【教材内容解析】
Section A
1. What were you doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm? （P. 33）
此句是过去进行时，表示过去某个时候正在发生的动作，结构为：was/were doing sth.。
They were watching TV at nine o’clock last night.
2. My alarm didn’t go off so...（P. 34）
go off此处表示“发出响声”，还可以表示“爆炸、离开、停止运转”。
The alarm went off at 7 a.m. yesterday.
A bomb went off just now.
Danny decided go off on his own.
3. I called at seven and you didn’t pick up. （P. 34）
pick up意为“接电话”，相当于answer the phone。
Why don’t you pick up/answer the phone?
【拓展】pick up还可以表示“捡起、开车接送”。
My pen is under your desk. Can you pick it up for me?
Can you pick me up at the station?
4. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either. （P. 34）
also， too， as well与either都可以表示“也”，但是用法不同。
also放在句中行为动词前，be动词、助动词和情态动词之后。He also wants to go.
too用于肯定句中，放在句尾，前面用逗号隔开。He wants to go， either.
as well用于肯定句中，放在句尾，前面不用逗号隔开。He wants to go as well.
either用于否定句句末。He doesn’t want to go either
5. With no light outside， it felt like midnight. （P. 35）
（1） with这里用作介词，表示伴随状况，意为“由于、因为”。
With John away， there’s more room in the house.
（2） feel like表示“感觉像、感觉好似”
The interview only took ten minutes， but it felt like hours.
【拓展】feel like还可以表示“想要”，后接动词时，用doing的形式。
He didn’t feel like going swimming.
6. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. （P. 35）
make sure意为“确保”，后接of短语或者that从句。
I tried to make sure of the problem.
Make sure that no one finds out about it.
7. She also put some candles and matches on the table. （P. 35）
match此处用作名词，表示“火柴”。
Don’t let your children play with matches.
【拓展】match用作名词还可以表示“比赛”，用作动词，意为“般配”。
Our team won the football game.
This pair of shoes match your dress well.
8. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. （P. 35）
（1） beat用作动词，表示“敲打、拍打”，还可以表示“战胜、打败”，宾语是对手。
They beat drums to cheer up the players.
I beat her at swimming yesterday.
（2） against用作介词，表示“碰、撞”。
The rain beat against the windows.
【拓展】against用作介词，还可以表示“倚着、靠着”或者“反对”。
The worker put the leader against the wall.
We were rowing against the current.
They are against building a factory here.
9. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. （P. 35）
die down意为“逐渐变弱、逐渐消失”。
The wind finally died down.
10. When he woke up， the sun was rising. （P. 35）
（1） wake sb. up意为“把某人唤醒”，wake up意为“醒来”。
His mother often wakes him up at 6:00 in the morning.
I usually wake up at 6:30.
（2） rise（rose，risen，rising）不及物动词，意为“升起，上升”
辨析：rise与raise
rise不及物动词意为“升起，上升”The water in the river rose after the heavy rain.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
raise及物动词意为“提高，筹集，抬高，举起”The worker want the boss to raise their wages.
The teacher asks us to raise our hands if we have questions.
We should try our best to raise more money for the poor family.
11. Although the storm broke many things apart， it brought families and neighbors closer together. （P. 35）
break...apart意为“把……折断；把……分开”。
The strong wind broke the branches apart.
Rumors broke the two close friends apart.
Section B
1. Kate realized her bag was still at home. （P. 37）
realize用作及物动词，意为“理解、领会、意识到”，后接名词、代词或者从句作宾语。
He didn’t realize his mistake.
The man laughed when he realized what happened.
2. When the school basketball competition started， Kate was still making her way to school. （P. 38）
make one’s way to意为“前往……”，后接表示地点的名词。
We slowly made our way to the mall through the crowd.
3. Robert Allen is now over 50， but he was a school pupil at that time. （P. 38）
over此处表示“超过、多于”，相当于more than。
She stayed in Lagos for over a month.
He is over sixty.
4. We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. （P. 38）
on the radio表示“通过广播、通过录音机”，on此处用作介词，表示“借助、以某种方式”，后常接表示媒介的名词。
She is watching the show on TV.
5. My parents did not talk after that， and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. （P. 38）
（1） rest此处表示“其余的部分”，the rest of意为“其余的……、其它的……”，后可接可数名词后者不可数名词，当在句中作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与of后面的名词保持一致，若of后面的名词是单数可数名词或者不可数名词，谓语动词用单数形式；若of后面的名词是可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数形式。
The rest of the money is on the desk.
Some of the students are reading in the classroom and the rest of them are on the playground.
（2） in silence意为“沉默、无声”。
She stood by the window in silence for a long time.
6. More recently， most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. （P. 38）
（1） recently用作副词，意为“近来、最近”，常与现在完成时连用。
Have you called your mother recently?
（2） take down意为“拆除、拆掉”，还可以表示“写下、记下”。
Could you please help me take down this tent?
I forgot to take down his telephone number.
7. I didn’t believe him at first， but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. （P. 38）
at first意为“起初、起先”，多用于句首或者句尾，暗示与后来的动作或者情况不同，与at last“最后、最终”相对。
The work was hard at first， but I got used to it later.
8. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that. （P. 38）
hardly用作副词，表示“几乎不、几乎没有”。
She hardly ate anything today.
There is hardly any milk left in the ridge.
9. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling the truth about the event. （P. 39）
truth用作名词，表示“实情、事实”，to tell the truth表示“说实话”，放在句中作插入语，用逗号同句子其它成分隔开。
I must tell you the truth.
【重点短语和句型归纳】
重点短语
1. make sure 确信；确认
2. beat against … 拍打… …
3. fall asleep 进人梦乡；睡着
4. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
5. wake up 醒来
6. in a mess 一团糟
7. break … apart 使……分离
8. in times of difficulty 在困难的时候
9. at the time of 当……时候
10. go off （闹钟）发出响声
11. take a hot shower 洗热水澡
12. miss the bus 错过公交车
13. pick up 接电话
14. bring … together 使……靠拢
15. in the area 在这个地区
16. miss the event 错过这个事件
17. by the side of the road 在路边
18. the Animal Helpline 动物保护热线
19. walk by 走路经过
20. make one’s way to … 在某人去……的路上
21. hear the news 听到这个消息
22. important events in history 历史上的重大事件
23. for example 例如
24. be killed 被杀害
25. over fifty 50多（岁）
26. a school pupil 一个小学生
27. on the radio 通过广播
28. in silence 沉默；无声
29. more recently 最近地；新近
30. the World Trade Center 世贸中心
31. take down 拆除；摧毁
32. have meaning to 对……有意义
33. remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
34. at first 首先；最初
重点句型
1. be busy doing sth/be busy with sth 忙于（做）某事
2. see sb /sth doing sth 看见某人或某物正在做某事
3. begin/start to do sth 开始做某事
4. try to do sth 努力去做某事
5. have trouble（in）doing sth做某事有困难
【语法讲解】
过去进行时
1. 基本概念：过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间内正在进行的
动作。这一特定的过去时间除有上下文暗示以外， 一般用时间状语来表示。
2. 结构 was / were （ not ） + 动词-ing
3. 句式
肯定式：
I/He/She/It was working. We/You/They/ were working.
否定式:
I/He/She/It was not working.
We/You/They/ were not working.
疑问式和简略回答:
Was I working? Yes， you were. No， you were not. Were you working? Yes， I was. No， I was not. Was he/she/it working? Yes， he/she/it was. No， he/she/it was not. Were we/you/they working? Yes， you/we/they were. No， you/we/they were not. 注：
1） was not常缩略为wasn’t； were not常缩略为weren’t。
2） 一般过去时与过去进行时用法的比较: 一般过去时表示在过去某个时间发生过的动作或存在的状态， 而过去进行时则表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。 例如:
David wrote a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚给他的朋友写了封信。（信写完了。）
David was writing a letter to his friend last night. 大卫昨晚一直在给他的朋友写信。（信不一定写完。）
4.过去进行时中的when和while
when， while 区别：
1） 由when引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句应用一般过去时； 由while引导的时间状语从句，主句用一般过去时，从句应用过去进行时。
When the teacher came in， we were talking.
当此句改变主从句的位置时，则为： While we were talking， the teacher came in.
2）如果从句和主句的动作同时发生，两句都用过去进行时的时候，多用while引导。如：
They were singing while we were dancing.
【单元测试卷】
单项选择（每小题1分， 共15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
（ ） 21. Ann was not at home at that time and her mother wasn’t ________.
A. too B. either C. also D. neither
（ ） 22. —________ were you at the time of the heavy rain?
—In the supermarket.
A. What B. Where C. How D. Which
（ ） 23. During our trip， my brother ________ felt ill.
A. suddenly B. completely C. recently D. quietly
（ ） 24. I wonder what happened last night. Please tell me the ________.
A. dream B. plan C. decision D. truth
（ ） 25. Peter ________ speaking English at 8:30 yesterday evening.
A. is practicing B. practices C. was practicing D. will practice
（ ） 26. The sun ________ in the east and sets in the west.
A. rises B. travels C. climbs D. runs
（ ） 27. While Alice ________， her sister was playing the piano.
A. cooked B. was cooking C. is cooking D. cooks
（ ） 28. That’s ________ — the front door is open. Who did it?
A. boring B. useful C. strange D. early
（ ） 29. I was lying on the beach when Susan ________ me.
A. will call B. is calling C. called D. calls
（ ） 30. —Do you know what ________ to him?
—Yes. He fell down and broke his leg.
A. happened B. is happening C. happens D. was happening
（ ） 31. Dale was so tired that he lay down and ________ quickly.
A. fell ill B. stayed up C. got up D. fell asleep
（ ） 32. —Were you in the library at 9:30 this morning?
—________. I was reading a book about how to save the earth.
A. Yes， I did B. No， I wasn’t C. Yes， I was D. No， I didn’t
（ ） 33. After I came back from shopping， I ________ I lost my wallet.
A. watched B. realized C. hoped D. remembered
（ ） 34. Mom， ________ the window. There is a plane flying.
A. look out B. look for C. look after D. look at
（ ） 35. —I met two American teenagers in our school and took photos with them yesterday.
—________！
A. Good luck B. Good idea C. Have a good time D. You’re kidding
完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
A terrible storm swept through two villages on December 21， 2012. It started at around 2:00 p.m. and lasted （持续） for only 30 minutes 36 it caused a lot of damage （损失）.
The houses of more than 32 families fell down. The windows of 20 homes were broken and there were 37 holes on the top of the houses. 38 ， one person was killed and several were badly hurt and taken to hospital. Over two hundred people were 39 after the storm. My family were in them； we also lost our home.
I still 40 that I was having dinner with my parents when I heard a strange and loud noise （声音）. A few minutes later， our house 41 on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I couldn’t 42 my mother. So I went back inside quickly and found her and came out.
I looked around outside and found the village in a（n） 43 . Fallen trees， broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. Just then I 44 my neighbor Mr. Wang under his fallen house. My father and I ran to save him. Soon， the 45 was dying down， and all the neighbors started to help each other. Although the storm broke many things apart， it brought people closer together.
（ ） 36. A. because B. but C. or D. while
（ ） 37. A. few B. fewer C. many D. more
（ ） 38. A. Unluckily B. Suddenly C. Heavily D. Recently
（ ） 39. A. homeless B. hungry C. bored D. lonely
（ ） 40. A. learn B. tell C. feel D. remember
（ ） 41. A. went off B. set up C. fell down D. worked out
（ ） 42. A. forget B. find C. take D. understand
（ ） 43. A. mess B. order C. place D. name
（ ） 44. A. believed B. realized C. reported D. saw
（ ） 45. A. light B. bell C. storm D. snow
阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）
A
Jamie got a new camera （照相机） for her birthday. She liked taking pictures， but this time， she wanted to do something special. She was going on a trip with her family to Washington D.C. Along the way， she wanted to take pictures to remember her trip.
The first place they stopped along the way was a beach in North Carolina. The sky was blue and the water was clear. She took great pictures of the sky and the sea. She really enjoyed swimming in the salty sea water， too.
Next， they moved along to Washington D.C. There were lots of things to see. There were museums and all kinds of buildings. She took many pictures of the buildings.
With only a few quick stops in museums and at a few parks on the way home， Jamie filled her camera completely. Finally， it was time to go home. It was hard to go， but she knew there would be more trips to wonderful places like Washington D.C.
Next year she hopes to go to the West. She wants to see the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. Maybe she could see some of the Rocky Mountains. With a camera， there will be no end to what she wants to see， because each trip and each place is a new set of pictures！
根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。
46. With whom did Jamie go to Washington D.C.?
_____________________________________
47. Where did Jamie take pictures first along her trip?
_____________________________________
48. What pictures did Jamie take according to Paragraph 3?
_____________________________________
49. Did Jamie spend much time visiting museums?
_____________________________________
50. When does Jamie hope to go to the West?
_____________________________________
B
As Bobby was getting ready for bed， he heard a loud noise coming from the barn （仓房） outside. Bobby did not know what was making such a loud noise， and he had trouble falling asleep that night. He was scared that there might be a monster （怪物） in the barn. When Bobby woke up the next morning， he went to the barn. Bobby was nervous because he could not find out what would make such a noise. That night after dinner， Bobby got a flashlight and went to the barn again.
“Where are you going?” asked Bobby’s father.
“I am going to find the monster in the barn. It made a loud noise last night，” replied Bobby.
“If you are going to look for a monster， you might need some help，” said Bobby’s dad， and he walked with Bobby out to the barn.
Bobby shone （把……照向） his flashlight into the dark barn but did not see anything.
“What did that monster sound like?” asked Bobby’s dad.
“It was loud，” said Bobby， “and it was coming from the barn.”
Bobby’s dad began to laugh and he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up， Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl （猫头鹰）.
“It was only an owl，” said Bobby’s dad.
Bobby was happy that it wasn’t a monster， and he thanked his dad as they walked back to the house. Just then they heard a loud noise and looked up to see the owl flying away into the night sky.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
（ ） 51. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Bobby saw a small owl.
B. Bobby heard a strange noise.
C. Bobby and his dad looked in the barn.
D. Bobby’s dad told him what the strange noise was.
（ ） 52. Bobby felt _____ after he went to the barn the next morning.
A. surprised B. sad C. nervous D. excited
（ ） 53. How many times did Bobby go to the barn to look for a monster?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.
（ ） 54. How did Bobby’s dad help him look for a monster?
A. By climbing up the barn.
B. By giving him a flashlight.
C. By walking with him to the barn.
D. By showing him the picture of an owl.
（ ） 55. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. playing in the barn
B. dreaming of monsters
C. looking for a small owl
D. finding where a noise came from
情景交际（每小题2分，共10分）
根据对话内容，用恰当的句子补全对话，使对话完整、通顺。
A: Hello， Tom！ （56） _______________________?
B: I’m helping my mother cook in the kitchen.
A: Do you know about the rainstorm yesterday afternoon?
B: Yes. It was terrible.
A: （57） _______________________?
B: I was at school at that time.
A: （58） _______________________?
B: I was having P.E. class outside. I got wet.
A: （59） _______________________?
B: My father drove me home. The rain was really heavy.
A: Oh， I was making my way to my cousin’s birthday party at that time.
B: （60） _______________________?
A: I got to the party at about 7:00. The party had just finished.
B: What a pity！
词汇运用（每小题0.5分，共5分）
A） 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。
61. There is a chair __________ （倚） the wall.
62. How many __________ （章节） are there in this book?
63. After lunch， it __________ （开始） to rain.
64. We should keep the __________ （窗户） of our classroom clean.
65. We can see two tall __________ （塔） from the top of the mountain.
B） 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
66. My father used some __________ （wood） to make a small house.
67. The newspapers __________ （report） that sugar would be more expensive.
68. Yesterday it snowed __________ （heavy） in the village.
69. Look！ The woman is __________ （beat） a drum.
70. Please pass me a box of __________ （match）， Alex.
完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）
根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词（含缩略形式）。
71. My father watched the news last night. （改为一般疑问句）
___________ your father ___________ the news last night?
72. Mary and her brother were doing their homework at 8:00 last night. （改为否定句）
Mary and her brother ___________ ___________ their homework at 8:00 last night.
73. We are playing sports now. （用at that time替换now改写句子）
We ___________ ___________ sports at that time.
74. They were visiting the farm at the time of the rainstorm. （对划线部分提问）
___________ were they ___________ at the time of the rainstorm?
75. Dale， I called you yesterday， but no one answered. （改为同义问）
Dale， I called you yesterday， but no one ___________ ___________.
综合填空（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词限用一次，其中有两个词是多余的。
light， grow， candle， day， blow， window， bright， break， laugh， minute， believe， suddenly
One day， a man was sitting inside his house and reading a book. The sun was shining， and the wind was （76） through the open window. The man lit （点燃） a candle on the table.
The flame （火焰） on the candle （77） very bright. After a few （78） ， the candle turned to the man and said， “Look how bright I am， sir.”
“Yes，” said the man. “You are a very bright candle.”
（79） ， the flame became much brighter. “Am I the brightest candle you have ever seen?” asked the candle.
“Yes，” said the man. “You are the brightest （80） I’ve ever seen. You give off （发出） much （81） .”
The candle bragged （吹嘘）， “You know， sir， I （82） I give off more light than the sun. Yes， I know for sure. I am even （83） than the sun high in the sky.”
Just then the wind blew in through the （84） and blew out the flame on the candle.
The man （85） as he lit the candle again. “Candle，” he said， “I don’t think you should brag any more. The sun shines all the time， but you can’t.”
书面表达（15分）
在英语课上，老师让大家讲述自己最难忘的一次经历。请你用英语写一篇80词左右的短文为你的发言做准备。要求灵活运用本单元所学的过去进行时。
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参考答案
Ⅰ. 1-5 ACBAC Ⅱ. 6-10 AACBB
Ⅲ.11-15 CAACB Ⅳ. 16-20 BCACC
Ⅴ. 21-25 BBADC 26-30 ABCCA 31-35 DCBAD
Ⅵ. 36-40 BCAAD 41-45 CBADC
Ⅶ. 46. Her family. 47. On a beach in North Carolina.
48. Pictures of the buildings. 49. No， she didn’t. 50. Next year. 51-55 BCBCD
Ⅷ. 56. What are you doing （now）
57. Where were you at that time
58. What were you doing
59. How did you go home
60. When did you get to the party
Ⅸ. 61. against 62. passages 63. began / started
64. windows 65. towers 66. wood
67. reported 68. heavily 69. beating 70. matches
Ⅹ. 71. Did； watch 72. weren’t doing
73. were playing 74. What； doing 75. picked up
Ⅺ. 76. blowing 77. grew 78. minutes 79. Suddenly 80. candle 81. light 82. believe
83. brighter 84. window 85. laughed
Ⅻ. One possible version:
I will never forget that special day！ On October 10th， 2011， I had an unusual experience. At around eight o’clock in the morning I was doing my homework at home when a fire started. My parents were working in the factory. I didn’t get nervous at all. I left my house quickly and called the fire department. Soon the firemen arrived. With their help， the fire was put out quickly. When my parents got home， they both said I was a brave girl！
