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Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?
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教材
重点语法
知识链接
及典例解读
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情态动词could的用法
【教材原句】
①Could you please take out the rubbish?你可以倒垃圾吗?
②Could I go out for dinner with my friends tonight?今晚我可以和朋友们出去吃晚饭吗?
情态动词could 构成的问句用于向对方委婉地提出请求或征求对方的许可,语气比can委婉,但不
表示过去,答语没有固定形式,符合语境即可。
1.委婉地请求他人可用“Could you do...?”“Could you please do...?”提问,若对方同意请求可以说“Certainly./Of
course./With pleasure./No problem./Yes./Sure.”;若对方不同意请求可以说“No,I can't./Sorry,I can't.”。
2. 委婉地请求别人允许自己做某事可用“CouldI do...?”提问.
若对方同意,可以说“Yes,you can./Certainly./Sure.”;若对方不同意,可以说“No,you can't./Sorry,I'm afraid you
can't.”。注意回答中用can,而不是could.
典例
①-Could you please help me do the dishes?
一 I cut my finger and I'm trying not to get it wet.
A.Yes,sure B.Sorry,I can't C.Yes,here you are
【解析】空后提到“我”划伤了手指,正努力不让它沾水,由此可知空处表示不能帮忙洗碗,为否定回答。
故选B项。
【答案】B
② you please speak a little louder? I can't hear you very well.
A.Could B.May C.Must D.Should
【解析】分析句子结构可知空处所在句为一般疑问句,而且句子中有please,表示委婉请求,因此选择情态
动词Could.
【答案】A
一、单项选择
1.—Could you please help me fold the clothes?
—Sure, I ________. I ________ fold my own T-shirts at the age of four.
A.can; could B.could; could C.can; can D.could; can
2.— Could you please take out the trash?
— ________.
A.No, I couldn’t B.Yes, I could C.Sorry, I can’t
3.—Could you please help me take it to the classroom?
—________.
A.Yes, I could B.Sorry, I couldn’t C.Yes, sure D.No. I don’t
4.— Mum, could I go shopping with you?
— Yes, ________. But you have to finish your homework first.
A.you can B.you could C.you can’t D.you couldn’t
5.—Could I _________ your bike?
—Sorry, I _________ it to Mary.
A.lent;borrow B.borrow;lent C.lend;borrowed D.lent;borrowed
6.I could _________ my bed and _________ my clothes.
A.make;do B.take;wash C.fold;do D.make;fold
7.— Excuse me, sir! Could you please show me where I can park my car?
— ________. I’m a new comer here.
A.With pleasure B.No problem C.Quite sorry D.Go ahead
8.— Could you please help me