1、【英语】一般过去时经典练习题一、单项选择一般过去时1Ann is in hospital.Oh, really? I _ know. I _ go and visit her.Adidnt; am going toBdont; wouldCdont; willDdidnt; will【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意:Ann住院了。真的吗?我不知道啊。我要去看她。根据句意,“不知道她住院”是过去的动作,应使用一般过去时;“我要去看她”是将来要发生的事情,而且是临时决定做的事情,应使用will表将来。故D正确。2 You seem to be familiar with the schoo
2、l campus. I _ here for three years. Its great to be back.Ahave taught Btaught Chad taught Dteach【答案】B【解析】考查时态。句意:你似乎对这个校园很熟悉。我在这里教过3年学。回来真是太好了。根据第一句和Its great to be back.可推知,“在这里教过3年学”是过去发生的事情,现在不教了,故用一般过去时态,答案为B。3Only after talking to two students_that having strong motivation is one of the biggest
3、 factors in reaching goals.AI did discoverBdid I discoverCI discoveredDdiscovered I【答案】B【解析】试题分析:考查倒装句。Only位于句首强调状语时,主句要用部分倒装,句型为:only+状语+be/助动词/情态动词+主语。故选B。【知识归纳】在句首的only如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语,则主句用部分倒装结构。如only后跟的是状语从句或only修饰主语,则不用倒装结构。例如:Only when the war was over in 1918 was he able to get back to wo
4、rk.Only the teachers are allowed to use the room.注意only then,是“过一小会儿”的意思,一般用在句首,引导倒装句。例句:Only then did he realize the importance of English考点:考查倒装句4Hardly _ when the bus suddenly pulled away.Athey had got to the bus stopBthey got to the bus stopCdid they get to the bus stopDhad they got to the bus s
5、top【答案】D【解析】【分析】【详解】考查倒装句。句意: 他们一到站点公共汽车就突然开走了。否定副词hardly放于句首构成倒装句。Hardly + had +主语 +done when.did.是固定的句式。故选D。5- Such a small mistake could have been avoided.- Yes. But I too nervous to see the zero.Aam Bhave beenCwas Dhad been【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意:这样一个小错误本来是可以避免的。是的。但是我太紧张了,看不到零点。 由could have been a
6、voided(本来可以避免)可知双方在谈论过去的事。故选C。6Havent seen you for ages! Where have you been?I went to Ningxia and _ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.AstayedBstayChad stayedDam staying【答案】A【解析】试题分析:and连接并列谓语。And之前是一般过去时。所以and之后也要用一般过去时来保持时态的一致,故用动词的过去式,所以选A。句意:上文,好久没见到你了!你去哪里了?下文,我去了宁夏,并且在那里待了一年,作为一名志愿者在
7、那里教书。考点:考查动词时态。7How long _each other before they _here?For about a year.Ahave they known, come Bdid they know, cameCdo they know, come Dhad they known, came【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意:他们来这儿之前认识多久了?大约一年了。根据句意分析,他们来到这里是过去的事,他们互相了解大约一年的时间肯定发生在来这里之前,发生在过去某一动作之前的动作,应该使用过去完成时。故D选项正确。8-Havent you finished the con
8、struction of the teaching building to be used next term?- Yes. My workers 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。9I would have attended Jacky Cheungs live mu
9、sic concert had it been possible, but I _ so busy at that time.Ahad been BwereCwould be Dwas【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意:如果可能的话,我会参加张学友的现场音乐会,但那时我很忙。前句是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气,所以判断是陈述的过去的事情,故用一般过去时。故选D。10In a room above the store, where a party _, some workers were busily setting the table.Awas to be heldBhas been hel
10、dCwill be heldDis being held【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意:在商店楼上的一个房间里,将举行一个聚会,一些工人正忙着摆桌子。where引导的定语从句中,主语a party和hold之间是被动关系,且表示将来,用“be+动词不定式的被动式”,再根据主句时态were busily setting,可知答案为A。11-Im sorry, my mind _. What _ you _?-You are always absent-minded in class.Aam wandering; do; sayBwandered; had; saidCwandered;
11、 did; sayDwas wandering; did; say【答案】D【解析】句意:-对不起我刚才正在走神呢。你刚才说了什么?-你上课的时候总是走神。第一个空用过去进行时,意思是在对方说话的时候,我正在走神,说明是进行时。因为说话是在刚才,也就是过去,所以要用过去式.;第二个空选择一般过去式,就是问对方,刚才说了什么,只是询问刚才说过的话而已。故选D。12Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.AcameBwas comingChad comeDwould come【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考
12、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。13What 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。14Typhoon Hato brought powerful winds and floodi
13、ng to the region of southeast China and several deaths on the storm in August, 2017.Awere blamed Bwould be blamedChad been blamed Dhave been blamed【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。句意:2017年8月台风“天鸽给中国东南部地区带来强风和洪水,暴风雨导致几人死亡。根据句中明显的过去的时间状语August, 2017,可知用一般过去时。故选A。15The past week _ Chinas sixth annual Cyber security Wee
14、k 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。16Where is my phone? I cant find it.Oh, you must have left it in the library where we _ the novel.Aare readingBreadChave readDhad read【答
15、案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意:我的手机在哪里?我找不到。哦,你一定是把它忘在我们读小说的图书馆了。结合上文you must have left it in the library可知,是对过去的推测,故从句描述过去发生的事情,应用一般过去时,故选B。17 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
16、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。18The old woman who _ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.AlivedBhas livedChad livedDhas been living【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意: 一个人住在废弃的房子里达十年之久的那位老妇人现在在养老院定居。因为住在废弃的房子里发生在过去,与现在无关,应该用一般过去时。故选A。B. 现在完成时,表示现在还一个人,与语境不符; C. had li
17、ved过去完成时,是过去的过去,没有对比的时间;D. has been living现在完成进行时,强调动作一直在进行,一直到现在,不合语境。故选A。19- 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,
18、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。20The boy insisted that he old enough, and the right to make his own choice.Awas; be givenBwas; was givenCbe; giveDis; given【答案】A【解析】试题分析:句意,这个男孩坚称他已经足够大,应该有做出自己的选择的权利了.宾语从句的时态当主句谓语动词是一般现在时态时,从句时态可以是任何适当时态.当主句谓语是过去时态,从句时态必须是过去时态.句中这个男孩是给予权力的对象,故用被动语态,be前面省略了
19、情态动词should,故选A.考点:考查宾语从句时态及语态点评:宾语从句的时态要根据实际情况而定,语态区分主要是看谓语动词和主语之间的关系.21Little _ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself.Adid Mary care BMary did care CMary does care Ddoes Mary care【答案】A【解析】试题分析:句意:虽然她自己也身处危险之中,玛丽一点也不在乎她自己的安全。本句中little表示否定含义,位于句首,要用倒装结构。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去的动作,故助动词用过
20、去时态,选A。考点:考查时态及倒装结构。22Hangzhou, which we visited last week is quite beautifulWe should thank TomHe _ us toAhad persuadedBpersuadedCwas persuadingDpersuades【答案】B【解析】 考查时态。句意:上周我们参观的杭州非常美丽。我们应该感谢汤姆,他说服我们去的。说服的动作在过去,所以使用一般过去式,选B。23-You could have walked here.-Yes. A taxi _ necessary.AisBwasCisntDwasnt【
21、答案】D【解析】考查时态.根据上文,你应该不行来这儿.是的,出租车不是必须的.可知下文叙述的是过去该做的动作,故选D.24-Your spoken English is so goodHave you been abroad?-YesI in America for three yearsAwill stayBstayedChad stayedDhave been staying【答案】B【解析】句意:-您的英语口语那么好。您在国外呆过?-是的。我在美国呆了三年。根据语境在美国呆的动作应该发生在过去,因为说话的人已经回来。应用一般过去时。故选B。25The worse working cond
22、itions 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 conditions,把先行词代入定从是we are looking forward to_the worse working conditions_.
23、 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。26That must have been a terrible experience.Yeah. I_ in the damaged car, unable to move.Awas stuckBhave been stuckCam stuckDhad been stuck【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。句意为:那想必是一场恐怖的经历。是的,我被困在毁坏的
24、车里,不能动弹。根据must have been可知,此处是对过去情况的推测,所以用一般过去时。故A项正确。27He was the only one of the boys who late for class.AareBisCwereDwas【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:他是班上唯一迟到的男孩。此处the only one是先行词,第三人称单数形式,所以后面定语从句的谓语动词用单数第三人称形式,且句子是一般过去时态,故答案为D。【点睛】定语从语中one of 和the only one of 的用法。He was the only one of the boys who (
25、 )late for school.are B. was C. were D.isHe was one of the boys who ( )late for school.are B. is C. were D. was第一句中the only one of 强调的是主句中的主语he,the only one是先行词, 所以要用单数,又是过去,所以用was。第二句中one of 强调的是boys,boys是先行词,作从句的主语,是复数并且过去,所以要用were。28Housing prices_ since a few years ago. Therefore, its time the c
26、entral government _ some effective measures to bring them under control.Ahave increased; would take Bhave increased; will takeChave been increasing; takes Dhave been increasing; took【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意:自从去年年底房价一直在上涨。因此,该是中央政府采取措施降低并控制房价的时候了。由since判断句中需要完成时,并且根据语境,房价还在上涨中,故第一空用完成进行时;第二空考查句型Its/was t
27、ime that该是的时候了,从句中往往用过去时,也可以用should+动词原形;故答案是D。【点睛】1.Since自从-以来(可做介词和连词),和现在完成时态连用。He has lived here since he came. 自从他来到这里,就一直在这里住着。2.It is the first(second-)time that 主语+现在完成时态+其他。意思是:第几次做某事了。如果把is改成was,则后面用过去完成时态。Its the third time that I have come to the Summer Palace.这是我第三次来到颐和园。3.Its (high) ti
28、me that 主语+一般过去时态+其他。现在是该做某事的时间了。Its high time that we had lunch.现在是我们该吃午饭的时间了。4. It is/has been+一段时间+since 主语+一般过去时态+-。自从-有多长时间了。在这个句型中since引导时间状语从句,从句用一般过去时态,分两种情况:(1)如果从句的动词是终止性动词leave/come/-,则表示“从动作开始到现在多长时间了。”It is three years since he began to smoke.他已经吸烟三年了。(2)如果从句的动词是持续性动词stay/smoke/live-,则表
29、示“从动作结束到现在多长时间了”。 It is three years since he smoked.他戒烟三年了。29But 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 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
30、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。30Only when the police showed her the evidence _ that she had stolen the money.Ashe admittedBshe had admittedCdid she admitDhad she admitted【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查特殊句式中的部分倒装。句意:只有当警察把证据给她看的时候,她才承认偷了钱。only置于句首,主句要用部分倒装,即be动词、情态动词、助动词放在主语前。时态要用一般过去时,故选C。【点睛】当“only+状语”位于句首时,后面的句子要用部分倒装,其中only后的状语可以是副词、介词短语、从句等。但在only后作状语的是从句时,从句不用倒装,要部分倒装的是主句。