Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainslorm came 检测题-2023-2024学年初中英语人教版八年级下册
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainslorm came
一、单项选择
1．My mother ________ while I ________ the window.
A．cooked; was cleaning B．was cooking; cleaned C．cooked; clean D．was cooking; was cleaning
2．— How strange! You sit in your room for a long time, Li Ming.
— I just want to be quiet for a while. I’m sorry, Dad. I failed the test again.
A．in silence B．in person C．in public D．in fact
3．—Where is Mike?
—I saw him_______with Mr. Smith in the hallways just now.
A．to talk B．talking C．talked D．talks
4．My mother ________ missed the train to Wuhan this afternoon. It started to leave right after she got on it.
A．seldom B．almost C．perhaps D．recently
5．—What were you doing when I called you ?
—I __________ to music.
A．listened B．am listening C．was listening D．were listening
6．Li Feng ________ always ________ of others when he _________ in the army (军队).
A．does, think, is B．was, thinking, was C．is, thinking, was D．did, think, is
7．—Which team _______ the football match, Team 1 or Team 2?
—Team 1 _______ Team 2.
A．won; won B．beat; beat C．beat; won D．won; beat
8．—_________, I didn’t know what happened. A few minutes later, I finally realized chat things.
—You were doing your homework very carefully at that time.
A．In the middle B．In the end C．In the front D．At first
9．The boy ________ a horse when the teacher ________ in.
A．was drawing, came B．draw, came
C．drew, was coming D．was drawing, was coming
10．Mr Green thought it would stop ________ this afternoon, but it seemed to be even ________.
A．to rain; more heavily B．raining; heavier 
C．to rain; heavier D．raining; more heavily
二、完形填空
Computers had been around for years when Bill Gates was growing up. But very few people knew much about them. People thought of computers as big machines that only a few people were 11 enough to understand. At that time computers were very large.
Some people, like Bill Gates and his friends, were 12 the computer. Paul Allen, Ric Weiland, and Kent Evans were his best friends during high school. They 13 time learning about computers and how they worked. They thought that computers were going to become 14 in the future.
Gates began to study at Harvard University in the fall of 1973. There he met Steve Ballmer. 15 as a student at Harvard in 1975, Gates read a magazine called Popular Electronics. There was a passage about systems（系统）in computers. The makers were 16 a new, smaller system. Gates told the company that he and Allen would make 17 a system. Gates and Allen began to 18 . They finished the program and it worked. Then Gates left Harvard and moved to New Mexico. In November 1975, the Microsoft Company was built.
Bill Gates and his friends were different from others even at their early ages. They had a love of math. They had a love of technology. They weren’t afraid to 19 . They took risks. Now Bill Gates is very rich. He is giving back to the world 20 his charities（慈善）.
11．A．old B．clever C．strong
12．A．interested in B．tired of C．bored with
13．A．took B．paid C．spent
14．A．difficult B．easy C．important
15．A．If B．While C．Because
16．A．seeing B．serving C．looking for
17．A．either B．so C．such
18．A．work B．leave C．practice
19．A．study B．enjoy C．dream
20．A．of B．through C．in
三、阅读理解
My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud（骄傲）girl.
One day after school, when I was waiting for Diana, Vivien came to me and gave me a cake, and I got it. We talked and joked. Then I spent more time with Vivien than Diana. However, I also felt a little uneasy.
After a few days, I went to see Diana. Vivien came and sat with me. She gave me a sandwich. She also gave one to Diana, but Diana didn’t get it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana because of her rudeness(粗鲁).
“Never mind,” Vivien said. “I’m used to(习惯) it.”
After school, I walked home with Diana. I tried to correct her attitude(态度), but she didn’t listen to me. She said, “Go and join your ‘dear’ Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.”
For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “I’m really sorry about what I did. I’m a spoiled(宠坏的) girl, but I also need good friends like you. Can you forgive(原谅) me?” Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I are best friends.
21．The underlined word “uneasy” means ________.
A．不容易 B．不安的 C．不简单 D．想不开的
22．The writer was angry with Diana ________.
A．because she was too good for anyone
B．when Diana didn’t get Vivien’s sandwich
C．though she asked the writer to forgive
D．so Diana walked away
23．Vivien’s word “I’ m used to it.” shows that ________.
A．someone didn’t want to give her things
B．Vivien was often rude to others
C．she liked to be polite
D．some people were rude to her before
24．Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive her because ________.
A．they didn’t spend much time with her
B．she knew she was wrong
C．Vivien and the writer didn’t talk to her
D．she was a rich and proud girl
25．The text is mainly about ________.