情态动词和虚拟语气
(共3组,每组限时8分钟)
1.(2013·成都一诊)Parents are doing all they ________ to help their children achieve their ambitions.
A.shall B.can
C.may D.need
解析:选B 考查情态动词。句意:父母们在做他们力所能及的事来帮助他们的孩子实现他们的夙愿。完整形式为“Parents are doing all they can do to help their children achieve their ambitions.”其中they can do是定语从句,修饰先行词all; to help their children achieve their ambitions是目的状语。由于主句中出现了实义动词doing,所以省略了从句中的do。故答案为B。
2.(2013·江西六所重点高中一模)We ________ take clean drinking water for granted. One day we may run out of it.
A.needn't B.can't
C.won't D.shouldn't
解析:选D 考查情态动词。句意:我们不应该把拥有洁净的饮用水看作是理所当然的。也许有一天,我们会用完它。shouldn't“不应该”,符合句意。
3.(2013·皖南八校一模)I felt surprised that anyone of his intelligence ________ such an easy test.
A.might have failed B.could have failed
C.should have failed D.must have failed
解析:选C 考查情态动词。句意:我感到非常吃惊,像他那种智力的人竟然没有通过这么简单的测试。should表“竟然”,有出人意料的意思。
4.(2013·济南一模)—Can you keep the secret?