2024人教版八年级英语下册Unit 5 Nature's Temper单元测试卷（含答案）

人教版(2024)年级下册英语Unit5Nature'sTemper

单元测试卷

满分：100分时间：90分钟

一、单项选择(每小题2分，共2()分)

1.()一Yesterday,Ireadanewsabouttheearthquakeinthenewspaper.

—It'ssadtoreadaboutsuchdisasters.

A.informationB.report

C.messageD.advice

2.()一Thefogwassothatcarshadtoslowdown.

一Ihopetheweatherclearsuptoday.

A.thickB.thinC.lightD.clear

3.()一Shetoacceptthegiftbecauseitwastooexpensive.

—Yeah,thatwasawisechoice.

A.decidedB.hopedC.refusedD.agreed

4.()——Theexamwasdifficult,somoststudentsfailed.

一Ifeelsorryforthestudents.

A.hardlyB.nearlyC.luckilyD.terribly

5.()―Couldyoupleasethekids?Ifstimeforschool.一Gotit.

A.putonB.worryabout

C.takeoffD.wakeup

6.()—Heavyrainfloodedthestreets;,mostschoolswereclosedyesterday.

一Ohno!Ihopenoonegothurtintheflood.

A.infactB.forexample

C.asaresultD.atfirst

7.()一you'refreetoday,whynotjoinusfbrawalkinthepark?

—Sure,Tdloveto!

A.ThoughB.SinceC.UntilD.Before

8.()Theythroughthecountrysidewhentheircarbrokedown.

A.driveB.aredriving

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C.weredrivingD.willdrive

9.()—Theheavyrainbeatthewindowallnight,soitwashardformeto

sleep.

—Thatsoundsawful!

A.intoB.againstC.overD.behind

10.()一Theknifefellrightbesideme,butIdidn'tgethurtatall!

A.YouareluckyB.Ofcourse

C.That'srightD.Itdoesn'tmatter

二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

Itseemsthatmanyanimalscanknowwhenanearthquakewillhappen.Thisnews

maybeimportant,becauseearthquakescanknockdownhomesandIIpeople.The

animalsmayhelpsavepeople'slives.Someanimalsmakealotofnoisebeforean

earthquake.Ifdogsareusually12.theywillbark(吠叫)loudlybeforeanearthquake.

Andstrangethingswillhappentoanimals.Horsesonfarmsrunaroundincircles.Mice

leavetheirholesand13.Fishjumpoutofthewater.Peoplegetless14from

cows.

Theseexampleshappenedinmany15.InItaly,catsrandownthestreetsina

group.Thathappenedonlyafewhoursbeforeanearthquake.IntheUSA,therev/asa

strangething.Aman16somesmallpetfrogsinhishouse.OneSunday,thefrogs

jumpedaroundmorethanever.Theymadeloud17likebiggerfrogsandwokeup

theman.Thatnight,anearthquakehappenedandthemanwas18saved.

Rightnow,thereisnosurewaytopredicl(预测)whenanearthquakewillhappen.

Buiifpeoplewaulto19whenanuailhquakcisconiing,theyuanseewlial

animalswilldo.Thentheycankeepawayfromtheearthquake2().Animalscan

reallyhelpwiththis.

11.()A.saveB.helpC.killD.catch

12.()A.smallB.bigC.asleepD.quiet

13.()A.runawayB.flyaway

C.sweepawayD.putaway

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14.()A.milkB.meatC.waterD.grass

15.()A.townsB.countries

C.citiesD.villages

16.()A.madeB.soldC.keptD.got

17.()A.angerB.noiseC.smellD.fun

18.()A.sadlyB.angrily

C.carefullyD.luckily

19.()A.knowB.decide

C.planD.remember

20.()A.nearlyB.suddenly

C.safelyD.dangerously

阅读理解（每小题2分,,共20分）

A

A6.8-magnitudeearthquakehitChina'sXizangAutonomousRegiononJanuary7.

Atotalof126peoplewerekilledand188othersgotinjured.Howterrible!Ifyou're

indoorsduringanearthquake,herearesomewaystoprotectyourself.

Droptothefloor.

Earthquakesalwayshappenwithoutmuchwarning,soit's

recommendedthatyoudroptothefloorassoonasanearthquake

happens.

Takecover.

Getunderastrongtableordesk.Ifpossible,stayawayfromglass

windows,outsidedoorsandwalls,andanythingthatcouldfall.If

thereisn'tatabicoradesknearyou,coveryourfaceandheadwithyourarmsandcrouch

(蹲)inaninsidecornerofthebuilding.

Holdon.

Thegroundmaybeshakingandobjectscouldbefalling.

Holdontowhateversurfaceorplatformyou'vebeenunder

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andwaitfortheshakingtostop.Ifyouarcunabletofindasurfacetohideunder,continue

tokeepyourheadprotectedbyyourarms.

(续表)

Remaininside.

Studieshaveshownthatmostinjurieshappenwhenpeopletryto

changetheplaceofhidingorwhentheplaceiscrowdedandeveryone

hasagoaltogetoutside.Soremaininsideuntilit'ssafbtogetout.

21.()Wheredidtheearthquakehappeninthetext?

A.InXizang.B.InShanxi.

C.InZhejiang.D.InSichuan.

22.()Howmanywaysaregiventostaysafeindoorsduringanearthquake?

A.1.B.2,C.3.D.4.

23.()Whatshouldwcdowhenwecan'tfindasurfacetohideunder?

A.Wcshouldgotothebathroom.

B.Weshouldstandagainstawall.

C.Weshouldkeepourheadsprotectedbyourarms.

D.Weshouldrunoutofthebuildingasquicklyaspossible.

24.()Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Somefactsaboutearthquakes.

B.Thecausesandeffectsofearthquakes.

C.Astoryofkeepingsafeduringanearthquake.

D.Waystostaysafeindoorsduringanearthquake.

25.()Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Anewspaper.B.Astorybook.

C.Afilmmagazine.D.Atravelguide.

B

①Nowadays,wehavemanykindsoftechnologiestoprotectusfromdifferent

disasters(灾难).Weevenknowwhereandwhensomedisasters,liketyphoonsand

floods,willhappen.Whilemostofthenewtechnologiesarefarawayfromus,some

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arounduscanhelppeopleindisasters.

②Thedrone(无人机)isoneofthem.Itcanbeusedtosendfoodandwaterwhen

anaturaldisasterhappens.Veryoftenthebuildingsaretoodangerousforrescue

teamstogetin.Theycanmakethedroneflyintothebuildingstosearchforthose

whoarestillalivefirst.Dronesarealsobecomingausefultoolforfirefighters,

helpingthemfindandfightwildfires.Insomefarawayplacesintheworld,dronesare

thefastestwaytosendmedicinetopeopleinneed.

©Socialmediaisalsoausefultoolwhenitcomestonaturaldisasters.Withitshelp,

peoplecanknowaboutthenaturaldisastersbeforetheyhappen.Andsomesocialmedia

platformsallowpeopletomarkthemselvessafeafterdisasters,sootherscanknowtheir

situations.Socialmediaisalsoaplaceforup-to-datenews,sopeoplecanlearnwhatis

goingonindisasterareas.Resides,manysocialmediaplatformsallowpeopletodonate

moneytohelppeopleindisasterareas.Themoneywillhelpthemgetbacktotheir

normallifeassoonaspossible.Forexample,livestreaming(直播)helpedraisealotof

moneyforHenanafterthefloodin2021.

©Althoughthesetechnologiescanhelpwhenthereisanaturaldisaster,westill

needtopreparenecessarytoolsandlearnimportantskillstoprotectourselves.

26.()Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inParagraph2referto(指的是)？

A.Buildings.B.Newtechnologies.

C.Rescueteams.D.Naturaldisasters.

27.()Whydoesthewritermentionlivestreaming?

A.Toshowpeoplecantellotherstheyaresafethroughsocialmedia.

B.Toshowpeoplecanknowthecomingdisasteronsocialmedia.

C.Tushowsocialmudiauauprovidethelatestnewsforpeople.

D.Toshowsocialmediacanhelpraisemoneyafteradisaster.

28.()Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.ThedronehelpedsavealotofpeopleinHenanin2021.

B.Thedronecanhelpsearchforpeoplewhoarestillalive.

C.Alltechnologiescanprotectpeoplefromdifferentdisasters.

D.Weneedn'tpreparetoolsfordisasterswiththehelpofnewtechnologies.

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29.（）Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SomeWaysaboutHowtoProtectOurselvesinDisasters

B.SomeNaturalDisastersThatAreHarmfultoPeople

C.SomeMethodsThatCanProtecttheEnvironment

D.SomeTechnologiesThatCanHelpPeopleinDisasters

30.（）Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

四、阅读还原（有两项多余）（每小题2分，共10分）

Theweatherreportsaysthereisasmallchanceofthunderstorms,butyoucanonly

seeafewwhitecloudsoverhead.So,youandyourtennispartnerheadforthe

playground.Wait!Isthatthunderyouhear?Isthataflashoflightning?31.

Goinsiderightaway.

Althoughyouarenotsureofbeingstruck（被击中）bylightning,somesituations

canputyouatgreaterrisk.Ifpeopleworkoutdoors,lightningmostoftenstrikesthem.

32.From2006to2021,lightningcausedanaverageof28deathsevery

yearintheUnitedStates.

33.Youcanprotectyourselffromtheriskeventhoughyouareoutside

whenlightningiscloseby.Whenthethunderroars,goinside.Findsafeplaces.Ifthere

arenosafeplacesnearby,youshouldstayoffhighareasandkeepyourselfaslowas

possible.

34.Infact,aboutone-thirdoflightningstrikeinjurieshappenindoors

（室内）.Besuretoavoidtouchingwaterduringathunderstorm,andavoidusing

electronicequipment（电子设备）.

Lightningstrikesmayberare（少见的）.35.

Takethunderstormsseriously,andfollowtheabovesafetyrulestokeepyourselfsafe.

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A.Whatcanyoudoproperly?

B.Protectyourselffromlightningstrikes.

C.Theresultsoflightningstrikesareserious.

D.Beingindoorsdoesnotprotectyoufromlightningtotally（完全地）.

E.Youshouldalsolearnhowtoaskforhelp.

F.Buttheystillhappen,andtheriskofseriousinjuriesishigh.

G.Whocanhelpyounow?

五、短文填空（每小题2分，共2（）分）

we,brave,cause,earthquake,nature,upset,stop,have,or,life

WhenMotherNaturegetsreallymad,there'snotmuchwecandotostopher.

Inthepastyear,we'veseenalotofbig36.disastersthathaveamazed

usandremindedusthatwecan'tcontroleverything.Therehavebeenfloods,

droughts,bigearthquakesandvolcaniceruptions（火山喷发）.Theseevents37.

notonlyshockedus,buttheyhavealso38.alotofdamagetobigcitiesand

smalltowns.

Sometravelersmightbe39.withofficialsforcanceling（取消）lotsof

flights.Butreally,theyshouldblameMotherNatureforthat.

Duringnaturaldisasters,wedependonthingslikedams,earlywarningsystems,

modernweatherradars（雷达），and40.peoplewhohelpthoseinneed.But

thesemethodscanonlyhelpussomuch.Eventhoughwetrytocontrol41.

predictnaturaldisasters,wcoftengetsurprisedwhenunexpectedeventschallenge

whatweknow.Mostofthetime,wecan't42.thembeforetheyhappen.

Wecanonlyreacttodisasters.Andhowpeoplereacttonaturaldisasterscan

sometimessavealotof43..

Thisiswhatnatureis.Italwaysreminds44.thataslongaswe'reonEarth,

we'llhavetodealwithitsfeatures-likewinds,waves,wildfires,rain,45.

andvolcaniceruptions.Weneedtoacceptboththeorderandthedisorderofnature.

Whenwcfeeltooproud,remember:onesmallvolcanooncestoppedthewhole

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world,provingnature'spoweralwayssurprisesus.

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