专四 情态动词 历年真题

1.Which of the following sentences expresses \"willingness\"? 2012A.C.2.

By now she will be eating dinner. You shall get a promotion.

B I shall never do that again.

D My brother will help you with the luggage.A.He said that we were going to buy the tickets first. B.He requested that we buy the tickets first.C.He suggested that we buy the tickets first. A. must have gone 　　A. had been

D.He advised us to buy the tickets first.

3. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus. 2010

B. should have gone C. ought to have gone

B. must be C. has been D. must have been

B. must have thought D. could have thought

　　A. should have thought

C. might have thought

6. Which of the following sentences expresses \"probability\"? 2008

　　C. You must be here by eight o'clock. D. You must complete the reading assignment on time.A.could

B.should

C.must

8. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone______ an opportunity to hear the speech.9. I am surprised__ this city is a dull place to live in. 2006A that you should think C that you would think

10. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the A. must take

journey in exactly two days. 2005

B by what you are thinking

D with what you were thinking

B. must have made

A ought to have B must have C may have D should have 2006

7.“You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,” I told my friend. 2007

D.can　　A. You must leave immediately. 　 B. You must be feeling rather tired.

C. was able to make 5. Aren’t you tired? I ____ you had done enough for today. 2009

D. could make

1999

4. She _____ fifty or so when I first met her at a conference. 2009;2007

11. You _____Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.

12. He ______unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.

13. Much as______, I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that much spare cash.

a. I would have liked to c. I should have to like

a. may have acted b. must have acted c. should act

a. needn‘t have told b. needn’t tell c. mustn’t have told d. mustn’t tell 2000

d. would act 1999

b. I would like to have d. I should have liked to

Which of the following best explains the meaning of “Shall we buy the tickets first”? 2012

D. could have gone

14. You ______Mark anything. It was none of his business.a. needn’t have told b. needn’t tell a. need not have dressed up c. did not need to dress up a. need to do small flat.95

A. provide B. have provided C. not provide ago.”a. mustn’t

b. can’t c. couldn’t

c. mustn’t have told d. mustn’t tell 1998

15. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____so formally.

b. must not have dressed upd. must not dress up

1996

16. The meeting’s been cancelled. Ann _____ all that work.

17. We could ____him with a detached house when he came, but he had specifically asked for a

D. not have provided

18. “She must be in the dormitory now.” “No, she ____ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute

d. wouldn’t

19. He _____ the 8:20 bus because he didn’t leave home till 8:25.a. couldn’t have caught c. shouldn’t have caught

b. ought to have caught

d. must not have caught

1994

1994

b. need have c. needn’t have done d. needed not to do 1995