1、【英语】一般过去时讲解及练习一、单项选择一般过去时1- Havent I told you that you should be home earlier?- Yes, but I _ home earlier than I usually do.Awas comingBhave comeCcameDhad come【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】考查时态。难道我没告诉你应该早点回家吗？是的，但是我比通常回来的早点了。根据对话的内容，可知我已经回来了，与现在的对话发生时这个时间节点相比来说，应该是在对话发生之前发生的动作，“我”已回家了，是在过去回的，要用一般过去时故选C。2Sales of
2、 CDs have declined dramatically since the early 2010s, when people _ to enjoy music downloaded from the internet.Ahave begun. Bbegan. Cbegin. Dwould begin.【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：自2010年代初以来，CD的销量急剧下降，当时人们开始享受从互联网下载的音乐。when引导的是定语从句，此处指the early 2010s发生的事，用一般过去时。故选B.3A few months after he had arrived i
3、n China, Mr. Smith _ in love with the people and culture there.Awould fallBhad fallenChas fallenDfell【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：史密斯先生到中国几个月后，就喜欢上了那里的人和文化。发生在had arrived之后，所以应用一般过去时。故选D。4 The real reason why prices _ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain t
4、his problem.AwereBwill beChave beenDhad been【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：过去和现在价格一直居高不下的真正原因很复杂，简短的讨论解释这一问题无法让人满意。根据题干中“and still are”的提示可知过去价格也居高不下，故用一般过去时，表示过去的状态。故选A项。【点睛】做时态题时，考生应抓住时态标志词，即题干中明显的时间状语或已有动词的时态，利用时态呼应的原则迅速锁定正确答案。本题中已有动词的时态为一般现在时，still暗示前面用一般过去时与此呼应。C项容易误选，这里现在完成时表示从过去到现在一直是这种状态，包括了现在，与后面的一
5、般现在时有重复部分，故排除。5Not until the end of the performance _ the chance to take photos with the respectable actor.Athe audience gotBthe audience had gotCdid the audience getDhad the audience got【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查倒装句和时态。句意：直到表演结束，观众们才有机会和这位受人尊重的演员合影。Not until位于句首时，主句用部分倒装，表演结束提示用一般过去时A、B两项都没有倒装，故选C。6Scientists
6、 have many theories about how the universe into being.AcameBwas comingChad comeDwould come【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查时态。句意：科学家们有很多关于宇宙是如何形成的理论。宇宙的形成是过去发生的事情，故使用一般过去时。故选A。7What do you think of the Great Wall of China?Splendid! When I was in Beijing, I _ it twice.Ahad visitedBvisitedChave visitedDwould visit【
7、答案】B【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你认为中国的长城怎么样？好极了！在北京的时候我参观过两次。根据“When I was in Beijing”可知，此处用一般过去时，故B项正确。8What do you think of the movie?Its fantastic. The only pity is that I _ the beginning of it.AmissedBhad missedCmissDwould miss【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。从创设的语境来看电影已演完，句意“唯一的遗憾是错过了开头”说话者在陈述过去事实，构成现在和过去的对比，选A。9While watc
8、hing TV, _.Asomeone came inBthe telephone rangCwe saw someone coming inDsomeone appearing【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：在看电视的时候，我们看见有人进来了。while引导时间状语从句，后面是主句，且从句和主句主语一致都是we，且根据句意应用一般过去时，故选C。【点睛】当分词做状语的时候，如果构成分词的动词与句子的主语构成主动关系，就使用现在分词做状语；当二者构成被动关系，使用过去分词做状语。如果分词的动作发生在谓语动词之前，就使用分词的完成式。如果分词与句子的主语没有关系，可以使用状语从句或
9、者独立主格结构。10John _ in the United States for decades, but in the last years he has already adapted to living in China.Awas livingBhad livedChas livedDLived【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：约翰在美国生活了很多年，但在最近这几年中他已经适应了在中国的生活。根据living in China可知约翰现在在中国居住，再结合in the United States中时间状语for decades可知是过去的事情，故选D项。11His earl
10、ier concert in Shanghai_a big success.It was the first time the Taiwan singer_a concerton the mainland.Ais;heldBwas;heldChad been;would holdDwas;had held【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：他早些时候在上海的演唱会非常成功。这是这位台湾歌手第一次在大陆举办音乐会。第一空：根据句意可知，此处描述的是过去的事情，应使用一般过去时；第二空：It was the first time后面的从句谓语动词使用过去完成时。故选D。12The past
11、week _ Chinas sixth annual Cyber security Week held from Sept 16 to 22 nationwide.AmarkedBhas markedChad markedDwas marking【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：上周是中国第六届网络安全周，于9月16日至22日在全国举行。表示在过去某个时间所发生的动作或所处的状态应用一般过去时。故选A。13Ouch! You hurt me.Im sorry. But I _ any harm. I _ to drive a rat out.Adont mean; am tryin
12、gBdidnt mean; triedChavent meant; triedDdidnt mean; was trying【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查动词的时态。句意：哎呀！你伤到我了。对不起。但是我不是有意伤你的。我当时正尽力把一只老鼠赶出去。由hurt这一动作发生在过去可知，第一空应用一般过去时；且根据句意可知，try这一动作表示过去某个时间正在进行，所以第二空应用过去进行时。故选D。14-Havent you finished the construction of the teaching building to be used next term?- Yes. My worker
13、s and I _ on it for over nine months.Ahave worked Bhave been workingCworked Dhad worked【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你们还没有建好下学期要用的教学楼吗?是的。我和我的员工花了九个多月的时间来做这件事。结合句意可知这里在讲一件过去的事情，所以句子用一般过去时态，故选C。15 My grandpa has been enjoying good health ever since he _ smoking.AstopsBstoppedChas stoppedDhad stopped【答案】B【解析】【
14、详解】考查时态。句意：我的爷爷自从戒烟以后身体一直都很好。分析句子，可知这是一个由since引导的时间状语从句，主句用完成时，从句用一般过去时。故选B。16Miss Jones _ music at Bardon School for five years when she was abroad and now she is an actress.AtaughtBhas taughtChad taughtDhas been teaching【答案】A【解析】考查时态。根据when she was abroad and now she is an actress.可知，她在学校教书是发生在过去的
15、事情，现在已经不教了，所以只能选择过去时态。17Bob has gone to California.Oh, can you tell me when he _?Ahas leftBleftCis leavingDwould leave【答案】B【解析】试题分析：考查时态。句意：鲍勃已经去了加利福尼亚。你能告诉我他什么时候走的。已经去加州了，说明“走”这个动作已经是过去了。结合语境可知从句强调的是过去某事的动作，故用一般过去时态。故选B。考点：考查时态18When seeing a stone in front of the car, _.Athe car stoppedBthe car wa
16、s stoppedCthe driver stopped the carDthe car was stopping【答案】C【解析】考查分词装状语的逻辑主语。当分词做状语的时候，其逻辑主语是句子的主语。本句seeing的逻辑主语就应该是句子的主语，故C正确。句意：当他看见车前的一块石头的时候，那位司机停了车。故C正确。19If it hadnt been raining so hard, I might have been home much earlier.Its too bad you _ it. Nancy _ here and she _ to see you.Adidnt make;
17、 is; wasBwont make; will be; wantsCdidnt make; was; wantedDwont make; would be; wanted【答案】C【解析】试题分析：句意：-如果不是雨下得那么大,我可能更早回家。-你没有及时回来真是太糟糕了,。南希还在这里,她想见到你。If +had +done,表示虚拟语气，对过去的假设，所以对话说的是过去发生的事，句子的谓语动词应用过去时。故选C。考点：考查时态的用法。20So mysteriously _ missing that many puzzles wait to be solved.Adid Flight MH
18、370 goBFlight MH370 wentCdoes Flight MH370 goDhad Flight MH370 gone【答案】A【解析】试题分析：句意：MH370航班消失的是如此神秘以至于许多困惑有待解决。本题属于so+adj/adv. that副词提前的倒装句中的一种特殊句式，排除B。因为Flight MH370消失发生在过去，故用一般过去时。故选A。考点：考查倒装句。21 Hi, Mary! Do you know where Jim is? I think he _ a lecture in the library.Awill deliverBis deliveringC
19、has deliveredDdelivered【答案】B【解析】试题分析:句意：嗨，玛丽！你知道吉姆在哪儿吗？-我想他正在图书馆讲课。根据语境可知说话人指吉姆现在正在进行的动作，用现在进行时，选B。考点：考查动词时态语态22 - Talking of travel, have you ever been to Chicago?- Yes. I _ it twice while I was working in the US.Ahave visitedBvisitedCwas visitingDwould visit【答案】B【解析】试题分析:句意：-说到旅行，你去过芝加哥吗？-是的。当我在美国
20、工作的时候我去过两次。根据时间状语从句可知主句是介绍过去的经历，应该用一般过去时，选B。考点：考查动词时态23The worse working conditions we are looking forward to _ must have attracted the local governments attention.Asee improvedBseeing improvedCsee improvingDseeing to improve【答案】B【解析】考查固定搭配和定语从句。we are looking forward to _是定语从句，先行词是The worse working
21、 conditions，把先行词代入定从是we are looking forward to_the worse working conditions_. looking forward to中，to后用ing形式，所以用seeing。而see+宾语+宾补结构中，宾语the worse working conditions和宾补improve之间是动宾关系，所以用improved。从而选B。24_ that company to see how they think of our product yesterday?Yes. They are happy with it.ADid you ca
22、llBHave you calledCWill you callDWere you calling【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你昨天有没有给那家公司打电话问问他们对我们的产品感觉怎么样？打了，他们很满意。空格所在题干有一个很明显的时间状语yesterday，发生在过去，肯定用过去时，故选A。25Only after they had discussed the matter for a few hours _ a decision.Athey reachedBdid they reachCthey reachDdo they reach【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查倒装句。句意：
23、只有在他们讨论这个问题几个小时以后他们才得出结论。Only的倒装有两个条件：only放在句首，且强调状语时，后面使用部分倒装。本题两个条件都符合。故用部分倒装；再根据前面的had discussed可知，用过去时，故选B。26The basketball coach, as well as his team, _ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.AwereBwasCisDare【答案】B【解析】句意：因有出色的表现，比赛一结束，这个篮球教练以及队员就被采访了。主语后接由with，exce
24、pt，as well as，no less than，rather than，besides，together with，like，including，in addition to等构成的短语时，谓语动词与主语在人称和数上保持一致；事情发生在过去，所以用一般过去时。27But for the fact that he the truth , he for a weeks imprisonment.Adidnt know; would be.Bhadnt known; might have punished.Cdidnt know; would have been punished.Dhadnt
25、 know； could be punished【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：要不是因为他不知道真相，他会受到一周监禁的惩罚。他不知道真相是过去的事实，应用陈述语气didnt know；that he didnt know the truth为fact的同位语。根据but for可知，整句是对过去的虚拟，第二空应用would/could/might/should+ have done的形式。根据句意，他应该受到惩罚，应用被动语态，故选C。28-Is your father still teaching at Tsinghua University?-No, he retired
26、 three months ago. But he _ at the school for thirty years.Ahas taughtBhas been teachingCtaughtDteaches【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你父亲还在清华大学教书么？不，他三个月前退休了，但是他在那里教了三十年。根据“he retired three months ago”可知，他现在已经不再清华大学教书了，所以此处表示过去的事情，应该用一般过去时，故C项正确。【点睛】本题很多同学因为看到for thirty years而误认为应该用现在完成时，但不要忽略了语境， “he retired
27、 three months ago”表明他现在已经不在清华大学教书了，所以此处不能用现在完成时强调过去的动作对现在的影响，而应该用一般过去时表示过去的事情。29The fellow we spoke _ no comment at first.Ato makeBto madeCmadeDto making【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查谓语动词。句意：和我们说话的那个人一开始没有发表评论。we spoke作the fellow的定语从句，speak不及物，表示和某人谈话应用speak to sb.故该定语从句补充完整为we spoke to，剩余部分为主句，根据spoke可知，主句叙述的是过去的事情，故谓语动词应用made。综上，该空应填to made。B选项正确。30 Have you ever seen that movie? Yes. When I was in Tokyo. I _ it three times.AsawBhad beenChave seenDwould see【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你看过那部电影吗?是的。我在东京的时候。我看了三遍。此处指在东京时发生的事，仅指过去发生的事，与现在无关，所以句子用一般过去时态。故选A。
