高考英语真题情态动词（1）
安徽省蚌埠二中--朱正军
单选题：
1. Just be patient. You ____ expect the world to change so soon. [2010全国I]
A. can’t B. needn’t C. may not D. will not
2. 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]
A. shan’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
3. How _____ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article? [2003上海]
A. can B. must C. need D. may
4. 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 [2005浙江]
5. You_____ be tired. You’ve only been working for an hour. [2004 全国]
A. must not B. won’t C. can’t D. may not
6. ——How’s your new babysitter? [2011浙江]
——We____ ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.
A. should B. might C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
7. 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. [2005湖北]
A. would B. could C. had to D. ought to
8. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone_____ get out. [1997全国]
A. had to B. would C. was able to D. could
9. Helen _____ go on the trip with us, but she isn’t quite sure yet. [安徽2005]
A. shall B. must C. may D. can
10. 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 [2004上海]
11. ——I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins. _____ I have a look?
——Yes, certainly. [2002北京]
A. Do B. May C. Shall D. Should
12. The traffic is heavy these days, I _____ arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place? [2009辽宁]
A. can B. must C. need D. might
高考英语真题情态动词（1）答案解析
1. A。(用于否定句，表示情况不允许)不能，无法
2. B。(表示有能力或机会)能，会，可以
3. A。(表示某事物的特点)能够，可以
4. D。有可能;有时会
5. C。 (用于否定句，表示确信某事不真实或不会发生)不可能，不会
6. D。(与比较级连用，强调某物或某人具备某种特征的程度)太…，再…不过
7. B。(用在if后以谈论没有能力或机会做但为考虑可能的结果而设想去做的事)
8. C。could表示“有能力做”，但并不表示“实际上做成”，be able to强调结果，即“事实上做成了”。
9. C。也许(会发生或出现);可能(会如此)
10. C 也许(会发生或出现);可能(会如此)
11. B。 可以(表示准许或请求许可)
12. D。也许;有可能会