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Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. To learn to use must, might, could and can’t to make inferences. something unusual next-door neighbor at first feel uneasy go away make (a) noise/make noises 一些不寻常的事情 隔壁邻居 起初;起先 感到心神不安 离开 制造噪音 1. 小镇以前非常安宁。 2. 它太大了不可能是狗。 3. 该地区的一位女士曾看见有什么东西跑走了。 4. 这位噪音制造者对其在小区引发的恐慌正乐在其中呢。 It was too big to be a dog. One woman in the area saw something running away. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood. It used to be very quiet. 1. 这是谁的排球? _ _ is this? 这一定是Carla的。她热爱排球运动。 It _ _ _. She loves volleyball. Whose volleyball must be Carla’s Fill in the blanks. 2. 这是谁的发带? _ _ _ is this? 它可能是Mei的发带,或者可能属于Linda,她们两人都是长头发。 It _ _ Mei’s hair band. Or it _ _ _ Linda. They both have long hair. could be might belong Whose hair band to 3. 那晚你看见了什么? What did you see that night? 我不确定,但不可能是狗,它更大。我想也许是一头熊或一匹狼。 I’m _ _, but it _ _ a dog. It was bigger. I think it _ _ a bear or a wolf. not sure can’t be might be 情态动词must,can,could,may和might均可表示推测。 1. must 一定;必定 must表示很大的可能性,只用于肯定句中。 e.g. The backpack must belong to Carla. It’s 10:00 p.m. He must be at home by now. 情态动词表示推测 2. can和can’t can 常用于否定句或疑问句中表示惊异、怀疑、不相信等。 can’t 表示“不大可能”。 e.g. Can it be true? What can he mean? He can’t be more than 40. I trust Joe. He can’t be lying. 3. may, might, could 可能 could, might语气更委婉, might语气最为缓和,含义更不确定。 e.g. She looks beautiful. I think she may be an actress. It could be Mei’s hair band. Or it might belong to Linda. They both have long hair. 情态动词表示推测的几种结构 e.g. Brian can’t be at home at this time. Marie might arrive before 5 a.m. Mr. Hayes must be listening to the radio now. The door was locked. Victor may have eaten out. 1. — How beautiful the paper cutting is! Who made it? — It _ be Linda. She’s the only one that can make it in our class. A. must B. would C. can D. could (2023湖北孝感) 2. —Is this red jacket Tony's? —No, it _ be his. He doesn't like red. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn't (2023辽宁本溪、葫芦岛) A A 3. —Who is playing the piano in the music room? Is it Mary? —No, it _ be her. She has _ to Beijing on business. A. couldn’t; been B. can’t; gone C. can’t; been D. mustn’t; gone (2022 四川达州) 4. —Whose English book is this? —It _ be Lily’s, but I’m not sure. A. might B. can’t C. must (2022 湖南怀化) B A 5. The book _ be Mary’s. We can see her name on it. A. need B. must C. can’t D. needn’t (2022 天津) 6. —The paper cutting is pretty lively; who made it? —It _ be Amy. None of us except her is able to do it. A. would B. need C. must D. can (2022 辽宁本溪、辽阳、葫芦岛) B C Choose the best way to complete each sentence using the words in brackets. 1. A: Where’s Jean? B: I’m not sure. She _ (is / might be / must be) in the laboratory. might be n. 实验室 2. A: Everyone is going to the pool after school. B: Really? It _ (must be / can’t be /could be ) hot outdoors. must be 表示“位移”的动词用现在进行时态可以表将来。如:go, come, leave, start, fly等。 adv. 在户外,在野外 e.g. I am coming. = I will come. He is leaving for Paris. = He will leave for Paris. 3. A: That’s the phone. B: Hmm. I wonder who it _ (must be / could be / should be). could be 4. A: I wonder if these are Jim’s glasses. B: They _ (can’t be / might be / could be) his. He doesn’t wear glasses. can’t be wonder v. 想知道 其后常接由if、 whether、what、who、where、when、why、how等引导的宾语从句。 5. A: I hear water running in the bathroom. B: It _ (could be / must be / can’t be) Carla. She was thinking of taking a shower. could be / must be e.g. I wonder if they can arrive on time. I wonder what they are doing now. I wonder how James is getting on. 1. A: Many people are wearing coats. B: The weather must be _. 2. A: Sally has been coughing a lot. B: She might be _. getting colder/cold outside having a sore throat/ill Complete these responses. n. 外套 3. A: This restaurant is always very crowded. B: The food _. 4. A: Whenever I try to read this book, I feel sleepy. B: It can’t _. must be delicious be that boring adj. 困的 sleep, sleepy, asleep 单词 词性 含义 用法 例句 sleep n. 睡眠 不可数名词 Five hours’ sleep every night is enough for him. 一次睡眠;一段睡眠时间 前可加a Have a good sleep tonight. Let’s climb the Great Wall tomorrow. v. 睡觉;睡 不及物动词 Did you sleep well last night? 单词 词性 含义 用法 例句 sleepy adj. 困倦的;瞌睡的 既能作定语,也能作表语或宾语补足语等 One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers. He stayed up watching the football game last night. So now he is sleepy. The long and boring film made the children sleepy. asleep adj. 睡着的 强调状态, 常作表语。fall asleep 进入梦乡;睡着 The baby is asleep in the bed. Bob lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep. 【语境应用】根据语境选择sleep或sleepy填空。 1) My brother was too _ to watch the end of the movie. 2) The meeting made me _. 3) What you need most right now is a good _. 4) I couldn’t _ well because of the noise outside. 5) I told her to go to bed, but she said she wasn’t _. 6) After working for several hours, he was tired and fell _ soon. asleep sleepy sleep sleep sleepy sleepy Look at this picture of a room. How much can you tell about the person who lives here? Is it a boy or a girl? What are his/her hobbies? Discuss your ideas with a partner. It could be a girl’s room because it’s very tidy. I guess so. But it might be a boy’s room because the clothes look like boys’ clothes. It could / might /can’t be ... because ... I guess so / I don’t think so. But it might / could / must be ... because … I. 根据语境,选用恰当的情态动词填空。 1. The girl _(must / can’t) have some problems. She keeps crying. 2. —Look! There’s something strange in the sky. —It _(could / must) be a UFO. Or it might be a drone (无人机). 3. The dictionary _(may / must) be Linda’s, but I’m not sure. must could may 4. The boy in the music classroom _ (might / can’t) be Peter because Peter is absent from school today. 5. —I wonder if this is Mary’s coat. —It _(must / couldn’t) be hers. She was looking for her coat the whole morning. must can't II. 阅读下面短文,用情态动词填空,使短文完整、通顺(答案不唯一)。 Summer Village is a peaceful village and everyone in the village is nice and honest. However, a strange thing happened days ago — strawberries in the village were stolen. Some people guessed, “The thief (小偷) (1)_ be Mr. Brown, Ricky or Mrs. Evelyn.” But they weren’t sure. A boy named Jerry in the village decided to find the thief with his friend Mandy. may / might / could “Mr. Brown loves fruit, so I think he (2)_ be the thief, but I’m not so sure,” said Mandy. They asked Mr. Brown whether he needed any strawberries. “No, I don’t like them at all,” replied Mr. Brown. “Mr. Brown (3)_ be the thief. I’m sure that Ricky (4)_ be the thief because he likes strawberries very much,” Jerry said to Mandy. “No, Ricky (5)_ be the thief. He works on Happy Strawberry Farm and he can eat them all day long! Mrs. Evelyn must have stolen the strawberries,” said Mandy firmly (坚定地). may / might / could can’t must can’t Suddenly Jerry and Mandy noticed a white cat with something red in its mouth. “It (6)_ be a strawberry in the cat’s mouth,” said Jerry firmly. They followed the cat and saw it drop a strawberry from its mouth into a basket. “The cat (7)_ be the thief,” shouted Mandy. “I think so. Look! The basket is full of strawberries!” Jerry laughed, “Ah, the thief isn’t a human but a cat.” must must 1. Review Grammar. 2. Finish Activity 4c. 3. Preview Section B 1a-1d. $$