英语一般过去时练习题及解析

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英语一般过去时练习题及解析


一、单项选择一般过去时

1

I wonder what makes him a good English teacher.

He ________ as a volunteer in the UK for two years, which helps him with his work a lot.

A

has served B

serves C

had served D

served

【答案】
D

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态。句意:
——
我不 知道是什么使他成为一个好的英语老师。
——
他在英国做了两
年的志愿者,这对他的工 作帮助很大。这里指在过去某段时间内发生过的事,在陈述一件
过去的事实,所以用一般过去时态,故答 案为
D



2

Typhoon Hato brought powerful winds and flooding to the region of southeast China and
several deaths on the storm in August, 2017.

A

were blamed B

would be blamed

C

had been blamed D

have been blamed

【答案】
A
< br>【解析】考查动词时态。句意:
2017

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



3


What do you think of the movie?

—It’s fantastic. The only pity is that I ________ the beginning of it.

A

missed
【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


B

had missed
C

miss
D

would miss


4

Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.

A

came
【答案】
A

【解析】

【分析】

B

was coming
C

had come
D

would come


【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


5

The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion
can satisfactorily explain this problem.

A

were
C

have 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,与后面的一般现在时有 重复部分,故排除。

B

will be

D

had been



6

My son turned to bookstores and libraries seeking information about the book recommended
by his professor, but ________ none.

A

would find
C

found
【答案】
C

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态。句意:我儿子到书店和图书馆去找教授推荐的那本书的资料,但 一无所获。此
处表示并列,此空与
turned
表示并列关系,所以用一般过去时态, 故选
C


B

had found

D

has been finding


7

Don't give up half way, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the
destination than when you _______.

A

start off
C

started off
【答案】
C

【解析】

【详解】

考查 时态。句意:不要半途而废,当你到达目的地的时候,你会发现风景比你出发的时候
更美。根据句意可知 ,
start off
发生在
reach the destination
之前,应该用一般过去时,故
C
项正确。

B

have started off

D

will start off


8

---
I’m sorry, my mind _________. What _________ you _________?

---You are always absent-minded in class.

A

am wandering; do; say
C

wandered; 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


B

wandered; had; said

D

was wandering; did; say


9

Only when the police showed her the evidence ________ that she had stolen the money.

A

she admitted
C

did she admit
【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
。< br>
【点睛】


“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。

B

she had admitted

D

had she admitted


10

I _______ you not to touch my ink---
now it’s spilt and my paperwork has been spoiled.

A

tell. B

have told. C

told. D

was telling.

【答案】
C

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词时态。句意:我告诉过你不要碰我的墨水
——
现 在墨水泼出来了,我的文件也被
弄脏了。此处强调过去发生的事,用一般过去时。故选
C.

11

I _____ the wash
ing machine. It’s working OK now.

A

was repairing
【答案】
B

【解析】

【详解】

考查一般过去时。句意:我修了洗衣机,它现 在可以正常工作了。结合句意可知,

修洗衣
B

repaired
C

would repair
D

had repaired



的动作发生在过去,故用一般过去时。故选
B
项。


12


How long _____each other before they _____here?


For about a year.

A

have they known, come B

did they know, came

C

do they know, come D

had 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。


13

--How did you find the film yesterday evening?

--Just so so. It _______ pace.

A

lacked in
C

was lacking
【答案】
B

【解析】

试题分析
:--
你认为昨天晚上的电影怎样?
- --
一般般吧。这部电影缺少节奏。
Lack
,及物动


缺少



be lacking in “
缺少

,根据前句内容可知是讲述过去的情况,用过去时,而且
lack
没有进行时,选
B


考点:考查动词用法。

B

lacked

D

was lacked in


14


I wonder what makes you a successful manager.


I ________ as a waiter for five years

which contributes a lot to my today’s work.

A

serve
C

had served
【答案】
D

【解析】

试题分析:句意:我想知道是什么 让你成为一个成功的经理
?

我做服务员
5
年,这对我今
天 的工作有很大的贡献。因为这个经理过去是服务员,所以用一般过去式,选
D


考点:考查时态

B

have served

D

served


15


Hello, I have heard you are on holiday.

—That’s not the case. Actually I ______ from my holiday in Athens, where I ______ for a fortnight.

A

returned; stayed B

have returned; stayed

C

will return; stay D

am to return; stay

【答案】
B

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态。句意:

你好,我听说你在度假。

不是这样的,我已经从雅典度假回来了,
我在那里待了两个星期。根据句意可知,我已经回来, 所以用现在完成时
have returned

根据语境,
stay
这个动作已经结束,表示过去发生的动作,所以第二空用一般过去时。故
B
选项正确。


16

Mary cleverly met the customer’s requirements that you ___________ to deal with, so she
won the competition.

A

failed B

fail

C

may fail D

must fail

【答案】
A

【解析】

考查动词时态。句意:玛丽巧妙地 满足了你没能应付的客户的要求,所以她赢得了比赛。
根据句意可知句子用一般过去时态,故答案为A



17


Mary will not attend the party tonight.


But she she would!

A

has promised B

promised

C

will promise D

promises

【答案】
B

【解析】考 查动词的时态。
——
玛丽今晚不参加聚会。
——
但是她许诺她将会来。根据上

Mary will not attend the party tonight.可知,
“promise”
这一动作发生在过去,主语
she

promise
是主动关系。故选
B



18

This summer holiday, many foreign students _______ to China for a holiday.

A

come B

have come

C

had come D

came

【答案】
D

【解析】考查动词时态。句意:今年夏天,许多外国学生来中国 度暑假。表示过去时间发
生的事,此处是陈述事实,用一般过去时。故选
D



19

122

With bans on fireworks, at one point, almost 300 cities across my country ____ rules
banning the use of fireworks.

A

have B

have had C

are having D

had

【答案】
D

【解析】
D< br>考查动词。句意:在禁止燃放烟花爆竹的情况下,我国近
300
个城市禁止燃放
烟花爆竹。由时间状语
at one point
可知是发生在过去的动作,一般过去式,故选
D


点睛:时态是经常考到的知识点,在选择时一定要观察句子的时间状语,和上下语义。


20

The matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be played in 2019 all around France,
whose men’s team _____ the 2018 World Cup.

A

wins
C

has won
【答案】
B

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态语态。句意:女足世界杯比赛将会在
2019
年于法国进行,而法国男子球队正是赢
得了
2018
年的男 足世界杯的球队。比赛是
2018
年赢得,因此用一般过去式,故选
B

B

won

D

had won


21

To her disappointment, what she had devoted herself to in nothing but failure.

A

resulting
【答案】
D

【解析】

D

考查时态。句意:令她失望的是,她倾力所做的一切,给她带来的只是失败。句中
“what she had devoted herself to”
为主语从句,
what
作 介词
to
的宾语,且
devote
这一动作
发生在
resu lt in
这一动作之前,故用
resulted


B

results
C

has resulted
D

resulted


22

-Is your father still teaching at Tsinghua University?

-No, he retired three months ago. But he ______________ at the school for thirty years.

A

has taught
C

taught
【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 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。

B

has been teaching

D

teaches


23

—With his leg ________ in the game, I’m afraid Tony can’t take part in the next match.


I ________ his home the other day, and his mum said he was still in hospital.

A

injuring; have contacted
C

to be injured; contacted
【答案】
D

B

being injured; have contacted

D

injured; contacted

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