ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH lần i môn TIẾNG ANH mã đề A104

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.. the nutritional quality of the typical North

TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I

TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2013- 2014

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1

(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 1: We cut down many forests The Earth becomes hot.

forests, the hotter the Earth becomes

C The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter D The more we cut down

forests, the Earth becomes hotter

Question 2: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.

A You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.

B If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.

C We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.

D Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us

Question 3: “Make good use of your time You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to

me.

A He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again

B He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.

C He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.

D He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.

Question 4: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.

A He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle B He still goes to work

by car but more often on his bicycle

C Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.

D He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle

Question 5: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.

A The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.

B It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.

C So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.

D It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.

Question 6: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.

A He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery B He is said that he won

a lot of money on the lottery

C He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery D He won a lot of

money on the lottery, it is said

Question 7: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.

A You should persuade him to change his mind B You persuaded him to

change his mind but he didn't listen

C It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.

D You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind

Question 8: He is very intelligent He can solve all the problems in no time.

A So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

B He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.

C An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

D So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

Question 9: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.

Mã đề thi: A104

A Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.

B The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.

C After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.

D Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.

Question 10: Her living conditions were difficult However, she studied very well.

A Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.

B She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.

C She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.

D Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.

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

Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown

and marketed food products are now being debated Advocates of organic foods – a term

whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more

nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the

typical North American diet is a welcome development However, much of this interest has

been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and

other wonder foods There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are

superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic

foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown

foods So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead

Question 11: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?

Question 12: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to _.

Question 13: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in _.

A the amount of health food grown in North American

B interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet

C the number of consumers in North American D the nutritional quality of the

typical North American diet

Question 14: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “

organic foods” ?

Question 15: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to _.

Question 16: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to _.

A preserve B retire C improve D monitor

Question 17: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?

A Advocated of organic food B Wealthy people C Concerned consumers D

Low income consumers

Question 18: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy

organic foods

instead of conventionally grown foods because _.

A too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops

B many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods

C conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods

D organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods

Question 19: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than

conventionally grown

foods are often _

Question 20: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health

foods?

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 21: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.

A B C D

Question 22: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured

widespread attention

A B C D

Question 23: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet

from the ground to the top of it Antenn

A B C

D

Question 24: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we

must wait until the next meeting to vote

A B C

D

Question 25: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain

itself

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the

rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part

is pronounced differently from the rests.

Question 30: A debris B deny C deter D

demand

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.

The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or

the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak In modern contexts, the word refers

to reading and writing at a level (31) _ for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (32) _ in that society The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (33) _ with varying contexts Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (34) _ and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."

Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital This claim is made on the (35) _ that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (36) _ and enjoy better health and employment prospects Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (37) _ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after

1948 began to raise families Recent researchers, (38) _, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general Regardless, the (39) _ of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (40) _ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions

of literacy

consequently

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is

CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

Question 41: Dr Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I

heartily support

Question 42: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.

D round up Question 43: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible

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

Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World Although fossil remains of “dawn horses”

have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were

biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset

of the Indian era Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not

familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the

West Indies in 1519 Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the

ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation The hunters

responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their

earth-and-sod lodges with tepees Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether

The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them

to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them

Question 44: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to

A exasperated B extinguished C hunted down

D dug up

Question 45: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?

Question 46: The word “Those” refers to

Question 47: According to the passage, American Indians

Question 48: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American

Indians before the arrival of Europeans _

Question 49: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes

inhabiting the Great Plains

Question 50: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to

A attire B weapons C supplies

D health Question 51: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods

for

Question 52: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT

A assign sustenance tasks B accrue tribal wealth C pursue

Question 53: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the

Americas

A made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies B altered the future

course of the Indian way of life

C shattered the advancement of the Indian culture D led to the dispersal of

the Indian tribes throughout the continent

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 54: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary

intelligence

Question 55: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 56: global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the

influenza H1N1 pandemic

Question 57: If you had taken my advice, you _ in such difficulties now.

Question 58: My supervisor is angry with me I didn't do all the work I last week

Question 59: Our landlord had the broken window before winter.

Question 61: That is a _.

Question 62: Different cultures dreams in different ways.

Question 63: He objected to .

Question 64: Please cut my hair _the style in this magazine.

A the same length asB the same long as C the same length like D the same long like Question 65: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes, .”

Question 66: Anyone to another country needs special papers

Question 67: A “If only I hadn’t said that to her” - B “ _”

Question 68: I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.

Question 69: Today, women are increasingly involved the politics.

Question 70: The movie is Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways

Question 71: Andrew’s children are very _because their parents give them

everything they ask for

Question 72: Half of the children were away from school last week because of of

influenza

Question 73: I am afraid a rise in salary is _just now.

Question 74: My cousin obviously didn't much of an impression on you if you can't

remember meeting her

Question 75: I recommend that the student his composition as soon as possible.

A finishes writing B should finish the writing C finished writing D

finish writing

Question 76: "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!"

-" But I think it’s quite easy."

Question 77: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I a small notebook and a pencil which

when the door opened suddenly

Question 78: I can’t go with you today; I have _.things to do

Question 79: A “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.”

- B “ ”

A Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.

B I would love to come but I have prior commitments I’m sorry.

C I am sorry Can you come to my place?

D How about going to the cinema?

Question 80: Because of weather conditions, California has an advantage in the

production of fruits and vegetables