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8AU5
Grammar1
情态动词表猜测。
1.肯定猜测“一定是”:must
She must be sick, Tatiana thought.
她一定是病了,塔蒂亚娜心想。
2.肯定猜测“可能是”:may
I may be back next year.
我可能明年回来。
[拓展]might是may的过去式,表示推测时,可能性比may更小。
I might get a paper in the town.
我或许能在城里买到一份报纸。
3.否定猜测“不可能”:can’t
That can't be him. He is in New York now.
那不可能是他。他现在在纽约呢。
4.否定猜测“可能不”:may not(很少考)
It may not be a great suggestion.
这可能不是个好的建议。
[经典例题]
(1)—Who is making much noise?
—It ____ be Timmy. He is sleeping now.
A. can’t B. may not C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
(2)—Cathy, I just helped you clean up your room.
—Thanks. But you ________ do it. I could manage(设法完成) it myself.
A. can’t B.mustn’t C. needn’t D.shouldn’t
(3)—Do you have any plans for this Sunday?
—I’m not sure. I _______ go to the countryside to see my grandmother.
A. can B. must C. may D. need
(4)—Is the woman over there Lily’s mother?
—Oh, that _____ be her mother. She looks so young!
A.should B. must C. can’t D. may
(5)—Wow, anot