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高考情态动词的“稀有”含义 近几年的高考题对情态动词的一些不太常见的用法考查较多，例如用should或could表示对现在或将来的推测。现在具体归纳如下： 一、考查should的用法 1、should表推测，意为“想必该”，“应该会”，指按常理推测。 NMET1995 It’s nearly seven o’clock.. Jack ____ be here at any moment. A. must B. need C. should D. can 答案为C。 NMET1998 --When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon. --They _____ be ready by 12:00. A. can B. should C. might D. need 答案为B。 07全国卷I –How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful? --It _____ be, but it is now heavily polluted. A. will B. would C. should D. must 答案为C。 2、表示惊讶，意为“竟然”。例如： --Amazing! You should wear slippers at work. 真令人惊奇，你竟然穿拖鞋上班。 --Don’t you know it’s a fashion? 难道你不知道这是一种时尚吗？ 01上海 You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman _____ be so rude to a lady. A. might B. need C. should D. would 答案为C。 3、Should 用于条件句，表示可能性，可译作“万一”。在正式场合，可将 should置于句首而省略if。例如： Should you feel the urge to pack your bags and explore what the world has to offer, you might want to consider one of the destinations below.如果你有迫切的愿望去打点行李、探索世界，你可能想考虑下列目的地中的一个。 06湖北 ____ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. A. Would you be B. Should you be C. Could you be D. Might you be 答案为B。 二、考查can could 的用法 could用于肯定句表示推测，语气比must, should弱，意为“可能”。 05广东 —I’ve taken someone else’s green sweater by mistake. --It ____ Harry’s. He always wears green. A. has to be B. will be C. mustn’t be D. could be 答案为D。 2、表示常有的行为和情形，意为“有时会”。 05浙江 The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ____ be very slow. A. should B. must C. will D. can 答案为D。 06湖南 Some aspects of a pilot’s job ____ be boring, and pilots often ____ work at inconvenient hours. A. can; have to B. may; can C. have to; may D. ought to; must