學位英語試題精講：時態(tài)

1. Mary ____ in the garden when it began to rain.

 A. was walking     B. walked    C. walking    D. had walked

【答案】A it began to rain是一個過去的時間點，因此主句因該用過去進行時。選A。句意為“當開始下雨時， 瑪麗正在花園散步?！?/p>

2. No one can possibly recall any detail about the meeting. It is at least five years since it ___.

A. had taken place   B. was taken place   C. took place   D. was taking place 

【答案】：C。It is …time since +從句（謂語動詞用過去時），故選C。It is many years since World War Two was over.自從二次大戰(zhàn)結束以來已經(jīng)很多年了。

3. Dr. Robert went to New York, bought some books and ___.

A. visiting his daughter    B. to visit his daughter  C. visit his daughter   D. visited his daughter  

【答案】D  此句中有三個動詞作并列謂語，由and連接，所以前后時態(tài)應一致。

4. Let’s go to the cinema tonight. I ____ for you at the gate.

A. wait    B. shall wait    C. am waiting    D. shall have waited

【答案】B 本句中tonight是一個將來時間，時態(tài)應用將來時。第一人稱將來時可用 shall表示。

5. While the secretary____ his desk, he found the long lost report.

A. had been cleaning      B. is cleaning     C. has been cleaning      D. was cleaning

【答案】D 首先是過去時，排除BC。然后并不強調(diào)完成，排除A。秘書在打掃桌子的時候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了丟失已久的報告。

6. Smith is to study medicine as soon as he_____ military service.

A. will finish        B. has finished        C. finish       D. would finish

【答案】B句意：一服完兵役，史密斯就要開始學習醫(yī)學。此處as soon as 引導時間狀語從句，從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時或者現(xiàn)在完成時表示將來，所以排除A和D；而如果用一般現(xiàn)在時，應該是finishes, 因此C項也不正確；所以選has finished,為現(xiàn)在完成時。

7. No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she ___ them.

A. tries    B. will try    C. are trying   D. have tried

【答案】：A。本題是測試考生的時態(tài)。在時間和條件狀語從句中要用一般時表示將來的動作。因此A 是正確答案。又如：“They will go home for winter vocation as soon as they finish their exams. 他們一考完試就回家過寒假?！?/p>

8. Please be sure to telephone me the next time you____.

A. will come     B. would come     C. shall come        D. come

【答案】D the next time you come 是時間狀語從句，“下次你來的時候”，the next time 后一般用現(xiàn)在時表將來時。

9.You should visit this part of the country when ___

A. spring will com  B. spring comes   C. It has been spring  D. It will be spring

【答案】B。主將從現(xiàn)，你應該春天來拜訪這個地區(qū)。

10. I think I’ll wait until the mail   ______ .

A. should come     B. is coming     C. comes       D. will come

【答案】C。主將從現(xiàn)。我認為我會一直等到郵件寄過來。

11. In recent years many football clubs _____ as business to make a profit.

 A. have run    B. have been run    C. had been run      D. will run

【答案】B。本題考查的是動詞的時態(tài)和語態(tài)。In recent years是現(xiàn)在完成時的標志。而且動詞run（經(jīng)營管理），和足球俱樂部之間是被動關系。因此選擇B。最近幾年很多足球俱樂部作為盈利機構被開辦起來。

12. Since he left the university, he _____ in an accounting company.

A. has been working   B. had worked C. had been working    D. was working

【答案】A這句話的意思是自從大學畢業(yè)以后，他就在這家會計公司工作。該句是since引導的時間狀語從句。由于該動作一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，所以用完成時的進行時態(tài)。這句話強調(diào)的是自從大學畢業(yè)以后他就一直在哪家公司工作.

13. Until yesterday, Miller’s family _____from him for six months.

A. hasn’t heard     B. hasn’t been hearing       C. hadn’t heard     D. didn’t bear

【答案】C。直到昨天，米勒家6個月沒有收到他的消息了。時間段標志詞“for six month”,因此選擇完成時。

14. The chemistry class ___ for five minutes when we hurried there.

A. had been on     B. was on    C. has been on   D. would be on

【答案】A for five minutes是延續(xù)性時間狀語，句子時態(tài)應用完成時； when 引導的時間狀語從句為過去式，主句時態(tài)應與之對應，所以應該用過去完成時。

15. All the apparatus______ before the experiment began. 

 A. have been tested    B. had been tested     C. were tested    D. had tested

【答案】B。所有的設備都在實驗開始前被測試過了?！皌est”是在過去的某個時間（began）之前發(fā)生的，即過去的過去，因此選擇完成時。

16. I ___ writing the article by the time you get back.

A. shall finish   B. must have finished  C. have finished   D. shall have finished

【答案】：D。本句為將來完成時。表示在將來的某一時刻或將來的某一時刻之前已完成，這一動作可以繼續(xù)下去。When you come again in July we shall have moved into a new house.七月份你們再來的時候，我們就搬進新房子里去了。I shall have done it by the end of this week.我要在周末做完它。本句的意思是“我要在你回來之前寫完這篇文章”。

17. Mrs. White became a teacher in 1985. She _____ for twenty years by next summer.

A. will teach     B. would have taught   C. has been teaching   D. will have been teaching

【答案】D此題考查的是動詞辨析。A 建議，但無suggest sb to do 這種用法；B 吸引；C 引誘，D勸說。根據(jù)題意應該是：Alice很相信你，只有你能勸說她放棄這種愚蠢的念頭。故選D

18. In another year or so, you _____ all about it.

A. forget   B. would forget   C. have forgotten   D. will have forgotten

【答案】D大概一年以后，你就會完全忘記它了。將來完成時。

19. By this summer, Elizabeth ______ here for ten years.

 A. will work     B. works    C. will have worked    D. has worked

【答案】C。到今年夏天為止，伊麗莎白就在這里工作十年了。標志詞“By this summer”到將來的某個時間為止，所以用將來完成時。

20. You needn't hurry her. She ___ it by the time you are ready.

A. will have been finishing   B. would finish   C. will have finished   D. will be finishing

【答案】C。你沒必要催她。你準備好了的時候，她就會做完了。標志詞“by the time”。