.
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。
F
Do you often help the people who are in need？
One day,two boys were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. The old woman looked very tired. They went up and said,"Are you going to town If you are,we'll help you carry your basket. "
"Thank you," said the woman. "That's very kind of you. Then she told them that she was going to the market to sell the pears. So the boys decided to lift the basket together. They walked slowly with the heavy basket,but they were happy.
The other day,I saw a little girl pick up a piece of banana peel （果皮） and throw it into the dustbin 6'I hope nobody would throw that on the street," she said. "Someone may slip and fall. "
Perhaps some people may say that these are not great things. That's right. But almost all great things are made up of （由......组成） such small things. We shouldn't wait for the time to do great things. We should begin with these little things that are full of love instead.
73. Where were the two boys going （不超过5个词）
74. What did the little girl do （不超过15个词）
75. What does the passage want to tell us （不超过15个词）
写（共两大题，满分25分）
Ⅸ．单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
76. We need lots of w (木头） to make a fire in winter.
77. The rain was b （敲打） against the windows while the wind was blowing hard.
78. Listening to light music makes it easier for me to fall a （睡着）．
79. Mr. Smith finished the dinner and then b （开始）to play chess with his son.
80. They have found out the truth of the matter r (最近）.
x.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）
你上个周末是怎么度过的？请以“My Busy Weekend”为题写一篇短文。运用过去进行时，告诉大家上周六你在不同的时间段做的事情。
要点如下：1．六点半起床吃早饭；2．下午两点写作业；3．下午四点半拜访祖父母。
注意：1．词数80～100;2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；4．短文开头已给出，不计人总词数。
My Busy Weekend
Last Saturday was my busiest day of the week.
参考答案
听力材料
I.短对话理解
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个
选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. M:Where were you when I called you,Tina
W:I was dancing with my mother in the park.
2. M:Hey,Linda! What were you doing when it started to snow
W:I was helping Dad wash the car.
3. M:Hi,Emma! When did your dad get home last night
W:At eight o'clock. At that time Mom was making coffee while I was
washing my clothes.
4. W:I called you yesterday evening,but nobody answered.
M:I was meeting my cousin at the station with my parents.
5. W:Did you see the accident yesterday afternoon
M:Yes,I was walking past the corner near the shop when the accident happened.
Ⅱ．长对话理解
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个
选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
M:Hey, Helen! Where did you meet Alice last Sunday
W:By the river. She was fishing with her grandfather. I also met her brother and father.
M:What were her brother and father doing
W:Her brother was swimming in the river. Her father was taking photos of a tree.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
W:What happened to Eric on the way home from school yesterday afternoon
M:Near Central Park,he fell off his bike and hurt his leg.
W:Were you with him at that time
M:Yes. Five minutes later9 Eric's mother Mrs. Hunt and Mr. White,one doctor from Central Hospital,arrived.
W:Did you go to the hospital then
M:No.I went home. Mrs. Hunt and Mr.White went to the hospital with Eric
Oh,luckily I got home.
W:What happened
M:My brother David fell into a hole and hurt his knee.
Ⅲ．短文理解
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的
A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
It was Saturday. Alan got a strawberry from the plate on the table
and put it into his mouth and then lay down on his bed. He was bored. There
was no one to play with him. His good friends were very busy. Peter was
training dogs at the animal center. Henry was working as a newspaper
boy. Harry was volunteering. After a few minutes, Alan got up, got his
wallet,opened the front door and rode away. He began to think what he could
buy with the money. Suddenly a dog appeared in front of him. His bike hit a tree on the side of the street. He fell off the bike and the bike was broken.
Ⅳ.信息转换
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
It was Saturday yesterday and there was a heavy snow in the morning. I wonder what my friends were doing at that time, so I did a survey about it.
Sarah said she was alone at home.There was too much homework and
she was doing her math homework that morning. Mike likes reading books. His favorite subject is biology. He was reading a new book about plants in his study. Lucy likes music very much. She plays the violin every day and she once won first prize at school. She was playing the violin at that time. Alan likes playing computer games very much. He was playing a new computer game. He felt it was exciting. Jim likes talking with friends online. He was talking with his best friend Tom.
参考答案
I．1-5 BABCA
Ⅱ.6-10 A A C B A
Ⅲ.ll-15 B C A C A
16. alone 17. plants 18. violin 19. new 20. talking
V.21-25 D B B A C 26-30 ADBDD
Ⅵ. A）31-35 B A C B C
36-40 B A A DC
B）41-45 D B C C B
46-50 BABCD
Ⅶ. 51-55 B A C E G
Ⅷ. A）56-58 B C A B）59-62 D A B D
C）63-66 C B C A D）67-69 A C B
E） 70- 72 BAA
F） 73. They were going to school/town,
74. She picked up a piece of banana peel and threw it into the dustbin.
75. We should begin with little things that are full of love.
IX. 76. wood 77. beating 78. asleep 79. began 80.recently
X . One possible version:
My Busy Weekend
Last Saturday was my busiest day of the week.I got up at 6:30. After breakfast,I was doing my homework when Kate telephoned me. She said my best friend Jim was ill in hospital. I hurried to the hospital to look after him. At 2:00 in the afternoon,I was doing the rest of my homework. At 3: 309 while my mother was watching TV,I was doing some washing. At 4: 30, my parents and I went to visit my grandparents. I took some fruit for them. After we got back to our house,I helped my parents do the cooking. After supper, we all went to the cinema.
After we got home,I felt very tired but very happy.