高考二轮复习热点预测:专题8动词的时态和语态英语试卷
—We'll go to the party to be held in Qinghai Grand Theater at 8 tonight. Could you join us?
—I'm afraid I can't. I ________ the holiday plan with my friends.
A.am discussing | B.have discussed |
C.will be discussing | D.will have discussed |
—Car prices have been going down sharply in the last 20 years.
—It's not surprising because the law of market ________ the price of a product.
A.is controlling | B.controls |
C.has controlled | D.controlled |
—Look, I've got admission to Harvard University for a shortterm study next semester.
—How fantastic! You ________ a different university life then.
A.have experienced | B.will be experiencing |
C.have been experiencing | D.will have experienced |
Today many physical bookstores ________ down with financial difficulties, inflexible management strategies and competitive pressure from online bookstores.
A.had closed | B.having closed |
C.being closed | D.are closing |
Despite ongoing street protests, US beef ________ in South Korea due to its lower price.
A.is sold well | B.sells well |
C.sells poorly | D.is sold poorly |
In general, most tennis ________ on hard courts or on clay.
A.plays | B.is played |
C.has played | D.has been played |
—Ouch! You hurt me.
—I'm sorry. But I ________ any harm. I ________ to drive a rat out.
A.don't mean; am trying |
B.didn't mean; tried |
C.haven't meant; tried |
D.didn't mean; was trying |
It's said that they ________ a better life ever since they moved to the US.
A.had enjoyed | B.have been enjoying |
C.were enjoying | D.would enjoy |
—Look! Someone ________ the floor.
—Well, it wasn't me. I went shopping just now.
A.had swept | B.has swept |
C.was sweeping | D.is sweeping |
—David, are you listening to me?
—Sorry, Dad. I ________ to make sense of what the reporter said.
A.was trying | B.have tried |
C.am trying | D.tried |
If this product does not give you complete satisfaction, please return it to the manufacturer, stating when it ________.
A.is purchased | B.will be purchased |
C.purchases | D.has purchased |
—What's the matter with Philips?
—Something must have happened to him. He left home three hours ago, but ________ at the party!
A.didn't arrive | B.isn't arriving |
C.hadn't arrived | D.hasn't arrived |
The vegetables in his field ________ well, because they are pollutionfree.
A.are selling | B.have been sold |
C.are sold | D.sell |
If we don't hurry up, everything ________ by the time we get to the party.
A.will be eaten | B.is eaten |
C.has been eaten | D.will have been eaten |
Your headmaster would have been happy to give you two days off, if you had gone and explained that your parents ________ ill at the time.
A.were | B.had been |
C.are | D.would be |
—Ye Shiwen got the championship in the women's 400 meter individual medley at London Olympics.
—She fully deserves the title. She ________ for it for years.
A.is preparing | B.was preparing |
C.has prepared | D.had been preparing |
My parents ________ in Hong Kong. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.
A.lived | B.were living |
C.live | D.will live |
Kate ________ on her new novel, which is supposed to come out next month.
A.was working | B.had worked |
C.will be working | D.has been working |
—Do you love teaching, Miss He?
—I fell in love with teaching in 2000. I ________ for twelve years by this summer.
A.will teach | B.would have taught |
C.has been teaching | D.will have been teaching |
—What happened? I called you several times yesterday evening, but I couldn't get through.
—Sorry, my sister and I ________ on the phone all the time.
A.talked | B.have talked |
C.were talking | D.have been talking |
—Sorry, I didn't catch you.
—Be quiet, please; the baby ________.
A.was sleeping | B.is sleeping |
C.slept | D.has slept |
This kind of ice cream ________ like a combination of banana and strawberry.
A.tasted | B.is tasted |
C.being tasted | D.tastes |
—What's up? You didn't pick up the phone just now.
—I'm sorry that I ________ dancing with music on, but it's done now.
A.practised | B.was practising |
C.am practising | D.have practiced |
—Have you ever been to Singapore?
—Yes, I ________ there three times in 2009 alone.
A.have been | B.have gone |
C.went | D.had gone |
—Alas! I have left my key to the office in my car.
—Don't worry. I ________ it for you. Wait a minute.
A.get | B.am going to get |
C.will get | D.am getting |
I had wanted to take the career of being a model, but I ________ not good at dealing with constant media attention.
A.had been | B.has been |
C.am | D.was |
—Why don't we choose that road to save time?
—The bridge to it ________.
A.has repaired | B.is repaired |
C.is being repaired | D.will be repaired |
—How long have you been in this office?
—Just a few minutes.My cousins ________ here together with me.
A.have walked | B.had walked |
C.walked | D.have been walking |
—Did you listen to the report last Friday?
—Yes, it was about the shortage of immigrant workers. That was the first time I ________ about the subject.
A.have heard | B.was hearing |
C.would hear | D.had heard |
Egg prices usually ________ in spring when they are most plentiful.
A.are dropping | B.drop |
C.have dropped | D.will drop |
I ________ for Beijing next Saturday. Do you know when the earliest plane ________ on Saturday?
A.am leaving; takes off |
B.Leave; takes off |
C.leave; is taking off |
D.am leaving; is taking off |
I won't buy this iPhone unless the price ________ to under 2,000 yuan.
A.reduces | B.will be reduced |
C.has reduced | D.is reduced |
A recent survey shows the number of people who shop in stores ________, while far more are shopping online.
A.decrease | B.decreases |
C.is decreasing | D.are decreasing |
—It seems that you know Dr. John very well.
—Of course, we ________ together for five years in the 1990s.
A.have worked | B.had worked |
C.are working | D.worked |
.The sweater ________ easily; isn't it suitable for a person as lazy as you?
A.is washed | B.was washed |
C.washes | D.has washed |
Allen has decided that he will be an engineer by the time he ________ twenty.
A.had been | B.is going to be |
C.will be | D.is |
—How long have you been going to work on foot?
—Since last month when I ________ from a heart attack.
A.recovered | B.have recovered |
C.was recovering | D.would recover |
I can't understand why he ________ so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
A.was | B.had been |
C.is | D.is being |
This is a promising company as its employees ________ to think outside the box and develop creative solutions.
A.encourage | B.have encouraged |
C.were encouraged | D.are encouraged |
Up to now, thousands of red phone boxes, the old image of Britain, ________ due to mobile phones.
A.removed | B.have removed |
C.were removed | D.have been removed |
When I ________ home, I caught a thief stealing from a passerby.
A.headed | B.was heading |
C.has headed | D.had headed |
—How long on earth shall I have to wait?
—Sorry, sir. Just a minute. There ________ a table available.
A.is | B.was |
C.will be | D.has been |
—Sorry, sir. And you'll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won't you?
—That's all right. Coffee ________ lasting marks on clothing, I'm sure.
A.didn't leave | B.doesn't leave |
C.hasn't left | D.hadn't left |
—Lucy, tell me about your trip to the beach.
—Awful! There ________ too many holidaymakers.
A.had been | B.were |
C.would be | D.have been |
—How is your cousin, Kate?
—She broke her leg and ________ medical treatment since.
A.is receiving | B.has received |
C.received | D.has been receiving |
I had wanted to help you last night but I couldn't spare any time, for I ________ a composition which I have to hand in this morning.
A.wrote | B.was writing |
C.had written | D.have written |
—The rain ________ fast and heavy.
—You should ________ some shelter. Look at you—you are all wet.
A.is coming; find | B.comes; have found |
C.came; find | D.came; have found |
—Will you see me off at the airport at ten tomorrow morning?
—Sorry, I ________ a lecture then.
A.will be giving | B.will give |
C.give | D.have given |
Up to now, our society ________ with limited living space and a shortage of natural resources.
A.has been challenged | B.is being challenged |
C.is challenging | D.has challenged |
Now we have arrived at the lake. But the view I photographed that day ________ any more.
A.doesn't exist | B.isn't existing |
C.hasn't existed | D.hadn't existed |
The house is dirty because it ________ since they moved out.
A.doesn't clean | B.isn't cleaned |
C.hasn't cleaned | D.hasn't been cleaned |
—Lily is going to make a presentation in class this afternoon.
—Oh, really? I ________ it was Michael's turn.
A.think | B.have thought |
C.thought | D.am thinking |
All the Harry Potter books by Joanne Rowling, a poor single mother ________ in Edinburgh, ________ all over the world.
A.lives; are well sold | B.lives; sell good |
C.living; sell well | D.living; are well sold |
Remember to give your parents my regards when you ________ home.
A.phoned | B.phone |
C.will phone | D.have phoned |
It is reported that the Voice of China Season Ⅱ ________ to air on Zhejiang TV this coming summer vacation.
A.schedules | B.is scheduled |
C.had scheduled | D.had been scheduled |
J. K. Rowling ________ writing Harry Potter at a local caf because she could not afford to heat her home.
A.started | B.starts |
C.has started | D.had started |
—Can I come after dinner?
—Yes, that's fine. I ________ anything.
A.don't do | B.won't do |
C.won't be doing | D.am not doing |
—Do you know our school at all?
—No, this is the first time I ________ here.
A.was | B.have been |
C.came | D.am coming |
All the preparations for the task ________, and we're ready to start.
A.completed | B.have completed |
C.will be completed | D.have been completed |
I had meant to meet you at the airport this morning but I was too busy for I ________ a report.
A.wrote | B.was writing |
C.have written | D.had written |
A kind of newlymade shoes, if put into the market, ________ large orders because the heels can switch from 9 to 4 centimeters.
A.meets | B.will meet |
C.has met | D.met |
—Do you know the Water Cube at all?
—No, this is the first time I ________ here.
A.have been | B.came |
C.was | D.am going |
She is a hardworking student, and all her spare time she has ________ staying in the library.
A.spent | B.is spent |
C.to spend | D.to be spent |
—When did Bob leave?
—I have no idea. I ________ a shower upstairs.
A.took | B.have taken |
C.was taking | D.would take |
Some StraightA students in school ________ to be less successful in society than they ________ expected.
A.turned out; are | B.have turned out; were |
C.will turn out; were | D.had turned out; were |
She is a wellknown doctor now, but she ________ as a cleaner at the hospital for five years.
A.has worked | B.worked |
C.had worked | D.works |
—When are you leaving for Chicago?
—As soon as we ________ the project.
A.are completing | B.completed |
C.will complete | D.complete |
I thought the teacher would say something about our exam result but he ________ it.
A.doesn't mention | B.hasn't mentioned |
C.wouldn't mention | D.didn't mention |
—What happened to Bill?
—He ________ really fast when suddenly he ran into a parked car.
A.had run | B.was running |
C.has run | D.has been running |
I ________ up to $5 000 by the time the new term begins in September.
A.have saved | B.will have saved |
C.will be saving | D.had saved |
Linda felt someone ________ on her way home from work yesterday evening, and therefore she was frightened and looked back from time to time.
A.followed | B.would follow |
C.had followed | D.was following |
Many grownups ________ challenging conversations with their children later this month to help them recover from the panic.
A.have had | B.have |
C.will be having | D.will have had |
—The heavy snow hasn't caused any inconvenience to people in Nanjing, has it?
—Yes. Just imagine the city ________ with nearly 20 centimeters of snow one night.
A.has been hit | B.was hit |
C.had been hit | D.is hit |
Since the band announced the release of their new album, the phone hasn't stopped ringing. Many fans ________ to ask about the exact time.
A.were calling | B.had called |
C.are calling | D.call |
—Was he still there when you were away to answer the phone?
—There is no doubt about it, but he ________ soon afterwards.
A.had left | B.has left |
C.is leaving | D.left |
You have no chance of getting the position. I'm afraid you ________ your time if you apply for it.
A.waste | B.have wasted |
C.have been wasting | D.will be wasting |
—Are these seats available?
—Sorry, sir. The seats ________.
A.have reserved | B.are reserved |
C.reserved | D.are reserving |
The woman sitting next to me ________ very nervous, for she had never travelled by air.
A.is | B.has been |
C.was | D.had been |
Although my sweater is a bit expensive, it ________ well.
A.washes | B.has washed |
C.is washed | D.can be washed |
—That must have been a terrifying experience.
—Yeah. I ________ in the damaged car, unable to move.
A.was stuck | B.have been stuck |
C.am stuck | D.had been stuck |
As he approached the door, Mike looked into the room again to see if he ________ anything behind.
A.left | B.had left |
C.has left | D.would leave |
—Have you heard about that school bus accident?
—Yes, fortunately all on board including the driver ________.
A.were saved | B.was saved |
C.have saved | D.has been saved |
—Hi, Mr. Smith. Which department do you work in?
—I am in the Marketing Department now, but I ________ in the Sales Department before long.
A.worked | B.will work |
C.have worked | D.will have worked |
Sun Yang, a young Chinese swimming talent, ________ several gold medals before the 2012 London Olympics.
A.won | B.has won |
C.had won | D.were to win |
—Got your driving license?
—No. I ________ too busy to have enough practice, so I didn't take the driving test last week.
A.was | B.have been |
C.were | D.had been |
—Have they got their new house painted yet?
—I don't know. But I was told it ________ when I met them last week.
A.had been painting | B.would be painting |
C.was painted | D.was being painted |