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2021年2月5日发(作者：风在江湖)
一般过去时练习题带答案


一、单项选择一般过去时

1
．
(
天津
) Only when Lily walked into the office_________that she had left the contract at home.

A
．
she realized
C
．
she has realized
【答案】
D

【解析】

【详解】

考查倒装。句意：只有当莉莉走进办公室的时 候，她才意识到她把合同忘家里了。本题考
查
only
放在句首的部分倒装，在句首的
only
如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语，
则主句用倒装结构。但如果only
后跟的是主语，就不用倒装结构了。根据句中的其他动词
时态，可判定用过去时态 。故选
D
。

B
．
has she realized

D
．
did she realize



2
．
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。


3
．
--I wonder what makes you a good salesperson.

--I as a waiter for three years, which contribute a lot to my toda
y’s work.

A
．
serve
C
．
had served
【答案】
D

【解析】

试题分析：考查时态。根据句意，做服务员是过去发生的事，因此才说对现 在销售员的工
作产生很多帮助，用过去式即可，句意：我想知道什么使你成为一个好的销售员。我当服< br>务员三年，这对我现在的工作很有帮助。故选
D

考点：考查时态

B
．
have served

D
．
served


4
．
—You’re late again.

—
Sorry. I ________ to set my alarm clock.

A
．
forget B
．
will forget

C
．
forgot D
．
would forget

【答案】
C

【解析】考查动词时态。上句：你又迟 到了。下句：对不起，我忘了设定闹钟。根据语境
可知，
“
忘记
”
是 过去的一件事情，所以句子用一般过去时态，故选
C
。


5
．
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
。


6
．
Only after talking to two students__________that having strong motivation is one of the
biggest factors in reaching goals.

A
．
I did discover
C
．
I discovered
【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 work.

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

B
．
did I discover

D
．
discovered I



7
．
Hardly ______ when the bus suddenly pulled away.

A
．
they had got to the bus stop
C
．
did they get to the bus stop
【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
。

B
．
they got to the bus stop

D
．
had they got to the bus stop


8
．
The young couple _______ as volunteer teachers for a whole year during their stay in Yunnan.

A
．
have worked B
．
had worked

C
．
worked D
．
have been working

【答案】
C

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态。句意：在云南期间，这对年轻的夫 妻做了一整年的志愿者。根据句意可知他们
是在云南期间做志愿者的，使用一般过去时描述过去发生的事 情，并没有延续到现在，也
没有表现出对现在的影响，故
C
项正确。


9
．
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
。


10
．
---Haven
’t you finished the construction of the teaching building to be used next term?

--- Yes. My workers and I _____ on it for over nine months.

A
．
have worked B
．
have been working

C
．
worked D
．
had 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
。


11
．
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.


12
．
Sales of CDs have declined dramatically since the early 2010s, when people ______ to enjoy
music downloaded from the internet.

A
．
have begun. B
．
began. C
．
begin. D
．
would begin.

【答案】
B

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词时态。句意：自
2010< br>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。< br>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.


13
．
After nine years working to protect Siberian tigers, Yang Jun _____ his efforts recognized at
the annual award ceremony in Beijing where he was named a

A
．
had
C
．
has had
【答案】
A

【解析】

【详解】

考查 时态。句意：在为保护西伯利亚虎工作了九年之后，杨军在北京举行的年度颁奖典礼
上获得了
“
野生动物保护者
”
的称号。结合句意可知句子用一般过去时态，故答案为
A< br>。

B
．
had had

D
．
has


14
．
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
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
。


15
．
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。

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