Unit 5 Nature's Temper 测试卷 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

新编人教版八年级英语下册 Unit 5 Nature's Temper 测试卷 考试时间:90分钟 满分:100分 一、单项选择(每小题2分,共20分) ( ) 1. When the rainstorm came, I _ with my mom at home. A. was talking B. talked C. am talking D. talk ( ) 2. — What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night? — I _ my homework. A. do B. did C. was doing D. am doing ( ) 3. The earthquake happened suddenly, but luckily no one _ hurt. A. is B. was C. are D. were ( ) 4. While my father _ a newspaper, my mother was cooking. A. read B. reads C. was reading D. is reading ( ) 5. I didn’t go to the park yesterday because it _ heavily. A. rains B. rained C. was raining D. raining ( ) 6. When I saw him, he _ a tree in the yard. A. climbs B. climbed C. is climbing D. was climbing ( ) 7. We were having a PE class _ the storm came. A. when B. while C. as soon as D. since ( ) 8. She _ to the radio when her brother came in. A. listened B. was listening C. listens D. is listening ( ) 9. The wind was blowing strongly, and many trees _ down. A. fall B. fell C. were falling D. have fallen ( ) 10. — Did you see the accident? — No, I _ when it happened. A. slept B. was sleeping C. sleep D. am sleeping 二、完形填空(每小题2分,共20分) It was a sunny afternoon. I was walking home from school 1._ I heard a loud noise. A strong wind began to blow, and the sky turned dark. I knew a 2._ was coming. I ran to the nearest shop to wait. Soon, it started to rain 3._. The wind was so strong that it blew the trees 4._. I saw some people 5._ their bikes quickly to get home. After about an hour, the rain stopped. The air was fresh, and the sun came out again. I 6._ home, and found that our garden was a mess. Some flowers were broken, and a small tree was 7._. My dad was cleaning the yard, and my mom was making hot tea. I helped them clean up. This experience taught me that nature can be 8._, but we should also know how to protect ourselves. We should listen to the weather report and stay in a safe place when a storm comes. ( ) 1. A. while B. when C. as D. since ( ) 2. A. snowstorm B. rainstorm C. earthquake D. typhoon ( ) 3. A. heavily B. slowly C. quietly D. quickly ( ) 4. A. up B. down C. off D. over ( ) 5. A. ride B. rode C. to ride D. riding ( ) 6. A. walk B. walked C. was walking D. have walked ( ) 7. A. fall B. fell C. fallen D. falling ( ) 8. A. gentle B. beautiful C. powerful D. weak 三、阅读理解(每小题3分,共30分) Passage A Last Sunday, a strong rainstorm hit our city. At 3:00 p.m., the sky turned black suddenly. The wind blew strongly, and the rain came down heavily. Many people were on their way home at that time. When the storm came, I was watching TV with my family. My dad tried to close the windows, but the wind was too strong. Some trees in our neighborhood fell down, and one of them hit a car. Luckily, no one was hurt. After the storm, the city was in a mess. The streets were full of water, and many trees were broken. Workers came to clean the streets and fix the broken trees. It took them a whole day to make the city clean again. ( ) 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 watching TV. B. He was doing homework. C. He was cleaning the yard. D. He was walking home. ( ) 3. What happened to the car? A. It was broken by the rain. B. It was hit by a tree. C. It was stuck in the water. D. It was stolen. ( ) 4. How long did it take workers to clean the city? A. Half a day. B. A whole day. C. Two days. D. Three days. ( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The storm happened at 4:00 p.m. B. No trees fell down in the neighborhood. C. Some people were hurt in the storm. D. The streets were full of water after the storm. Passage B Nature’s temper can be seen in many ways, like storms, earthquakes, and floods. These natural disasters can bring great damage, but they also teach us to respect nature. When a storm comes, we should stay inside and keep away from windows. We should not use electrical appliances, because lightning can cause danger. If we are outside, we should find a safe place to hide, not under trees or tall buildings. Scientists are studying natural disasters to help us predict them better. With more warnings, we can protect ourselves and reduce the damage. ( ) 6. What does “Nature’s temper” mean? A. Nature’s beauty. B. Natural disasters. C. Nature’s color. D. Natural plants. ( ) 7. What should we do when a storm comes? A. Stay outside. B. Stand under a tree. C. Stay inside and keep away from windows. D. Use electrical appliances. ( ) 8. Why should we not use electrical appliances during a storm? A. Because they are expensive. B. Because lightning can cause danger. C. Because they are not useful. D. Because the power will be cut off. ( ) 9. What are scientists doing to help us? A. They are building more houses. B. They are studying natural disasters to predict them. C. They are cleaning the streets after storms. D. They are planting more trees. ( ) 10. What can we learn from the passage? A. We should not respect nature. B. Natural disasters are not dangerous. C. We can protect ourselves with warnings. D. Storms are the only natural disaster. 四、词汇运用(每小题1分,共10分) A. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。 1. The rainstorm was so strong that it b_ down many trees. 2. When the earthquake happened, I was s_ and didn’t know what to do. 3. The sun r_ from the east every morning. 4. The wind was blowing s_, and we could hardly walk. 5. The flood d_ many houses last year. B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 6. I _ (sleep) when the phone rang. 7. While they _ (play) basketball, it started to rain. 8. The storm _ (come) suddenly, so we had to stop our work. 9. She _ (not finish) her homework when her mom came home. 10. We were _ (surprise) to hear the news. 五、句型转换(每小题2分,共8分) 1. I was reading a book when the rainstorm came.(对划线部分提问) _ _ you _ when the rainstorm came? 2. My brother was playing computer games. I came home.(合并为一句) My brother _ _ computer games _ I came home. 3. The wind was blowing strongly.(改为一般疑问句) _ the wind _ strongly? 4. They were having a meeting at that time.(改为否定句) They _ _ a meeting at that time. 六、书面表达(12分) 假设你是李华,昨天下午你所在的城市遭遇了暴雨。请你写一篇短文,描述当时你正在做什么,暴雨带来了哪些影响,以及你的感受。 要求: 1. 条理清晰,意思连贯,语句通顺; 2. 不少于80词。 参考答案 一、单项选择 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B 二、完形填空 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. C 三、阅读理解 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C 四、词汇运用 A. 1. blew 2. scared 3. rises 4. strongly 5. destroyed B. 6. was sleeping 7. were playing 8. came 9. hadn’t finished / didn’t finish 10. surprised 五、句型转换 1. What were; doing 2. was playing; when 3. Was; blowing 4. weren’t having 六、书面表达(示例) Yesterday afternoon, a heavy rainstorm hit our city. At that time, I was doing my homework in my room. Suddenly, the sky turned dark, and the wind began to blow strongly. Then it started to rain heavily. The rainstorm brought many problems. Some trees in our neighborhood fell down, and the streets were full of water. I could hear the strong wind outside, and I felt a little scared. My family stayed inside and closed all the windows. After the storm, the air was fresh, but the city was in a mess. I think we should respect nature and learn to protect ourselves from natural disasters. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $