2018年本科插班生考试试题《基础英语》A卷

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 statement

that 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. Although

B. Whatever

C. As

D. However

2 Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone__ an opportunity to hear the speech.

A. ought to have

B. must have

C. may have

D. should have

3. ____ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.

A. But for

B. According to

C. For all

D. Thanks to

4. The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the ____ cause of the tides.

A. principal

B. basic

C. initial

D. elementary

5. It is absolutely essential that William _____ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.

A. continue

B. continued

C. will continue

D. continues

6 The reception was attended by ____ members of the local community.

A. excellent

B. conspicuous

C. prominent

D. noticeable

7. The party, ____ I was the guest of honor, was extremely enjoyable.

A. by which

B. for which

C. to which

D. at which

8. ____ 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 much

9. They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as ____.

A. it could be

B. could be

C. it was

D. was

10 There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____ the spoilt ones.

A. not counting

B. not to count

C. don't count

D. having not counted

11 ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.

A. In

B. At

C. On

D. With

12 A great amount of work has gone into __ the Cathedral to its previous splendor.

A. refreshing

B. restoring

C. renovating

D. renewing

13. He feels that he is not yet _____ to travel abroad.

A. too strong

B. enough strong

C. so strong

D. strong enough

14. During the summer vacation, kids are often seen hanging _____ in the streets.

A. about

B. on

C. over

D. out

15. In the sentence “The manager interviewed Jim himself in the morning” the italicized word is used to modify ___.

A. the object

B. the verb

C. the subject

D. the prepositional phrase

16. John is up to his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined part means ___.

A. very excited

B. very busy

C. very tired

D. very efficient

17 ____ he's already heard the news.

A. Chances are

B. Chance is

C. Opportunities are

D. Opportunity is

18. He has been asked to account _____ his absence.

A. for

B. on

C. of

D. about

19. He appeared _____ with our team's performance.