高考情态动词典型考题详解

1. ―Hi,Tom. Any idea where Jane is?

―Shein the classroom. I saw her there just now. (2009年重庆卷)

A. shall be

B. should have been

C. must be

D. might have been

【解析】C。根据答语说的“我刚才见到她在那儿”可推知,她“一定”还在那儿。用must be表示肯定的推测,其意为“一定”。shall用于第三人称表示命令、警告或征询对方意见;而B和D均是对过去情况作推测;should have been表示原本应该做某事而实际上没有做;might have been表示对过去可能已经发生的情况作推测。

2. Some people who don't like to talk much are not necessarily shy;theyjust be quiet people. (2009年安徽卷)

A. must B. may C. should D. would

【解析】B。may在此表示推测,其意为“可能”。句意为:有些不喜欢多说话的人并不一定是因为害羞,他们可能只是喜欢安静。

3. ―It's the office! So youknow eating is not allowed here. (2009年湖南卷)

―Oh,sorry.

A. must B. will C. may D. need

【解析】A。must在此表推测,其意为“一定”。句意为:这是办公室!你一定知道在办公室吃饭是不允许的。又如:You've read that book so many times,so you must know it backwards by now!那本书你读了很多遍,所以你现在一定能倒背如流了吧!

4. The traffic is heavy this day,Iarrive a bit late,so could you save me a place? (2009年辽宁卷)

A. can B. must C. need D. might

【解析】D。might在此表推测,其意为“可能”“也许”。注意:can虽然也可表示推测,但它通常不用于肯定句。句意为:这几天道路很堵,我可能会迟到一会儿,你能帮我留个座位吗?

5. ―I don't care what people think.

―Well,you . (2009年四川卷)

A. could B. would

C. shouldD. might

【解析】C。should在此表示建议,其意为“应该”,答句的意思是“你应当在乎一下他人的看法”。又如:We cannot compel you to do it,but we think you should. 我们不能强迫你去做,但认为你应该做。

6. What do you mean,there are only ten tickets? Therebe twelve. (2009年全国卷I)

A. shouldB. would

C. will D. shall

【解析】A。should在此表示“应该”。四个选项中只有A代入句中意思最通顺。句意为:你什么意思,只有十张票?应该有十二张的。

7. I can't leave. She told me that Istay here until she comes back. (2009年全国卷Ⅱ)

A. can B. must C. will D. may

【解析】B。由于主句为一般过去时,根据英语的时态呼应原则,其后的宾语从句原则上也应用一般过去时,但在四个选项中,只有must在过去时态中保持不变。又如:The doctor said I must give up smoking. 医生说我必须戒烟。题干句意为:我不能离开,她告诉我必须在这等到她回来。

8. One of the few things yousay about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather. (2009年北京卷)

A. need B. must

C. should D. can

【解析】D。此题可用排除法,分别将四个选项代入句中,只有can使句意最通顺。全句意为:关于英国人,你能够很确信地说的为数很少的事之一就是他们聊得较多的是天气。答案选D。

9. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that heit differently. (2009年江苏卷)

A. could express B. would express

C. could have expressed D. must have expressed

【解析】C。could have done表示过去可以做而实际上未能做的事,通常译为“本来可以”,句意为:他不后悔说出自己所做的事,但觉得原本可以换个方式来表达。又如:They could have let me know they were going to be late!他们要晚来,也该早告诉我一声呀!

10. The doctor recommended that youswim after eating a large meal. (2009年浙江卷)

A. wouldn't B. couldn't C. needn't D. shouldn't

【解析】D。根据英语语法,recommend后接宾语从句时,从句谓语通常要用“(should)+动词原形”这样的虚拟语气。故答案为D。句意为:医生建议你吃饱饭后不要去游泳。又如:Doctors recommended that the drug should be taken off the market. 医生建议市面上应停止出售该类药物。