Unit 3 语篇填空练习 2023-2024学年鲁教版五四制八年级英语上册

Unit 3 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

语篇填空练习

A

Henry is 1.________ American businessman. One day, when he was sailing (航行) on a boat near San Francisco, he was carried out into the sea by a strong wind. 2.________ (luck), he was discovered and picked up by a London­bound (开往伦敦的) ship. So he 3.________ (land) in London by accident. Alone and 4.________ (hunger), he walked on the streets of the city. Unexpectedly, he 5.________ (call) into a big house. There two rich 6.________ (brother), Oliver and Roderick, gave him a letter and told 7.________ (he) not to open it until two o'clock of the day. Henry didn't know it was a million­pound (百万英镑) bank note. He left the big house and went into a cheap restaurant to get something to eat. Everyone was impolite and impatient to him. Why?8. ________ he was in rags (衣衫褴褛) and looked dirty. Then, 9.________ everyone's surprise, he handed the owner a million­pound bank note to pay for the meal. On seeing the note, all the people in the restaurant became friendly and tried their best 10.________ (please) Henry. Don't you think it's the most unbelievable story in the world?

 

B

One day，Bill went to the beach with his friends Jim and Bob. After playing for a while，Bill fell 1.________(sleep) on the comfortable beach. After an hour，he woke up. He found his friends 2._________ (play)volleyball. Bill walked towards them and 3._________ (begin)to play with them.

Bob hit the ball too hard and it 4._____ (fall)into the sea. Just as Bob was going to pick up the ball，a strong 5.______ (wind) blew it away. Bill wanted to show off (炫耀) his swimming skills，so he decided to get the ball back for them.

After swimming for about ten minutes，Bill became tired. He 6.________ (realize) it was impossible for him to get the ball. But he tried his best to swim to it. At that moment，some black clouds appeared in the sky！Oh，what 7._______ (strang)weather it was！It started to rain 8. _________(heavy)．

At that time Jim and Bob were 9._________ (complete)surprised because they couldn't see Bill. They didn't just stand on the beach in 10.__________ (silent)anymore. They shouted for help. Luckily，a young man saved Bill.

 

C

I was in Houston a few weeks ago，and needed to go back home in Austin the next day. It was a long way to go，so I decided to leave at about 5：00 the next morning.

When I was on the highway，I 1.________ (sudden)found that I left my purse in Houston. So I had to 2.________ (return)to get it. However，on the way of returning，my car broke down. I was very 3.________(worry)．No one could give me a hand.

I closed the doors and called a tow truck (拖车).Soon，a man knocked on the 4.________ (window)and asked if he could help me. From his look，I 5.________ (guess) he was a bad person. So I refused，telling 6.________ (he)the tow truck was coming soon. He said，“Madam，the tow truck will arrive in 45 minutes or never. And you aren't going anywhere 7.________ you change that tire (轮胎).”

I thought for a while，and I 8.________ (decide)to trust him. So I got out. He looked very 9.________ (surprise)．

It took him half an hour to change the tire. Then he said，“Thank you for letting me help you. You 10.________ (offer)me a chance when most people would never open the door to someone like me. Is it OK if I give you a hug？” I smiled and accepted his hug.

 

D