Unit 5What were you doing when the rainstorm came ？ 同主题阅读理解--难忘事件 专题练 2024-2025年初中英语人教八下

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Unit 5What were you doing when the rainstorm came ？ 同主题阅读理解--难忘事件 专题练 2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级下册
一、阅读理解
Some people always ask me why I like helping others. I’ll say I’m learning kindness from my father.
One day when I was twelve, I went with my father to his work place. While I was running around, I saw a poor woman with a child in her arms standing outside, crying a lot. She was thin and looked pale. My father went out and asked her to come in. He gave her some water and then asked what was wrong.
The woman said that her husband died months ago and that she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could help her. She did some manual labor for a living. But she was ill those days and was unable to go to work. So she had nothing to eat. While telling the story, she started crying again. My father and I were deeply moved by her story.
We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital, because neither the mother nor the child seemed to be very well. On the way, my father bought her a small bag of flour. He also gave her some money before we left her. The lady was so grateful.
Eight years has passed. I still remember it clearly. My father’s kindness inspires (鼓舞) me all the time.
1．What did the writer think of the woman when he saw her
A．She liked crying. B．She was hardworking.
C．She was kind-hearted. D．She had a hard life.
2．Why did the writer’s father take the woman and her child to the hospital
A．Because they both got a bad cold. B．Because they both seemed ill.
C．Because the work place was near the hospital. D．Because the woman worked in the hospital.
3．How old is the writer now
A．He’s eight years old. B．He’s twelve years old.
C．He’s eighteen years old. D．He’s twenty years old.
4．What’s the best title of this passage
A．A Poor Woman B．An Interesting Story C．An Unforgettable Thing D．A Happy Thing
In Jewish (犹太人) history, King Solomon is considered to be the wisest man who ever lived. There are many stories about the wisdom of King Solomon. Here’s one of them.
One day two women came before the King. They carried with them a little baby, which was set down on the floor, at the foot of Solomon’s throne(宝座) .
One of the women said “Five days ago I gave birth to a child. This woman and I live in the same house, and three days later she also gave birth, but that same night her child died, and at midnight she arose and, while I was sleeping, took my son away from me, and laid her dead child in its place. When I awoke in the morning I thought at first that my son was dead, until I realized that it was not my child.”
“No,” interrupted the second woman, “she is lying, my lord, she is lying! The living child is mine and the dead is hers!” “No,” cried the first women, wildly. “No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine.”
King Solomon raised his hand for silence. “One of you says ‘my child lives and yours is dead, and the other says ‘your child is dead and my child lives’. There is a simple way to resolve the matter, bring me a sword.”
A sword was brought, and the crowd waited to see what the King would do. “Very well,” he said, “cut the child in half, and give them each half.” The first woman turned pale. She said in a trembling voice. “Give her the child. I beg you, do not kill it.” But the other woman’s face remained hard. “Let it be neither mine nor yours,” she said, “divide it as the King has ordered.” Then Solomon arose, and pointed to the first woman, “The child belongs to her,” he said, “Give her the child, and do not kill it. She is its mother, “Word of this judgment spread throughout Israel, and people marveled (感到惊讶) at the wisdom of the King.
The lesson of this story is rather simple. It is easy to tell the people who really care: they are willing to give up their half in order to keep the whole alive. In short, sometimes insisting on getting your fair share is still a losing strategy.
5．A sword was brought to the king to _________.
A．cut the baby into halves B．to kill the mother who lived
C．tell who really cared about the baby D．kill all of them
6．The first woman turned pale because _________.
A．she told a lie B．she did not love the baby
C．the king wanted to kill her D．she was the baby’s real mother
7．Which of the following qualities can not describe King Solomon
A．Wise. B．Fair. C．Admirable D．Cruel
8．From the story we can know that _________.
A．we should never give up our fair share
B．sometimes you’ll lose more if you insist on getting your own share
C．don’t ask for things that do not belong to you
D．you’d better give up every time
Finally, in March of 1703, the Adventure set sail for India. The winds were good until we got near Madagascar, an island off the east coast of Africa. Then a strong wind began to blow. We were trapped in the wind for twenty days. After many hours, the wind finally stopped and the sea became quieter. The storm had blown the Adventure hundreds of kilometers to the east.
“Where are we ” I asked the captain(船长).
“I can’t tell for sure.” He said, “we are running out of water. We must reach land soon to fill our water barrels(桶).” Many days passed and we saw nothing but the sea. One morning, before everyone died of thirst, a sailor cried out, “Land!” Everyone on the ship was silent for a second. And quickly the ship sailed closer to the land. The sailors suddenly became tumultuous and all cheered.
“You men,” said the captain to the sailors, “take the rowboats(划艇) and go. Fill the water barrels with fresh water.”
“Captain,” I said, “may I go with them to take a look at this place ”
“Of course,” he replied. “You can tell me later what it is like.”
When the rowboats reached the coast, one of the sailors said, “we will have to walk along the coast to look for fresh water.”
“I’m going to take a little walk,” I told them. “I will meet you back here in an hour.”
I walked about a kilometer, enjoying being on land again. Then I turned and walked back to meet the sailors.
When I arrived on the beach, the sailors were not there. They were in the rowboats, rowing as fast as they could toward the Adventure. I was going to shout out to them when I saw a very huge man walking through the sea. I was trying to catch up with the rowboats. The sailors were almost at the ship, and I could see that the huge man would not be able to catch them. Instead, it was coming towards me. Great fear went through my mind.
9．What happened when they got near the east coast of Africa
A．They decided to set sail for India. B．The captain lost his sense of direction.
C．A storm came and blew the ship heavily. D．The captain couldn’t tell where they were.
10．What does the underlined word “tumultuous” most probably mean
A．sad B．excited C．bored D．relaxed
11．Why did the writer get off the ship after reaching the land
A．Because he planned to help get fresh water for everyone.
B．Because he got tired of travelling and decided to live on the land.
C．Because he wanted to take a walk and look around.
D．Because he was looking for the huge man on the land.
12．What would most probably happen next
A．The writer saw the sailors were caught by the huge man.
B．The sailors failed to get on the ship because it was too far away
C．The writer tried to run away as fast as possible.
D．The huge man caught the captain and controlled the ship.
These days, women go to space. They go around the world by ship. They have all kinds of ideas and make them come true. This wasn’t true hundreds of years ago. Back then, women were expected to stay at home. But that didn’t stop these three women from doing big things.
Jeanne Baret (1740—1807): Baret was a scientist in France. She studied plants. And she was the first woman to go on a tour around the world. In 1766, Baret wanted to go to sea with a group of scientists. But Baret had to dress up like a man to travel on French ships.
Hester Stanhope (1776—1839): Stanhope was from England. She wanted to travel. She traveled throughout the Middle East by herself. And she led a team to do archeological (考古学的) work there. She was the first woman to do this.
Nellie Bly (1864—1922): Bly was a reporter in America. In 1887, she wrote a story about hidden problems at a hospital. She dressed up like a sick person at the hospital. Then she wrote an excellent six-part report. The story made Bly famous. Two years later, Bly set a world record. She traveled around the world in seventy-two days!
13．How do women go around the world now according to Paragraph 1
A．By ship. B．By plane. C．By car. D．By train.
14．What did Jeanne Baret do in order to travel on French ships
A．She hid herself on the ship. B．She went to the Middle East alone.
C．She dressed up like a sick person. D．She dressed up like a man.
15．Where did Hester Stanhope lead a team
A．In France. B．In England. C．In the Middle East. D．In America.
16．When did Bly travel around the world
A．In 1766. B．In 1887. C．In 1889. D．In 1902.
17．Where is this passage most probably from
A．A magazine. B．A travel guide. C．A city map. D．A school notice.
It was a cold winter day. Bob and two of his friends went into the mountain. They first put up their tents under the trees and then rode horses to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers away from their camp, it started to snow. Soon they could not even see their hands clearly before their faces. They could not find the way. They felt frightened. Bob knew there were two roads. One road led to their camp, and the other led to his house. But everything was the same white as snow. How could he take his friends back to the camp
Bob had an idea. The horses! Bob thought, “Let the horses take us back. But what would happen if the horses took the road to my home That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in such cold weather. We’d better find our tents.” But he didn’t have a better idea.
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last, the horses stopped. Where were they None of them could tell. Bob looked around and found a small white “hill” under the tree. How wonderful! They found one of their tents!
18．How many people went into the mountain on the cold winter day
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
19．What does the underlined word “frightened” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Crazy. B．Excited. C．Scared. D．Happy.
20．In the afternoon when they were far away from their camp, it started to ______.
A．snow B．be windy C．rain D．be sunny
21．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Bob and his friends put up their tents under the trees beside a river.
B．Bob and his friends got lost because it was too dark to find the road.
C．Bob and his friends went to a forest to see the trees by horse.
D．Bob was sure the horses could take them back to their tents.
22．Where did the horses take Bob and his friends at last
A．To Bob’s house. B．To their tents. C．To a small hill. D．To the forest.
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying 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. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) 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.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. 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 frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong 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 flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes andshelter.
23．How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm
A．Fourteen. B．Twenty-one.
C．Twenty-nine. D．Thirty-six.
24．Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began
A．He was in bed.
B．He was inside the house.
C．He was outside the house.
D．He was on the roof.
25．Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
A．her husband knew there would be a storm
B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C．she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately
D．the welfare department helped her
26．The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.
A．something to eat B．something to wear
C．somewhere to study D．somewhere to stay
27．Which of the following may be the best title for this passage
A．A Terrible Storm B．A Lucky Woman
C．Good Soldiers D．Clever People
参考答案
1．D 2．B 3．D 4．C
本文主要讲述了作者的父亲多年前帮助一对可怜的母女的故事，正是作者父亲的善良行为激励着作者一直行善，帮助他人。
1．细节理解题。根据“While I was running around, I saw a poor woman with a child in her arms standing outside, crying a lot. She was thin and looked pale.”可知，作者看到那个女人的时候，她抱着孩子一直哭，而且很瘦，脸色苍白，所以作者认为她过着艰难的生活。故填D。
2．细节理解题。根据第四段“My father then took them to the nearest hospital, because neither the mother nor the child seemed to be very well.”可知，我父亲带他们去医院是因为他们看起来都病了。故填B。
3．细节理解题。根据第二段“One day when I was twelve…”及最后一段“Eight years has passed.”可知，作者现在二十岁了。故填D。
4．最佳标题题。根据“Eight years has passed. I still remember it clearly. My father’s kindness inspires (鼓舞) me all the time.”可知，当年父亲对那位可怜的女士和她的孩子的善举感染了作者，而且八年过去了作者依然记得很清楚，所以这是一件难忘的事。故填C。
5．C 6．D 7．D 8．B
本文通过讲述所罗门利用自己的智慧帮助一名妇女找回了自己的亲生孩子的故事，告诫我们有时坚持获得公平的份额仍然是一种失败的策略。
5．推理判断题。根据“A sword was brought, and the crowd waited to see what the King would do. ….she said, ‘divide it as the King has ordered.’”可知，国王让人们取来一把剑，然后打算把这个孩子劈成两半，结果孩子真正的母亲不让这样做，而另一个妇女让这样做；由此可以推知，国王是想看看她们两个谁真正关心这个孩子，故选C。
6．推理判断题。根据“The first woman turned pale. She said in a trembling voice. ‘Give her the child. I beg you, do not kill it.’ ”以及“he said, ‘Give her the child, and do not kill it. She is its mother.’”可知，第一个女人脸色苍白，因为她是孩子的亲生母亲，故选D。
7．推理判断题。通过文章内容：两个妇女因为都说孩子是自己的而争论不下，所罗门国王让人取来一把剑，当着她们的面要把孩子劈成两半，一人一半。结果孩子真正的母亲，因为心疼孩子而不让这样做，但另一个妇女因为孩子不是自己的而让这样做；所罗门国王由此而判断出了谁才是孩子真正的母亲。由此可以推知，所罗门是聪明、公平的，而且他所做的事情是令人钦佩的，A、B、C选项均符合题意，而D选项“残酷的”则不符合题意，故选D。
8．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合“In short, sometimes insisting on getting your fair share is still a losing strategy.”可知，B选项“有时候，如果你坚持自己的份额，你会损失更多。”符合题意，故选B。
9．C 10．B 11．C 12．C
本文主要讲述了作者在起航前往印度的过程中，被困到强风中二十天，淡水用完了。在航行很多天之后，他们发现了陆地，前往寻找淡水，但是在作者回到和水手相约见面的地方时，发现他们已经走了，这时一个大个子男人却朝作者走来。
9．细节理解题。根据“Then a strong wind began to blow. We were trapped in the wind for twenty days...The storm had blown the Adventure hundreds of kilometers to the east”可知一股强风开始吹来，暴风雨将冒险号吹向东方数百公里。故选C。
10．词义猜测题。根据“The sailors suddenly became tumultuous and all cheered”以及上文可知，他们发现了陆地，开始欢呼，可见他们非常兴奋。故选B。
11．细节理解题。根据“may I go with them to take a look at this place”以及“I walked about a kilometer, enjoying being on land again”可知作者想下去走一走，看一看。故选C。
12．推理判断题。根据“it was coming towards me. Great fear went through my mind”可知它朝我走来，巨大的恐惧掠过我的脑海，可推断作者接下来会逃跑。故选C。
13．A 14．D 15．C 16．C 17．A
本文讲述了几百年前三位女性不受传统的束缚、航行世界的故事。
13．细节理解题。根据“These days, women go to space. They go around the world by ship. ”可知，她们乘船环游世界，故选A。
14．细节理解题。根据“In 1766, Baret wanted to go to sea with a group of scientists. But Baret had to dress up like a man to travel on French ships.”可知，为了乘坐法国船只她装扮成了男人，故选D。
15．细节理解题。根据“She wanted to travel. She traveled throughout the Middle East by herself. And she led a team to do archeological (考古学的) work there.”可知，她带领团队在中东进行考古工作，故选C。
16．细节理解题。根据“In 1887... Two years later, Bly set a world record. She traveled around the world in seventy-two days!”可知，她是1889年环游世界的，故选C。
17．推理判断题。本文讲述了几百年前三位女性不受传统的束缚、航行世界的故事，最可能出现在杂志上，故选A。
18．C 19．C 20．A 21．C 22．B
本文讲述了鲍勃和他的两个朋友在森林中迷了路，最后靠着马的识路能力，回到了他们的营地。
18．细节理解题。根据“Bob and two of his friends went into the mountain.”可知，鲍勃和他的两个朋友进了山，一共三个人，故选C。
19．词义猜测题。根据“it started to snow. Soon they could not even see their hands clearly before their faces. They could not find the way.”可知，天开始下雪了，很快，他们甚至连自己的手都看不清了。他们找不到路。这时他们应该很害怕，故选C。
20．细节理解题。根据“In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers away from their camp, it started to snow”可知，下午，当他们远离营地时，天开始下雪了。故选A。
21．细节理解题。根据“They first put up their tents under the trees and then rode horses to a forest to see how the trees were growing.”可知，鲍勃和他的朋友们骑马去森林看树。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据“How wonderful! They found one of their tents!”可知，这些马最后把鲍勃和他的朋友们带到他们的帐篷那里，故选B。
23．D 24．B 25．C 26．D 27．A
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一场严重的暴风雨造成的危害。描写了人们在遭到暴风雨袭击时的感受及灾后的救助。
23．归纳理解题。从第一段可知：“fourteen”+“Seven”+“fifteen”＝36，故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据第三段的叙述，可知当时他在房子里。故选B。
25．推理判断题。从第四段中when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.可知他们感到房子晃动，就跑了出去，故选C。
26．词义猜测题。从并列的这几项“brought them food, clothes and shelter”可猜测出shelter的意思可排除A、B。根据常识，受灾的人们无家可归，除了食物、衣服之外，最需要的是什么？是学习的地方，还是住的地方？当然是后者。故选D。
27．归纳理解题。短文讲到了几个人，但是关键还是围绕这场暴风雨，因此选A。
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