适用于：人教课标高三英语总复习语法讲与练----动词时态语态

1．I was out of town at the time，so I don't know exactly how it ________.
A．was happening　　B．happened
C．happens     D．has happened
解析：考查时态。由句意可知happen这一动作发生在过去，并且对现在没有影响，故用一般过去时。
答案：B
2．According to the literary review，Shakespeare ________ his characters live through their language in his plays.
A．will make      B．had made
C．was making           D．makes
解析：考查时态。语意：依据文学评论，莎士比亚是通过戏剧里的语言让他的人物鲜活起来的。既然这是文学评论，就应该说的是事实情况，所以需用一般现在时。
答案：D