初中英语情态动词试题

Ants are pretty small． You might think that they _______ be rather weak． But what you might not know is that ants are actually very strong for their size． （　　）

A．needB．can'tC．must

﹣Where is George？

﹣He       be here just now． His coffee is still warm．（　　）

A．needB．can'tC．mustD．shouldn't

I just saw Peter in the library．

It _______ be him． He is studying in the classroom．（　　）

A．needn'tB．mustn'tC．shouldn'tD．can't

Look， little Jim is swimming so fast． I ________ believe my eyes．（　　）

A．shouldn'tB．can'tC．mustn'tD．needn't

Mum， it's too hot． ________ I swim in the lake？

No， you ___________． That's too dangerous!（　　）

A．Should； can'tB．Need； mustn't

C．Must； needn'tD．Could； mustn't

May I do my homework now，dad？

﹣Yes，you____（　　）

A．

must

B．

may

C．

can

I didn't see you at Jim's party last week．

I had to work that evening， so I _________ go．（　　）

A．needn'tB．mustn'tC．couldn'tD．shouldn't

Millie spoke in a very low voice， but I     understand what she said．（　　）

A．couldB．mightC．canD．may

Must I wait here all morning？I have a lot of work to do．

No，you____．You may be back in the afternoon．（　　）

A．mustn'tB．can't

C．don't have to

Must I hand in the report now？

No，you                   ．Tomorrow is OK．（　　）

A．can'tB．needn'tC．mustn'tD．shouldn't

You     set out alone，or you     get lost in the jungle． （　　）

A．needn't，mayB．mustn't，might

C．cant，needD．mustn't，must

I saw John in the park this morning．

It _____ be him． He has gone to HongKong．（　　）

A．can'tB．canC．mustn'tD．must

I missed last night's Everlasting Classics（《经典咏流传》）！

You        care． You can watch it online later．（　　）

A．mustn'tB．can'tC．may notD．needn't

The girl in the classroom         be Kate．She called me from Shanghai just now．（　　）

A．can'tB．needn'tC．shouldn't

﹣Yuan Longping， a famous Chinese scientist， is now doing research on sea rice．

﹣If farmers____ start planting rice in salty water， China's food supply will surely rise．（　　）

A．canB．can'tC．mustD．mustn't