八年级下册Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?单元话题阅读（无答案）

八下 unit 5 单元话题阅读
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1．From the information above, we know this is ______.
A．a course B．a shopping list C．a piece of news D．an advertisement
2．What can’t you do during the tour
A．Take a bus around Tongren B．Stay in good hotels
C．Get free presents D．Get a good tour guide service
3．You can visit ______ places if you take the tour.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
4．When can you call to get some tour information
A．At 9 a.m. on weekdays. B．At 7 a.m. on weekdays.
C．At 8 p.m. on weekends. D．Any time.
5．How much will you pay if you go with your parents
A．￥2,023. B．￥4,046. C．￥5,069. D．￥6,069.
B
In summer, lightning storms（闪电风暴）often happen. Some of us don’t take them seriously. In fact, they are very dangerous for people and they can even make people die at once. So how do we keep safe during a rainstorm
If you are indoors, stay away from windows and doors during a lightning storm. Don’t take a shower or do any dishes, because lightning can travel through water. Turn off the TV and computer. Never use the phone. Lightning can also travel through the phone line and hit you.
If you are outdoors during a lightning storm, never take shelter under a tree, because the lightning can hit the tall tree and travel through the tree to hit you. You should stay away from anything that is metal（金属）. Try to get into your car and close all the windows or go into a building at once. If there is no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.
1．What is this text mainly about
A．How to take shelter. B．How to stay away from storms.
C．How to keep safe in storms. D．Something about lightning storms.
2．What can you do if you are indoors during a rainstorm
A．Take a shower. B．Watch TV in the living room.
C．Talk with friends on the phone. D．Stay away from windows and doors.
3．What do the underlined words “take shelter” mean in the last paragraph
A．居住 B．躲避 C．栖息 D．投靠
4．Which of the following is wrong when you’re outdoors during the rainstorm
A．Standing under a tree. B．Staying in a low place.
C．Getting into your car. D．Going into a nearby building.
C
No one can change the weather. But if we read the signs around us correctly, we can tell how the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather—they feel joints (关节). Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle (闪烁), then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
1．Many people feel joints pain _______.
A．because of coming rain B．because they are ill
C．without any reason D．because of the insects
2．Which is TRUE about weather forecasting
A．Weather forecasting is a way of telling about the weather on the following day or two.
B．Weather forecasting isn’t a way of telling what the weather will be like.
C．People can change the weather.
D．Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain.
3．If the birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly, the weather will ________.
A．be rainy B．be warm C．continue to be clear and fine D．be cold
4．A rainbow during rainy weather is a sign of ________.
A．fine weather B．a rainy day C．fog D．bad weather
5．We must ________ to make weather forecasting.
A．use our eyes and brains B．study the weather
C．read the natural signs D．all of the above
D
If you feel sad, remember not to watch a happy movie. A sad movie may be good for you. Some scientists at Ohio State University found that sad movies can make people happier. They showed their study in a magazine called Communication Reaches.
Scientists asked 361 college students to watch a sad movie. The movie tells a story of two lovers who were separated. They died during World War II at the end of the movie. The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feeling, such as sadness.
According to the result, scientists found out that people felt better after watching the sad movie. Scientists believed this was because the movie made them think about their pared to those of unlucky lovers, their lives were full of hope.
“I want to live my life to the fullest, and this movie made me think a lot,” one student wrote.
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, the head of the study, said that bad moods (情绪) would make people more thoughtful. “Good moods are usually a sign that everything is fine. You don’t have to worry, and you don’t have to think about your problems in your life,” she said. “But bad moods make you feel terrible. So, seeing a sad movie may make you feel bad, but that will make you think more about yourself and be full of hope in the future.”
1．Why did the scientist ask the college students to watch a sad movie
A．To help them make more friends.
B．To make them feel better about themselves.
C．To find out how they felt after watching it.
D．To ask them share their feelings.
2．How many times did the students answer questions from the scientists
A．Six times. B．Five times. C．Four times. D．Three times.
3．What does the underlined word “those” refer to
A．Stories. B．Feelings. C．Friends. D．Lives.
4．What does the writer want to tell us
A．Watch a sad movie when we are sad. B．Find true love when feel sad.
C．See a happy film when we feel bad. D．Think about others when we are down.
5．How did the college students’ feeling change
A．happy-scared-sad B．sad-excited-happy
C．terrible-lucky-hopeful D．terrible-serious-sad
D
In 1988, a serious earthquake(地震) hit Armenia, killing about 25,000 people in less than four minutes.
A father rushed to the school where his son was, but the building was flattened(变平). But he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happens, I′ll always be there for you!” Tears(眼泪) began to fill his eyes. He rushed to the place where his son′s classroom had been and started digging.
Other parents tried to pull him off, wanting him to accept his grief. “It′s too late,”they cried. “There′s nothing we can do.”The father only responded, “Are you going to help me ” And then he went back to his digging, stone by stone.
When the firemen and police reached the area, they also tried to stop him. “Fires are breaking out,”they said. “You′re in danger and you are endangering others. We′ll search for this. Go home.” The father only responded, “Are you going to help me ” and returned to his digging.
He dug for eight hours…18 hours…28 hours…then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son. He called his son′s name: “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad It′s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that you would come to save us.”
“What′s going on there ” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad,” his son answered.
“Come on out, son!”
“Let the other kids out first. I know you′ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you′ll always be there for me!”
1．After arriving at the school, the father found that 　　　　.
A．all the students were dead B．the building was no longer standing
C．all of the students had left the building D．his son was crying somewhere
2．People tried to pull the father away because they thought 　　　　.
A．he was in the way of others who were saving people
B．it was their turn to dig for their children
C．there would be another big earthquake
D．there was no hope of finding anyone alive
3．How did the father probably feel when he heard his son′s voice
A．Excited. B．Calm. C．Hopeless. D．Worried.
4．Why did the son want the other kids to get out first
A．Because there was a large stone on his body.
B．Because many of the kids didn′t have parents.
C．Because he believed that his father would still be there for him.
D．Because he promised the others that they could get out first.
E
That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal(正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.
To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.
I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.
After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.
As years went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).
Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress everyday and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.
One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.” I quickly said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.
1. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story
a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.
b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.
c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help.
d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.
A. b-c-d-a B. c-a-d-b C. b-c-a-d D. b-d-c-a
2. What does the underlined word “vividly” mean in Paragraph(段落) 3
A. 模糊地 B. 清晰地 C. 彻底地 D. 感激地
3. What does the writer mean by saying “I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4
A. He was cleverer than his classmates. B. He worked very hard on maths.
C. His classmates failed to graduate. D. Mrs. Pillar’s help greatly influenced him.
4. The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ________.
A. help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him B. play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar
C. see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better D. make the nurse in the hospital feel strange
5. What is the best title for the passage
A. A Great Teacher B. Always Have A Dream C. Never Give Up D. Kindness Makes Wonders