Unit 5 Nature's Temper 单元测试卷2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

2026新版人教版八年级英语下册 Unit 5 Nature's Temper 单元测试卷 （考试时长：90分钟 满分：100分） Ⅰ. 单项选择（括号前置，每题1分，共15分） ( )1. What ______ you ______ when the heavy typhoon came last night? A. are; doing B. were; doing C. did; do D. do; do ( )2. I was walking along the street ______ a sudden rainstorm arrived. A. while B. when C. before D. until ( )3. Many houses fell down ______ the terrible flood. A. because B. because of C. so D. though ( )4. While the students ______ P.E. on the playground, it began to rain heavily. A. played B. were playing C. play D. are playing ( )5. —Why didn't you answer my phone call? —I ______ a hot shower at that moment. A. took B. take C. was taking D. am taking ( )6. ______, all the lights in the neighborhood went dark. A. Sudden B. Suddenly C. Hardly D. Recently ( )7. We should make full ______ for natural disasters to protect ourselves. A. preparations B. decisions C. mistakes D. promises ( )8. My mother ______ clothes at seven o'clock yesterday evening. A. washes B. washed C. was washing D. is washing ( )9. Lots of trees broke down ______ the strong wind. A. As a result B. As a result of C. Because D. So that ( )10. The little boy was too afraid and couldn't stop ______. A. crying B. to cry C. cry D. cried ( )11. Luckily, nobody ______ hurt in the big snowstorm. A. was B. were C. is D. are ( )12. He waited for his father ______ the heavy snow started to fall. A. while B. when C. until D. since ( )13. People tried their best ______ away from the dangerous natural disaster. A. run B. to run C. running D. ran ( )14. The rain beat ______ against the windows all night. A. heavy B. heavily C. hard D. strong ( )15. My father ______ newspapers while my grandma ______ tea at that time. A. read; drank B. was reading; was drinking C. read; was drinking D. was reading; drank Ⅱ. 词形变换填空（用所给词适当形式填空，每空1分，共10分） 1. Listen! The wind ________ (blow) strongly outside the house. 2. What ________ your cousin ________ (do) at eight yesterday morning? 3. We ________ (wait) for the school bus when the storm came all of a sudden. 4. It's important ________ (learn) safety rules in different natural storms. 5. The heavy snow stopped us from ________ (have) our outdoor trip. 6. He fell asleep ________ (deep) after the long scary night. 7. Different ________ (nature) disasters bring different troubles to people. 8. While I ________ (write) my report, my brother was playing chess. 9. The reporter ________ (report) a serious flood in southern China last month. 10. Thanks to his ________ (wise) advice, we kept safe in the storm. Ⅲ. 句型转换（每空1分，共15分） 1. She was doing her homework at that moment.（改为否定句） She ________ ________ her homework at that moment. 2. They were chatting with friends at home.（改为一般疑问句） ________ they ________ with friends at home? 3. My sister was listening to music when the rainstorm came.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ your sister ________ when the rainstorm came? 4. We were playing in the park yesterday afternoon.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ you playing yesterday afternoon? 5. He rides his bike to school every day.（用at 6:30 yesterday改写句子） He ________ ________ his bike to school at 6:30 yesterday. Ⅳ. 完形填空（每题1分，共10分） Nature has its own temper. Terrible natural disasters always come unexpectedly. It was a dark and cloudy evening last week. All people were busy with their own things 1 that time. Mr. Green 2 working in his office. He didn't know a big storm would arrive soon. Mrs. Green wasn't at home. She 3 shopping in the supermarket. Their daughter Linda 4 playing games with her classmates. Suddenly, the wind 5 to blow wildly. The rain beat heavily against every window. Linda felt very nervous and she 6 crying. While the rain 7 , all people hurried back home quickly. Many old trees fell down 8 the crazy wind. Thankfully, no one lost their lives in the accident. We should learn more disaster safety knowledge. We must get ready 9 nature's bad temper. Then we can live a happy and 10 life every day. ( )1. A. in B. at C. on D. for ( )2. A. is B. are C. was D. were ( )3. A. go B. goes C. was going D. were going ( )4. A. is B. was C. are D. were ( )5. A. begin B. began C. begins D. was beginning ( )6. A. couldn't stop B. can't stop C. won't stop D. don't stop ( )7. A. came B. comes C. was coming D. come ( )8. A. because B. because of C. so D. but ( )9. A. for B. to C. with D. at ( )10. A. dangerous B. safe C. busy D. free Ⅴ. 阅读理解（每题2分，共20分） A Nature has different tempers. Sometimes it is warm and gentle, but sometimes it is very terrible. It was 9:00 p.m. in Beijing yesterday. A strong rainstorm hit the city suddenly. Most people chose to stay at home. They were watching TV, having dinner or reading storybooks. Nobody went out alone. At the same time, it was 9:00 a.m. in New York. People were walking to work. Students were walking to school. The weather there was sunny and warm all day. The earth is very large. People in different places meet different weather every day. We must learn to protect ourselves when nature shows its terrible temper. ( )1. What was the weather like in Beijing yesterday evening? A. Sunny B. Rainstormy C. Snowy D. Windy ( )2. What were most people in Beijing doing? A. Going out for a walk B. Staying at home C. Working outside D. Doing sports ( )3. What time was it in New York when Beijing was 9:00 p.m.? A. 9:00 a.m. B. 9:00 p.m. C. 10:00 a.m. D. 10:00 p.m. ( )4. How was the weather in New York? A. Terrible B. Cold C. Sunny D. Rainy ( )5. What can we learn from the passage? A. Nature is always gentle and kind. B. We should master safety skills for bad natural weather. C. All places in the world have the same weather. D. Rainstorms never come in a sudden way. B Last Saturday morning, a heavy snowstorm came to our town. I was cleaning my bedroom when it began to snow. The snow became thicker and thicker very soon. The roads all turned white. My father was driving home from work. He had to stop his car on the road. My mother was cooking breakfast in the kitchen. She worried about my father very much. The snow lasted the whole day. Lots of trees fell down. Many buses couldn't run on the road. After the storm, workers came to clean the roads quickly. We all learned that we should get ready for nature's temper ahead of time. ( )6. When did the snowstorm come to the town? A. Last Saturday morning B. Last Sunday morning C. Last Saturday evening D. Last Sunday evening ( )7. What was the writer doing when it began to snow? A. Having breakfast B. Cleaning the bedroom C. Doing homework D. Watching TV ( )8. Why did the father stop his car? A. He was tired B. The snow was too heavy C. He lost his way D. The car was broken ( )9. How long did the snow last? A. One morning B. The whole day C. Two days D. One night ( )10. What does the passage tell us? A. Snowstorms are very interesting. B. We needn't worry about natural storms. C. We should prepare early for nature's bad temper. D. Snow always makes our life beautiful. Ⅵ. 书面表达（满分30分） 假如昨天一场暴雨突袭了你所在的城市，请你以 Nature's Temper 为题，描写暴雨来临时刻，你和家人正在做的事情。 要求： 1. 正确使用过去进行时，贴合单元核心语法 2. 语句通顺，逻辑清晰，不超纲词汇 3. 词数不少于70词 参考答案 Ⅰ. 单项选择 1.B 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.B Ⅱ. 词形变换填空 1. is blowing 2. was; doing 3. were waiting 4. to learn 5. having 6. deeply 7. natural 8. was writing 9. reported 10. wise Ⅲ. 句型转换 1. wasn't doing 2. Were; chatting 3. What was; doing 4. Where were 5. was riding Ⅳ. 完形填空 1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B Ⅴ. 阅读理解 A：1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.B B：6.A 7.B 8.B 9.B 10.C Ⅵ. 书面表达参考范文 Nature's Temper Yesterday afternoon, a sudden rainstorm came to our city. I was reading English books in my room when the wind began to blow strongly. My mother was washing clothes in the bathroom. My father was watching the weather report on TV. The rain beat heavily against the windows. We closed all the windows quickly. We didn't go out. 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