Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 单元综合检测 2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 一、单项选择（ 每小题1分,满分10分） 1．—Excuse me, could you help me ________ the time of the next train to Tianjin? —Sure. Please wait for a minute. A．look up B．pick up C．set up D．warm up 2．—Could you help me send the articles to the magazine? — ________. A．Yes, please B．No, I couldn’t C．With pleasure D．That’s it 3．All of us went to the old people’s home _______ Tina. She was ill in hospital. A．with B．against C．besides D．except 4．While we ________ an English song, some visitors came to our class. A．are singing B．were singing C．sing D．will sing 5．We ________ a boat on the lake when it started to rain. A．are rowing B．rowed C．were rowing D．row 6．—What a mess! Let’s throw these old desks away. —OK. They really ________ too much room. A．stand up B．pick up C．bring up D．take up 7．—Do we need to drive a car? —________ not! The hotel is just around here. A．Probably B．Hardly C．Quickly D．Suddenly 8．Sam ________ his favourite food with the help of his body language, but the waiter didn’t get it. A．understood B．reported C．counted D．described 9．—Our school will have many more colorful after-school activities next term. —Yes, but each student can only take part in ________ two activities. A．at last B．at least C．at most D．at first 10．—Anything new in the newspaper? —______ hit a building and caused a big fire in a town. A．Lightning B．Thunder C．Storm D．Fog 二、完形填空（ 每小题1.5分,满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。 I live in a beautiful neighborhood in London. Last year, my teacher asked me to 11 a report about my neighborhood. After planning carefully, I walked down many famous shopping streets in my neighborhood. 12 , I came to Mr. Smith’s clothes store. Mr. Smith was busy. But he still spent half an hour answering my 13 . Mr. Smith said he wanted to be a pilot when he was young. It sounds like an enjoyable job for 14 . Anyway, Mr. Smith’s clothes store sells the cheapest clothes. My second 15 was Ms. Lee