Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. David is a tennis player. He b________ to play tennis when he was six years old.

2. It rained h________ in the south of China last week.

3. The drink tastes s________， so I don’t like it at all.

4. The a________ didn’t work this morning， so I got up late.

5. S________， they all stopped to have a look at the sky.

Ⅱ 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

go off wait for at that time

pick up at the time of

1. I’m busy. Please help me ________________ the phone.

2. When you called， I was taking a shower ________________.

3. The clock ________________ at 7 o’clock and woke my mom.

4. She said she was doing her homework ________________ the rainstorm.

5. When I saw him this morning， he ________________ the bus with his mother.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 阅读理解。

Tuesday， Jan. 6， 9：50 pm—We were sitting in our warm living room. The TV was on， and everything was peaceful. Suddenly the light kept going 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 am—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 pm—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 pm—Still no power. Even though we lit a few candles， it was difficult to do anything in the weak light. I was sitting near several candles， but I had trouble reading.

Saturday， Jan. 10， 1：00 pm—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.

（ ）1. How did the writer feel when he woke up on Wednesday morning？

A. Angry. B. Sad. C. Scared. D. Shocked.

（ ）2. 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.

（ ）3. What did the writer buy when he drove out？

a. newspapers b. water c. batteries d. food

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

（ ）4. How long did the storm last？

A. Two days. B. Three days.

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

第二课时 （Section A 3a—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1. The news on TV ________ （报道） that there was a storm in the town.

2. We need some ________ （木头） to make fire. Could you go out and get some？

3. The sun gives us ________ （光） and all living things on the earth need it.

4. Everyone was excited because they ________ （打败） the other team.

5. While I was staying alone in the house， I often heard the ________ （风） outside.

Ⅱ 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. Please give me some ________ （match） to make fire.

2. It rained ________ （heavy） and I was wet because I forgot to take an umbrella.

3. The little girl was very tired and fell ________ （sleep） quickly in her mother’s arms.

4. The workers came and took the ________ （fall） tree away from the road.

5. The river ________ （rise） by a half meter because it rained hard last night.

Ⅲ 课文精编巧练。

Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside， it felt 1.________ midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.

Everyone in the neighborhood 2.________ （be） busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3.________ his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and 4.________ （match） on the table.

Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily 5.________ the windows. After dinner， they tried to play a card game， but it was hard 6.________ （have） fun with a serious storm happening outside.

Ben could not sleep at first. He 7.________ （final） fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3：00 am. When he woke up， the sun 8.________ （rise）. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. 9.________ （fall） trees， broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm 10.________ （break） many things apart， it brought families and neighbors closer together.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅳ 完形填空。

It was very cold on a winter morning. Mr Black was walking in the park when he heard a cry for help. He stopped and looked here and there. At the moment， a boy 1 to him. The boy was in such a hurry that he couldn’t 2 a word except pointing towards the river. Both of them ran along the river and saw a girl in the water. She was holding a piece of wood. It was carrying her away. It was too 3 .