Unit 5 Nature's Temper 第7课时 Section B 2a-2c同步练习 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

② Unit 5 Nature's Temper 第7课时 Section B 2a-2c I.阅读理解 On March 15,a serious wildfire suddenly swept across a large wild forest in Yajiang County, Sichuan Province. Luckily,no people lost their lives in this terrible accident. Wildfires are really dangerous natural disasters. They can spread very quickly and burm large areas of green trees and dry grass in a short time, bringing great harm to the natural environment. ① Wildfires happen very often in spring in China In 2023, there were 32& wildfires across our country. 147 of them broke out in March and April, making up almost half of the whole year's wildfires These fires not only damaged forests but also brought trouble to the lives of local people There is little rainfall in many places, especially Southwest China, so the air and plants become very dry. Dry plants turn easy to catch fire when they start to grow and come back to life after winter Besides, strong winds are quite usual in spring.They make wildfires spread much faster and more widely in the open air, making it harder to put out the fire. ③ Useful ways to protect yourself from wildfires When you meet wildfires, stay calm first. When you meet wildfires, stay calm first. It helps you make right and wise decisions and avoid making mistakes. Always stay upwind of the fire to keep away from the smoke and flames. Move to safe places at once if the wind turns dangerous. If you are surrounded by fire, cover your body with wet clothes or a wet quilt and find places with water, like rivers or pools. Wide empty roads can also keep you away from the fire safely until help arrives. ( )1.What percent of wildfires in China happened in March and April in 2023? A. Almost 20%. B.Almost 50%. C.Almost 80%. D.Almost 90%. ( )2.Which of the following can be put in“ ” A. Plants survive in spring wildfires B.Terrible weather in Springs. C.Main reasons for spring wildfires D.Different ways to put out wildfires ( )3.Which of the following may cause spring wildfires? ①little rainfall and dry plants ②strong winds in spring ③dry air after winter ④cutting down trees A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④ ( )4.Which of the following pictures shows the right way to protect yourself from wildfires? A. B. C. D. ( )5.What is the main idea of this passage? A. To ask people to plant more trees. B. To introduce spring wildfires and ways to keep safe. C. To tell a story about a wildfire in Sichuan. D.To tell us how terrible the environment is. II.完形填空Chongqing, a beautiful city of more than 30 million people, faced a terrible natural disaster test in the hot-< of 2022.In August, Chongqing kept fighting the fire caused by the hot and dry weather. People from all walks of life volunteered to 2 the terrible fire together. Some people cut down trees to make fire barriers（屏障）.Others 3 motorbikes on newly formed roads to take firefighters and supplies up the mountain, while some volunteers carried food and drinks 4 their backs on foot. Women and children helped organize supplies, cleaned the ground and finished other 5 tasks. At night, as the fire got close to a man-made barrier on Jinyun Mountain, more than 1,000 firefighters and volunteers stood alongside the barrier. They held fire extinguishers tightly in their 6.People could saw their lights 7 .These warm lights built a strong wall and stopped the fire from spreading. These moving stories 8 many people. Du Hailang is the leader of the Beijing Emergency Rescue Association（应急救援协会）.He and 10 other members joined the life-saving team in Chongqing. He said，“Chongqing people are really amazing 9 they built a great man-made fire barrier bravely. The wall was unbelievable and it brought us great hope.I really showed Chinese people's strong 10 to protect our homeland." ( ) 1.A.spring B.summer C.autumn ( )2.A.put out B.look for C.find out ( )3.A.bought B.rode C.took ( )4.A.in B.at C.on ( )5.A.important B.impossible C.interesting ( ) 6.A.feet B.knees C.hands ( )7.A.hardly B.clearly C.badly ( )8.A.refused B.helped C.touched ( )9.A.because B.while C.unless ( ) 10.A.development B.confidence C.determination III.单项选择 ( ) 1.Soldiers and volunteers rushed to people who suffered from a flood. A.report B.rescue C.refuse : 2.The floodwater many houses in the village, so people had to move to safe places. A.blew across B.took place C.washed awayo ( )3.Luckily,brave firefighters to put out the terrible forest fire quickly and saved the whole mountain. A.decided B.warned C.managed IV.情景交际 1.A:How was the weather last night? B: .I forgot to bring my umbrella and got all wet. 2.A: while it was snowing? B:My mom was preparing dinner at that time. 3. A: I think we should learn some knowledge about disasters.B: ..Knowledge can save our lives. 4. A: Our neighbour warned us about the flood in time. B: your neighbour is! V.根据提示，完成下列句子。 1.Many kind (volunteer) tried hard to help homeless people after the terrible fire. 2.We must strictly avoid (make) any fires in the dry forest to stop terrible forest fires. 3. In order to keep safe, people should stay away the rising floodwater. 4.When disasters come, we must put our own (safe) first. VI.根据提示，用所给词正确形式填空完成句子。 come rock land take place sweep through blow across 1.The big typhoon at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and brought heavy rain. 2.A strong earthquake the town suddenly and destroyed many houses. 3.Strong winds the beach quickly and made people scream and ruin away fast. 4.The big wildfire quickly the whole forest last night. 5.A terrible flood in a small village last week after days of heavy rain. 6.A huge tsunami to the coastal town suddenly last Sunday. VII.短文填词 A very terrible fire happened in a Hong Kong neighborhood. It 1. (take) many lives. A brave fireman also lost is life who was trying to save others at that time. The bamboo scaffolding around the buildings acted as fuel（燃料）. It helped the fire grow fast. The buildings had a special arrangement（布局）. This arrangement created a powerful "chimney effect". This effect made the fire move upward 2． (quick) and become extremely hot. It 3. (be) like an air flowing through a real chimney. The fire spread faster and spread to more buildings. Strong winds made it the 4. (bad) situation. 5. (fireman) faced great challenges during the rescue. The chimney effect made the fire too hot get close to the building. Burning pieces kept 7. (fall) from above and thick black smoke made it hard to see and breathe.8. the situation was very dangerous, these brave workers did their best to e people caught inside. Thankfully, no more people lost their lives later. Our thoughts are truly with all the families. These families lost their loved ones. We also remember the heroic firefighter.hope those injured people will become better soon. This terrible event greatly reminds 9. (we) how important safety is, because fire dangers are everywhere. Let's all learn from this and be more 10. (care).We pray much tragedies won't happen again and that everyone may live safely. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $