Unit 5 Nature's Temper 单元语法：过去进行时、when和while、情态动词should、复合名词（精练）2025-2026学年八年级英语下册（新教材人教版）

Unit 5 Nature's Temper 语法专项过关

一、选词填空

用 when 或 while 填空

1．What were you doing          it started to snow heavily?

2．What was your family doing          the typhoon hit?

3．         my neighbour called, my family were having dinner.

4．We were driving home          the strong winds started.

5．         we were driving home, the strong winds suddenly started.

6．It rained hard          we were driving back.

7．         they were waiting, Jenny’s little sister started to cry.

8．         they stepped outside, they found the sun shining.

 

用 should 或 shouldn’t 填空

9．You          brush your teeth twice a day to keep them healthy.

10．He has a sore throat. He          eat spicy food.

11．We          help our parents with housework at home.

12．She          watch too much TV. It’s bad for her eyes.

13．If you are lost, you          ask the police for help.

14．They          arrive at the station on time, or they will miss the train.

15．You          talk loudly in the hospital. People need a quiet place.

16．We          plant more trees to make our city more beautiful.

17．He is very tired. He          go to bed early tonight.

18．Students          copy others’ homework. They should do it by themselves.

 

二、单项选择

19．When I saw Jim yesterday, he ________ a paper horse for the new year.

A．cut B．was cutting C．will cut

20．When the storm began yesterday evening, I ________ dinner with my family.

A．have B．had C．was having D．am having

21．My parents ________ breakfast when I was brushing my teeth.

A．are preparing B．were preparing  C．prepared D．prepare

22．While I _______ my homework, my mother was cooking dinner.

A．do B．did C．was doing D．am doing

23．When the teacher came into the classroom, the students _______ loudly.

A．were talking               B．are talking

C．talk                      D．talked

24．Peter took a photo of his friends while they ________ computer games.

A．were playing B．are playing C．play

25．________ I was walking down the street, I saw a car accident.

A．When B．While C．After D．Before

26．—Did you hear the loud sound?

—Yes. I ________ TV when it happened.

A．watch B．watched C．was watching D．watches

27．While my mother ________ dinner in the kitchen, the telephone rang.

A．cooks B．cooked C．is cooking D．was cooking

28．The boy ________ the mountains when he saw a huge eagle.

A．climbs B．climbed C．was climbing D．is climbing

29．My mother was reading a newspaper ________ my father came back home.

A．while B．before C．when D．since

30．When the crash happened, both satellites ________ very fast.

A．travel B．travelled C．were travelling D．are travelling

31．We were having a party ________ the light went out.

A．when B．while C．because D．if

32．When I got home, my mother ________ dinner.

A．cooks B．is cooking C．was cooking D．cooked

33．My mother ________ dinner when I got home.

A．cooks B．cooked C．is cooking D．was cooking

34．—What was your mum doing when you came back last night?

—_________

A．I went to the cinema.

B．She was talking on the phone.

C．He is cooking.

35．The rainstorm came while Ann ________ her purse in the classroom.

A．was looking for B．looked for C．is looking for D．looks for

36．—What’s the matter with Sam?

—He hurt his leg while he ________ football.

A．was playing B．is playing C．played

37．They ________ through the countryside when their car suddenly broke down.

A．drive B．are driving C．were driving D．will drive

38．While we ________ for the bus, it suddenly began to snow.

A．waited B．were waiting C．wait D．are waiting

39．I ________ my homework when my mother came back home yesterday evening.

A．do B．did C．was doing D．am doing

40．My father ________ TV when he ________ a loud noise from the garden yesterday evening.

A．watched; heard B．was watching; heard

C．watched; was hearing D．was watching; was hearing

41．—What ________ you ________ at 8 o’clock last night when the sports match started?

—I ________ my homework and then watched it with my family.

A．did; do; finished B．were; doing; had finished

C．are; doing; finish D．were; doing; was finishing

42．—What were your parents doing ________ you left home this morning?

—My mother was sweeping the floor ________ my father was doing the dishes.

A．while; when B．when; while C．when; since D．while; while

43．When the rainstorm started, we ________ TV in the living room.

A．watch B．watched C．were watching D．have watched

44．I was reading a book __________ my mother came into the room.

A．while B．when C．because D．since

45．________ I was doing my homework, my mother was cooking.

A．When B．While C．After

46．My mother ________ dinner when I got home yesterday.