高中情态动词讲解

情态动词专项讲解

1. China is developing its high-speed train technology fast, so it _____be good enough to catch up with the best.

A. may

B. might

C. must

D. should

2. Then some other interesting reasons appear, such as “It's so smoggy that I ______find my way to office."

A. mustn’t

B. won’t

C. can’t

D. shouldn’t

3. "The world is big, and I want to see it," wrote a teacher in her resignation letter. _____ you quit your job to travel the world

A. Must

B. Might

C. Should

D. Would

【答案揭晓】CCD

一、情态动词的定义

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情态动词是一种本身有一定的词义，但要与动词原形或其被动语态一起使用，给谓语动词增添情态色彩，表示说话人对有关行为或事物的态度和看法，认为其可能.应该或必要等。情态动词后面加动词原形。

1. No driving electric motorbikes in some areas is a rule that we shall obey in Fuzhou.

必须.一定（法律.法规等）动词原形

2. Women who are exposed to second-hand smoke during their pregnancy can be at risk of abortion.能，会，可以(表示有能力或机会) 动词原形

二、常考情态动词的关键用法

(一) can

1. －Jim，it is time you went to bed．You need to get up early tomorrow.

－It’s not fair，Mary can stay up till ten hut I have to go to bed at eight.

可以(表示允许)

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it were not for the fact that she can't sing，I would invite her to the party.

能，会，可以(表示有能力)

3. Luckily, iron can be reworked and mistakes don't have to be thrown away

能够，可以(表示某事物的特点)

can be really difficult to get along with at times even though he’s a nice person in general.

有可能;有时会

5. I cannot choose but to go.

不能，无法(用于否定句，表示情况不允许)

cannot thank you enough,it has been a wonderful day.

再.....也不为过( 也可以用can never/hardly.....too much)

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7.—Is Jack on duty today—It can't be ’s his turn tomorrow.

不可能(can可用于否定句/疑问句中表猜测，此句表对现在的猜测)

8.—Can he have been chosen as captain of the football team —Yes, he must have.

可能（can可用于否定句/疑问句中表猜测，can have done表示对过去的猜测猜测）

9. This old lady was struggling out of the train and I said, 'Oh, can I help you'

能(通常用于疑问句，表示建议或提议帮忙)

10. Can you just lift the table for a second

(用于疑问句时,can 表示礼貌的请求，而can't 表示强烈请求）

(二) could

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my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra and travel first class

能;会(表示发生在过去的能力)

2.–I feel bored with nothing interesting to do.

--You could watch TV. There will be a very good Hollywood film on this evening.

可以(表示提议或建议)

3. –Could I have a look --Of course you can.

表许可（委婉的语气用could，回答时用can）

4. An improvement in living standards could be years away.

可能(表示某事可能属实或可能发生，对将来或者现在发生事情的肯定猜测)

the ship sailed out from Thailand, the 16 sailors on board couldn't have thought_ that only half of

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可能(could have done，只用于否定句和疑问句中，表示对过去发生事情的猜测)

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6. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently.

(could have done用于肯定句中，表虚拟语气，表示过去本有可能发生的事情但却并未发生，不能使用can’t have done的形式)

（三）be able to

if standardized tests like the SAT could show a stude nt’s academic pr oficiency（学业水平）,they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities（潜力）

【解析】be able to 解释为“能够”，有各种时态的形式。

注：can 和be able to 都可以表示能力.can泛指一般的能力,而且只有两种形式,即:can, could．

be able to 则主要指具体做到了某件事的能力，其形式主要是靠be 发生变化，所以形式比can 多．

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可以说：I can swim. I am able to swim.

但是不能说：All the people could escape from the big fire in time.

只能说：All the people were able to escape from the fire in time.

(四) may

one of us may plant a tree in the school, or organize a thorough cleaning on the campus.

可以(表许可)

2. （1）Some people who don’t like to talk much are not necessarily shy；they may just be quiet people.

有可能，也许(may表猜测，用于肯定或否定句中，此例表示对现在某种情况的猜测）

（2）You might just as well tell the manufacturer that male customers may not like the design of the furniture.也许，可能(may表猜测，用于肯定或否定句中，may not 为“可能不”的意思)

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（3）I can’t find my purse anywhere.—You may have lost it while shopping.

(may表猜测，may have done表示对过去或者现现在已经完成的动作的肯定猜测)

God bless you!