Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A（1a - 2d）同步练习题（含解析）2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下

人教版八年级英语下册Unit 5 Section A（1a - 2d）同步练习题
一、用方框内所给词的适当形式填空
rain, sudden, heavy, play, sleep
1. It was __________ heavily when I left the office.
2. I was reading a book when there was a __________ noise outside.
3. The rainstorm came so __________ that many people got wet.
4. My brother likes __________ basketball after school.
5. The baby was __________ when the storm came.
二、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
wait for, go off, pick up, fall asleep, die down
1. The radio alarm clock __________ at six o'clock every morning.
2. My mother was busy __________ the phone call when I got home.
3. The wind was __________ at around 10:00 p.m., and we could go outside.
4. I was so tired that I __________ quickly last night.
5. Look! They are __________ the bus at the bus stop.
三、完形填空
It was a dark and stormy night. I was alone at home. The wind was blowing 1__________ and the rain was beating against the windows. I 2__________ a book in the living room when I heard a loud noise. It 3__________ like a door slamming (砰地关上). I was a little scared, but I decided to check it out.
I walked 4__________ to the door. As I got closer, I heard some strange sounds. I opened the door slowly, 5__________ there was nothing there. Just as I was about to close the door, I saw a small cat 6__________ in the corner. It looked so wet and scared.
I picked up the cat and took it inside. I dried it with a towel and gave it some milk. The cat drank the milk 7__________ and then curled up (蜷缩) on the sofa. I sat next to it and gently stroked (抚摸) its fur. 8__________ that moment, I wasn't scared anymore.
From that day on, the cat became my 9__________ friend. It always stayed with me, especially on those stormy nights. And I learned that sometimes, 10__________ in the unexpected can bring us the most beautiful things.
1. A. strong B. strongly C. heavy D. heavily
2. A. read B. was reading C. am reading D. have read
3. A. sounded B. heard C. listened D. listened to
4. A. quiet B. quietly C. quick D. quickly
5. A. but B. and C. or D. so
6. A. to sit B. sit C. sitting D. sat
7. A. happy B. happily C. sad D. sadly
8. A. At B. In C. On D. For
9. A. good B. better C. best D. the best
10. A. find B. finds C. finding D. found
四、补全对话
A: Hi, Mike! You look tired. What happened
B: 1_____________________. I didn't sleep well last night.
A: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 2_____________________
B: I had a terrible dream. I dreamed that there was a big earthquake.
A: That sounds scary. 3_____________________
B: In my dream, I was at home. The house started to shake and things were falling down.
A: 4_____________________
B: I tried to run outside, but the door was blocked (堵住). I was really scared.
A: 5_____________________. It was just a dream.
五、阅读理解
A big earthquake happened in Japan a few years ago. It was a 9.0 - magnitude (级) earthquake. The earthquake caused a tsunami (海啸) and a nuclear leak (核泄漏). Many people lost their lives.
When the earthquake happened, people in Japan were doing different things. Some were at work, some were at school and some were at home. A lot of people died because of the strong earthquake and the following tsunami. The nuclear leak made things even worse. People near the nuclear power plant (核电站) had to leave their homes.
The Japanese government tried its best to help the people in trouble. Many countries also sent help. They sent food, water and medicine to Japan. Scientists from different countries worked together to deal with the nuclear leak.
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Japan
A. 8.0 - magnitude.
B. 9.0 - magnitude.
C. 7.0 - magnitude.
D. 6.0 - magnitude.
2. What did the earthquake cause
A. A tsunami.
B. A nuclear leak.
C. Both A and B.
D. Neither A nor B.
3. When the earthquake happened, people were NOT __________.
A. at work
B. on the playground
C. at school
D. at home
4. Why did people near the nuclear power plant have to leave their homes
A. Because of the earthquake.
B. Because of the tsunami.
C. Because of the nuclear leak.
D. Because of the strong wind.
5. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Only Japan tried to help the people in trouble.
B. Scientists didn't do anything about the nuclear leak.
C. Many countries sent help to Japan.
D. The earthquake in Japan wasn't serious.
答案与解析
1. 用方框内所给词的适当形式填空
- 1. raining。“was +动词 - ing形式”构成过去进行时，表示过去某个时刻正在进行的动作，这里指离开办公室时正在下大雨，故填raining。
- 2. sudden。修饰名词noise用形容词，sudden表示“突然的”，故填sudden。
- 3. heavily。修饰动词came用副词，heavy的副词形式是heavily，表示“猛烈地”，故填heavily。
- 4. playing。“like doing sth.”表示“喜欢做某事”，play的 - ing形式是playing，故填playing。
- 5. sleeping。“was +动词 - ing形式”构成过去进行时，这里指暴风雨来的时候婴儿正在睡觉，故填sleeping。
2. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
- 1. goes off。“go off”表示“（闹钟等）发出响声”，主语是第三人称单数，一般现在时中动词用第三人称单数形式，故填goes off。
- 2. picking up。“be busy doing sth.”表示“忙于做某事”，pick up表示“接（电话）”，故填picking up。
- 3. dying down。“die down”表示“逐渐变弱；逐渐平息”，“was +动词 - ing形式”构成过去进行时，故填dying down。
- 4. fell asleep。“fall asleep”表示“入睡”，根据“last night”可知用一般过去时，fall的过去式是fell，故填fell asleep。
- 5. waiting for。“look”是现在进行时的标志词，“wait for”表示“等待”，其现在进行时结构是“be + waiting for”，故填waiting for。
3. 完形填空
- 1. B。修饰动词blowing用副词，strong的副词形式是strongly，表示“强烈地”，这里指风刮得很大，故填B。
- 2. B。根据“when I heard a loud noise”可知，此处表示过去某个动作发生时，另一个动作正在进行，用过去进行时，结构为“was/were +动词 - ing形式”，主语是I，be动词用was，故填B。
- 3. A。“sound like”表示“听起来像”，这里指那个声音听起来像门砰地关上的声音，文章时态是一般过去时，sound的过去式是sounded，故填A。
- 4. B。修饰动词walked用副词，quiet的副词形式是quietly，表示“安静地；悄悄地”，这里指悄悄地走向门，故填B。
- 5. A。前后是转折关系，打开门却什么也没看到，用but连接，故填A。
- 6. C。“see sb./sth. doing sth.”表示“看见某人/某物正在做某事”，这里指看到一只小猫正坐在角落里，故填C。
- 7. B。修饰动词drank用副词，根据语境可知小猫开心地喝牛奶，happy的副词形式是happily，故填B。
- 8. A。“at that moment”表示“在那个时候”，是固定短语，故填A。
- 9. C。“my best friend”表示“我最好的朋友”，不需要再加the，故填C。
- 10. C。这里用动名词作主语，find的动名词形式是finding，故填C。
4. 补全对话
- 1. I had a bad dream。根据后文提到做了个可怕的梦可知，这里说做了个不好的梦，故填I had a bad dream。
- 2. What did you dream about。根据答语提到梦到地震可知，问对方梦到了什么，故填What did you dream about。
- 3. Where were you in your dream。根据答语提到在梦里的地点可知，问在梦里在哪里，故填Where were you in your dream。
- 4. What did you do。根据答语提到在梦里的行为可知，问对方做了什么，故填What did you do。
- 5. Don't worry。听到对方不好的经历，安慰对方别担心，故填Don't worry。
5. 阅读理解
- 1. B。根据“A big earthquake happened in Japan a few years ago. It was a 9.0 - magnitude earthquake.”可知，日本地震的震级是9.0级，选B。
- 2. C。根据“The earthquake caused a tsunami and a nuclear leak.”可知，地震引发了海啸和核泄漏，选C。
- 3. B。根据“When the earthquake happened, people in Japan were doing different things. Some were at work, some were at school and some were at home.”可知，地震发生时人们不在操场上，选B。
- 4. C。根据“The nuclear leak made things even worse. People near the nuclear power plant had to leave their homes.”可知，核电站附近的人们因为核泄漏不得不离开家园，选C。
- 5. C。根据“The Japanese government tried its best to help the people in trouble. Many countries also sent help.”可知，许多国家向日本提供了帮助，选C。