情态动词用法归类实例解析..doc

山西古县一中英语组 高继英 042400 常见情态动词用法及考点归类实例解析 情态动词的用法是英语语法中的一个重要组成部分，用来表示说话人对动作或状态的各种观点和态度，可以表示能力、必要、猜测、意愿或怀疑等。情态动词有一定的意思，但不完全，需和一定的动词原形一起构成谓语，它们在语义功能上经常出现相互交叉的现象。而且这几年随着高考改革越来越侧重于“突出语篇，强调应用，注重交际”，情态动词由于其本身的功能作用，也就成了历年各地高考中的“常客”。本文将结合高考例题，让同学们“身临其境”地来感悟情态动词的语义功能。 一：can/could 考例1： 1) What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he _____better.(08年江西) A. need have done B. must have done C. can have done D. might have done 2) You don’t have to know the name of the author to find a book. You _____ find the book by the?? title.（08年湖南） A.?must? B. need? C. can? D. would 3）The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone______ get out. (97年全国) A. had to B. would C. could D. was able to 答案： 1）C 2）C 3) D 归纳： can/could可以用来表示一种泛指的能力，意思为“能够”，could是can的过去时形式。如果要表示特指某一次具体做某事的能力常用be able to。can/could have done可以表示过去本来有能力做某事。例如： I can swim across the river easily. But today I am so tired that I’m not able to swim across it. 考例2： 1）---Mum, I’ve been studying English since 8 o’clock. _____I go out and play with Tom for a while? ---No, I’m afraid not. Besides, it is raining outside now.(04年辽宁) A. Can’t B. Wouldn’t C. May not D. won’t 2） A left-luggage office is a place where bags ____be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.(03年全国) A. should B. can C. must D. will 答案： 1) A 2) B归纳： can和could 都可以用来表示请求或许可，在疑问句中表示请求时，使用could比can语气更加婉转而没有时态之分；不过在表示许可的回答中之用can而不用could。例如： ---Could/Can I use your dictionary for a while? ---Yes, you can. 考例3： 1）Peter _____be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.(08年辽宁) A. shall B. should C. can D. must 2) It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _____be rather cold sometimes.(08年福建) A. must B. can C. should D. would 3) The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ____be every