高考英语系列讲座(九)情动动词及虚拟语气.doc

高中英语系列讲座（九）
情态动词与虚拟语气
1. Jack described his father, who ______ a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-willed man
A. would be   B. would have been    C. must be      D. must have been
2. You ______ buy a gift, but you can if you want to.
A. must              B. mustn’t    C. have to            D. don’t have to
3. I have told you the truth ______ I keep repeating it?
A. Must              B. Can              C. May                 D. Will
4. I ______ have watched that movie —it’ll give me horrible dreams.
A. shouldn’t      B. needn’t       C. couldn’t     D. mustn’t
5. Mark ______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.
A. needn’t           B. wouldn’t       C. mustn’t           D. couldn’t
6.  —______ I take the book out? —I’m afraid not.
A. Will           B. May            C. Must           D. Need
7. .Just be patient .You ______ expect the world to change so soon.
A. can’t      B. needn’t     C. may not    D. whether
8. —I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I’ll have a test on the subject next month.
   —Don’t worry. You ______ have it by Friday.
A. could     B. shall    C. must    D. may 
9. —May I take this book out of the reading room? —No, you ______. You read it in here. 
   A. mightn’t        B. won’t          C. needn’t           D. mustn’t
10. I’m afraid Mr. Harding ______ see you now. He’s busy.
A. can’t   B. mustn’t  C. shouldn’t  D. needn’t
11. Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy ______.
 A. would have been saved B. had been saved C. will be saved        D. was saved
12. Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it ______ be regular exercise.
A. can             B. will            C. must             D. may
13. — Good morning. I’ve got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department.
— Ah, good morning. You ______ be Mrs. Peters.
A. might         B. must       C. would         D. can
14. “You have a wrong number,” she said. “There’s no one of that name here.”
A. need                     B. can        C. must                     D. would
15. — Sorry, Professor Smith. I didn’t finish the assignment yesterday.
— Oh, you ______ have done it as yesterday was the deadline.

A. must            B. mustn’t          C. should            D. shouldn’t
16. Bob would have helped us yesterday, but he ______.
A. was busy      B. is busy       C. had been busy.   D. will be busy
17. If he ______ my advice, he wouldn’t have lost his job.
    A. followed         B. should follow      C. had followed      D. would follow 
18. John went to the hospital alone. If he ______ me about it, I would have gone with him.
A. should tell     B. tells      C. told      D. had told   
19. George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he ______ more on its culture.
A. focus       B. focused         C. would  focus     D. had focused
20. If we ______ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting. 
A. take   B. had taken   C. took    D. have taken
21. 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
22. —The weather has been very hot and dry.
—Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables ______.
A. wouldn’t die                  B. didn’t die       C. hadn’t died              D. wouldn’t have died
23. Some people who don’t like to talk much are not necessarily shy; they ______ just be quiet people.
A. must              B. may              C. should            D. would
24. One of the few things you _____ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.
A. need              B. must             C. should            D. can
25. But for the help of my English teacher, I ______ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.
A. would not win      B. would not have won  C. would win       D. would have won
26. — It’s the office! So you ______ know eating is not allowed here. — Oh, sorry.
A. must   B. will   C. may   D. need
27. What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There ______ be twelve
A. should     B. would             C. will    D. shall
28. It ______ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
A. may              B. can               C. must             D. should
29. —I don’t care what people think. —Well, you ______.
A. could             B. would             C. should            D. might
30. This printer is of good quality. If it ______ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.
A. would             B. should            C. could             D. might
31. —______ you break this $ 100 bill for me?    — Just a moment. I will see if I ______.
A. May; can     B. Can; can     C. Will; will      D. Should; may
32. The soccer team has been doing well this season, so they ______ win the championship.
A. should        B. might       C. would     D. could
33. I ______ stop by sometime and thank her for all her help.
A. need     B. have to    C. must     D. may
34. —Why didn’t you reminded him of the possible danger?
   —But what ______ otherwise? He never listens to me.
  A. could I do  B. could I have done  C. should I do  D. must I have done
35. How ______ I help them to understand when they won’t listen to me?
A. can                        B. would                  C. may                         D. must
36. —Ann looks hot and dry. —So ______ you if you had a high fever.
A. do         B. are           C. will      D. would
37. —John, how did your English exam go? —I thought I ______, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.
A. should have failed     B. couldn’t have failed C. might have failed D. mustn’t have failed
38. —Is there any flight to New York? —I think there ______ be, for it is snowing so heavily.
  A. shouldn’t   B. mustn’t   C. can’t    D. needn’t
39. —You just think of yourself! You kept me waiting for at least three hours. —I am sorry that you ______ think so.
   A. would    B. might            C. could        D. should
40. Don’t you think it essential that every resident of Guangzhou ______ spare no effort to make contributions to the 16th Asia Games?
  A. should     B. will     C. shall     D. would
41. —______ I hand in my report as soon as the class is over? —No, you needn’t. Anytime this week is okay.
A. May    B. Must    C. Shall    D. Can
42. —Did you listen to the lecture given by the famous herbalist doctor Zhang Wuben?
   — No, we ______ it. But we had a lot of traffic on our way.
   A. could have attended     B. must have attended  C. could attend         D. shouldn’t have attended
43. There ___ be any difficulty in passing the oral test since you have practiced a lot in the school.
 A. mustn’t  B. shan’t  C. shouldn’t  D. needn’t
44. He ______ comb his hair at the table, even though he knows I don’t like it.
  A. shall   B. may   C. will   D. can
45. —She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam.  —I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.
  A. should       B. must       C. could       D. might
46. How ______ I help them to understand when they won’t listen to me?
 A. can     B. would    C. may     D. must
47. She _____ have left school, for her bike is still there.
  A. can’t         B. wouldn’t          C. shouldn’t          D. needn’t
48. Those farmers who ___ move from place to place with their animals in the past have moved into new houses at last.
  A. could     B. might     C. would     D. should
49. —John, how did your English exam go? — I thought I ______, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.
A. should have failed      B. might have failed C. couldn’t have failed D. mustn’t have failed
50.—I can’t find my cell phone anywhere. —You ______ have left it at school canteen just now.
A. may  B. can  C. should  D. would
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