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2021年2月5日发(作者：时间沈从文)
英语一般过去时练习题含解析


一、单项选择一般过去时

1
．
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。


2
．
—
You seem to be familiar with the school campus.

—

I ______ here for three years. It’s great to be back.

A
．
have taught B
．
taught C
．
had taught D
．
teach

【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
It’s 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
。


3
．
—
What do you think of the Great Wall of China?

—
Splendid! When I was in Beijing, I ________ it twice.

A
．
had visited
C
．
have visited
【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
“Wh en I was in Beijing”
可知，此处用一般过去时，故
B
项正确。

B
．
visited

D
．
would visit


4
．
Not until the end of the performance ________ the chance to take photos with the
respectable actor.

A
．
the audience got
C
．
did the audience get
【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
B
．
the audience had got

D
．
had the audience got

装，故选
C
。


5
．
I would have attended Jacky Cheung's live music concert had it been possible, but I ______ so
busy at that time.

A
．
had been B
．
were

C
．
would be D
．
was

【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
。


6
．
-I'm told you had a car accident. I think it must have been a terrifying experience.

-Yeah. I in the damaged car, unable to move.

A
．
had got trapped B
．
have got trapped C
．
get trapped D
．
got trapped

【答案】
D

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态。
——
有人告诉我 你出车祸了，那一定是一次非常恐怖的经历。
——
是的，我被
困在被撞毁的汽车里，动 弹不得。
had
表明事情发生在过去，应该用一般过去时，故
D
项
正 确。


7
．
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
。


8
．
When I___ to the cinema, the film___ for 5 minutes.

A
．
got, had begun B
．
get, will begin

C
．
got, had been on D
．
got, has been on

【答案】
C

【解析】

【详解】

考查时态。句意：当我到达电影院时，电影已经开始了五分钟。
for five minut es
为一段时
间要求谓语动词要用延续性动词，故
A
和
B
先 排除，而从句的动作发生在主句动作之后，
从句用一般过去时态，主句用过去完成时态。故选
C
。


9
．
—
Ted has never been so rude!

—He ______something he shouldn’t have, but I guess he didn’t mean that.

A
．
has said
C
．
said
【答案】
C

【解析】

【详解】

考查一般过去时。
——
Ted
从来没有那么鲁莽过
!
——
他说了一些他本不应该说的话，但我
认为他不是那个意思。由
“he didn’t mean that ”
可知，说话的动作发生在过去，用一般过去
时。故选
C
项。

B
．
had said

D
．
was saying


10
．
—
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 re turned
。
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。


11
．
The old woman who ________ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in
a nursing home now.

A
．
lived
C
．
had lived
【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
。< br>B.
现在完
成时，表示现在还一个人，与语境不符；
C. had lived
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
。

B
．
has lived

D
．
has been living


12
．
--- Such a small mistake could have been avoided.

--- Yes. But I too nervous to see the zero.

A
．
am B
．
have been

C
．
was D
．
had 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 avoided
（本来可以避免）可知双方在谈论过去的事。故选
C
。


13
．
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


14
．
Wolf Warrior 2, which ________ the “Award for Best Visual Effects” at the Beijing Film
Festival, indicates China's film industry has come of age.

A
．
wins B
．
won

C
．
has won D
．
had won

【答案】
B

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词时态。句意：在北京电影节上获得< br>“
最佳视觉效果奖
”
的《狼战
2
》表明中国电影
业已 经成熟。因为电影获奖发生在过去，用一般过去时。故选
B.


15
．
––
You seem to be familiar with this city.

—I ______ here for three years. It’s so great to be back.

A
．
lived B
．
had lived

C
．
have lived D
．
live

【答案】
A

【解析】考查动词时 态。句意：
——
你似乎对这个城市很熟悉。
——
我在这里住过三年，
回来真是太好了。表示以前在这里住过三年，说明一种过去的事实情况，故用一般过去
时，故选
A


16
．
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



17
．
—
Where was I?

—You ________ you didn’t like your job.

A
．
had said B
．
said

C
．
were saying D
．
has said

【答案】
B

【解析】考查动词的时态。句意：
——
我说到哪里？
——
你说到你不喜欢你的工作。结合
语境可知，下文描述的 是过去的刚刚发生的动作，故用过去时态。选
B
。


18
．
Chinese kites in ancient times ________ in the shape of birds.

A
．
design B
．
had designed

C
．
were designed D
．
have been designed

【答案】
C

【解析】考查时态和语态。句意：在古代中国的风筝被设计成鸟的形状。根据
in ancient
times
可知，句子用一般过去时态，根据动词与主语是被动关系，故用一 般过去时的被动语
态，故选
C
。


19
．
—
That must have been a hard project?

—
Yeah, it _____ us a whole year to finish the work.

A
．
took B
．
has taken

C
．
takes D
．
was taking

【答案】
A

【解析】考查时态。
That must have been ……
是对过去情况的判断，所以
it ___us a whole
week to get there.
是在陈述过去的一个事件，要用过去时。句意：那一定是很长的旅程。< br>--
是的，我们花了一周才到。选
A
。

【名师点睛】

时态题的考查关键是抓住句子的上下文含义和句中的时间状语。要根据 时间状语来选择合
适的时态，在平时的学习中要注意积累有关时态的用法和各种时态的特殊之处。这句话 的
解题关键是
That must have been a long trip.
说明是对过去事情的推测。


20
．
I’ve known Sarah for nearly ten years. She _________ once my customer.

A
．
is
C
．
was
【答案】
C

【解析】

试题分析：本题考查的是时态。句意：我认识
Sarah
近十年了。她曾经是我的一个顾客。
根据句意可知，
Sarah
曾经是我的一个顾客，

即现在不是了，所以选择
C was
一般过去时，

表示过去的事实，
A is
表示现在的事实；
B has been
过去发生的动作，但是现在仍然是
D
had been
过去的过去。

考点：考查时态

B
．
has been

D
．
had been


21
．
---You could have walked here.

---Yes. A taxi ___________ necessary.

A
．
is
【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.

B
．
was
C
．
isn’t

D
．
wasn’t


22
．
Not only ______ a promise ,but she also kept it.

A
．
did she make
【答案】
A

【解析】

本题考查倒装和时态。
Not only
提前，用部分倒装结构。句意为：他不仅许下了诺言，而
且还坚守了诺言。

B
．
she made
C
．
does she make
D
．
had she made


23
．
-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
B
．
has been teaching

D
．
teaches

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