中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
人教版八年级下册
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
rainstorm [?re?nst?:m] n. 暴风雨
alarm [??lɑ:m] n. 闹钟
go off （闹钟）发出响声
begin [b??g?n] v. (began)开始
heavily[?hev?li]adv.在很大程度上，大量地
suddenly [?s?d?nli] adv. 突然地
pick up（=pick up the phone) 接电话
strange [stre?nd?] adj. 奇怪的，陌生的，奇特的
storm [st?:m] n. 暴风雨
wind [w?nd] n. 风
light [la?t] n. & v. 电灯；点燃
report [ri?p?:t] v. 报导，报告
area ['e?r??] n. 范围，地域，地区
wood [w?d] n. 树木，木材，树木
window [?wind?u] n. 窗户
flashlight ['fl??la?t] n. 手电筒，火炬
match [m?t?] n. 火柴，比赛
beat [bi:t] v.(beat) 敲打，打败
against [??genst] prep. 反对，对…不利
asleep [??sli:p] adj. 睡着的，熟睡的
fall asleep 进入梦乡，睡着
die down 逐渐变弱，逐渐消失
rise [ra?z] v. (rose)上升，升起
fallen [?f?:l?n] adj. 倒下的，落下的
apart [??pɑ:t] adv. 分离，分开
have a look 看一看
icy [?a?s?] adj. 覆盖着冰的，冰冷的
kid [k?d] n. & v. （口语）小孩；开玩笑，欺骗
realize [?ri:?la?z] v. 认识到，了解
make one's way 前往，费力地前进
passage [?p?s?d?] n. 章节，段落
pupil [?pju:pl] n. 学生
completely [k?m?pli:tli] adv. 彻底地，完全地
shocked [??kt] adj. 震惊的，震撼的
silence [?sa?l?ns] n. 寂静，沉默
in silence 沉默，无声
recently [?ri:sntli] adv. 不久前，近来，最近
take down 拆除，往下拽，记录
terrorist [?ter?r?st] n. 恐怖分子
date [de?t] n. 日期，日子
tower [?ta??(r)] n. 塔
at first 首先，最初
truth [tru:θ] n. 真相，真理，事实
二、重点短语
1. make sure 确信;确认
2. beat against... 拍打……
3. fall asleep 进人梦乡；睡着
4. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
5. wake up 醒来
6. in a mess 一团糟
7. break...apart 使……分离
8. in times of difficulty 在困难的时候
9. at the time of 当.......时候
10. go off (闹钟)发出响声
11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡
12. miss the bus 错过公交车
13. pick up 接电话
14. bring... together 使……靠拢
15. in the area 在这个地区
16. miss the event 错过这个事件
17. by the side of the road 在路边
三、Grammar Focus（语法聚焦）
What were you doing at eight last night?
I was taking a shower.
What was she doing at the time of the rainstorm?
She was doing her homework.
What was he doing when the rainstorm came?
He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came.
What was Ben doing when it began to rain heavily?
When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?
While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
18. the Animal Helpline 动物保护热线
19. walk by 走路经过
20. make one’s way to.... 在某人去……的路上
21. hear the news 听到这个消息
22.important events in history 历史上的重大事件
23.for example 例如
24.be killed 被杀害
25. over 50 50多(岁）
26. a school pupil 一个小学生
27. on the radio 通过广播
28.in silence 沉默;无声
29.more recently 最近地;新近
30.the World Trade Center 世贸中心
31.take down 拆除;摧毁
32.have meaning to 对……有意义
33.remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
34.at first 首先;最初
四、作文
根据表格信息，描述昨天晚上停电时汤姆的一家人正在做的事情。要求80词左右。
When the light went out yesterday evening, Tom’s brother was playing computer games Tom’s father was washing the car. He had to stop washing the car and began to listen to the radio. Tom’s mother was making dinner while Tom’s sister Lily was playing the piano.
Tom was doing his homework when the light went out yesterday evening.
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人教版八年级上册
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
I. Translate the words into Chinese.
1.rainstorm____________ 2.alarm__________________ 3.go off__________________
4.begin/began__________ 5.heavily_________________ 6.suddenly_______________
7.pick up______________ 8.strange_________________ 9.storm__________________
10.wind______________ 11.light__________________ 12.report_________________
13.area_______________ 14.wood_________________ 15.window_______________
16.flashlight 17.match 18.beat _______________
19.against 20.asleep 21.fall asleep ____________
22.die down 23.rise 24.fallen _______________
25.apart 26.have a look 27.icy _______________
28.kid 29.realize 30.make one’s way___________
31.passage 32.pupil 33.completely ______________
34.shocked 35.silence 36.in silence _______________
37.recently 38.take down 39.terrorist _______________
40.date 41.tower 42. at first _______________
43.truth
II. Translate the phrases into Chinese.
1. make sure_____________ 2. beat against_______________ 3. die down___________________
4. in a mess_____________ 5. break...apart ______________ 6. in times of difficulty__________
7. at the time of________ 8. go off___________________ 9. pick up_____________________
10. in the area___________ 11. miss the event __________ 12. by the side of the road________
13. the Animal Helpline____ 14. walk by________________ 15. make one’s way to__________
16. hear the news_________ 17.important events in history____ 18. on the radio________________
19.in silence_____________ 20.more recently_____________ 21.take down ______________
III. Exercises
Part1: words
His car didn’t work during the heavy ___________（暴风雨）.
Then a ___________（奇怪的）thing happened.
There was a strong ___________（风）blowing outside.
___________ (突然），the phone rang while I was reading.
The two ___________ (小学生) are helping the old granny cross the street.
The bank ___________ （最近）opened in Germany.
I understand ___________（完全地）.
Look at the ___________（奇怪的）thing .What is it?
Do you think she’s telling the ___________（真相）?
If we don’t prepare for the speech contest, they will ___________（战胜）us.
Part2: correct forms
What ___________ your parents ___________ (do) at nine o’clock last night.
We had no classes at that time. We ___________ (plant) trees.
When the rainstorm ___________ (sudden) came, what were you doing?
He hit his hand ___________ (heavy)against the wall.
The news on TV ___________ (report) that a heavy rain was in the area.
We stood there for a moment ___________ (silence)
He is ___________ (sleep) and he has slept for 10 hours.
The room is dark, please turn on these ___________ ( light).
She ___________ (make) her dress then whole afternoon.
I ___________ ( telephone) a friend when Bob came in.
Part3: short passage.
police, strange , wind , asleep . silence
It was ten o'clock. in the evening and the 1 was blowing strongly . Mrs. Green was .ready to go to bed. When she just fell 2 , a noise woke her up. She saw a 3 young man standing outside her house. He tried to open the windows. Mrs. Green thought maybe he was a thief and she called the 4 at once. Then Mrs. Green walked out of her room in 5 and hid herself. Ten minutes later, the police came and caught the thief. How brave Mrs. Green was !
1.____________ 2. ___________ 3. __________ 4. ___________ 5. _____________
Part4: composition
Susanna所在的城市昨天晚上发生了一场地震。很幸运，地震并不强烈，他们全家安然无恙。假如你是Susanna请描述一下地震发生时家里人的活动情景，80词左右。
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I 单词略（详见晨读中的单词表）
II 短语略（详见晨读中的短语）
III 练习
Part1.
rainstorm
strange
wind
suddenly
pupils
recently
completely
strange
truth
beat
part2.
didn’t go off
pick up
fell asleep, was dying down
wakes up, is rising
Without any light
part3.
Were,doing
were planting
suddenly
heavily
reported
silently
asleep
lights
was making
was telephoning
part4.
wind
asleep
strange
police
silence
part5.
范文详见晨读中的范文
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