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。
The weatherman said there was going to be a terrible storm， but the weather was so nice.
Molly’s mother was going to buy some batteries （电池） in the corner store to prepare for the storm，
although Molly thought it wasn’t necessary.
Her mom left and was back an hour later. It was about 6：00 pm， and the sky began to turn dark
because of the black clouds. The wind also started to pick up. Then the rain started to beat against
the windows. The trees shook hard. Some of the neighbors’ plants fell off their windows. “I’m
scared，” said Molly to her mother. The storm lasted for about thirty minutes， long enough to make
the lights go out and the old trees fall over. Even Gretchen， the cat， was staying quietly under the
sofa. Molly’s mother lit some candles so they could see their way around the house. “What about
dinner？” asked Molly. Her mother bought some fish when she went to the corner store. “I had a
feeling that we wouldn’t be able to cook， so I didn’t buy any vegetable. I just bought the food and
some bread，” said Molly’s mother. They ate the fish and the bread by candle light. “You know， this
is kind of fun. It’s almost like camping，” said Molly.
Later that night， the lights came back on. Molly said， “Although it was a scary time， I did have
fun.”
（ ）1. Why did Molly’s mother go to the corner store？
A. To get candles. B. To get cat food.
C. To get batteries. D. To get some dinner food.
（ ）2. What do we know about the rainstorm from the passage？
A. It was not a heavy one. B. It started in the morning.
C. It lasted for about half an hour. D. It made the light go out all night.
（ ）3. What did Molly eat for dinner？
A. Some cakes. B. Some vegetables.
C. The chicken. D. The fish and the bread.
（ ）4. What can be the best title for the passage？
A. Molly’s Busy Night B. Molly and Her Cat
C. Mom’s Trip to the Store D. A Night with a Rainstorm
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 at 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 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