高考英语复习专题试卷——情态动词

试卷更新日期:2017-11-15 类型:二轮复习

一、单选题

  • 1. – Tom, it's too late. Our son ________ be back.
    – Don't be anxious. I dare say he ________ have some extra work to do.

    A、must,must B、should ,should C、should ,must D、must ,should
  • 2.
    —This wall of air is an effective answer to the problem and it ______ work.
    —But it is a question to put such a wall of air around the statue.

    A、may B、must C、should D、could
  • 3. I ______ tell you with certainty that he won't be able to finish it before the deadline.

    A、will B、must C、can D、may
  • 4. If you __ go, at least wait until the storm is over.

    A、can B、may C、must D、will
  • 5. ——Will you require anything else?
    ——Yes, I ______ like a whisky.

    A、will B、shall C、should D、might
  • 6. You ____ be Carol. You haven't changed a bit after all these years.

    A、must B、can C、will D、shall
  • 7.  You _______ feel all the training a waste of time, but I'm a hundred percent sure later you'll be grateful you did it.

    A、should  B、 need  C、shall  D、may
  • 8. It was so noisy that we       hear ourselves speak.

    A、couldn't  B、shouldn't C、 mustn't D、needn't
  • 9.  I ______ have worried before I came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me.

    A、mightn't  B、mustn't C、needn't D、couldn't
  • 10. You _____be careful with the camera. It costs!

    A、must B、may C、can D、will
  • 11. — Can't you stay a little longer?

                          — It's getting late. I really _____ go now, My daughter is home alone.

    A、may B、can C、must D、dare 
  • 12. —Sorry, Mum! I failed the job interview again.

                          —Oh, it's too bad. You ____  have made full preparations.

    A、must B、can C、would D、should
  • 13. —Sorry,sir.I haven' t finished writing the report.

    —Oh,but you________ have done it because yesterday was the deadline.


    A、could B、should C、might D、must
  • 14. —What do you think of Betty?

    — Lovely, though she ______ be naughty sometimes.

    A、should B、must C、can D、need
  • 15. — Hey, the washing up has been done!

    — That ______ Cynthia. She's always helpful.

    A、need have been B、could have been C、should have been D、must have been
  • 16. The desk that ____ clean so I could do homework was always surrounded with bowls of bad milk, old magazines and so on.

    A、may have been B、would have been C、must have been D、should have been
  • 17. I love the weekend, because I _____ get up early on Saturdays and Sundays.

    A、needn't B、mustn't C、wouldn't D、shouldn't
  • 18. George _________ too far. His coffee is still warm.

    A、must have gone B、might have gone C、can't have gone D、needn't have gone
  • 19. It was really annoying;  I _____ get access to the data bank you had recommended.  

    A、wouldn't B、couldn't C、shouldn't D、needn't
  • 20. That night, trapped alone in the mountain, she felt cold, hungry and scared. She _______.     

    A、should have cried B、might cry C、would cry D、could have cried
  • 21. By law, no party _____ give away the contents of the contract to the third party.

    A、may B、can C、need D、shall
  • 22. — What are you doing this Saturday?

    — I'm not sure, but I ______ go to the Rolling Stones concert.

    A、must B、would C、should D、might
  • 23. The art historians tried to figure out how the temple __________ when built around 15 B.C.

    A、might look B、might have looked      C、must look D、must have looked
  • 24. —What a pity! George ________ well quit the trip to Hangzhou.

    —Let me phone him for the final decision.

    A、can B、must C、shall D、may
  • 25. According to the air traffic rules, you ______ switch off your mobile phone before boarding.

    A、ought to B、may C、can D、would
  • 26. Despite the fact that Lucy is a lovely girl, she _____ be extremely difficult to work with sometimes.

    A、must B、should C、would D、can
  • 27. I don't think he _______ a new bike.

    A、need to buy B、needs buying C、need D、need buy
  • 28. My new pen __________.Who __________ have taken it?

    A、has been disappeared; can B、has disappeared; could C、is missing; should D、has been lost; may
  • 29. 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
  • 30. Samuel, the tallest boy in our class, ______ easily reach the books on the top shelf.

    A、must B、should C、can D、need
  • 31. Don't worry. They ______ to consider your advice. Let me remind them of it now.

    A、could forget B、could have forgotten C、should have forgotten D、should forget
  • 32. The findings support another study which showed that being happy ______ reduce the risk of heart disease.

    A、need B、shall C、must D、can
  • 33. You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important.

    A、shouldn't B、mustn't C、can't D、needn't
  • 34. You ________ write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy soon.

    A、mustn't B、can't C、shouldn't D、needn't
  • 35. —It was such a difficult examination that a lot of students were unable to finish it on time.

    —That's the case. It's hard to accept the fact that over 90% of my classmates ________.

    A、should fail B、should have failed C、will fail D、may fail
  • 36. —I wonder why Sam is late again.

    —Well,he ________ his train,or maybe overslept.

    A、might miss B、must miss C、may have missed D、must have missed
  • 37. I remember during the first several months after my grandmother's passing away, my mother __________  stare our family photo for hours.

    A、will B、could C、would D、might
  • 38. –Mummy, the toy advertised on TV is really fantastic. Will you buy me one?

    --OK. You __________  have one if you behave well.

    A、might B、must C、could D、shall
  • 39. —Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.

    — Thanks. You _______ it. I could manage it myself.

    A、needn't have done B、needn't do C、mustn't do D、shouldn't have done
  • 40. It was sad to me that they,so poor themselves,     bring me food.

    A、might B、would C、should D、could
  • 41. I still remember my happy childhood when my mother ________ take me to Disneyland at weekends.

    A、might B、must C、would D、should
  • 42. — Look! It is raining again.

    — Why _____ it rain on Sundays? We are always staying inside ! What a day!.

    A、need B、must C、does D、should
  • 43. 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
  • 44. John, look at the time. ______ you play the piano at such a late hour?

    A、Must B、Can C、May D、Need
  • 45. There ______ be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practiced a lot in  the driving school.

    A、mustn't B、shan't C、shouldn't D、needn't
  • 46. —Lucy doesn't mind lending you her dictionary.

    —She______.I have already borrowed one.

    A、can't B、mustn't C、needn't D、shouldn't
  • 47. He paid for a seat, when he ______ have entered free.

    A、could B、would C、must D、need
  • 48. —Why! I couldn't get you on the phone this morning.

    —We ________ tennis in the yard when you phoned me.

    A、could be playing B、must be playing C、must have been playing D、should have played
  • 49. —Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime.

    —Sure. ______.

    A、I did B、I do C、I shall D、I will
  • 50. I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “Ni Hao ” just as I ____ do in China.
    A、must B、might C、can D、should