情态动词专题练习及答案
A.will B.may
C.shall D.would
答案 C
解析 考查情态动词。句意为:根据规定,学生如果想拿奖学金,任一单科成绩不得低于85分。shall用于第三人称,在条约、规定、法令等文件中表示义务或规定,意为“应,必须”。
2.I’m really very busy,otherwise I ________ certainly go there with you.
A.can B.shall
C.will D.would
答案 D
解析 考查虚拟语气。结合前半句中的内容以及后半句中的otherwise一词可知后半句应用虚拟语气,所以用would。
3.—God!My cell phone is missing.
—You ________ have left it at home.I heard you telephone our daughter in the bathroom.
A.shall B.must
C.would D.could
答案 B
解析 考查情态动词。根据答语第二句的内容可知第二个说话人认为对方“一定”是把手机忘在家里了。
4.Even students of average intelligence ________ become top students by improving their study habits.
A.must B.can
C.have to D.ought to答案 B
解析 考查情态动词。句意为:即使智力一般的学生也可以通过改进学习习惯而成为优等生。can在此处表示“能够”。
5.—Look,I’ve bought some bread,including your favorite flavor.
—You ________ any because we still have plenty at home.
A.should have bought
B.could have bought
C.needn’t have bought
D.mustn’t have bought
答案 C
解析 答语句意为:你没有必要买,因为家里还有很多。故应用needn’t have done表示本不必做而实际上做了。could have done 表示过去本可以做某事却没做;should have done表示本应该做而实际上未做;mustn’t表示禁止。
6.It is beyond my understanding that many adults ________ be so crazy about Harry Potter series.
A.will B.can
C.may D.should
答案 D
解析 考查情态动词。句意为:很多成年人居然对哈利·波特系列这么上瘾,对此我不能理解。这里用should表示“居然,竟然”。其他选项都没有这个含义。
7.It’s a pity that Andrew didn’t want to go to the conference.________ willing to go,we could have paid all his expenses.
A.Had he been B.Being
C.Was he D.He had been
答案 A
解析 考查虚拟语气与倒装。根据第一句中的时态可知此处是对过去情况的虚拟,意思是“如果他愿意去,我们会支付他所有的费用”。此处是省略了虚拟条件句中的if而引起的倒装,其正常语序应为“If he had been willing to go”。
8.These days some young people just ________ work hard because they have got used to the easy life provided by their parents.
A.mustn’t B.won’t
C.mightn’t D.shouldn’t
答案 B
解析 句意为:现在一些年轻人就是不愿意努力,因为他们已经习惯了父母提供的安逸生活。根据句意可知,此处表示意愿,应用won’t。mustn’t禁止,不准;mightn’t可能不;shouldn’t不应该。
9.—I regret to say that I failed to rank first in the terminal exam.
—Come on,nobody ________ win all the time.
A.should B.must
C.shall D.can
答案 D
解析 考查情态动词。句意为:——很遗憾我在期末考试中没有考第一。——振作起来,没有人能够一直赢。can(表示有能力做或能够发生)能,会;should应该,应当;must必须;shall(表示决心、命令或指示)必须,应当。
10.—May I take this book out of the reading room?
—No,you ________.You read it in here.
A.mightn’t B.won’t
C.needn’t D.mustn’t
答案 D
解析 考查情态动词。根据答语的第二句话可知“不能把书拿出阅览室”,表禁止,故选D项。
11.Sorry,Cathy,I didn’t know that you were badly short of money then.But you ________ me for help.
A.must have asked
B.could have asked
C.would have asked
D.may have asked
答案 B
解析 考查情态动词。说话人为自己不知道Cathy当时急需用钱而感到抱歉,认为Cathy当时本来可以向自己求助。could have done表示过去本来可以做某事,可实际上并没有做。
12.—I called you at 9 last night,but no one answered.
—Sorry,I ________ sleeping.I went to bed very early.
A.need have been B.would have been
C.must have been D.should have been
答案 C
解析 根据答语中的“I went to bed very early”可知,此处为肯定推测,用must,表示问话人打电话时,答话人一定正在睡觉。must have done表示过去肯定做了某事。
13.I’m as busy as a bee;________ you bother me with so many questions now?
A.may B.must
C.can D.shall
答案 B
解析 考查情态动词。句意为:我忙得不可开交,为什么你现在偏要拿这么多的问题来打扰我呢?must有时可以表示一种不受欢迎的巧合,指某事发生得不早不迟,就在某个当紧的时候,通常含有不快、不满、心烦、恼火等感情色彩,意为“偏偏,偏要”。
14.—Did you go to the fashion show last week?
—I ________,but I was fully occupied the whole week.
A.must go B.must have gone
C.would go D.would have gone
答案 D
解析 考查虚拟语气。根据答语中的“but I was fully occupied”可知,此处是对过去事实的虚拟,应用would have done结构,表示“本来要做某事而实际上未做”,故选D项。
15.It is important to know about the cultural differences that ________ cause problems.
A.must B.dare
C.may D.shall
答案 C
解析 考查情态动词。句意为:了解有可能会带来麻烦的文化差异是重要的。此处may表示不确定的推测,意思是“有可能”。
16.—Could I have a word with you,mum?
—Oh,dear,if you ________.
A.can B.must
C.may D.should
答案 B
解析 17.My mother is a great cook and we ________ never get enough of her cookies.
A.may B.need
C.should D.can
答案 D
解析 句意为:我妈妈是一个很了不起的厨师,我们吃不够她做的饼干。can’t...enough为固定搭配,意为“无论……也不过分”。
18.—I wonder where Peter is.He said he’d be here for lunch.
—Don’t worry!He________be caught in the rush hour.
A.will B.should
C.can D.may
答案 D
解析 考查情态动词表示推测。句意为:——我想知道Peter在哪里。他说要来这里吃午饭的。——别担心!他可能遇到上下班高峰期了。may表示事实上的可能性,意为“可能,也许”。
19.—Why,I didn’t get you on the phone.
—We ________football on the playground when you phoned.
A.must be playing
B.must play
C.must have played
D.must have been playing
答案 D
解析 句意为:——嗨,我打电话没找到你。——你打电话的时候我们肯定正在操场上踢足球。表示对过去所发生的事情的肯定推测用must have done的形式,再结合语境可知此处推测的是过去某个时间正在发生的事情,故用must have been doing,故答案为D项。
20.—Why didn’t Henry come?
—He ________ except he didn’t have time.
A.would have come B.will come
C.would come D.will be coming
答案 A
解析 句意为:——Henry为什么没来?——他本来要来的,只是他没有时间。except从句表达的是过去时陈述语气,主句为与过去相反的虚拟语气。