Đề thi HSG cấp thành phố lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh

Sở GD&ĐT Quảng Ninh kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi CP tỉnh lớp 12 THPT năm học 2012 - 2013 Đề thi CHNH THC ( thi ny cú 08 trang) Mụn: Ting Anh (Bng A) Thi gian lm bi: 180 phỳt, khụng k thi gian giao ủ Ch ký giỏm th SBD: 1: Ngy thi: 23/10/ 2012 H, tờn thớ sinh: Ngy sinh: Ni sinh: Hc sinh trng: Ban coi thi: 2: S phỏch chm phỳc kho: S phỏch chm ln 1: im bi thi chm ln 1: Bng s: .. Bng ch: H tờn, ch ký ca hai ngi chm ln 1: S phỏch chm ln 1: 1: .. 2: . S phỏch chm phỳc kho: im bi thi chm phỳc kho: H tờn, ch ký ca hai ngi chm phỳc kho: Bng s: . .1: Bng ch: 2: . . Ghi chỳ: Thớ sinh tr li vo bi thi ny Nu vit sai phi gch b ri vit li I LISTENING (4.0 points) Activity 1: Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBER for each answer (1.2 points) Name Date of birth Mobile number Home number Postcode Nationality City of birth ID card number E-mail Major (1) _ (2) _ (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (9) _ (10) Activity 2: (1.2 points) Task 1: People are talking about themselves and other family members Which family member is the speaker most similar to? Listen and check ( ) the correct answer Father Mother Sister Brother Wen-ping Michael Justin Susan Robert Beth Task 2: Listen again How is each family member different from the speaker? Write the letter Wen-pings brother Michaels brother Justins sister Susans father Roberts sister Beths father A likes sports B likes reading and music C is taller than the father D prefers to play cards E hates flying F isnt interested in music Activity 3: Listen to the passage and answer Questions 1-8 by marking T for true or F for False (1.6 points) They are not going to move the students to the facilities in group. _ All agricultural Science students will stay where they are. _ History students will move to the new campus. _ Some history teachers will move immediately to the new campus. _ Engineering staff have already made their move. _ The philosophy department will move into the old Engineering building. _ Part of the faculty of Laws is in its new premises. _ The former Law premises may become an art gallery. _ II/PHONOLOGY, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4.0 points) Activity 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each question (Do as example: 0- C) (0.5 point) A dental B send C pretty D lend A weather B length C thin D thousand A appear B clear C tear D bear A flood B cook C look D understood A reason B usual C design D music A option B production C question D tuition Activity 2: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best answer to compete each sentence below (1.0 point) Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm clock didnt _ as usual A ring off B get off C go off D take off - Do you like that advanced training course youre taking, James? - _ A No, not everyone B By and large, yes C No, thanks D Not me Im still waiting If only we _ about this service before! A had known B knew C could have known D could know The children appear _ about the trip A exciting B being excited C to excite D to be excited They asked me a lot of questions, _ I couldnt answer A most of which B of which most C most of that D of that most _, the young woman was very happy after the birth of her child A Despite tired B Though tired C Tired although she was D She was tired Peter; I thought your game was much better last night. Dave: Youve got to be kidding! _ A I myself like it very much B Im sure you enjoy it C I thought it was terrible D I am supposed it was not bad Heavy snowfall made _ planes to land or take off A it impossible B impossible for C it impossible for D impossible - Do you mind if I use your phone? - _ A Go ahead B Yes, certainly C Sorry, I have no idea D You can say that again 10 She took a pullover _ it turned chilly in the evening A unless B as long as C in case D whether Activity 3: Read the text and fill in each gap with a suitable form of the word given in CAPITAL The first has been done as an example (1.0 point) MOUNTAINEERING Mountaineering is an almost unique sport, as the (0) climber is in (1) with nature itself rather than with other humans For this reason it is an extremely (2) activity Nature does not follow any rules or (3) , and can often play very (4) CLIMB COMPETE DANGER REGULATE FAIR (5) mountaineers are quite aware of the risks involved in their sport Although they are (6) spirits at heart, they have a full (7) of the vital (8) measures necessary to keep them alive, and never (9) put themselves in needless danger On the other hand, they say that the sense of (10) at the end of the a climb is directly proportional to the risks involved PROFESSION ADVENTURE UNDERSTAND SAFE KNOW ACHIEVE Activity 4: Look carefully at each line Some lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there Tick (3) each correct line If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space There are examples (0) and (0 (1.5 points) Holiday Problems Last month we decided to drive to Scotland for a few days, for a short holiday We were the really looking it forward to a quiet rest in the country Unfortunately, a lots of things went wrong First of all, the car was broke down just after we had left home, and we had to phone a garage and then wait by the side of the road for hours ago By the time the car had been repaired, it was too much late to go on, so we went the home The next day we set off more early to avoid the traffic, but we had forgotten that it was a public holiday Every one single person in the country must have had the same idea, so we found ourselves in a long traffic jam We after decided that the best thing to was to take after a different road, and look up for a hotel First we got lost on a narrow country road, and then the car once ran out of the petrol Finally, we gave up and went home for the second time _ _ 00 the 10 11 12 13 14 15 III READING: (6.0 points) Activity 1: You are going to read a text about television and reading Some words are missing from the text Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the text below There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.5 points) TELEVISION AND READING Many people (0) _believe that watching television has resulted in lower reading standards in school.(1) , the link between television and printed books is not as simple as that In many (2) , television actually encourages people to read: for example, when a book is turned into a TV series, (3) sales often go up One study of this link examined six-year-old children who (4) viewing a special series of fifteen-minute programs at school The series was designed to encourage love of books, as (5) as to develop the basic mechanical skills of reading Each program is an animated film of a childrens book The story is read aloud (6) certain key phrases from the book appear on the screen, beneath the picture Whenever a word is read, it is also highlighted on the TV screen One finding was (7) watching these programs was important to the children If anything prevented them (8) seeing a program, they were very disappointed Whats more, they wanted to read the books (9) the different parts of the series were based on The programs also gave the children (10) confidence when looking at these books As a result of (11) familiarity with the stories, they would sit in pairs and read the stories aloud to (12) other On (13) occasion, the children showed great sympathy when discussing a character in a book because they themselves (14) been moved when watching the character (15) television Activity 2: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right word in each number to complete the passage (1.5 points) BASKET BALL (0) _In the spring of 1891, a young Canadian named James Naismith (1) the staff of the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was instructed to devise an (2) game that did not (3) bodily contact, would not (4) in damage to the gym and in which every player had a (5) to get in on the action The game he invented was basketball- or basket ball as it was (6) until about 1912 Naismith peach baskets at (7) end of the gym and used a soccer ball to play with The first game, in December 1891, was played (8) two teams of nine men each and was not exactly a classic The final (9) was 1-0 (10) an off- season recreation, basketball took (11) in a big way, largely because it was cheap and easy to (12) up Oddly, although peach baskets were soon (13) by nets, until 1912 it didnt (14) to anyone to cut a hole in the bottom of them Until then it was necessary (15) someone to climb a ladder and retrieve the ball after each score A At B In C On D Since A enrolled B joined C entered D became A inside B internal C indoor D interior A contain B consist C belong D involve A cause B result C end D lead A chance B possibility C challenge D part A named B spoken C called D referred A opposite B both C either D double A against B among C from D between A goal B score C shot D point 10 A As B Such C Like D Yet 11 A up B off C out D in 12 A get B play C set D 13 A replaced B swapped C exchange D removed 14 A think B realize C suggest D occur 15 A that B so C for D even Activity 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer for the questions following (2.0 points) The first six planets have been known to mankind for all of our recorded history (A) But the final three planets, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, are not visible in the night sky without the help of a telescope (B) Their discovery had to wait until the invention of telescopes Uranus, the seventh planet, was the first to be discovered in 1781 by William Herschel (C) This proved to be an important breakthrough, because by studying unexpected changes in the planets orbit, scientists could infer that it was being affected by the gravity of another, unknown planet That unknown planet proved to be Neptune It was found in 1846 with the help of calculation based on the abnormalities in Uranus orbit, which told scientists where in the sky to look for Neptune The discovery of these two planets proved to be relatively easy because both Uranus and Neptune are gas giants, huge planets many times the size of the Earth This made them relatively easy to find, even with the telescopes of the 18th and 19th centuries (D) Finding the ninth planet, Pluto, proved to be a much harder task because it is not even as large as our moon, and it is over a thousand times more distant Again, the first clues to the planets existence came from the orbits of other planets After studying Neptune, it did not seem that it could explain all the changes in the orbit of Uranus Scientists guessed there was another planet out there but they could not find it They labeled the missing planet Planet X. The first serious attempt to find Planet X came in 1915, when astronomer Percival Lowell made it his mission to find the planet Lowell spent over a year studying the night sky He discovered many other objects, including over 700 new stars But he did not find the missing planet and died a disappointed man Success came in 1930, when Clyde Tombaugh used a new method to search for the planet He took thousands of pictures of the night sky Then he searched for any unknown objects that were moving against the background of the stars, which remain in the same place in the night sky Using this method he found a small point of light, which turned out to be Pluto The word This in the passage refers to _ A The invention of the telescope B The discovery of Uranus C The visibility of the final three planets D The discovery of gravity According to paragraph 1, why was the discovery of Uranus important? A It made scientists want to look for other planets B It indirectly led to the discovery of Neptune and Pluto C It helped scientists understand how orbits are affected by gravity D It led to improvements in the quality of telescopes The word breakthrough in the passage is closest in meaning to _ A advance B accident C experiment D task The word abnormalities in the passage is closest in meaning to A typical characteristics B unusual qualities C known facts D important information Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways of leave out essential information A The discovery of Neptune and Uranus was only possible because they are such huge planets B The fact that Uranus and Neptune are such enormous planets made finding them a relatively simple task C Huge gas giants like Uranus and Neptune are much easier to find than planets as small as the Earth D It is easier to prove the existence of gas giants like Neptune and Uranus because they are so much larger than the Earth According to the passage, what can be inferred about the telescopes? A The first telescopes were invented by William Herschel B They are required to view most of the planets in the night sky C The telescopes of the 18th and 19th centuries were not very powerful D They are less useful than gravity in finding new planets Why does the author discuss the Earths moon in paragraph 2? A To better explain the orbit of Pluto B To give an example of an object that is easily visible C To suggest there are many similarities between the moon and Pluto D To better illustrate why Pluto was so hard to find According to the passage, all of the following are true of Pluto EXCEPT _ A it was discovered accidentally B it was the last planet to be discovered C it was discovered by tracking its motion D it was discovered using new methods of searching for planets Look at the four squares [ ] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage While early civilizations may not have understood that these objects were planets, they were clearly visible in the sky Where would the sentence best fit? A B C D 10 According to the passage, all of the following are true of Uranus EXCEPT A Irregular orbit B Easily seen with telescope C First discovered in 1781 D Most distant planet Activity 4: You are going to read a magazine article about a mountain in Africa Five sentences have been removed from the article Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap There is one extra sentence which you not need to use (1.0 point) A Those who so will be rewarded by what they see B As a result of this, trekkers will go through several different climates in the course of only five or six days C Even so, surprisingly few people make it all the way there D This is the most difficult path to follow E If youd like to join them, its essential to select the route that is most appropriate for you F At such times, that kind of beauty appears almost supernatural On a clear day Mount Kilimanjaro is visible from Nairobi However, when the sun is low and the clouds light, the enormous, snow-capped peak appears to be floating in space Kilimanjaro is 5895m above sea level and is on the equator Theyll start in Tropical temperatures, go through milder weather to high alpine desert and then permanently snowcapped summits Despite its tremendous altitude, it is possible to get to the top without any technical climbing ability With its accessible slopes, abundance of porters and relatively mild climate, the trek to the summit is considered a moderately easy climb in mountaineering circles The ascent is recognised as one of the great walks of the world by the climbers who complete it They will take home memories of colourful scenery, stunning natural beauty, warm and friendly locals and a unique sense of isolation This last impression is reinforced when they realized that until more than 100 years ago, nobody had ever climbed this vast volcano Ever since Hans Meyers first ascent in 1889, more and more people have tacked the mountain Be aware of the scenic variety, remoteness and popularity of each option, but most importantly, be aware of the degree of difficulty The ascent is a gruelling but wonderful trek with magnificent views, unmatched in Africa Whichever route you opt for, to make the most of it walk slowly with your eyes open Then youll come home with something far more valuable and important than a summit certificate IV/ WRITING: (6.0 points) Activity 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one Use between two and five words, including the word given Do not change the word given (2.0 points) Her parents dont like her coming home late (approve) Her parents dont _ home late People say that Prague is a wonderful city (supposed) Prague _ a wonderful city Im terribly sorry Im late, said Flora (apologized) Flora late Your brother is more intelligent than mine (as) My brother _ yours Ive never seen such a beautiful sunset before (I) Thats the ever seen Dimitri paid someone to repair his CD player (had) Dimitri repaired When I lent him the money, I had no idea he was rich (known) If I , I wouldnt have lent him the money He wanted to relax, so he took up yoga (order) He took up yoga _ relax He will be allowed to leave prison soon (let) They _ prison soon 10 The authorities forced my brother to join the army (made) My brother the army Activity 2: Finish each of the following sentences using the cues You can make all necessary changes and additions (1.0 points) fire / start / kitchen / because / I / forget / turn off / electric cooker // Last Sunday/ while / Mary / clean out / attic / come across / grandmother / wedding dress // Although / parents / busy / work / try / spend / much / time / for / children / possible// police / accuse / steal / money / but / he / deny / take // brother / be / good / accompany / people / sing / guitar // Activity 3: Write a passage of about 200 words about the following topic: How important is university education to you? If important, give reasons why and say what you need to to win a place at university If not, give the reasons why? (3.0 points) Thớ sinh cú th vit tip Activity ca phn Writing vo sau trang -THE END -8 S GD&T QUNG NINH HNG DN CHM THI CHN HOC SINH GII TNH LP 12 NM HC 2012-2013 CHNH THC Mụn: Ting Anh (BNG A) (Hng dn chm ny cú 02 trang) I LISTENING (4,0 ủim) Activity 1: (1,2 ủim), mi cõu ủỳng 0,12 ủim Peter Smith 10/10/1975 or 10, October 1975 07770 296 479 01265 649 674 SE 12 LP Activity 2: (1,2 ủim), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim Task 1 Wenping : Sister Michael: Mother Justin: Father Susan: Mother Robert: Brother Beth: Mother Task 2: C F D Activity 3: (1,6 ủim) mi cõu ủỳng 0,2 ủim F F 2.T T Irish Dublin P958 386 196 X cleverpeter@hotmail.com 10 Geography A B T T F T II PHONOLOGY, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4,0 ủim ) Activity 1: (0,5 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim 1.A 2.D 3.A 4.B Activity 2: (1,0 ủim), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim C B A D B C C A Activity 3: (1.0 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim competition adventurous dangerous understanding regulations safety unfairly knowingly Professional 10 achievement Activity 4: (1,5 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim it a was much the more 11 after 12 after 13 up III READING: (6.0 ủim) Activity 1: (1,5 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim However cases well while/ as which/ that 10 more/some/ greater/ increased 13 one 14 had Activity 2: (1,5 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,1 ủim B C D C C D 11 B 12 C 13 A E one 14 once its that 11 their 15 on B B 14 D 5.C A 10 C ago 10 15 the were from 12 each A 10 A 15 C Activity 3: (2 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,2 ủim B B A C D A Activity 4: (1,0 ủim ), mi cõu ủỳng 0,2 ủim F B C B A B 10 D A E IV/ WRITING: (6,0 ủim) Activity 1: (2,0 ủim), mi cõu ủỳng 0,2 ủim approve of her coming is supposed to be apologized for being/arriving isnt as intelligent as most beautiful sunset I have had his CD player had known he was rich in order to will let him leave 10 was made to join Activity 2: (1,0 ủim) Mi cõu ủỳng 0,2 ủim 1.The fire started in the kitchen because I had forgotten/ forgot to turn off the electric cooker Last Sunday while Mary was cleaning out the attic, she came across her grandmothers wedding dress Although my parents are very busy at work, they try to spend as much time for their children as possible The police accused him of stealing / having stolen the money but he denied taking / having taken it My brother is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar Activity 3: Tng s 3,0 ủim Yờu cu thớ sinh vit thnh bi hon chnh Cỏc phn ca bi vit M bi Thõn bi Kt lun Ni dung cn ủt Nờu ủc ý chớnh v tm quan trng ca vic ủi hc ủi hc ca bn thõn S ủim 0,5 - Phỏt trin ủc ý chớnh v tm quan trng ca vic ủi hc ủi hc ủi vi bn thõn 2,0 - Nờu ủc bin phỏp cn lm ủ ủc ủi hc ủi hc - Khng ủnh li tm quan trng ca vic ủc ủi hc ủi hc v c gng ca bn thõn ủ ủc ủi hc ủi hc 0,5 Ghi chỳ: Trong tt c cỏc phn, nu thớ sinh vit ủỳng ng phỏp, dựng t chun xỏc, linh hot, khụng sai li chớnh t, cú s dng t ni, khụng quỏ ngn( khong 200 t ) , lp lun cht ch, lý l cú tớnh thuyt phc thỡ mi cho ủim ti TNG S: 20 IM - HT - 10