英语中考真题详解·情态动词
情态动词是初中英语里的一个重要语法项目,也是全国各省市中考试题的一个考查热点?本文以全国部分省市中考试题为例,对情态动词的考点和热点作一分析。
一、考查can的用法
a.考查can表示能力的用法。
在这一用法中,can表示能力,意思是“能,会”,其否定式can’t表示“不能”。在过去时中用could和couldn’t.例如:
1.-Where’s Mr Lee?I have something unusual to tell him.
-You________find him.He________Japan.(2003黑龙江)
A.may not;has gone to B.may not;has been to
C.can’t;has gone to D.can’t;has been to
2.-Finish drawing a horse in ten minutes.OK?
-Sorry.It________in such a short time.(2003山东威海)
A.may do B.can’t be done
C.must do D.needn’t be done
3.I have my own room in my house,so I________do what I want in it.(2002江西)
A.must B.have to C.need to D.can
4.________you mend my car?I______not start it.(2002常德市)
A.Would;would B.Must;must C.Can;can D.May;may
5.________she ride when she was three years old?( 2002长沙市)
A.Can B.Could C.Need D.May
6.The boy________answer this kind of hard questions one year ago.(2002四川省)
A.can B.may C.could
Answers: 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C
b.考查can表示推测的用法。
在这一用法中,can意为“可能”,表示客观可能性,常常用于疑问句和否定句中。例如:
7.Who is the man over there?Is it Mr Li?
-No,it________be him.Mr Li is much taller.(2003河北)
A.mustn’t B.may not C.can’t D.needn’t
8.-Listen!Someone is singing in the next room.Who________it be?Is it Wei Fang?
-No.It________be her.She is at school now.(2002重庆市)
A.will;may not B.must;mustn’t C.may;can’t D.may;won’t
9.-Is Mr Hu in the reading room?
-No,he________be there.He has gone to Tianjin.(2002新疆)
A.mustn’t B.needn’t C.won’t D.can’t
10.Class 3 won the football match!________it be true?(2002广东)
A.May B.Must C.Will D.Can
Answers: 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.D
C.考查can / could表示请求许可的用法?
在这一用法中,can和could都表示现在,用could比用can语气更加委婉客气,常用Could I / you……?句式,表示“我/你能……吗?”若表示同意要用can,不用could?例如:
11.-Could I look at your pictures?
-Yes,of course you________.(2003武汉)
A.could B.can C.will D.might
12.________you pass me a pen?I’d like to write down the telephone number.(2002北京市海淀区)
A.Need B.Could C.Must D.Should
Answers: 11.B 12.B
二、考查must的用法
a.考查must表示义务的用法。
在这一用法中,must意为“必须”,“应该”,表示必须要做的事,其否定式mustn’t表示禁止,即不许对方做某事?例如:
13.-May I go to the cinema,Mum?
-Certainly.But you________be back by 11 o’clock.(2003安徽)
A.can B.may C.must D.need
14.-SARS is such a terrible disease.
-Yes,it is.We________be more careful.(2003浙江嘉兴)
A.can B.may C.must D.need
15.To make our city more beautiful,rubbish________into the river.(2003重庆)
A.needn’t be thrown B.mustn’t be thrown
C.can’t throw D.may not throw
16.These books________out of the reading room.You have to read them here.(2003辽宁)
A.can’t take B.must be taken C.can take D.mustn’t be taken
17.Cars,buses and bikes________stop when traffic lights change to red.(2002上海市)
A.can B.may C.must D.need
Answers: 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.C
要注意must和have to的用法区别?must表示说话人的主观看法,而have to表示客观的需要,意思是“不得不”?例如:
18.-Can you go swimming with us this afternoon?
-Sorry,I can’t.I________take care of my little sister at home because my mother is ill.(2003南京)
A.can B.may C.would D.have to
Answer: 18.D
回答must开头的一般疑问句,如果是否定的回答,要用needn’t或don’t have to,表示“不必”,“没有必要”的意思,不用mustn’t,因为mustn’t表示禁止或不许,意思是“一定不要”的意思。例如:
19.-Must I finish the work before five o’clock?
-No,you________.(2003四川)
A.needn’t B.mustn’t C.have to
20.-________I come back before five o’clock?
-No,you________.But you________be back later than seven o’clock.(2002烟台市)
A.Need;must;mustn’t B.May;mustn’t;can’t
C.Can;can’t;can’t D.Must;needn’t;can’t
21.-Must I clean the room right now?
-No,you________.You________clean it after lunch.(2002徐州市)
A.needn’t;can B.needn’t;may
C.mustn’t;can D.mustn’t;may
Answers: 19.A 20.D 21.B
b.考查must表示推测的用法。
在这一用法中,must意为“一定”,“肯定”,表示可能性很大,通常用于肯定句,在否定句中要用can’t,表示“不可能”。例如:
22.Susan’s parents have bought a large house with a swimming pool.It ____be very expensive.(2003上海)
A.must B.can C.mustn’t D.can’t
23.This book________Lucy’s.Look!Her name is on the book cover.(2002河南)
A.must be B.may be C.can’t be D.mustn’t be
Answers: 22.A 23.A
三、考查may的用法
a.考查may表示请求许可的用法
在这一用法中,may表示许可或征询对方许可,表示“可以”的意思,常常与第一人称I连用,构成May I……?句式,表示“我可以……吗?”肯定回答用Yes,you may.;Yes,please.等;否定回答用No,you can’t.或No,you mustn’t.,不用No,you may not.?例如:
25.-________I have your name,please?
-Yes,Michael.M-I-C-H-A-E-L.(2002北京市东城区)
A.Must B.Will C.May D.Need
26.-May I go to the cinema,dad?
-No,you________.You must finish your homework first.(2002浙江金华市)
A.mustn’t B.won’t C.don’t D.needn’t
27.-May I smoke here?
-________,you________.It can be dangerous.(2002滨州市)
A.Yes;can B.No;can’t
C.Yes;may D.No,needn’t
Answers: 25.C 26.A 27.B
b.测试may表示可能性的用法。
在这一用法中,may表示可能性,意思是“也许”,“可能”,通常用于肯定句中。例如:
28.You________go and ask Meimei.She________know the answer.(2003天津)
A.must;can B.must;may
C.need;can D.can;may
29.Look out!The knife is very sharp.You________cut your finger.(2002宁夏)
A.need B.must C.should D.may
Answers: 28.D 29.D