Unit 5 Section A 基础练 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

人教版八年级英语下册Unit 5 Section A 基础练习题 一、根据句意及首字母提示补全单词（每小题2分，共20分） 1. The strong w______ blew down many trees in the neighborhood. 2. Please w______ the children about the danger of swimming in the river. 3. A terrible e______ happened in Japan in 2011, killing thousands of people. 4. The heavy rain caused a big f______ in the village. 5. The house was dark because the p______ went out suddenly. 6. My phone rang while I was doing c______ at home. 7. It was raining h______ when we got to the bus stop. 8. We are trying to help people in t______ after the typhoon. 9. The news r______ said that a heavy snowstorm would come soon. 10. The little girl hid under the table when the ______ (龙卷风) came. 二、用所给词的适当形式填空（每小题2分，共20分） 1. —What ______ you ______ (do) at 8:00 last night? —I ______ (read) a book. 2. While my mother ______ (cook) dinner, my father ______ (watch) TV. 3. The storm beat ______ (heavy) against the windows. 4. I ______ (not hear) the news because I ______ (sleep) at that time. 5. They ______ (prepare) for the party when I arrived. 6. The children ______ (laugh) loudly when the teacher came in. 7. It was ______ (danger) to drive in such bad weather. 8. Please pay attention to ______ (listen) to the weather report. 9. I ______ (talk) with my friend on the phone when the light went out. 10. We ______ (have) dinner at home when the typhoon hit. 三、单项选择（每小题2分，共20分） 1. —What were you doing ______ the rainstorm came? —I was reading in the library. A. while B. when C. since D. after 2. My sister was writing a letter ______ I was doing my homework. A. while B. when C. as soon as D. until 3. —Did you see the accident yesterday? —No, I ______ my homework at that time. A. do B. did C. am doing D. was doing 4. The girl ______ her homework at 9:00 last night. A. does B. did C. is doing D. was doing 5. —Why didn’t you answer my call? —I ______ a shower. A. take B. took C. am taking D. was taking 6. When the teacher came into the classroom, the students ______ loudly. A. talk B. talked C. are talking D. were talking 7. —______ was your father doing at that time? —He was repairing his car. A. What B. When C. Where D. Why 8. The wind was blowing ______ and the rain was beating heavily against the windows. A. strong B. hardly C. strongly D. heavy 9. I was ______ scared to move when I saw the big snake. A. very B. so C. too D. quite 10. —What ______ to you last night? —I fell off my bike and hurt my leg. A. happen B. happens C. happened D. was happening 四、句型转换（每小题3分，共15分） 1. I was reading a book at 7:00 yesterday evening.（改为一般疑问句并作否定回答） —______ you ______ a book at 7:00 yesterday evening? —______, I ______. 2. They were playing basketball on the playground when it began to rain.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ they ______ on the playground when it began to rain? 3. While I was doing my homework, my brother was playing computer games.（用when改写句子） I ______ ______ my homework ______ my brother was playing computer games. 4. The rainstorm was very heavy.（改为同义句） It was raining ______ ______. 5. She was talking with her friend on the phone when the accident happened.（改为否定句） She ______ ______ with her friend on the phone when the accident happened. 五、根据课文内容填空（每空1分，共10分） When Jenny looked up, she saw black clouds ______ in the sky. The rain began to ______ against the windows. Her family ran to the safe room ______ they were waiting. Her dad gave her some chocolate and told her that they were ______ from the storm. Soon, the storm passed. When they ______ outside, they found the sun shining. People were ______ the streets. Jenny smiled. The tornado was scary, but it also ______ everyone closer together. 六、阅读理解（每小题3分，共15分） It was 7:00 a.m. on January 10th. The weather was terrible. It was snowing heavily. Li Mei was walking to school. She was wearing a thick coat, a hat and a pair of gloves. Her hands and feet were cold. Suddenly, she saw an old man fall down on the road. Li Mei ran to him quickly. She helped him stand up and asked, “Are you OK, grandpa?” The old man said, “I’m fine, thank you, girl. But my leg hurts a little.” Li Mei said, “Let me help you walk to the side of the road. It’s dangerous here.” Then she helped the old man to the side of the road. She also called the old man’s family. Ten minutes later, the old man’s son came. He thanked Li Mei very much. Li Mei then ran to school. She was late, but she felt happy. 1. What was the weather like on January 10th? A. It was sunny. B. It was rainy. C. It was snowy. D. It was windy. 2. What was Li Mei doing when she saw the old man fall down? A. She was walking to school. B. She was going home. C. She was playing with her friends. D. She was waiting for the bus. 3. Why did Li Mei help the old man to the side of the road? A. Because the old man asked her to do so. B. Because it was dangerous on the road. C. Because the old man’s family was there. D. Because she wanted to take him to the hospital. 4. Who came to see the old man ten minutes later? A. His daughter. B. His son. C. His wife. D. His grandson. 5. How did Li Mei feel after helping the old man? A. She felt sad. B. She felt angry. C. She felt happy. D. She felt tired.   参考答案 一、根据句意及首字母提示补全单词 1. wind 2. warn 3. earthquake 4. flood 5. power 6. chores 7. heavily 8. trouble 9. reporter 10. tornado 二、用所给词的适当形式填空 1. were; doing; was reading 2. was cooking; was watching 3. heavily 4. didn’t hear; was sleeping 5. were preparing 6. were laughing 7. dangerous 8. listening 9. was talking 10. were having 三、单项选择 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. C 四、句型转换 1. Were; reading; No; wasn’t 2. What were; doing 3. was doing; when 4. very heavily / hard 5. wasn’t talking 五、根据课文内容填空 forming; beat; while; hiding; stepped; cleaning; brought 六、阅读理解 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C ( 1 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $