Unit 5 Section B 提高练习2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 5 Section B 提高练习题 （侧重课文理解、综合运用和过去进行时的复杂句型） 一、完形填空 Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old schoolgirl, was on holiday in Phuket, Thailand, with her family on December 26, 2004. While they ______ on the beach, Tilly noticed something strange. The water was coming in instead of going out. She remembered her geography teacher had told her that this could be a sign of a tsunami. Tilly ______ her family about the danger. At first, they didn’t believe her. But Tilly kept insisting, and finally, her father decided to take the family back to the hotel. As they were leaving, Tilly saw the huge wave coming towards the shore. The tsunami hit the beach minutes later. Thanks to Tilly’s knowledge, her family and many other people on the beach ______. 1. A. swim B. swam C. are swimming D. were swimming 2. A. warned B. told C. asked D. taught 3. A. save B. saved C. were saved D. are saved 二、阅读理解（改编自课文） Tilly Smith saved over 100 lives on December 26, 2004. She was only 10 years old at that time. Tilly was on holiday in Thailand with her family. While they were walking along the beach, she noticed the sea water was moving away from the shore. She knew this was a sign of a tsunami because she had learned about it in her geography class two weeks before. Tilly told her parents about the danger. At first, they didn’t believe her, but she kept explaining. Finally, her father decided to take the family back to the hotel. When they reached the hotel, a huge tsunami hit the beach. Tilly’s quick thinking and knowledge helped save many people’s lives. 根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)： 1. Tilly was 11 years old when the tsunami happened. ( ) 2. Tilly learned about tsunamis in her geography class. ( ) 3. Tilly’s family immediately believed her when she told them about the danger. ( ) 4. The tsunami hit the beach after Tilly’s family left. ( ) 5. Tilly saved over 100 lives because of her knowledge and quick thinking. ( ) 三、句型转换 1. I was reading a book when the rainstorm came.（改为一般疑问句） ______ you ______ a book when the rainstorm came? 2. They were playing basketball at this time yesterday.（改为否定句） They ______ ______ basketball at this time yesterday. 3. She was doing her homework at 7:00 last night.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ she ______ at 7:00 last night? 4. While my mother was cooking, my father was watching TV.（用when改写句子） My father was watching TV ______ my mother ______ cooking. 5. The rain stopped. We went home.（用when合并句子） We ______ ______ home ______ the rain stopped. 四、书面表达 请根据课文内容，写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍Tilly Smith的故事。内容包括： 1、时间、地点、人物 2、事情的经过（她发现了什么，做了什么） 3、结果和启示 整参考答案： 一、完形填空 1.D 2.A 3.C 二、判断正误 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T 三、句型转换 1. Were；reading 2. weren’t playing 3. What was；doing 4. when；was 5. went home；when 四、书面表达参考范文 Tilly Smith was a ten-year-old girl. On December 26,2004, she was on holiday in Thailand with her family. While they were walking on the beach, Tilly found something unusual. She knew it meant a tsunami was coming from her geography class. She warned her family at once. Then they left the beach quickly. Soon the tsunami came. Tilly saved many people’s lives with her knowledge. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $