人教版八年级下册英语Unit 5课文文本+听力-温故知新

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

Section A

1b Listen to the TV report and circle the correct responses.
听电视报道并圈出正确的回答。

[in the studio]
[在演播室]

Reporter：The weather is beautiful today!
记者：今天天气好极了！

But yesterday’s rainstorm was the heaviest one so far this year.
但是昨天的暴风雨是今年目前最猛烈的一次。

So, what were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm?
那么，昨天在暴风雨时人们正在做什么？

[outside the studio, on the street]
[演播室外，在街上]

Girl：I was at home doing my homework.
女孩：我在家做作业。

But I could hear the heavy rain against my bedroom window.
但是我可以听到大雨敲打着卧室的窗户。

Boy：I was reading at the library after school.
男孩：放学后我在图书馆里看书。

I’m so glad I didn’t decide to play basketball!
我为没有决定去打篮球而感到高兴！

Woman：I was waiting for the bus after work.
女人：下班后我在等公共汽车。

Then the rain suddenly started and I got all wet.
然后突然开始下起雨来，我全身都湿透了。

Man：I was walking home from the supermarket.
男人：我正从超市往家走。

Luckily, I had an umbrella, but I still got wet!
幸运的是，我带了雨伞，但仍然淋湿了！

[back in the studio]
[回到演播室]

Reporter：Looks like many people were caught in the rain yesterday.
记者：昨天看起来许多人被雨淋着了。

Many took hours to get home…
许多人花了几个小时到家……

2a Listen and number the pictures［1-5］.
听录音。把图画标上数字［1~5］。

Boy：Yesterday was a terrible day.
男孩：昨天是可怕的一天。

My alarm didn’t go off so I woke up late.
我的闹钟没有响，因此我醒来晚了。

It was seven thirty when I woke up, and I needed to be at school by eight!
当我醒来时是七点半，我需要在八点前到校！

I ran to the bus stop…but, I still missed the bus.
我向公共汽车站跑去……但是仍然错过了公共汽车。

It was eight thirty when I got to school.
当我到校时是八点半了。

My teacher was angry and I felt bad all day.
我的老师很生气，结果我一整天感到不舒服。

At four thirty, it was time to go home.
在四点半，到该回家的时间了。

I was waiting for the bus when…all of a sudden…it began to rain heavily.
我正在等公共汽车，这时……突然……开始下起大雨来。

It was like…a really crazy rainstorm!
就像是……一场十分猛烈的暴风雨！

I thought I had an umbrella in my schoolbag, so I kept trying to look for it.
我想起书包里有伞，因此一直努力寻找。

I was so busy looking for the umbrella that I didn’t see a car coming.
我忙着找雨伞，以至于没看到汽车过来。

And it got water all over me!
它溅了我一身水！

I was waiting like that…completely wet…for maybe almost an hour.
我就那样在等……全身湿透……也许等了近一小时。

Finally, the bus came and brought me home.
最后，公共汽车来了并带我回家。

I took a hot shower and ate some warm food.
我洗了热水澡，吃了暖和的食物。

It felt so good to be home!
在家的感觉真好！

2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the sentences in 2a.
再听一遍录音。填写2a句子中的空格。

Boy：Yesterday was a terrible day.
男孩：昨天是可怕的一天。

My alarm didn’t go off so I woke up late.
我的闹钟没有响，因此我醒来晚了。

It was seven thirty when I woke up, and I needed to be at school by eight!
当我醒来时是七点半，我需要在八点前到校！

I ran to the bus stop…but, I still missed the bus.
我向公共汽车站跑去……但是仍然错过了公共汽车。

It was eight thirty when I got to school.
当我到校时是八点半了。

My teacher was angry and I felt bad all day.
我的老师很生气，结果我一整天感到不舒服。

At four thirty, it was time to go home.
在四点半，到该回家的时间了。

I was waiting for the bus when…all of a sudden…it began to rain heavily.
我正在等公共汽车，这时……突然……开始下起大雨来。

It was like…a really crazy rainstorm!
就像是……一场十分猛烈的暴风雨！

I thought I had an umbrella in my schoolbag, so I kept trying to look for it.
我想起书包里有伞，因此一直努力寻找。

I was so busy looking for the umbrella that I didn’t see a car coming.
我忙着找雨伞，以至于没看到汽车过来。

And it got water all over me!
它溅了我一身水！

I was waiting like that…completely wet…for maybe almost an hour.
我就那样在等……全身湿透……也许等了近一小时。

Finally, the bus came and brought me home.
最后，公共汽车来了并带我回家。

I took a hot shower and ate some warm food.
我洗了热水澡，吃了暖和的食物。

It felt so good to be home!
在家的感觉真好！

Section A Activity 2D Role-play the conversation.
角色扮演对话。

What were you doing last night, Linda?
琳达，你昨晚在干什么？
I called at 7 and you didn’t pick up.
我7点打过电话，你没接。
Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
哦，我当时在厨房帮妈妈。
I see.
明白了。
I called again at 8 and you didn’t answer then either.
我8点又打了一次，你也没接。
What was I doing at 8?
我8点的时候在做什么？
Oh, I know! When you called, I was taking a shower.
哦，知道了！你打电话时我正在洗澡。
But then I called again at 9.
但我9点又打了一次。
Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
哦，那时候我在睡觉。
So early? That’s strange.
这么早？真奇怪。
Yeah, I was tired.
是啊，我太累了。
Why did you call so many times?
你为什么打这么多次电话？
I needed help with my homework.
我需要作业方面的帮助。
So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
所以趁你睡觉时，我打给珍妮，她帮了我。

Section A Activity 3A Read the passage and answer the questions.
阅读短文并回答问题。

The storm brought people closer together.
暴风雨拉近了人们的距离。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama.
本在阿拉巴马州的家中能听到屋外狂风呼啸。
Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
乌云密布，天色昏暗。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面漆黑一片，恍如午夜。
The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
电视新闻报道该地区正遭遇强暴雨。
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
社区里每个人都在忙碌。
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
本的父亲正在用木板加固窗户，而他母亲则检查手电筒和收音机是否正常。
She also put some candles and matches on the table.
她还在桌上放了蜡烛和火柴。
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
本正帮母亲准备晚餐时，暴雨猛烈地敲打着窗户。
After dinner, they tried to play a card game but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
晚餐后他们尝试玩纸牌游戏，但屋外狂风暴雨，实在难以尽兴。
Ben could not sleep at first.
起初本无法入睡。
He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3 a.m.
直到凌晨3点左右风力减弱，他才终于睡着。
When he woke up, the sun was rising.
醒来时朝阳初升。
He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess.
他与家人出门，发现社区一片狼藉。
Fallen trees, broken windows, and rubbish were everywhere.
断树残窗，垃圾遍地。
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
他们加入邻居行列，共同清理社区。
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
虽然暴风雨摧毁了许多东西，却让家人和邻居的心更近了。

Section B

1b Listen and write short answers to the questions.
听录音。写出这些问题的简短答案。

John: Hey, Kate, why weren’t you at the school basketball competition yesterday? I called you so many times, but you didn’t answer.
约翰：嘿，凯特，你昨天为什么没有看学校的篮球赛？我给你打了那么多次电话，但是你没有接。

Kate: Sorry, John. I left my phone at home.
凯特：对不起，约翰。我把手机落在家里了。

John: What were you doing at the time of the competition?
约翰：比赛时你在做什么？

Kate: Well, I left my house late and when the competition started, I was still making my way to school.
凯特：噢，我离开家很晚了，当比赛开始的时候，我仍然在去学校的路上。

John: Then what happened?
约翰：后来发生什么事了？

Kate: When I got to the bus stop, I realized that my bag was still at home!
凯特：当我到达公共汽车站时，我意识到我的书包仍然在家里！

John: But why didn’t you just go home to get your bag?
约翰：但是你为什么没有直接回家去拿你的书包呢？

Kate: I did, but while I was running back home, I saw a dog by the side of the road and it was hurt.
凯特：我回了，但是在我往回跑的路上，我看见一条狗在路边，它受了伤。

John: Oh, so I’m sure you helped the dog. I know how much you love animals.
约翰：噢，因此我确信你帮助了那条狗。我知道你有多么热爱动物。

Kate: Yes, I wanted to call the Animal Helpline, but I didn’t have my phone so I had to wait for someone to walk by. Then I used his phone to call the helpline.
凯特：是的，我想打电话给动物服务热线，但是我没有电话，因此我不得不等着有人路过。然后我用他的电话拨打了服务热线。

John: OK. No wonder you didn’t make it to the competition.
约翰：好的。难怪你没有赶上比赛。

Kate: Yes, I’m so sorry I wasn’t there to cheer you on, but I’m happy that your team won!
凯特：是的，非常抱歉我没有在那儿给你加油，但是我很高兴你们队获胜！

1c Listen again.Number the events［1-6］in the order they happened.
再听一遍录音。按发生的顺序把事件标上数字［1~6］。

John: Hey, Kate, why weren’t you at the school basketball competition yesterday? I called you so many times, but you didn’t answer.
约翰：嘿，凯特，你昨天为什么没有看学校篮球赛？我给你打了那么多次电话，但是你没有接。

Kate: Sorry, John. I left my phone at home.
凯特：对不起，约翰。我把手机落在家里了。

John: What were you doing at the time of the competition?
约翰：比赛时你在做什么？

John: Then what happened?
约翰：后来发生什么事了？

Kate: When I got to the bus stop, I realized that my bag was still at home!
凯特：当我到达公共汽车站时，我意识到我的书包仍然在家里！

John: But why didn’t you just go home to get your bag?
约翰：但是你为什么没有直接回家去拿你的书包呢？

Kate: I did, but while I was running back home, I saw a dog by the side of the road and it was hurt.
凯特：我回了，但是在我往回跑的路上，我看见一条狗在路边，它受了伤。

John: Oh, so I’m sure you helped the dog. I know how much you love animals.
约翰：噢，因此我确信你帮助了那条狗。我知道你有多么热爱动物。

John: OK. No wonder you didn’t make it to the competition.
约翰：好的。难怪你没有赶上比赛。

Kate: Yes, I’m so sorry I wasn’t there to cheer you on, but I’m happy that your team won!
凯特：是的，非常抱歉我没有在那儿给你加油，但是我很高兴你们队获胜！

Section B Activity 2B

Read the passage and answer the questions.
阅读短文并回答问题。

Do you remember what you were doing?
你还记得你在做什么吗？
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.
人们经常记得当他们听到历史上的重要事件时自己在做什么。
In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history.
例如在美国，许多人记得1968年4月4日他们在做什么。这是美国历史上的一件大事。
On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
就在这一天，马丁·路德·金博士被杀害了。
Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
虽然有些人可能不记得是谁杀了他，但他们记得听到这个消息时自己在做什么。
Robert Allen is now over 50 but he was a school pupil at that time.
罗伯特·艾伦现在已经50多岁了，但那时他还是个小学生。
“I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers.
“我和父母在家，”罗伯特回忆道。
“We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio.
“我们在厨房吃晚饭时，听到收音机里的消息。
The news reporter said: ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.’
新闻记者说：’金博士十分钟前刚去世。’
My parents were completely shocked.
我父母完全震惊了。
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
此后我父母没有说话，我们默默地吃完了剩下的晚餐。”

More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
最近，大多数美国人都记得当纽约的世贸中心被恐怖分子袭击时自己在做什么。
Even the date—September 11—2001 has meaning to most Americans.
即使是2001年9月11日这个日期对大多数美国人来说意义重大。
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget.
这是凯特·史密斯永远不会忘记的一天。
She remembers working in her office near the two towers.
她记得自己当时在双子塔附近的办公室工作。
“My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center!
“我朋友大喊一架飞机刚刚撞上了世界贸易中心！
I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true.
起初我不相信他，但后来我望向窗外，意识到这是真的。
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
我害怕得几乎无法思考，显然在那之后。”

八年级下册 Unit 5单词