情态动词高考题汇编

1. sorry i’m late. i ____have turned off the alarm clock andgone 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 aword.

a. mustn’t leave       b.shouldn’t haveleft   

c. couldn’t have left     d. needn’tleave

4. --------i hear you’ve got a set of valuable coins. ______ ihave a look?

  -------- yes, certainly.

a. do     b.may       c.shall       d.should

5. oh, i’m not feeling well in the stomach . i_____ so muchfried chicken just now.

a. shouldn’teat        b. mustn’thave eaten 

  c. shouldn’t haveeaten   d. mustn’t eat

6. -------i heard they went skiing in the mountains lastwinter.

  -----it _______true because there was littlesnow there.

a. may notbe    b. won’tbe    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 showup.

a. should have arrived   b.shouldarrive   

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’twear 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 _____ havebeen 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 forit.

a. mustn’t   b. maynot    c.can’t   d. needn’t

14. -----who is the girl standing over there?

  ------- well, if you _____know, her name ismabel.

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 havetold 

  c. musttell        d.should have told

16. （XX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.（XX湖南卷）you don't have to know the name of the author tofind a book. you _____ find the book by the title。

　a. must   b. need     c.can     d.would

18.（XX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（XX山东卷） thank you for all your hard work last week. i don'tthink we ______ it without you。

　　a. can manage     b.could have managed

　　c. couldmanage    d. can have managed

20（XX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（XX辽宁卷） peter ______ be really difficult at times eventhough he's a nice person in general。

　　a. shall     b.should　    c.can     d. must

22（XX全国ii） liza ___ well not want to go on the trip --- shehates traveling。

　　a. will   b. can     c.must      d. may

23（XX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（XX四川卷） although this ____ sound like a simple task， greatcare is needed。

　　a. must    b.may     c. shall     d.should

25（XX浙江卷） you ______ be hungry already — you had lunch onlytwo 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 notnecessarily shy；they       justbe quiet people.

a.must    b. may      c.should         d. would

27（09北京）one of the few things you ____ say about english peoplewith 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 havewon  

c. wouldwin      d. would havewon

29（09湖南）

— it’s the office! so you      knoweating 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 isthe 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 _______ breakdown 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        stayhere until she comes back.

a.can     b.must    c.will    d. may

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