一、考点聚焦
1、 情态动词的基本用法
(1)can、be able to 和could
①can和be able to都表示能力，意思上没多大区别。但can只有现在和过去时，而be able to则有更多的形式。但当成功地完成某一具体动作时，通常不用could而用was/were able to来表示。这时was/were able to 相当于managed to，表示经过一番努力，终于能够完成某事。如：
Can you use chopsticks?
The wounded man still was able to get to the village and was saved in the
end.
②can和could
can和could都可以表示能力、技能、许可、建议或请求和可能性。但比较委婉客气地提出问题或陈述看法，一般用could，回答时则用can。如：
Could you help me carry the bag?
Can I help you?
(2)may/might
①may/might表示可能，但may比might可能性大。如：-Why isn’t he in class?
He may be sick.(生病的可能性较大)
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He might be sick.(生病的可能性较小)
②may/might表示“允许”，may用于现在时或将来时，might常用在间接引语中表过去时，但might也可用于现在时间，表示比较委婉的语气，回答用may。如：
He says we may leave.
He said we might leave.
③may / might 表示建议或请求，但might比may 更客气，意思更肯定而无过去时态的含义。
Yes, you can / may.
-May / Might I use your bike? -
No, you mustn’t
（3）must
①must表示必须，应该，没有时态变化。如：
You must do everything as I do.
②must表示肯定的推测。如：
The light is still on, so he must be at home.
③mustn’t 表示禁止做某事。如：
You mustn’t smoke in the office.
（4）have to
have to 表示“必须、不得不”，是由于某种外界（客观）原因而“必须”，“不得不”做某事，也可表示经常的或习惯性的事“必须”做。have to的否定形式表示不必。have to可用于多种时态中。如：
You will have to clean your own boots when you join the army.
I have to be at my office every evening.
（5）should / ought to
①should和ought to表示应当、应该，前者比后者语气轻。如：
You should / ought to work hard.
②should / ought to work hard.
Since she is not here, whe should / ought to be in the classroom.
③should / ought to的否定形式表示禁止之意。如：
Children shouldn’t smoke.
④should可表示陈述意见，推出建议或请求；而ought to可以表示劝告之意。如：
You ought to respect your parents.
He suggested that they should leave at once.
（6）will / would
①will 用于各种人称表示“意志”、“意愿”或“决心”等，否定式won’t + 动词。如：
I will tell you all about it.
Tom won’t do such a thing.
②will用于疑问句中，常用在第二称时表示说话人向对方提出“请求”或“询问”如：
Will you please tell her the news when you see her?
③will 表示习惯性的动作，有“总是”、“惯于”的含义。如：
Fish will die out of water.
④would 表示客气的请求、建议或意愿。如：
Would you please be quiet?
Would you like coffee?
⑤would 表示过去反复发生的动作。如：
When I passed my school I would see my teachers who taught me 5 years ago.
（7）need
need 作“必要”讲，既可作情态动词，也可作实义动词。作实义动词时后面的动词不定式要带to，其变化与一般动词相同。如：
I need to think it over.
-Need you go now? -Yes, I must./No, I needn’t
（8）dare
dare表示“敢”的意思。作为情态动词时，主要用在疑问句和否定句中。dare若作实义动词，后面可带to的不定式，此时to也可以省略。dare与need的用法相似。如：
How dare you say that?
She doesn’t date(to)ask her father.
（9）used to
used to表示过去常常发生的动作或存在的习惯，但现在已不复存在了。如：
He used to smoke.
（10）shall
①shall作为情态动词用于第二、三人称，表示说话人的意愿，有“命令”、“警告、威胁、强制”和“允许”等意思。如：
We shall do as our teacher says.
You shall have the book as soon as I finish it.
②在疑问句中，shall用于征求对方的意见或请求指示，常用于第一、第三人称。如：
Where shall he wait for us?
Shall we go out for a walk?
2、情态动词表示推测或判断的用法
下表即是表示推测的情态动词使用的场合：
情态动词 对现在和未来的推测 对过去的推测 使 用 场 合
must must + 动词原形 must have done 肯定句
may / might may / might + 动词原形 May / might have done 肯定句、否定句
can /could can / could do Can / could have done 否定句、疑问名（could可用于肯定句）
should 用来表示一种估计的情况“按理会/估计会”should do/be should have done 肯定句、否定句、疑问句
例如：
It must have rained last night.
She may not be at home. = It is possible that she is not at home.
She can’t be at home. = It is impossible that she is at home.
They should be there right now.
3、情态动词在虚拟语气中的用法
情态动词用于虚拟语气中表示责备的感情色彩，用法如下：
（1）should have done表示“本来应该做某事而实际上未做”，而shouldn’t have done则表示“本不应该做某事而实际上做了”。如：
You should have told me about it earlier.
You shouldn’t have said such words to your parents.
（2）ought to have done也表示“本应该……”而ought not to have done则意为“本不应该……”。如：
You ought to have told me about it earlier.
You ought not to have said such words to your parents.
（3）needn’t have done表示“本无必要做某事而实际上做了”。如：
You needn’t have walked so quickly since time was enough.
（4）could have done表示“本来有可能……而事实上未做到”。如：
I could have come on time, but my car broke on the way.
二、精典名题导解
选择填空
1. I was really anxious about you. You________home without a word.(NMET 2001)
A.mustn’t have B.shouldn’t have left
C.couldn’t have left D.needn’t have
解析：答案为B。本题考查的是情态动词在虚拟语气中的用法。题目给出的条件是“我确实非常担心你”，因此后面可知应是责备you不应该没说一句话就离开了。
2.-Are you coming to Jeff’s party?
-I’m not sure. I__________ go to the concert instead.(NMET 2000)
A.must B.would C.should D.might
解析：答案为D。本题考查情态动词的基本用法。由题目中“I’m not sure”,表明我可能去Jeff’s party，也可能去音乐会，故用might。
3. -Will you stay for lunch?
-Sorry, ____________. My brother is coming to see me.(NMET 99)
A.I mustn’t B.I can’t C.I needn’t D.I won’t
解析：答案为B。本题考查表示请求的英语口语，用will来向第二人称提问的疑问结构，是表示一种请求和意愿，是用疑问的形式来表达较为婉转的祈使语气，意思是“请你……，好吗”，对于这种问句的肯定回答是：Suree! Gertainly! Yes, of course. I’d be glad to 等；否定回答通常是：I’m sorry, I can’t. No, I’m afraid I can’t. I’m sorry, but … I’d like to, but …等。注意情态动词表客气的用法及其在一般疑问句中的问与答。
情态动词
1．I thought you 1ike somethjng to read，so I have brought you some books．
A．may B．might C．could D．must
2．There was plenty of time．She ．
A．mustn’t have hurried B．couldn’t have hurried
C．must not hurry D．needn’t have hurried
3．The plant is dead．I it more water．
A．Will give B．would have given C．must give D．should have given
4．You return the book now．You can keep it till next week if you like．
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．may not
5．Tom ought not to me your secret，but he meant no harm．
A．have told B．tell C．be telling D．having told
6．He you more help，even though he was very busy．
A．might have given B．might give C．may have given D．may give
7．He at the meeting this morning．He was in hospital at the time．
A．couldn’t have spoken B．mustn’t have spoken
C．shouldn’t have spoken D．needn’t have spoken
8．He must be in the classroom， he?
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．isn’t D．can
9．-You were driving at 100 km an hour，sir．
-But officer，I ．My car can’t go more than 80．
A．may not have been B．couldn’t have been
C．wouldn’t have been D．needn’t have been
10．-Did you visit the famous museum?
-No．We it，but we spent too much time shopping．
A．could have visited B．must have viste
C．can’t have visited D．shouldn’t have visited
11．-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
12．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
13．Put on more clothes．You be feeling cold with only a shirt on．
A．can B．could C．would D．must
14．-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
15．I think all drivers seat belts．
A．should wear B．had better wear C．can wear D．have to wear
16．-Don’t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow．
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A．I don’t B．1 won’t C．I can’t D．I haven’t
17．I to1d Sally how to get here，but perhaps I it out for her．
A．had to write B．must have written C．should have written D．ought to write
18．Peter come with us tonight，but he isn’t very sure yet.
A．must B．may C．can D．will
19．A computer think for itself；it must be told what to do．
A．can’t B．couldn’t C．need D．would
20．Jenny have kept her word．I wonder why she changed her mind．
A．must B．should C．need D．would
21．--Could I borrow your dictionary? Yes，of course you ．
A．might B．will C．can D．should
22．-I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter．
-It true because there was 1ittle snow there．
A．may not be B．won’t be C．couldn’t be D．mustn’t be
情态动词
1-5 BDDCA 6-10 AACBA 11-15 BDDDA 16-20 BCBAB 21-22 CC