情态动词练习题.doc

情态动词练习题
1 John___ come to see us tonight, but he isn't very sure yet.
A. may B. canC. has to D. must
2 They ___ do well in the exam.
A. can be able to B. be able to
C. can able to D. are able to
3 -May I take this book out?
-No, you___.
A. can't B. may not C. needn't D. aren't
4 You___ go and see a doctor at once because you're got a fever.
A. can B. must C. dare D. would
5 -Can you speak Japanese?
-No, I____.
A. mustn't B. can't C. needn't D. may not
6-He___ be in the classroom, I think.
-No, he ___ be in the classroom. I saw him go home a minute ago.
A. can; may not B. must; may not C. may; can't D. may; mustn't
7 -Shall I get one more cake for you, Dad?
-Thanks, but you___, I've had enough.
A. may not B. must not C. can't D. needn't
8 Even the top students in our class can't work out this problem, so it be very difficult.
A. may B. must C. can D. need
9 He isn't at school. I think he ___ be ill.
o A. can B. shall C. must D. has to
10 ___ I take this one?
A. May B. Will C. Are D. Do
11 The children___ play football on the road.
A. can't B. can C. mustn't D. must
12 You ___ be late for school again next time.
A. mustn't B. needn't
C. don't have to D. don't need to
13 -Must I do my homework at once?
-No, you___.
A. needn't B. mustn't C. can't D. may not
14 His arm is all right. He___ go and see the doctor.
A. has not to B. don't have to
C. haven't to D. doesn't have to
15 He had to give up the plan, ___ he?
A. did B. didn't C. does D. doesn't
16 They had to walk here, ___ they?
A. mustn't B. did C. didn't D. hadn't
17 He had better stay here, ___ he?
A. didn't B. don't C. hadn't D. isn't
18 You'd better___late next time.
A. not to be B. not be C. won't be D. don't be
19 You'd better ___ your hair ___ once a month.
A. had; cut B. had; cutted
C. have; cut D. have; cutted
20 You___ ask that man over there. Maybe he knows the way.
A. had better not to B. had not better C. had better D. had better not
21 -Shall we go and visit the History Museum next Sunday?
A. Here you are B. Sorry, I can't C. Yes, please D. Let me try
22 -Why don't you ask Mike to go with us?
-Thanks, ___.
A. I will B. I won't C. lean D. I may
23-___ I take the newspaper away?
-No, you mustn't. You____read it only here.
A. Must; can B. May; can C. Need; must D. Must; must
24 Excuse me. ___ you please pass me that cup?
A. Do B. Should C. Would D. Must
25 ___ you like to have another try?
A. Could B. Will C. Would D. Do
26 -Would you like to go boating with us?
-Yes, ___.
A. I'd like B. I want C. I'd like to D. I do
27 You___ worry about your son. He will get well soon.
A. needn't B. can't C. mustn't D. have to
28 The poor man needs our help, ___ he?
A. need B. needn't C. does D. doesn't
29 -Must we do our homework first?
-No, you___. You may have a rest first.
A. mustn't B. needn't C. may not D. can't
1.ADABB2.CDBCA3.CAA4.DBC5.ABCC6.CAB7.CCC8.ADB
1. —That must be a mistake. 
　　　 —No, it _____ a mistake. 
　　A. must not be 　　B. needn’t be 　　C. cannot be 　　D. would not be 

　　2. —_____ I water the trees on Tuesday? 
　　　 —No, you needn’t. 
　　A. Can 　　B. Must 　　C. May 　　D. Shall 

　　3. He _____ not pay unless he is punished to pay. 
　　A. shall　　 B. will 　　C. can 　　D. would 

　　4. I _____ such a mistake again. 
　　A. shall never make 　　B. may never make 　　C. can never do 　　D. need never do 

　　5. —_____ I turn on the radio? 
　　　 —You’d better not. It is noisy enough in this room. 
　　A. Shall 　　B. Must 　　C. Need 　　D. Do 

　　6. Let’s go to the library this afternoon,  
　　A. shall we　　 B. will we 　　C. can we 　　D. should we 

　　7. Where are my keys? I _____ lost them. 
　　A. ought to 　　B. should have 　　C. will have 　　D. must have 

　　8. Even if he has time, he _____ shopping in town on Sunday. 
　　A. won’t go 　　B. will go 　　C. won’t go to 　　D. doesn’t go 

　　9. He _____ finished earlier. 
　　A. shall have 　　B. ought to 　　C. could have 　　D. must have 

　　10. In case I _____, I would try again. 
　　A. will fail 　　B. would miss 　　C. should fail 　　D. shall miss 

　　11. Since the road is wet this morning, _____ last night. 
　　A. it must rain 　　　　　　 B. it must have rained 
　　C. it must be rained 　　　　D. it must have been rained 

　　12. He asked me if he _____ open the window. 
　　A. shall 　　B. would 　　C. will 　　D. should 

　　13. Everyone _____ do his best to make the world safe and clean. 
　　A. can 　　B. may 　　C. should 　　D. had to 

　　14. _____ to have lunch with us today? 
　　A. Do you like 　　B. Would you like 　　C. Will you like 　　D. Have you like 

　　15. —Will you lend me your book? 
　　　　—Yes, I _____. 
　　A. will 　　B. need 　　C. can 　　D. must 

　　16. If I had time, _____ see that new movie at the Capital Theater. 
　　A. I will 　　B. I may 　　C. I shall 　　D. I would 

　　17. The English of her composition is too good. She can’t _____ it herself. 
　　A. have to write 　　B. have written 　　C. write 　　D. be written 

　　18. You _____ the look on his face when he won the lottery. 
　　A. would have seen 　　B. can be seeing 　　C. must see 　　D. may see 

　　19. The light is out in her room; she _____ to bed. 
　　A. must have gone　　 B. had gone 　　C. must be going 　　D. must go 

　　20. They _____ that far; but they stopped to have a snack on the way. 
　　A. might be gone 　　B. needed go 　　C. could have gone 　　D. ought have gone 

　　21. He _____ to the farm yesterday. 
　　A. need go 　　B. needed go 　　C. has to go 　　D. had to go 

　　22. He is so strong that I _____ fight against him. 
　　A. dare not 　　B. did dare not 　　C. didn’t dare to 　　D. dare not to 

　　23. I couldn’t _____ cry while I was watching the movie “To live”. 
　　A. help to 　　B. help 　　C. help but to 　　D. help but 
24. They asked Tom to give him a drink, but he _____. 
　　A. hadn’t 　　B. wasn’t 　　C. wouldn’t 　　D. could 

　　25. As physics is hard enough, I _____ study it. 
　　A. am not able 　　B. couldn’t 　　C. am not able to 　　D. cannot 

　　26. You _____ to the meeting this morning if you have something important to do. 
　　A. needn’t to come 　　B. don’t need come 　　C. don’t need coming 　　D. needn’t come

　　27. _____ you fetch me some hot water? 
　　A. Can 　　B. May 　　C. Must 　　D. Might 

　　28. You _____ get down the bus until the bus has stopped. 
　　A. can’t 　　B. needn’t 　　C. mustn’t 　　D. don’t 

　　29. —Would you come and join us? 
　　　　—I wish I _____. I am busy at the moment. 
　　A. can 　　B. could 　　C. would 　　D. should 

　　30. You _____ right, but I don’t think you are 
　　A. may be 　　B. could be 　　C. would be 　　D. should be 

　　31. She looks so sad. She _____ ill. 
　　A. can be 　　B. should be 　　C. must be 　　D. will be 

　　32. He _____ away. We don’t see him anywhere around. 
　　A. may go 　　B. must go 　　C. can go 　　D. must have gone 

　　33. He is much richer than what he _____. 
　　A. would be 　　B. must be 　　C. used to be 　　D. could be 

　　34. The little kid _____ not touch the dog. 
　　A. need 　　B. dare 　　C. ought 　　D. could 

　　35. I want to go to the hospital, but you _____ with me. 
　　A. need to not to go 　　B. do not need go 　　C. need not go 　　D. need go not 

　　36. When he was old, Mr Smith _____ sit for hours without saying anything. 
　　A. would 　　B. should 　　C. must 　　D. will 

　　37. Mary _____ be in London because I saw her in town just now. 
　　A. mustn’t 　　B. isn’t able to 　　C. may not 　　D. cannot 

　　38. The door is still closed. He _____ the key. 
　　A. must have lost 　　B. must lose 　　C. need have lost 　　D. can lost 

　　39. The bus had left, so we _____ walk home. 
　　A. have to 　　B. ought 　　C. had to 　　D. must 

　　40. You _____ see her, but I must. 
　　A. haven’t　　 B. cannot 　　C. mustn’t 　　D. needn’t 

答　案 

　　　1—5 CBBAA　　　6—10 ADACC　　 11—15 BDCBA　　 16—20 DBAAC 

　　21—25 DADCC　　 26—30 DACBA　　 31—35 CDCBC 　　36—40 ADACD 

　　解析： 
　　1. cannot表示否定的推测。 
　　2. 用must提问通常用needn’t来做否定回答。 
　　3. will表示意愿。 
　　4. shall用在第一人称构成将来时态。 
　　5. shall用在疑问句中表示征求对方的意见。 
　　6. Let’s的反意疑问句用shall we构成。 
　　7. must have done表示对过去的事情的肯定推测。 
　　8. won’t表示意愿。 
　　9. could have done表示“本来可以……”。 
　　10. in case的意思是“万一……”，后面经常用should的虚拟语气形式。 
　　11. must have done表示对过去的事情的肯定推测。 
　　12. should是shall的过去式，用在过去时中表示征求对方意见。 
　　13. should表示有责任、应该做某事。 
　　14. would you like to是用来向对方提出邀请时的表达法。 
　　15. will表示意愿。 
　　16. would表示与现在事实相反的虚拟语气。 
　　17. can’t have done表示对过去情况否定的推测，翻译成“不可能”。 
　　18. would have done表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。 
　　19. must have done表示对过去的事情的肯定推测，翻译成“一定是”。 
　　20. could have done表示“本来可以……”。 
　　21. had to表示“不得不”；need作情态动词时用在否定及疑问句中。 
　　22. dare作情态动词时直接用not进行否定，后面用动词原形。 
　　23. can’t help but do表示“忍不住”。 
　　24. would用在过去时中表示意愿。 
　　25. be able to表示在特定情况下做成一件事。 
　　26. need作情态动词时直接用not进行否定，后面用动词原形。 
　　27. can用在疑问句中表示向对方提出请求。 
　　28. mustn’t表示“禁止、不能”。 
　　29. wish后面的宾语从句要用虚拟形式。 
　　30. may表示不太肯定的推测。 
　　31. must be表示对现在状态的肯定推测。 
　　32. must have done表示对过去的事情的肯定推测。 
　　33. used to be表示“过去……”。 
　　34. dare作情态动词时直接用not进行否定，后面用动词原形。 
　　35. need作情态动词时直接用not进行否定，后面用动词原形。 
　　36. would表示过去的某种习惯动作。 
　　37. can’t be表示对现在状态的否定推测，翻译成“不可能”。 
　　38. must have done表示对过去的事情的肯定推测。 
　　39. must表示主观需要；have to表示客观要求，翻译成“不得不”。 
　　40. needn’t表示“不需要”。 
情态动词练习

　　1. You _____ all those clothes. We have a washing machine to do that sort of thing.
　　A. needn’t have washed　　 B. shouldn’t have washed
　　C. must not have washed　　 D. can not have washed

　　2. John _____ his father about his failure in the exam.
　　A. dares not tell　　　 B. dares not telling
　　C. dare not tell　　　　D. dares not to tell

　　3. Tom’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he _____ last night.
　　A. should study　　　　　　 B. should have studied
　　C. must have studied　　　　D. must have to study

　　4. This pen looks like mine, yet it isn’t. Whose _____ it be?
　　A. must　　　 B. can
　　C. may　　　　D. might

　　5. Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They _____ from South America on rafts.
　　A. must have sailed　　　 B. can sail
　　C. might have sailed　　　D. should have sailed

　　6. He must have finished his homework, _____ he?
　　A. mustn’t　　　 B. didn’t
　　C. needn’t　　　 D. hasn’t

　　7. Walking alone in the deserted village, John was scared. He thought he _____ Tom to go with him.
　　A. might have asked　　 B. should asked
　　C. must have asked　　　D. should have asked

　　8. As a soldier, you _____ do as the head tells you.
　　A. will　　　 B. shall
　　C. may　　　　 D. ought

　　9. You should bear in mind that he is not as strong as he _____.
　　A. was used to be 　　　B. used to be
　　C. was used to　　　　　 D. use to

　　10. Since it is already midnight, we _____.
　　A. had better leaving　　　 B. ought to have left
　　C. must have left　　　　　　D. might as well leave

　　11. Mary _____ my letter, otherwise she would have replied before now.
　　A. should have received　　　　 B. has received
　　C. couldn’t have received　　　D. ought to have received

　　12. In case I _____, I would try again.
　　A. will fail 　　　　B. would miss
　　C. should fail　　　 D. shall miss

　　13. What _____ would happen if the director knew you felt that way?
　　A. will you suppose 　　　B. you suppose
　　C. do you suppose　　　　 D. you would suppose

　　14. You must be a writer, _____?
　　A. mustn’t you　　　 B. are you
　　C. must you　　　　　 D. aren’t you

　　15. Two eyes _____ see more than one.
　　A. can　　　 B. may
　　C. will　　　D. should

　　16. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ____ during the day.
　　A. should have done 　　 B. would have done
　　C. may have done 　　　　D.must have done

　　17. _____ you continue in your efforts and achieve new and greater successes.
　　A. Would　　　 B. Will
　　C. May　　　　 D. Should

　　18. Has it been warned that all the children in this area _____ stay at their homes until the Bird Flu has been controlled?
　　A. can　　　 B. will
　　C. may　　　 D. shall

　　19.   —May I sit beside you sir?
　　 —No, you _____. My girlfriend is coming soon.
　　A. can’t　　　　 B. mustn’t
　　C. needn’t　　　 D. shouldn’t

　　20. Sir, you _____ be sitting in this waiting room. It is for women and children only.
　　A. mustn’t　　 B. can’t
　　C. won’t　　　 D. needn’t

　　21. When we got to the cinema, the film hasn’t started yet, so we _____.
　　A. needn’t hurry　　　　　 B. didn’t need hurry
　　C. needn’t to hurry　　　　D. needn’t have hurried

　　22. The driver has drunk too much wine and dangerous things _____ happen at any time.
　　A. should　　　 B. can
　　C. must　　　　 D. need

　　23. As he had heart attack, he was told that he _____ continue the work.
　　A. needn’t　　　 B. may not
　　C. mustn’t　　　 D. can’t

　　24. This couple had been separated for twenty years; you _____ imagine how happy they were when they met again.
　　A. might　　　 B. will
　　C. can　　　　 D. must

　　25. When crossing the street, you _____ be too careful.
　　A. needn’t　　　 B. could
　　C. must　　　　　 D. can’t

　　26. I know things are hard with you, but you _____ try to get over the difficulties.
　　A. can　　　　　　 B. may
　　C. must　　　　　　D. ought

　　27. I promised to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They _____ for me impatiently.
　　A. must be waiting　　　 B. ought to wait
　　C. could be waiting　　　D. may wait

　　28. He _____ the 9:20 train because he didn’t leave home till 9:25.
　　A. can reach　　　　　 B. could catch
　　C. may not catch　　　 D. couldn’t have caught

　　29. To be on safe side, we _____ fill up the tank now, because we _____ run out of gas on the way.
　　A. could; could　　　　 B. should; might
　　C. should; would　　　　D. could; might

　　30. _____ show himself in the front of the mirror?
　　A. Dares the king　　　　　 B. Dare the king
　　C. Does the king dare　　　 D. Is the king dare

　　31 See who’s there! _____ it be Mary?
　　A. May　　 B. Must
　　C. Can　　 D. Will

　　32. I talked for a long time, and in the end I _____ make him believe me.
　　A. was able to　　　 B. could
　　C. may　　　　　　　　D. might

　　33. There was a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. You _____ come, but why didn’t you
　　A. must have　　 B. should
　　C. need have　　 D. ought to have

　　34. I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _____ report it the police?
　　A. should　　　 B. may
　　C. will　　　　 D. can

　　35. —I came here by taxi and the driver charged me 50 Yuan.
　　 —Really? You _____ have come by bus.
　　A. needn’t　　　 B. must
　　C. may　　　　　　D. should

　　36. —Do you still remember when we went to the great wall?
　　 —I can’t remember it well, but _____ it have been sometimes last May?
　　A. should　　　 B. must
　　C. could　　　　 D. would

　　37. —Who is the girl standing over there?
　　 —Well , if you _____ know, her name is Mabel.
　　A. may　　　　　B. can
　　C. must　　　　 D. shall

　　38. John, look at the time. _____ you play the piano at such a late hour?
　　A. Must　　　 B. Can
　　C. May　　　　 D. Need

　　39. Some aspects of a pilot’s job _____ be boring, and pilots often _____ work at inco