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 B．has she realized
C．she has realized D．did she realize
【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。
2．122．With bans on fireworks, at one point, almost 300 cities across my country ____ rules banning the u of fireworks.
A．have B．have had C．are having D．had
【答案】D
【解析】D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 today’s work.
A．rve B．have rved
C．had rved D．rved
【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
4．—You’re late again.
—Sorry. I ________ to t 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 B．did I discover
C．I discovered D．discovered 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 work.
Only the teachers are allowed to u 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
7．Hardly ______ when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A．they had got to the bus stop B．they got to the bus stop
C．did they get to the bus stop D．had they got 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 +是固定的句式。故选D。
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 rved B．rves C．had rved D．rved
【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 ud next term?
--- Yes. My workers and I _____ on it for over nine months.
A．have worked B．have been working
C．worked &n汤圆怎么做最好吃
bsp; 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.
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 "wildlife protector".
A．had B．had had
C．has had D．has
【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。
14．Typhoon Hato brought powerful winds and flooding to the region of southeast China and veral 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
【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。
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