八年级英语下册 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came知识点讲解及单元测试卷 （新版）人教新目标版

unit 5 what were you doing when the rainstorm came?知识点总结及单元测试卷【教材内容解析】section a1. what were you doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm? (p. 33)此句是过去进行时，表示过去某个时候正在发生的动作，结构为：was/were doing sth.。they were watching tv at nine oclock last night.2. my alarm didnt go off so.(p. 34)go off此处表示“发出响声”，还可以表示“爆炸、离开、停止运转”。the alarm went off at 7 a.m. yesterday.a bomb went off just now.danny decided go off on his own.3. i called at seven and you didnt pick up. (p. 34)pick up意为“接电话”，相当于answer the phone。why dont you pick up/answer the phone?【拓展】pick up还可以表示“捡起、开车接送”。my pen is under your desk. can you pick it up for me?can you pick me up at the station?4. i called again at eight and you didnt answer then either. (p. 34)also, too, as well与either都可以表示“也”，但是用法不同。also放在句中行为动词前，be动词、助动词和情态动词之后。he also wants to go.too用于肯定句中，放在句尾，前面用逗号隔开。he wants to go, either.as well用于肯定句中，放在句尾，前面不用逗号隔开。he wants to go as well.either用于否定句句末。he doesnt want to go either5. with no light outside, it felt like midnight. (p. 35)(1) with这里用作介词，表示伴随状况，意为“由于、因为”。with john away, theres more room in the house.(2) feel like表示“感觉像、感觉好似”the interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours.【拓展】feel like还可以表示“想要”，后接动词时，用doing的形式。he didnt feel like going swimming.6. bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. (p. 35)make sure意为“确保”，后接of短语或者that从句。i tried to make sure of the problem.make sure that no one finds out about it.7. she also put some candles and matches on the table. (p. 35)match此处用作名词，表示“火柴”。dont let your children play with matches.【拓展】match用作名词还可以表示“比赛”，用作动词，意为“般配”。our team won the football game.this pair of shoes match your dress well.8. ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. (p. 35) (1) beat用作动词，表示“敲打、拍打”，还可以表示“战胜、打败”，宾语是对手。they beat drums to cheer up the players.i beat her at swimming yesterday.(2) against用作介词，表示“碰、撞”。the rain beat against the windows.【拓展】against用作介词，还可以表示“倚着、靠着”或者“反对”。the worker put the leader against the wall.we were rowing against the current.they are against building a factory here.9. he finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. (p. 35) die down意为“逐渐变弱、逐渐消失”。the wind finally died down.10. when he woke up, the sun was rising. (p. 35) (1) wake sb. up意为“把某人唤醒”，wake up意为“醒来”。his mother often wakes him up at 6:00 in the morning.i usually wake up at 6:30.(2) rise(rose,risen,rising)不及物动词，意为“升起，上升”辨析：rise与raiserise不及物动词意为“升起，上升”the water in the river rose after the heavy rain.the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.raise及物动词意为“提高，筹集，抬高，举起”the worker want the boss to raise their wages.the teacher asks us to raise our hands if we have questions.we should try our best to raise more money for the poor family.11. although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. (p. 35) break.apart意为“把折断；把分开”。the strong wind broke the branches apart.rumors broke the two close friends apart.section b1. kate realized her bag was still at home. (p. 37)realize用作及物动词，意为“理解、领会、意识到”，后接名词、代词或者从句作宾语。he didnt realize his mistake.the man laughed when he realized what happened.2. when the school basketball competition started, kate was still making her way to school. (p. 38)make ones way to意为“前往”，后接表示地点的名词。we slowly made our way to the mall through the crowd.3. robert allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. (p. 38)over此处表示“超过、多于”，相当于more than。she stayed in lagos for over a month.he is over sixty.4. we were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. (p. 38)on the radio表示“通过广播、通过录音机”，on此处用作介词，表示“借助、以某种方式”，后常接表示媒介的名词。she is watching the show on tv.5. my parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. (p. 38)(1) rest此处表示“其余的部分”，the rest of意为“其余的、其它的”，后可接可数名词后者不可数名词，当在句中作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与of后面的名词保持一致，若of后面的名词是单数可数名词或者不可数名词，谓语动词用单数形式；若of后面的名词是可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数形式。the rest of the money is on the desk.some of the students are reading in the classroom and the rest of them are on the playground.(2) in silence意为“沉默、无声”。she stood by the window in silence for a long time.6. more recently, most americans remember what they were doing when the world trade center in new york was taken down by terrorists. (p. 38)(1) recently用作副词，意为“近来、最近”，常与现在完成时连用。have you called your mother recently?(2) take down意为“拆除、拆掉”，还可以表示“写下、记下”。could you please help me take down this tent?i forgot to take down his telephone number.7. i didnt believe him at first, but then i looked out of the window and realized that it was true. (p. 38)at first意为“起初、起先”，多用于句首或者句尾，暗示与后来的动作或者情况不同，与at last“最后、最终”相对。the work was hard at first, but i got used to it later.8. i was so scared that i could hardly think clearly after that. (p. 38)hardly用作副词，表示“几乎不、几乎没有”。she hardly ate anything today.there is hardly any milk left in the ridge.9. kate didnt think her friend was telling the truth about the event. (p. 39)truth用作名词，表示“实情、事实”，to tell the truth表示“说实话”，放在句中作插入语，用逗号同句子其它成分隔开。i must tell you the truth.【重点短语和句型归纳】重点短语1. make sure 确信；确认2. beat against 拍打 3. fall asleep 进人梦乡；睡着4. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失5. wake up 醒来6. in a mess 一团糟7. break apart 使分离8. in times of difficulty 在困难的时候9. at the time of 当时候10. go off (闹钟)发出响声11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡12. miss the bus 错过公交车13. pick up 接电话14. bring together 使靠拢15. in the area 在这个地区16. miss the event 错过这个事件17. by the side of the road 在路边18. the animal helpline 动物保护热线19. walk by 走路经过20. make ones way to 在某人去的路上21. hear the news 听到这个消息22. important events in history 历史上的重大事件23. for example 例如24. be killed 被杀害25. over fifty 50多(岁）26. a school pupil 一个小学生27. on the radio 通过广播28. in silence 沉默；无声29. more recently 最近地；新近30. the world trade center 世贸中心31. take down 拆除；摧毁32. have meaning to 对有意义33. remember doing sth. 记得做过某事34. at first 首先；最初重点句型1. be busy doing sth/be busy with sth 忙于（做）某事2. see sb /sth doing sth 看见某人或某物正在做某事3. begin/start to do sth 开始做某事4. try to do sth 努力去做某事5. have trouble（in）doing sth做某事有困难【语法讲解】过去进行时1. 基本概念：过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外, 一般用时间状语来表示。2. 结构 was / were ( not ) + 动词-ing3. 句式肯定式：i/he/she/it was working. we/you/they/ were working.否定式:i/he/she/it was not working.we/you/they/ were not working.疑问式和简略回答:was i working? yes, you were. no, you were not. were you working? yes, i was. no, i was not. was he/she/it working? yes, he/she/it was. no, he/she/it was not. were we/you/they working? yes, you/we/they were. no, you/we/they were not. 注：1) was not常缩略为wasnt; were not常缩略为werent。2) 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态, 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。 例如:david wrote a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。(信写完了。)david was writing a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。(信不一定写完。)4.过去进行时中的when和whilewhen, while 区别：1) 由when引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句应用一般过去时； 由while引导的时间状语从句，主句用一般过去时，从句应用过去进行时。when the teacher came in, we were talking.当此句改变主从句的位置时，则为： while we were talking, the teacher came in.2)如果从句和主句的动作同时发生，两句都用过去进行时的时候，多用while引导。如：they were singing while we were dancing.【单元测试卷】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 wasnt _.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. thats _ 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 wasnt c. yes, i was d. no, i didnt( ) 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 luckb. good idea c. have a good time d. youre 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 couldnt 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)ajamie 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?_bas 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 bobbys 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 bobbys 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 bobbys dad.“it was loud,” said bobby, “and it was coming from the barn.”bobbys 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 bobbys dad. bobby was happy that it wasnt 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. bobbys 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 bobbys 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 barnb. dreaming of monstersc. looking for a small owld. 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: im 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 cousins 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 answer