11.(2010天津) Mark _______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.
A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t

答案:A
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“马克本不必那么匆忙。他极速行驶,最后早到了半个小时”。needn’t have done本没必要做,但是做了;couldn’t have done表示过去不可能做了某事;wouldn’t have done用在表与过去试试相反的虚拟语气中;mustn’t表禁止,不用在此结构中。

12.(2010湖南) You _______ buy a gift, but you can if you want to.
A. must B. mustn’t C. have to D. don’t have to

答案:D
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“你不必买礼物了,但是如果你愿意的话也可以买”。根据句意可以此处须用否定形式,故排除A、C项;mustn’t表示禁止;don’t have to意为“不必……”。故答案为D项。

13.(2010江苏) -- I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I’ll have a test on the subject next month.
-- Don’t worry. You _______ have it by Friday.
A. could B. shall C. must D. may

答案:B
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“我至今还没有拿到参考书,但是下个月这个学科就要测试了。”“别担心,周五之前你一定会有的。”shall用于第二人称表示允许、要求、命令、威胁等语气,根据句意可以此处表示允许的语气,故答案为B。could能,能够;must必须;may也许,均不符合语境,可排除。

14.(2009北京) One of the few things you _______ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.
A. need B. must C. should D. can

答案:D
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“对于英国人妮可以确定的为数不多的事情之一就是他们对天气谈论得很多”。Can意为“可以”;need意为“需要”,用作情态动词是常用于否定句、疑问句;must意为“必须”;should“应该”。

15.(2009全国II) I can’t leave. She told me that I _______ stay here until she comes back.
A. can B. must C. will D. may

答案:B
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“我不能离开。她告诉我在她回来之前我必须呆在这里”。can能够;must必须;will将要;may可能。

16.(2009辽宁) The traffic is heavy these days. I _______ arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place?
A. can B. must C. need D. might

答案:D
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“最近几天交通拥挤。我有可能迟到一会儿,因此请你给我留个位子好吗?”might往往表较小的可能性,符合句意。can能,会;must必须,一定;need需要。

17.(2009江苏) He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he _______ it differently.
A. could express B. would express C. could have expressed D. must have expressed

答案:C
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“对于说出他的所作所为,他并不后悔,只不过他认为他本可以用不同的方式表达”。could have done sth.表示“过去本可以做某事,但没做”;must have done sth.表示“过去一定作了某事”。

18.(2008北京) John promised his doctor he _______ not smoke, and he has never smoked ever since.
A. might B. should C. could D. would

答案:D
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“约翰答应他的医生不再吸烟了,且从那时起就再也没有吸”。Might not可能不;should not不应该;could not不可能(表推测),不能(表能力);would有“决心,决意”等意思。根据句意,可知D项正确。

19. (2008上海) According to the air traffic rules, you _______ switch off your mobile phone before boarding.
A. may B. can C. would D. should

答案:D
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“根据航空交通规则,在上飞机前,你应该关掉手机。”should在本句中表示“义务上”的应该。

20.(2008陕西) -- What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?
-- Well, it _______ be big — that’s not important.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. won’t

答案:B
解析:本题考查情态动词的用法。句意“你想要什么样的房子?大一点儿的?”“嗯,房子不必很大——那并不重要”。mustn’t禁止,不允许;needn’t没有必要;can’t不可能,不能够;won’t不会。只有B项符合题意。