1、人教新目标版八年级下册英语Unit 5阅读和写作训练2020 年(人教新目标版)八年级下册英语 Unit 5 阅读与写作训练(含参考答案、解析、技巧与难句分析)Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?一、中考直通车 (2019四川广安中考)ALast week I went to Corsica with my friends on vacation. It was my first visit to the island! We took the ship from Toulon, France, to the city Ajac
2、cio. Although Toulon and Ajaccio seemed quite close, it took us eight hours. We chatted and played card games to kill time.When we got there, I got a surprise because of the weather. It was already October! But we just needed to wear T-shirts and shorts. We went to the beach to enjoy the sunshine an
3、d some of my friends even went swimming in the sea. The Corsican scenery( 风景) was so beautiful. We had a picnic, went for a long walk along the coast and took lots of pictures.Ajaccio is famous for being Nepoleons birthplace, so we also went to the Maison Bonaparte. It was the home of the Bonaparte
4、family. In fact, it was a museum when we visited it.One day we took the local train to another beautiful city named Corte. We visited the citadel(城堡) and the museum where we learnt more about Corsican history and enjoyed the beautiful views of the city.The food in Corsica was fantastic and we often
5、visited the market to taste something delicious. We also went to some local restaurant for dinner and ate fresh seafood. At the end of the trip, we were very sad to leave and I hope to return to Corsica again some day.1. How did the writer go to Ajaccio?A. By air. B. By ship. C. By train.2. How was
6、the weather in Ajaccio?A. Hot. B. Dry. C. Cold.3. What did NOT the writer do in Corte?A. Enjoyed the views. B. Visited the museum. C. Had a picnic.4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer had a wonderful time in Corsica.B. The writer doesnt like eating the local food.C. The writer onl
7、y visited one museum during the trip.5. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Ways to kill time. B. The food in Corsica. C. A trip to Corsica.(B)These years people show all kinds of things on the Internetgood food, nice clothes, wonderful vacations and so on. Now showing the number of steps is be
8、coming popular too. Why?People are finding it important to be in good health. To keep healthy, many people go to work on foot. When they start walking, they open the step counter app in their phones to record how many steps they walk that day. After a days walk, some people show the number on WeChat
9、 or Weibo. This can make them learn from each other and keep exercising.“This helps me to exercise much and keep a good habit,” Miss Liu said. “I can also talk about how to keep healthy with my friends on WeChat. We are in the same group to encourage each other to keep exercising.”Mr. Wu likes to ex
10、ercise. But in the past he was kind of lazy and didnt want to exercise every day. “After I use the step counter app, everything is different. Its great to exercise with my friends. Sometimes there are prizes for those who walk more steps. I really like it,” he said.Walking is a relaxing and useful w
11、ay to exercise. Both the old and the young like it. Recording the steps helps people develop a good habit of walking and showing the number can make people more interested in walking. But dont take the number too seriously.6. Now, _ on the Internet is also becoming popular.A. showing the number of s
12、tepsB. showing wonderful vacationsC. showing good food and nice clothes7. What does the underlined phrase “step counter” mean?A. 备忘录 B.计步器 C.计时器8. What CANNOT we know from the second paragraph?A. The use of the step counter app.B. Why they show the number online.C. People who walk more steps get pri
13、zes.9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. More people go to work on foot to save money.B. Miss Liu and Mr. Wu like to exercise with their friends.C. People usually show the number of steps in the morning.10. What does the writer think of showing the number of steps?A. It can
14、make people relaxed.B. It can make people stop driving cars.C. It can make people develop a good habit.(C)Scientists looked for paw prints( 爪印)in the forests. In this way, they knew the number of pandas! “Its hard to see pandas in the wild,” said Colby, a scientist. “They hide in the thick bamboo fo
15、rests.” Thats why scientists used paw prints to get be number. The number of the pandas was a surprise to scientists. They learned that more pandas lived in the wild!“We found pandas living in areas we didnt know, ” said Colby. Although the news is good, pandas are in danger.Here are some fun facts
16、of pandas.*It takes a panda more than 10 hours to eat 9kg to 14kg of bamboo every day.*A newborn panda weighs 90-130 grams. That is about the weight of a mouse. A pandas front paws have wrist bones(腕骨). The panda uses them to catch bamboo.The main threat to pandas is that their land is becoming smal
17、ler and smaller. Pandas lose their land when people cut down parts of the forest for wood and farming. Now, China has 13 nature reserves(保护区). People mustnt cut down trees there. Scientists want to create more nature centers to give pandas a better chance to live.11. Why did scientists look for paw
18、prints in the forests?A. Because they could catch pandas in this way.B. Because they could know where pandas were in this way.C. Because they could know the number of pandas in this way.12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. A panda uses its front paws to catch bamboo.B. A new
19、born panda is nearly as heavy as a mouse.C. A panda usually sleeps more than 10 hours every day.13. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Fewer and fewer trees in China.B. The big problem the pandas are facing.C. The number of the pandas in the wild.14. What can we know from the passage?
20、A. There are fewer and fewer nature reserves in China.B. People should help pandas live a happy life in the wild.C. All the pandas should live in the panda nature reserves.15. Where can you probably read this passage?A. In a science magazine. B. In a travel guide. C. In a storybook.二、完形填空链接课文体裁:记叙文
21、词数:170 难度: 建议用时:5 分钟 正确率:/10A terrible storm may bring many sad stories. Lots of people may 1 their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories might have happy endings.A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She was very smart. When storm Sandy 2 hit America in Octobe
22、r, and it began raining 3, the family moved to a safer place 13 km away from home. After the storm, when the wind was 4, they came back home. Sadly,Vivien was missing. The whole family were worried about her.The family members searched(搜寻) everywhere in their 5, but they didnt find her. Six months l
23、ater, when the sun 6 again, Vivien returned home. Everyone was 7.Its known that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense(感觉) of 8. But storm Sandy blew away the normal smell of home. “Thats too 9. I wish she could talk and tell us the 10,” said her owner.( )1. A. getB. loseC. miss
24、D. find( )2. A. luckilyB. suddenlyC. completelyD. sadly( )3. A. heavyB. hardlyC. fastD. heavily( )4. A. dying downB. died downC. die downD. dies down( )5. A. familyB. areaC. schoolD. house( )6. A. roseB. riseC. risesD. rising( )7. A. sadB. sorryC. shockedD. silent( )8. A. tasteB. smellC. soundD. loo
25、k( )9. A. happyB. strangeC. sadD. surprised( )10. A. dateB. reportC. opinionD. truth二、阅读专练阅读理解 A体裁:记叙文 词数:184+128 难度: 建议用时:5 分钟 正确率:/5It was raining heavily while I was walking up the hill towards the station at six oclock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasnt much traffic and there
26、werent many people. Just as I was crossing the road near the top of the hill, a car came around the corner. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamppost(灯杆) and turned over.I ran to the car to help the driver at once. He was badly hurt and there was a lot of blood on his face. A young woma
27、n hurried into the station and called an ambulance(救护车) while I was taking care of the driver. Many people came to see what had happened. A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about the accident. After a while the ambulance arrived and the driver was sent to the hos
28、pital.On Monday morning I went to the hospital to see the man. The doctor told me that he was much better, and that he would leave the hospital in a few days.( )1. The accident happened _ .A. near the schoolB. near the top of the hillC. in the schoolD. near the hospital( )2. What happened to the dri
29、ver?A. He drove the car very well.B. His car hit a lamppost.C. His car turned over.D. Both B and C.( )3. _ hurried into the station and called an ambulance.A. The writerB. A policemanC. Some peopleD. A young woman( )4. A policeman came and _ .A. took the driver awayB. sent the driver to the hospital
30、C. asked the writer a lot of questionsD. took care of the driver( )5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. It was raining when the accident happened.B. The car was traveling fast before hitting the lamppost.C. The driver was badly hurt.D. The driver died at last.阅读理解 B体裁:应用文 词数:226+104 难度: 建议用时:6 分
31、钟 正确率:/5There was a rainstorm last night. A reporter wants to know what people were doing when the rainstorm came. Here are the Whites talking about what they were doing at the time of the rainstorm.( )1. _ was in the bathroom when the rainstorm came.A. Mr. WhiteB. Mrs. WhiteC. LisaD. Peter( )2. When the rainstorm came, Mr. White was_ .A. watching TVB. washing his shoesC. doing the dishesD. refreshing the screen( )3. _ made good preparations for the rainstorm.A. No oneB. Mr. White and Mrs. WhiteC. Mrs. WhiteD. Lisa( )4. Lisa felt _ at the time of the rainstorm.A. surprisedB. scared
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