成人英语三级考试检测试题2

成人英语三级考试检测试题2 　　1. The instructor had gone over the problems many times before the students _____the final examination.  　　A. will take B. took  　　C. take D. would take  　　答案： B 主句为过去完成时，故before引导的从句为过去时。  　　2. The sports meeting _____ in October,1989.  　　A. was held B. would be held  　　C. has been held D. were held  　　答案：.A 运动会将在1989年十月举行。一般过去式，被动式。  　　3. The tickets _____ when I got there.  　　A. were selling out B. had been sold out  　　C. have been sold out D. were held  　　答案：B 过去的过去，过去完成时。当我到那儿这个动作发生在过去，所以在这之前票已经卖完，卖完这个动作是过去的过去发生的动作，用过去完成时。  　　4. Apples _____ to be sweeter than oranges.  　　A. are said B. are being said  　　C. is being said D. were said  　　答案：A 被动语态,be done 的形式。  　　5. Mr.Smith _____ to Europe on a special mission.  　　A. had been sending B. were sent  　　C. is being sent D. was sending  　　答案：C 被动语态，动作正在进行，故选择C.  　　6. When water is heated, it _____ into vapour.  　　A. is changed B. is changing  　　C. will be changed D. will change  　　答案：D 一般将来时态。当水被加热时，将会变成水蒸气(vapour)。  　　7. She _____ for what she had done.  　　A. was criticized B. is criticized  　　C. is criticizing D. is being criticized  　　答案：A 她因自已的所为而受到责备。被动语态，for what 引导原因状语从句。  　　8. We _____ as soon as we got there.  　　A. were warmly welcome B. were warmly welcomed  　　C. would be welcome D. are welcomed  　　答案：B 被动语态，be done 形式。语境为一般过去时，故be动词用过去时。  　　9. “Are Alice and Tom still living in New York?”  　　“No, they _____ to Dallas.”  　　A. are just moved B. have just moved  　　C. had just moved D. will just move  　　答案： B 现在完成时态。说话的时候，他已搬走。  　　10. I haven’t heard from Maria_____.  　　A. since a long time B. for many months ago  　　C. for many months D. since many months before  　　答案：C 我已经好几个月没有Maria的消息了。现在完成时态，for引导一个时间状语。  　　11. His grandfather ______ for thirty years.  　　A. died B. was dead  　　C. has been dead D. has died  　　答案：C 现在完成时态。他的祖父已经去世三十年了。这里死亡表示一种状态，而不能理解为一种动作，因为死亡是一个短暂性动词，它不可能持续三十年。所以用has been dead。  　　12.It’s(high)time you _____ a holiday.  　　A. had B. have  　　C. will have D. have had  　　答案：A It’s(high)time(是……什么的时候了)的特殊用法，要用一般过去时。Have在句中是拥有的意思。  　　13. The news _____quickly and made a stir.  　　A. spread B. spreads  　　C. spreaded D. was spread  　　答案：A 一般过去式。消息迅速传播开并引起了轰动。Spread这个动词的过去式与过去分词是特殊的，均为：spread.故为 A.  　　14. When they came to the laboratory again, the lights _____.  　　A. glowed B. were still glowing  　　C. would glow D. had glowed  　　答案：B 过去进行时，Laboratory 实验室。  　　15. I suddenly _____ an insect crawling up my leg.  　　A. felt B. was feeling  　　C. was felt D. was being felt  　　答案：A 我突然感觉到一只虫子正爬过我的腿。这里感官动词felt为系动词，所以前面不能加系动词be。  　　16. One of the guards_____ when the general came in, which made him very angry.  　　A. has slept B. were sleeping  　　C. slept D. was sleeping  　　答案：D 过去进行时态。当长官进来的时候其中一个士兵在睡觉，这让他很生气。When引导的时间状态从句中，came in 用的是过去时，所以士兵正在睡觉的动作为过去进行时。  　　17. Ted was so worn out that he just _____ down and slept for ten hours.  　　A. lied B. laid  　　C. lay D. had lain  　　答案：C Ted(人名)太累了，以至于他一躺下来就睡了十个小时。短语so……that…… 如此……以至于…… ，lie的过去时与过去分词也是不规则的,均为：lay.  　　18. I was _____ at the stop as long as thirty minutes.  　　A. made waiting B. kept waiting  　　C. keeping waited D. kept waited  　　答案：B 我在车站等了三十分钟。as long as 与……一样长。I was kept waiting……可以简单理解为：我保持等待这样的状态……(有三十分钟)，Keep为保持的意思。  　　19. The children _____ many times not to go near the lake.  　　A. have told B. told  　　C. have been told D. were told  　　答案：C 被动语态的完成时态。many times(很多次)。孩子们已经多次被告知不要走近那个湖。  　　20. Our thoughts _____ by means of words.  　　A. were being expressed B. are being expressed  　　C. are expressed D. have been expressed  　　答案：C 被动语态。思想是用语言来表达的。真理性的东西用一般现在时态。  　　21. ______ four years since John left school.  　　A. It was B. Those are  　　C. It is D. They have been  　　答案：C 自从Johny离开学校有四年时间了。  　　22. By the time Juan gets home, his aunt _____ for Puerto Rico.  　　A. will lea