SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO LÂM ĐỒNG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẢO LỘC Đề thi có 15 trang Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, điện thoại di động I LISTENING Part 1 (Questions 1 – 5) You will hear five students who[.]
SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO LÂM ĐỒNG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẢO LỘC KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ HỌC – MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 Năm: 2016 Thời gian làm : 180 phút Đề thi có 15 trang - Thí sinh không sử dụng tài liệu, điện thoại di động I LISTENING Part (Questions – 5) You will hear five students who are studying away from home They are talking about their accommodation Choose from the list of letters (A-F) what each speaker says about their accommodation Use the letters only once There is one extra letter that you not need to use (1.5 pts) Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3: A There were few chances for me to socialize there B I have recommended it to others C I should have thought more about being independent Speaker 4: D I got on well with my roommate despite a few disagreements Speaker 5: E I made a mistake there at first F I was able to settle into a new area Your answers: Part (Questions – 10) You will hear an interview with someone who has started a magazine for children Listen and choose the best answer (A, B, or C) (1.5 pts) When talking about her job as a primary school teacher, Kate emphasizes A how good she was as a teacher B how difficult the children could be C how much effort the job required 7 What does Kate say about enthusiasm? A Children can not maintain it for long B Children respond positively to it C Children experience it more than adults Kate says that she learned from her research that children A don’t like texts that have too much serous content B don’t know some words that she had expected them to know C don’t want to feel that they are being considered inferior Kate says that the magazine makes use of the Internet because A some children prefer using it to learn about subjects B some subjects can not be covered fully in the magazine C It is used a great deal in connection with some school work 10 Kate says that one of her aims for the magazine is to A include subjects that children don’t normally read about B encourage children to choose what they want as an career C create an interest in subjects some children consider boring Your answers: 10 Part (1.0 pt) (Questions 11 – 14) Complete the sentences below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer 11 The coach is comfortable because it is 12 After all passengers are abroad, the coach will make its first stop at Island 13 The ‘tree top walk’ is above a 14 Passengers will have a with the alpacas before boarding the bus for home Your answers: 11 12 13 14 (Questions 15 – 20) Complete the table below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer DREAMTIME TOURS Booking at 15 or Tel: 07 5562 4402 16 TOUR SUNDAY, MONDAY, FRIDAY FULL-DAY TOUR 280km COSTS: DEPARTS: Adult $37.00 Coolangatta 7:50 a.m 17 $33.00 Bruleigh 8:10 a.m Child (4 – 14 years) $10.00 Surfers Paradise 18 Family (2 Adults, Children) $94.00 Labrador 8:45 a.m Prices include 19 only* Free pick-up at your resort, hotel, or motel Not included in the fare: Optional tours, luncheons, morning or afternoon tea (unless otherwise specified), 20 * Meals and refreshments are available at all stops (at your own cost) Your answers: 15 16 17 18 19 20 II LEXICO – GRAMMAR Part Choose the best answer for each question (2.0 pts) The bank teller asked the man for _ of his identity A features B symptoms C proof D signs The coroner recorded a _ of misadventure on the death of the student A verdict B statement C sentence D decision The rich couple often threw _ parties and invited many well-known personalities A lavish B extreme C drastic D demure He _his brains for a solution to the problem A screened B ransacked C racked Peter was behaving as _ as a bull in a China shop A angry B crazy C strong D scrutinized D clumsy We don’t know what you expect but Tommy is _ the best player we have A far and away B far and wide C as far as D so far We must get there _ or other If there are no buses, we’ll have to take a taxi A anyhow B anyway C anywhere D somehow C refers D signifies All the evidence to his guilt A guides B points The travelers were on the deserted island for about two months A marooned C relinquished C yielded D maintained C abate D abduct 10 I cannot her misbehavior any longer A abase B abide 11 All the tickets for the concert by the _ performer had been sold an hour after the sales office opened A well-off B well-liked C well-advised D well-bred 12 That bottle of medicated oil is meant for use A ethical B lateral C logical D external 13 His goal in life is to buy a big house in town A visible B divine C ultimate D surreal 14 You cannot use my membership card because it is not A detachable B adaptable C transferable D transportable 15 In the United States is the most concentrated is New Orleans A French influence the city B the city where French influence C where the city influences French D where the French influence the city 16 I’ve yet a person as his father A to have known such generous B to know as generous C knowing as generous D been knowing such generous 17 , she went back to her room A There was no cause for alarm B Without having cause for alarm C There being no cause for alarm D Being no cause for alarm 18 to a new office with a salary half as much did he appreciate his former boss’s generosity A He had been transferred B Having been transferred C Not until transferred D Only when transferred 19 , there’s no place like home A Be it ever so humble B Should it be humble C As humble as it could be D To be humble 20 The kids’ performance was admirable A but for their informal training B inasmuch as they had received no formal training C although their training was formal D regardless of the informal training they received Your answers: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Part PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (1.0 pt) Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition or article The racing car blew after it crashed into the fence I work at the gym three times a week I turned the job _ because I don't want to move We kept our relationship _ our parents for two years This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow it by next year My best friend and I grew after she changed schools I went my dream and now I am a published writer My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave Jason always gets with cheating in his maths tests 10 My doctor wants me to cut _ on sweets and fatty foods Your answers: 10 Part WORD FORM Put each word in the right column in its correct form Speculative fiction is an umbrella phrase encompassing the more (1) fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, (2) and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as related static, motion, and virtual arts It has been around since humans began to speak The earliest forms of speculative fiction were likely (3) tales told around the campfire Speculative fiction deals with the "What if?" (4) _ imagined by dreamers and thinkers worldwide Journeys to other worlds through the vast reaches of distant space; magical quests to free worlds (5) _ by terrible beings; malevolent (6) _ powers seeking to increase their spheres of influence across (7) _ dimensions and times; all of these fall into the realm of speculative fiction Speculative fiction as a category ranges from ancient works to cutting edge, paradigm-changing, and neotraditional works of the 21st century It can be recognized in works whose authors' intentions or the social contexts of the versions of stories they portrayed is now known For example, Ancient Greek (8) _ such as Euripides, whose play Medea seemed to have offended Athenian audiences when he (9) _ speculated that shamaness Medea killed her own children instead of their being killed by other Corinthians after her departure The play Hippolytus, narratively introduced by Aphrodite, is suspected to have (10) _ contemporary audiences of the day because it depicted Phaedra as too lusty (2.0 pts) FAN APOCALYPSE MYTH SCENE SLAVE NATURE MULTIPLICATION DRAMA FICTION 10 PLEASE Your answers: 10 Part There are 10 mistakes (grammar, choice of word, spelling) in the following text Identify them TEXT LINE In economics, game theory, and decision theory the expected utility hypothesis is a hypothesis concerning people's preferences in regard to choices that have uncertain outcomes (gambles) This hypothesis states that if specific axioms are satisfied, the subjective value associating with an individual's gamble is the statistical expectation of that individual's valuations of the outcomes of that gamble This hypothesis has proved usefully to explain some popular choices that seem to contradict the expected value criterion (which takes into an account only the sizes of the payouts and the probabilities of occurrence), such as occur in the contexts of gambling and insurance. Daniel Bernoulli initiated this hypothesis in 1738 Until the mid-twentieth century, the standard term for the expected utility was the moral expectation, 10 contrasted with "mathematical expectation" for the expected value 11 The von Neumann–Morgenstern utility theorem provides necessary and sufficient 12 conditions under that the expected utility hypothesis holds From relatively early on, 13 it was accepted that some of these conditions would be violated by real 14 decision-makers in the practice but that the conditions could be interpreted 15 nonetheless as 'axioms' of rational choice Work by Anand (1993) argues against this 16 normative interpretation and shows that 'rationality' does not require transitivity, 17 independence or completeness This view is now referred as the 'modern view' and 18 Anand argues that although the normative and evidential difficulties the general 19 theory of decision-making based on expected utility is an insightful first order 20 approximation that highlight some important fundamental principles of choice, 21 even if it imposes conceptual and technical limits on analyse which need to be 22 relaxed in real world settings where knowledge is less certain or preferences are more 23 sophisticated 24 Your answers: Line: Line: Line: Line: Line: 10 Line: Line: Line: Line: Line: III READING Part Passage (1.5 pts) A Choose the correct headings for sections A – F from the list of headings below List of headings i Construction of special cinemas for 3-D ii Good returns forecast for immediate future iii The greatest 3-D film of all time iv End of traditional movies for children v Early developments vi New technology diminishes the art vii The golden age of movies viii In defense of 3-D ix 3-D is here to stay x Undesirable visual effects Three-Dimensional Films A In the theater of Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, on the evening of 27 September 1922, a new form of film-making made its commercial debut : 3-D1 The film, The Power of Love, was then shown in New York City to exhibitors and press, but was subsequently not picked up for distribution and is now believed to be lost The following three decades were a period of quiet experimentation for 3-D pioneers, as they adapted to new technologies and steadily improved the viewing experience In 1952, the “golden era” of 3-D is considered to have begun with the release of Bwana Devil, and over the next several years, audiences met with a string of films that used the technology Over the following decades, it waxed and waned within film-making circles, peaking in the 1970s and again in the 1990s when IMAX gained traction, but it is only in the last few years that 3-D appears to have firmly entered mainstream production B Released worldwide in September 2009, the fantasy film Avatar quickly became the highestgrossing film ever made, knocking Titanic from the top slot Avatar, set in 2154 on a planet in a distant solar system, went on to become the only film to have earned US$2 billion worldwide, and is now approaching the $3 billion mark The main reason for this runaway popularity appears to be its visual splendors; though most critics raised the film, it was mostly on account of its ground-breaking special effects Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times praised Avatar’s “powerful” visual accomplishments, but suggested the dialogue was “flat” and the characterizations “obvious” A film analyst at Exhibitor Relations has agreed, noting that Avatar has cemented the use of 3-D as a production and promotional tool for blockbuster films, rather than a mere niche or novelty experiment “This is why all 3-D venues were built,” he said “This is the one The behemoth The holy grail of 3-D has finally arrived.” C Those who embrace 3-D note that it spices up a trip to the cinema by adding a more active “embodied” layer of experience instead of the viewer passively receiving the film through eyes and ears only A blogger on Animation Ideas writes, “ when 3-D is done well, like in the flying scenes in UP, How to Train Your Dragon, and Avatar, there is an added feeling of vertigo If you have any fear of heights, the 3-D really adds to this element ” Kevin Carr argues that the backlash against 3-D is similar to that which occurred against CGI2 several years ago, and points out that CGI is now widely regarded as part of the film-maker’s artistic toolkit He also notes that new technology is frequently seen to be a “gimmick” in its early days, pointing out the many commentators slapped the first “talkie” films of the early 1920s with this same label D But not everyone greets the rise of 3-D with open arms Some ophthalmologists point out that 3D can have unsettling physical effects for many viewers Dr Michael Rosenberg, a professor at Northwestern University, has pointed out that many people go through life with minor eye disturbance s – a slight muscular imbalance – for example – that does not interrupt day-to-day activities In the experience of a 3-D movie, however, this problem can be exacerbated through viewer trying to concentrate on unusual visual phenomena Dr Deborah Friedman, from the University of Rochester Medical Center, notes that the perception of depth conjured through three dimensions does not complement the angles from which we take in the world Eyestrains, headaches and nausea are, therefore, a problem for around 15% of a 3-D film audience E Film critics Roger Elbert warns that 3-D is detrimental to good film-making Firstly, he argues, the technology is simply unnecessary; 2-D movies are “already” 3-D, as far as our minds are concerned Adding the extra dimension with technology, instead of letting our minds the work, can actually be counter-purposeful and make the overall effect seem clumsy and contrived Ebert also points out that the special glasses dim the effect by soaking up light from the screen, making 3-D films a slightly duller experience that they might otherwise be Finally, Elbert suggests that 3-D encourages film-makers to undercut drama and narrative in favor of simply piling on more gimmicks and special effects “Hollywood is racing headlong toward the kiddie market,” he says, pointing out the Disney’s announcement that it will no longer make traditional films in favor of animation, franchises and superheroes F Whether or not 3-D becomes a powerful force for the film-maker’s vision and the film-going experience, or goes down in history as an over-hyped, expensive novelty, the technology certainly shows no sign of fading in the popularity stakes at the moment Clash of the Titan, Alice in the Wonderland, and How to Train Your Dragon have all recently benefited at the box office due to the added sales that 3-D provides, and with Avatar ‘s record set to last some time as a totem of 3-D’s commercial possibilities, studios are not prepared to back down Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D: Section E: Section F: Your answers: B Decide whether these statements are True or False 3-D conflicts with our mental construct of our surroundings 3-D encourages an over-emphasis on quick visual thrills Avatar’s strength is found both in its visual splendor and in aspects of story 10 Use of 3-D technology proves to worsen our sensation of elevation Your answers: 10 Part Passage Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the questions below (1.5 pts) SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER Ensuring the reliability and purity of the water supply is one of the more significant challenges facing an ever growing world population Unfortunately, only about 3% of the world’s total water supply is fresh; the rest is sea water and is unusable for most of our purposes Furthermore, of that 3%, three fourths are largely inaccessible because it exists as frozen ice locked in the polar ice caps or as glaciers high in mountains The remaining percentage of fresh water that is available for human use exists in two forms: surface water and ground water Surface water is found in rivers, lakes, and man-made reservoirs fad by either rainfall or snowmelt Surface water makes up nearly 80% of all the water utilized by humans, primarily due to its accessibility Nearly every river or lake in the world contains one or more pumping stations to divert a portion of its flow to nearby population centers However, surface water supplies present several disadvantages First, surface water is easily polluted Chemical pollution from the air enters surface water in the form of rain, and ground pollution is either dumped directly into lakes and rivers or washed into them by rainwater A In addition, biological pollution caused by the dumping of raw sewage into a water source, can lead to dangerous levels of bacteria B Another problem is relying on surface water is that its supply is highly variable C Water levels in lakes and rivers can fall drastically in periods of severe drought D In places that are prone to extended dry periods, such as Australia or much of California, some rivers are even known to occasionally run dry due to a combination of drought and overuse The other primary source of fresh water is ground water Although ground water is estimated to be as much as 50 times more abundant than surface water, it constitutes only 20% of all the fresh water used by human s, and much of this usage occurs in rural areas This is a reflection of the relative difficulty in obtaining ground water Ground water exists in underground deposits known as aquifers, layers of porous rock in the Earth As rainwater sinks into the ground it eventually reaches the aquifer where it is absorbed, much as a kitchen sponge absorbs water To obtain ground water, a well must be drilled down to the level of the aquifer, and then the water must be pumped to the surface Aquifers occur at different depths in different areas, and the deeper the aquifer, the more difficult and more expensive it is to extract its water Furthermore, if water is taken from an aquifer at a higher rate than it is recharged naturally, its level will drop, necessitating ever deeper wells This also creates problems with ground stability As water is drained out of an aquifer, the ground naturally tends to sink and compress, leading to greater risk of subsidence and landslides Since aquifers are fed through a slow acting system of drainage, they have much slower recharge rates than surface water resources and are easily overtaxed Therefore, ground water is generally only used when surface water is unavailable, even though ground water is far more abundant Like surface water, ground water can also become polluted, although not as easily The soil that water sinks through before reaching the aquifer acts as a natural filter, leaching out some of the pollutants Furthermore, the lack of oxygen in the aquifer generally restricts the growth of bacteria, so most ground water can be utilized safely without treatment However, pollution can enter an aquifer when pollution sources are buried underground, such as they are in landfills In other areas, the presence of heavy metal, nearly all of which are highly toxic in the human body, may render ground water undrinkable According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of fresh water EXCEPT: A It makes up a minute proportion of the world’s total water supply B Much of it is unavailable for human use C Its supply is endangered by the melting of the ice caps D Its reliable supply is a growing problem in the world What is the source of most surface water? A Melting glaciers B Underground springs C Precipitation D Filtration of seawater Based on the information in paragraph 2, what can be inferred about most population centers? A They have grown to sixes unsustainable by current water resources B They generally can be found in close proximity to a source of surface C They always contribute to great levels of pollution in surface water D They are unable to cope with rising levels of bacteria in surface water The word prone in the passage is closest meaning to A inclined B experienced C recognized D associated According to paragraph 2, what causes increases in bacteria in surface water? A Increased industrial pollution B The dumping of human and animal waste C Overexploitation of a surface water source D Drops in the overall level of a surface water source The word porous in the passage is closest meaning to A sodden B absorptive C permeable D submerged In paragraph 3, the author mentions the abundance of the ground water in order to A suggest that it may offer a solution to the world’s water needs B contrast with its relatively low usage by humans C explain the lack of surface water in many areas D explain why it is only used in rural areas According to paragraph 4, increased danger of subsidence is caused by A excessive drops in the level of an aquifer B the holes created by large numbers of wells C the compression of water in an aquifer D landsides beneath an aquifer According to paragraph 5, bacteria are generally not a concern in ground water because A heavy metals prevent their growth B they is not enough air to support them C they are filtered out before they reach the aquifer D bacteria would make the water undrinkable 10 Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph about heavy metals? A They only occur in aquifers B They cannot be filtered out of water C They are generally water soluble D They can be detected by their foul taste Your answer: 10 11 12 Part CLOZE READING Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks: (1.5 pts) The poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks has been praised for deepening the significance of personal and social experiences so that these experiences become universal in their (1) She has also been praised for her "sense of form, which is basic and remarkable" Many of her poems are (2) with a Black community named Bronzeville, on the south side of Chicago Her literary (3) makes Bronzeville more than just a place on a map This community, like all important literary places (Robinson's Tilbury Town and Masters' Spoon River, for example), becomes a testing ground of personality, a place where the raw (4) of experience is (5) by imagination and where the joys and trials of being human are both sung and judged The qualities for which Brooks's poetry is not are (as one critic has (6) out) "boldness, invention, a daring to experiment, and a naturalness that does not scorn literature but absorbs it" Her love (7) poetry began early At the age of seven she "began to put rhymes together", and when she was thirteen, on of her poems was published in a children' s magazine During her teens she (8) more than seventy-five poems to a Chicago newspaper In 1941 she began to attend a class in writing poetry at the South Side Community Art Center, and several years later, her poems began to appear in Poetry and other magazines Her first collection of poems, A Street in Bronzeville, was published in 1945 Four years later, Annie Allen, her second collection of poems, appeared In 1950 Annie Allen was (9) a Pulitzer prize for poetry The novel Maud Martha, about a young black girl growing up in Chicago, published in 1953, was praised for its warmth and (10) In 1963 her Selected Poems appeared A knowledge B implication C indication D potential A involved B connected C related D concerned A skill B quality C capacity D manner A substance B components C material D elements A formed B shaped C decided D caused A pointed B made C cleared D showed A to B with C for D on A devoted B dedicated C attributed D contributed A presented B rewarded C awarded D honored 10 A concerns B considerations C insights D awareness Your answers: 10 Part CLOZE TEST Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word 1.5 pts) Early photography In the early days of photography, a stand or some other firm support for the camera was essential This was because photographic materials were so insensitive to light that a typical exposure lasted several seconds The camera (1) _ have to be held still for this time in order to obtain a sharp picture The subjects also had to be still if their images (2) _ to register properly on the film Some early street scenes include blurred, transparent, ghostlike images of people (3) _ wandered past while the scene was in the process of (4) _ photographed Studio portraits from the late 1800s show people posed rigidly, often leaning against furniture, (5) _ helped them to remain motionless As it was important to keep the head still, a support was often provided (6) _ the neck Bright studio lights, sometimes produced by (7) _fire to a strip of magnesium or a small pile of magnesium powder, helped in reducing the required exposure time These burned with an intensely blue flame that gave the necessary amount of light, although the smoke was unpleasant and (8) was also a risk of fire The problems associated (9) _ long exposure were overcome by the introduction of faster, more sensitive photographic plates, and later, roll films The development of smaller cameras led to photography becoming a popular hobby Nowadays, digital cameras have further revolutionised photography, enabling even the (10) _ inexperienced of photographers to produce professional looking pictures Your answers: 10 WRITING Part SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Rewrite each of these sentences in such a way that its meaning is kept unchanged Do NOT change the word in bracket in any way Nobody knows what annoyed our boss (CHEESED) → Why It was not until he lost the last match that he realized he was a little too old for competitions (LONG) → Hardly The serious look on his face stopped us revealing the secret (CAT) → Hadn’t it It was unwise of you to try to so many things without being aware of your shortcomings (THIN) → You shouldn’t He would spend his very last penny trying to ingratiate himself with his father-in-law (EXPENSE) → In his 6.Where the real cause of the decline in the competition’s popularity lies is still debatable (SPOT) → It is open People who often talk too much about unimportant things not appeal to me (DONKEY) → I’m not in 8 It’s bad I failed to my share of the job (WEIGHT) → I would like That this celebrity keeps her own affairs away from public attention is of great importance (PROFILE) → It is advisable that this 10 Looking back, I have a feeling that they gave the deceptive information about the case (BOOKS) → In Part Write an composition of about 150 words on the following topic: (2.5 pts) Some people believe that using animals to test the safety of human medicines is cruel and unwarranted, whereas others feel it is a medical necessity Discuss both views and state your own opinion