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Sở GD - ĐT bắc giang Trờng thpt chuyên bắc giang HộI THI HọC SINH GiỏI DUYÊN HảI BắC Bộ LầN THứ vI MÔN: TING ANH LP 11 Thi gian lm bi: 180 phỳt PART I LISTENING (15 points) I Listen to the recording and complete the notes Write ONE WORD or A NUMBER for each answer (5 points) The European Starling Length: 12 inches Colour: (1) .or grey, white spots Nesting sites: Trees and (2) Diet: (3) and fruit Natural range: British Isles, Finland Population: British Isles, Finland: in decline USA: (4) million Some of the problems created by large numbers of starlings On wildlife They compete with other species for (5) places On agriculture They feed on (6) crops They cause (7) damage On human life They may cause (8) Regulation and deciding factor The (9) and pick-up of water is regulated by legislation on species movements (10 is the ultimate deciding factor in species management II Listen to the recording and complete the notes Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer (5 points) Student Location Cost Availability services Health centre North Campus Ê650 charge for prescriptions All students within the (1) _ zone Counselling North Campus Up to (2) All students service consultations free Nightline (3) _ Campus Free By phone: call (4) Sports centre South Campus (5) _ each year All students III Lsten to the talk and answer the following questions by choosing A, B, C or D (5 points) What is the main topic of the assignment? A the historical development of television B the development of new media C the cultural future of television D the invention of television According to Emilie, which new technology will become the biggest competition for television? A ipods B mobile phones C video games D ipads According to tutor, the average length of a television programme might become A 45 minutes B four to five minutes C ten minutes D more than ten minutes What part of the library is going to be closed for one week? A the Sociology section B the Media Studies section C the Journals section D the Management section What will the reprographics office do? A send emails to your tutor B send your dissertation C send your dissertation to your tutor D send your dissertation to the Journals section PART II GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (25 points) I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (5 points) When old Mr Barnaby died, several people their claim to the substantial legacy that he left A placed B drew C assumed D laid On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks all over the carpet A plunged B scattered C settled D tossed Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been enemies A assured B confirmed C defined D guaranteed The schoolboys excuse wasnt at all Nobody in the classroom believed in the farfetched story he told A credential B credible C creditable D credulous The bad weather and a lack of food simply our problem A compounded B enhanced C salvaged D transformed I dont agree with very young and pretty criminals A committing B enforcing C imprisoning D offending The popular press often contains a lot more than hard facts A speculation B realism C influence D tolerance The train whistle warned us of its departure A previous B imminent C subsequent D former Time and neglect had the property A deteriorated B enhanced C flourished D acclimatized 10 Get going! All the students were around, waiting until the last minute to go into the building A dwelling B lingering C staggering D runnin Your answers: 10 II There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them Write your answers in the space provided below (5 points) Imagine the case, its am and you cant stop to think about your saggy midsection You log on so to SurgeonHouseCall.com and create a free patient 3 10 11 12 13 14 profile declaring you wish to get a tummy tuck You complete out a brief medical history and including photographs of the problem area For no time, three plastic surgeons offer detailed opinions on the best course of activity with price quotes Its as if SurgeonHouseCall.com co-opted the LendingTree slogan, When banks complete, you win In less than a year, SurgeonHouseCall.com has recruited 55 plastic surgeons nationwidely to offer opinions Meanwhile, dozens of plastic surgeons offer also virtual consultations on their Web sites But does a patient who gets a plastic surgeons recommendation before a face-to face visit really win? Conservative plastic surgeons say its fine to send an e-mail message with general information about a ranging of producers to a patient, but the practice of offering a diagnosis with ever having met a patient can be problem Your answers: Mistakes Corrections Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line III Complete each sentence with the most suitable word in the box Write your answer in the space provided wear off pass up run out of fall-out passed over called up clued up cooling off knocked out call-out At the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, the reigning champion was in the first round If you want to know anything about computers, ask Richard He's very _ Oh dear! We've _ tonic water I'll have to have soda instead Nuclear _ is a major hazard in the event of an accident at a nuclear power station John was _ for promotion so he decided to leave the company I hate having injections at the dentist's They always take ages to _ afterwards In disputes between management and trade unions, it's a good idea to allow a period Don't _ the chance of visiting Disney World Until 1958, young men of 18 in the UK were _ for military service 10 If you need a plumber during a Bank Holiday weekend, don't forget that there's a Ê50 minimum _ charge Your answers: 10 IV Write the correct form of the words given in brackets Write your answer in the space provided below (5 points) SKIING HOLIDAYS IN COLORADO To ski or snowboard in Colorado is to experience the pinnacle of winter sports The state of Colorado is known for its spectacular scenery and (1 BREATH) views, which inspire today's travelers as much as they spurred on the (2 SETTLE) who first arrived in this part of the US over a century ago And whether you're seeking the outdoor adventure of a (3 LIFE) exciting nightlife or a great family getaway, Colorado has everything you need November through April, snow conditions are (4 CONSIST) and reliable, featuring Colorado's (5 LEGEND) champagne powder snow Extensive snow making and grooming operations always keep trails in top shape The mountain destinations in the Colorado Rockies can turn your wildest ski dreams into thrilling (6 REAL) There, you'll find the best skiing and snowboarding on (7 PICTURE) slopes, as well as the finest ski schools in the US Together, they present an (8 PARALLEL) winter paradise And the best part is that you'll enjoy friendly, (9 CARE) service in resorts that are (10 COMMIT) to delivering the highest quality amenities Your answers: 10 V Fill in each numbered blank with ONE appropriate word Write your answer in the numbered box (5 points) A new study from Australia suggests that couch potatoes live shorter lives The study followed 8,800 adults (1) _ 25 and older for six and a half years and found that each daily hour of television viewing was (2) _ with an 18 percent increase in deaths from heart disease and an 11 percent increase in overall mortality Those who watched television four hours or more per day were 80 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than those who watched two hours or less, and 46 percent more likely to die of any cause And it did not (3) _ whether they were overweight, according to the study, which appeared Jan 11th in the online (4) _ of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association Although it is possible that people who were already ill watched more television than those who were healthy, the researchers tried to rule that (5) _ by excluding subjects who already had heart disease and by adjusting for differences in risk (6) _ like diet and smoking While the benefits of physical activity have been well studied, there is growing interest (7) _ researchers in assessing the effects of being sedentary For many people, on a daily (8) _, they simply shift from one chair to another-from the chair in the car to the chair in the office to the chair in front of the television. said the studys lead author, David Dunstan of the baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Victoria, Australia (9) _ if someone has a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods still has an unhealthy (15) _ on blood sugar and blood fats Your answers: 10 PART III READING (30 points) I Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (10 points) The elementary means of communicating with other people is (1) messages by voice This fact is widely (2) _ and we recognize the voice as a feature characterizing the identity of a person The array of voices is immeasurable as no two are exactly similar They can be nasal, resonant or shrill produced in (3) _ with the individual physical (4) _ of the throat One possible implementation of the art of voice recognition is voice profiling used by police analysts as a method of (5) court evidence in trials Every year thousands of audiotapes with recorded interviews or casual utterances are (6) _ to the purpose to help identity the probable culprit Specialists dealing with the voice investigation claim that people can (7) _ themselves away by their accents, infections or other voice attributes like pitch, intensity and loudness A recorded sample is usually (8) _ into electric impulses and later transformed into a pictorial recording which is processed by a computer program Very frequently voice analysts have a stab at deciphering the relevant information which may be mingled with background noise or other interfering sounds until they (9) _ the desired results Thankfully, these efforts help the police detect individuals who threaten their victim by phone or inform about bomb planting or those who make offensive calls (10) _ the peace of decent citizens 1.A commuting A reassured A consent A tendencies A substantiating A used A give A reformed A attain 10 A distracting Your answers: B discharging B acknowledged B accordance B credentials B facilitating B put B turn B exchanged B manouevre B dismantling C informing C declared C dependence C assets C pledging C employed C prove C adjusted C elaborate C dispersing D conveying D reckoned D support D properties D withstanding D set D tell D converted D succeed D disturbing 10 II Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (10 points) Learning means acquiring knowledge of developing the ability to perform new behaviors It is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to manipulate toys, food, and other objects They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments They learn how to interact with their parents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished They learn social skills for interacting with other children After they finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other humanservice workers need to understand how certain experiences change peoples behaviors Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a persons experiences There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex Simple forms of learning involve a single stimulus A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people learn to associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder In operant conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its consequences (reward or punishment) People and animals can also learn by observation that is, by watching others perform behaviors More complex forms of learning in clued learning languages, concepts, and motor skills According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised of? A Knowledge acquisition and ability development B Acquisition of academic knowledge C Acquisition of social and behavioral skills D Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom? A Interpersonal communication B Life skills C Literacy and calculation D right from wrong Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in paragraph as examples of A the changes to which people have to orient themselves B the situations in which people cannot teach themselves C the areas of learning which affect peoples lives D the ways peoples lives are influenced by education Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage? A It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older B It plays a crucial part in improving the learners motivation in school C It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions D It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to _ A the influence of various behaviors in the learning process B the great influence of the on-going learning process C the exploration of the best teaching methods D the need for certain experiences in various areas It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to A thoroughly understand the behaviors of the objects of their interest B understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest C change the behaviors of the objects of their interest towards learning D make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning The word retrieves in paragraph is closest in meaning to A generates B creates C gains D recovers Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brains storage of knowledge B Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviors C Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviors D Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used According to the passage, the stimulus in simple forms of learning A is created by the senses B is associated with natural phenomena C makes associations between behaviors D bears relation to perception 10 The passage mainly discusses A general principles of learning B application of learning principles to formal education C simple forms of learning D practical examples of learning inside the classroom Your answers: 10 III Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (8 points) CHILDRENS LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Language acquisition refers to the way in which people learn languages whether it is their first language or a subsequent language Nowadays, a hotly debated issue amongst linguists is whether children are born with a natural ability to learn languages or whether they learn how to understand languages from their environment This debate is known as the nativist vs the non- nativist debate Linguists that support the nativist theory believe that children learn through their natural ability to organize the laws of language, but they cannot use this ability if there are no other people to talk to According too the nativist theory, children not need any kind of training in language learning because their brains are ready to learn languages from the time they are born A newborn child, the nativists argue, is able to understand languages because he has a basic understanding of grammar which is natural or native to him As the child grows, he uses an innate grammar knowledge to make sense of the world and to express and decode ideas in complex ways If this theory is true, then people must have some basic knowledge in their genes that helps them simply to understand language from the time they are babies On the other hand, there are many different non-nativist theories, including the most popular, called Social Interactionism Social- interactionists believe that adults play an important part in childrens language acquisition These linguists believe that parents, especially mothers, talk to their children in a manner that is similar to formal language lessons, and, although children seem to learn language easily, their progress is the result of getting language lessons almost all of the time Social-interactionists also believe that children have an ability to learn much more quickly than teenagers or adults However, this theory is being challenged because there are many societies in the world where mothers not speak to their children very much, yet the children are nonetheless able to become fluent quickly Another important theory of childrens language acquisition is the Critical Period Hypothesis Linguists who support this theory argue that a childs innate ability to learn a language deeply and with a proficiency that is normally associated with first language acquisition will typically end at around the age of twelve After that, these scholars believe 10 that it is impossible for anyone to learn any language profoundly People who support this theory use the example of a girl known as Genie, also called the Wild Child Genie was raised in isolation (A) Her father was a disturbed man who decided to keep her away from all contact with other people, and he never talked to her or allowed her to learn anything (B) She was thirteen when she was discovered and taken away from her father (C) Although her circumstances were very tragic, linguists were excited at the opportunity to teach this girl some language skills because through her example they could test the Critical Period Hypothesis and the nativist or non-nativist theories (D) Genie was able to learn some language, though never to the level that a normal teenager would Linguists believe that Genies case proves the Critical Period Hypothesis although they still debate whether or not it supports the nativist or non-nativist arguments The word subsequent in the passage is closest in meaning to _ A previous B later C foreign D resultant According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true about the nativist theory of language acquisition EXCEPT A Children are capable of organizing language rules without training B Language input from others is needed to activate childrens ability C Children are born with innate grammar knowledge D Children are not genetically predisposed to learn language naturally from birth The author mentions Social Interactionism in paragraph as an example of _ A the theory that children have an inborn ability to learn their first language B the theory that adults contribute to childrens language acquisition C the fact that children need formal language lessons to learn languages D the theory that children below a certain age tend to learn language more easily According to paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the Critical Period Hypothesis? A It totally rejects the nativist position B It strongly supports the non-nativist position C It basically agrees with the nativist position D It provides a neutral stance on childrens language acquisition The word innate in the passage is closest in meaning to A inherent B essential C extraordinary D creative According to paragraph 5, which of the following best describes Genies language progress? A She never learned language skills B She learned many language skills C She learned some skills D She proved the nativist theory 11 Look at the four (A), (B), (C), and (D) that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage As a matter of fact, Genie was confined to a room with very little light and tied to a potty chair most of the time Which of the answer choices below does NOT describe the characteristics of the Critical Period Hypothesis? A Young children receive informal language lessons from their mothers B Children lose their ability to learn languages around the time of puberty C The discovery of Genie allowed scientists to test this theory Your answers: IV Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place below Write your answer in the numbered box (7 points) CENSORSHIP moral standards masquerading unscrupulous excessive degrades counter-productive infringes The amount of offensive material we are exposed to in films nowadays is surely (1) _ Most people accept that scenes of sex and violence are sometimes necessary to tell a story, but all too often these scenes are gratuitous; they are unnecessary and simply inserted in the film to appeal to the baser human instincts Censorship is necessary, especially to protect children from the corrupting influence of such scenes, often (2) _ as art, in our cinemas There should also be censorship of pornographic magazines produced by (3) _ people willing to cater to the perverted tastes of a small minority Such material destroys the innocence of the young and (4) _ all who read it On the other hand, there are those who say that something which is banned becomes desirable so censorship is (5) _, and that censorship (6) _ on our freedom of choice However, freedom is not merely freedom to what we want but freedom from attempts to destroy society's (7) Censorship provides the safeguards by which society protects itself Your answers: . 12 PART IV: WRITING (15 points) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points) She didnt cry when the story ended in tragedy Not a Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease Enormous I never thought of asking for his help The thought. As there are no more questions, we think we can end the meeting There . My brother works better when he is pressed for time The less.. II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given (5 points) He said he was sorry for what he had said to the customer (apologies) The secretary said my expectation was unbelievable (beyond) Jack has become confident as a result of his success (turned) Our father will probably stay longer in Rome than he expected (probability) The jury said Mr Cutter was guilty of misappropriating a huge sum of money (found) III Essay writing At present we rely on most of our energy needs However, oil is a fossil fuel and causes air pollution, and it will eventually run out Nuclear energy is the only practical and clean source of energy for the world Do you agree? 13 Write at least 400 words You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence 14 ... acclimatized 10 Get going! All the students were around, waiting until the last minute to go into the building A dwelling B lingering C staggering D runnin Your answers: 10 II There are 10 mistakes... learn anything (B) She was thirteen when she was discovered and taken away from her father (C) Although her circumstances were very tragic, linguists were excited at the opportunity to teach this... military service 10 If you need a plumber during a Bank Holiday weekend, don't forget that there's a £50 minimum _ charge Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… 10 ……… IV Write