3.7 动词（7） 情态助动词练习（2） 推测用法（50题） -2022年高考英语语法填空考点分解练

2022年高考英语语法填空考点分解练之——

情态助动词专项练习（二） 推测用法

用括号内所给动词的正确形式完成下面的句子。

1. Helen ______ (go) on the trip with us, but she isn’t quite sure yet.

Keys: ★might go

2. He ______ (complete) his work; Otherwise, he wouldn’t be enjoying himself by the seaside.

Keys: ★must have completed

3. — I’ve taken someone else’s green sweater by mistake.

— It ______ (be) Harry’s. He always wears green.

Keys: ★could be

4. — Do you know where David is? I couldn’t find him anywhere.

—Well. He ______ (go) far — his coat’s still here.

Keys: ★can’t have gone

5. — The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned.

— Oh, dear! She ______ (go) through a lot of difficulties!

Keys: ★must have gone

6. — Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?

— Something ______ (happen) to him.

Keys: ★★must have happened

7. This cake is very sweet. You ______ (put) a lot of sugar in it.

Keys: ★must have put

8. He paid for a seat, when he ______ (enter) free.

Keys: ★★could have entered

9. There ______ (be) any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practised a lot in the driving school.

Keys: ★★shouldn’t be

10. I ______ (be) more than six years old when the accident happened.

Keys: ★couldn’t have been

11. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wait because it ______ (be) very slow.

Keys: ★can be

12. I was on the highway when this car went past followed by a police car. They ______ (do) at least 150 kilometers an hour.

Keys: ★★must have been doing

13. There’s no light on, they ______ (be) at home.

Keys: ★can’t be

14. Black holes ______ (not see) directly, so determining the number of them is a tough task.

Keys: ★can’t be seen

15. —Is Jack on duty today?

—It ______ (be) him. It’s his turn tomorrow.

Keys: ★can’t be

16. We ______ (not have) great adventurers, but we have done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years.

Keys: ★may/might not have proved

17. The teacher ______ (think) Johnson was worth it or she wouldn't have wasted time on him, I suppose.

Keys: ★★must have thought

18.— She looks very happy. She ______ (pass) the exam.

— I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.

Keys: ★★must have passed

19.—Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday.

—You ______ (put) it in the wrong place.

Keys: ★might have put

20.— Guess what! I have got A for my term paper.

— Great! You ______ (read) widely and put a lot of work into it.

Keys: ★must have read

21. Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we ______ (manage) it without you.

Keys: ★could have managed

22. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ______ (be) rather cold sometimes.

Keys: ★could/might be

23. What a pity. Considering his ability and experience, he ______ (do) better.

Keys: ★★might have done

24. Although this ______ (sound) like a simple task, great care is needed.

Keys: ★may/might/could sound

25. She ______ (leave) school, for her bike is still here.

Keys: ★★can’t have left

26. You ______ (be) hungry already — you had lunch only two hours ago!

Keys: ★can’t be

27.—I can’t find my purse anywhere.

—You ______ (lose) it while shopping.

Keys: ★★might/may have lost

28.—It’s the office! So you ______ (know) eating is not allowed here.

—Oh, sorry.

Keys: ★must know

29. The traffic is heavy these days. I ______ (arrive) a bit later, so could you save a place?

Keys: ★might arrive

30. What do you mean, there are only ten tickets. There ______ (be) twelve.

Keys: ★should be

31.—Hi, Tom. Any idea where Jane is?

—She ______ (be) in the classroom. I saw her there just now.

Keys: ★must be

32. Jack described his father, who ______ (be) a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-willed man.

Keys: ★★must have been

33.—Good morning. I’ve got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department.

—Ah, good morning. You ______ (be) Miss Peters.

Keys: ★must be

34. I ______ (watch) that movie – it’ll give me horrible dreams.

Keys: ★★shouldn’t have watched

35. “You ______ (have) a wrong number,” She said, “There’s no one of that name here.”

Keys: ★must have

36.—I don’t really like James. Why did you invite him?

—Don’t worry. He ______ (not come). He said he wasn’t certain what his plans were.

Keys: ★might not come

37.—I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official.

—How unbelievable to get it back! I mean, someone ______ (steal) it.

Keys: ★★might have stolen

38. It ______ (be) the postman at the door. It’s only six o’clock.

Keys: ★can’t be

39. It ______ (be) the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.

Keys: ★can’t/couldn’t be

40.—You needn’t take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain.

—Well, I don’t know. It ______ (do).

Keys: ★might do

41. Harry is feeling uncomfortable. He ______ (drink) to much at the party last night.

Keys: ★must have drunk

42. Since nobody gave him any help, he ______ (do) the research on his own.

Keys: ★★must have done

43. The children ______ (get) lost in the woods; Otherwise, they would have been at the lakeside camp as scheduled.

Keys: ★★must have got

44.—Why are your eyes so red? You ______ (sleep) well last night.

—Yeah, I stayed up late writing a report.

Keys: ★can’t have slept

45. No one ______ (be) more generous, he has a heart of gold.

Keys: ★could/can be

46. I ______ (enjoy) myself more— it was a perfect day.

Keys: ★★couldn’t have enjoyed

47.—What are you doing this Saturday?

—I’m not sure, but I ______ (go) to the Rolling Stones concert.

 Keys: ★might go

48. My book, The House of Hades, is missing. Who ______ (take) it?

 Keys: ★★could have taken

49. You ______ (feel) all the training a waste of time, but I'm a hundred percent sure later you'll be grateful you did it.

Keys: ★may/might/could feel

50. You ______ (be) Carol. You haven't changed a bit after all these years.

Keys: ★must be