2020年(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 Ajaccio. 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 and 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 fam ous for being Nepoleon’s birthplace, so we also went to the Maison Bonaparte. It was the home of the Bonaparte 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 thecitadel(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 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 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 doesn’t like ea ting the local food.C.The writer only visited one museum during the trip.5. What’s 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 Internet—good food, nice clothes, wonderful vacations and so on. Now showing the number of steps is becoming 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 day’s walk, some people show the number on WeChat 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 exercise. But in the past he was kind of lazy and didn’t want to exercise ev ery day. “After I use the step counter app, everything is different. It’s 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 way 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 don’t take the number too seriously.6. Now, _____ on the Internet is also becoming popular.A.showing the number of stepsB.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 prizes.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 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! “It’s hard to see pandas in the wild,” said Colby, a scientist. “They hide in the thick bamboo forests.”That’s why scientists used paw prints to get be number. The numbe r of the pandas was a surprise to scientists. They learned that more pandas lived in the wild!“We found pandas living in areas we didn’t know, ” said Colby. Although the news is good, pandas are in danger.Here are some fun facts 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 panda's 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 smaller 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 mustn’t 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 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 newborn 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?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 October, 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 didn’t find her. Six months later, when the sun 6 again, Vivien returned home. Everyone was 7.It’s known that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense(感觉) of 8. But storm Sandy blew away the normal sme ll of home. “That’s too 9. I wish she could talk and tell us the 10,” said her owner.( )1. A. getB. loseC. missD. 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. look( )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:/5 It was raining heavily while I was walking up the hill towards the station at six o’clock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasn’t much traffic and there weren’t 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 woman 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 hospital.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 driver?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 hospitalC. 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. scaredC. sorryD. sad( )5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Lisa was too scared to move.B. Peter was sleeping when the rainstorm came.C. All the lights in the house went out when the rainstorm came.D. Mrs. White went to close the windows when the rainstorm came.阅读理解 C体裁：记叙文词数：247+141 难度：★★★建议用时：7分钟正确率:/5I’m in Boulder, Colorado and I am one of the luckiest ones without flood(洪水) coming into my house. But some of my friends’ houses are in a mess after the flood. Today I went to a friend’s house and helped her do some cleaning.Some of her friends were helping her with the housework when I arrived in the morning. She asked me to move the broken things out of the room and clear the mud(泥) in the room. With another helper, I got busy clearing the mud and broken things.There was a desk in front of a door and a tall cactus(仙人掌) was on it. My friend asked us to be careful with that plant, because it was the only thing that meant a lot to her. It once belonged to her mother.I thought if we could clean the tiles(瓷片) under the cactus, it would make our friend feel better. So we moved the cactus and got the mud out from under it. Then I asked my helper to get some water to make it clean. It was a small job. And I thought it would be easy for her, since she worked so well.When our friend came back, she was really moved by what we did to her mom’s plant. She smiled and put her hand to her heart. For her, it was not one little space without mud, but something that warmed her heart.( )1. The writer went to her friend’s house to ____ .A. have a partyB. help her do some cleaningC. go shopping with herD. take care of her children( )2. What were others doing when the writer arrived at her friend’s house?A. They were waiting for the writer.B. They were drinking tea.C. They were helping the writer’s friend with the housework.D. They were having a party.( )3. What do the u nderlined words “belonged to” mean in Paragraph 3?A. 属于B. 喜欢C. 来到D. 照顾( )4. What did the writer do to the cactus?A. She moved it to the room.B. She did nothing to it.C. She planted it in a new place.D. She cleaned the tiles under it.( )5. How d id the writer’s friend feel when she saw the cactus?A. Excited.B. Angry.C. Moved.D. Nervous.阅读理解 D体裁：记叙文词数：209 难度：★★☆建议用时：6分钟正确率:/5阅读短文,从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,每个选项只能用一次。