KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 pdf

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Đề thi gồm: 04 trang) Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi. Phần trắc nghiệm: Phương án chọn chỉ cần viết chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D. A. PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5 points). 1. A. opportunity B. college C. atmosphere D. apologize 2. A. aware B. average C. again D. advance 3. A. exchange B. achieve C. cheating D. chaos 4. A. effort B. regret C. effective D. efficient 5. A. switched B. fixed C. changed D. impoverished II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (5 points). 1. A. survival B. scholarship C. mechanic D. imagine 2. A. economical B. productivity C. unpleasantly D. unexpected 3. A. envelope B. entertain C. destination D. exploration 4. A. professor B. continue C. replace D. beautify 5. A. angrily B. specific C. furious D. publish B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10 points). 1. He couldn’t afford to______ his car repaired. A. pay B. make C. do D. get 2. He looks such a fool with his hair dyed green that I just ______ laughing at him. A. can’t help B. can't bear C. don't stop D. don't help 3. Jim’s aunt bought him two books on astronomy and football, ______he had the slightest interest in. A. either of whom B. neither of which C. neither of what D. either of that 4. If I had taken his father's advice last month, I ______ the richest man in my town now. A. would be B. will be C. am D. would have been 5. Running water needs ______ in order to prevent dangerous diseases in this area. A. to provide B. be provided C. to be provided D. provided 6. Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be out of ______. A. place B. control C. danger D. order 7. A desert is described as a region ______ an average of less than ten inches of rainfall in a year. A. such long as B. which has C. in which is D. in which 8. ______ forms of life, the most varied are the insects. A. All are B. All C. They are all D. Of all 9. ______ pipelines are expensive to build, they are relatively cheap to operate and maintain. A. Although B. That C. Because D. Despite 10. Exactly ______ we can replace our soil disappearing through erosion is not known. A. how B. what C. if D. by which II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points). 1. In his anxiety to make himself (UNDERSTAND), he spoke too loudly and too slowly. 2. Now that she has got a job, Jenny is (DEPEND) of her parents. 3. If you behave with this sort of (POLITE) to your customers, I don’t think you’ll remain in business long. 4. The books read by the Romans have some (SIMILAR) to the ones we read now. 5. When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because she was tired of the (NEIGHBOUR) she lived in. 6. They all cheered (ENTHUSIASM) as their team came out. 7. The children seem to be totally (CAPABLE) of working quietly by themselves. 8. The doctor was praised for her (TIRE) work with her patients. 9. The bad weather (COURAGE) most people from attending the meeting yesterday. 10. They have (SPELL) my name on this form: the first letter is L not R. III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (10 points). ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 2 1. Drying food by means of solar energy is an ancient process applying wherever food and climatic A B C conditions make it possible. D 2. Each year people around the world spend billions of dollars to buy merchandise on the Internet. A B C D 3. It was Tom and I whom he thought were at fault in the situation. A B C D 4. Although fewer Americans work on farms today, they are too productive that the U.S. is now the world’s top A B C D food exporter. 5. My father said that when he was young he had to work more harder than we do now. A B C D 6. Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America’s present or A B C D past. 7. In 1927, Benjamin Franklin published the Pensylvania Gazette, which soon became the most read widely A B C D newspaper in the colonies. 8. Psychology did not develop into a science based of careful observation and experimentation until the late A B C 1800s. D 9. Most species of pigeons live in flocks, and many of the flocks consist more than one species. A B C D 10. Compact discs, which appeared on the market in the early 1980s, produce sound of better quality than A B C those of standard phonograph records. D C. READING I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (15 points). The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been (1) ______ for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin, and even suicide. Psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) (2)______ a new illness that could (3) ______ serious problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (4) ______ sufferers help and support. Psychologists have described many worrying examples, (5) ______ one man who took his own life after (6) ______ more than ₤ 14,000 to feed his addiction, and a teenager who had to receive psychiatric treatment for his 12-hour-a-day (7) ______. "This illness is not fake, and it must be (8)______ seriously," said an expert in behavioural addiction at Nottingham Trent University. "These are not sad people with serious personality defects; they are people who were fine (9) ______ they found the Internet." IAS is similar (10)______ other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have dreams about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they (11) ______ to their partners about how much time they spent online; they wish they could cut down, but are unable to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet; (12) ______ they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were made to stop using it. (13)______ anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who (14) ______ it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. Surprisingly, (15) ______, psychologists say that most victims are middle- aged housewives who have never used a computer before. 1. A. blamed B. faulted C. mistaken D. accused 2. A. like B. such C. as D. for 3. A. lead B. affect C. take D. cause 4. A. offer B. suggest C. recommend D. advise 5. A. consisting B. including C. comprising D. composing 6. A. gaining B. lending C. borrowing D. winning 7. A. custom B. habit C. manner D. routine 8. A. considered B. realised C. thought D. taken 9. A. before B. after C. as soon as D. when 10. A. with B. to C. as D. in 11. A. betray B. deceive C. cheat D. lie 12. A. although B. despite C. unless D. without 13. A. Nearly all B. Most of C. Most D. Almost 14. A. say B. feel C. find D. have 15. A. but B. therefore C. however D. so II. There are 5 blanks in the passage below. From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable word for each blank. 3 There are more words than blanks, so you don’t need all of them (5 points). A. make B. reduces C. drops D. from E. throughout F. cause G. rate H. amount All drugs can affect the body in both helpful and harmful way. For example, a particular drug may produce a stronger heartbeat, relief (1) _____ pain, or some other desired effects. But that drug, like any other drugs, can also (2) _____ undesired effects – especially if the dose is too large. Such effects might include fever, high blood pressure or constipation. Most drugs produce changes (3) _____ the body because the drugs circulate through the blood stream. As a result, most drugs used to affect one part of the body also affect the other parts. For example, physicians sometimes prescribe morphine to relieve pain. Morphine depresses the activities of cells in the brain and thus (4)_____ the sensation of pain. But morphine also alters the function of cells elsewhere in the body. It may decrease the (5)_____ of breathing, produce constipation, and create undesired effects. III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (10 points). Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet and is fifth in order of distance from the sun. It is well placed for observation for several months in every year and on average is the brightest of the planets apart from Venus, though for relatively brief periods Mars may outshine it. Jupiter's less than 10-hour rotation period gives it the shortest day in the solar system insofar as the principal planets are concerned. There are no true seasons on Jupiter because the axial inclination to the perpendicular of the orbital plane is only just over 3° - less than that for any other planet. The most famous mark on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot. It has shown variations in both intensity and color, and at times it has been invisible, but it always returns after a few years. At its greatest extent it may be 40,000 kilometers long and 14,000 kilometers wide, so its surface area is greater than that of Earth. Though the latitude of the Red Spot varies little, it drifts about in longitude. Over the past century the total longitudinal drift has amounted to approximately 1200°. The latitude is generally very close to -22°. It was once thought that the Red Spot might be a solid or semisolid body floating in Jupiter's outer gas. However, the Pioneer and Voyager results have refuted that idea and proven the Red Spot to be a phenomenon of Jovian meteorology. Its longevity may well be due to its exceptional size, but there are signs that it is decreasing in size, and it may not be permanent. Several smaller red spots have been seen occasionally but have not lasted. 1. According to the passage, Jupiter has the shortest day among the principal planets because A. its rotation period is shorter than 10 hours B. the axial inclination is only just over 3° C. it is on the average the brightest of all the planets D. there is the interference of the Great Red Spot 2. According to the passage, Mars outshines Jupiter A. on a regular basis B. from time to time C. every several months D. less often than any other planet 3. This passage would be of most interest to A. students of anthropology B. geologists C. mathematicians D. amateur astronomers 4. It can be inferred from this passage that Jupiter's Great Red Spot A. will become brighter with time B. will one day vanish C. will continue expanding D. is made of floating gases 5. The word "intensity" in line 7 could best be replaced with A. visibility B. density C. brilliance D. surface area D. WRITING I. A, B, C and D are 4 sentences which are written using the given words. Choose the most appropriate sentence (5 points). 1. I / advise / him / ask / bus conductor / tell / him / where / get off. A. I advised him asking the bus conductor to tell where he got off. B. I advised him to ask to the bus conductor to tell him where he got off. C. I advised him to ask the bus conductor to tell him where to get off. D. I advised him asking the bus conductor to tell him where to get off. 2. food / Jane / cook / kitchen / smell / delicious. A. The food Jane is cooking in the kitchen smells delicious. B. The food which Jane cooks in the kitchen smells deliciously. C. A food that Jane is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious. D. That food Jane is cooking in the kitchen is smelling deliciously. 3. In order / keep / good / memories / family camping holidays / there / some/ easy / tips / be taken / account. A. In order for keeping good memories of family camping holidays , there are some easy tips being taken into account. B. In order to keep good memories of family camping holidays, there are some easy tips for being taken in account. C. In order to keep good memories of family camping holidays, there are some easy tips to be taken into account. D. In order to keep good memories for family camping holidays, there are some easy tips to be taken into account. 4. I / only person / see / thief / break / house. A. I was the only person who saw the thief to break into the house. B. I was the only person to see the thief breaking into the house. 4 C. I was the only person that saw the thief broke into the house. D. I was the only person seeing the thief breaking into the house. 5. But for / father / early / retirement / Richard / not take over / family business. A. But for his father had early retirement, Richard did not take over his family business. B. But for his father had early retirement, Richard would not take over his family business. C. But for his father's early retirement, Richard did not take over his family business. D. But for his father's early retirement, Richard wouldn't have taken his family business. II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points). 1. It is possible that some of the students are in the lab now. - Some of the students may 2. During his childhood, he used to climb trees and mountains. - When 3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him. - The police prevented 4. It's a pity we didn't meet a long time ago! - I wish…………………………………………………………… …………… 5. This problem cannot be solved instantly. - There is……………………………………………………… …………………. 6. The painting is thought to have been stolen by one of the attendants. - One of the attendants………………………………………… ………………… 7. The garden party won't take place if the weather stays bad. - Unless………………………………………………………… ….…………… 8. I wouldn't eat too many of those, if I were you. - You'd…………………………………………………………… ……………… 9. The last time it snowed here was 6 years ago. - It 10. It’s not worth trying to make him change his mind. - There’s no ………… ……. III. Use the suggested words to write complete sentences of a passage (15 points). 1. There / advantages / lock up / young people / under / age / 18 / commit crimes. 2. Firstly / experience / unpleasant / them / they / learn / lesson. 3. addition / it / keep / them / street / stop / them / commit / crimes. 4. And lastly / they / get / chance / learn new skills / they / away / school. 5. the other hand / there / many disadvantages. 6. the first place / they can / bully / older prisoners. 7. Moreover / they / likely / become more hard-hearted. 8. And finally / they / learn how / commit / serious crimes. 9. conclusion / prison / not good / young offenders / because / the whole / it / do / harm / than good. THE END Họ và tên thí sinh: Số báo danh Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị số 1: Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị số 2: . . DƯƠNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Đề thi gồm: 04 trang) Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi. Phần. account. 4. I / only person / see / thief / break / house. A. I was the only person who saw the thief to break into the house. B. I was the only person to see the thief breaking into the house his addiction, and a teenager who had to receive psychiatric treatment for his 12- hour-a-day (7) ______. "This illness is not fake, and it must be (8)______ seriously," said an expert