SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 223) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Fortunately there are still a few tasty things for us gourmands to enjoy in relative security. Their numbers, however, are depleted almost daily, it seems, by ruthless proclamations from the ever- vigilant Food and Drug Administration and its allies, our doctors. The latest felon to face prosecution is the salt of life, sodium chloride. Ostensibly, overuse of salt causes high blood pressure and hyper tension, the cause of half the deaths in the United States every year. A few years ago the anti-salt campaigners raised such a rumpus that salt was banned from baby food. Currently pressure is being applied to food manufacturers to oblige them to label their products to show sodium content . Because doing so would cost mercenary manufacturers money, they argue that they have no idea how much salt remains on such things as potato chips and how much sticks to the bag. Furthermore, salt isn’t the only harmful ingredient in food. If the manufacturer has to provide sodium content, and why not require him to list every ingredient and specify which are detrimental to our health? Cigarettes have a warning printed on them. Shouldn’t the same type of warning appear on canned foods that are notoriously over salted? There are endless ifs and buts in the controversy, but the most telling of these is the questionable proof of salt’s diabolic effect upon the blood pressure. True, people who cut their salt intake lowered their blood pressure, but where is the scientific proof that something other than salt didn’t do the trick? The most common means of providing dubious proof that salt causes hypertension is to compare societies that use little salt with those that use mountains of salt in their daily diets. Which group has the higher rate of hypertension? Whose blood pressure is lower? What happens when salt is introduced into a group where salt is a novelty? Does the blood pressure rise significantly? Studies of the Japanese indicate that as the world’s greatest salters, they suffer the most from hypertension. On the other hand, the simple salt-free cuisine of several tribes in the Solomon Islands has kept older tribesmen and women from developing hypertension and high blood pressure, ailments traditionally killing their peers in America. No account is taken of the effect of inflation, recession, pollution, crime, and sundry other ills to which Americans, unlike people on primitive islands, are exposed. To salt or not to salt? That is the question. Now that the question has arisen, it must not be treated with levity but, rather, with searching scientific investigation so that those of us who are preoccupied with both savory food and longevity may decide which of the two is worth its salt. Question 1:The attitude of the author of this passage toward the salt controversy is that_____. A. we must stop eating salt immediately. B. she is not convinced that salt is harmful. C. The Food and Drug Administration works well with doctors. D. soon there won’t be anything tasty left to eat. Question 2: Presumably a gourmand is a _____. A. person B. theory C. food D. protest Question 3: The word "mercenary" could be best replaced by _____. A. humane B. temporary C. mad for money D. worthy Question 4: Canned goods should have the same type of warning as cigarettes because _____. A. both contain salt B. the author like to smoke and eat C. the cigarette warning reduces smoking D. both are harmful to your health Question 5: The word "notorious" in the second paragraph means_____. A. popular B. infamous C. famous D. ambitious Question 6: The word ‘those’ in the third paragraph refers to_____. A. the most common means B. dubious proof C. societies D. mountains of salt Question 7: According to the passage, the Japanese use a lot of salt ____. A. but they suffer from hypertension. B. and they suffer from hypertension. C. because they suffer from hypertension. D. when they suffer from hypertension. Question 8: The author suggests that Americans suffer from hypertension as a result of _____. A. too much salt B. emotional stress C. salt-free cuisine D. ailments Question 9:The word ‘levity" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by _____. A. leverage B. lightness C. concentration D. carelessness CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com Question 10: The author’s approach to the topic is _____. A. angry B. humorous C. scientific D. sympathetic Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 11: Alan worked too hard at the office. This led to his illness. A. Because Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness. B. Alan’s illness resulted from his working too hard at the office. C. Alan’s working too hard at the office which led to his illness. D. His working too hard at the office resulted from his illness. Question 12: George participated in the robbery. As a result, he received a six-month sentence for that. A. For his participation in the robbery, George had been in prison for six months. B. George was sentence to six month imprisonment for his part in the robbery. C. George was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery. D. For his participation in the robbery, George wrote a sentence for six months. Question 13: There was a storm. They couldn’t climb up the mountain. A. The storm made it unable to climb up the mountain. B. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain. C. The storm discouraged them from climbing down the mountain. D. The storm made it impossible for them to climb up the mountain. Question 14: He was careless. This was the reason why we didn’t finish our work. A. Had it been for his carelessness, we could have finished our work. B. If he were careful, we could finish our work. C. But for his carelessness, we could not have finished our work. D. If it had not been for his carelessness, we could have finished our work. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 15: If you cannot get to work on time, I shall have to dispense with your services. A. disperse B. do without C. charge for D. time Question 16: Millions of Americans were down and out in 1932. A. illiterate B. imprudent C. divided D. impoverished Question 17: He’s such a(n) affable fellow that people sometimes take advantage of him. A. accessible B. good-natured C. wealthy D. weak Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 18: The (A) public ceremonies of the Plains Indian are (B) less elaborate (C) than that of the Navajo in (D) the Southwest. Question 19: (A)Each chemical element is characterized (B) to the number of protons that (C) an atom of that element contains, called (D) its atomic number. Question 20: (A)Although pure diamond is colorless and transparent, (B)when contaminated with other materials (C) it may appear in various (D) color, ranging from pastels to opaque black. Question 21: California (A) has more land (B) under irrigation (C) than any(D) another state. Question 22: (A) Beside the ages of nine and fifteen, (B) almost all (C) young people undergo a (D) rapid series of physiological changes. Mark the letter A, B , C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 23: You shouldn’t have allowed them to watch too much TV. A. You were wrong to let them watch too much TV. B. You allowed them to watch too much TV which is wrong. C. It was not necessary to allow them to watch too much TV. D. Watching too much TV is not good for them. Question 24: Apparently the car did not sustain any damage. A. The car seems to have sustained some damage. B. The car appears not to have sustained any damage. C. It looks as if the car did not sustain any apparent damage. D. It is apparent that the damage to the car was not sustainable. Question 25: ‘I’ll return it tomorrow afternoon,’ said Lucy. A. Lucy offered to return it tomorrow afternoon. B. Lucy said me that she would return it tomorrow afternoon. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com C. Lucy agreed to come back tomorrow afternoon. D. Lucy promised to return it tomorrow afternoon. Question 26: If I had known about their wedding plan earlier, I would have been able to make time to attend the reception party. A. I knew their wedding would be planned earlier so I made some time to attend the reception party. B. I wish I had known their wedding plan sooner so that I could arrange time to attend the reception party. C. I don’t know their wedding plan earlier so I can’t make time to attend the reception party. D. When I knew their wedding party, it was too late to attend the reception party. Question 27: Living on the moon is still afar-fetched dream of human beings. A. The moon is too far for us to live on. B. It will take us a long time to be able to live on the moon. C. We should not dream of living on the moon. D. We will be able to live on the moon in a very near future. Question 28: The airline requested a confirmation call to ensure a seat on my flight back home. A. The airline made sure I got a seat on my flight back home. B. I secured a seat on my flight back home. C. The airline confirmed a seat on my flight back home. D. It was necessary to confirm a seat on my flight back home. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. Question 29: A. seasonality B. conservatory C. honorable D. discordant Question 30: A. rejection B. regardless C. represent D. religiously Question 31: A. assessment B. passages C. passionate D. pessimism Question 32: A. essentially B. gradually C. mutualized D. unpunctually Question 33: A. Switzerland B. zigzag C. systematize D. zoo Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. GADGETSFOR THE FUTURE This year’s Future Product of the year Award has attracted a number of unusual entries, including the Inculpable Mousetrap and an alarm-clock duvet and pillow. Stuart Penny and Gianni Tozzi, both 29, (34)_____ the Inculpable Mousetrap as an ‘exercise in morality’ and accept it is unlikely to (35)_____ commercial success. You set the trap, wander off to the pub and wait to see what happens. If a mouse approaches the trap, a transmitter (36)_____ to it sends a signal to your mobile phone. You are then asked to decide whether to activate the trap or not. You send back your answer as a text message and the trap’s metal bar slams down or stays open accordingly. Rachel Wing field’s alarm-clock duvet and pillow could (37)_____ the end for alarm clocks . They use pulsating light beams to wake sleepers and can be used individually or together. The sleeper (38)_____ programs the alarm clock on their mobile phone, plugs it into a socket on the duvet or pillow and is woken at the correct time – with light. The whole effect is (39)_____ to replicate the break of (40)_____. The duvet and pillow are woven through with electro-luminescent cords. At the (41)_____ time the mobile phone sends a tiny electric current through them and they begin to glow. Rachel, 24, says: ‘Alarm clocks needlessly wake up (42)_____ households. I wanted to design something (43)_____ at the individual sleeper.’ Question 34: A. projected B. held C. conceived D. evaluated Question 35: A. favor B. enjoy C. appreciate D. support Question 36: A. enclosed B. attached C. collated D. united Question 37: A. say B. speak C. write D. spell Question 38: A. uniquely B. simply C. plainly D. purely Question 39: A. pretended B. assumed C. supposed D. suggested Question 40: A. light B. sunlight C. dawn D. silence Question 41: A. said B. stated C. announced D. specified Question 42: A. full B. total C. whole D. high Question 43: A. intended B. targeted C. planned D. thought Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 44: He tended to advocate the return of capital punishment on the grounds that it was vital To combating crimes. A. support B. approve of C. oppose D. deny Question 45: The housing market has been very sluggish in the past few years. CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. sanguine B. flourishing C. slow D. weak Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions RISING SEA LEVELS Perhaps the most pervasive climatic effect of global warming is rapid escalation of ice melt. Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, portions of the South American Andes, and the Himalayas will very likely lose most of their glacial ice within the next two decades, affecting local water resources. Glacial ice continues its retreat in Alaska. NASA scientists determined that Greenland's ice sheet is thinning by about 1 m per year. The additional melt water, especially from continental ice masses and glaciers, is adding to a rise in sea level worldwide. Satellite remote sensing is monitoring global sea level, sea ice, and continental ice. Worldwide measurements confirm that sea level rose during the last century. Surrounding the margins of Antarctica, and constituting about 11% of its surface area, are numerous ice shelves, especially where sheltering inlets or bays exist. Covering many thousands of square kilometers, these ice shelves extend over the sea while still attached to continental ice. The loss of these ice shelves does not significantly raise sea level, for they already displace seawater. The concern is for the possible surge of grounded continental ice that the ice shelves hold back from the sea. Although ice shelves constantly break up to produce icebergs, some large sections have recently broken free. In 1998 an iceberg (150 km by 35 km) broke off the Ronne Ice Shelf, southeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. In March 2000 an iceberg tagged B-15 broke off the Ross Ice Shelf (some 90° longitude west of the Antarctic Peninsula), measuring 300 km by 40 km. Since 1993, six ice shelves have disintegrated in Antarctica. About 8,000 km of ice shelf are gone, changing maps, freeing up islands to circumnavigation, and creating thousands of icebergs. The Larsen Ice Shelf, along the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, has been retreating slowly for years. Larsen-A suddenly disintegrated in 1995. In only 35 days in early 2002, Larsen-B collapsed into icebergs. This ice loss is likely a result of the 2.5℃ temperature increase in the region in the last 50 years. In response to the increasing warmth, the Antarctic Peninsula is sporting new vegetation growth, previously not seen there. A loss of polar ice mass, augmented by melting of alpine and mountain glaciers (which experienced more than a 30 % decrease in overall ice mass during the last century) will affect sea- level rise. The IPCC assessment states that "between one-third to one-half of the existing mountain glacier mass could disappear over the next hundred years". Also, "there is conclusive evidence for a worldwide recession of mountain glaciers This is among the clearest and best evidence for a change in energy balance at the Earth's surface since the end of the 19th century. (A) "Sea-level rise must be expressed as a range of values that are under constant reassessment. (B) The 2001 IPCC forecast for global mean sea-level rise this century, given regional variations, is from 0.11- 0.88 m. (C) The median value of 0.48 m is two to four times the rate of previous increase. (D) These increases would continue beyond 2100 even if greenhouse gas concentrations are stabilized. The Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, has kept ocean temperature records since 1916. Significant temperature increases are being recorded to depths of more than 300 m as ocean temperature records are set. Even the warming of the ocean itself will contribute about 25% of sea-level rise, simply because of thermal expansion of the water. In addition, any change in ocean temperature has a profound effect on weather and, indirectly, on agriculture and soil moisture. In fact the ocean system appears to have delayed some surface global warming during the past century through absorption of excess atmospheric heat. A quick survey of world coastlines shows that even a moderate rise could bring changes of unparalleled proportions. At stake are the river deltas, lowland coastal farming valleys, and low-lying mainland areas, all contending with high water, high tides, and higher storm surges. Particularly tragic social and economic consequences will affect small island states being able to adjust within their present country boundaries, disruption of biological systems, loss of biodiversity, reduction in water resources, among the impacts. There could be both internal and international migration of affected human populations, spread over decades, as people move away from coastal flooding from the sea-level rise. Question 46: It may be inferred from this passage that icebergs are formed ______. A. by a drop in ocean temperatures B. when an ice shelf breaks free C. from intensely cold islands D. if mountain glaciers melt Question 47:There is more new plant life in Antarctica recently because ______. A. the mountain glaciers have melted B. the land masses have split into islands C. the icebergs have broken into smaller pieces D. the temperature has risen by a few degrees CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com Question 48: The word "there" in the passage refers to ______. A. polar ice mass in the last 50 years B. the temperature increase C. new vegetation growth D. in the Antarctic Peninsula Question 49: In paragraph 4, the author explains the loss of polar and glacial ice by______. A. stating an educated opinion B. referring to data in a study C. comparing sea levels worldwide D. presenting his research Question 50: The word "conclusive" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______. A. definite B. independent C. unique D. valuable Question 51: Why does the author mention the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in paragraph 6? A. The location near the coast endangers the Scripps facility. B. Research at Scripps indicates that the ocean is getting warmer. C. One quarter of the rising sea levels has been recorded at Scripps. D. Records at Scripps have been kept for nearly one hundred years. Question 52: Which of the sentences below best expresses the information in the highlighted statement in the passage? The other choices change the meaning or leave out important information. A. Global warming on the surface of the planet may have been retarded during the last hundred years because heat in the atmosphere was absorbed by the oceans. B. Global warming on the surface of the ocean was greater than it was on the rest of the planet during the past century because of heat in the atmosphere. C. Too much heat in the atmosphere has caused global warming on the surface of the planet for the past hundred years in spite of the moderation caused by the oceans. D. There is less heat being absorbed by the oceans now than there was a hundred years ago before the atmosphere began to experience global warming Question 53: According to paragraph 7, why will people move away from the coastlines in the future? A. It will be too warm for them to live there. B. The coastlines will have too much vegetation. C. Flooding will destroy the coastal areas. D. No agricultural crops will be grown on the coasts. Question 54: Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the author's opinion about rising sea levels? A. Sea levels would rise without global warming. B. Rising sea levels can be reversed. C. The results of rising sea levels will be serious. D. Sea levels are rising: because of new glaciers. Question 55: Look at the four squares and choose where the following sentence would best fit, ‘During the last century, sea level rose 10-20 cm, a rate 10 times higher than the average rate during the last 3,000.’ A. square (A). B. square (B). C. square (C). D. square (D). Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 56: By the end of last year, the number of adult English speakers in Asia _____ 350 million. A. was reaching B. were reaching C. had reached D. would have reached Question 57: On returning home from abroad,______. A. she found it hard to adapt to her home country. B. it was hard for her to adapt to her home country. C. adapting to her home country was hard. D. she was hard adapting to her home country. Question 58:’Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?’ - ‘_____!’ A. My Gosh B. Yes, I would C. Not at all D. What a pity Question 59: It may have _____ your notice, but it’s Mrs. Hodges’ birthday today. A. slipped B. escaped C. missed D. skipped Question 60: How long are you going to be _____ the computer? I need to send an email. A. at B. in C. on D. to Question 61: Color and light, taken together, ______ the aesthetic impact of the interior of a building. A. very influence powerfully B. very powerfully influence `C. powerfully very influence D. influence powerfully very Question 62: Tommy had his brother _____ his shoes for him. A. tie B. to tie C. tied D. tying Question 63: The librarian asked the students to _____ from talking. A. suppress B. repeal C. refrain D. subdue Question 64: _____ he should have spent all the weekend preparing for the test, he in fact just lay in bed watching videos. A. Whereas B. However C. Nevertheless D. Despite PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first sentence. 1. These young men became doctors after six years training. →After these young men _________________________________________________ 2. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. →Paper _________________________________________________ 3. A man I don’t know told me about that. →I was _________________________________________________ 4. It takes six hours to drive from here to London. →It is _________________________________________________ 5. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us. →Had _________________________________________________ II. Topic: Man is the main factor to worsen the Earth. People have been living on the Earth for thousands of years. Human activity influences the Earth. Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. In my opinion, the earth is being damaged by human activity. There are many statements supporting my opinion. Human activity has damaged natural environment and almost exhausted natural resources. Modern industry needs more and more resources, including minerals, fuels and water. So we confront of the serious problems such as the lack of fuels and water. Ecological balance is damaged because factories occupy many places where animals and plants live. More and more buildings are constructed and forests become less and less. If we cannot recognize these problems and solve them soon, we would finally lose the environment suitable for our living. Another serious problem is "the green-house effect." Human activity decreases forests and increases the usage of fuels so that the gas of carbon dioxide is output more and more and there are not enough plants to absorb it. The green-house effect is more obvious and more sensible these years. Due to the effect, icebergs in the south polar and north polar melt and the sea level becomes higher than before. I am worried about the cities nearby the sea and hope scientists find an effective method to eliminate the green-house effect. Although we have advanced machines and our life seems more comfortable than before, we have less chances to approach natures and less spaces to act. The cities become bigger and if we want to have a picnic with our friends, we have to drive a long distance to find a natural place. In fact, the spaces of human activity are being damaged by the skyscrapers and factories. From the above statements, we can conclude that human activity brings the Earth many damages. Fortunately people have recognized the point and I believe that the Earth will become a better place to live with our ceaseless efforts. THE END CREATED & RELEASED by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com . SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ LUYỆN 223) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) Read the following. questions. Question 11: Alan worked too hard at the office. This led to his illness. A. Because Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness. B. Alan’s illness resulted from. FUTURE This year’s Future Product of the year Award has attracted a number of unusual entries, including the Inculpable Mousetrap and an alarm-clock duvet and pillow. Stuart Penny and Gianni Tozzi,