情态动词专项练习

一：基础训练题

1.—Is John coming by train?

—He should，but he ________ not. He likes driving his car.

A. must       B. can       C. need       D. may

2. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who ______ have taken it?

A. should       B. must        C. could       D. would

3.—I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.

—It ________ true because there was little snow there.

A. may not be       B. won’t be       C. couldn’t be       D. mustn’t be

4. Such a businessman ______ be honest. He gets his money in a dishonest way.

A. can’t      B. mustn’t be      C. may not       D. shouldn’t

5.Peter ________ come with us tonight，but he isn’t very sure yet.

A. must        B. may        C. can        D. will

6.The old woman ________ sit there for hours when she was free，recalling her good old days.

A. would        B. used        C. used to        D. could

7. My watch is out of order. It needs ________.

A. repair        B. repaired       C. repairing       D. to repair

8. It’s seven o’clock. Jack ________ be here at any moment.

A. must        B. need        C. should        D. can

9. It’s still early. You ________ hurry.

A. mustn’t       B. wouldn’t       C. may not       D. don’t have to

10.—Do you think the flight is delayed? w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

—It ________ be，especially in such weather.

A. would        B. should        C. might        D. ought to

11.You ought ________ for what you are unable to do.

A. not to be punished        B. to not be punished   C. to not punished      D. not be punished

12.—I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins.______ I have a look?

—Yes，certainly.

A. May        B. Do        C. Shall        D. Should

13.—Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?

—________.

A. Yes，you may borrow         B. Yes，you could

C. Yes，go on                 D. Yes，help yourself

14. You ___ return my umbrella now. You can keep it till next week if you like.

A. can’t        B. mustn’t       C. needn’t       D. may not

15.Johnny，you ________ play with the knife; you ________ hurt yourself.

A. won’t; can’t            B. mustn’t; may   C. shouldn’t; must         D. can’t; shouldn’t

16. It’s a fine day. Let’s go fishing，________?

A. won’t we       B. will we        C. don’t we       D. shall we

17.Be sure to write to us，________ you?

A. will        B. aren’t        C. can        D. mustn’t

18.—Would it bother you if I talk to you for a minute?

—________.

A. Yes，please           B. No，I don’t    C. Yes，please don’t       D. Not at all

19. — Aren’t you a football player?     —________.

A. Yes，I’m not    B. Yes，I was    C. Oh，I used to be    D. Oh，I used be

20. A computer ________ think for itself. It must be told what to do.

A. can’t        B. couldn’t       C. may not       D. might not

21. — Shall I turn on the television?

—No，I ________ watch it now. I want to go to bed.

A. shouldn’t    B. couldn’t    C. would rather not   D. might not

22. — There"s someone outside. Who______ it be ?

— It must be Mary. She promised to come over at 8: 00.

A. must        B. can         C. shall         D. need

23. Children under 12 years of age in that country ______ be under adult supervision when in a public library.

A. must        B. may         C. can        D. need

24. — I don’t mind telling you what I know.

— You _____. I’m not asking you for it.

A. mustn’t         B. may not        C. can’t        D. needn’t

25. 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

26. You ______ be tired –you’ve only been working for an hour.

A. must not       B. won’t        C. can’t         D. may not

27. She is studying medical science now but she _________ a lawyer.

A. used to be        B. would be             C. were      D. had been

28. The girl _________ out alone at night before she was 12.

A. dared not go        B. dare not to go              C. dares not go          D. does not dare go

29. There ________ be a lot of small houses on both sides of the street.

A. used to         B. get used to              C. would         D. did use to

30. ----We need a person badly to finish the work.

   ---- _______ the new comer have a try?

A. Shall             B May            C Should            D Need

二：句子改错 (下列各句分别有一处错误，指出并改正)

1. When I read the story, I wouldn’t help thinking of my days in the countryside.

2. They dare not to express their views boldly.

3. You can’t write to him, he will come back tomorrow.

4. You mustn’t work tomorrow if you don’t want to.

5. He suggested that we would go together.

6. Whatever the difficulties, we must realize the four modernizations.

7. She mustn’t be hungry; she has only just finished supper.

8. He is honest. He mustn’t have done such a thing.

9. You can’t walk on the grass.

10. Must it rain tomorrow, the meeting would be postponed.

三：能力拓展题

1. It has been announced that candidates ________ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.

A. can        B. will        C. may        D. shall

2.—There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.

—It ________ a comfortable journey.

A. can’t be    B. shouldn’t be     C. mustn’t have been   D. couldn’t have been

3.—Did the train arrive in time?     —No. It ________two hours ago. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

A. must have arrive           B. ought to have arrived

C. must arrive               D. ought to arrive

4.—I can’t find my wallet.

—You ________ it on the bus.

A. must forget            B. must leave    C. must have forgotten       D. must have left

5.The girl used to be very interested in music，________ she?

A. didn’t       B. use        C. used        D. usedn’t to

6. It’s seven o’clock. Jack ________ be here at any moment.

A. must        B. need        C. should        D. can

7. Tom didn’t see her in the meeting room this morning. She ________ have spoken at the meeting.

A. couldn’t       B. mustn’t       C. shouldn’t       D. needn’t

8. The light is still on. The student ________ to switch it off.

A. must forget     B. must have forgotten   C. might forget   D. may forget

9.You must be a writer，________ you?

A. can’t        B. aren’t        C. must        D. mustn’t

10.If you had been more careful enough，you __ have made so many mistakes.

A. won’t        B. mustn’t       C. shouldn’t       D. wouldn’t

11.He told Sally how to get there，but perhaps he ________ out for her.

A. had to write it                 B. must have written it

C. should have written it           D. ought to write it

12.—I should have put on my coat when we left.

—It’s a pity that you ________.

A. didn’t       B. don’t        C. haven’t       D. hadn’t

13.—When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon.

—They ________ be ready by 12:00.

A. can        B. should        C. might        D. need

14.I didn’t hear the phone. I ________ asleep.

A. must be        B. must have been        C. should be       D. should have been

15.He ________ you more help，even though he was very busy.

A. might have given         B. might give        C. may have given       D. may give

16.— ________ you make so much noise?

—Sorry. I’ll take care not to.

A. Can        B. Must        C. May        D. Would

17.The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ______ get out.

A. had to       B. would      C. was able to     D. could

18.I was really anxious about you. You ________ home without a word.

A. mustn’t leave         B. shouldn’t have left w.w.w.kC. couldn’t have left       D. needn’t leave

19.—Sara has just come back from New York and she looks very happy.

—She ________ her trip very much.

A. might enjoy                         B. should have enjoyed

C. might have enjoyed                   D. must enjoy

20. There was plenty of time. She ________.

A. mustn’t have hurried                   B. couldn’t have hurried

C. must not hurried                       D. needn’t have hurried

21. His failure in the experiment suggested that he _______ his teacher’s proper instructions.

A. should not have followed             B. should not follow w.ws.5.u.c.o.m

C. mustn’t have followed             D. hadn’t followed  

22. — What"s the matter with the man hanging his head there?

— Well, if you _____ know, he was caught stealing my bike.

A. must         B. may        C. can       D. shall

23. — What"s the matter with Peter?

— He was seen crying when he was coming out of the teacher’s office. He ____ by the teacher.

A. may be scolded           B. should have been scolded

C. must be scolded           D. must have been scolded

24. How ______ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article ?

A. can         B. must        C. need       D. may

25. “The interest ______ be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides,” declared the judge.

A. may        B. should       C. must         D. shall

26. — Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.

— You _______ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.

A. shan’t          B. might not       C. needn’t        D. shouldn’t

27. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometime.

   A. must       B. can         C. should          D. would

28. Thank you for all your hard work yesterday. I don’t think we ___ it without you.

A. can manage  B. could have managed   C. could manage D. can have managed

29. He was a good swimmer so he ____ swim to the river bank when the boat sank.

A. could    B. might    C. should    D. was able to

30. You must have seen him off when he left, _________?

A. haven"t you      B. didn"t you           C. mustn"t you       D. needn"t you

31. You­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as it is so important.

A. can’t     B shouldn’t        C mustn’t         D needn’t

32. I’ ve tried several times, but the car just _________ start.

 A. mustn’t      B can’t       C won’t        D mayn’t

33. —You just think of yourself! You kept me waiting for at least three hours.

   — I am sorry that you _______ think so

A would     B could     C should       D might 

34. Naturally, after I told her what to do, my daughter _____ go and do the opposite !

A .may    B. can     C. must     D.  should

35. When he was there, he_______ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day .

A. would     B. should    C. had better     D. might

答案：

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1. When I read the story, I wouldn’t help thinking of my days in the countryside. couldn’t

2. They dare not to express their views boldly.   去to

3. You can’t write to him, he will come back tomorrow.  needn’t

4. You mustn’t work tomorrow if you don’t want to.   needn’t

5. He suggested that we would go together.  should

6. Whatever the difficulties, we must realize the four modernizations.  will

7. She mustn’t be hungry; she has only just finished supper.   can’t

8. He is honest. He mustn’t have done such a thing.  can’t

9. You can’t walk on the grass.   mustn’t

10. Must it rain tomorrow, the meeting would be postponed.  Should

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