河北衡水高三英语新高考语法复习讲义 情态动词的基本用法(含语法填空短文改错真题讲解+知识总结)
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考点（三十三）情态动词的基本用法
课堂真题讲解
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1．In today's information age, the loss of data ________ cause serious problems for a company.
解析：can 句意：在如今的信息化时代，丢失数据可能会给一个公司造成严重的问题。can在此表示客观可能性，意为“可能会，有时候会”。
2．Truly elegant chopsticks might ________ (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters.
解析：be made 根据语境可知，筷子是被制造的。此???为含有情态动词的被动语态might be done。
3．You ________ be careful with the camera.It costs!
解析：must 句意：你必须要小心使用这个相机。它很贵重！根据后面的“It costs！”可知，此处是说话人对使用相机的人提出的要求，must意为“必须”，表示说话人主观上的要求，语气强烈。4．As a kid, I loved to watch cartoons, but no matter how many times I asked to watch them, my parents would not to let me.________________
解析：去掉let前的to 情态动词would表示“意愿”时后面直接接动词原形。
5．We can chose between staying at home and taking a trip.________________
解析：chose→choose 情态动词can后面接动词原形。chose是choose的过去式形式。
(六)will, would
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四．Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 你不能去人多的公共场所。 2. 建议外出戴口罩。 3. 如果你发烧，必须立刻看医生。 4. 保持手卫生，否则你会有危险 5. 应该尽量呆在家。如果可以的话，你可以看视频学习。 1. You mustn’t go to the crowed public areas. 2. You should wear a face mask when going out. 3. If you are having a fever, you must go to see a doctor at once. 4. Keep your hands clean or you may be in danger. 5. You should stay at home as mush as possible. If you can ,you can watch some study videos. Ⅰ.单句填空 用must，can，may，might，shall，should，needn't，mustn't填空 1．—Will you read me a story，Mummy? —OK.You ________have one if you go to bed as soon as possible. 2．—Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now? —I am afraid you ________，in case he comes late for the meeting. 3．If you ________go，at least wait until the storm is over. 4．—No one ________be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball. —Oh，you are really h is big fan. 5．It ________be the postman at the door.It's only six o'clock. 6．I ________worry about my weekend—I always have my plans ready before it comes.
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高考英语情态动词专项练习 Ⅰ. 单项选择 1.I thought you______like something to read, so I have brought you some books. A. may B. might C. could D. must 2. You____to the meeting this afternoon 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 3. He______ you more help, even though he was very busy. A. might have given B. might give C. may have given D. may give 4.─_______I help you with some shoes, madam? ─ Yes, I would like to try on those brown ones. A. Will B. Should C. May D. Must 5. The reason why they ____leave wasn't explained to us. A. had B. had to C. must D. might 6. I searched for my wallet and it wasn't there. I thought I___it at home. A. left B. have left C. might have left D. could have left 7. I_____asleep because it took me a long time to realize that the telephone was ringing. A. could have fallen B. should have fallen C. must have fallen D. mustn't have fallen 8. The only thing that really matters to the children is how soon they ______return to their school. A. can B. must C. have to D. ought to 9. I want to go to the chemist's, but you _____go with me.
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高考英语真题专项汇编卷（2017-2019）： 知识点03 情态动词和虚拟语气 1、The workers were not better organized, otherwise they ____________ the task in half the time. A. accomplished B. had accomplished C. would accomplish D. would have accomplished 2、What a pity! You missed the sightseeing, or we _________a good time together. A. had B. will have C. would have had D. had had 3、In today’s information age, the loss of data _________ cause serious problems for a company. A.need B.should C.can D.must 4、They might have found a better hotel if they _________ a few more kilometers. A.drove B.would drive C.were to drive D.had driven 5、I can’t find my purse. I___________ it in the supermarket yesterday, but I’m not sure. A.should leave B.must have left C.might leave D.could have left 6、If we ___________the flight yesterday, we would be enjoying our holiday on the beach now. A.had caught B.caught C.have caught D.would catch permission. 7、It’ｓ strange that he _______ have taken the books without the owner’ｓ A.would B.should C.could D.might 8、There is a good social life in the village, and I wish I _______ a second chance to become more involved. A.had B.will have C.would have had D.have had 9、My room is a mess, but I ___________ clean it before I go out tonight. I can do it in the morning. A.daren't B.shouldn't C.needn't D.mustn't 10、—Do you have Betty’s phone number? —Yes. Otherwise, I ___________ able to reach her yesterday. t have been A.hadn’t been B.wouldn’ C.weren’ｔ D.wouldn’t be 11、Samuel, the tallest boy in our class, ___________ easily reach the books on the top shelf.
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英语语法总结：情态动词的使用 情态动词的使用 1）情态动词can（能够），must（必须），may（可以）结构：主语+can/must/may+动词原型 He can make the tea. Sally can air the room. We can speak English. ★变疑问句将情态动词移到句首 Can he make the tea? Can Sally air the room? Can we speak English? ★变否定句在情态动词后面加not
He cannot make the tea. Sally cannot air the room. We cannot speak English. ★肯定回答及否定回答 Yes, he can. / No, he cannot. Yes, she can. /?No, she cannot. Yes, we can. / No, we cannot. ★特殊疑问句：（必背） What can you do? 注意：情态动词的句子没有第三人称单数的变化，不要在情态动词或动词后面加s。
2）must/have to的区别 must 表示必须，是主观上觉得应该做，have to是不得不，是由于客观条件逼迫的必要要做 must 只能用在表示现在和将来的句子里，而have to do可以用在任何时态 3）must, may, might表示猜测： ·must do 表示对现在事实的猜测 ·must have done表示对过去事实的猜测 ·must have been doing 表示对过去正在进行的事实的猜测 ·may/might do, may/might have done表示没有任何事实依据的猜测，might的可能性更小。 4）can't/couldn't 表示不可能
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（一） 情态动词常考点 （一） 表能力 can be able to will be able to could was/ were able to could have + ?? ???? ?? ?????? ?表示现在的能力 ：表示将来的能力 表示过去的能力 过去分词：表示过去有能力做但未做 如：I am starving to death 。I can eat two bowls of rice now 。 （现在的能力）我快饿死了，现在我能吃两碗米饭。 If you have a good sleep ，you will be able to work out this problem 。 （将来的能力）如果你好好睡一觉，你将能够解出这道题。 The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone was able to get out 。 （过去有能力做并且成功的做了某事）尽管这场大火迅速蔓延到了整个宾馆，但是每个人都能够逃出 去。 I could have worked out the problem ，but I didn ’t 。 （过去有能力做但未做）我本来可以解决这个问题，但没有解决。 （二） 表推测（可能性） 1. 可能性可分为客观的可能性和具体事情实际发生的可能性两种。所谓客观的（理论的）可能性即并不涉及具体某事是否会发生，此种用法常常可以说明人或事物的特征。情态动词can 可用于肯定句中表示客观的（理论的）可能性，而表示具体事情实际发生的可能性时，can 一般不用于肯定句。如： Accident can happen on such rainy days 。 这样的多雨天气有可能会发生事故。（客观的可能性） Peter may come with us tonight ，but he isn ’t sure yet 。 彼得今晚可能和我们来，但他还没确定。（实际可能性，不用can ） 2. 表示具体事情实际发生的可能性： （1）表示具体事情实际发生的可能性的层次比较 （2）表示具体事情实际发生的可能性时，may ，must 常用于肯定句，一般不用于否定句和疑问句（may not 表示“可能不”）；can 常用于否定句、疑问句或感叹句中，表示疑惑、惊讶或不相信等意思；could 既可用于肯定句，又可用于否定句、疑问句中。如： This can ’t/ couldn ’t be done by him 。（表不相信） 这不可能是他做的。 This may not be done by him 。（表不确定） 这可能不是他做的。 He could be on his way home now 。（could 不如may/ might 常用） 他现在可能在回家的路上。 Can this be done by him ？（表示疑惑、惊讶） 这可能是他做的吗？ Mr. Bush is on time for everything 。How can it be that he was late for the opening ceremony ？（表示疑惑、惊讶） 布什先生做每件事都很按时。他怎么可能在开幕仪式上迟到呢？ I didn ’t hear the phone 。I must have been asleep 。（表肯定） 我没听到电话。我肯定已经睡着了。 3. would ，could ，might 并不一定与过去时间有关，而是表示可能性弱于他们相应的现在时形式。另外should 也不一定与过去时间有关。如： This may/ might be done by him 。（后者比前者语气弱）