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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 Năm học 2013-2014 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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Mã đề thi:716 PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (5 điểm)
Read the four texts below There are ten questions about the texts Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate which text tells you the answer to the questions from 1 to 10
A Television is one of the most prevalent media
influences in kids’ lives According to Kids’ Take
on Media, a survey conducted in 2003 by the
Canadian Teachers’ Federation, watching TV is a
daily pastime for 75 percent of Canadian
children, both boys and girls from Grade 3 to
Grade 10
How much impact TV has on children depends
on many factors: how much they watch, their age
and personality, whether they watch alone or with
adults, and whether their parents talk with them
about what they see on TV
To minimize the potential negative effects of
television, it’s important to understand what the
impact of television can be on children
B Television can affect learning and school performance if it cuts into the time kids need for activities crucial to healthy mental and physical development Most of children’s free time, especially during the early formative years, should be spent in activities such as playing, reading, exploring nature, learning about music
or participating in sports
TV viewing is a sedentary activity, and has been proven to be a significant factor in childhood obesity According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada almost one in four Canadian children, between seven and twelve, is obese Time spent in front of the TV is often at the expense of more active pastimes
C Sesame Street is an educational children’s
television series for young children, though
focusing more exclusively on preschoolers in its
later years, and is a pioneer of the contemporary
educational television standard, combining both
education and entertainment Sesame Street is
well known for its Muppet characters created by
Jim Henson As of now, 4,160 episodes of the
show have been produced in 38 seasons Sesame
Street is one of the longest running television
shows in history
As a result of its positive influence, Sesame
Street is one of the most highly regarded
educational shows for children in the world No
other television series has matched its level of
international recognition and success The
original series has been televised in 120
countries, and more than 30 international versions
have been produced, not including dubbed
versions The series has received 109 Emmy
Awards, more than any other television series An
estimated 77 million Americans have watched the
series as children; millions more have watched
around the world, as have their parents
D Of course, television, in moderation, can be a good thing: Preschoolers can get help learning the alphabet on public television, grade schoolers can learn about wildlife on nature shows, and parents can keep up with current events on the evening news No doubt about it –
TV can be an excellent educator and entertainer
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Trang 2In which text does the writer
1 argue that television can be beneficial to children?
2 discuss an educational and entertaining show?
3 argue that watching television could be bad for children?
4 stress parents understand television’s effect on children?
5 suggest things children should do other than watch television?
Which text is saying the following?
6 This TV programme has an excellent reputation
7 TV can help children learn
8 Many problems can stem from television watching
9 A large percent of children watch TV every day
10 TV can have varying impacts on children
Read the following passage about loons and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 11 to 20
The loon is a migratory bird, which lives primarily in Canada and the northern part of the United States Loons (11) _ their summer breeding season living on lakes in forested areas Once lakes begin to freeze over, loons migrate to the Canadian and American coastlines where they live during the winter months
Loons usually build their nests very close to the water in (12) _ to have quick access to their main (13) _ of food, which consists of fish, frogs, and other lake dwellers Another (14) _ why loons stay close to the water is because they are better swimmers than walkers This is because they are (15) _
to dive, with their legs being far back on their bodies and their bones being heavy and solid, unlike most birds Although they can look funny (16) _ over land, one foot at a time, their beautiful plumage (17) _ for their awkwardness During its mating season, the Common Loon, for example, has a black-and-white checked body with a (18) _ black-and-white belly
The loon is perhaps most beloved (19) _ its famous cries, which have become symbolic of summertime for many people in North America There are four (20) _ calls of the loon called tremolo, wail, yodel, and hoot The wail, which sounds like the howl of a wolf, can often be heard in horror movies set in the outdoors
Read the following passage about the first person to walk on the moon and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 25
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon For months he had known that, if all went well, the whole world would be listening to him as he took his first step In the few hours before the historic touchdown of the landing capsule, he came up with a line to tell the listening millions:
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
After the capsule had landed, he stepped deliberately down the ladder to the Moon’s surface As he stepped off the ladder onto the barren moonscape, he said his line Back on Earth, however, no one heard the
“a” – such a small word, but without which the meaning of the sentence changed radically It seemed to the
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Trang 3half a billion listeners that Armstrong had uttered a contradiction: it was a small step for humanity and a large step for humanity, too Afterwards, Armstrong thought he had indeed said the word “a”, but he could not be certain It was plausible that he had indeed said it, but that it had been lost in transmission, somewhere on its 240,000 mile journey to the Earth
Almost forty years on, computer programmer Peter Shann Ford took an interest in the question After downloading the recording of Armstrong’s line from NASA’s website, he subjected it to a sophisticated audio analysis Ford’s results showed that the audio signature of the “a” was present on the tape, indicating that Armstrong had indeed spoken the word Moreover, it showed that Armstrong had said the phrase “one small step for a man” too quickly for the 1960s equipment to discern every syllable The result was that the
“a” was lost amidst transmission static, and Armstrong’s epic line lost its meaning
21 Why did Armstrong intend to say “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”?
A His superiors had told him to say it
B He thought it was an appropriate thing to say
C He wanted to express a contradiction
D It was a phrase with particular historical importance
22 What did the listeners think about Armstrong’s line?
A They could not discern any of his words
B What they heard made no sense to them
C It was a plausible comment
D They heard a word that he did not say
23 What did Ford try to do?
A find out why Armstrong had chosen his line
B solve a mystery that had lasted for almost forty years
C investigate potential problems with NASA’s website
D learn how speech sounds travel through space
24 What did Ford’s results show?
A Armstrong had said what he had intended to say
B NASA had altered the recording of Armstrong’s line
C Armstrong had failed to say the word “a”
D The transmission equipment had stopped working for a moment
25 What is the purpose of this passage?
A to show that Armstrong had been let down by technology
B to describe how Armstrong’s error had occurred
C to show the importance of preparation when making speeches
D to describe how mankind first reached the moon
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
26 A calculated B mistranslated C navigated D integrated
27 A emergence B competence C consequence D eloquence
28 A subsequent B sufficient C subsistent D persistent
29 A millimetre B thermometer C diameter D speedometer
Read the following passage about sleep research and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35
When the body starts to drift off to sleep, sometimes there is a sudden and unmistakable feeling of falling until the whole body jerks itself awake again This is called myoclonic jerk Sleep researchers have a decent understanding of how things work when people fall asleep without incident During sleep, the human body
is much less sensitive to external stimuli The brain stops it from reacting; otherwise it could not rest This is initiated when the region of the brain called the reticular formation dispatches a message through the body via the spinal cord to relax the muscles Muscle contractions in response to stimuli are inhibited, and sleepers become exceedingly difficult to rouse
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Trang 4What causes the falling sensation is far less clear Some scientists believe the reticular formation functions differently in some individuals Instead of sending out a signal that inhibits muscle contractions, the signal occasionally increases muscle responsiveness to the degree that contractions can be initiated by almost no stimuli at all The contractions jerk the person awake suddenly and the brain interprets the sensation as falling Another view proposes that the falling sensation arises when the muscles start to relax while the brain remains active, monitoring the situation The brain might then interpret the increasing slackness of the relaxing muscles as the sudden sensation of falling and jerk the body awake
31 What is the main purpose of the passage?
A to raise awareness of a disorder
B to propose a scientific argument
C to demystify a common sensation
D to help people sleep
32 According to the passage, why is it difficult to wake people who are asleep?
A Their brains are inhibited
B The reticular formation is initiated
C Their muscles do not respond to stimuli
D Their bodies become more sensitive
33 According to one view, why do some people wake up more often than others?
A A dream of falling wakes them up
B Their bodies do not reach deep sleep
C Their muscle sensitivity is increased
D The mind and the body are too relaxed
34 What is not clear about the feeling of falling?
A if it is the response to or the cause of the jerk
B if it is justified under the circumstances
C whether or not the person wakes completely
D if it is an interpretation by the brain or the body
35 What is implied about the sensation?
A It is a harmless novelty
B It is a medical anomaly
C It can lower quality of life
D It does not actually exist
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
36 Fields grew in size when the farmers realized they could divert water from streams and rivers to _
their crops
A irrigate B rotate C harvest D exploit
37 How could I have allowed myself to be _ by his lies?
A tricked into B fallen for C taken in D seen through
38 Many insurance companies want to get away with paying as _ as possible
A few damages B little damage C a little damage D a few damages
39 The policeman gave Ann first _ until the ambulance arrived
A aid B assistance C help D emergency
40 One of the great advantages of using the Internet is that people can _ more quickly
A interrupt B interfere C interact D intervene
41 She shook her head in _ when he asked to copy her homework, especially at the last minute
A contempt B disapproval C condemnation D criticism
42 Sally _ blames someone else if things ever go wrong
A invariably B interchangeably C inconsiderably D indifferently
43 _ the importance of the written language, the primary form of language is speech
A Notwithstanding B Besides C Inasmuch as D However
44 The bad news is Alice is in a coma and we don’t know when she _ up
A will wake B wakes C will have woken D will be waking
45 PhD students may request a _ of absence when certain life events prevent continued active
participation in their degree program
A permit B break C allowance D leave
46 “What made you _?”
“When we arrived at the cabin we saw signs that someone had been there before us.”
A incredible B suspicious C suspected D doubtful
47 The parents left a phone number with the baby-sitter in case a problem _ with the children
A would occur B will occur C occurs D occurred
48 Sometimes one gets the impression that people are quite callous and _ to the sufferings of their
fellow countrymen and women
A imperceptible B improper C indifferent D insensible
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Trang 549 A child’s first five years are important _ learning is concerned
50 Our Christmas tree was damaged _ repair after my son and his friends borrowed it for a little experiment
51 They’re interested in the support of the bosses They _ care less about the rank and file, like you and me
52 Divorced people may miss the companionship of even the most unsatisfactory marriages _, of course, do the widowed
53 In this biography she is _ as a kind sweet old lady but in reality she was a bad-tempered old witch
54 My throat infection is not any better; the _ does not appear to be working
55 The deterioration of her condition was so rapid that the doctors _ she would die within the week
56 The storm clouds _, the rain poured down and as the skies darkened, it became impossible to see the ball
57 The private detective looking for the missing teenager eventually _ her down in London
58 Nancy _ deathly pale and looked as if she might faint
59 The delegates _ have been here by now I can’t understand what’s keeping them
60 This time as the _ left the bow I felt confident with the shot
61 “Money is the _ of all evil.” How many times have you heard that?
62 _ peoples began to revolt all over the territories that had been acquired
A Conquered B To conquer C Being conquered D Conquering
63 He seems to have been, _, sharply aware of other people and unusually receptive
A even when a very small child
B even a very small child
C even if a very small child
D even as a very small child
64 Brian greeted me warmly, and ushered me into his modest office, _ larger than the others along the corridor
65 Some patients come _ after an anesthetic sooner than others
66 Don’t forget to _ your alarm clock for 6.30
67 Shakespeare was _ the most successful dramatist of his age
68 The surprising truth is that electric cars first made their appearance as _ ago as the 1830s
69 _ you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain
70 Suzanne is _ superior to me in terms of technical knowledge
71 Ideas about human nature are _
A of their philosophical essence
B their philosophical essence
C their essence philosophical
D of their essence philosophical
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Trang 672 Most runners just need a simple shift in their _ of mind to succeed
73 At least five people, _, have died and 11 were injured in a gas explosion
A three of them are children
B three of whom children
C three of whose children
D three of them children
74 They are letting me pay for the washing machine by monthly _
75 When you are balanced and when you listen and _ the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out
A contribute to B dedicate to C resort to D attend to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
Read the following passage about obesity and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 81 to 90
There is mounting alarm over the growing rate of obesity in America The common view (81) _ that obesity, (82) _ reached epidemic proportions, poses (83) _ threat to public health as other major killers (84) _ as heart disease and cancer
Although there is no (85) _ that obesity is a problem, it is unreasonable to claim that we are in the midst of an epidemic (86) _ the widespread panic, obesity is really far from being a major health hazard In the first place, many cases of obesity are attributable not (87) _ to unhealthy eating as they are to genetics In (88) _, as much as 45% of the weight difference (89) _ a person of normal weight and a person classified as obese can be put down to the (90) _ these peoples’ bodies are naturally programmed to develop by their genes People with weight problems stemming from their genes will be unable to lose weight beyond a certain point, no matter how insistently health experts urge them to stay thin
81 A seems to be B seems it is C seems likely D it seems
83 A an as serious B as serious a C as a serious D seriously as a
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
91 I was just about to enter the station when someone grabbed me by my shoulders and threw me
to the ground
D
92 Russell regularly walked along the footpath besides the tower, and when it went up for auction in 1997,
he impulsively put in a bid for £138,000
D
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Trang 793 When children were praised for their hard work performed badly, they blamed their lack of success on
poor effort and were more likely to try again
D
94 Over 60 companies involved in the construction, and Arnold gave up work to act as project manager
95 In Britain, like in many other countries, the methods used to build small houses have hardly changed
over hundreds of years
D
96 When the grenade exploded, Ben was knocked unconsciously and the shelter collapsed around him
97 Crime can in fact be regarded as essential an expression of immaturity, a continuation into adult life of
modes of feeling that are characteristic of a childish stage of development
98 Clothes play a critical part in the conclusion we reach by providing clues to whom people are
99 The attractions of a BA or a MA have penetrated into areas, both among the rich and the poor, where
they would not have been felt twenty years ago
D
100 One question that has been of active interest to historians is why Industrial Revolution occurred in
Europe and not in other parts of the world
D
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (5 điểm)
A Complete the passage below by writing one word in each gap
Why do it?
Living in another country will help you learn a language and learn about the culture of another land You will see the world in a new way and learn more about yourself Studying (1) is also excellent training for the working (2) Many companies today want employees who speak (3) second language or who have experienced living or working in another country
Making the right (4)
To choose the right country or school, ask yourself these questions: how (5) do I want to study abroad? Do I want to live with a host (6) , with roommates, or alone? How much do I want to (7) ?
Getting ready to go
Get your passport and visa early! Before you go, learn as much of the language as you can, and read about the customs of your (8) country Also, talk with people who have experienced studying abroad Call the school to make sure someone can (9) you when you get there And make sure
to bring some local money and a credit (10)
Once you are there
Be curious and open to meeting new people and having new experiences Don’t (11) to always be comfortable After the first few weeks it’s usual to feel a little (12) You’ll miss your family and friends Remember that it (13) time to get used to a new place with new customs Talk to your new friends and write about your feelings Try to keep in (14) with the people back home Always keep an open (15) and you’ll succeed
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Trang 8B Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the space
1 VOS is a _ agency which finds, selects and places volunteers in response to overseas requests
RECRUIT
2 The editor must be able to justify the choices he makes and this obviously limits his
SUBJECTIVE
3 The waiter often finds the nature of his work rather congenial SERVE
5 When he was found he wore the of a tattered shirt, which indicated that he had been lost or
6 England’s greatest Shakespeare, one of whose most read works is Hamlet, is still the
7 There is still no about how the Neanderthals were driven to extinction, leaving our Homo
8 Too much of the food we eat nowadays is full of chemicals and other ADD
9 All animals, and probably other such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature
10 My favourite subject at school was _ geography Now I want to study it at university DOUBT
C Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
1 It has been reported that children today expend approximately 600 kcal a day less than 50 years ago
Children today _
2 Peter started buying books on African art because he wanted to learn more about this field
Peter started buying books on African art with
3 We cannot deny that serious mistakes have been made
There is _
4 If they hadn’t warned us, we’d have made exactly the same mistake
If it
5 Observers believe he resigned because of financial irregularities
He is _
6 George had to try for months before he finally got a job
Only after _
7 You’ve got to admire Jim for getting us the new contract
You’ve got to hand
8 I’m always inviting him for a weekend with us but he’s always too busy
No matter _
9 The demand for tickets was so great that a second concert had to be arranged
Such _
10 You’ve got until next Wednesday to decide
You’ll
D For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given This word must not be altered in any way
3 Winning a fortune at roulette doesn’t happen every day of the week LIFETIME
E Write an essay in answer to the following question Write your answer in 150–200 words
Teenagers are growing up quicker than ever before; should we lower the age at which the new views
them as adults from 18 to 16?
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