Unit 8 Lesson 2 Staying safe in an earthquake随堂练2025-2026学年冀教版英语八年级下册

Unit 8 Lesson 2 Staying safe in an earthquake随堂练

 

Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给提示完成句子

1. The house ______(摇动) strongly when the earthquake happened last night.

2. Your chances of ______(生存) in an earthquake go up if you stay calm.

3. You'd better stay ______(在室内) as it's raining heavily.

4. Frosts(霜冻) often o______ in November here.

5. Remember that you can come to me a______ if you need help.

Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空

6. It is important ______(stay) safe in an earthquake.

7. The students went out of the building as ______(quick) as they could.

8.Students should learn more about how ______(protect) their eyesight.

9. It is ______(danger) to walk on the thin ice in a lake.

10. Put on your seat belt, or you may get hurt when the car stops ______(sudden).

Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子

11. 开了四个小时车后，他太累了，不得不把车靠边停下。

He had to ______ ______ because he was so tired after four hours of driving.

12. 去野餐前，他们准备了大量的食物和饮料。

They prepared ______ ______ food and drinks before going on picnics.

13. 这个标志上写着：“密切注意落石。”

The sign says, “______ ______ ______ for falling rocks.”

14. 太多的用户同一时间进入网站，这会使网络崩溃。

Too many users get into the website at the same time. This will ______ ______ the network.

15. 我们的新房子离学校很近。

Our new house is very ______ ______ the school.

Ⅳ.短文填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。

Today the earth is getting warmer and warmer. But 16.__________(hundred) of years ago, people had a different problem—a 400-year cold period! From the 1400s to the 1800s, winters in the northern half of the earth were colder and 17.__________(long) than they are now. Scientists call this time the “Little Ice Age”(小冰期).

The colder weather 18.__________(bring) many serious problems. Plants died of cold and 19.______(ill) spread among people. People had to spend a lot more time 20.__________(collect) wood for fires to keep their house warm. And sometimes, a huge piece of ice would slide down(滑落) a mountain 21.__________ destroy(摧毁) some villages.

Scientists think the Little Ice Age 22.__________(cause) by forces(力量) that people could not control. One cause, in 23.__________(they) opinion, was the sun. The sun often 24.__________(have) “storms” of energy called sunspots(太阳黑子). During the Little Ice Age, there 25.__________(be) fewer sunspots than there are today. With fewer sunspots, the sun was giving out less energy which made 26.______ earth warm. Volcanic eruption(火山爆发) was probably another 27.__________(nature) cause. During the Little Ice Age, many volcanoes erupted. Their dust might stop the sun’s light and heat 28.__________ reaching the earth.

Today we are seeing the influences of rising temperatures. Scientists think people are