Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng THỬ SỨC TRƢỚC KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 MÔN TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 10 VIDEO LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT có website MOON.VN [Truy cập tab: moon.vn – Khoá: Luyện đề THPT Quốc Gia] SECTION A I 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 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS Paul Watson is an environmental activist He is a man who believes that he must something, not just talk about doing something Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them in controversial ways Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much Other people think that he is a criminal On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd However, they had a strange prey, instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada Paul Watson and his worked thought that they had been successful The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not abbey any of the international laws that restrict whaling Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient He decided to stop the Sierra and whaling ships in any way that he could He offered to pay $25,000 to an one who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra He acted because he believed that he whales must be protected Still, he acted without the approval of the government; therefore, his action controversial Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth Like Paul Watson, they not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it 1: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who …………… A runs into whaling ship B does something to protect the Earth C talks about protecting endangered species D is a hero, like Paul Watson 2: When something is controversial , ……………………… A everyone agrees with it B everyone disagrees with it C people have different ideas about it D people protect it 3: The members of a ship’s crew are ………………… A the men and women who work on the ship Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng B the people who work on the airplanes C all of the people on a ship, including the passengers D the people who own the ship 4: The main idea of paragraph one is that …………… A Paul Watson is a hero to some people B activists are people who something C Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist D Paul Watson does not believe in talking 5: The Sea Shepherd was hunting ………………… A the Atlantic Ocean B whales C the Sierra D Portugal 6: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in ……………… A Portugal B a ship on the Atlantic C the Sierra D Canada 7: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because ………………… A they were not obeying international laws B they were whaling C they were killing and selling whales D All of the above are correct 8: In paragraph the phrase “and froze it” refers to ……………… A whale meat B the Sierra C whales D the Sierra crew 9: The main idea of paragraph is that ……………………………… A the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries B the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws C the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could D whaling is illegal according to international law 10: Watson ran into the Sierra because ………………………… A he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling B he was impatient with the government’s actions C he wanted to protect the whales from the whalers D All of the above are correct II Read the following passage on native Americans, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks The tourist industry is (11) _ to be the largest industry Before 1950, one million people traveled abroad each year but by the 1990s the figure (12) _ to 400 million every year (13) _ large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG mountains they came to enjoy Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (14) _ old tins, tents, and food that have been (15) _ But at a time when we have (16) _ freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (17) _ causing problems by spoiling the countryside Now there is a new holiday (18) _ called “Holidays That Don’t Cost The Earth” It tells you (19) _ you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (20) _ you go on holiday 11 A regarded B considered C seen D figured 12 A had risen B rose C has risen D were rising 13 A The B Those C These D Such 14 A by B with C under D beneath 15 A disposed B littered C thrown away D launched 16 A greater B bigger C larger D better 17 A apart from B instead of C without D hardly 18 A guidance B guide C direction D instruction 19 A where B what C when D how 20 A before B when C as soon as D after III Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 21: The barn, _ with hay, went up in flames A loaded B loading C it was loaded 22: Beatrice’s mother _ her against taking too much luggage on her trip D which loaded A recommended B encouraged 23: It is not _to be drunk in the street C reprimanded D respectable A respecting B respectably 24: My nephew is _more polite than my niece C respectful D respectable A too B better 25: I am sorry I offended you I _ what I said C far D very A take back B get back 26: “I’m lost! Is this the way to Brighton?” - “ ” C come back D get away A No, I’m afraid it isn’t B You’re wrong C You’ve made a serious mistake D Why not? 27: Something tells me that you to a single word I _ in the past ten minutes A haven’t been listening/ have said B haven’t listened/ had said C hadn’t listened/ said D didn’t listen/ was saying 28: _ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months A So much as B As far as 29: He couldn’t afford to _ his car repaired Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định C Much more than D Except that Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng A pay B make C D get 30: Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than _ A man B the man’s 31: Nowadays it is not easy to find a _ job C the one of man’s D that of man A good-pay B well-paid C good-paid D well-paying 32: Associated with the Danish Company from 1916 until 1923, Martha Graham developed a powerful, _ that was integral to the foundations of modern dance A expressively stylish B stylishly expressive C expressive style D style expressive 33: Tony is so _ that his friends tend to tell him all their problems A confident B critical 34: “Could I speak Susie, please?” – “Yes, _” C optimistic D sympathetic A answering B talking C saying D speaking 35: Machala Jackson, _ combined powerful vitality with great dignity, was one of the best known gospel singers in the United States A It washer singing B which songs C whose singing 36: Smoking is _ forbidden everywhere in that factory D who sang A strictly B hardly C severely 37: If you need any support, you can rely on me to _ D harshly A set you down B face up to you C back you up D put you through 38:He spent part of afternoon telling them _news he could not tell them by _telephone A the/the/Ø B an/ Ø/the C an/the/the 39: I’m afraid I’m not really _ to comment on this matter D the/ Ø/the A qualifying B qualified C quality D qualitative IV Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSET in meaning to the bold and italicized part in each of the following questions 40: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed A easily seen B beautiful C popular 41: I prefer to talk people face to face rather than to talk on the phone D suspicious A facing them B in person C looking at them D seeing them 42:The tiny irrigation channels were everywhere and along some of them the water was running A flushing out with water B washing out with water C supplying water D cleaning with water 43:For a decade,Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longevity A who are vegetarians B who want to be fruitarians C who are extraordinary D who live to be 100 or older 44: As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart A not as friendly as before B not as serious as before C not as sympathetic as before D not as childlike as before V Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG the position of the main stress in each of the following questions 45 A conomy B villager C interesting D industry 46 A guidebook B interviewer C managerial D profitable 47 A integrate B implement C flexible D humanities 48 A relatively B environment C laboratory D experiment 49 A eradicate B technology C incredible D pessimistic VI 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 question For many years, scientists have speculated that the cataclysmic impact of an asteroid with the earth was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago Previous discoveries and results have hinted that an asteroid two kilometers in diameter struck the Yucatan peninsula in Eastern Mexico This impact, stronger than one thousand nuclear explosions, is speculated to have cast a cloud of dust and debris into the atmosphere, covering the entire surface of the earth and blocking out the sun and consequently lowering the surface temperature of the earth With such a radical change in the earth’s environment, scientists believe that over 99% of all animal and plant species were eradicated Only after millions of years did plants and animals even begin to recover and develop into forms that were better adapted to survive changes in their environment But, the reign of the dinosaurs had ended and the age of mammals had begun The crucial link that has held this theory together has been the element iridium Iridium is not commonly found on either the surface of the earth or inside the crust It is more commonly found in asteroids or meteorites throughout the solar system Scientists have hypothesized that after the asteroid impacted the earth, an even layer of iridium sediment settled over the globe and eventually became part of its surface The theory, of course, has depended on the discovery of such an existing layer of iridium Unfortunately, scientists have never been able to offer absolute proof that this asteroid impact ever occurred Recently, however, a discovery may go a long way toward validating these scientists’ theories In 1996, a team of marine biologists excavated samples of rock from the Atlantic Ocean just off the cost of Bermuda Found thousands of meters below the sea, these samples contain iridium similar to those found in the Yucatan peninsula thousands of kilometers away At first, scientists were skeptical whether the samples were from the same time period But since carbon dating placed them to 65 million years ago, their doubts were quickly alleviated Since then many of the other theories for the demise of the dinosaur have been finally laid to rest 50: This passage mainly discusses a theory about…………………………… A which type of dinosaur roamed freely B archeological evidence from Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean C why the dinosaurs turned into birds and reptiles D the extinction of the dinosaurs 51: According to the passage, approximately how large was the asteroid that scientists believe struck the Earth? A kilometers in diameter C 1000 kilometers in diameter Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định B 65 kilometers in diameter D 99 kilometers in diameter Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG 52: The word “hinted” is closest in meaning to ……………………………… A disproved B flirted C denied D implied 53: The word “cast” is closest in meaning to ……………………………… A shone B climbed C dispersed D excused 54: What can be inferred from the passage about asteroid impact mentioned in lines – 8? A New plants and animals evolved with the changed environment B The gravitational force from the earth’s core is altered C A planetary defense system formed D The climate remained fairly constant 55: The word “reign” is closest in meaning to ……………………………………… A understanding B dominance C denial D extremity 56: The word “It” in line 10 refers to ………………………………………… A crust B asteroid C earth D iridium 57: What does fourth paragraph of the passage mainly discuss? A The major processes that have created the Earth’s crust B The composition of the ocean floor in the Atlantic Ocean C Recent discoveries that may confirm the asteroid impact hypothesis D The discovery of ancient fossils located far beneath the ocean floor 58: According to the passage, the iridium found beneath the ocean floor near Bermuda ……… A can be refined into fossil fuels B is similar to the iridium found on the Yucatan peninsula C originated from dinosaur remains D was chemically manufactured by miners 59: The paragraph following the passage probably discusses ……………………………… A the relationship between volcanic activity and dinosaur extinction B why dinosaurs lived where they did C recent computer imagery of dinosaur movement D the possibility of a future asteroid impact VII Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underline part that needs correction in each of the following questions Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG 60: It is estimated that at least a million meteors have hit the Earth’s land surface, which is only A B C 25 percentage of the planet D 61: Unless we don’t come home on time, our step-mother will be angry A B C D 62: A traveler can reach some of the village along the Amazon only by riverboat A B C D 63: Early balloonists remained aloft in the air for relatively short periods A B C D 64: Two experiments were completed in a like fashion, but the results of the experiments were A B C not at all like D Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng SECTION B KEY GIẢI CHI TIẾT CÂU HỎI 10 11 12 13 ĐÁP ÁN B C A C C D D A D D B A D CÂU HỎI 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ĐÁP ÁN B C A C B D A A D D C A A CÂU HỎI 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ĐÁP ÁN A B D D B C D D C A C A B CÂU HỎI 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 ĐÁP ÁN A B C D A A C D A D D A D CÂU HỎI 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 ĐÁP ÁN C A B D C B D D A B B D II VIẾT LUẬN 1.5 (point ) Mô tả tiêu chí đánh giá: Bố cục (0,40 điểm) Câu đề dẫn chủ đề mạch lạc Bố cục hợp lí rõ ràng phù hợp yêu cầu đề o Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở đến kết luận Phát triển ý (0,25 điểm) Phát triển ý có trình tự logic Có dẫn chứng, ví dụ, … đủ để bảo vệ ý kiến Sử dụng ngôn từ (0,30 điểm) Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp nội dung Nội dung (0,30 điểm) Đủ thuyết phục người đọc Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luận Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều so với quy định 5% Ngữ pháp, dấu câu, tả (0,25 điểm) Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98 Khóa LUYỆN ĐỀ THPT QUỐC GIA 2016 – GV: VŨ MAI PHƢƠNG Facebook: Vũ Mai Phƣơng Sử dụng dấu câu Chính tả: Viết tả Lỗi tả gây hiểu nhầm / sai lệch ý bị tính lỗi (trừ 1% điểm viết) Cùng lỗi tả lặp lại tính lỗi Sử dụng thời, thể, cấu trúc câu ngữ pháp (Lỗi ngữ pháp gây hiểu nhầm / sai lệch ý bị trừ 1% điểm viết) Sử dụng ngôn từ văn phong / thể loại Sử dụng từ nối ý cho viết uyển chuyển Moon.vn - Học để khẳng định Hotline: 0432 99 98 98