Module 6 - Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
黑龙江省哈尔滨市 邱尚瑛
学案与同步练习Module(6-4)
Review the usage of modal verbs.
【复习情态动词may / might have done/been 的用法】
I. may be, might be与may have been/done或者might have been/done的区别:
may be表示可能, might be比may be语气更委婉。
may have been/done与might have been/done都表示对过去可能已经发生过的事情的推测,might have been/done的可能性比may have been/done小,多用于虚拟语气结构中。21·cn·jy·com
【比较】
Many people think the ostriches?may be?descendants?of?dinosaurs.
许多人认为鸵鸟很可能是恐龙的后代。
Some person think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.2·1·c·n·j·y
有些人认为世界上其他的湖泊有可能会有类似的生物。
Tom may have been to Xian. But I’m not sure.
汤姆很有可能已经去西安了,只是我不能确定。
When you arrive at the Summer Palace, they might have been there.
当你到达颐和园时,他们可能已经到那里了。
?? 1) may/might + 动词的完成式常常表示对过去发生的事情或者行为的推测,表示“可能已经……”或者“也许已经……”。?
?? You?might?have?known about?it.??
你可能已经知道这件事情了。??
We might have given him more help.
我们或许能给他更多的帮助。
He?may?have?left?for the airport when?you?get there?2-1-c-n-j-y
等你到那时,他可能已经去机场了。
He may have been waiting for us.
他也许一直在等着我们呢。
2) might + 动词的完成式还表示本应该做而实际却没有做,并略微带有责备的意思。
You might have refused him at that time.
你当时本应该拒绝他的。
We might have taken another method.
我们本来可以采用另一种方法的。
3) may not /might not + 动词的完成式表示可能不……。
You may not have known it, otherwise you can’t do like this.
你可能不知道这事儿,否则你不会这样做的。
Look!the blackboard is so dirty, they might not have cleaned the classroom.
瞧!黑板这么脏,他们可能没打扫教室。
What?may?/ might be?the?result?of?the?new?tax??www-2-1-cnjy-com
征收新税可能产生什么结果??
He?may?/ might?be?writing?a?letter.?
他可能在写信。?
If?I?hear?from?Tim?I?may?be?leaving?tonight.?
如果我从蒂姆那儿得到消息,我可能今晚就离去。?
【练一练】
1. Choose the best answer.
1) You are late again. You __________ earlier.
A. may come B. may have come
C. might come D. might have come
2) -- Who do you think _____ such a foolish thing?21教育网
-- It _____ Tom, but I’m not sure.
A. could have done; may have been B. could have done; must have been
C. should have done; may be D. must have done; might have been
3) Everyone passed the exam. It _________ difficult.【出处:21教育名师】
A. can’t have been B. must have been
C. couldn’t be D. might have been
4) He_____there now, but I am not sure.
A.maybe B.may be C.may have been D.might have been
5) The reason for _______ he failed in the exam was that he was toocareless.
A.which B.why C.that D.it
6) That truck nearly hit me, I ______.
A. might be killed B. may been killed
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7) Had the bomb dropped over a populated area of the city , there ____ a great deal of damage.
A. may be B. might have been
C. may not be D. mightn’t have beenC
8) --Listen! Someone is singing in the next room.Who _________ it be? Is it Wei Fang?
--No.It _________ be her.She is at school now.
A. can; may not B. must; mustn’t
C. can; can’t D. may; won’t
9) What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he ____ better.
A. need have done B. must have done
C. can have done D. might have done
10) Last night Li Ping watched the football match at home when he ________ his homework.
A.need have done B.must haven done
C.should have done D.could have worked
11 -- Oh, my goodness! My laptop must have got stolen.
-- But where _____ a thief have entered the house with all the doors and windows still locked?
A. should B. could C. dare D. Did
12) If Lu Xun were a contemporary writer, I can’t guarantee that he ________ laughed at by readers, as most young people don’t appreciate his writing style.
A. Isn’t B.Is C.wouldn’t be D.would be
13) She searched all the places where she _____ have left her necklace but it was all in vain.【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
A. might B. would C. could D. Should
14) You____me my bike yesterday afternoon; I needed it so badly.
A. should have returned B. should return
C. must return D. must have returned
15) No such authorization ______ be given without the president’s written permission.
A. should B. shall C. would D. may
【参考答案】
(1-5) DAABA (6-10) DBCDC (11-15) BCAAB
2. 将下面句子翻译成英语(句中须使用情态动词)
1)时间过得好快啊! 这事好像就发生在昨天。
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2)他或许已经看到了我惊异的表情。
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3)?她可能知道这个地址,我似乎记得她说过。
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4)我们可能要买一座新房子。
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5)她可能一直在等你呢。
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【参考答案】
1)How quickly time passed! It might have happened yesterday.
2)He might have seen the surprise in my face.
3)?She?may know the?address, I seem to remember she mentioned it.
4)We?may?be?buying?a?new?house.?
5)She?might have?been?waiting?for?you.?
III. Finish the following sentences according to Chinese given in the brackets, and translate then into Chinese.(根据括号中所给的汉语完成下列句子,然后再翻译成汉语)www.21-cn-jy.com
1. The Loch Ness Monster is _____________. (通常被认为是一种湖中的怪物)
2. The Loch Ness Monster _____________ for almost 80 years.(在近80年时间里,尼斯湖水怪……)21*cnjy*com
3. Scientists said that the low-temperature lake ________________.(不太可能有如此大型的生物生长)【版权所有:21教育】
4. It is likely that dinosaurs ________________ .(死于火山喷发)
5.The dinosaur _____________ before the appearance of man.(就灭绝了)
【参考答案】
1. The Loch Ness Monster is usually categorized as a type of lake monster.
尼斯湖水怪通常被认为是一种湖中的怪物。
2. The Loch Ness Monster has remained a contested phenomenon for almost 80 years. 21教育名师原创作品
在近80年时间里,尼斯湖水怪始终是一个引发巨大争议的现象。
3. Scientists said that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.21*cnjy*com
科学家们说,低温湖里不太可能有如此大型的生物生长。
4. It is likely that dinosaurs died from volcanic eruptions.
恐龙很有可能是死于火山喷发。
5. The dinosaur became extinct before the appearance of man.
恐龙在人类出现以前就灭绝了。
1. Write a short passage about the mysteries of the natural world.
写作练习,写一篇有关世界之迷的短文。
【参考范文】
The Yeti (Abominable Snowman)
The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being. The Yeti, or Abominable Snowman is an apelike animal cryptid, and the Yeti inhabits the Himalaya region of Nepal and Tibet.
The names Yeti are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, There is the myth of the abominable snowman in the local area, and it is a part of their history and mythology. 21世纪教育网版权所有
There are various names for Yeti like “Abominable Snowman” which means “wild man” or Yeti, and “Kanchanjunga rachyyas” which means “Kanchanjunga's demon” in Nepal .21cnjy.com
Although the scientific community largely dismisses the Yeti as a fraud supported by legend and weak evidence, it remains one of the most famous creatures of cryptozoology; the study of unconfirmed animals.
The Abominable Snowman who haunts the imagination of climbers in the Himalayas seem to be hardly more elusive. The Yeti can be considered a Himalayan parallel to the Sasquatch or man-beast.【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
【参考译文】
野人(雪人)
据说,野人是一种体型较大、全身长毛、能像人一样双脚站立行走的动物。野人,又称雪人是神秘的类猿动物。野人居住在尼泊尔和西藏的喜马拉雅地区。
雪人的名字是当地人常用的,在当地曾流传有喜马拉雅雪人的神话,这是他们的历史和神话的一部分。
在尼泊尔有各种不同的名称,比如:“Abominable Snowman (雪人)”的意思是“野人(Yeti )”还有“Kanchanjunga rachyyas”的意思是“阚婵俊嘎的恶魔”。
虽然科学界广泛认为雪人是欺诈的传说、缺乏证据的支持,但它仍然是一个神秘动物学最著名的动物;未经证实的动物研究。
常常勾起喜马拉雅山登山者遐想的雪人似乎并不那么令人难以捉摸。雪人可以被认为是一个喜马拉雅平行大脚野人或野兽。