GrammarI.The Present Tense: (P107 ） 1. 表示经常性 ; 习惯性的动作或存在的状态。常与 usually, often, always, every day, sometimes, once a month, never, on Mondays 等时间状语连用。2. 表示普遍真理和客观存在的事实。 He never gives up, whenever he fails. A plane travels more quickly than anyother traffic.3. 表示现在时刻发生的动作或存在的状 态。4. 表示与安排、计划或时刻表有关的动 作。常用于转移动词。It’s Sunday today. He is at church. The evening class begins at 19:00.II. The Present Continuous Tense1. 表示此刻（说话时）正在进行的动作：2. 表示现阶段（目前）正在进行的动作： — Is this rain coat yours? — No, mine ___ there behind the door. A. hangs B. hung C. is hanging D. has hung (1997)Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology ___ so rapidly. (2001) A. is changing B. has changed C. will have changed D. will changed3. 与 always, all the time 等连用可表示反复性、一贯性的动作，且常带有赞扬或厌恶的感情色彩。He ___ of how he can do more for thepeople. A. will always thinks B. is always thinking C. has always been thought D. does think always4. come, go, leave, arrive, start, fly, drive 等动词可用现在进行时表示安排和计划或即将发生的动作。I want to know when he ___ for New York.A. has left B. is leaving C. had left D. would leave1. Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _______ in the clothing industry. A. is workingB. works C. workD. worked2. Scientists think that the continents ____ always where they ____ today. A. aren’t; areB. aren’t; were C. weren’t; are D. weren’t; were3.Months ago, we sailed 10,000 miles across this open sea, which ____ the Pacific, and we met no storms.A. was calledB. is calledC. had been calledD. has been called4. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People ____ to ask how I am going to spend the money.A. phoneB. will phoneC. were phoning D. are phoning5. — What are you going to do this afternoon? — I am going to the cinema with some friends. The film ____ quite early, so we ___ to the bookstore after that. A. finished; are going B. finished; goC. finishes; are goingD. finishes; go 6. Because the shop ____, all the T- shirts are sold at half price. A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing downD. had closed down7. I ____ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year. A. will playB. have played C. playedD. play
