2016高考英语模拟试题及答案：情态动词与虚拟语气

　　11.Sorry，Cathy，I didn’t know that you were badly short of money then.But you ________ me for help.

　　A.must have asked

　　B.could have asked

　　C.would have asked

　　D.may have asked

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查情态动词。说话人为自己不知道Cathy当时急需用钱而感到抱歉，认为Cathy当时本来可以向自己求助。could have done表示过去本来可以做某事，可实际上并没有做。

　　12.—I called you at 9 last night，but no one answered.

　　—Sorry，I ________ sleeping.I went to bed very early.

　　A.need have been B.would have been

　　C.must have been D.should have been

　　答案　C

　　解析　根据答语中的“I went to bed very early”可知，此处为肯定推测，用must，表示问话人打电话时，答话人一定正在睡觉。must have done表示过去肯定做了某事。

　　13.I’m as busy as a bee;________ you bother me with so many questions now?

　　A.may B.must

　　C.can D.shall

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查情态动词。句意为：我忙得不可开交，为什么你现在偏要拿这么多的问题来打扰我呢?must有时可以表示一种不受欢迎的巧合，指某事发生得不早不迟，就在某个当紧的时候，通常含有不快、不满、心烦、恼火等感情色彩，意为“偏偏，偏要”。

　　14.—Did you go to the fashion show last week?

　　—I ________，but I was fully occupied the whole week.

　　A.must go B.must have gone

　　C.would go D.would have gone

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查虚拟语气。根据答语中的“but I was fully occupied”可知，此处是对过去事实的虚拟，应用would have done结构，表示“本来要做某事而实际上未做”，故选D项。

　　15.It is important to know about the cultural differences that ________ cause problems.

　　A.must B.dare

　　C.may D.shall

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查情态动词。句意为：了解有可能会带来麻烦的文化差异是重要的。此处may表示不确定的推测，意思是“有可能”。

　　16.—Could I have a word with you，mum?

　　—Oh，dear，if you ________.

　　A.can B.must

　　C.may D.should

　　答案　B

　　解析　17.My mother is a great cook and we ________ never get enough of her cookies.

　　A.may B.need

　　C.should D.can

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意为：我妈妈是一个很了不起的厨师，我们吃不够她做的饼干。can’t...enough为固定搭配，意为“无论……也不过分”。

　　18.—I wonder where Peter is.He said he’d be here for lunch.

　　—Don’t worry!He________be caught in the rush hour.

　　A.will B.should

　　C.can D.may

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查情态动词表示推测。句意为：——我想知道Peter在哪里。他说要来这里吃午饭的。——别担心!他可能遇到上下班高峰期了。may表示事实上的可能性，意为“可能，也许”。

　　19.—Why，I didn’t get you on the phone.

　　—We ________football on the playground when you phoned.

　　A.must be playing

　　B.must play

　　C.must have played

　　D.must have been playing

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意为：——嗨，我打电话没找到你。——你打电话的时候我们肯定正在操场上踢足球。表示对过去所发生的事情的肯定推测用must have done的形式，再结合语境可知此处推测的是过去某个时间正在发生的事情，故用must have been doing，故答案为D项。

　　20.—Why didn’t Henry come?

　　—He ________ except he didn’t have time.

　　A.would have come B.will come

　　C.would come D.will be coming

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：——Henry为什么没来?——他本来要来的，只是他没有时间。except从句表达的是过去时陈述语气，主句为与过去相反的虚拟语气。