人教版英语八年级下册Unit5【单元测试卷】(附答案).doc

人教版英语八年级下册Unit 5【单元测试卷】（附答案）
单项选择(每小题1分， 共15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
(  ) 21. Ann was not at home at that time and her mother wasn’t ________.
A. too            B. either         C. also           D. neither
(  ) 22. —________ were you at the time of the heavy rain?
—In the supermarket.
A. What         B. Where               C. How          D. Which
(  ) 23. During our trip, my brother ________ felt ill.
A. suddenly        B. completely         C. recently         D. quietly
(  ) 24. I wonder what happened last night. Please tell me the ________.
A. dream              B. plan           C. decision         D. truth
(  ) 25. Peter ________ speaking English at 8:30 yesterday evening.
A. is practicing        B. practices    C. was practicing       D. will practice
(  ) 26. The sun ________ in the east and sets in the west.
A. rises          B. travels               C. climbs        D. runs
(  ) 27. While Alice ________, her sister was playing the piano.
A. cooked       B. was cooking       C. is cooking    D. cooks
(  ) 28. That’s ________ — the front door is open. Who did it?
A. boring          B. useful        C. strange               D. early
(  ) 29. I was lying on the beach when Susan ________ me.
A. will call       B. is calling            C. called            D. calls
(  ) 30. —Do you know what ________ to him?
—Yes. He fell down and broke his leg.
A. happened      B. is happening       C. happens         D. was happening
(  ) 31. Dale was so tired that he lay down and ________ quickly.
A. fell ill           B. stayed up           C. got up          D. fell asleep
(  ) 32. —Were you in the library at 9:30 this morning?
—________. I was reading a book about how to save the earth.
A. Yes, I did        B. No, I wasn’t        C. Yes, I was            D. No, I didn’t
(  ) 33. After I came back from shopping, I ________ I lost my wallet.
A. watched      B. realized             C. hoped           D. remembered
(  ) 34. Mom, ________ the window. There is a plane flying.
A. look out         B. look for            C. look after       D. look at
(  ) 35. —I met two American teenagers in our school and took photos with them yesterday.
—________!
A. Good luck   B. Good idea    C. Have a good time      D. You’re kidding
完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
A terrible storm swept through two villages on December 21, 2012. It started at around 2:00 p.m. and lasted (持续) for only 30 minutes   36   it caused a lot of damage (损失).
The houses of more than 32 families fell down. The windows of 20 homes were broken and there were   37   holes on the top of the houses.   38  , one person was killed and several were badly hurt and taken to hospital. Over two hundred people were   39   after the storm. My family were in them; we also lost our home.
I still   40   that I was having dinner with my parents when I heard a strange and loud noise (声音). A few minutes later, our house   41   on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I couldn’t   42   my mother. So I went back inside quickly and found her and came out.
I looked around outside and found the village in a(n)   43  . Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. Just then I   44   my neighbor Mr. Wang under his fallen house. My father and I ran to save him. Soon, the   45   was dying down, and all the neighbors started to help each other. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought people closer together.
(  ) 36. A. because    B. but C. or       D. while 
(  ) 37. A. few       B. fewer C. many          D. more 
(  ) 38. A. Unluckily   B. Suddenly    C. Heavily       D. Recently
(  ) 39. A. homeless    B. hungry C. bored       D. lonely
(  ) 40. A. learn             B. tell C. feel            D. remember
(  ) 41. A. went off     B. set up C. fell down    D. worked out
(  ) 42. A. forget           B. find C. take             D. understand
(  ) 43. A. mess            B. order C. place             D. name
(  ) 44. A. believed       B. realized C. reported        D. saw
(  ) 45. A. light              B. bell C. storm           D. snow
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
Jamie got a new camera (照相机) for her birthday. She liked taking pictures, but this time, she wanted to do something special. She was going on a trip with her family to Washington D.C. Along the way, she wanted to take pictures to remember her trip.
The first place they stopped along the way was a beach in North Carolina. The sky was blue and the water was clear. She took great pictures of the sky and the sea. She really enjoyed swimming in the salty sea water, too.
Next, they moved along to Washington D.C. There were lots of things to see. There were museums and all kinds of buildings. She took many pictures of the buildings.
With only a few quick stops in museums and at a few parks on the way home, Jamie filled her camera completely. Finally, it was time to go home. It was hard to go, but she knew there would be more trips to wonderful places like Washington D.C.
Next year she hopes to go to the West. She wants to see the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. Maybe she could see some of the Rocky Mountains. With a camera, there will be no end to what she wants to see, because each trip and each place is a new set of pictures!
根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。
46. With whom did Jamie go to Washington D.C.?
_____________________________________
47. Where did Jamie take pictures first along her trip?
_____________________________________
48. What pictures did Jamie take according to Paragraph 3?
_____________________________________
49. Did Jamie spend much time visiting museums?
_____________________________________
50. When does Jamie hope to go to the West?
_____________________________________
B
As Bobby was getting ready for bed, he heard a loud noise coming from the barn (仓房) outside. Bobby did not know what was making such a loud noise, and he had trouble falling asleep that night. He was scared that there might be a monster (怪物) in the barn. When Bobby woke up the next morning, he went to the barn. Bobby was nervous because he could not find out what would make such a noise. That night after dinner, Bobby got a flashlight and went to the barn again.
“Where are you going?” asked Bobby’s father.
“I am going to find the monster in the barn. It made a loud noise last night,” replied Bobby.
“If you are going to look for a monster, you might need some help,” said Bobby’s dad, and he walked with Bobby out to the barn.
Bobby shone (把……照向) his flashlight into the dark barn but did not see anything.
“What did that monster sound like?” asked Bobby’s dad.
“It was loud,” said Bobby, “and it was coming from the barn.”
Bobby’s dad began to laugh and he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up, Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl (猫头鹰).
“It was only an owl,” said Bobby’s dad.
Bobby was happy that it wasn’t a monster, and he thanked his dad as they walked back to the house. Just then they heard a loud noise and looked up to see the owl flying away into the night sky.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
(  ) 51. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Bobby saw a small owl.
B. Bobby heard a strange noise.
C. Bobby and his dad looked in the barn.
D. Bobby’s dad told him what the strange noise was.
(  ) 52. Bobby felt _____ after he went to the barn the next morning.
A. surprised                  B. sad                   C. nervous             D. excited
(  ) 53. How many times did Bobby go to the barn to look for a monster?
A. Once.        B. Twice.                     C. Three times.             D. Four times.
(  ) 54. How did Bobby’s dad help him look for a monster?
A. By climbing up the barn.
B. By giving him a flashlight.
C. By walking with him to the barn.
D. By showing him the picture of an owl.
(  ) 55. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. playing in the barn
B. dreaming of monsters
C. looking for a small owl
D. finding where a noise came from
情景交际(每小题2分，共10分)  
根据对话内容，用恰当的句子补全对话，使对话完整、通顺。
A: Hello, Tom! (56) _______________________?
B: I’m helping my mother cook in the kitchen.
A: Do you know about the rainstorm yesterday afternoon?
B: Yes. It was terrible.
A: (57) _______________________?
B: I was at school at that time.
A: (58) _______________________?
B: I was having P.E. class outside. I got wet. 
A: (59) _______________________?
B: My father drove me home. The rain was really heavy.
A: Oh, I was making my way to my cousin’s birthday party at that time.
B: (60) _______________________?
A: I got to the party at about 7:00. The party had just finished.
B: What a pity!
词汇运用(每小题0.5分，共5分)
A) 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。
61. There is a chair __________ (倚) the wall.
62. How many __________ (章节) are there in this book?
63. After lunch, it __________ (开始) to rain.
64. We should keep the __________ (窗户) of our classroom clean.
65. We can see two tall __________ (塔) from the top of the mountain.
B) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
66. My father used some __________ (wood) to make a small house.
67. The newspapers __________ (report) that sugar would be more expensive.
68. Yesterday it snowed __________ (heavy) in the village.
69. Look! The woman is __________ (beat) a drum.
70. Please pass me a box of __________ (match), Alex.
完成句子(每小题2分，共10分)
根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
71. My father watched the news last night.  (改为一般疑问句)
___________ your father ___________ the news last night?
72. Mary and her brother were doing their homework at 8:00 last night.  (改为否定句)
Mary and her brother ___________ ___________ their homework at 8:00 last night.
73. We are playing sports now.  (用at that time替换now改写句子)
We ___________ ___________ sports at that time.
74. They were visiting the farm at the time of the rainstorm.  (对划线部分提问)
___________ were they ___________ at the time of the rainstorm?
75. Dale, I called you yesterday, but no one answered.  (改为同义问)
Dale, I called you yesterday, but no one ___________ ___________.
综合填空(每小题1分，共10分)
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词限用一次，其中有两个词是多余的。
light, grow, candle, day, blow, window, bright, break, laugh, minute, believe, suddenly
One day, a man was sitting inside his house and reading a book. The sun was shining, and the wind was (76)               through the open window. The man lit (点燃) a candle on the table.
The flame (火焰) on the candle (77)               very bright. After a few (78)              , the candle turned to the man and said, “Look how bright I am, sir.”
“Yes,” said the man. “You are a very bright candle.”
(79)              , the flame became much brighter. “Am I the brightest candle you have ever seen?” asked the candle.
“Yes,” said the man. “You are the brightest (80)               I’ve ever seen. You give off (发出) much (81)              .”
The candle bragged (吹嘘), “You know, sir, I (82)               I give off more light than the sun. Yes, I know for sure. I am even (83)               than the sun high in the sky.”
Just then the wind blew in through the (84)               and blew out the flame on the candle.
The man (85)               as he lit the candle again. “Candle,” he said, “I don’t think you should brag any more. The sun shines all the time, but you can’t.”
书面表达(15分)
在英语课上，老师让大家讲述自己最难忘的一次经历。请你用英语写一篇80词左右的短文为你的发言做准备。要求灵活运用本单元所学的过去进行时。
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参考答案
Ⅰ. 1-5 ACBAC      Ⅱ. 6-10 AACBB
Ⅲ.11-15 CAACB   Ⅳ. 16-20 BCACC
Ⅴ. 21-25 BBADC  26-30 ABCCA  31-35 DCBAD
Ⅵ. 36-40 BCAAD  41-45 CBADC
Ⅶ. 46. Her family.  47. On a beach in North Carolina.
48. Pictures of the buildings.  49. No, she didn’t. 50. Next year.  51-55 BCBCD
Ⅷ. 56. What are you doing (now)
57. Where were you at that time
58. What were you doing
59. How did you go home
60. When did you get to the party
Ⅸ. 61. against  62. passages  63. began / started
64. windows  65. towers  66. wood
67. reported  68. heavily  69. beating  70. matches
Ⅹ. 71. Did; watch  72. weren’t doing
73. were playing  74. What; doing  75. picked up
Ⅺ. 76. blowing  77. grew  78. minutes  79. Suddenly 80. candle  81. light  82. believe 
83. brighter    84. window  85. laughed
Ⅻ. One possible version:
      I will never forget that special day! On October 10th, 2011, I had an unusual experience. At around eight o’clock in the morning I was doing my homework at home when a fire started. My parents were working in the factory. I didn’t get nervous at all. I left my house quickly and called the fire department. Soon the firemen arrived. With their help, the fire was put out quickly. When my parents got home, they both said I was a brave girl!
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