—Have you seen Maragaret? The boss is looking for her everywhere.
—She________the train, otherwise she would have arrived here by now.
A.should have missed
B.must have missed
C.had missed
D.might miss
答案:B
题目分析:考查情态动词表示推测。根据后面的otherwise she would have arrived here by now(要不然她就会到了)说明是对过去所发生的情况的推测。故使用“情态动词+have done”的形式。Should have done本应该做某事,实际上却未做;must have done一定做了某事;句意:—你看见Maragaret了吗?老板到处找她。—她一定错过了火车了,要不然,她会到了的。故B正确。
点评:情态动词的用法比较复杂。突出的是表示推测:如果是对现在的情况进行推测,使用“情态动词+动词原形”;对过去的情况进行推测,使用“情态动词+have done”;情态动词也经常用于虚拟语气,要分具体情况来分析,在条件句中和宾语从句,表语从句中都有体现。