2014春八年级下第五单元测试题

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?一．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )1. When the man downstairs knocked at the door, I _______.A. am doing houseworkB. was doing houseworkC. were doing houseworkD.am going to do housework ( )2. There is a blackboard ________ our classroom. Our teacher was standing ________ the blackboard at this time yesterday.A. in front of; in the front ofB. in the front of; onC. in the front of; in front ofD. in front of; in( )3. — Look! The cat ________ from the tree.— Yes.It ________ the tree just now.A. is jumping down; climbed upB. is jumping down; is climbing upC. jumps down; was climbing upD. jumps down; climbed( )4. What were you doing ________ last Sunday morning?A. atB. inC. overD. /( )5. While I was at the ________, I heard a nurse ________ Davy’s name.A. doctors’; callB. doctor’s; to callC. doctor’s; callingD. doctors’; called( )6. The boy with two dogs ________ in the yard when the earthquake hit the city.A. is playingB. are playingC. were playingD. was playing( )7. My father was reading a newspaper while my mother ________ dinner.A. is cookingB. cooksC. was cookingD. will cook ( )8.All the students were sleeping _______they heard a man _______“help”.A.when; shoutingB.while; to shoutC.when; to shoutD.while; shouted ( )9 The rainstorm came while Ann ________ her purse in the classroom.A. was looking forB. looked forC. is looking atD. looks at ( )10. . _________ beautiful park Xiaoyaojin Park is!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a( )11. “They are filling the bags with clothes.” means they’re ________A putting their clothes away B. putting their clothes into the bagsC. putting down their clothesD. putting on their clothes( )12.Mr. Black talked about his son with the teacher the phone.A. byB. onC. inD. with( )13 —What are you doing ?—I am thinking about at the class meeting.A. how sayB. what sayC. how to sayD. what to say ( )14. —Dad, could you please drive ?— No hurry. We have enough time before the plane takes off.A. fasterB.fastestC.more slowlyD. more carefully ( )15. I tried several jackets on, but ______ of them looked good.A. bothB. eitherC. noneD. neither二．完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Mr Black was once a policeman. He was a kind person. He liked to have a walk in the park after breakfast.It was very cold 16 a winter morning. Mr Black was walking along the street when he heard a cry for help. He turned around but could see nobody. He stopped and looked here and there. At the moment, a boy 17 to him.The boy was in such a hurry 18 he couldn’t say a word except pointing towards the river. Mr Black realized what had happened and ran to the river as soon as possible.19 of them ran along the river and saw a girl in the water. She 20 a piece of wood. It was carrying her away. It was too 21 .Without a word, Mr Black took off his clothes as 22 as he could, and jumped into the river. He 23 to the girl and took her back near the bank and lifted the girl up, and then the boy helped 24 her out of the water. Then they stopped a car and took the girl to the 25 . At last the girl’s life was saved, and she thanked them verymuch.( )16. A. in B. on C. at D.for( )17. A. walked up B. looked out C. rushed out D. ran up( )18. A. so B. and C . that D.but( )19. A. All B. Both C. Neither D.either( )20. A. was holding B. was lifting C. is taking D.is pushing( )21. A. heavy B. exciting C. dangerous D.interesting( )22. A. slowly B. carefully C. quickly D.quietly( )23. A. swam B. ran C. flew D.walked( )24. A. push B. pull C. bring D.take( )25. A. house B. school C. park D. hospital三．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

A: 26__________________B: I was flying a kite.A: 27__________________B: By the river. A lot of children were flying kites there ,too.A: It blew yesterday, didn’t it?B: 28__________________ It was good weather for flying a kite.A: 29__________________B: Zhang Lei and Liu Hua. They both bought two new kites and got there earlier than I did.A: Did you enjoy yourselves yesterday?B: 30__________________四．阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

AA young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs. When he opened the door, he saw a man standing witha hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out o f town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”“Certainly,” said the doctor. “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off. They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to the town.”“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”( )31. What was the doctor doing when the doorbell started to ring ?A. He was sleeping upstairs.B. He was sleeping downstairs.C. He was working upstairs.D. He was working downstairs.( )32. What did the man ask the doctor to do ?A. to go out for a walkB. to go to a place in the townC. to see a patientD. to go to a place out o f town( )33. How did they go away ?A. on footB. by carC. by busD. by bike( )34.What does the phrase “make night calls” in this sentence mean ?A.打骚扰电话B.打夜间打电话C.夜间喊叫D.夜间出诊( )35.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.The story happened in the midnight .B. It was so late that there were no taxis for the man to take at that time.C.The doctor was very thankful to get some money.D The man was cleverer than the doctor.BOne day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed (失望) when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”( )36. What happened when the farmer went to town?A. His horse’s leg was hurtB. The bag fell from his horse.C. The farmer lost his bag.D. The horse was ill.( )37. The farmer couldn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because ________.A. the bag was brokenB. the horse went awayC. the bag was too heavy for him to liftD. the farmer was t oo old ( )38.Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw t he great man?A. Because he thought the great man couldn’t help him.B. Because he thought the great man could take away his bag.C. Because he thought the great man could take away his horse.D. Because he thought the great man couldn’t see hi m.( )39. Who helped the farmer?A. The great man.B. Another farmer.C. A poor man like him.D. A friend of the farmer’s.( )40.If you see someone in trouble, what will you do?A. I’ll go away as soon as possible because I don’t want any troubl e.B. I’ll give some help if I know him or her .C.I won’t give any help unless he or she pays me money.D.I’ll volunteer to help him or her.五．单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）A)根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。