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1、高中英语语法:情态动词考试考点分析用情态动词表示可能性的层次英语中有不少情态动词都可以表示推测,其语气有强有弱,表示的可能性有大有小,现将它们的用法归纳如下:1.接近100%的可能这当然只有must才具有这么高的可能性,它的意思是“一定”“肯定”,所作出的推测几乎接近事实。如:That hat must be Toms.那帽子一定是汤姆的。He must be coming by bus.他一定是乘公共汽车来。2.很有可能表示可能性较大的情态动词主要有may, should, ought to,它们大致相当于汉语的“可能”“应该”“按理会”。如:She should ought to be h
2、ere soon.她应该很快就到。We may be buying a new house.我们可能要买一座新房子。3.一般性的可能在所有表示推测的情态动词中,might和could所表示的可能性最小,由于它们的语气较委婉,较不确定,所以往往相当于汉语的“可能”“也许”“说不定”等。如:He might be waiting for you.他可能在等你。She might not like the idea.她或许会不赞成这个想法。We could all be millionaires one day.我们有一天可能都成为百万富翁。4.理论上的可能性表示理论上的可能通常是用can,且可以用
3、于肯定句中。如:Food poisoning can cause death.食物中毒可导致死亡。This kind of thing can happen every now and then.这种事情是随时可能发生的。New Englandcan be very warm in September.新英格兰有时9月份很热。所谓理论上的可能性,就是指仅从理论上去考虑其可能性,至于实际情况如何,则不作考虑,比如说“食物中毒可导致死亡”,这只是理论上的一种推断,至于某人某次食物中毒了,他是否会死亡,则不在考虑之列所以说,这种推测是非常“宏观”的!不定式否定式的几点用法注意定式的否定式的构成不定式
4、的否定式通常是将否定词not或never置于不定式之前,即构成not to do或never to do这样的形式。注意not和never一定要放在不定式符号to的前面,而不是其后面。如:He told me not to open the door.他让我别开门。Take care not to break the glass.小心别把玻璃杯打碎了。I told him not to make a mess in the kitchen.我叫他不要把厨房弄得乱七八槽。I promise never to smoke again.我保证再也不抽烟了。Ill let you off if you
5、 promise never to do it again.如果你答应以后再不这样做我可以放过你。不定式否定式几点值得注意之处1.完成式的否定式:如果不定式为完成式,否定词应放在to have之前。如:She pretended not to have seen him.她假装没看见他。You were silly not to have locked your car.你真笨,竟然没有把汽车锁好。2.被动式的否定式:如果不定式为被动式,否定词应放在to be之前。如:Thats not to be taken too seriously.这不可看得太认真。You were lucky not
6、 to be killed.你大难不死,真是好运气。3.so as to的否定式:如果不定式为so as to或in order to的被动式,则否定词应放在to之前,而不是放在so as to或in order to整个结构之前。如:Im going to leave now, so as not to be late.我要走了,免得迟到。I arrived early so as not to miss anything.我到得很早,以免错过什么。Please reply at once in order not to lose this opportunity of a lower pr
7、ice.请立即回复,以免失去这次低价的机会。“情态动词+完成式”的用法归纳“情态动词+完成式”是一个很有用的结构,在各类考试中经常出现,它主要用于表示对过去情况进行推测或责备等,其具体用法归纳如下(其后的中文意思仅供参考,比较准确的意思需视具体语境而定):may have done sth:可能已经做了某事might have done sth:可能已经做了某事,本来可能做了某事must have done sth:一定做了某事could have done sth:可能已经做了某事,本来可能做了某事,本来可以做了某事should have done sth:应该做了某事,本来应该做了某事ou
8、ght to have done sth:本来应该做了某事cant have done sth:不可能已经做了某事couldnt have done sth:不可能已经做了某事neednt have done sth:本来不必做了某事shouldnt have done sth:本来不应该做了某事oughtnt to have done sth:本来不应该做了某事在通常情况下,英语不用以下结构,在考试中若选项中出现这类结构,可首先予以排除:msutnt have done sth (因为must表推测不用于否定句)can have done sth (因为done表推测通常不用于肯定句)nee
9、d have done sth (因为need表推测通常不用于肯定句)请看下面的考题:My cats really fat.You _ have given her so much food.A.wouldntB.couldntC.shouldntD.mustnt答案为C。shouldnt have done的意思是“本来不应该做某事”。选项A和D语法上不对,选项B不符合语境。情态动词考题的两个侧重点一般情态动词考题的考查主要涉及两个方面,一是对情态动词所用句型的考查,二是对情态动词在一定的语境中的意义的考查。如:1.“Is John coming by train?” “He should,
10、 but he _ not. He likes driving his car.”A. must B. canC. needD. may最佳答案为D。may表推测,may not意为“可能不(会坐火车来)”。句中的He should为He should come by train之省略,由于其后出现转折连词but,说明语意有变化,再结合下文的He likes driving his car,便可决定此题选D。注意,不能选B,因为can表示推测时通常不用肯定陈述句。2.“I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.” “It _ t
11、rue because there was little snow there.”A. may not be B. wont beC. couldnt beD. mustnt be此题最佳答案为C,主要由下文的because there was little snow there这一语境所决定,既然“没下什么雪”,那么“滑雪”就应是“不可能”,所以选couldnt be,即选C。3.“Do you think he is lazy?” “I _ so once, but I dont now.”A. may have thought B. can have thoughtC. may thin
12、k D. might think答案选A。从答话人的语境可知,空格处的意思“曾经这样想过”,即对过去情况作推测,故应用“情态动词+动词完成式”;又因为can表推测不用于肯定句,故选A。涉及“can (could)have过去分词”结构的一道考题有这样一道题:I cant find him anywhere; he _ home.A.can goB.can have goneC.could goD.could have gone此题应选D。首先,can一般不用于肯定的推测用法中,从而排除A,B;另一方面,从句意上看,这应该是对过去发生动作的推测,所以只能用D。can couldhavep. p.
13、的用法要注意:1.canhavep. p.主要用于否定句或疑问句:He cant have said so.他不可能这样说过。Where can he have gone?他会上哪儿去了呢?2.couldhavep. p.主要用于:1)表示对过去的推测,可用于肯定句、否定句或疑问句,其意为“可能(已经)”:He could have forgotten that.他可能把那事忘了。Where could he have gone on such a night?在那样一个晚上他会到什么地方去了呢?2)表示过去没有实现的可能性(即某事本来可以发生,但却没有发生),意为“本来可以”:You cou
14、ld have given her some help.你本来可以给她些帮助的。3)用来委婉地责备某人过去应该做某事而没有去做,意为“本来应该”:You could have come here a little earlier.你本来应该来早点的。4)表示“差点儿就要”:I could have died laughing.我差点儿笑死了。表推测的can / could有何区别先看看下面这道题:Do you believe what he says?Yes,it _ be true.A.canB.couldC.needD.has to此题应选B。该题容易误选A。下面谈谈can,could表示
15、推测的有关用法:1.表示理论上的可能性(即从理论上分析是可能的,但实际未必会发生),可用can(表现在)或could(表过去):He is in poor health. He can be ill at any time.他身体不好,随时都可能会生病。Even experts can make mistakes.即使是专家也可能会出差错。My mother could be very unpleasant at times.我母亲有时候会让人非常不愉快。2.表示现实可能性,这包含两个方面的含义:一是指将来可能性,一是指现在的可能性,在这两种用法中,通常都不用can,但可用could(可以指现
16、在,相当于may/might):今年夏天我们可能要去日本。(将来可能性)正:We could may,might go to Japan this summer.误:We can go to Japan this summer.你可能是对的,但我不认为你对。(现在可能性)正:You could may,might be right,but I dont think you are.误:You can be right,but I dont think you are.有时也用can来表示现在的可能性,但那通常只限于否定句或疑问句中:It cant be true.那不可能是真的。What ca
17、n he possibly want?他可能会想要什么呢?你知道was able to与could的区别吗下面这一题你会做吗?The fire spread through the hotel quickly but everyone _ get out.A.had toB.wouldC.couldD.was able to此题应选D。容易误选C(could)。这里主要涉及could与was able to的用法和区别:1.表示过去一般性能力时(即某人想干什么就能干什么能力),两者都可用:He could was able to run very fast when he was a boy.
18、他小时候跑得很快。2.表示过去特定的能力(即某人在某一具体场合做某事的能力,往往暗示经过努力才具备的能力),通常用was(were)able to,也可用managed to do sth或succeeded in doing sth,但是不能用could:他学习很努力,所以考试及了格。正:He worked very hard and was able to managed to pass his examination.误:He worked very hard and could pass his examination.正因为此原因,所以上面一题的答案用.was able to get
19、 out,而不用.could get out,因为此题谈及的是一种特定场合的具体能力。但值得注意的是,以上用法只适合于肯定句,若在否定句中,则可用couldnt代替wasnt werent able to:He worked hard but wasnt able tocouldnt pass the exam.他学习很努力,但考试却未能及格。可说Yes, of course you could吗请看这道情态动词题:Could I use your dictionary?Yes,of course you _.A.canB.couldC.mightD.must此题应选A。不要受问句could的
20、影响而选B。用情态动词(can,could,may,might)表示许可,注意以下几点:1.表示请求允许(即请求别人允许自己做某事),可用can(=may),也可用could(=might)。注意:若用could(=might),并不表过去,而表现在,只是语气较委婉。如:Can Could I make a suggestion?我可提个建议吗?2.表示给予允许(即自己允许别人做某事),一般只用can(=may),而不能用could,might:A:Can Could,May,Might I use your phone?我可以用一下你的电话吗?B:Yes,of course you can
21、may. (正)B:Yes,of course you could might. (误)3.但是在间接引语中的过去式动词后,可用could,might(此时为过去式)来表示给予的允许:He said that I mightcould borrow his car.他说我可以借他的车。4.在过去时态中,could可用来表示一般性的允许,但不能表示特定的允许:When I was at home,I could watch TV whenever I wanted to.我在家时,想哪时看电视就哪时看。I was allowed to go there yesterday.昨天允许我去了那儿。(特定允许不能用could)学科网(北京)股份有限公司