Question

--- Tom , why didn’t you answer my call yesterday afternoon?

--- Sorry , I didn't hear the phone . I ___________ asleep.

A. must be     B. must have been

C. could be    D. should have been

 

Answer 1

【答案】

B

【解析】

试题分析: 考查情态动词。从对话可知此处问昨天的事，所以应该用情态动词+have done表示对过去的推测判断 ，排除A、C选项，must have done “肯定做过某事”，should have done “本应该做某事”，从语境判断B选项正确。句意：--汤姆，昨天下午为什么不接我电话呢？---对不起，我没听到。我肯定是睡着了。

考点：考查情态动词。