韩山师范学院2018年本科插班生考试试卷英语专业基础英语试卷（ A卷）nguage knowledge. Choose one word, phrase or statementthat best completes the sentence. （每空1分，共20分）1. _____ dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.A. AlthoughB. WhateverC. AsD. However2 Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone__ an opportunity to hear the speech.A. ought to haveB. must haveC. may haveD. should have3. ____ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.A. But forB. According toC. For allD. Thanks to4. The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the ____ cause of the tides.A. principalB. basicC. initialD. elementary5. It is absolutely essential that William _____ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.A. continueB. continuedC. will continueD. continues6 The reception was attended by ____ members of the local community.A. excellentB. conspicuousC. prominentD. noticeable7. The party, ____ I was the guest of honor, was extremely enjoyable.A. by whichB. for whichC. to whichD. at which8. ____ he wanted to go out with his friends at the weekend, he had to stay behind to finish his assignment.A．Much though B．Much as C．As much D．Though much9. They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as ____.A. it could beB. could beC. it wasD. was10 There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____ the spoilt ones.A. not countingB. not to countC. don't countD. having not counted11 ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.A. InB. AtC. OnD. With12 A great amount of work has gone into __ the Cathedral to its previous splendor.A. refreshingB. restoringC. renovatingD. renewing13. He feels that he is not yet _____ to travel abroad.A. too strongB. enough strongC. so strongD. strong enough14. During the summer vacation, kids are often seen hanging _____ in the streets.A. aboutB. onC. overD. out15. In the sentence “The manager interviewed Jim himself in the morning” the italicized word is used to modify ___.A. the objectB. the verbC. the subjectD. the prepositional phrase16. John is up to his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined part means ___.A. very excitedB. very busyC. very tiredD. very efficient17 ____ he's already heard the news.A. Chances areB. Chance isC. Opportunities areD. Opportunity is18. He has been asked to account _____ his absence.A. forB. onC. ofD. about19. He appeared _____ with our team's performance.A. satisfyingB. to be satisfyingC. to satisfyD. satisfied20. George wasn't in class today, Professor Brown excused him ______.A. from attendingB. of attendingC. to attendD. attendingII.Derivative. Write down the correct word to complete each sentence. （每题1分，共10分）A.Warm1. I prefer _______ food to cold food.2. My job was strange at first, but now I’m ______________ to it.3. Stanley is cold and difficult to please and easily gets offended, whereas his wife is _________-hearted and gets on well with all their friends.4. Jack and his report on his expedition to Antarctic were received with both great _________ and enthusiasm.5. It is not that cold, it is ______, you could try some outdoor activities.B. Help6. Whenever we’re in any difficulty, he’s always willing to give a _____ hand.7. If we need more ________ in the activity, who’ll volunteer to come?8. Can I have another _________ of ice cream?9. Without a car in the country like this, you’ll feel as ________ as a baby.10. Used appropriately, a dictionary will always be _________ to a language learner.III.Match each word in Column A with the phrase in Column B that is similar in meaning. (每题1分，共10分）IV.Fill in each blank with a preposition from the box.（每题1分，共10分）1. Put rice on your shopping list, as we have run ______ it.2. I have never run ______ such a rude man before.3. The camp guards made sure that none of the prisoners of war would run _____.4. She needs a rest. She looks run _____ after walking for the whole afternoon.5. During the lunch hour, my brother ran _____ his notes about the speech.6. He ran _____ the main points in the letter quickly.7. The new clock radio has run _____; we must change the batteries.8. You must be careful of your expenses. Don’t run ____ a large bill at the motel,9. When a friend is in danger, we can’t look _____ with folded arms.10. When he looked _____ on his early struggle as a salesman in a big store, he realized he was a changed man.V.Reading comprehension. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on Answer Sheet.（每题2分，共10分）Passage OneImagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Heroes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert.Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment and wearing a simple chiton, or tunic.The city of Athens is a fun mix of the old and the new, the classic and the modem. Often a little shop is located next to the rains of a temple, which is only a block from a large, air-conditioned hotel. The great city of 2,500 years ago is still visible today.Ruins are the most obvious sign of ancient Athens, and the most famous of these is the Acropolis. The Acropolis is a large hill that was the center of life in Athens. On its slopes were temples, monuments, and theaters. From the top, you can see how the urban sprawl of Athens stretches out in every direction.On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. This was once a huge temple to Athena, the city's patron. It was first completed in 432 B.C., but has been damaged and destroyed several times. However, visitors can still see the "tricks" used in building the Parthenon. The columns along the outside lean inward, and are slightly fatter in the middle. The temple is also higher in the middle than on the sides. All these effects make theParthenon look perfectly straight from a distance.Only a block away from the Acropolis is the neighborhood of Plaka. The area, with its little shops and restaurants, is very popular with both tourists and locals, and is an important part of modem Athenian culture.Many great thinkers, writers, and political leaders lived in ancient Athens. The ruins of their homes and favorite spots are scattered throughout the busy port city. The hill where St. Paul addressed early Christian Athenians is located near the Acropolis. Great thinkers such as Pericles and Demosthenes spoke to the civil assemblies held at the Pnyx Hill. Today the Pnyx is an open-air theater for light and sound shows. Greeks still use some ancient sites, such as the Pnyx and the Theater of Heroes Atticus. During Roman times, in 76 A.D., gladiators used the Panathenaic Stadium for contests. The Olympics were held there in 1896, and today people still jog and exercise in the stadium.Tourism is very important to people who live in modem-day Athens. Thousands of people come every year to see these ruins and to tour the many museums that house artifacts from ancient times. This provides many jobs and brings money into Athens, which helps the city pay for improvements. Athenians take pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors, and people from all around the world come to admire them. By looking around the city today, we can imagine what life was like in ancient Athens.1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the city of Athens?A. The culture of the city is a mixture of the old and modem.B. Traces of the ancient city can still be found.C. Ruins and modem hotels co-exist in the city.D. All the temples are not far away from air-conditioned hotels.2. Which tourist attraction was ancient Athens most famous for?A. Plaka.B. Acropolis.C. Pnyx.D. Parthenon.3. According to the context, "tricks" in Paragraph Five refer to ______.A. mischievous actsB. confusing constructing skillsC. skillful constructing methodsD. constructing materialsPassage TwoWhat we know of prenatal development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child? There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so the chemistry her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute, and particularly vigorous emotions. If these factors are all organized aroundmusic, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance might be organized about some other center of interest. The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other undertaking may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.4. Which of the following statements is not true?A. Some mothers try to influence their unborn children by studying art and other subjects during their pregnancy.B. It is utterly impossible for us to learn anything about prenatal development.C. The blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.D. There are no connection between mother's nervous systems and her unborn child's.5. A mother will affect her unborn baby on the condition that ____.A. she is emotionally shockedB. she has a good knowledge of inheritanceC. she takes part in all kind of activitiesD. she sticks to studyingVI.Cloze. Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for eachword on Answer Sheet.（每题1分，共10分）The U.S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to quality education. Today it is 1___the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most.“All children are 2___ to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income. It is 3___ important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 4___,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “Despite the excellent work and deep 5___ of our nation's teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country. We have to do better. Local leaders and educators will 6___ their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 7___ our focus on how to better recruit, support and 8___ effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most.”Today’s announcement is another important step forward in improving access to quality education, a 9___ of President Obama’s year of action. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead around table discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 10___of working in high-need schools and how to adapt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.e the words given in parentheses to translate the following sentences. Change the forms if necessary.（每题3分，共15分）1. 虽然上课时我们常做听写，但我们还是请老师多给我们一些小段听写文章，好让我们在课后做。