情态动词练习题

1 1. Sorry I’m late. I ____have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again. A. might B. should C. can D. will 2.----Write to me when you get home. ----________. A. I must B.I should C. I will D.I can 3.I was really anxious about you . You ______home without a word. A. mustn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left C. couldn’t have left D. needn’t leave 4. --------I hear you’ve got a set of valuable coins. ______ I have a look? -------- Yes, certainly. A. Do B. May C. Shall D. Should 5. Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach . I_____ so much fried chicken just now. A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t have eaten C. shouldn’t have eaten D. mustn’t eat 6. -------I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter. -----It _______true because there was little snow there. A. may not be B. won’t be C. couldn’t be D. mustn’t be 7. -------The room is so dirty ._____we clean it? -------Of course. A. Will B. Shall C. Would D. Do 8. My dictionary has disappeared. Who _____have taken it? A. should B. must C. could D. would 9. I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I ____ report it to the police ? A. should B. may C. will D. can 10.Mr. White ______at 8:30 for the meeting , but he didn’t show up. A. should have arrived B. should arrive C. should have had arrived D. should be arriving 11.----Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there ? -----No, it _____ be him. I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses. A. can’t B. must not C. won’t D. may not 12.------Tom graduated from college at a very young age. ----- oh, he _____ have been a very smart boy then. A. could B. should C. might D. must 13.------- I don’t mind telling you what I know. --------You _____. I’m not asking you for it. A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t 14. -----Who is the girl standing over there? ------- Well, if you _____know, her name is Mabel. A. may B. can C. must D. shall 15.----I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow. -----You _____her last week. A. ought to tell B. would have told C. must tell D. should have told 16. （2008福建卷）It is usually warm in my hometown in March， but it _____ be rather cold sometime。 　A. must B. can C. should D. would 17.（2008湖南卷）You don't have to know the name of the author to find a book. You _____ find the book by the title。 　A. must B. need C. can D. would 18.（2008江苏卷） —I'm sorry. I ______ at you the other day。 　—Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself。 　　A. shouldn't shout B. shouldn't have shouted 　　C. mustn't shout C. mustn't have shouted 19（2008山东卷） Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don't think we ______ it without you。 　　A. can manage B. could have managed 　　C. could manage D. can have managed 20（2008江西卷） What a pity. Considering his ability and experience， he ____ better。 　　A. need have done B. must have done 　　C. can have done D. might have done 21（2008辽宁卷） Peter ______ be really difficult at times even though he's a nice person in general。 　　A. shall B. should　 C. can D. must 22（2008全国II） Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling。 　　A. will B. can C. must D. may 23（2008陕西卷） —What sort of house do you want to have？ Something big？ —Well， it _________ be big--that's not important。 　　A. mustn't B. needn't C. can't D. won't 24（2008四川卷） Although this ____ sound like a simple task， great care is needed。 　　A. must B. may C. shall D. should 25（2008浙江卷） You ______ be hungry already — you had lunch only two hours ago！ 　A. wouldn't B. can't C. mustn't D. needn't 26（09安徽） Some people who don’t like to talk much are not necessarily shy；they just be quiet people. A. must B. may C. should D. would 27（09北京）One of the few things you ____ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather. A. need B. must C. should D. can 28（09福建）. But for the help of my English teacher, I the first prize in the English Writing Competition. A. would not win B. would not have won C. would win D. would have won 29（09湖南） — It’s the office! So you know eating is not allowed here. — Oh, sorry. A. must B. will C. may D. need 30（09海南） What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There be twelve A. should B. would C. will D. shall 31（09上海）It_____ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car. A. may B. can C. must D. should 32（09四川）—I don’t care what people think. —Well, you _______ A. could B. would C. should D. might 33（09天津）This printer is of good quality. If it _______ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense. A. would B. should C. could D. might 34（09重庆）—Hi, Tom. Any idea where Jane is? —She_____in the classroom. I saw her there just now. A. shall be B. should have been C. must be D. might have been 35（09全国2）10. I can’t leave. She told me that I stay here until she comes back. A. can B. must C. will D. may