任务三:根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1. What was the family doing when the snowstorm started?

2. Why did the little sister feel scared?

3. What was mum doing while she was making hot tea?

4. Who prepared candles for the snowstorm?

5. Did Ted's dad help his neighbour?

1. They were having dinner at home.
2. Because the heavy snow beat against the windows heavily and the sky turned dark all of a sudden, she was frightened by the terrible unexpected storm.
3. She was telling the kids a funny story at the same time.
4. Ted's grandpa prepared candles for the snowstorm.
5. Yes, he did.

本题考查过去进行时相关的阅读理解问答，作答需要贴合对应阅读原文内容，注意使用正确的时态、人称，保证回答语法符合八年级英语的知识点要求：
1. 该题提问暴风雪降临时这家人正在做的事，用过去进行时表述动作即可。
2. 该题提问小妹妹感到害怕的原因，结合原文中小女孩看到暴风雪突然来袭、天色骤变的内容作答。
3. 该题提问妈妈煮热茶的同时正在做的事，对应原文内容表述即可。
4. 该题询问谁为暴风雪准备了蜡烛，直接从原文定位人物作答。
5. 该题是一般疑问句，结合原文爸爸帮助邻居的情节给出肯定回答即可。

阅读对话，完成下列任务。
Mia:Hi, Tom! Do you remember the typhoon that hit our city last September?
Tom:Oh sure! I'll never forget it. I was walking home from school when the wind suddenly picked up.
Mia:Oh! The wind was so strong that I could barely see the road outside.
Tom:Did your neighbours do anything to prepare for the typhoon?
Mia:Yes. From 3 to 4 in the afternoon, the neighbours were gathering at the community centre. Some volunteers were handing out water and snacks to people who couldn't go home. That was really thoughtful. What were your
family doing when the heavy rain started?
Tom:My dad was fixing our backyard fence while my mum was moving our flower pots inside. She was worried that they would blow away. How about your family? Were they all at home?
Mia:Yeah, everyone was home. While the wind was howling(长嚎) outside, my family and I were sitting together in the living room, listening to the radio for updates(更新). We tried to stay calm, but it was hard not to feel a little scared when the lights went out suddenly. Did you manage to do anything to stay calm?
Tom:Not really. I was trying to finish my maths homework, but the table was shaking so much that I couldn't hold my pencil straight! What did you do to kill time?
Mia:When the worst of the storm was passing, we made hot chocolate to warm up. What about you?
Tom:My mum made warm soup for us, which was perfect for the cold evening. The next morning, we were cleaning up the fallen branches in our yard when our teacher called and said school would be closed for two days. People checked on each other after the storm. I was relieved and glad that everyone was OK.
Mia:I talked to our neighbour Mrs Lee, and she said she'd never felt so grateful for our community and the volunteers. That typhoon was scary, but it also made me realize how people help each other in tough times.
任务一:根据对话填写关于台风的事实性信息。

续表

1. Last September
2. were handing out water and snacks to people who couldn't go home
3. was fixing their backyard fence
4. were sitting together in the living room, listening to the radio for updates
5. made hot chocolate to warm up
6. was cleaning up the fallen branches
7. Strong wind
8. Heavy rain（7、8空顺序可互换）
9. There were fallen branches
10. gathered at the community centre
11. water and snacks for people who couldn't go home
12. each other
13. Scary
14. relieved and glad
15. helping each other in tough times

本题为八年级英语阅读信息提取类题型，所有答案均可通过定位对话原文的对应内容，直接匹配表格类目要求填写，重点考查从语篇中抓取关键事实细节的能力。