Unit 5 单元话题阅读理解练习-2022-2023学年八年级英语下册单元重难点易错题精练（人教版）

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

单元话题阅读理解练习

（2023春·浙江·八年级单元测试）Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.

Then the strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.

When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing (碰撞的) sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was, a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.

1．The storm happened ________.

A．in the morning B．in the afternoon

C．while I was in the back room D．while I was in the garden

2．Before the storm came, the weather was ________.

A．cold B．cool C．hot D．warm

3．The storm went on for ________.

A．four hours B．more than three hours

C．less than three hours D．two hours

4．The wind blew some of the paper ________.

A．all over the floor B．out of the door

C．into the back room D．out of the open window

5．The top of the back room was broken because of ________.

A．the hot air B．the crashing sound C．the rain D．the fallen tree

（2023春·安徽·八年级单元测试）Tuesday, Jan. 6, 9:50 p. m.

We were sitting in our warm living room. The TV was on, and everything was peaceful. Suddenly the light went on and off for a few times and then went out completely. Then the rain started, and everything went black. We found the flashlight and some candles and went to bed.

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 7:30 a. m.

My first thought after waking up was that it was pretty cold in my bedroom. Clearly, the power（电力供应） didn’t come back. After I looked out of the window, I felt even sadder: it was still raining heavily. The room was becoming colder and colder.

Thursday, Jan. 8, 12:30 p. m.

The snow started. The poor trees now had to carry the heavy snow. The storm seemed to last（持续） and we had nothing to do but stay at home.

Friday, Jan. 9, 6:00 p. m.

Still no power. Even though we lit（点燃） a few candles, it was difficult to do anything in their weak light. I was sitting near several candles, but I had trouble reading.

Saturday, Jan. 10, 1:00 p. m.

The storm stopped this morning, and I drove my car to look for an open store. The trees along the roads were broken. I only bought the most necessary things: bread, fruit, drinking water and batteries（电池） for the flashlight. On my way home, the power came back.

6．How did the writer feel when he found it was still raining heavily?

A．Angry. B．Sad. C．Scared. D．Shocked.

7．Why did the writer say it was hard to do anything during the storm?

A．It was too cold in the room. B．The flashlight had no batteries.

C．The light kept going on and off. D．The light of candles was too weak.

8．What did the writer NOT buy when he drove out?

A．Newspapers. B．Water. C．Batteries. D．Food.

9．How long did the storm last?

A．Two days. B．Three days.

C．Less than two days. D．More than three days.

（2023春·南京·八年级单元测试）It was raining heavily as 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 driving very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamp post（路灯柱）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 phoned for an ambulance（救护车）while I was taking care of the driver. Many people came to see what 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 he would leave the hospital after a few days’ rest.

10．Where did the accident happen?

A．Near the school. B．Near the top of the hill. C．In the school. D．Near the hospital.

11．What happened to the driver?

A．He drove the car very well. B．His car hit a lamp post.

C．His car turned over. D．Both B and C．

12．Who hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance?

A．The writer. B．A policeman. C．Some people. D．A young woman.

13．What did the policeman do?

A．He took the driver away.

B．He sent the driver to the hospital.

C．He asked the writer a lot of questions about the accident.

D．He phoned for an ambulance.

14．Was the driver dead at last?

A．Yes, he wasn’t. B．No, he was. C．Yes, he was. D．No, he wasn’t.

（2023春·八年级单元测试）On a cold early morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages in her hand to the market. She hoped to sell them to the people from town.

The mountain road was narrow（窄的）and the old woman was walking carefully, because she did not want to have an accident and lose her cabbages.

Suddenly she heard a loud bell, and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast down the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley（山谷）.

She looked up and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was riding on without even looking round to see whether the old woman was all right.

The old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly fell off. Then he turned and began to push the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?” he asked. “What did I drop?”

“Little boy,” the old woman answered, “you dropped your manners.”

15．What was the old woman carrying?

A．A basket of eggs. B．A basket of pears.

C．A basket of potatoes. D．A basket of cabbages.

16．Why did the woman go to town?

A．Because she went to see her son. B．Because she went to sell her cabbages.

C．Because she went to buy cabbages. D．Because she went to buy a bicycle.

17．What was the mountain road like?

A．It was wide. B．It was narrow. C．It was long. D．It was untidy.

18．Which one is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．The boy stopped to buy some cabbages.

B．The boy stopped to take the old woman to town.

C．The boy stopped to pick up the cabbages.

D．The boy stopped to ask the old woman what he dropped.

19．What did the boy drop?

A．He dropped his cabbages. B．He dropped his money.

C．He dropped his manners. D．He dropped his bicycle.

（2023春·福建·八年级单元测试）There was a car accident at 3：30 yesterday afternoon. Some policemen arrived there. They found some witnesses（目击者）in the street when the accident happened. The policemen asked them some questions. Here are their answers.

20．Who was shopping when the accident happened?

A．Mr. Green. B．Mrs. James. C．Alice. D．George.

21．What was George doing when the accident happened?

A．He was driving a car. B．He was shopping.

C．He was calling his parents. D．He was walking his dog.

22．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The black car ran away quickly. B．Mrs. James was very nervous.

C．Alice didn’t write down the car number. D．Alice called the police at once.

23．After reading the passage, we can know the information EXCEPT________.

A．the colors of the two cars B．the time of the accident

C．the names of the witnesses D．the weather of the day

（2023春·八年级单元测试）That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal(正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.

To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.

I remember very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.

After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.

As years went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke(中风).

Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak or know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress everyday and was moved out of ICU(重症监护室) and finally out of hospital.

One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.” I quickly said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”

Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.

24．Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?

a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.

b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.

c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help.

d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.

A．b-c-d-a B．c-a-d-b C．b-c-a-d D．b-d-c-a

25．What does the underlined word “vividly” mean in Paragraph(段落) 3?

A．模糊地 B．清晰地 C．彻底地 D．感激地

26．What does the writer mean by saying “I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class” in Paragraph 4?

A．He was cleverer than his classmates. B．He worked very hard on maths.

C．His classmates failed to graduate. D．Mrs. Pillar’s help greatly influenced him.

27．The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12 cents in the hospital in order to ________.

A．help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him B．play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar

C．see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better D．make the nurse in the hospital feel strange

28．What is the best title for the passage?

A．A Great Teacher B．Always Have A Dream

C．Never Give Up D．Kindness Makes Wonders

（2022秋·天津西青·八年级统考期末）As we know, Meizhou Island is famous place or interest in Putian. My pen pal, Sam, from Australia would like to visit it very much. He is coming here for a holiday next week. He is planning to stay here for seven days. He has never come to Putian before, so he needs to know something about it. The weather is the most important thing that he would like to know. He wants to know what he should get ready for the rip and what kind of clothes he has to take with him. Here is the five-day weather report for Putian.

29．How long will Sam stay in Putian?

A．Two weeks. B．Five days. C．A week. D．A month.

30．What information does Sam most want to know?

A．The food in Putian. B．The history of Putian.

C．The traffic in Putian. D．The weather in Putian.

31．What will the weather be like on July 5th?

A．Sunny. B．Cloudy. C．Windy. D．Rainy.

32．On July 3rd, the highest temperature is ________.

A．26℃ B．28℃ C．32°C D．36℃

33．What do you think Sam should wear when he stays in Putian?

A． B． C． D．

（2022秋·河北唐山·八年级统考期末）A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold things from door to door to pay for school. One day, he had only $1 left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” You won’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble（困难）.”

She replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger（更强壮的）. He knew he had many things to do.

People had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He was successful. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill. The doctor learned that she didn’t have enough money. So he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”

34．The poor boy sold things from door to door because ________.

A．he had no money left

B．he needed money to buy some food

C．he wanted to make money to buy a glass of milk

D．he had to make money for his school

35．Why did people send the woman to a big city?

A．Because she was seriously ill.

B．Because she had lots of money.

C．Because she wanted to visit the doctor.

D．Because she knew the poor boy worked there.

36．From the passage we can know the doctor (the poor boy) ________.

A．let the young woman pay for the bill

B．was always thankful for the young woman’s kindness

C．didn’t remember the young woman

D．didn’t save the young woman’s life

37．Which of the following sentences is true?

A．The young woman had a bad mother.

B．The poor boy asked for some money.

C．The young woman and her mother were both kind to others.

D．The poor boy became a famous engineer when he grew up.

38．What’s the best title（标题）for the article?

A．A Kind Mother B．A Lovely Young Woman

C．A Poor Boy D．A Glass of Milk

参考答案：

1．B    2．C    3．B    4．D    5．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者上周日看到了多年来最严重的风暴，详细地介绍了自己的经历。

1．推理判断题。根据“After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.”可知，午饭后，我去房间休息，可推测风暴是下午发生的。故选B。

2．推理判断题。根据“The air was hot, and all was quiet.”可推测，当时天气热。故选C。

3．细节理解题。根据“It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours.”可知，暴风雨持续了三个多小时。故选B。

4．细节理解题。根据“ Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window.”可知，一些纸从开着的窗户飞了出去。故选D。

5．细节理解题。根据“..., a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.”可知，一棵树倒了，把房顶砸破了。故选D。

6．B    7．D    8．A    9．D

【导语】本文由五篇日记组成，记录了从星期二到星期六这五天发生的事情。

6．细节理解题。根据第二篇日记中的“After I looked out of the window, I felt even sadder: it was still raining heavily.”可知，他感到伤心。故选B。

7．细节理解题。根据第四篇日记中的“Still no power. Even though we lit a few candles, it was difficult to do anything in their weak light.”可知，因为光线弱，所以无法做事情。故选D。

8．细节理解题。根据最后一篇日记中的“I only bought the most necessary things: bread, fruit, drinking water and batteries for the flashlight.”可知，作者没有买报纸。故选A。

9．细节理解题。根据五篇日记可知，暴风雨是从星期二开始，一直持续到星期六早上，所以持续时间超过三天。故选D。

10．B    11．D    12．D    13．C    14．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了一个司机发生了严重的交通事故而后作者帮助他的故事。

10．细节理解题。根据“…the road near the top of the hill, a car came around the corner.”可知，正当我在山顶附近过马路时，一辆汽车从拐角处开了过来，因此可知事故发生在山顶附近。故选B。

11．细节理解题。根据 “It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamp post(路灯柱) and turned over.”可知，它开得很快，突然撞上了一盏灯路灯柱并翻车了。故选D。

12．细节理解题。根据“A young woman hurried into the station and phoned for anambulance(救护车）while I took care of the driver.”可知，一个年轻女子急忙赶到车站，打电话叫救护车，而我在照顾司机。故选D.

13．细节理解题。根据 “A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about the accident.”可知，几分钟后一个警察来了，问了我很多关于事故的问题。故选C。

14．细节判断题。根据“The doctor told me that he was much better.and he would leave the hospital after a few days’ rest.”可知，医生告诉我他好多了，休息几天就出院了，司机在医院好转了，并没有死。故选D。

15．D    16．B    17．B    18．D    19．C

【导语】本文主要讲述了一个不礼貌的男孩在山路上骑自行车，突然从拐角处驶来，让同样在山路上的老妇人不得不飞快地跳到路的一边，以至于一篮子卷心菜差点掉进山谷里的故事。

15．细节理解题。根据“an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages in her hand to the market.”可知老妇人手里拿着一大篮子卷心菜。故选D。

16．细节理解题。根据“She hoped to sell them to the people from town.”可知是因为她要去市场卖白菜。故选B。

17．细节理解题。根据“The mountain road was narrow（窄的）”可知山路很窄，故选B。

18．细节理解题。根据“Come back, young man! You dropped something”以及“When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly...What did I drop”可知男孩停下来问老妇人他掉了什么。故选D。

19．细节理解题。根据“you dropped your manners”可知男孩把自己的礼貌掉了，故选C。

20．B    21．D    22．C    23．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了一次汽车交通事故后四名目击者的描述。

20．细节理解题。根据表格中“When the car accident happened, I was shopping in the store.”可知，詹姆斯夫人在车祸发生时正在购物。故选B。

21．细节理解题。根据表格中乔治对应的描述“I was walking my dog along the street at that time.”可知，车祸发生时，乔治正在遛狗。故选D。

22．细节理解题。根据“I was so nervous that I forgot to write down the car number.”可知，艾丽斯太紧张了，以至于忘了记下汽车车牌号。故选C。

23．细节理解题。根据“The white car hit the black car and the white car ran away quickly”可知，车辆的颜色；根据“There was a car accident at 3：30 yesterday afternoon.”可知这次交通事故的时间；根据表格第一列可知事故目击者的姓名；文中并未提及车祸当天的天气情况。故选D。

24．C    25．B    26．D    27．A    28．D

【导语】本文介绍了作者由于一次意外从楼梯上摔下来受了严重的伤，作者说话、走路都要从头开始，但是在老师的耐心指导下最终恢复正常。后来以优异的成绩考上了大学。后来不幸的是，他的老师得了中风，作者得知消息后马上赶往医院用当年老师耐心辅导他的方式帮助老师恢复了健康。

24．细节理解题。文章介绍了作者由于一次意外从楼梯上捧下来受了严重的伤，作者说话、走路都要从头开始，但是在老师的耐心指导下最终恢复了正常。后来以优异的成绩考上了大学， 不幸的是他的老师得了中风，作者得知消息马上赶往医院，用当年老师耐心辅导他的方式帮助老师恢复了健康。所以b排在第一位；c排在第二位；a排在第三位；d排在第四位。故选C。

25．词义猜测题。根据“sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents.”可知作者对当时的情景依然记忆清晰，所以vividly表示“清晰地”。故选B。

26．推理判断题。根据“After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.”（一年半后，我的身心都有了很大的进步，可以回到学校了。七年后，我以全班第一名的成绩从德克萨斯大学毕业。）可知作者在老师的帮助下，学习成绩越来越好以至于后来以优异的成绩考上了大学。故选D。

27．细节理解题。根据“until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her—just as she had worked with me years before.”可知作者这样做的方法和当时老师对他做的是一样的，所以他用当年老师耐心辅导他的方式帮助老师恢复了健康。故选A。

28．最佳标题题。本文讲述了老师对作者的善良的帮助使作者考上了大学，同时在老师生病的时候作者又对她善良的帮助使老师恢复了健康，所以是善良创造了奇迹。故选D。

29．C    30．D    31．A    32．C    33．B

【导语】本文主要介绍了莆田的五天天气预报。

29．细节理解题。根据文中“He is planning to stay here for seven days.”可知, 山姆会在莆田待一个星期。故选C。

30．细节理解题。根据文中“The weather is the most important thing that he would like to know. ”可知，山姆最想知道莆田的天气信息。故选D。

31．细节理解题。根据表格中“July 5th: sunny”可知，7月5日天气是晴朗的。故选A。

32．细节理解题。根据表格中“July 3rd: 26 ～ 32℃”可知，7月3日，最高气温是32℃。故选C。

33．推理判断题。根据莆田的五天天气预报的温度可知，每天的最高温度都有30多度，山姆在莆田应该穿短袖。故选B。

34．D    35．A    36．B    37．C    38．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲了一个贫穷的男孩受到一个妇人的恩惠，成年后为那个妇人免费做了手术报恩的感人故事。

34．细节理解题。根据“He sold things from door to door to pay for school”可知，他挨家挨户卖东西是为了付学费。故选D。

35．推理判断题。根据“Many years later, the young woman became ill（生病的）. The doctors in her town couldn’t save her.”可知，很多年后，妇人生病了。她镇上的医生救不了她。说明她病得很重。故选A。

36．推理判断题。根据“When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life.”可知，当医生知道这位妇女是谁时，他非常激动，并竭尽全力挽救她的生命，据此推断医生一直都非常感激这个年轻的妇人。故选B。

37．细节判断题。根据“My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble（困难）.”可知，妇人的妈妈告诉她，帮助有困难的人是很好的，据此判断妇人和她妈妈对他人都很友善。故选C。

38．最佳标题题。根据“The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk.”可知，妇人知道他饿了，就给他倒了一大杯牛奶，可知本文主要讲了妇人给男孩一杯牛奶，让男孩一直感激，最后男孩又救了生病的她，据此判断本文最好的标题为“一杯牛奶”。故选D。