1.(2019·天津高考,14)The workers were not better organized, otherwise they ________ (accomplish) the task in half the time.
答案:would have accomplished 此处表示与过去事实相反的假设,从句中用would have done sth.表示“本来能够做某事”。
2.(2019·江苏高考,31)What a pity! You missed the sightseeing, or we ________ (have) a good time together.
答案:would have had 句意:真遗憾!你错过了观光,否则我们在一起会玩得很开心。根据What a pity! You missed ... 以及or (否则)可知,此处是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气,故用would have done结构。注意该句中的or代替if条件句表示含蓄的条件。
3.(2018·北京高考,12)In today's information age, the loss of data ________ cause serious problems for a company.
答案:can 句意:在当今信息时代,数据流失可能给公司导致严重的问题。can表示可能性。
4.(2018·天津高考,10)I can't find my purse. I ________ (leave) it in the supermarket yesterday, but I'm not sure.
答案:may/might have left 句意:我找不到我的钱包了。昨天我可能把它落在超市了,但我不确定。根据句中的时间状语“yesterday”可知,此处是对过去发生的事情的推测,需用“情态动词+have done”;再根据句中的“but I'm not sure”可知,此处应用may/might have done表示对过去发生的事情不太肯定的推测。