Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came-八年级下册英语同步分级阅读(人教版)

难度：容易 【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 Prepare yourself for a rainy day One fine sunny day in the winter, a grasshopper was enjoying the warm sun. But he was very hungry because he had not eaten anything for a long time. So he looked around to find something to eat. Suddenly, he saw some ants taking grain into their living place. He went up to the ants and asked: “Can you, please, give me a few pieces of grain? I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. I’m almost starving to death.” One of the ants looked at him and asked: “What were you doing all summer? Why didn’t you store up some food for the winter?” The grasshopper answered: “Truly speaking, I spent my summer singing songs, and that’s why I didn’t store anything.” The ant smiled and said: “Then spend the whole winter singing again.” The grasshopper got very sad and walked away. 【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了一只蚱蜢因为没有提前准备粮食而向蚂蚁求救的故事，这个故事告诉我们要未雨绸缪。 【单选】 1. Why did the grasshopper look around to find something to eat? A. Because he was hungry. B. Because he wanted to find food for his children. C. Because he wanted to store food. D. Because the ants were hungry. 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据“But he was very hungry because he had not eaten anything for a long time. So he looked around to find something to eat.”可知，蚱蜢四处找东西吃是因为太饿了。故选A。 2. What were the ants doing when the grasshopper went out? A. They were singing. B. They were moving their house. C. They were drinking. D. They were taking grain into their house. 【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Suddenly, he saw some ants taking grain into their living place.”可知，蚂蚁正在把粮食搬进家里。故选D。 3. What did the grasshopper do when he met the ants? A. He helped the ants to carry the food. B. He went up to the ants and asked for some food. C. He stole food from the ants. D. He sang for the ants. 【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知，蚱蜢看到蚂蚁后跑到蚂蚁跟前想让蚂蚁给他一些粮食。故选B。 4. What did the grasshopper do in summer? A. He sang songs. B. He stored grain. C. He hung out. D. He moved his house. 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知，蚱蜢夏天一直在唱歌。故选A。 5. Did the ants