新目标英语八年级（下）Unit 5 STEP BY STEP随堂通

Section A

一、从B栏中找出与A栏相匹配的答语。

A

( )1.What was Henry doing at 9:00 last night?

( )2.Why didn’t you answer my phone?

( )3.What was the sky like before the storm?

( )4.When was the wind dying down?

( )5.Was it raining at 7:00 yesterday morning?

B

A.It was very dark.

B.He was reading a book.

C.Yes,quite heavily.

D.I was taking a bath.

E.At around 3:00 o’clock.

二、根据汉语提示写出单词，补全句子。

1.Sometimes it rains_______(下得大)in Wuhan in summer.

2.It’s_______(奇怪的)that she came to the party with her brother.

3.The boy_______(突然地)fell onto the ground and cried loudly.

4.He was just falling_______(睡着的)when there was a loud knock at the door.

5.It was raining hard those days.The river_______(上升)two inches this morning.

三、根据句意填写单词，首字母已给出。

1.The l_______in the room is too weak.I can’t see it clearly.

2.The rain was b_______heavily against the windows.

3.He j_______an English club last year and has improved his English a lot.

4.He was very tired,and fell a_______after dinner.

5.The news on TV r_______that there was a rainstorm in the area.

6.I was cutting my hair when the s_______man passed the door.

7.The workers in the Huashan Mountains have to p_______rubbish to keep the mountains clean.

8.Tom couldn’t sing this song.I couldn’t,e_______.

9.W_______the children have fun,parents can take dance lessons on the beach.

10.I’m a_______building a new zoo because I think zoos are terrible places for animals to live in.

Section B

一、单项选择。

( )1.—An accident_______at the school gate this morning.—Were there any people hurt?

A.happened B.happened to C.took place D.took the place

( )2.—Why did Paul and his parents sit there in_______?—Because his grandfather has just died.They are so sad.

A.surprise B.trouble C.need D.silence

( )3.—I didn’t_______that Jim was unhappy when I left.—That’s not a big deal.But you have to explain to him later.

A.cause B.guess C.push D.realize

( )4.—To tell the_______,I didn’t go to the party.—Why not?

A.fact B.truth C.fairness D.story

( )5.—I didn’t see you at the meeting yesterday.Why?—I_______for an important telephone call at that moment.

A.wait B.waited C.am waiting D.was waiting

二、完型填空。

Ted lived alone by himself,he wasn’t 1 because he was not healthy enough.One day he went to aninsurance (保险)office to have his life insured.The manager of the office 2 him into the room very politely.Then he asked Ted several questions, _3_them was“How old were your parents when they died?”

Ted answered 4 without thinking,“Mother had a bad heart and died at the age of thirty. Father died oftuberculosis(肺结核)when he was thirty-five.”

Hearing that,the _5_said,“I am very sorry.We cannot insure your life as your parents were not healthy.”

Ted was angry and 6_,and as he was leaving the office,he met a clerk,who had heard the 7 outside the door.

“You must not be so 8 and tell the truth,”said the clerk,“no office will insure you if you speak like that.Use your imagination a little.”

The man went to another 9 and was shown into the manager’s room.

“Well,young man,how old were your parents when they died?”

“Mother was ninety-three,and she died from a _10_off her bicycle.Father was ninetyeight and he died while he was playing football.”

( )1.A.worried B.interested C.lost D.married

()2.A.led B.put C.got D.threw

( )3.A.over B.under C.against D.among

( )4.A.carefully B.quickly C.slowly D.completely

( )5.A.manager B.doctor C.visitor D.waiter

( )6.A.calm B.sad C.glad D.excited

( )7.A.secret B.conversation C.joke D.lesson

( )8 A.proud B.free C.honest D.clever

( )9.A.hospital B.house C.cinema D.office

( )10.A.fall B.drop C.ride D.show

三、阅读理解。

Old Smith lived in a city.He had no job,but was rich.He was good at stealing.He had never been inprison(监狱).So none of his neighbors knew that he was a thief.

One day a friend of his came to visit him,but he was out.His son,young Smith came out to meet the visitor and asked him to have a cup of tea in the sitting-room.About half an hour later, old Smith came back.

“Mr.White asked me to return five hundred pounds to you,Mr.Smith,”said his friend.

“Thank you,my friend,”said old Smith.But to his surprise,the man couldn’t find his wallet in his pockets.He looked very worried.“What has happened to you,my friend?”

“My wallet is gone.”said the man,“But it was in my pocket just now.”

“Who has been here?”“Only your son.”“I see,”said old Smith,“Don’t worry about it.I must give it back to you.”Old Smith went out.Before long,he came back with the wallet.His friend was happy and said,“Didn’t youblame(责备)your son?”

“Don’t speak so loudly.”said old Smith,“My son doesn’t know I have picked the wallet from his pocket!”

( )1.Old Smith was rich because_______.

A.he had a good job B.he was good at stealing C.he had never been in prison D.he had lots of friends

( )2.Who stole the visitor’s wallet?

A.Old Smith. B.Old Smith’s son. C.His neighbor. D.It’s not mentioned.

( )3.What did the friend come for?

A.Returning the money to old Smith’s son. B.Visiting young Smith. C.Helping Mr.White return the money to old Smith. D.Inviting old Smith.

( )4.How did old Smith get the money back from his son?

A.He ordered his son to take it out. B.He blamed his son.C.He helped his son find it. D.He stole the wallet from his son’s pocket.

( )5.The underlined phrase“Before long”in the passage means_______.

A.soon B.after a long time C.before dinner D.finally

一、单项选择。

( )1.—Did you see Mr.Black just now?—Yes.He_______his car when I met him.

A.parked B.was parking C.parks D.will park

( )2.—What were your two brothers doing when you got home?—Eddie was sleeping_______Millie was reading a magazine.

A.until B.while C.before D.after

( )3.—Why did you come to school late?—Because my clock didn’t_______,I got up so late this morning.

A.go on B.go out C.go up D.go off

( )4.—You look very tired today.What’s wrong?—His sister played music so loud last night that I couldn’t fall_______.

A.sleep B.sleepy C.asleep D.sleeping

( )5.—Are you sure you’ve bought some vegetables for lunch?—I remembered_______some vegetables,but I couldn’t find them now.

A.buy B.to buy C.bought D.buying

( )6.—It’s bad for your eyes to read in the sun.—_______.

A.I’m OK B.I don’t know C.I’m sorry D.I see

( )7.—There aren’t many tickets left for the concert.You’d better_______to get one today.—I’ll go to the book office at once.

A.take part B.get down C.make sure D.pick up

( )8.—Mary,would you like to_______this game?—I’d love to,but I have to finish_______the composition first.

A.join in;to write B.attend;writing C.join;to write D.take part in;writing

( )9.—Can I join Oxfam Trailwalker?—Only if you are_______eighteen.

A.over B.on C.under D.below

( )10.—Is it_______that he missed the bus?—No,he didn’t tell the_______.He was late because he got up late.

A.true;truth B.real;truth C.true;matter D.real;matter

二、完成句子，每空一词。

against/across/suddenly/heavily/completely/recently

Self Check

1.The little boy stood_______the wall playing his mobile phone.

2.I_______received a letter from a long lost friend.

3.They were_______surprised when you came to the party.

4.The horse was too tired to stand and fell onto the ground_______.

5.I was turning to leave when_______I heard someone called me.

三、完型填空。

Once Mr.Henry went to a small town with high mountains all around it.It was a quiet and cool place and some rich people liked to go there for their 1 .A week later,before Mr.Henry left the town,he 2 thirty pounds for a parrot.When he came back,he began to teach the bird to speak.He tried his best,but it learned only one _3_,“You’re right.”He was disappointed and said to the bird angrily,“How foolish you are!”

“You’re right,”said the parrot.

The next day Mr.Henry took the bird to the 4 and wanted to sell it for eighty pounds. Before long a fat man came and looked at the parrot 5 .Then he asked,“How much is it,sir?”

Mr.Henry didn’t 6 to answer and said,“It’s a clever bird,you know.It can speak and sing.”Then he said to the bird,“Can you really _7_eighty pounds,my dear?

“You’re right,”said the parrot.

The fat man liked it at once and bought it.When he ___8_it home he asked it a lot of questions,but it could only say,“You are right.”

He felt very 9 for it and said to himself angrily,“Why did I spend eighty pounds on such a foolish bird?What a fool I am!”

“You’re right,”answered the parrot.

Hearing this,the man couldn’t 10_laughing and set it free.

( )1.A.shows B.business C.projects D.holidays

()2.A.used B.spent C.paid D.picked

( )3.A.sentence B.word C.language D.subject

( )4.A.market B.store C.toilet D.museum

( )5.A.casually B.politely C.carefully D.clearly

()6.A.wait B.hurry C.want D.stand

()7.A.make B.borrow C.lose D.cost

()8.A.took B.sent C.left D.flew

( )9.A.strange B.good C.sorry D.moved

( )10.A.help B.enjoy C.finish D.mind

四、阅读理解。

At about two o’clock on a cold winter morning,a doctor drove seven miles in answer to a telephone call.As soon as he arrived,the man who had called him in said,“Doctor,I don’t have a sore throat,I don’t cough,I have no pain either in the side or in the back,I’m not running a temperature,but still I feel that death is near.”

The doctor felt the man’spulse(脉搏),listened to his heart and lungs and examined his throat.

“Have you made yourwill(遗嘱)?”he asked at last.

“Why?It isn’t true,is it?I can’t believe it.”

“Do you have children?Send for them at once.Your father,too,should be called;also your...”

“I say,doctor,do you really think I’m going to die?”

The doctor looked at him carefully.

“No,I don’t,”he replied.“There’s nothing wrong with you.But I hate to be the only man you’ve made a fool of on a night like this.”

1.The doctor drove a_______way to the man’s home on a cold morning.

2.The doctor found_______wrong after he checked the man.

3.The doctor asked the man to_______his will to his father,his children,etc.

4.The man didn’t_______he was going to die.

5.The doctor thought the man played a_______on him.

五、阅读理解填词。

I still remember v 1 Moscow three years ago.It is thecapital(首都)ofRussia (俄国), the biggest c 2 in the world.I went there with my parents when I was eight years old.I l___3 and studied there for one year.I had some happymemories(回忆).

One of the most i 4 things of that city was that there were many dogs.P 5 Russians (俄国人)loved dogs very much.You can see dogs here and there.Almost each of the families had a dog.I made f6 with many Russian children when I was there.They were all very nice. They had fair hair and fair skin.I played with them happily t 7 I could only speak a little Russian at first.They were friendly to me.The w 8 in Moscow was very cold.It snowed almost every day in winter.The ground was always covered with a lot of snow.We often made snowballs t 9 .

Now I am back in China,but I miss them so much.I will never f_10_my happy memories of this visit to Moscow.

1.v__________ 2.c__________ 3.l__________ 4.i__________ 5.P__________ 6.f__________ 7.t__________ 8.w__________ 9.t__________ 10.f__________

新目标英语八年级（下）Unit 5 STEP BY STEP随堂通