飞扬英语之高考单项填空 讲解精析，累积语言知识
动词时态与语态
(2014安徽卷)23．The twins, who______ their homework, were allowed to play badminton on the playground.
A. will finish B. finish C. have finished D. had finished 【答案】D
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：已经完成家庭作业，这对双胞胎允许在操场上打羽毛球。根据句意可知他们完成作业是在被允许到操场上打羽毛球之前。过去完成时表示过去某一时间或动作以前已经发生或完成了的动作。它表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。根据句意可知，finish是过去动作(were allowed)之前已完成的动作，所以用过去完成时。故D正确。 (2014山东卷)1. Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuming than we ______ .
A. will expect B. are expecting C. expect D. had expected 【答案】D
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：亲手填写所有的邀请函比我们预料的更耗时。过去完成时表示过去某一时间或动作以前已经发生或完成了的动作。它表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。根据句意可知，expect是过去动作之前已完成的动作，所以用过去完成时。故D正确。 【语言知识】Expect
1.预期，预料；预计…可能来到(或发生)
The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow. 会谈预料将持续到明天。 2. 等待，盼望，期待
I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings. 我真期待晚上能有点儿自己的时间。
3. 期望，希望，指望；认为…必要；认为…理应得到(from，of)
Parents usually expect too much of their children. 父母通常都对子女寄予过大希望。
You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with. 你不能指望喜欢所有和你一起工作的人。
4. [口语]猜想，(料)想，推测，认为
I expect that you are tired from the trip.我想你旅行很疲劳。
(2014山东卷)5. They made up their mind that they______ a new house once Larry changed jobs.
A. bought B. would buy C. have bought D. had bought 【答案】B
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：他们决定，一旦拉里换了工作就买新房子。一般过去将来时表示从过去的某一时间来看将来要发生的动作或存在的状态。根据句意可知，空格处表示将要发生的事情，所以用过去将来时。故B正确。 (2014北京卷)22.—Hi, let’s go skating.
—Sorry, I’m busy right now. I ______ in an application form for a new job.
A. fill B. have filled C. am filling D. will fill 【答案】C
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：—喂，我们去滑冰吧！—对不起，我现在很忙，正在填写一份新工作的申请表。现在进行时是表示说话之时或现阶段正在或一直进行或发生的动作。其形式为：be+动词的ing（现在分词）。根据句意可知，空格处表示说话时正在发生的动作，所以用现在进行时。故C正确。
飞扬英语之高考单项填空 讲解精析，累积语言知识
(2014北京卷)31.—What time is it?
— I have no idea. But just a minute, I ______ it for you.
A. check B. checked C. will check D. would check 【答案】C
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：——现在几点了？——不知道。请稍等，我现在帮你看一下。根据句意可知，空格用will表示临时决定要做某事。故C正确。
(2014北京卷)32. I found the lecture hard to follow because it ______ when I arrived.
A. started B. was starting C. would start D. had started 【答案】D
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：我发现很难听懂那堂课，因为当我到达时，已经开始上课了。过去完成时表示过去某一时间或动作以前已经发生或完成了的动作。它表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。根据句意可知，start是过去动作(arrived)之前已完成的动作，所以用过去完成时。故D正确。
(2014福建卷)23.—Haven't seen you for ages! Where have you been?
—I went to Ningxia and______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer. A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying 【答案】A
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：—很久没见到你了！去哪儿了？—我去了宁夏，在那里待了一年时间，当志愿者教书。根据句意可知，回答者叙述客观讲述过去了生的事，他在宁夏待了一年，没有强调过去发生的事情对现在的影响，也没有持续到现在，因为他已经回来了，所以空格处用一般过去时陈述事实。故A正确。
(2014湖南卷)28. Since the time humankind started gardening, we ______ to make our environment more beautiful.
A. try B. have been trying C. are trying D. will try 【答案】B
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：自从人类开始搞园艺活动以来，我们一直都在设法让我们的环境变得更美丽。现在完成进行时常表示动作从某一时间开始，一直持续到现在，或者刚刚终止，或者可能仍然要继续下去，常与since，for连用引导的状语连用，其构成为：主语+助动词（have/has）+been+动词的现在分词+其他成分。句中强调动作的持续性和反复性，所以用现在完成进行时。故B正确。
(2014湖南卷)34. Whenever you______ a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.
A. bought B. have bought C. will buy D. buy 【答案】D
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：无论何时你购买礼物，你都应该从接受者的角度来考虑。根据句意以及主句的时态可知，所填词用一般将来时，但在时间状语从句和条件状语从句中，通常使用一般现在时代替将来时。故D正确。
(2014江苏卷)23.—How much do you know about the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing?
—Well, the media______ it in a variety of forms.
A. cover B. will cover C. have covered D. covered 【答案】C
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：—你了解即将在南京举行的青奥会吗？—媒体已经以多种形式对青奥会做了报道。现在完成时表示过去发生或已经完成的动作对现在造成的影响或结果,
