Unit5What were you doing when the rainstorm came单元话题拓展阅读-2023-2024学年八年级下册英语单元快速提分把关练（人教版）

Unit5What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 单元话题拓展阅读把关练 一、单元话题拓展阅读思维导图 二、单元话题拓展阅读把关练 一、阅读理解 I don’t know, sir MR Throgmorton was giving his usual weekly class on English history. He noticed that someone at the back of the room seemed to be playing with something. “You at the back!” he shouted. “When was the Magna Carta signed?” Everyone in the room looked around in surprise. There was a long silence followed by a low voice saying, “Me, sir?” “Yes, you.” “I don’t know, sir.” “Well, you ought to know. We did it last week. You should have made notes. All right. Here’s a question you ought to be able to answer: Who was Oliver Cromwell and what did he do?” “I’m afraid I don’t know, sir.” “You don’t know! What were you doing last week when we did all this?” “I was out drinking with my friends.” “I don’t know how you dare tell me such a thing. You should have been here making notes. How can you hope to pass the exam at the end of term?” “Sir, I don’t know about any exam. I only came in to mend the radiator.” 1．Throgmorton was a/an________ teacher. A．English B．English history C．Chinese D．science 2．What did Throgmorton do when he found someone at the back? A．He asked the man to stand up. B．He got the man out of the classroom. C．He asked the man a question. D．He continued teaching. 3．Did the man know the answers to the two questions? A．He only knew one of the answers. B．Yes, he did. C．No, he didn’t. D．We don’t know. 4．What was the man doing last week? A．He was having an exam. B．He was working. C．He was studying. D．He was drinking with his friends. 5．Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．The students didn’t study hard. B．The man wasn’t Throgmorton’s student. C．The man was silly. D．The man didn’t want to have an exam. Late for our shoveling date There was a big snowstorm last night. It even knocked out the power around our neighborhood. Around 11 pm last night, my sister and I called several friends with our mobile phones. We decided to shovel snow