英语人教版八年级下册周末小试卷

英语周末小试卷（九）
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A 1a-4c
班级：__________________ 姓名：___________________
一、短语翻译（每题2分，共20分）
1.当……的时候 6.be busy doing sth.
2.（闹钟）发出声响7.die down
3.接电话8.at that time
3.醒来9.in the area
4.等候10.break many things apart______________ 二．根据中文意思写出句子（每句2分，共20分）
1.昨晚八点你在做什么？我在冲澡。

What ________________ at eight last night? I ___________________.
2.暴风雨来的时候她在做什么？她在做家庭作业。

What _____________ at the time of the rainstorm?She _______________________.
3.暴风雨来的时候他在做什么？暴风雨来的时候他在图书馆看书。

What was he doing ______ the rainstorm came?He was reading in the library ______________________.
4.开始下大雨的时候本在做什么？
What was Ben doing _____ ________________________?
开始下雨的时候本在帮他妈妈做晚饭。

When it began to rain, Ben __________________________.
5.琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮在做什么？
What was Jenny doing _____ Linda ________________?
琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮在帮助玛丽做作业。

_______________________, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.
三、单项选择（每题2分，共20分）
( )1. The rain beat _______ her face as she walked through the wind and rain.
A. At
B. against
C. In
D. from
( )2. It’s _______ — I’m sure I locked the front door just now but now it’s open.
A. strange
B. useful
C. simple
D. crazy
( )3. —Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?
—Sorry, I was so busy that I _______ forgot it.
A. suddenly
B. completely
C. recently
D. quietly
( )4. Lily, please pass me that box of _______. I will make a fire to cook meals.
A. wood
B. light
C. games
D. matches
( )5. Paul _______ articles at 10:00 yesterday morning.
A. is writing
B. writes
C. was writing
D. will write
( )6. I like to sit on the beach and watch the sea water _______ and fall.
A. rise
B. travel
C. climb
D. run
( )7. _______ we came back to school, Dale was playing the violin.
A. When
B. While
C. Until
D. After
( )8. I waited for the laughter to _______ before I spoke.
A. close down
B. turn down
C. die down
D. break down
( )9. When the expert gave a talk, the meeting room was very quiet. All of us listened to him _______.
A. in a way
B. in surprise
C. in silence
D. in a mess
( )10. Why is the light on? I remember _______ it off when I left.
A. turning
B. turn
C. to turn
D. turned
A. No problem
B. Good idea
C. Have a good time
D. You’re kidding
四、补全对话（每句3分，共21分）
A: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn’t_____________..
B: Oh, I was in the kitchen______________..
A: I see. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then _________..
B: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I _________________.. A: But then I called again at nine.
B: Oh, I _______________________________________.
A: So early? ___________________..
B: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?
A: I needed help with my homework. So while ____________________________,
I called Jenny and she helped me.
五、用所给词的适当形式填空，完成短文。

（每空2分，共20分）
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black cloud were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood _____(be) busy. Ben’s dad was_____( put) piece of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and_____( match) on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain_____( begin) to beat_____( heavy) against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm _____ ( happen) outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell _____(sleep) when the wind was _____(die) down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family
and found the neighborhood in a mess. _____(fall) trees,broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbor to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart), it brought families and neighbors ______(close) together.。