外研版八年级英语上册单元测试 Module 12 Help主题阅读+综合能力提升（含答案）

Module 12 主题阅读 阅读理解 A Last Friday a storm （暴风雨） swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying ( 摧毁 ) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged ( 破坏 ) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether （总共） over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children w hen we heard a loud noise . ” he said, “A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.” Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded ( 水淹的 ) area and the welfare department ( 福利机构 ) brought them food, clothes and shelter s . （ ） 1. How many homes altogether ( 总共 ) were damaged in the storm? A. Fourteen . B.Twenty -one . C. Twenty-nine . D. Thirty-six . （ ） 2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began? A. He was in bed.           B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house.      D. He was on the roof. （ ） 3. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________. A. her husband knew there would be a storm B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse C. she felt the house was moving D. the welfare department helped her （ ） 4. The underlined word “shelter s ” in this passage means ______. A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay （ ） 5. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage? A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People B O ne day, Thomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers . T he river was overflowing its banks （ 泛滥 ） . S o it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. E ach man was fighting for his life! T hen another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. B ut he didn ’ t have a horse. H e watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. T he man climbed on. A fter they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “ Why did you ask president for help? D id you know him? ” The man was shocked because he didn ’ t know Jefferson was the president. “ All I know ,” he said, “ on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face. ” （ ） 1. Who was Thomas Jefferson? A. He was a businessman. B. He was a teacher. C. He was a captain. D. He was the president of the USA. （ ） 2. How did they cross the river? A. In a boat. B. On their horses. C. By swimming. D. By building a bridge. （ ） 3. When the travelers were crossing the river, ________. A. water was flowing out of the river B. it was windy and very cold C. there were many empty boats in the river D. everyone wrote a word on the face （ ） 4. At last, __________. A. both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river B. only Jefferson crossed the river C. only the man crossed the river D. Jefferson ’ s horse died （ ） 5 . From the passage, we know that _________. A. all the travelers were kind B. Jefferson was helpful C. nobody knew the president D. the man gave Jefferson some money 综合能力提升 Ⅰ . 单项选择 （ ） 1. One of the difficulties we have English is how to remember new words and express