Unit 5 Natural disasters 单元测试卷2025-2026学年 初中英语 沪教版（五四学制） 八年级下册

Unit 5 Natural disasters 单元测试卷2025-2026学年 初中英语 沪教版（五四学制） 八年级下册 姓名：_____________ 班级：_____________ 学号：_____________ 分数：_____________ 一、英汉互译（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） 1. 自然灾害 ______________________ 2. 地震 ______________________ 3. 洪水；水灾 ______________________ 4. 镇定下来；平静下来 ______________________ 5. 冲走；冲垮 ______________________ 6. natural disaster ______________________ 7. lose one's life ______________________ 8. in fear ______________________ 9. come down ______________________ 10. protect...from... ______________________ 二、单项选择题（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） ( )1. I ___________ a book when the typhoon came last night. A. read B. reads C. was reading D. am reading ( )2. The flood ___________ many houses in the village last year. A. wash away B. washes away C. washed away D. will wash away ( )3. We should keep ___________ when we meet a natural disaster. A. excited B. calm C. sad D. bored ( )4. —What ___________ you ___________ at 4:00 yesterday afternoon? —I was cleaning my room. A. do; do B. did; do C. are; doing D. were; doing ( )5. It's dangerous ___________ outside during a heavy rainstorm. A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed ( )6. Many people helped ___________ victims after the earthquake. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs ( )7. She was scared and ran away ___________ when she heard the noise. A. in fear B. in silence C. in trouble D. in fact ( )8. The strong wind ___________ the trees down last week. A. blow B. blows C. blew D. was blowing ( )9. —Did you hear the loud sound? —Yes. I ___________ TV when it happened. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. watches ( )10. We ___________ stay at home safely when a disaster comes. A. can B. should C. may D. need ( )11. ___________ terrible disaster it was! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a ( )12. He tried his best ___________ others in danger. A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped ( )13. The firemen ___________ the fire quickly and saved the people. A. put out B. put up C. put on D. put away ( )14. —___________ were you during the earthquake? —I was at school. A. What B. Where C. When D. Why ( )15. We must learn to protect ___________ from disasters. A. us B. our C. ourselves D. ours ( )16. The rain beat ___________ against the windows. A. heavy B. heavily C. strong D. strongly ( )17. He didn't go to school ___________ he was ill. A. because B. so C. but D. and ( )18. The old building ___________ because of the strong earthquake. A. broke down B. came down C. sat down D. wrote down ( )19. —Were you sleeping at that time? —___________. I was doing my homework. A. Yes, I was B. No, I wasn't C. Yes, I did D. No, I didn't ( )20. We should be careful when we ___________ the street. A. cross B. across C. through D. over 三、单词填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） （一）根据首字母及句意提示填写单词 1. An e___________ is a sudden shaking of the earth's surface. 2. A f___________ covers the land with a lot of water. 3. A t___________ is a strong wind storm coming from the sea. 4. The d___________ made many people homeless. 5. It's important to keep c___________ in danger. 6. Many people were h___________ in the accident. 7. We should try to s___________ people in trouble. 8. Don't s___________ at others. It's impolite. 9. He felt f___________ when he saw the big fire. 10. The storm will b___________ soon. （二）用括号内单词的正确形式填空 1. When the rain started, we ___________ (walk) home. 2. She ___________ (not see) the accident because she was listening to music. 3. It's ___________ (danger) to play near the river. 4. They ___________ (play) football at 5:00 yesterday evening. 5. The little girl ___________ (cry) in fear last night. 6. We must keep ___________ (safe) during the disaster. 7. He ___________ (calm) down quickly after the storm. 8. The flood ___________ (wash) away the small bridge last month. 9. Look! The workers ___________ (build) new houses. 10. I ___________ (sleep) when my mother got home. 四、补全对话（共5小题，每空2分，满分10分） 从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，有两项多余。 A: Hi, Amy. You look nervous. 1. ___________ B: A small earthquake happened this morning. A: Oh no! 2. ___________ B: I was having breakfast at home. A: 3. ___________ B: Yes, a little. But I tried to calm down. A: 4. ___________ B: No, my parents told me to stay indoors.A. What were you doing then? B. Did you feel afraid? C. What's wrong? D. How did you feel? E. I was doing my homework. F. We should stay calm. G. Did you go out? A: That's right. 5. ___________ B: I think so. We need to learn self-protection. 五、从方框中选择适当的词组，将其序号填入括号内（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） ( )1. The old house may ___________ in the earthquake.A. calm down B. wash away C. in fear D. try one's best E. come down ( )2. Please ___________ first when you are scared. ( )3. The children ran out ___________ when they heard the noise. ( )4. The heavy rain will ___________ the small trees. ( )5. We should ___________ to help the people in need. 六、根据要求完成句子，每空一词（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分） 1. 昨晚地震发生时，我正在写作业。 I ___________ ___________ homework when the earthquake happened last night. 2. 我们应该学会保护自己免受伤害。 We should learn to ___________ ___________ from being hurt. 3. 洪水冲走了那个小村庄。 The flood ___________ ___________ the small village. 4. 遇到危险时要保持镇定。 ___________ ___________ when you are in danger. 5. 他因为台风没有出门。 He didn't go out ___________ ___________ the typhoon. 七、阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案。 Last Sunday, a heavy rainstorm hit our city. At that time, I was staying at home with my family. I was doing my homework in my bedroom. My mother was cooking in the kitchen. My father was watching TV in the living room. Suddenly, the wind blew strongly and the rain started to beat heavily. The lights went out at once. I felt a little afraid, but my father told me to keep calm. We stayed together and waited for the storm to stop. After about one hour, the rainstorm stopped. We went out and found some trees fell down, but our house was fine. This disaster tells me that staying with family is the safest thing when we meet trouble. ( )1. When did the rainstorm hit the city? A. Last Saturday. B. Last Sunday. C. Last Monday. D. Last Friday. ( )2. What was the writer doing when the storm came? A. He was cooking. B. He was watching TV. C. He was doing homework. D. He was sleeping. ( )3. What does the underlined phrase "went out" mean? A. 出去 B. 熄灭 C. 外出 D. 过时 ( )4. How long did the rainstorm last? A. For about 30 minutes. B. For about one hour. C. For about two hours. D. For about three hours. ( )5. What can we learn from the passage? A. Staying with family is safe in trouble. B. We shouldn't watch TV at home. C. Rainstorms are not terrible. D. We can do homework at home. 八、书面表达（满分10分） 题目：My Experience with a Natural Disaster 1. 词数：80词左右，书写工整、规范； 2. 内容必须包含： （1）介绍你经历的一次自然灾害（台风、小雨涝、小地震等均可）； （2）写清灾害发生的时间、你当时正在做的事情； （3）描述你当时的感受及应对做法； （4）谈谈你从这次经历中得到的启示； 3. 要求：语法正确，语句通顺，逻辑清晰，紧扣主题，可适当合理发挥。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案 一、英汉互译 1. natural disaster 2. earthquake 3. flood 4. calm down 5. wash away 6. 自然灾害 7. 失去生命 8. 惊慌地；恐惧地 9. 倒塌；掉落 10. 保护……免受…… 二、单项选择题 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B 11.B 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. A 三、单词填空 （一）首字母填空 1. earthquake 2. flood 3. typhoon 4. disaster 5. calm 6. hurt 7. save 8. shout 9. fear 10. blow （二）单词适当形式填空 1. were walking 2. didn't see 3. dangerous 4. were playing 5. cried 6. safe 7. calmed 8. washed 9. are building 10. was sleeping 四、补全对话 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. G 5. F 五、词组选择 1. E 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 六、完成句子 1. was doing 2. protect ourselves 3. washed away 4. Keep calm 5. because of 七、阅读理解 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 八、书面表达 My Experience with a Natural Disaster Last summer, I met a small typhoon. It was on a Saturday afternoon. I was reading books at home when the wind started to blow strongly. I felt a little afraid. My mother asked me to close the windows and stay away from them. I stayed calm and followed her words. The typhoon stopped soon. From this experience, I learned that we must stay calm and know how to protect ourselves when a natural disaster comes. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $