高中情态动词讲解及练习有答案

高中情态动词讲解及练习有答案 情态动词 情态动词表示说话人对某一动作或状态的态度，可以表示“可能”、“可以”、“需要”、“必须”或“应当”等之意。情态动词没有人称和数的变化。但不能单独作谓语动词用，必须和不带to的不定式连用构成谓语动词。只有情态动词ought要和带to的动词不定式连用，在句中作谓语用。 一( can/ be able to can 表客观的能力，be able to表通过主观的努力，能够…… eg. He is a native speaker of English, so he can speak English well. The fire was big, but he was able to escape. 二(shall 用于二、三人称表命令，警告，威胁。宣布法律，法规时用shall. eg. The judge declared that all the money shall belong to the wife. —What does the sign over there read? —“No person smoke or carry a lighted cigarette，cigar or pipe in this area.” A.will B.may C.shall D.must 三(1. should 表推测时指确定或期望，即合乎理想的情况或结果。 It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack should be here at any moment. 2. should 表“竟然” How should he do like this? 四. 情态动词表推测。 1. must may might 用于肯定句，语气减弱。 can’t couldn’t 意为“不可能”，用于否定句，疑问句。 不存在mustn’t have done eg. He must be at home. He may go out . He can’t be watching Tv. He couldn’t have finished the job yesterday, for he was badly ill. 2. could have done 本可以……(实际没有) He could have been admitted to the college, but he failed. 五(1. may 表征求对方意见。 May I have a look at it ? 2( 表推测时may 表不确定。 eg. The train might leave at six, but I’m not sure. 3. may /might as well 不妨……，不如…… eg. It is dark and you may as well stay here . Since the flight was cancelled， you might as well go by train. 六(情态动词+ have done 1. should (not) have done ought (not) to have done 本应该做某事。 eg. You should have come here earlier. You oughtn’t to have eaten too much. 2. must have done 表示对过去已经发生的行为进行推测，意为“一定做了某事” eg. It must have rained last night, for the road was quite muddy. 3.may / might have +过去分词，表示对已发生的事情做不肯定、可能性很小的推测，或事实上根本没发生，译为“也许……”。如: 1 4. couldn’t have done / can’t have done 表示对已发生情况的否定推测,“不可能做了某 事”eg.Time was limited, so he couldn’t have finished the task. Mary my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now. [A] couldn’t have received [B] ought to have received [C] has received [D] shouldn’t have received 5. needn’t have done “本没有必要做了某事” eg. You needn’t have taken a taxi here, for it was near to your house. needn’t do “没必要去做某事” You needn’t go now. As it turned out to be a small house party， we so formally. [A] needn’t dress up [B]did not need have dressed up [C] did not need dress up [D] needn’t have dressed up 七(can’t be too can’t never be too eg. You cannot be too careful when you drive a car. 八(It couldn’t be better. / It couldn’t be worse. (交际用语) How do you find the restaurant? It couldn’t be better. / It couldn’t be worse. 1. 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 2. ------Write to me when you get home. ----_________. A. I must B. I should C. I will D. I can 3. You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman _____ be so rude to a lady. A. might B. need C. should D. would 4. Mr.Bush is on time for everything. How _____ it be that he was late for the opening ceremony? A. can B. should C. may D. must 5. He heisitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he _____ a goal. A. had scored B. scored C. would score D. would have scored 6. ------I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins. _____ I have a look? -----Yes, certainly. A. Do B. May C. Will D. Should 7. -----Is John coming by train? -----He should, but he ______not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C. need D. may 8. It has been announced that candidates _____remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected. A. can B. will C. may D. shall 9. It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I _____in love at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown. A. wouldn’t have fallen B. had not fallen C. should fall D. were to fall 2 10. -----I heard they went skating 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 1-5BCCAD 6-10BDDBC 11-15CBCBB 16-20ACACA 11. 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 12. How I wish every family ______a large house with a beautiful garden! A. has B. had C. will have D. had had 13. Naturally, after I told her what to do, my daughter _____go and do the opposite! A. may B. can C. must D. should 14. ------The room is so dirty. _____we clean it ? ------ Of course. A. will B. Shall C. Would D. Do 15. A left-luggage office is a place where bags ______be left for a short time, especially at a railway station. A. should B. can C. must D. will 16. How ______you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article? A. can B. must C. need D. may 17. You might just as well tell the manufacturer that male customers _____not like the design of the furniture. A. must B. shall C. may D. need 18. ----Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there? -----No, it ______be him----I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. won’t D. may not 19. -----Who is the girl standing over there? -----Well, if you ______know, her name is mabel. A. may B. can C. must D. shall 20. Children under 12 years of age in that country ______be under adult supervision(监护) when in a public library. A. must B. may C. can D. need 21-25DDADA 21. “The interest _____be divide into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides,”declared the judge. A. may B. should C. must D. shall 22. -----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 23. I ______pay Tracy a visit, but I’m not sure whether I will have time this Sunday. A. should B. might C. would D. could 24. ----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 25. -----Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report. -----You ______have my computer if you don’t take care of it. A. shan’t B. might not C. needn’t D. shouldn’t 26-30AAAAC 26. -----Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace? -----Sorry, I am not sure, but it ______be. A. might B. will C. must D. can 27. -----Mum, I’ve been studying English since 8 o’clock. _____ I go out and play with Tom for a while? 3 A. Can’t B. Wouldn’t C. May not D. Won’t 28. 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 29. 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 30. You_____ be tired -----you’ve only been working for an hour. A. must not B. won’t C. can’t D. may not 31-35BBABB 36-40CBDBC 31. I have lost one of my gloves. I _____it somewhere. A. must drop B. must have dropped C. must be dropping D. must have been dropped 32. Tom, you_____leave all your clothes on the floor like this! A. wouldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may not 33. John, look at the time. _____you play the piano at such a late hour? A. Must B. Can C. May D. Need 34. He_____have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn’t be enjoying himself by the seaside. A. should B. must C. wouldn’t D. can’t 35. I ______have been more than six years old when the accident happened. A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t 36. There _____be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practiced a lot in the driving school. A. mustn’t B. shan’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t 37. I was on the highway when this car went past followed by a police car. They _____ at least 150 kilometers an hour. A. should have been doing B. must have been doing C. could have done D. would have done 38. ------I’ve taken someone else’s green sweater by mistake. ------It _____Harry’s. He always wears green. A. has to be B. will be mustn’t be D. could be 39. ----Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you. -----Thanks. You _______it. I could manage it myself. A. needn’t do B. needn’t have done C. mustn’t do D. shouldn’t have done 40. ----Lucy doesn’t lending you her dictionary. -----She______. I’ve already borrowed one. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t 41-45CBADD 46-50CDADC 41. ----Do you know where David is ? I couldn’t find him anywhere. -----Well. He _______have gone far ----his coat’s still here. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t 42. If I ______ plan to do anything I wanted to, I’d like to go to Tibet and travel through as much of it as possible. A. would B. could C. had to D. ought to 43. ------Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away ? -----Thank you. _______. A. It couldn’t be better B. Of course you can C. If you like D. It’s up to you 44. -----Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today? -----Something _____ to him. A. must happen B. should have happened C. could have happened D. must have happened 4 45. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ____ be very slow. A. should B. must C. will D. can 46. Helen ____ go on the trip with us, but she isn’t quite sure yet. A. shall B. must C. may D. can 47. ------The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned. ----Oh, dear! She _____ a lot of difficulties! A. may go through B. might go through C. ought to have gone through D. must have gone through 48. He paid for a seat, when he _____ have entered free. A. could B. would C. must D. need 49. This cake is very sweet. You _____ a lot of sugar in it. A. should put B. could have put C. might put D. must have put 50. -----Never touch my computer while I’m away. -----________. A. I shouldn’t B. I mustn’t C. I won’t D. I don’t 51. ----Why does Michael know so much about Angkor Watt? ----He _____ have been there , or…. A. must B. oughtn’t to C. may D. can’t 52. ----We want someone to design the new art museum for us. -----______the young fellow have a try? A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need 53. ---Why hasn’t Jane arrived yet? -----She _____ again in the morning. A. shouldn’t have overslept B. may have turned off the alarm clock C. must have no one to call her D. should have someone to wake her up 54. You _____ him so closely; you should have kept your distance. A. shouldn’t follow B. mustn’t follow C. couldn’t have been following D. shouldn’t have been following 55. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not with what we think_____. A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say 56. It seems as if the sun _____ round the earth since it rises in the east and set in the west. A. circles B. is circling C. has been circling D. were circling 57. All the doctors in the hospital insisted that he ______badly wounded and that he _____ at once. A. should be; be operated on B. were; must be operated on C. was; should be operated D. was; be operated on 58. Some women _____ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. A. must make B. should have made C. would make D. could have made 59. I advised that he ____ to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he _____quite then. A. be sent; was feeling B. was sent; felt C. be sent; feel D. should be sent; should feel 60. English is language that many young people around the world ______ not speak perfectly but ____ at least understand. A. may; can B. would; might C. will; must D. could; might 61. If you _______ wait over there for a minute, Mr.Smith, I’ll tell our manager you’ve arrived. A. must B. should C. will D. can 62. The bus driver insisted that he ______at a normal speed and therefore _____ for the child’s death. A. drive; not answer B. was driving; shouldn’t answer 5 C. should drive; shouldn’t have answered D. drove; shouldn’t answer 63. ______for the doctor’s careful treatment, he _____till last year. A. If it is not ; can’t live B. Were it not; couldn’t live C. Had it not been; couldn’t have lived D. If they were not; couldn’t live 64. We_____for her because she never came. A. needn’t wait B. mustn’t have waited C. shouldn’t have waited D. can’t have waited 65. ----So you mean I have been too strict with you? ----Well, if I _____say so. A. must B. dare C. need D. may 66. I’m feeling much better now so you _____the doctor. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t 67. ----You must let us know when you’re in France. ----Yes, I _______. A. will B. must C. have to D. should 68. I’m rather surprised you haven’t reported him to your teacher. In my opinion, you ______this as soon as you found out he was cheating. A. must have done B. might have done C. could have done D. should have done 69. I lived with my sister this summer and didn’t have to pay rent. So I _____save most of my salary. A. could B. would C. was able to D. should 70. We _____last night, but we went to the concert instead. A. must have studied B. might study C. should have studied D. would study 71. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack _____be here at any moment. A. shall B. need C. should D.can 72. You_____ scold such a pupil who always keeps silent so seriously that you ______hurt him. A. should; can B. may; will C. mustn’t; may D. can’t; must 73. -------You may laugh, but I’ve been thinking of becoming a vegetarian. -------Oh, you ____be out of your mind. You will be hungry all the time. A. must B. may C. will D. should 74. -----Tom came to work last Friday, but no one has seen him since. -----_______he have had an accident? A. Should B. Must C. Might D. Could 75. It was really very dangerous; you_____him seriously. A. might have injured B. may have injured C. must injure D. need have injured 76. ----Mom’s gift? She _____have chosen a better one for me. -----She_____be very happy to know it. A. should; must B. might; wouldn’t C. couldn’t; must D. mustn’t; can’t 77. ----_____he have been chosen as captain of the football team? -----Yes,he________. A. Can; must have B. Must; must have C. Can; must D. Must ; must 78. You_____use my bike on condition that you give it back to me before I leave here. A. should B. must C. ought to D. shall 79. -----Look, John’s fallen asleep. -----Oh, he _____too late last night. A. might sit up B. should have sat up C. could sit up D. must have sat up 80. Don’t be so anxious about that. Helen ____a note. A. may leave B. should leave C. might have left D. can have left 81. It would be impossible for him to leave hospital tomorrow if he _____first aid when the accident happened. A. hadn’t been given B. wasn’t be given C. shouldn’t be given D. wouldn’t be given 6 82. Last year’s SARS outbreak tells us that a sound public health system _____be built up and strengthened in our country. A. should B. can C. will D. may 83. Why didn’t you make me a telephone call yesterday? I _____ about it. A. ought to tell B. ought to have been told might have told D. might have been told 84. ------Mum, I climbed to get the Teddy Bear from the top of the shelf. ------My goodness! You ______ yourself. You ____do that next time. A. must have hurt; mustn’t B. should have hurt; can’t C. may have hurt; mustn’t D. might have hurt; won’t be able to 85. His failure in the experiment suggested that he _____his teacher’s proper instructions. A. should not have followed B. should not follow C. mustn’t have followed D. hadn’t followed 86. Thank you for giving me a hand. I _____in the experiment without your valuable help. A. have failed B. will fail C. would have failed D. must have failed 87. You can’t imagine that a top student ____have failed in the college entrance examination. A. might B. need C. should D. would 88. -----Mummy, I have broken my train. -----I told you so. You ____ on it. A. mustn’t have ridden B. couldn’t ride C. shouldn’t have ridden D. needn’t ride 89. ----Could you tell me what happened last night? ----I can’t go into detail now because it ____ take too long. A. would B. should C. might D. could 90. Whatever your parents ____ you---there is real Santa Claus. And I should know, because I’ve seen him myself! A. may tell B. could tell C. may have told D. must have told 91. If I ever decided to quit, then nothing my parents or my coaches ____ say ____ change my mind. It’s my life, not theirs. A. could; would B. could; should C. would; must D. would; should 92. Often, when he _____something that ____ him, he wasted his time drawing some little pictures. A. should be doing; gave B. should have been doing; was given C. should do; was given D. should have been doing; had given 93. ------Why! I _____ get you on the phone. ------We _____basketball on the playground when you phoned. A. didn’t; must be playing B. couldn’t; must be playing C. couldn’t; must have played D. didn’t; must have been playing 94. Recently quite a lot of experts ____ that another law on wildlife protection ____ as soon as possible. A. suggested; must be passed B. have suggested; be passed C. were suggesting; was passed D. suggested; being passed 95. They must have been enjoying themselves there, otherwise they _____ so long. A. can’t have stayed B. wouldn’t have stayed C. needn’t have stayed D. couldn’t stay 96. ------There’s someone outside. Who ____ it be? ------It must be Mary. She promised to come over at 8:00. A. must B. can C. shall D. need 97. Lisa hasn’t lived here for a long time. She _____know many people. A. needn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. didn’t 98. -----What’s the matter with the man hanging his head there? ------Well, if you _____know, he was caught stealing my bike. A. must B. may C. can D. shall 99. -----What’s the matter with Peter? ----He was seen crying when he was coming out of the teacher’s office. He ____ by the teacher. 7 A. may be scolded B. should have been scolded C. must be scolded D. must have been scolded 100. According to the administration everyone ______ not leave without admit. A. shall B. must C. should D. can Answer: 1-5BCCAD 6-10BDDBC 11-15CBCBB 16-20ACACA 21-25DDADA 26-30AAAAC 31-35BBABB 36-40CBDBC 41-45CBADD 46-50CDADC 51-55CBBDA 56-60DDDAA 61-65CDCCD 66-70CADCC 71-75CCADA 76-80CADDC 81-85AABCD 86-90CCCAC 91-95ABDBB 96-100BBADA 8