高中一般过去时练习题及答案详解一、单项选择一般过去时1．-Late again！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________ in the heavy traffic，or I would have been here earlier.A．were you；have got stuck B．have you been；have got stuckC．were you；got stuck D．have you been；got stuck【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态句意：——又迟到了？你去哪了？——对不起，我遇上交通拥挤了，否则我就会早点到第一空根据语境“又迟到了”可知，已经回来了，所以用现在完成时态，第二空：短语be/get stuck in 被困住，动作发生在过去所以用一般过去式，故选D2．—You’re late again.—Sorry. I ________ to set my alarm clock.A．forget B．will forgetC．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C3．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 discoverC．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4．--How did you find the film yesterday evening?--Just so so. It _______ pace.A．lacked in B．lackedC．was lacking D．was lacked in【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，及物动词“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5．—Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?—I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.A．stayed B．stay C．had stayed D．am 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，作为一名志愿者在那里教书考点：考查动词时态6．When I___ to the cinema, the film___ for 5 minutes.A．got, had begun B．get, will beginC．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 minutes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D8．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.9．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.10．—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.A．had B．haveC．would have D．have had【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态句意：——你昨天的自驾游怎么样？——令人疲惫！道路正在拓宽，我们经历了一段艰难的旅程该句叙述的是昨天发生的情况，应用一般过去时态故A选项正确11．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 B．have started offC．started off D．will start 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12．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 hadC．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A13．(天津) Only when Lily walked into the office_________that she had left the contract at home.A．she realized B．has she realizedC．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 blamedC．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15．Jessica had intended to go bungee jumping, but on second thoughts, she _____ the plan.A．was canceling B．cancelsC．canceled D．has canceled【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。
句意：Jessica 本打算去蹦极的，然后她想了想，又取消了该计划由前半句 “had intended to” 可知前半句的时态为过去完成时，表示过去的过去，因此后半句为一般过去时，表示“取消计划”这一动作发生在“打算去蹦极”之后故正确答案为C16．The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he_______.A．has started B．starts C．started D．will start【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态句意：总统希望在他下台的时候人们要比他上台的时候更富有根据句意可知他已经是总统了，那么他上台是一个过去发生的事情，故使用一般过去时故选C项17．They ____。