Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？【B卷·培优卷】-2024-2025学年八年级英语下册单元速记·巧练（陕西专用，人教版）

班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？（B卷·培优卷） （时间：100分钟，满分：90分） 第一部分 选择题部分 一、完形填空（共20小题，计20分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 When I was young, I was very proud. I liked to show off(炫耀）in front of others. But after 1 experience, I came to realize that it's important to be modest(谦虚的）. One day, my friend and I were 2 our bikes in a park. My mother knew I just learned how to ride for a short time, so she came and asked me to wear some safety things." No, I won't wear 3 !"I said, pointing at my 4 elbows and knees," She doesn't wear those things 5 !"" It's dangerous," my friend said." You need more practice."" I might learn later than you, but I can ride even 6 !" I said loudly. She said," Let's wait and see!" I saw a path leading into some woods. Then we rode towards the woods. 7 , the path wasn't as smooth(平坦的）as I thought. I kept bumping(颠簸）up and down, and then 8 ,bam! I fell 9 my bike." Ha-ha!" My friend made a face and helped me up." Be more careful next time," she said. Tears(眼泪）ran down my face. "Sorry," I said. All in all, this experience made me 10 that we must be modest. A fall into a pit, a gain in my wit. 1.A.a B.an C. the D./ 【答案】B 【解析】 句意：但是一次经历之后，我开始意识到谦虚很重要。这里表示数量“一”的概念，应用不定冠词，experience的读音以元音音素开头，需用an,故选B。 2.A.ride B.rides C.rode D. riding 【答案】D 【解析】 句意：一天，我和我的朋友正在公园里骑自行车。空格前面有be动词were,这里应用过去进行时，故选D。 3.A.it B. itself C. them D. themselves 【答案】C 【解析】 根据 so she came and asked me to wear some safety things可知，妈妈让作者戴一些护具，但是作者不想戴它们，这里的代词 them 代指 some safety things,故选C。 4. A. friend B. friends C. friends D. friend's 【答案】D 【解析】 根据“She doesn't wear those things!”可知，此处表示作者指着朋友的肘部和膝盖，根据she可知，这里应用名词单数，空格后面是名词，这里应用名词所有格，故选D。 5.A. also B. either C. too D. neither 【答案】B 【解析】 also也，用于句中；either也，用于否定句句末；too也，用于肯定句句末；neither 两者都不。句意：她也没有戴那些东西！故选B。 6.A.badly B. worse C. well D. better 【答案】D 【解析】根据I might learn later than you以及but可知，作者认为她虽然比朋友学得晚，但是她能骑得更好，even修饰比较级，故选D。 7.A.Because B. Unless C. However D. Though 【答案】C 【解析】 because因为；unless除非；however然而；though虽然。句意：然而，这条路并不像我想象得那么平坦。此处表示转折，故选C。 8.A.careful B. carefully C. sudden D. suddenly 【答案】D 【解析】根据“I kept bumping up and down...”可知，作者上下颠簸，突然“砰”一声，这里应用副词，故选D。 9. A. down B. off C. of D. into 【答案】B 【解析】根据“I kept bumping up and down, and then bam!”可知，此处指的是从自行车上掉下来，fall off从……掉下来，为固定搭配，故选B。 10.A. realized B. realizing C. realize D. to realize 【答案】C 【解析】 make sb.do sth.使某人做某事，为固定搭配，故选C。 第二节：阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 Helping others always brings you something. I didn't know that 11 one day when I was going to my new 12 It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my 13 day at my new school. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl who was on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she 14 her bike just a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to get up, 15 fell again. 16 thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said "Thank you" with a smile and then rode away. The words "Thank you" helped me and this small thing made me feel less nervous about my new school. Finally, I 17 to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and 18 me to sit down 19 a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn't dare to look at them. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school's and I didn't have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a 20 appeared in front of me. "Let’s share," the girl next to me said. "And hi, I am Cindy." I looked up. It was the girl that I helped in the morning. What a surprise! From then on, we became good friends. She was my first and best friend at my new school. Helping her also helped me find a friend. 11.A.until B.since C. before D. after 【答案】A 【解析】 上句介绍了自己的感受，再根据句意“直到那天去新时，我才知道这件事”及not...until...“直到……才……”可知，应选A。 12. A. home B.school C. family D. neighborhood 【答案】B 【解析】根据第二段第二句中的at my new school可知，此处指新学校，故选B。 13. A. first B.second C.next D. last 【答案】A 【解析】 根据第三段提及老师带着作者进教室可推知，作者是第一天去新学校，故选A。 14. A. lay down B. sat down C.fell into D. fell off 【答案】D 【解析】根据下文 She was trying hard to get up(她努力站起来）可知，此处为“她从自行车上摔了下来”，fell off 符合题意，故选D。 15. A. but B.so C.and D.or 【答案】A 【解析】根据句意“她努力站起来，____又摔倒了"可知前后为转折关系，故选A。 16.A.With B.Without C. Under D.On 【答案】B 【解析】根据前后文可推知，此处句意为“我不假思索地走过去，帮她站起来”，故选B。 17.A.arrived B.left C.got D.reached 【答案】C 【解析】 根据to school可知选C。arrive后加at或in再接地点，leave和reach为及物动词，直接接宾语。 18.A.let B.asked C. made D.had 【答案】B 【解析】根据“let/have sb.do sth.(让某人做某事）”“make sb.do sth.(让某人做某事）”“ask sb.to do sth.(让某人做某事）”及空格后的to sit down可知答案选B。 19. A. behind B.across C.in front of D. beside 【答案】D 【解析】 根据下文 the girl next to me(我旁边的女孩）可知，此处指坐在一个女孩旁边，故选D。 20.A.book B.pen C.copy D.notebook 【答案】A 【解析】 根据上文“They used a different textbook from my old school's and I didn't have a copy."可知，此处应为“我面前出现了一本书”，故选A。 IV.阅读理解（共15小题，计20分） 第一节：阅读下面A、B、C三篇材料，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分） A Notice Dear head teachers(from Class 1-Class 10), In order to develop the spirit of early discovery and early cultivation(培养）, the school math competition is preparing to invite some students with talent in math. They will take some math competition training later. Each class should choose 3 students. Please write down their names on a piece of paper and send it to Mr. Brown's office. Please do remember, all the 10 classes should finish this job as soon as possible and this name list is due on Friday, June 15th. Thank you for your cooperation(合作）! 21. Why does the school math competition invite some students? A. Because the students don't have talent in math. B. Because the students are in Grade Eight. C. Because the school wants to discover students with talent in math early. D. Because the school wants to write down their names on a piece of paper. 【答案】C 【解析】 根据“In order to develop the spirit of early discovery and early cultivation, the school math competition is preparing to invite some students with talent in math.”可知，学校数学竞赛准备邀请一些有数学天赋的学生是为了发扬早发现和早培养的精神，故选C。 22. How many students in all will take the math competition training? A.60. B.3. C.30. D.10. 【答案】C 【解析】 根据 Dear head teachers(from Class 1~Class 10)和“Each class should choose 3 students.”可知，从1班到10班，每个班选3名学生，一共30名学生，故选C。 23. When should the head teachers hand in the name list? A. On Saturday. B. On Friday. C. After June 16th. D. After June 15th. 【答案】B 【解析】根据“Please do remember,all the 10 classes should finish this job as soon as possible and this name list is due on Friday,June 15th.”可知，提交名单截止到6月15日星期五，所以要在6月15日星期五之前提交名单，故选B。 B Last Friday a storm(暴风雨）swept through two villages in the New Territories, damaging(损毁）fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people got smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. "I was eating with my wife and children,"he said."When we heard a loud noise,a few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very afraid." Mrs. Wu said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. "There was no time to take anything," she said. "A few minutes later, the roof came down. Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area(洪涝区）and the welfare department(福利机构）brought them food,clothes and shelter. 24. How many homes altogether(总共）were damaged in the storm? A. Fourteen. B. Thirty-six. C. Twenty-nine. D. Twenty-one. 【答案】B 【解析】 根据“Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, damaging fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs.”可知，14套房屋被摧毁，7套房屋严重损坏，15套房屋的窗户或屋顶破损。所以一共有36套房屋被损坏。故选B。 25. The underlined word "shelter" in this passage means_______. A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay 【答案】D 【解析】 根据“Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter.”可知，福利机构给这些人带来食物、衣服和住所，由此推知，画线单词 shelter表示“住所”，即可以住的地方。故选D。 26. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? A. Good Soldiers B.A Lucky Woman C. A Terrible Storm D. Clever People 【答案】C 【解析】 通读全文可知，本文介绍了一场暴风雨给人们带来的损失，以及暴风雨发生时人们正在做什么。因此C项“一场可怕的暴风雨”最符合文意。故选C。 C Is it important to have any life skills? A 12-year-old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains However, he survived(生存）at last thanks to his amazing life skills. One day in October 2016. Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains, South Africa. At first, everything went well. But at about one o'clock in the afternoon. he lost his way and couldn't find any other people. He got scared at first, but then he tried to calm down. He knew what to do in such a situation. "I should follow the river, follow the light, follow the sun and finally there will be buildings, roads and people and I could call home, "he told himself. Tim kept walking. Unluckily, one monkey scratched(抓伤） his arm. He found some water to wash the blood and went on walking. About twenty-two hours later, he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom. After he came back, his mom asked why he went on walking when it got dark. The little boy said if he did that, he would see her again! 27. Where did Tim get lost? A. In a zoo. B. In the swimming pool. C. In a building. D. In the mountains. 【答案】D 【解析】 根据“A 12-year-old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the moun-tains.”可知，Tim在山里迷路了，故选D。 28. How long was Tim lost? A. About 22 hours. B. About 22 days. C. About 12 hours. D. About 12 days. 【答案】A 【解析】 根据“About twenty-two hours later,he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom.”可知，Tim走失了约22个小时，故选A。 29. In what order did Tim survive? ①kept walking ②called his mom ③met a farmer ④calmed down A. ①→②→③→④ B.④→①→③→② C.①→③→②→④ D.④→①→②→③ 【答案】B 【解析】 根据“He got scared at first,but then he tried to calm down.”" Tim kept walking."" About twenty-two hours later, he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom.”可知，Tim先是冷静下来，继续走，约22个小时后见到了一位农民，然后联系妈妈，故选B。 30. The writer wrote the passage to show us__________. A. the dangerous monkey B. the farmer's kindness C. the importance of life skills D. the hiking group 【答案】C 【解析】本文讲述了一个叫Tim Brown的男孩在山里迷路后通过自己的努力得救的故事，通过这件事让我们意识到生存技能的重要性，故选C。 第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题，计5分） Nature's warnings(大自然的警告） When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind is strong, be careful! A dangerous storm might be coming. The black clouds and the strong winds are nature's warnings. If you find them, don't wait for rain. 31. Safety Steps When you see lightning, quickly get into a building. Even after you are indoors, it is not smart to go near doors and windows. 32. A room with no windows is the safest place to be. Do not wash your hands during a storm. Do not risk using anything that runs on electricity(电）, either. Although you really want to play computer games, don't! 33. Try reading a book instead. Reading is more fun than playing computer games. If you can't get to somewhere safe, stay out in the open. You may feel safe under a tree, but that is not a good place to be. 34. If you don’t, some loud noises may have your hearing hurt. Lightning Strikes Lightning does not strike people very often. 35. If you do, call 120. Only trained workers should care for a person who has been hit by lightning. If you follow these rules, you should stay safe during a storm. A. They can be broken easily. B. Act right away to keep safe. C. You will hardly see that happen. D. Touching water can bring you danger. E. It is better to be bored than to risk getting hurt. F. Also, remember to cover your ears when standing outside. G. Storms often come without warnings. 31.【答案】B 【解析】根据“The black clouds and the strong winds are nature's warnings. If you find them, don't wait for rain."可知，黑云和强风是大自然的警告。如果你发现它们，请不要等待下雨，空处的内容应是说明应该如何做，故选B。 32.【答案】A 【解析】 根据“When you see lightning,quickly get into a building.Even after you are indoors, it is not smart to go near doors and windows.”可知，当你看到闪电时，赶紧进入建筑物。即使你已经在室内，靠近门窗也是不明智的。空处的内容应是说明不能靠近门窗的原因，故选A。 33.【答案】E 【解析】 根据“Do not risk using anything that runs on electricity,either.Although you really want to play computer games, don't!"可知，不要冒险使用任何运行电力的设备。尽管你很想玩电脑游戏，也不要。空处的内容应是说明不要玩电脑游戏的原因，故选E。 34.【答案】F 【解析】 根据“If you don't,some loud noises may have your hearing hurt.”可知，你如果不这样做，可能会听到一些巨大的声响，这会伤害你的听力。空处的内容应是说明留在户外应该怎么做不会伤害听力，故选F。 35.【答案】C 【解析】根据“Lightning does not strike people very often.”可知，闪电并不经常击中人，说明你几乎不会看到那种事情发生，故选C。 V.完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分） 36.我正在等公交车，这时天开始下起了大雨。 I was waiting for the bus when it began to_____________________. 37.今天早上我在去学校的路上睡着了。 I ___________________________on the way to school this morning. 38.告诉公众事情的真相是我的职责。 It's my duty to ____________________to the public. 39.起初我并不是很喜欢这个工作。 I didn't like the job much______________________. 40.一道奇异的光线在夜空中时隐时现。 A __________________________seemed to come and go in the night sky. 【答案】36. rain heavily 37. fell asleep 38. tell the truth 39. at first40. strange light Ⅵ.短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）(共10小题，计10分） pupil complete sleep go kid silent ice true heavy die I still remember the date, December 24. While I was having an English class, I fell 41. Suddenly, I went into a strange area and saw some 42. playing in the woods. Then a rainstorm came. So I made my way into a tower. The light there was very weak but the 43. against the windows. I struck a match wind was very strong. I could hear the rain beat 44. but saw nothing. Then I found a man standing against a door with a flashlight. At first, he stared at me in. 45. Then he walked up to me. When I realized he could be a terrorist, I was 46. shocked. I phoned my mother, but she didn't pick up. I felt very terrified. At that time, I heard the alarm bell 47. off and then a soft voice," OK, class is over."I woke up, rose slowly from the chair and found that the wind 48. down. The sunlight outside was so bright. Do you think this passage is interesting? I'm not 49. you. To tell you the 50. I dreamed a strange dream that day. I also gave a report to my friends about the dream recently. 【答案】41. asleep 42. pupils43. icy 44. heavily 45. silence46. completely 47. go 48. died 49. kidding 50. truth Ⅵ.任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（共5小题，计10分） Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: Some days the sun shone, and some days it didn't. In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I got married and had a child. In those days, I didn't have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly. Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started to walk more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more free time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change the colour and give us delicious fruit. But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end. 51. What could the writer do in the spring of his life? He could play a lot, and then he started school. He learned_________________________ 52. In what season did the writer start to walk more slowly in his life? _________________________, the writer started to walk more slowly in his life. 53. According to the passage, when was the summer of the writer's life? The summer of the writer's life was_________________________ 54. Which word means“悲伤的”in the passage? It is_________________________ 55.What title can you make for this passage in no more than six words using "season, my, life"?The title can be"________________________ 【答案】51. many new things 52. autumn 53. in his twenties54. sorrowful 55. Four Seasons in My Life Ⅵ.补全对话（共5小题，计5分） 根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。 A: Good morning, Sue. I called you yesterday afternoon. But 56. B: Sorry, I didn’t pick you up because I went to an old people’s home with my friends A: Really? It rained yesterday afternoon. 57. B: We were having a party for the old people when the rain came. A:58.__________________________________ B: Oh, yes. I think they were happy. And some of them were singing and dancing with us. A: That sounds fun. 59._________________________________ B: I told funny stories. And the stories made all the old people laugh. A: How great you are! 60._______________________________________ B: Of course! You can join us next time. 【答案】 56. you didn't pick up the phone 57. What were you doing when the rain came 58. Were the old people happy at the party 59. What did you do at the party 60. May/ Can/ Could I join you next time IX.书面表达（共1题，计15分) 青少年学生在成长过程中享受着各种快乐，但也时常会有一些困惑和烦恼。为了使同学们恰当地处理这些困惑与烦恼，你校要进行题为“ Fewer problems make life better”的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点及要求写一篇短文为本次比赛做准备。 写作要点：1.同学们普遍存在的烦恼是什么； 2.我的烦恼是什么； 3.我是如何缓解或者处理这些困惑与烦恼的。 要求：70词左右，短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Fewer problems make life better Hello, my friends! There are a lot of problems in our life.________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fewer problems make life better. Thank you! 【参考范文】 Fewer problems make life better Hello, my friends! There are a lot of problems in our life. Most students in our class have lots of problems. Some students can’t get on with their classmates, while others may worry about their exams. I used to have much trouble. My parents wanted me to be an excellent student in the class. They asked me to study all day. I felt so tired. I couldn't stand all of these so I had a talk with my parents.Finally they understood how I felt. Now I feel very relaxed so I can put my heart into my studies. Fewer problems make life better. Thank you! 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！3 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 班级 姓名 学号 分数 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came？（B卷·培优卷） （时间：100分钟，满分：90分） 第一部分 选择题部分 一、完形填空（共20小题，计20分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 When I was young, I was very proud. I liked to show off(炫耀）in front of others. But after 1 experience, I came to realize that it's important to be modest(谦虚的）. One day, my friend and I were 2 our bikes in a park. My mother knew I just learned how to ride for a short time, so she came and asked me to wear some safety things." No, I won't wear 3 !"I said, pointing at my 4 elbows and knees," She doesn't wear those things 5 !"" It's dangerous," my friend said." You need more practice."" I might learn later than you, but I can ride even 6 !" I said loudly. She said," Let's wait and see!" I saw a path leading into some woods. Then we rode towards the woods. 7 , the path wasn't as smooth(平坦的）as I thought. I kept bumping(颠簸）up and down, and then 8 ,bam! I fell 9 my bike." Ha-ha!" My friend made a face and helped me up." Be more careful next time," she said. Tears(眼泪）ran down my face. "Sorry," I said. All in all, this experience made me 10 that we must be modest. A fall into a pit, a gain in my wit. 1.A.a B.an C. the D./ 2.A.ride B.rides C.rode D. riding 3.A.it B. itself C. them D. themselves 4. A. friend B. friends C. friends D. friend's 5.A. also B. either C. too D. neither 6.A.badly B. worse C. well D. better 7.A.Because B. Unless C. However D. Though 8.A.careful B. carefully C. sudden D. suddenly 9. A. down B. off C. of D. into 10.A. realized B. realizing C. realize D. to realize 第二节：阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 Helping others always brings you something. I didn't know that 11 one day when I was going to my new 12 It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my 13 day at my new school. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl who was on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she 14 her bike just a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to get up, 15 fell again. 16 thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said "Thank you" with a smile and then rode away. The words "Thank you" helped me and this small thing made me feel less nervous about my new school. Finally, I 17 to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and 18 me to sit down 19 a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn't dare to look at them. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school's and I didn't have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a 20 appeared in front of me. "Let’s share," the girl next to me said. "And hi, I am Cindy." I looked up. It was the girl that I helped in the morning. What a surprise! From then on, we became good friends. She was my first and best friend at my new school. Helping her also helped me find a friend. 11.A.until B.since C. before D. after 12. A. home B.school C. family D. neighborhood 13. A. first B.second C.next D. last 14. A. lay down B. sat down C.fell into D. fell off 15. A. but B.so C.and D.or 16.A.With B.Without C. Under D.On 17.A.arrived B.left C.got D.reached 18.A.let B.asked C. made D.had 19. A. behind B.across C.in front of D. beside 20.A.book B.pen C.copy D.notebook IV.阅读理解（共15小题，计20分） 第一节：阅读下面A、B、C三篇材料，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分） A Notice Dear head teachers(from Class 1-Class 10), In order to develop the spirit of early discovery and early cultivation(培养）, the school math competition is preparing to invite some students with talent in math. They will take some math competition training later. Each class should choose 3 students. Please write down their names on a piece of paper and send it to Mr. Brown's office. Please do remember, all the 10 classes should finish this job as soon as possible and this name list is due on Friday, June 15th. Thank you for your cooperation(合作）! 21. Why does the school math competition invite some students? A. Because the students don't have talent in math. B. Because the students are in Grade Eight. C. Because the school wants to discover students with talent in math early. D. Because the school wants to write down their names on a piece of paper. 22. How many students in all will take the math competition training? A.60. B.3. C.30. D.10. 23. When should the head teachers hand in the name list? A. On Saturday. B. On Friday. C. After June 16th. D. After June 15th. B Last Friday a storm(暴风雨）swept through two villages in the New Territories, damaging(损毁）fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people got smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. "I was eating with my wife and children,"he said."When we heard a loud noise,a few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very afraid." Mrs. Wu said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. "There was no time to take anything," she said. "A few minutes later, the roof came down. Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area(洪涝区）and the welfare department(福利机构）brought them food,clothes and shelter. 24. How many homes altogether(总共）were damaged in the storm? A. Fourteen. B. Thirty-six. C. Twenty-nine. D. Twenty-one. 25. The underlined word "shelter" in this passage means_______. A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay 26. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? A. Good Soldiers B.A Lucky Woman C. A Terrible Storm D. Clever People C Is it important to have any life skills? A 12-year-old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains However, he survived(生存）at last thanks to his amazing life skills. One day in October 2016. Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains, South Africa. At first, everything went well. But at about one o'clock in the afternoon. he lost his way and couldn't find any other people. He got scared at first, but then he tried to calm down. He knew what to do in such a situation. "I should follow the river, follow the light, follow the sun and finally there will be buildings, roads and people and I could call home, "he told himself. Tim kept walking. Unluckily, one monkey scratched(抓伤） his arm. He found some water to wash the blood and went on walking. About twenty-two hours later, he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom. After he came back, his mom asked why he went on walking when it got dark. The little boy said if he did that, he would see her again! 27. Where did Tim get lost? A. In a zoo. B. In the swimming pool. C. In a building. D. In the mountains. 28. How long was Tim lost? A. About 22 hours. B. About 22 days. C. About 12 hours. D. About 12 days. 29. In what order did Tim survive? ①kept walking ②called his mom ③met a farmer ④calmed down A. ①→②→③→④ B.④→①→③→② C.①→③→②→④ D.④→①→②→③ 30. The writer wrote the passage to show us__________. A. the dangerous monkey B. the farmer's kindness C. the importance of life skills D. the hiking group 第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题，计5分） Nature's warnings(大自然的警告） When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind is strong, be careful! A dangerous storm might be coming. The black clouds and the strong winds are nature's warnings. If you find them, don't wait for rain. 31. Safety Steps When you see lightning, quickly get into a building. Even after you are indoors, it is not smart to go near doors and windows. 32. A room with no windows is the safest place to be. Do not wash your hands during a storm. Do not risk using anything that runs on electricity(电）, either. Although you really want to play computer games, don't! 33. Try reading a book instead. Reading is more fun than playing computer games. If you can't get to somewhere safe, stay out in the open. You may feel safe under a tree, but that is not a good place to be. 34. If you don’t, some loud noises may have your hearing hurt. Lightning Strikes Lightning does not strike people very often. 35. If you do, call 120. Only trained workers should care for a person who has been hit by lightning. If you follow these rules, you should stay safe during a storm. A. They can be broken easily. B. Act right away to keep safe. C. You will hardly see that happen. D. Touching water can bring you danger. E. It is better to be bored than to risk getting hurt. F. Also, remember to cover your ears when standing outside. G. Storms often come without warnings. V.完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分） 36.我正在等公交车，这时天开始下起了大雨。 I was waiting for the bus when it began to_____________________. 37.今天早上我在去学校的路上睡着了。 I ___________________________on the way to school this morning. 38.告诉公众事情的真相是我的职责。 It's my duty to ____________________to the public. 39.起初我并不是很喜欢这个工作。 I didn't like the job much______________________. 40.一道奇异的光线在夜空中时隐时现。 A __________________________seemed to come and go in the night sky. Ⅵ.短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。）(共10小题，计10分） pupil complete sleep go kid silent ice true heavy die I still remember the date, December 24. While I was having an English class, I fell 41. Suddenly, I went into a strange area and saw some 42. playing in the woods. Then a rainstorm came. So I made my way into a tower. The light there was very weak but the 43. against the windows. I struck a match wind was very strong. I could hear the rain beat 44. but saw nothing. Then I found a man standing against a door with a flashlight. At first, he stared at me in. 45. Then he walked up to me. When I realized he could be a terrorist, I was 46. shocked. I phoned my mother, but she didn't pick up. I felt very terrified. At that time, I heard the alarm bell 47. off and then a soft voice," OK, class is over."I woke up, rose slowly from the chair and found that the wind 48. down. The sunlight outside was so bright. Do you think this passage is interesting? I'm not 49. you. To tell you the 50. I dreamed a strange dream that day. I also gave a report to my friends about the dream recently. Ⅵ.任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（共5小题，计10分） Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: Some days the sun shone, and some days it didn't. In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I got married and had a child. In those days, I didn't have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly. Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started to walk more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more free time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change the colour and give us delicious fruit. But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end. 51. What could the writer do in the spring of his life? He could play a lot, and then he started school. He learned_________________________ 52. In what season did the writer start to walk more slowly in his life? _________________________, the writer started to walk more slowly in his life. 53. According to the passage, when was the summer of the writer's life? The summer of the writer's life was_________________________ 54. Which word means“悲伤的”in the passage? It is_________________________ 55.What title can you make for this passage in no more than six words using "season, my, life"?The title can be"________________________ Ⅵ.补全对话（共5小题，计5分） 根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。 A: Good morning, Sue. I called you yesterday afternoon. But 56. B: Sorry, I didn’t pick you up because I went to an old people’s home with my friends A: Really? It rained yesterday afternoon. 57. B: We were having a party for the old people when the rain came. A:58.__________________________________ B: Oh, yes. I think they were happy. And some of them were singing and dancing with us. A: That sounds fun. 59._________________________________ B: I told funny stories. And the stories made all the old people laugh. A: How great you are! 60._______________________________________ B: Of course! You can join us next time. IX.书面表达（共1题，计15分) 青少年学生在成长过程中享受着各种快乐，但也时常会有一些困惑和烦恼。为了使同学们恰当地处理这些困惑与烦恼，你校要进行题为“ Fewer problems make life better”的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点及要求写一篇短文为本次比赛做准备。 写作要点：1.同学们普遍存在的烦恼是什么； 2.我的烦恼是什么； 3.我是如何缓解或者处理这些困惑与烦恼的。 要求：70词左右，短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Fewer problems make life better Hello, my friends! There are a lot of problems in our life.________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fewer problems make life better. Thank you! 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！3 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$