Unit 5 Nature's Temper 单元测试题 2025-2026学年英语人教版八年级下册

2025-2026学年英语人教版八年级下册单元测试题（带答案） Unit 5 Nature's Temper 时间：90分钟 满分：90分 一、阅读理解 A Natural disasters are sudden events that usually bring terrible results. People may lose their homes, money and even lives during the disasters. We have recently found that natural disasters may happen at any time. So we decided to find out some famous natural disasters around the world. Hurricanes（飓风）are very dangerous storms with strong winds.The worst Atlantic hurricane in history was the Great Hurricane from October 10th to 16th in 1780. When a volcano（火山）erupts,it throws hot liquid（液态的）rock and gases into the air through the hole at the top. On August 26th,1883,the earth made the loudest sound from the island of Krakatoa. On November 1st, 1755, an earthquake hit Lisbon in Portugal. The ground moved for ten minutes. The earthquake broke most of the buildings in the city apart. On December 28th,1908,a tsunami hit Messina in Italy.The huge wall of seawater was about ten metres high. 1.How many kinds of natural disasters are mentioned in the text? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. A tsunami hit Messina in Italy on August 26th, 1883. B. An earthquake hit Lisbon in Portugal on November 1st, 1755. C. An earthquake made the loudest sound from the island of Krakatoa. D. The Great Hurricane in 1780 was the worst Pacific hurricane in history. 3.We most probably read the text at ____. A. www.fisu.com/sports/ B. www.bbcamerica.com/movies/ C. www.worldgeography.com/nature/ D. www.chinahighlights.com/greatwall/ B One day, a serious earthquake hit an area and killed many people in a few minutes. A man asked his wife to stay at home safely. Then he left home quickly and ran to his son's school. When he arrived at the school, he found that the teaching building fell down. He felt sad when he saw that. At first, he didn't know where to find his son. However, he remembered his promise to his son, “No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!” Remember his son's classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he started digging(挖) there. He dug for 8 hours 18 hours 28 hours Some other parents gave up and they left one by one. The police said there might be aftershocks(余震) and that he must leave. To each person, he asked, “Are you going to help me?” Then he kept digging. Finally, after 38 hours, he moved away a large stone and heard his son. He called his son's name,“Armand!”“Dad? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that you would come to save us.” “What's going on there?” the father asked. The son answered,“There are 14 students, Dad. We're scared, hungry and thirsty. I'm very thankful you're here.” The father shouted,“Come out,son!” The son said,“Let the other kids go out first. I'm OK. No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!” The father agreed with his son. He was sure that he was able to save all the students. He did it. 4.Why did the police try to stop the father? A. Because he needed to rest. B. Because the kids were missing. C. Because they thought he was mad. D. Because there might be aftershocks. 5.What is the correct order according to the text? a.When the father arrived at his son's school, he found the teaching building fell down. b.As the father was digging, other parents left one by one. c. A serious earthquake happened. d.The police said there might be aftershocks and that the father must leave. e.The father kept digging. A. c-a-b-d-e B. c-a-e-b-d C. a-c-b-e-d D. a-c-e-b-d 6.Who would the father save first at last? A. His wife. B. His son. C. The teachers. D. The other kids. 7.In which column of the newspaper can we read this text? A. Sports. B. Local News. C. History. D. Health. C I'm in Boulder, Colorado and I am one of the luckiest ones without flood coming into my house. But some of my friends' houses were in a mess after the flood. Today I went to a friend's house and helped her do some cleaning. Some of her friends were helping her with the housework when I arrived in the morning. She asked me to move the broken things out of the room and clear the mud(泥) in the room. With another helper, I got busy clearing the mud and broken things. There was a low table in front of a door and a tall cactus(仙人掌) was on it. My friend asked us to be careful with that plant, because it was the only thing that meant a lot to her. It once belonged to her mother. I thought if we could clean the mud under the cactus, it would make our friend feel better. So we moved the cactus and got the mud out from under it. Then I asked my helper to get some water to make it clean. It was a small job. And I thought it would be easy for her, since she worked so well. When our friend came back, she was really moved by what we did to her mum's plant. For her, it was not one little space without mud, but something that warmed her heart. 8.How was the writer's house after the flood? A. Dirtier than her friends'. B. Cleaner than her friends'. C. Bigger than her friends'. D. Smaller than her friends'. 9.What were others doing when the writer arrived at her friend's house? A. They were waiting for the writer. B. They were drinking tea. C. They were doing the housework. D. They were having a party. 10.Why did the cactus mean a lot to the writer's friend? A. Because it was very expensive. B. Because it was her mother's. C. Because she planted it at a young age. D. Because her father planted it. 11.From the passage,what can we know about the writer? A. She is hard-working. B. She is outgoing. C. She is caring. D. She is happy. D People have different opinions about life. Some people think they are living a wonderful life, while others think they are living a boring life. It is true that life isn't always full of sunshine and flowers. We go through good times and hard times. I'm Frank. Here is a story in my life. Last month, I went camping with my family. It was a fine day. We bought everything we needed and set out early in the morning excitedly. After three hours' drive, we arrived at the camping place. We put up a tent together and made a fire. Then I went to take care of my little sister, and my brother went fishing in a river nearby. Suddenly, the weather turned bad, and it rained heavily soon. Dad shouted loudly to us,“Get into the tent quickly!” The tent protected us from the heavy rain. Luckily, it wasn't broken. Then I realized my brother didn't show up. Without thinking, I ran down to the river to look for him, but there was no sign of him. I was very worried at that time. I walked along the river. Suddenly, I saw some footprints (脚印) . I was nervous and followed them until I found my brother in the middle of the river. I looked around and found a long rope under a big tree. Then I threw it to him and pulled him up successfully. I felt very happy. Saving my brother from danger brought me greater joy than camping. From this experience, I learnt that there was nothing happier than being with the people we love. Thank you, my family. You made me understand the true meaning of life! 12.What happened during the camping trip? A. Frank's car broke down. B. Frank's little sister got sick. C. Frank's brother caught a big fish in the river. D. Frank's family met with a sudden heavy rain. 13.What did Frank do during the camping trip? Check and choose the RIGHT order. a. He ran to the river to look for his brother. b. He pulled his brother up with a rope successfully. c. He put up a tent and made a fire with his family. d. He found his brother in the middle of the river. e. He went to take care of his little sister. A. a-b-c-d-e B. b-d-e-c-a C. c-e-a-d-b D. d-e-b-c-a 14.How did the Frank's feelings change? A. Surprised → Happy → Upset → Excited. B. Excited → Worried → Nervous → Happy. C. Angry → Relaxed → Nervous → Happy. D. Tired → Excited → Worried → Surprised. 15.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?( ①=Paragraph 1, ...) A. B. C. D. 二、补全对话 A: Hello! May I speak to Sally? B:  (16)  A: Hi, Sally, this is Tom.   (17)   I called you but nobody answered. B: At eleven last night? I was outside with my family. A:  (18)   What happened? B: An earthquake hit my city last night. We got out of the apartment building to keep safe. A: Sorry for the news.   (19)  B: Yeah, luckily, we are all OK. Thanks for asking. A: Thank goodness you are fine. B: Safety always comes first. A:  (20)  A.When did it happen? B.I agree with you. C.Are you all OK? D.This is Sally speaking. E.Why were you outside? F.What were you doing at eleven last night? 三、完形填空 An old farmer felt sad as he looked over his destroyed crops. A terrible storm had swept  (21)  the valley the night before, and his once   (22)  fields were now in a complete mess. His beans were all flooded. His neighbour,a kind young man named Thomas who lived near him, came by to   (23)  a hand. "This is a disaster," the farmer said. "My family has always been able to live on the harvests(收成). I donˈt know what to do now." Thomas thought for a minute. "I see this not as a disaster   (24)  as an opportunity," he said   (25) . The farmer   (26)  him in disbelief(难以置信地). "How can this be an opportunity?" he asked. Thomas   (27) . "Now you have a chance to try something new. Youˈve always grown beans. Why not try planting different crops?" he said. The farmer thought about this. Thomas was right—he had become set in his ways. This disaster could push  (28)  to make his farm sustainable(可持续的) in new ways. "You have given me hope again," the farmer said. He clapped Thomas on the back. "Thank you for   (29)  me the opportunity in this difficulty. My farm will be better for it." And so the farmer planted new crops and introduced more diversity(多样性) to his farm.   (30)  the storm destroyed one harvest, it ended up saving more harvest, for in every difficulty lies an opportunity, if we dare to see it. 21.A. from B. through C. in D. on 22.A. hopeful B. poor C. simple D. terrible 23.A. take B. hold C. lend D. catch 24.A. because B. so C. and D. but 25.A. sadly B. softly C. luckily D. angrily 26.A. looked at B. looked up C. looked over D. looked after 27.A. cried B. jumped C. smiled D. stopped 28.A. him B. her C. it D. them 29.A. joining B. making C. having D. showing 30.A. As B. Whether C. If D. Although 四、阅读填空 After a heavy storm at sea, a man was washed up on a small island in the dark. As the morning came, he   (31)  (find) himself lying next to a big rock and there were pieces of wood of his ship on the sand. He walked around only to find it was an island   (32)   anyone else. Because of the terrible situation, he had to make a place to live and protect himself first. He came up with   (33)   idea. Then he built a little hut(小屋) with the wood of his ship. The longer he lived on the island, the   (34)   (good) he could care for himself. Although it was difficult, he seemed to get used to   (35)   (live) alone on the island. But then, one day, when the man came back from looking for food, dark smoke  (36)  (rise) up to the sky from his hut at that time. There was a fire! To make things worse, the wind helped the fire make everything in a mess. The man couldnˈt put out the fire. He cried and just waited for his  (37)   (die). Early the next day, the man was   (38)   (shock) to see a ship landing(登陆) on the island. "How did you know I was here?" asked the man. "As soon as we noticed the smoke, we decided   (39)   (have) a look," the ship man answered. In the end, the man was saved. When things are going bad, we may feel like giving up   (40)   (easy). But we should remember, even if our little hut has gone, the smoke may help. For all the bad situations, we should always believe there is still a good answer for it. 五、任务型阅读 In August,2022,Chongqing had a very hard time.The city suffered record-breaking heat,with the highest temperature above 40℃ for weeks. Because of the hot and dry weather,large forest fires swept through many parts of the city. Firefighters worked hard to put out the fires, but they were not the only heroes. In Beibei District, a large number of motorcyclists(摩托车手) played an important role in fire control. Li Xin is the owner of a motorcycle club in Beibei District. He organized a team of 15 club members as volunteers. They transported supplies for the firefighters in Xiema Town, the centre of the local fires.“It is my honour and duty to guard my hometown,”he said. The team members took turns using nine motorcycles to carry food, water and whatever firefighters needed. They also helped transport firefighters to certain places. There were hundreds of motorcyclists like Li. Most of them were in their twenties. They rode on the poor mountain roads and carried a large basket full of supplies on their back. Some fell and got hurt even though they had the best motorcycle skills. Some got heatstroke(中暑) after working long hours. They didn't have much time for sleep, but they were in high spirits at all times. Besides riding on the difficult roads, these motorcyclists also helped cut wood and put out fires. They stayed and helped till the fires were finally put out. Without them the fires couldn't be put out so quickly. 41. What problem did the 2022 summer heat cause in Chongqing?                                                                                   42. What did Li Xin and his team do to help with fire control?                                                                                   43. What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?                                                                                   44. What advantages(优势) did motorcyclists have in controlling the forest fires in Chongqing?                                                                                   45. What can we learn from the young motorcyclists?                                                                                   六、书面表达 以“An Experience in Bad Weather”为题，描述一次你亲身经历的恶劣天气事件，按照“天气现象→个人感受→事件结果”的顺序展开。 写作要求：(1)条理清楚，意思连贯；(2)词数80以上，文中不出现真实的人名、校名。 An Experience in Bad Weather ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案 一、1~3.C、B、C 4~7.D、A、D、B 8~11.B、C、B、C 12~15.D、C、B、D 二、16~20.D、F、E、C、B 三、21~30.B、A、C、D、B、A、C、B、D、D 四、31. found 32.without 33.an 34.better 35.living 36.was rising 37.death 38.shocked 39.to have 40.easily 五、41.It caused many large forest fires. 42.They transported supplies and firefighters. 43.The hard work of the motorcyclists. 44.They had good motorcycle skills, so they could ride on the poor mountain roads. 45.We young people should join in protecting our community when disasters come.(言之成理即可) 六、范文 Last Tuesday began terribly. When I woke up, the sky had Last already turned a dusty orange. I was eating breakfast when my mum warned, "There's a sandstorm today!" I put on a mask and went outside. Soon, the wind grew much stronger. Sand was flying everywhere. I could barely see and had to walk very slowly. While I was waiting at the traffic light, a gust of wind blew sand right into my eyes. It was so painful that tears filled my eyes. By the time I reached school, my hair and clothes were completely covered in dust. And I felt completely exhausted. However, my PE teacher announced that he was canceling our football practice because of the poor air quality. That unexpected break turned out to be the only good thing on such a dusty day! 第1页，共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $