【摘要】“高中英语情态动词考查热点”情态动词是高考考查的重点语法项目之一，下面就近几年来高考试题中出现的情态动词的考点进行归纳分析，以便同学们复习掌握。

一、情态动词表推测

1. 肯定的推测一般用must, should, may(might)或could(不用can)，其中，must的语气最强，译为“肯定”、“准是”、“想必是”;should的语气次之，译为“很可能”、“应该”，指按常理推测;may(might)，could的语气最弱，译为“也许”、“可能”。

①Helen _______ go on the trip with us but she isn’t quite sure yet. (2005年安徽卷)

A. shall B. must

C. may D. can

②—I’ve taken someone else’s green sweater by mistake.

—It ___ Harry’s. He always wears green. (2005年广东卷)

A. has to be B. will be

C. mustn’t be D. could be

③I have lost one of my gloves. I _______ it somewhere.(2005年北京春季卷)

A. must drop

B. must have dropped

C. must be dropping

D. must have been dropped

④If I ____ plan to do anything I wanted to ,I’d like to go to Tibet and travel through as much of it as possible. (2005年湖北卷)

A. would B. could

C. had to D. ought to

Key: C D B B

2. 否定推测分为两种情况：

1)语气不很肯定时，常用may not, might not或could not，译为“可能不”、“也许不”。

You might just as well tell the manufacturer that male customers ______ not like the design of the furniture. (2004年上海春季卷)

A. must B. shall

C. may D. need

Key： C

2)否定语气较强时，则用can’t，译为“根本不可能”、“想必不会”，表示惊异、怀疑的感情色彩。

①—Do you know where David is? I couldn’t find him anywhere.

—Well. He ______ have gone far——his coat’s still here.(2005年湖北卷)

A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t

C. can’t D. wouldn’t

②— Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?

— No, it _______ be him I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses. (2004年全国卷Ⅰ)

A. can’t B. must not

C. won’t D. may not

Key: C A

3. 疑问句中的推测，往往用can或could。

Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How ______ it be that he was late for the opening ceremony?(2001年上海春季卷)

A. can B. should

C. may D. must

Key：A

4. 对已发生事情的肯定推测常用“must, may, might等+完成式”;否定推测常用“can, could, may, might等+完成式”。

①I was on the highway when this car went past followed by a police car. They _______ at least 150 kilometers an hour.(2005年重庆卷)

A. should have been doing