优秀试题热身1.(2010·皖南八校联考)Before 1966 in the land we now call Great Britain ________ people belonging to two major language groups.A. lived B. livesC. has lived D. are living答案与解析:A 由时间状语 before 1966 可知该句用一般过去时,介词短语 in the land 置于句首,该句应该用完全倒装形式,故选 A 项。句子主干的正常语序为:People lived in the land.。2.(2010·皖南八校联考)I ________ you not to give up that job—now, where can you find a better one?A. told B. were tellingC. had told D. tell答案与解析:A 句意:我告诉过你不要放弃那份工作,现在你到哪里去找一份更好的呢?“告诉”为过去的动作,故用一般过去时。3.(2010·合肥质检)—How did you spend your national holidays?—Oh, I ________ most of my time watching TV, and then I was invited to visit a relative in Qingdao.A. have spent B. was spendingC. spent D. had been spending答案与解析:C 根据问句我们可以判断出此处是对过去发生事情的陈述,因此应该用一般过去时,故 C 项符合题意。4.(2010·芜湖模拟)Before I realized that what I said at the meeting did hurt him, he ________ without a word.A. drove away B. was driving awayC. was driven away D. had driven away答案与解析:D 由句意可知,“他离开”发生在“我意识到自己在会上说的话伤害了他”之前,即过去的过去,须用过去完成时。5.(2010·江南十校联考)—It's said that your journey was not very pleasant.—We would have enjoyed ourselves, but the car ________ a little crowded.A. would be B. had been C. was D. would have been答案与解析:C 从句意“我们本可以过得很愉快的”可知,这是对过去状况的虚拟,但“汽车有点挤”是发生在过去的事实,所以用一般过去时态表示过去的状况或动作,选C 项。6 . (2010· 长 春 调 研 )—I saw Lucy and her boyfriend in the park at nine yesterday evening.—Impossible. She ________ the Internet with me in my home then.A. surfed B. had surfedC. would surf D. was surfin...