情态动词教师卷

高三情态动词复习
练习（一）
1. You might just as well tell the manu facturer that male customers ______ no t like the desig n of
the furniture. （04 春）
A. must
B. shall
C. may
D. n eed
2. According to the local regulations, anyone who intends to get a driver ' license ________ take an eye test.
（05 春）
A. can
B. must
C. would
D. may
3. The boss has give n every one a special holiday, so we _____ go to work tomorrow. （07 春）
A. can 't
B. mustn 't
C. needn 't
D. shouldn 't
4. When I was young, I was told that I _____ play with matches. （08 春）
A. would n '
B. need n't
C. must n '
D. dare n't
5. You know he is not going to let us leave early if we ______ get the work done. （06 春）
A. can't
B. may not
C. should n't
D. must n't
6. Cable televisi on is very popular no wadays because it ______ provide more programmes. （09 春）
A. can
B. n eed
C. must
D. should
7. How _______ you say that you really un dersta nd the whole story if you have covered only part
of the article? （03）
A. can
B. must
C. n eed
D. may
8. Black holes ______ n ot be see n directly, so determ ining the nu mber of them is a tough task. （06）
A. can
B. should
C. must
D. n eed
9. There's no light on; they _______ be at home. （2006 全国I）
A. can't
B. must n't
C. need n't
D. should n't
10. One of the few things you _____ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot
about the weather. （09 北京）
A. n eed
B. must
C. should
D. can
11. There _____ be any difficulty about pass ing the road test since you have practised a lot in the
driv ing school. （05）
A. mustn 't
B. shan 't
C. shouldn 't
D. needn 't
12. Accord ing to the air traffic rules, you ___ switch off your mobile pho ne before board ing. （08）
A. may
B. can
C. would
D. should
13. —How' s your tourarou nd the North Lake? Is it beautiful?
—It _______ be, but it is now heavily polluted. [2007 全国卷I]
A. will
B. would
C. should
D. must
14. Tom, you _______ l eave all your clothes on the floor like this! （2005 全国卷1）
A. wouldn '
B. mustn '
C. needn't
D. may not
15. Childre n un der 12 years of age in that country _____ be un der adult supervisi on whe n in a
public library. （04）
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. n eed
16. ——Guess what! I have got an A for my term paper.
—Great! You ______ read widely and put a lot of work into it. （07）
A. must
B. should
C. must have
D. should have
17. It _________ have bee n Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car. （09）
18. John, look at the time. ______ you play the piano at such a late hour? （2005 全国卷3）
A. Must
B. Can
C. May
D. Need
19. Liza ______ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling. （08 全国II）
A. will
B. can
C. must
D. may
20. I can't leave. She told me that I ______ stay here until she comes back. （09 全国2）
A. can
B. must
C. will
D. may
21. He _____ have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn 'tbe enjoying himself by the seaside.
（2005 北京卷）
A. should
B. must
C. wouldn ' t
D. can 't
22. In crowded places like airports and railway stations, you _________ take care of your luggage.
[2007 北京卷]
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. will
23. ---Must he come to sign this paper himself?
--- Yes, he ______ （2006 广东）
A. need
B. must
C. may
D. will
24. John promised his doctor he _____ not smoke, and he has never smoked ever since.
（08 北京卷）
A. might
B. should
C. could
D. would
25. --- I've taken someone else's green sweater by mistake.
--- It ______ Harry's. He always wears green. （2005 广东卷）
A. has to be
B. will be
C. mustn't be
D. could be
Translation
1. 我可以借用你的英语笔记吗？(may)
2. 他姐姐会做很可口的法国菜。

(can)
3．努力必定会有好结果。

(must)
4．没有空气不可能有生命。

(can)
5. 你最好不要过长时间看电视。

(better)
6. 这位老外说得很慢，好让我能听懂他所讲的话。

（---so that---）
练习（二）
1. He paid for a seat, when he _______ h ave entered free. （2005 山东卷）
A. could
B. would
C. must
D. n eed
2. —Do you know where David is? I could n 'fi nd him any where.
—Well. He _______ have gone far —his coat ' s still her（2005 湖北卷）
A. shouldn't
B. must n't
C. can't
D. would n 't
3. If I _______ pla n to do anything I wan ted to, I 'd like to go to Tibet and travel through as much
of it as possible. （2005 湖北卷）
A. would
B. could
C. had to
D. ought to
4. ---Lucy does n 'm ind lending you her dict ion ary.
---She ________ . I've already borrowed one. （2005 湖南卷）
A. can't
B. must n't
C. need n't
D. should n't
5. —Tom is n ever late for work. Why is he abse nt today?
—Something _______ to him. （2005 江西卷）
A. must happe n
B. should have happe ned
C. could have happe ned
D. must have happe ned
6. The World Wide Web is sometimes joki ngly called the World Wide Wait because it _______ be
very slow. （2005 浙江卷）
A. should
B. must
C. will
D. can
7.1 was on the highway whe n this car went past followed by a police car. They _______ a t least
150 kilometers an hour. （2005 重庆卷）
A. should have bee n doing
B. must have bee n doing
C. could have done
D. would have done
8. I _______ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. （2005 天津卷）
A. should n't
B. could n't
C. must n't
D. need n't
9. Helen ______ go on the trip with us, but she isn 'quite sure yet. （2005 安徽卷）
A. shall
B. must
C. may
D. can
10. This cake is very sweet. You _______ a lot of sugar in it. （2005 辽宁卷）
A. should put
B. could have put
C. might put
D. must have put
11. --- The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned.
---Oh, dear! She ________ a lot of difficulties! （2005 江苏卷）
A. may go through
B. might go through
C. ought to have gone through
D. must have gone through
12. --- I think I 'll give Bob a ring.
---You ________ . You haven 'been in touch with him for ages. （2006 江苏）
A. will
B. may
C. have to
D. should
13. Some aspects of a pilot 'job _______ be boring, and pilots often ______ work at inconvenient
hours. （2006 湖南）
A. can; have to
B. may; can
C. have to; may
D. ought to; must
14. We______ have proved great adve nturers, but we have done the greatest march ever made in
the past ten years. （2006 天津）
A. needn ' t
B. may not
C. shouldn ' t
D. mustn 't
15. ---Is Jack on duty today?
---It _____ be him. It 's his turn tomorrow. （ 2006 四川）
A. mustn ' t
B. won ' t
C. can ' t
D. needn 't 16. If it were not for the fact that she _____ sing, I would invite her to the party. （ 2006 福建）
A. couldn ' t
B. shouldn ' t
C. can ' t
D. might not
17. As you worked late yesterday, you _____ have come this morning. （2006 陕西） A. needn ' t
B. mayn ' t
C. can ' t
D. mustn 't
18. ---May I smoke here?
---If you ______ , choose a seat in the smoking section. （ 2006 山东）
A. should
B. could
C. may
D. must 19. The teacher _____ have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn't have wasted time on him,
I suppose. [2007 安徽卷 ] A. should B. can C. would D. must
20. My MP4 player isn 'tin my bag. Where _______ I have put it? [2007 福建卷 ]
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. would
21. The biggest problem for most plants, which _____ just get up and run away when threatened,
is that animals like to eat them. [2007 湖南卷 ]
A. shan ' t
B. can ' t
C. needn ' t
D. mustn ' t
22. — She looks very happy. She _____ have passed the exam. [2007 江苏卷 ]
—I guess so. It
's not difficrualtlla. fte
A. should
B. could
C. must
D. might
23. — Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday.
— You _____ it in the wrong place. [2007 江西卷 ]
A. must put
B. should have put
C. might put
D. might have put
24. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area ______ . [2007 陕西卷 ]
A. need repairing
B. needs to repair
C. needs repairing
D. need to repair
25. I told your friend how to get to the hotel, but perhaps I [2007 陕西卷 ]
Translation
1. 你擦一下窗好吗？ (would)
2. 这个练习必须仔细做。

(need)
3. 他宁可什么也不干也不愿 用功点。

(would rather) 4．但愿他能在英语上多花点时间和精力。

(wish) 5．在课堂上应该鼓励学生发表不同的观点。

(encourage)
练习（三）
1. ---What does the sign over there read?
---No person ___ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette , cigar or pipe in this area. [2007 四川卷]
have driven her there.
D. should
A. could
B. must
C. might
6．他居然那么傻会相信她的谎言，真令人惊奇。

（surprising ）
A. will
B. may
C. shall
D. must
2. —My cat ' s reafyt.
—You ________have given her so much food. [2007 浙江卷]
A. wouldn ' t
B. couldn ' t
C. shouldn ' t
D. mustn ' t
3. —What do you thi nkwe cando for ouraged pare nts?
—You ________do anything except to be with them and be yourself. [2007 重庆卷]
A. don 't have to
B. oughtn ' t to
C. mustn ' t
D. can 't
4. —Turn off the TV, Jack. ______ your homework now?
—Mum, just ten more minutes, please. [2007 辽宁卷]
A. Should you be doing
B. Should n't you be doing
C. Could n't you be doi ng
D. Will you be doi ng
5. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ______ be rather cold sometime. （08 福建卷）
A. must
B. can
C. should
D. would
6. You don 'have to know the name of the author to find a book. You ________ find the book by
the title. （08 湖南卷）
A. must
B. n eed
C. can
D. would
7. ---I'm sorry. I _______ at you the other day.
---Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself. （08 江苏卷）
A. shouldn ' t shout
B. shouldn ' t have shouted
C. mustn ' t shout
D. mustn ' t have shouted
8. Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don 'tthink we ________ it without you. （08 山东卷）
A. can man age
B. could have man aged
C. could man age
D. can have man aged
9. What a pity. Considering his ability and experienee, he ______ better. （08 江西卷）
A. n eed have done
B. must have done
C. can have done
D. might have done
10. Peter _______be really difficult at times even though he 's a nice person in general. （08 辽宁卷）
A. shall
B. should
C. can
D. must
11. ---What sort of house do you want to have? Someth ing big?
---Well, it ______ be big ----- that ' s not important（ 08 陕西卷）
A. mustn ' t
B. needn ' t
C. can ' t
D. won ' t
12. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed. （08 四川卷）
A. must
B. may
C. shall
D. should
13. You _____ be hungry already -------- you had lunch only two hours ago! （08 浙江卷）
A. wouldn ' t
B. can ' t
C. mustn ' t
D. needn 't
14. She _____ have left school, for her bike is still here. （08 天津卷）
A. can ' t
B. wouldn ' t
C. shouldn ' t
D. needn 't
15. ---1 can 'tfi nd my purse any where.
---You _______have lost it while shopping. （08 重庆卷）
A. may
B. can
C. should
D. would
16. Some people who don 't like to talk much are not necessarily shy; they ______ just be quiet
people. （ 09 安徽）
Competition. （ 09 福建）
B. would not have won D. would have won
A. must
B. will
C. may
D. need
19. What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There _____ be twelve. （ 09 海南） A. should B. would
C. will
D. shall
20. — I don ' t care what people think.
—Well, you ________ . （09 四川）
A. could
B. would
C. should
D. might
21. This printer is of good quality. If it _____ break down within the first year, we would repair it
at our expense. （09 天津） A. would B. should C. could D. might 22. — Hi, Tom. Any idea where Jane is?
— She _______ in the classroom. I saw her there just now. （ 09 重庆）
B. should have been
C. must be
D. might have been
23. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he _____ it differently. （09 江苏） A. could express B. would express
C. could have expressed
D. must have expressed 24. With his good sense of direction, he _______ quickly and easily get round in the new city.
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. need 25. Many introduced plants _______ be cultivated in special soils for some time before they are
transplanted in the field, otherwise they won 't survive.
Translation
1. 你敢冒这个险吗？ (dare)
2. 你应当早些提醒我。

( should )
3. 我们最好能征求一下老师的意见。

( advice )
4. 禁止参观者在博物馆内拍照。

(must)
5. 路是湿的，昨晚肯定下雨了。

(must)
6. 10 年前没人能料到如今这么多中国人买得起汽车。

练习（四）
1. Sweet seen ts, such as the smell of roses, ______ help to relieve pain but the effect only seems
to work in woma n.
A. must
B. may
C. should
17. But for the help of my English
teacher, I _______ D. would
the first prize in the English Writing
A. would not win C. would win
18. — It ' s the office! So you
— Oh, sorry. （ 09 湖南）
know eating is not allowed here.
A. shall be
A. must
B. might
C. could
D. would
afford ）
A. must
B. could
C. should
D. n eed
2. The super girl ' story helped her understand how a girl of her age _____________ feel when she
sudde nly realized she had become famous.
A. shall
B. must
C. can
D. might
3. Betty compla ined her husba nd ______ come back with three guests whe n she was busy with
her housework.
A. might
B. would
C. must
D. could
4. You ______ be drive n out of the school if you dare to cheat in the exam.
A. may
B. must
C. will
D. shall
5. Mother has promised me that she __ be back before long to atte nd my comin g-of-age cere mony.
A. shall
B. ought to
C. may
D. can
6. --- Shall I go and buy more food and drinks for the party?
---No, we have prepared a fridge of those. That ________ b e quite eno ugh.
A. can
B. should
C. might
D. may
7. If you pour oil into water, it ____ float.
A. shall
B. will
C. can
D. may
8. When she was a Senior 2 stude nt, she _______ s pe nd some spare time read ing some famous
works on Sun days.
A. should
B. would
C. could
D. might
9. It is really surprising that the hotel ______ be heavily booked even at this time of the year.
A. should
B. would
C. can
D. might
10. It is said that few situati ons are more annoying tha n struggli ng with a computer that ___ s tart.
A. mustn '
B. can '
C. won '
D. shan't
11. The kid is crying, for he _____ jump over the ditch.
A. dares not
B. dares not to
C. dare not to
D. doesn ' t dare to
12. The man you saw in the meet ing room just now ______ b e Mr. Joh nson; he is on a bus in ess
trip in Asia.
A. won '
B. must n '
C. need n't
D. can '
13. He lear ned to speak the Ian guage so quickly and well that he _______ have bee n take n for
a foreig ner.
A. must
B. could
C. should
D. n eed
14. ---Do you think we are going the right way to the City Hall?
---Sorry, I 'm not sure. But it ________ be.
A. might
B. should
C. must
D. can
15. A mature in dividualis one who canseea problem from all sides. In fact, those who cannot or
_______ not apologize are not truly mature people.
A. will
B. may
C. must
D. could
16. ---When do you thi nk you will get home?
---1 am not sure. Still I ______ be home by 8 o 'clock. If it 'later tha n that, I ' call you.
A. should
B. must
C. can
D. n eed
17. The train was ten minutes late, so I ______ have run all the way to the station.
A. couldn 't
B. shouldn 't
C. needn't
D. mustn 't
18. The biggest problem for most plants, which ______ just get up and run away when threatened,
is that animals like to eat them.
A. shan't
B. can't
C. needn't
D. mustn 't
19. Often listening to MP3 with a high-volume ______ lead to permanent hearing loss.
A. must
B. may
C. should
D. need
20. Some aspects of a pilot 's job __________ be exciting, but pilots often have to work at
inconvenient time.
A. would
B. can
C. need
D. ought to
21. ---When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon.
---They ______ be ready by 12:00.
A. must
B. should
C. might
D. need
22. Alex said he had a wonderful book Emma ______ like, and that he 'd be happy to lend it to her.
A. have to
B. should
C. can
D. might
23. The purpose of education ______ be to provide students with a value system ----- r ather than
to prepare them for a specific job.
A. will
B. should
C. could
D. may
24. It 's nearly 7 o'clock. Jack _____ be here at any moment.
A. must
B. need
C. should
D. can
25. I ________ admit the truth of your remarks, although they go against my interests.
A. can but
B. may not to
C. can't but
D. need but
Translation
1. 你以前常常旅游吗？(use)
2. 灯亮着，他一定在房间里。

(must)
3. 年轻时，他总是熬夜。

(would)
4. 她去法国之前已经会说一点法语。

(able)
5. 昨天他不可能看电视，因为他知道快要考试了。

(can)
6. 今日事今日毕，决不要拖到明天。

put off )
KEY ( 1)：
1-5 CBCCA 6-10 AAAAD 11-15 CDCBA
16-20 CCADB 21-25 BCBDD
Translation:
1. May I borrow your English notes?
2. His sister can cook very nice French dishes.
3. Hard work must produce good results.
4. Without air there can be no life.
5. You'd better not watch TV too long.
6. The foreigner spoke slowly so that I could understand him.
KEY (2):
1-5 ACBCD 6-10 DBBCD 11-15 DDABC
16-20 CADDA 21-25 BCDAD
Translation:
1. Would you mind cleaning the window?
2. This exercise needs doing/to be done carefully.
3. He would rather do nothing than work harder.
4. I wish he could spend more time and energy on English learning.
5. In class students should be encouraged to give different views/opinions.
6. It is surprising that he should be so foolish as to believe her lie.
KEY (3):
1-5 CCABB 6-10 CBBDC 11-15 BBBAA
16-20 BBAAC 21-25 BCCAA
Translation:
1. Dare you/Do you dare (to) take the risk?
2. You should have reminded me earlier.
3. We'd better ask our teacher for advice.
4. Visitors mustn 't take photos in the museum.
5. The road is wet. It must have rained last night.
6. 10 years ago, nobody expected that so many Chinese could afford (to buy) cars now. KEY (4):
1-5 BDCDA 6-10 BBBAC 11-15 DDBAA
16-20 ACBBB 21-25 BDBCC
Translation:
1. Used you to travel a lot? / Did you use to travel a lot?
2. The light is on. He must be in the room.
3. When he was young, he would sit up all night.
4. She had been able to speak a little French before she went to France.
5. He can't have watched TV yesterday, for he knew he would have an exam.
6. What should be done today must be finished today, and never put it off until tomorrow.。