Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 单元练习题 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 单元练习题 一、词汇运用（20 分） A. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。（10 分） 1. The r________ came suddenly and we were all wet. 2. I was sleeping when the alarm ________ (响). 3. There was a strong w________ blowing outside. 4. With no l________ in the room, it was very dark. 5. The boy was playing basketball when the s________ began. 6. I was in the ________ (厨房) helping my mom when you called me. 7. Don't ________ (突然) shout at me like that. 8. The ________ (火柴) burned out quickly. 9. The ________ (地区) was in a mess after the storm. 10. The price of the ________ (木头) is very high. B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。（10 分） 1. What were you doing when the rainstorm ________ (begin)? 2. While I ________ (walk) in the street, I saw a bird. 3. They ________ (have) a meeting at nine o'clock last night. 4. I ________ (read) a book at home at this time yesterday. 5. When he ________ (arrive), I was having dinner. 6. The wind ________ (blow) strongly last night. 7. It's raining hard. Please stay at home and don't go ________ (somewhere). 8. The girl was ________ (shop) when the accident happened. 9. We were ________ (surprise) to hear the news. 10. They were playing football while I ________ (do) my homework. 二、单项选择（20 分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( ) 1. —What were you doing ________ the rainstorm came? —I was reading in the library. A. when B. while C. as D. since ( ) 2. The lights went out suddenly. It was very dark and nothing could be seen ___. A. no more B. any more C. no longer D. any longer ( ) 3. I was watching TV ________ my brother was playing computer games. A. when B. while C. as D. since ( ) 4. —Did you hear the strange noise next door at around 10 o'clock last night? —No, I ________ my favorite TV program in my bedroom. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. have watched ( ) 5. While the woman ________, the accident happened. A. was shopping B. shopped C. is shopping D. shops ( ) 6. I called you at eight last night, but nobody ________. A. picked up B. put up C. got up D. woke up ( ) 7. The rain was ________ against the windows. A. beating B. knocking C. playing D. hitting ( ) 8. When I got home, I saw my mother ________ the room. A. clean B. cleaning C. cleaned D. to clean ( ) 9. —I saw Mr. Smith in the office at ten yesterday morning. —That's impossible. He ________ an English party with us then. A. has B. had C. was having D. has had ( ) 10. It was difficult to see the road clearly ________ the heavy snow. A. because B. because of C. so D. though 三、完形填空（20 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 It was a rainy night. I was driving home. Suddenly, a man 1 in front of my car. I stopped quickly, but it was too late. The man 2 and fell down. I got out of the car and ran to him. "Are you OK?" I asked. The man looked at me 3 and didn't say a word. I called 911. While I was waiting for the ambulance (救护车), I 4 the man. His head was bleeding (流血). A few minutes later, the ambulance 5. The doctors and nurses helped the man and took him to the hospital. I followed them to the hospital. The doctor told me that the man was 6 hurt. I was very worried. I called the man's family. They came to the hospital quickly. After a few hours, the man 7. His family thanked me. I was very happy that the man was OK. That night was 8 for me. I will never forget it. ( ) 1. A. appeared B. disappeared C. left D. arrived ( ) 2. A. shouted B. jumped C. climbed D. fell ( ) 3. A. angrily B. happily C. silently D. loudly ( ) 4. A. looked at B. looked for C. looked after D. looked up ( ) 5. A. left B. came C. went D. stopped ( ) 6. A. badly B. easily C. slowly D. quickly ( ) 7. A. woke up B. grew up C. stayed up D. got up ( ) 8. A. special B. boring C. wonderful D. terrible 四、阅读理解（20 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (A) I was in the kitchen helping my mom when the rainstorm came. At first, I heard the strong wind. It was blowing hard. Then I heard the heavy rain beating against the windows. It was very dark outside. We were all scared. My mom was making dinner. My dad was reading a newspaper. My sister was playing with her toys. Suddenly, the lights went out. We had to use candles. ( ) 1. Where was the writer when the rainstorm came? A. In the bedroom. B. In the kitchen. C. In the living room. D. In the bathroom. ( ) 2. What was the writer's mom doing? A. Making dinner. B. Reading a newspaper. C. Playing with toys. D. Sleeping. ( ) 3. What happened suddenly? A. The wind blew hard. B. The rain beat against the windows. C. The lights went out. D. The writer's sister cried. (B) It was a terrible storm last night. I was watching TV with my parents at home. The wind was blowing strongly and the rain was pouring down. Suddenly, we heard a loud noise. It was a tree falling down in our neighbor's yard. My father called 119 for help. The firemen came quickly and cut the tree into pieces. After that, everything was OK. ( ) 4. What was the writer doing when the storm came? A. Sleeping. B. Watching TV. C. Doing homework. D. Playing computer games. ( ) 5. What made a loud noise? A. The wind. B. The rain. C. A falling tree. D. A car accident. 五、书面表达（20 分） 假设你是李华，昨天下午放学的时候突然下起了大雨，你在回家的路上看到了一些事情。请根据以下提示，写一篇短文描述当时的情景。 一些人在公交站等车，看起来很着急；一个小女孩在哭，因为她找不到妈妈了；一位警察帮助小女孩找到了妈妈；你终于到家了，虽然全身湿透，但感觉很温暖。 要求：不少于 60 词。 参考答案 一、词汇运用 A. 1. rainstorm 2. rang 3. wind 4. light 5. storm 6. kitchen 7. suddenly 8. match 9. area 10. wood B. 1. began 2. was walking 3. were having 4. was reading 5. arrived 6. blew 7. anywhere 8. shopping 9. surprised 10. was doing 二、单项选择 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B 三、完形填空 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 四、阅读理解 (A) 1. B 2. A 3. C (B) 4. B 5. C 五、书面表达 Yesterday afternoon, it rained heavily when school was over. On my way home, I saw some people waiting for the bus at the bus stop. They looked very worried. There was a little girl crying because she couldn't find her mother. Luckily, a policeman came and helped her find her mother. Finally, I got home. I was wet all over, but I felt very warm. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$