高考专题训练——过去进行时
1.I saw Lily on the playground.She ________ long jump.( )
A.practices B.practiced
C.has practiced D.was practicing
2.Tom said he had never been there,but he .( )
A.lay B.lie C.has lied D.was lying
3.﹣What happened to Bill?
﹣He _______ really fast when suddenly he ran headfirst into a parked car.( )
A.had run B.was running
C.has run D.has been running
4.﹣Do you remember the first time we met?
﹣Yes.It happened at the airport and we _______to leave for Tianjin.( )
A.had been waiting B.were waiting
C.would wait D.waited
5.Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn't want her parents to know what she ________.( )
A.has done B.had done C.was doing D.is doing
6.I ______along the river when I heard a boy crying for help.( )
A.drove B.was driven
C.had driven D.was driving
7.﹣﹣Why did none of you answer the phone?
﹣﹣We ______ badminton outside then.( )
A.had played B.are playing
C.were playing D.play
8.﹣I went to work on foot yesterday,though it________.
﹣You________by bus.It was likely to get a cold.( )
A.is raining;must have gone
B.rained;would go
C.was raining;should have gone
D.have rained;could have gone
9.Tom had to pack his things up quickly,because he was told that his taxi in 2 minutes.( )
A.was leaving B.will leave
C.left D.is leaving
10.When I arrived at the company,the manager _________,so we had only time for a few words.( )
A.just went away B.had gone away
C.was just going away D.has just gone away
11.﹣I didn't see Jack at the meeting yesterday.
﹣He ______some foreign guests around our school at that time.( )
A.is showing B.showed
C.had shown D.was showing
12.When I got there, they the old people clean the house.( )
A.helped B.are helping
C.were helping D.was helping
13.Amateur astronomer David Bates __________ at the moon through his telescope last night when he got a big surprise.( )
A.looked B.was looking
C.had looked D.would look
14.He ____ his father on the farm the whole afternoon last Saturday.( )
A.helps B.would help
C.was helping D.has helped
15.I ______ my friend download a movie when the telephone rang.( )
A.help B.helped
C.am helping D.was helping
16.﹣You are late for the morning assembly again!
﹣I'm terribly sorry I________ a contract almost the whole night.( )
A.was drafting B.have been drafting
C.have drafted D.had drafted
17.﹣Have you finished your research essay?
﹣I haven't started yet. I relevant materials the whole of last week.( )
A.have collected B.was collecting
C.would collect D.had collected
18.﹣﹣﹣ Good afternoon! By the way, has Billy finished his homework today?
﹣﹣﹣ I have no idea. He_____ it this morning.( )
A.was doing B.has been doing
C.has done D.had done
19.﹣Is there anything wrong,Mary?You look upset.
﹣Nothing much.In fact,I ______ a good friend in hospital.( )
A.have just thought
B.was just thinking
C.would just think
D.will just be thinking
20.﹣﹣﹣Mrs Jones? This is Mr. Black, assistant principal of Pike High School.
﹣﹣﹣Oh! Hello, Mr. Black. I _____ your call.( )
A.was expecting B.have expected
C.am expecting D.had expected
21.His eyes locked with mine, and I guessed he the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.( )
A.was making B.would make C.made D.had made
22.﹣﹣Did you watch the movie Tangshan Earthquake last night?
﹣﹣I had planned to,but it _______ hard all the time.( )
A.is raining B.was raining
C.has rained D.had rained
23.She and her best friend felt sad when they heard I_______for New York the next day.( )
A.had left B.was leaving
C.left D.has left
24.Unfortunately,when I got to her flat,she ________,so we had only time for a few words.( )
A.just left B.had just left
C.has just left D.was just leaving
25.﹣﹣Catherine, everyone was at the two﹣hour concert except you.
﹣﹣Sorry, but I _______ my mother, cleaning up the whole apartment.( )
A.helped B.was helping
C.had helped D.am helping
26.﹣ I called you at seven yesterday evening,but there was no answer.
﹣ Oh,I am sorry.I _____dinner at my friend's home.( )
A.had had B.had C.was having D.would have
27.My mother was cooking breakfast in the kitchen _____ she heard a loud knock at the door.( )
A.when B.since C.while D.before
28.When I got there,he _____ them to dance.( )
A.is teaching B.teaches
C.was teaching D.taught
29.Unluckily, when I dropped in, Dr. Smith _____, so we only had time for a few words.( )
A.just left B.was just leaving
C.has just left D.had just left
30.Hank ______ a piece of music last month but it is still unknown whether he has finished it.( )
A.had composed B.composed
C.has composed D.was composing
31.Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao _____ an evening variety show when he suddenly collapsed, which saddened thousands of his fans.( )
A.had filmed B.was filming
C.had been filmed D.was filmed
32.We_______along a country lane when suddenly a car_______past us.( )
A.drove;drove
B.drove;was driving
C.were driving;drove
D.were driving;was driving
33.Jack _______ in the lab when the electricity went out.( )
A.works B.has worked
C.was working D.would work
34.Sorry to have kept you waiting.You must have thought we __________.( )
A.are not coming B.were not coming
C.shall not come D.did not come
35.﹣﹣﹣Why not go out to play with them?
﹣﹣﹣Sorry. I haven't finished my homework yet, I ______ my mother in the kitchen all day yesterday.( )
A.have been helping B.had helped
C.was helping D.had been helping
36.Unfortunately, when we dropped in, Mr Smith ______ for Indonesia to rescue the injured people there, so he could spare little time for a few words.( )
A.has just left B.was just leaving
C.had just left D.just left
37.﹣ What was wrong? Why didn't you go to the picnic as scheduled?
﹣ I'm sorry. I _________ a seriously﹣injured old man to the hospital.( )
A.would deliver B.delivered
C.had delivered D.was delivering
38.﹣It was really kind of you to bring the goods to my house.
﹣Oh, don't mention it. I ______ past your house anyway.( )
A.am coming B.came C.was coming D.had come
39.When I felt bored, I would wander about in a wood, where the leaves _______ quietly and gracefully, revealing the beauty of nature.( )
A.fell B.had been falling
C.had fallen D.were falling
40.Jack told me that he would go back to his native country but he didn't tell me when he ______.( )
A.will leave B.leaves
C.was leaving D.left
41.﹣What a pity that Dad didn't attend my graduation ceremony yesterday afternoon.
﹣Oh, he ______some business partners from Europe.( )
A.would meet B.was meeting
C.had met D.has met
42.﹣Did you meet Mr. Smith?
﹣Yes. When I arrived, he ________ for New York to attend a press conference.( )
A.was just leaving B.just left
C.just leaves D.had just left
43.﹣﹣﹣ Hi,Helen.Glad to meet you here.
﹣﹣﹣ What a coincidence!I ______ about you.( )
A.thought B.was thinking
C.thinking D.had thought
44.The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.( )
A.was to walk B.had been walking
C.walked D.was walking
45.﹣﹣﹣Look at the picture. Tom looks so excited. He must have been on a wonderful trip.
﹣﹣﹣Yeah, he ______ himself in Australia.( )
A.is enjoying B.was enjoying
C.has been enjoying D.would enjoy
46.She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.( )
A.talked B.has talked
C.had talked D.was talking
47.﹣Did you drive oil the road because you were tired and sleepy?
﹣Absolutely not!A ctually I to avoid a truck overtaking me on the inside lane.( )
A.had been trying B.had tried
C.was trying D.tried
48.﹣David, are you listening to me?
﹣Sorry, sir. I ________ of the lecture I attended yesterday.( )
A.have thought B.was thinking
C.am thinking D.thought
49.James has just arrived, but I didn't know he_______until yesterday.( )
A.had come B.will come C.had come D.was coming
50.﹣﹣﹣ I beg your pardon, but I didn't quite catch you.
﹣﹣﹣ Oh, I myself.( )
A.am talking to B.have talked to
C.talked to D.was talking to
参考答案与试题解析
1.I saw Lily on the playground.She ________ long jump.( )
A.practices B.practiced
C.has practiced D.was practicing
【分析】我看见莉莉在操场上。她正在练习跳远。
【解答】由saw可知,本局陈述的是过去的事实,要用过去时态。又由于我看见她时,她正在跳远,因此用过去进行时,故选:D。
【点评】考查时态要根据时间状语,上下文的关系和语气等,综合判断,也要牢记各时态的构成。
2.Tom said he had never been there,but he .( )
A.lay B.lie C.has lied D.was lying
【分析】Tom说他之前从没有去过那里,但是他撒谎了。
【解答】根据 said 和 had been,可知句子时态均发生在过去,要用答案中选择过去的时态。A.lay 表示lie的过去时,翻译为"躺着";B.lie 表示原型,翻译为"撒谎;躺";C.has lied表示lie的现在完成时,表示从过去到现在,不属于过去的时态;D.was lying 表示lie的过去进行时,翻译为"正在撒谎"。故选was lying。故选:D。
【点评】本题考查时态。时态要统一,再结合词汇的意思从而选出正确答案。
3.﹣What happened to Bill?
﹣He _______ really fast when suddenly he ran headfirst into a parked car.( )
A.had run B.was running
C.has run D.has been running
【分析】﹣比尔怎么了?﹣他在飞速奔跑的时候突然一头撞进了一辆停着的车里。
【解答】答案:B. 根据题意,﹣比尔怎么了?﹣他在飞速奔跑的时候突然一头撞进了一辆停着的车里。本题考查过去进行时态。when引导的时间状语从句中动词为ran into撞上,为一般过去时。主句中用的是过去进行时态,表示过去某件事发生的同时,另外一件事情正在发生。故用was running.
故选:B。
【点评】本题考查固定句型"be doing sth when....." 正在做某事时,突然......;也考查了when引导的时间状语从句中的时态,学生在平时的学习中要时刻关注时态的变化。从而才能更好的掌握做题的技巧和方法。
4.﹣Do you remember the first time we met?
﹣Yes.It happened at the airport and we _______to leave for Tianjin.( )
A.had been waiting B.were waiting
C.would wait D.waited
【分析】—你还记得我们第一次见面的时候吗?—是的。事情发生在机场。我们正等着去天津。
【解答】答案:B.根据题意,—你还记得我们第一次见面的时候吗?—是的。事情发生在机场。我们正等着去天津。本题考查过去进行时态。分析句子结构可知,waiting这个动作,在过去的动作happened发生时,waiting这个动作正在发生。故本句应用过去进行时:was/were+v﹣ing.
故选:B。
【点评】本题考查过去进行时。单项选择题考查内容广泛,涉及词汇、语法、习语、日常用语等。在有限的题量中注意知识的覆盖面,设计特定的语境综合考查学生在一定语境中运用语言知识的能力。
5.Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn't want her parents to know what she ________.( )
A.has done B.had done C.was doing D.is doing
【分析】苏珊决定不在家里做这个计划,因为她不想让她的父母知道她在做什么.
【解答】考查过去进行时态.从时态呼应上考虑,A和D均错;Susan不想让其父母知道她眼下正在干什么,便背着父母偷偷干,要用过去进行时,排除D项,只有C项正确.
故选:C.
【点评】解答此类问题要了解各种时态的基本含义,并区别各种时态之间的差异,了解某些时态的特殊用法,然后结合语境选择正确答案.
6.I ______along the river when I heard a boy crying for help.( )
A.drove B.was driven
C.had driven D.was driving
【分析】我正沿着河开车,突然听到一个男孩呼救。
【解答】本题是固定搭配sb be doing sth when某人正在做某事这时...。
故选:D。
【点评】考查动词时态,根据句子中的时间状语和语境分析应使用的时态。
7.﹣﹣Why did none of you answer the phone?
﹣﹣We ______ badminton outside then.( )
A.had played B.are playing
C.were playing D.play
【分析】﹣﹣为什么你们都不接电话?
﹣﹣那时我们正在外面打羽毛球。
【解答】根据then可知用进行时,根据did可知用过去进行时was/were doing。句意:﹣﹣为什么你们都不接电话?﹣﹣那时我们正在外面打羽毛球。
故选:C。
【点评】考查时态,此题的关键是根据语境判断应用的时态。
8.﹣I went to work on foot yesterday,though it________.
﹣You________by bus.It was likely to get a cold.( )
A.is raining;must have gone
B.rained;would go
C.was raining;should have gone
D.have rained;could have gone
【分析】﹣﹣昨天我步行去上班,虽然天在下雨.﹣﹣你本应该坐公共汽车.可能会感冒的.
【解答】答案:C.说话人在主句中使用了过去时态,因此,让步状语从句也用过去时态,这样,就排除了A、D两项.should have done表示的是责备对方应该做某事却没有做,上句已经说明是走路而不是乘车,这样,就把would go排除了.
故选:C。
【点评】本题考查过去进行时,表示过去某个或某段时间正在做的事情,只表示做的过程,不表示结果.
9.Tom had to pack his things up quickly,because he was told that his taxi in 2 minutes.( )
A.was leaving B.will leave
C.left D.is leaving
【分析】汤姆必须赶快收拾东西,因为他被告知他的出租车两分钟后就要离开了
【解答】根据句意理解及句子结构分析,可知"he was told that his taxi in 2 minutes"是一个宾语从句,根据时态的一致性,从in 2 minutes(两分钟后)判断,要用过去进行时表将来;was leaving是用过去进行时来表示过去某时刻即将发生的事情。
故选:A。
【点评】熟练掌握时态中用进行时表即将发生的事情的用法。
10.When I arrived at the company,the manager _________,so we had only time for a few words.( )
A.just went away B.had gone away
C.was just going away D.has just gone away
【分析】我到公司时,经理刚要走,所以我们只有说几句话的时间。
【解答】句意:我到公司时,经理刚要走,所以我们只有说几句话的时间。be doing sth.when...正要做某事,这时......结合后半句谓语动词had,可知,主句时态应用过去进行时。
故选:C。
【点评】考查动词时态,根据句子中的时间状语和语境分析应使用的时态。
11.﹣I didn't see Jack at the meeting yesterday.
﹣He ______some foreign guests around our school at that time.( )
A.is showing B.showed
C.had shown D.was showing
【分析】﹣﹣我昨天在会上没看见杰克。
﹣﹣在那时,他正在带领一些外国客人参观我们的校园。
【解答】答案:D.根据上文的yesterday结合下文的at that time可知,描述过去某段时间正在进行的动作,用过去进行时,D项正确。其它选项不符合语境。
故选:D。
【点评】解答此类问题要了解各种时态的基本含义,并区别各种时态之间的差异,了解某些时态的特殊用法,然后结合语境选择正确答案。
12.When I got there, they the old people clean the house.( )
A.helped B.are helping
C.were helping D.was helping
【分析】当我到达那里的时候,他们正在帮助老人打扫房子。
【解答】根据从句中got可知,该句使用了过去时,所以主句也要用相应的过去时的一种;"当我到达那里的时候",help的动作正在进行,表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,要用过去进行时"was/were+现在分词",主语是they,根据主谓一致原则,填were helping.
故选:C。
【点评】熟练掌握when引导的时间状语从句及谓语时态的用法。
13.Amateur astronomer David Bates __________ at the moon through his telescope last night when he got a big surprise.( )
A.looked B.was looking
C.had looked D.would look
【分析】业余天文学家大卫 贝茨昨晚通过望远镜正在观察月球,这时他得到了一个巨大的惊喜。
【解答】考查时态。根据句意"业余天文学家大卫 贝茨昨晚通过望远镜正在观察月球,这时他得到了一个巨大的惊喜。"可知时态应用过去进行时,be doing sth.when…表示"正在做某事,这时……"。
故选:B。
【点评】考查时态。应结合句意和"be doing sth.when…表示"正在做某事,这时……"固定用法做出判断。
14.He ____ his father on the farm the whole afternoon last Saturday.( )
A.helps B.would help
C.was helping D.has helped
【分析】上星期六整个下午他都在农场帮他父亲干活。
【解答】由last Saturday上周六可知,句子是用过去时,又根据时间状语 the whole afternoon整个下午,表示过去的某个时段,用过去进行时was/were+doing,He是第三人称单数,所以用was doing,故选:C。
【点评】考查时态要根据时间状语,上下文的关系和语气等,综合判断,也要牢记各时态的构成。
15.I ______ my friend download a movie when the telephone rang.( )
A.help B.helped
C.am helping D.was helping
【分析】我正在帮朋友下载一部电影,这时电话铃响了。
【解答】分析句子及结合句意可知,该句使用了句型"sb was doing sth when sth happened"意思是"正当某人在做某事,这时某事发生了",该句when后的句子使用了一般过去时,所以前面要用过去进行时。
故选:D。
【点评】单项选择题考查内容广泛,涉及词汇、语法、习语、日常用语等。在有限的题量中注意知识的覆盖面,设计特定的语境综合考查学生在一定语境中运用语言知识的能力。
16.﹣You are late for the morning assembly again!
﹣I'm terribly sorry I________ a contract almost the whole night.( )
A.was drafting B.have been drafting
C.have drafted D.had drafted
【分析】﹣﹣你早上开会又迟到了!
﹣﹣很抱歉我几乎昨天整晚都在起草合同.
【解答】根据句意可知,昨天一整晚都在起草合同,所以用过去进行时态表示在过去某一时间段或某一段时间内正在发生或进行的动作.
故选:A。
【点评】过去进行时表示过去在某一时间段或某一段时间内正在发生或进行的动作或状态.其形式为 主语+was /were + V﹣ing.常与表示过去的时间状语连用,如:last night,last Saturday,yesterday等;或者与when,while,as引导的过去时间状语连用.
例如:We were watching TV from seven to nine last night. 昨天晚上七点到九点的时候我们在看电视.
What was he researching all day last Sunday? 上周日他一整天都在研究什么?
17.﹣Have you finished your research essay?
﹣I haven't started yet. I relevant materials the whole of last week.( )
A.have collected B.was collecting
C.would collect D.had collected
【分析】﹣﹣﹣你完成研究论文了吗?﹣﹣﹣我还没开始呢.上周我一直都在收集相关的材料.
【解答】答案:B.考查过去正在进行时.根据时间状语the whole of last week可知,表示动作在过去的一段时间内正在进行或一直持续,应该用过去进行时,即was/were doing.
故选:B.
【点评】时态类题目的解题关键是找准有关的时间状语,或根据上下文提供的语境进行判断,需掌握规则,灵活运用,同时需要掌握固定句型中的固定时态.
18.﹣﹣﹣ Good afternoon! By the way, has Billy finished his homework today?
﹣﹣﹣ I have no idea. He_____ it this morning.( )
A.was doing B.has been doing
C.has done D.had done
【分析】﹣﹣﹣下午好!顺便问一下,比利今天做完作业了吗
﹣﹣﹣我不知道.他今天早上正在做.
【解答】本题考查过去进行时.根据句意和时间this morning,可知这里表示过去正在做的事情,用过去进行时.
故选:A.
【点评】过去进行时主要表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,或表示过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作.
19.﹣Is there anything wrong,Mary?You look upset.
﹣Nothing much.In fact,I ______ a good friend in hospital.( )
A.have just thought
B.was just thinking
C.would just think
D.will just be thinking
【分析】﹣玛丽,出什么事了吗?你看起来很沮丧.
﹣没什么.事实上,我只是在想医院里的一个好朋友.
【解答】考查过去进行时.根据句意可知,此处指的是刚才怎么了,所以用过去进行时.
故选:B。
【点评】技巧
①根据时间状语确定时态.
②根据语境判断句子时态.如:动作发生的背景表示过去正在进行的动作,就用过去进行时.
③根据复合句中的宾语从句.如:含有when引导的宾语从句的复合句中,主句往往用过去进行时.
20.﹣﹣﹣Mrs Jones? This is Mr. Black, assistant principal of Pike High School.
﹣﹣﹣Oh! Hello, Mr. Black. I _____ your call.( )
A.was expecting B.have expected
C.am expecting D.had expected
【分析】﹣﹣琼斯夫人?这是布莱克先生,派克中学的副校长。
﹣﹣﹣哦!你好,布莱克先生。我在等你的电话。
【解答】A. 根据语境可知是刚才没见到时在等电话,现在见到了就不用等了,所以是过去进行时。
故选:A。
【点评】解题方法
①根据时间状语确定时态。
②根据语境判断句子时态。如:动作发生的背景表示过去正在进行的动作,就用过去进行时。
③根据复合句中的宾语从句。如:含有when引导的宾语从句的复合句中,主句往往用过去进行时。
21.His eyes locked with mine, and I guessed he the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.( )
A.was making B.would make C.made D.had made
【分析】他的眼睛紧盯着我的眼睛,我猜想他当时正在决定是否简单地告诉我真相.
【解答】本题考查动词时态.根据句意可知此处表示right then过去某一时刻,过去某个时候正在进行的动作,用过去进行时态.
故选:A.
【点评】本题考查动词时态.根据句意和句中所给的时间状语判断应该使用什么时态.
22.﹣﹣Did you watch the movie Tangshan Earthquake last night?
﹣﹣I had planned to,but it _______ hard all the time.( )
A.is raining B.was raining
C.has rained D.had rained
【分析】﹣﹣昨晚你观看了电影《唐山大地震》了吗?
﹣﹣我本来是打算这么做的,但是雨一直下得很大。
【解答】根据句意理解及对该空所在句子的观察,可知所谈论的事情发生在过去,时间状语all the time(一直),表示在过去的某一阶段,动作一直在进行,谓语动词要使用过去进行时,故填was raining。
故选:B。
【点评】了解语境,把握时间点,准确使用时态。
23.She and her best friend felt sad when they heard I_______for New York the next day.( )
A.had left B.was leaving
C.left D.has left
【分析】当她和她最好的朋友听说我第二天要去纽约时,他们感到很难过.
【解答】根据 heard和the next day可知这里表示过去将要做某事,用过去进行时表示过去将来时.
故选:B.
【点评】过去进行时主要表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,或表示过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作.
24.Unfortunately,when I got to her flat,she ________,so we had only time for a few words.( )
A.just left B.had just left
C.has just left D.was just leaving
【分析】不幸的是当我到她家时,她刚要走,因此我们只说了几句话.
【解答】答案:D.根据句意,本题说的是过去的事,故排除C项;A、B项表示"已经离开"与后面的"只说了几句话"矛盾;D项过去进行时表过去将来,故答案为D项.
故选:D.
【点评】be+doing 表示将来,仅限于某些表示位置移动的动词,如come,go,arrive,
take,meet,leave 等.
Ididn't know when they were coming again.
25.﹣﹣Catherine, everyone was at the two﹣hour concert except you.
﹣﹣Sorry, but I _______ my mother, cleaning up the whole apartment.( )
A.helped B.was helping
C.had helped D.am helping
【分析】﹣﹣﹣Catherine,除了你,每个人都出席了这场两个小时的音乐会。
﹣﹣﹣对不起,但是那个时候我要照顾我的妈妈,打扫整个公寓。
【解答】答案:B.根据everyone was at the two﹣hour concert except you可知事情发生在过去,结合第二句的句意:那个时候我要照顾我的妈妈,打扫整个公寓。可知第二句要用过去进行时。
故选:B。
【点评】熟悉进行时态的用法。
26.﹣ I called you at seven yesterday evening,but there was no answer.
﹣ Oh,I am sorry.I _____dinner at my friend's home.( )
A.had had B.had C.was having D.would have
【分析】﹣我昨天晚上七点给你打电话,但没有人接。
﹣哦,我很抱歉。我正在朋友家吃晚饭。
【解答】句意:﹣我昨天晚上七点给你打电话,但没有人接。﹣哦,我很抱歉。我正在朋友家吃晚饭。根据时间状语at seven yesterday evening可知,此处指昨天晚上七点时正在发生的动作,应使用过去进行时。
故选:C。
【点评】考查动词时态,根据句子中的时间状语和语境分析应使用的时态。
27.My mother was cooking breakfast in the kitchen _____ she heard a loud knock at the door.( )
A.when B.since C.while D.before
【分析】当妈妈听到很响的敲门声时,她正在厨房做早餐。
【解答】本题考查连词。根据句意:当妈妈听到很响的敲门声时,她正在厨房做早餐。be doing sth....when...为固定句式,意为"正在做某事突然......"。
故选:A。
【点评】做这类题,平时多积累词义和用法,做题时需要结合选项和句意做出判断。
28.When I got there,he _____ them to dance.( )
A.is teaching B.teaches
C.was teaching D.taught
【分析】当我到那儿的时候,他正在教他们跳舞.
【解答】C,考查时态,根据从句时态got there可知是一般过去时,表示过去某一时刻正在做的事情,使用过去进行时.
故选:C.
【点评】考查时态的运用,句中有明显的时间状语时,要通过其来判断使用的时态.
29.Unluckily, when I dropped in, Dr. Smith _____, so we only had time for a few words.( )
A.just left B.was just leaving
C.has just left D.had just left
【分析】当我们去拜访时,史密斯博士正要出门,所以我们只有一点时间来谈话.
【解答】句意:当我们去拜访时,史密斯博士正要出门,所以我们只有一点时间来谈话.根据语境分析,根据when I dropped in, Dr. Smith 可知,此处应该用过去进行时态,…was just leaving…when…正在做某事时…某事发生了.固定句型搭配,符合题意,
故选:B.
【点评】根据句子大意,分析句子结构,辨析选项区别和用法,得出最佳答案.
30.Hank ______ a piece of music last month but it is still unknown whether he has finished it.( )
A.had composed B.composed
C.has composed D.was composing
【分析】汉克上个月正在创作一首曲子,但还不知道他是否已经完成了.
【解答】答案:D 考查过去进行时.表示过去某一时间点或一段时间正在进行的动作应用过去进行时.根据下一句"but it is still unknown whether he has finished it"可知 compose的动作是上个月正在进行的动作,所以用过去进行时.主语为Hank ,谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式.
故选:D.
【点评】技巧
①根据时间状语确定时态.
②根据语境判断句子时态.如:动作发生的背景表示过去正在进行的动作,就用过去进行时.
③根据复合句中的宾语从句.如:含有when引导的宾语从句的复合句中,主句往往用过去进行时.
31.Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao _____ an evening variety show when he suddenly collapsed, which saddened thousands of his fans.( )
A.had filmed B.was filming
C.had been filmed D.was filmed
【分析】台湾演员Godfrey Gao 在拍摄晚间综艺节目时突然倒下,令数千名歌迷悲痛不已.
【解答】答案:B 考查过去进行时.根据when he suddenly collapsed可知film的动作和collapsed动作是同时发生的,所以要用过去进行时.
故选:B.
【点评】对时态的选择,要在把握时态的基本用法的基础上,根据具体语境和题干中的时间推断时态,同时关注特殊的结构.
32.We_______along a country lane when suddenly a car_______past us.( )
A.drove;drove
B.drove;was driving
C.were driving;drove
D.were driving;was driving
【分析】我们正沿着乡间小路开车,突然一辆车从我们身边开过.
【解答】根据句意和结构可知这句话使用was/were doing…when…意为"正在做某事这时…".第一空用过去进行时,表示过去某个时间正在发生的事情,第二空用一般过去时.
故选:C.
【点评】过去进行时主要表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,或表示过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作.
33.Jack _______ in the lab when the electricity went out.( )
A.works B.has worked
C.was working D.would work
【分析】停电时,杰克正在实验室工作.
【解答】根据句子内容可知,停电的时候,杰克当时正在实验室工作,应用过去进行时表示过去的某个时刻正在发生,A.works 一般现在时 B.has worked 现在完成时 C.was working 过去进行时 D. would work 过去将来时
故选:C。
【点评】根据句子大意,分析辨析时态,得出最佳答案.
34.Sorry to have kept you waiting.You must have thought we __________.( )
A.are not coming B.were not coming
C.shall not come D.did not come
【分析】对不起,让你久等了。你一定以为我们不来了。
【解答】分析句意,must have done表示对过去的肯定得逻辑猜测,因此可知此句提及的动作发生在过去,又因此句为一种猜测,表示说话时动作还未发生,因此用过去进行时表将来。
故选:B。
【点评】过去进行时可以表将来表示从过去某时看来将要发生的动作或存在状态。
35.﹣﹣﹣Why not go out to play with them?
﹣﹣﹣Sorry. I haven't finished my homework yet, I ______ my mother in the kitchen all day yesterday.( )
A.have been helping B.had helped
C.was helping D.had been helping
【分析】﹣为什么不出去和他们玩呢?﹣对不起,我作业还没完成.我昨天一整天都在厨房帮我妈妈.
【解答】根据句中的时间状语all day yesterday 可知,在厨房帮妈妈是发生在过去,all day表示过去的一段时间所持续的动作,应该用过去进行时.故选:C.
【点评】考查时态题要注意句中的时间状语,再结合语境选择适当的时态.
36.Unfortunately, when we dropped in, Mr Smith ______ for Indonesia to rescue the injured people there, so he could spare little time for a few words.( )
A.has just left B.was just leaving
C.had just left D.just left
【分析】不幸的是,当我们去拜访史密斯先生时,他刚要离开印尼去拯救受伤的人,因此他能挤出几句说话的时间很少.
【解答】答案:B考查过去进行时.根据when we dropped in时间状语从句可知,when强调时间点,此处应该用过去进行时表示过去即将发生的动作,was just leaving for即将要去,符合题意,
故选:B.
【点评】根据句子大意,分析句子结构,关注特定时间状语,分析动词时态,最后得出最佳答案.
37.﹣ What was wrong? Why didn't you go to the picnic as scheduled?
﹣ I'm sorry. I _________ a seriously﹣injured old man to the hospital.( )
A.would deliver B.delivered
C.had delivered D.was delivering
【分析】﹣﹣怎么了?你为什么不按计划去野餐?
﹣﹣对不起,我正送一个重伤的老人去医院.
【解答】本题考查时态.根据句意和前面的didn't可知这句话使用过去进行时,表示过去某个时候正在做某事.
故选:D.
【点评】本题考查时态.注意通过上下文语境中判断动作发生的时间.
38.﹣It was really kind of you to bring the goods to my house.
﹣Oh, don't mention it. I ______ past your house anyway.( )
A.am coming B.came C.was coming D.had come
【分析】﹣你真是太好了,把货物送到我家来了.﹣哦,别说了.反正我当时正好经过你家.
【解答】本题考查过去进行时.根据句意和结构可知这里使用过去进行时,表示过去某个时候正在做某事.
故选:C.
【点评】过去进行时主要表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,或表示过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作.
39.When I felt bored, I would wander about in a wood, where the leaves _______ quietly and gracefully, revealing the beauty of nature.( )
A.fell B.had been falling
C.had fallen D.were falling
【分析】当我觉得无聊的时候,我会漫游在森林里,在那树叶安静地优雅地掉落着,展现出自然的美.
【解答】考查时态的运用,fell一般过去时,had been falling过去完成进行时,had fallen过去完成时,were falling过去进行时,句中由where引导的非限制性定语从句,表示去森林漫游的时候,叶子正在掉落,因此使用过去进行时.
故选:D.
【点评】考查句子时态,要分析句子结构,根据语境对答案进行确定.
40.Jack told me that he would go back to his native country but he didn't tell me when he ______.( )
A.will leave B.leaves
C.was leaving D.left
【分析】杰克告诉我他要回他的祖国,但没有告诉我什么时候离开.
【解答】本题考查过去进行时,根据句意可知这里使用when引导宾语从句,主句是一般过去时,表示将要发生的事情,从句用过去将来时,用过去进行时代替过去将来时,用was leaving.
故选:C。
【点评】过去进行时主要表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,或表示过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作.
41.﹣What a pity that Dad didn't attend my graduation ceremony yesterday afternoon.
﹣Oh, he ______some business partners from Europe.( )
A.would meet B.was meeting
C.had met D.has met
【分析】﹣真可惜,爸爸昨天下午没能参加我的毕业典礼.
﹣哦, 他正会晤来自欧洲的一些生意伙伴.
【解答】答案:B.根据句意"那段时间,他正在会晤他的商业合作伙伴."那段时间某人正在做某事,用过去进行时,即用was/ were doing.
故选:B.
【点评】解答此类问题要了解各种时态的基本含义,并区别各种时态之间的差异,了解某些时态的特殊用法,然后结合语境选择正确答案.
42.﹣Did you meet Mr. Smith?
﹣Yes. When I arrived, he ________ for New York to attend a press conference.( )
A.was just leaving B.just left
C.just leaves D.had just left
【分析】句意:你见过史密斯先生吗? ﹣是的.我到的时候,他正要去纽约参加记者招待会.
【解答】答案:A.本题考查过去进行时.A项为过去进行时,描述过去正在进行的事情;B项为过去时,描述过去发生的动作;C项为一般现在时,与本题时态不一致;D项为过去完成时,描述过去的过去;根据句意可知当我到达的时候,他正要动身去纽约,说明时态要用过去进行时,故A项符合.
故选:A.
【点评】本题重在区分各个时态的用法.
43.﹣﹣﹣ Hi,Helen.Glad to meet you here.
﹣﹣﹣ What a coincidence!I ______ about you.( )
A.thought B.was thinking
C.thinking D.had thought
【分析】﹣﹣﹣嗨,海伦。很高兴在这里见到你。
﹣﹣﹣太巧了!我刚才正在想你。
【解答】答案:B.根据语境可知,这里表示两人见面之前的那个时间"我"正在想,故用过去进行时。
故选:B。
【点评】解答此类问题要了解各种时态和语态的用法,然后根据上下文并结合语境选出正确答案。
44.The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.( )
A.was to walk B.had been walking
C.walked D.was walking
【分析】事实上,先生,当我的汽车撞到他的时候,老人正在过马路.
【解答】答案是D.本题考查过去进行时;过去进行时表示过去某一点时间或过去某一段时间内正在进行的动作;根据语境,when my car hit him(当我的汽车撞到他的时候)老人"正在过马路",可见句中需要过去进行时.
故选:D.
【点评】对时态的选择,要在把握时态的基本用法的基础上,根据具体语境和题干中的时间推断时态,同时关注特殊的结构.
45.﹣﹣﹣Look at the picture. Tom looks so excited. He must have been on a wonderful trip.
﹣﹣﹣Yeah, he ______ himself in Australia.( )
A.is enjoying B.was enjoying
C.has been enjoying D.would enjoy
【分析】﹣﹣﹣看这张照片,Tom看起来很兴奋.他这次旅行一定很愉快.
﹣﹣﹣是的, 他在澳大利亚玩得很愉快.
【解答】本题考查过去进行时. must have done表示对过去的推测, 根据上文He must have been on a wonderful trip可知, Tom是过去旅行的, 所以他过去旅行的那段时间期间玩得很愉快, 故用过去进行时.
故选:B.
【点评】本题考查过去进行时. 过去进行时表示在过去某一段时间, 正在进行的动作或存在的状态, 做时态类题目时,首先要分析上下文的语境,结合语境来选择恰当的时态.
46.She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.( )
A.talked B.has talked
C.had talked D.was talking
【分析】她正在和别人通电话,所以我只是向她点点头就走了.
【解答】考查时态.根据句意可知此处表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作,所以用过去进行时态.
故选:D.
【点评】本题考查动词时态.根据句意和句中所给的时间状语判断应该使用什么时态.
47.﹣Did you drive oil the road because you were tired and sleepy?
﹣Absolutely not!A ctually I to avoid a truck overtaking me on the inside lane.( )
A.had been trying B.had tried
C.was trying D.tried
【分析】﹣﹣你是因为很累很困才将车子开出道路的吗?
﹣﹣绝对不是.事实上,是因为我当时正在极力躲闪一辆在内车道超越我的卡车.
【解答】答案:C 考查过去进行时.根据语境可知,drive off the road(将车子开出道路),这个动作是在try to avoid a truck(极力躲闪一辆卡车)这个过程中发生的,所以我将车子开出道路时,try to avoid a truck 这个动作应该正在发生,所以用进行时,再加上第一句中"Did"、"were tired"可知是过去,所以应该用过去进行时.
故选:C.
【点评】技巧
①根据时间状语确定时态.
②根据语境判断句子时态.如:动作发生的背景表示过去正在进行的动作,就用过去进行时.
③根据复合句中的宾语从句.如:含有when引导的宾语从句的复合句中,主句往往用过去进行时.对于过去进行时的考查,多以单选、词语运用或完形填空的形式考查学生在具体语境中灵活运用时态的能力.在考试中,会让大家判断是否该用过去进行时.
48.﹣David, are you listening to me?
﹣Sorry, sir. I ________ of the lecture I attended yesterday.( )
A.have thought B.was thinking
C.am thinking D.thought
【分析】﹣﹣大卫,你在听我讲吗?
﹣﹣对不起,先生,我刚才正在想昨天参加的演讲.
【解答】考查过去进行时.分析语境可知,这一动作发生在对方讲话的时候,要使用过去进行时,故B项正确.其它三项不符合语境.
故选:B。
【点评】解答此类问题要了解各种时态的基本含义,并区别各种时态之间的差异,了解某些时态的特殊用法,然后结合语境选择正确答案.
49.James has just arrived, but I didn't know he_______until yesterday.( )
A.had come B.will come C.had come D.was coming
【分析】James刚刚到达,但是直到昨天我才知道他要来.
【解答】答案:D.根据第一个分句可知,"到来"的动作发生在过去,排除C;表示位置移动的词go,come,leave,move等可以用进行时表示将来,根据didn't可知,这里指的是我昨天之前不知道他将会来,应该用过去将来时.
故选:D.
【点评】解答此类问题要了解各种时态的基本含义,并区别各种时态之间的差异,了解某些时态的特殊用法,然后结合语境选择正确答案.
50.﹣﹣﹣ I beg your pardon, but I didn't quite catch you.
﹣﹣﹣ Oh, I myself.( )
A.am talking to B.have talked to
C.talked to D.was talking to
【分析】不好意思,我没有明白你的话.﹣﹣噢, 我(刚才)只是在自言自语.
【解答】考查动词时态.根据句意并分析句子可知,本句描述过去的正在进行的动作,故用过去进行时.
故选:D.
【点评】本题考查时态.注意通过上下文语境中判断动作发生的时间.