Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 单元测试
姓名:__________ 班级:__________ 学号:__________
一、单选题(共15题;共15分)
1.When I got there, he ________ them to dance.
A.is teaching B.teaches C.taught D.was teaching 2.—Why did they the houses? —Because they will build a park there.
A.take down B.write down C.cut down D.turn down
3.How I wish I could sleep longer! However, I have to get up as soon as the alarm clock ________. A.runs off B.goes off C.takes off D.gets off 4.—Were you having breakfast at seven o'clock this morning? —________. I was taking a shower.
A.Yes, I did B.Yes, I was C.No, I didn't D.No, I wasn't 5.—David, I'm going to drive all the way to Tibet from Wuhan by myself. —What? ________!
A.No problem B.Good idea C.Have a good time D.You're kidding 6.Dale was very tired so that he lay down and quickly.
A.fell ill B.stayed up C.got up D.fell asleep 7.— 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 8.—What's wrong with Joe? Do you know the ________? —Yes. He lost his job.
A.plan B.promise C.truth D.decision 9.We were reading the newspaper _______ suddenly the light went out (熄灭). A.when B.while C.as D./
10.Jane was not at home at that time and her parents weren't . A.too B.either C.also D.neither 11. Sam came to visit me,I was cooking dinner in the kitchen. A.While B.Until C.After D.When
12.—When did the classroom have a power cut? —This morning, while we ________ a physics lesson.
A.have had B.were having C.are having D.will have 13.What _________ when the earthquake happened on May 12th?
A.are you doing B.were you doing C.do you do D.did you do 14.After we read the newspaper, we knew the about the accident.
A.plan B.advice C.truth D.decision 15.Bill,I planned to give you the card on Saturday, but I forgot. A.completely B.recently C.quietly D.clearly
二、先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(共10分)
On a cold January day, Jimmy and his father were skating on a lake.Suddenly the ice near Jimmy 1 ,and he felt into the cold water.Jimmy's father jumped into the water, but he couldn't find Jimmy.Several minutes passed.The father 2 couldn't‘find Jimmy.Some firemen(消防队员)arrived.Twenty minutes later they found Jimmy and got 3 out of the water.Jimmy was not breathing, and his heart was not beating.The situation seemed 4 .However, the firemen didn’t give up and still did CPR(心肺复苏) on Jimmy.Luckily, Jimmy began to breathe,and his heart began to beat.He was taken to the hospital at once. After six weeks in the hospital Jimmy got 5 .He began to walk.talk and play again.Jimmy was in the water 6 more than 20 minutes.He couldn't breathe in the water. 7 today he is alive(活着)and healthy.How is that possible? That's because the water was ice.cold.When it's really cold, the brain(大脑)slows down.It does not 8 much oxygen(氧气).Jimmy's father believes there is another 9 .He says,“Jimmy is alive today because he is a 10 little boy.” 1. A. 10st 2. A. still 3. A. he 4. A. true 5. A. older 6. A. of
B. broke B. even B. him B. free B. younger B. for
C. left C. almost C. they C. hopeless C. better C. like
D. grew D. never D. them D. meaningless D. worse D. with
7. A. If 8. A. need 9. A. example 10. A. serious
B. So B. bring B. symbol B. quiet
C. But C. feel C. reason C. careful
D. Unless D. share D. prediction D. strong
三、阅读理解(共2题;共30分)
(一)
Mr. Smith made many tests with different animals. They found that the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals. One day Mr. Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. “How long will it take the monkey to find the food?” Mr. Smith said to himself. “Let me wait and see.” He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole (猫眼). What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr. Smith through the keyhole.
(1)Mr. Smith made tests with __________. A.different animals B.the monkey only C.all the monkeys D.the cleverest animals
(2)There was some food in __________ of the small boxes. A.some B.none C.one D.each
(3)Mr. Smith put a monkey and some boxes in a room because he wanted to know______. A.how much food monkey could find B.how many boxes the monkey could carry
C.how long it would take the monkey to put its eye to the keyhole D.how long it would take the monkey to find the food
(4)When Mr. Smith was putting his eye to the keyhole, the monkey was ____________. A.eating food B.looking for food C.doing nothing
D.looking at Mr. Smith through the keyhole
(5)Mr. Smith may be a ________.
A.teacher B.scientist C.doctor D.farmer
(二)
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to the town. Suddenly the bag fell down from his horse on the road. He didn't know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) it by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him. Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very
disappointed(失望的)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 for help.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, \!\one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted it and put it on the horse. \?\
\无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him. \
(1)What happened when the farmer went to town? ( ) A.His horse's leg was hurt. B.The bag fell down from his horse. C.The farmer lost his bag. D.His bag was stolen.
(2)The farmer didn't lift the bag onto the horse by himself because ________. A.the bag was broken B.the horse went away C.the bag was too heavy D.the farmer was ill
(3)Why was the farmer disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man ________. A.couldn't see him B.could take away his bag C.could take away his horse D.couldn't help him

