初三英语中考专题复习(情态动词) 3页

初三英语中考专题复习 第十一节 情态动词 ( ) 1. Mr Wang ______ be in Nanjing now, he went to Beijing only this morning. A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t ( ) 2. –Must I saty at home, Mum? --No, you ______. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t D. may not ( ) 3. –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. A. can B. may C. would D. have to ( ) 4. –May I go to the cinema, Mum? --Certainly. But you ______ be back by 11 o’clock. A. can B. may C. must D. need ( ) 5. To make our city more beautiful, rubbish ______ into the river. A. needn’t be thrown B. mustn’t be thrown C. can’t throw D. may not throw ( ) 6. –May I go out to play basketball, Dad? --No, you ______. You must finish your homework first. A. mustn’t B. may not C. couldn’t D. needn’t ( ) 7. –Where is Jack, please ? --He _____ be in the reading room. A. can B. need C. would D. must ( ) 8. –Who is the man over there? Is it Mr Li? --No, it ______ be him. Mr Li is much taller. A. musn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t ( ) 9. These books ______ out of the reading room. You have to read them here. A. can’t take B. must be taken C. can take D. mustn’t be taken ( ) 10. –Mum, may I watch TV now? --Sure, but you ______ help me with my housework first. A. can B. may C. must D. could ( ) 11. The boy said he had to speak English in class, but he ______ speak it after calss. A. could B. didn’t have to C. might D. shouldn’t ( ) 12. –Must we hand in the papers now? --No, you ______. A. can’t B. may not C. mustn’t D. needn’t ( ) 13. John ______ go there with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure about it. A. must B. can C. will D. may ( ) 14. Even the top students in our class can’t work out this problem. So it ______ be very difficult. A. can B. may C. must D. need ( ) 15. Put on more clothes. You ______ be feeling cold with only a shirt on. A. can B. could C. would D. must ( ) 16. It’s still early. You ______. A. mustn’t hurry B. wouldn’t hurry C. may not hurry D. don’t have to hurry ( ) 17. –May I stop here? --No, you ______. A. mustn’t B. might not C. needn’t D. won’t ( ) 18. A computer ______ think for itself, it must be told what to do. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not ( ) 19. –Could I borrow your dictionary? -- Yes, of course you _______. A. might B. will C. can D. should ( ) 20. Peter ______ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet. A. must B. may C. can D. will ( ) 21. Michael ______ be a policeman, for he’s much too short. A. needn’t B. can’t C. should D. may ( ) 22. ______ I know your name? A. May B. Will C. Shall D. Must ( ) 23. You ______ be more careful next time. A. have to B. may C. must D. might ( ) 24. You ______ miss the lesson, though we ______ have it on Thursday. A. mustn’t; needn’t B. needn’t; mustn’t C. mustn’t; mustn’t D. needn’t; needn’t ( ) 25. This pen looks like mine, yet it isn’t. whose ______ it be? A. must B. may C. would D. can ( ) 26. What kinds of homes will we live in the future? Nobody ______ be sure, but scientists are working out new ideas now. A. will B. may C. can D. must ( ) 27. I ______ like to know where you were born. A. shall B. should C. do D. may ( ) 28. ______ you be happy! A. Might B. Must C. Wish D. May ( ) 29. A teacher ______ do every exercise, but a student must. A. may not B. needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t ( ) 30. The matter ______ be changed into a gas, but it _______ be heated to its boiling point. A. may; needn’t B. may; can C. mustn’t; needn’t D. can; must ( ) 31. Teachers and students ______ look coldly at you for a day or two, but there are friendly feelings in their hearts. A. must B. can C. may D. should ( ) 32. Cars and buses ______ stop when the traffic lights turn red. A. can B. need C. may D. must ( ) 33. –Do you think his story ______ true? --I don’ think so. But it sounds good. A. must be B. may be C. can be D. has to be ( ) 34. Look out! The knife is very sharp. You ______ cut your finger. A. need B. must C. should D. may ( ) 35. –How long ______ the book be kept? --For two weeks, but you ______ return it on time. A. can; may B. may; need C. can; must D. must; need ( ) 36. – May I have an apple, Mum? --Certainly. But you ______ wash your hands first? A. may B. must C. can D. need ( ) 37. –There is a lot of smoke coming out of the teaching building there. --Really? It ______ be a fire, most probably. A. can B. ought to C. may D. must ( ) 38. –Shall I tell John about the bad news? --No, you ______. I think that will make him sad. A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t ( ) 39. –Could I call you by your first name? --Yes, you ______. A. will B. could C. may D. might ( ) 40. –Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? -- _______. A. No, I can’t B. Yes, I will C. Yes, thank you D. No, we’d better not ( ) 41. --______ the man there be our new teacher? --He ______ be, but I’m not sure. A. May; mustn’t B. Can; may C. Must; can’t D. Can; can’t ( ) 42. –Sometime is knocking at the door. Who ______ it be? --It ______ be Tom. He is still in the school. A. can; can’t B. can; mustn’t C. might; could D. might; may