Unit 5 单元练习 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

**基本信息** 八下Unit 5 Nature's Temper单元卷，聚焦自然现象主题，通过单选、完形填空、阅读理解及翻译题型，融合语言能力与思维品质培养，适配单元复习巩固需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|----|----------|----------| |单选|12题|过去进行时（如第4题were driving）、when/while用法（第1题）、自然灾害词汇（第2题typhoon）|情境真实，如第2题结合图片考自然灾害名称，强化语言运用能力| |完形填空|15题|沙漠生态词汇（survive, oases）、上下文逻辑（第5题islands比喻绿洲）|以沙漠生活为载体，渗透文化意识，考查语篇理解与思维品质| |阅读理解|5题|细节查找（第1题地点）、词义推测（第2题coward）、事件排序（第4题）|个人经历叙事，培养推理判断能力，贴近学生生活经验| |翻译|5题|过去进行时与when句型（第1、2题）、连词运用（第3题when）|紧扣单元语法重点，强化语言输出能力，体现学习能力培养|

八下Unit 5 Nature's Temper 单元练习 一．单选。 ( ) 1. All the students were sleeping they heard a man “help". A. when;shouting B. while;to shout C. when;to shout D. while;shouted ( ) 2.-What natural disaster is happening in the photo? -It's a terrible . The wind is very strong. A. earthquake B.typhoon C.flood D.drought ( ) 3. There is a blackboard our classroom. Our teacher was standing the blackboard at this time yesterday. A. in front of; in the front of B. in the front of;on C. in the front of; in front of D. in front of; in ( ) 4. -We____home from our relatives' house when the strong winds started. -Oh no! That was dangerous. A. drive B.are driving C.were driving D.have driven ( ) 5.-Look! The cat from the tree. -Yes.It the tree just now. A. is jumping down; climbed up B. is jumping down; is climbing up C. jumps down; was climbing up D. jumps down;climbed ( ) 6.-What when you saw the waves? -I was screaming and running. A. did you do B.were you doing C.are you doing D.have you done ( ) 7. I tried several jackets on.but_of them looked good. A. both B. either C. none D. neither ( )8.-The tsunami over 200,000 lives in 2004. -That was a terrible disaster. A. caused B.was causing C.has caused D.causes ( ) 9. Mr. Black talked about his son with the teacher the phone. A. by B. on C. in D. with ( ) 10.The rain heavily when I left the office. A. is raining B. rains C.was raining D.rained ( ) 11."They are filling the bags with clothes." means they're A. putting their clothes away B. putting their clothes into the bags C. putting down their clothes D. putting on their clothes ( ) 12. -What are you doing? -I am thinking about at the class meeting. A. how say B. what say C. how to say D. what to say 二．完形填空。 What is life like in the desert? You may think there is only sand in the deserts of the world,1 it is not true. While deserts are dry, they are full of surprises. In the desert, as we know,there is only a little 2 ,and it is not enough for most plants. Still we can see some plants,like cacti and small bushes,manage to 3 in the desert. There is 4 and plants in some places in the desert. We call these places oases（绿洲）.Oases are like green 5 in the middle of the desert, where trees grow, and people build villages and towns.People 6 all kinds of vegetables and plants in the fields there.People can't live outside the oases because the desert is too 7 .They have camels（骆驼），sheep and other animals. These animals 8 the desert plants to survive and do not need much water. The animals are 9 to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, 10 and something else. Camels are called the "ships of the desert" because they can 11 long distances without water. Since food and water are far from enough, the desert people have to keep moving from place to place.They must 12 look for grass or desert plants for their animals.When there is no more food for their animals, they 13 their things and move to another area where plants grow. Life in the desert is hard,but the desert people are 14.Everyone in the desert is glad to help people in need and give them food and water. This strong sense of 15 helps them survive in one of the hardest living environments on earth. ( )1.A. and B. but C.though D. because ( )2.A. rain B. sunshine C.wind D. snow ( )3.A. fly B. stand C.hide D. survive ( )4.A. earth B.sand C. death D. water ( )5.A. leaves B. boats C. islands D. shoulders ( )6.A. sell B. research C. dig D. grow ( )7.A. wet B. dry C.large D. small ( )8.A. depend on B. get into C.shout at D. suffer from ( )9.A. harmful B. new C.similar D. useful ( )10.A. matches B. tents C.prizes D.risks ( )11.A.jump B. climb C. attract D. travel ( )12.A. always B. never C.quickly D.clearly ( )13.A. change B. pack C.buy D.leave ( )14.A. friendly B. serious C. careful D.shy ( )15.A. achievement B. direction C.community D.humour 三．阅读理解。 I did something wrong today. While at the beach this afternoon, I met a boy called Bob. We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs （悬崖）. I told him that my parents didn't allow me to go near that place. He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave, so I agreed to go with him. We wanted to make our way down to explore（探索） the area, so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily, some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted for help, but for a long time, no one came.I was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some sounds. A woman tied（系）a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us. My parents were angry that I had done such a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again. ( )1. Where did the writer meet Bob? A. At school. B. In the park. C. At the beach. D. On the cliffs. ( )2. In Paragraph 2,“a coward" means . A. a person who is not brave B. a person who is not clever C. a person who is not strong D. a person who is not polite ( )3. What had the writer's parents always warned him about? A. The wind was very strong. B. The beach was too far away. C. The cliffs were not a safe place. D. Bob was difficult to get on with. ( )4. Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage. a. Some rocks came down. b. The writer followed Bob. c. The writer wanted to cry. d. A man and a woman saved them. e. The writer and Bob heard some sounds. A. a-b-c-d-e B. b-a-c-e-d C.a-c-b-e-d D. b-e-a-c-d ( )5. How did the writer feel about what he had done? A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Glad. D. Sorry. 四．翻译。 1．昨天地震发生时，你正在做什么？ What _____you____when the earthquake happened yesterday? 2．台风来袭时，他们正在开车回家。 They______________home when the typhoon hit. 3．我正在复习笔记，突然开始下大雨。 I was reviewing my note _____sit started to pour. 4．在我们等待的时候，小女孩开始哭了起来。 we were waiting, the little girl started to cry. 5．由于暴风雨，许多学生上学迟到了。 Many students were late for school the rainstorm. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $