Question

高三英语选择题

.For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend ____ be the most exciting time in their entire school lives.
A. must B. should C would D.can
答案是D

Answer 1

答：这是一道不负责任乱出的题目，随手拍拍脑袋造出的题目。其实语法上四个都行。最差答案是D。因为can表示理论上的可能性。这句话等于没说，这样说没有实际意义。比如我说：A road can be blocked. 一条路在理论上是有可能被堵住的。
前三者的翻译：
对高三学生而言，报考哪一所大学一定是/应该是/将会是整个学生时代最激动人心的时刻。
此句中的time与主语的搭配也出现了问题。

追问

这是某地区一模的一道选择题

追答

是的，原句出自一篇文章：
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which was released in the US on March 7.

Melanie's dad, James Porter, is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb (市郊). Incredibly security obsessed (困扰), he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she's already been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown in Washington, D.C., where she's been wait-listed.
但这并不代表这里只能填can,特别是单独的一句话。原句中在can后加上probably较好。
这句话多数出现在阅读理解题中，改为单项选择题，考虑不周：
17．(09天津市南开区高三年级质量调查（二）)
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend ____________be the most exciting time in their entire school lives．
A. must B. should C. would D. can
答案 D
我给你摘一段《Longman》上关于may 与can表示“可能性”的用法：To express "possibility', use may, could, might, in sentences that mean" perhaps", otherwise use can. Compare: The road can be blocked.(=it is possible to block it) and The road may /could /might be blocked(=perhaps it is blocked). Use can in questions about possibility: This may be true-->Can this be true? and usualy in statements about impossibility. Compare: This may not be true.(= perhaps it is not true) and This can't be true. (=it is not possible that it is true).

Answer 2

答案选B should 应该是。 对于高三的学生来说，谈论选择考入哪所大学应该是他们在课余生活中度过的最值得令人兴奋的时光。（翻译过于直白，不太好意思）must"必须是"语气过于强硬

Answer 3

选C，“将会是”的意思，这里是虚拟语气，would be。

Answer 4

can be 表示可能是……
翻译为：对于高三学生而言，选择上哪所大学可能是他们上学生涯中最兴奋的事了。

追问

其他的为什么不对呢？楼上几位的答案似乎也有道理啊！

追答

must be 表示推测 should be 表示本应该是 是虚拟语气 would be和 should be 类似
只有 can be 是习惯正确的用法。

Answer 5

B吧 我感觉主要是在疑似上来理解的，只有B说起来更显得得体！！！