Đề thi Học sinh giỏi tiếng Anh lớp 12 năm học 2009_2010_Kontum_Vòng 2

UBND TỈNH KONTUM SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN DỰ THI CHỌN HSG QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Mơn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 16/12/2009 (Học sinh làm giấy thi) Họ tên: _ Số báo danh: _ ĐỀ: (Đề thi gồm câu 12 trang) I LISTENING (3 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU Bài nghe gồm 02 phần, phần nghe lần Mỗi lần cách 10 giây, mở đầu kết thúc lần nghe có tín hiệu chng Sau phần nghe có khoảng lặng Bài nghe báo hiệu tín hiệu chng Sau nghe cuối (phần 2), có khoảng lặng kết thúc tín hiệu nhạc Part 1: Questions 1-10 (1 point) In this section, you will hear two people talking about their findings on a survey of leisure activities of 100 people aged 16-30 Listen and complete the table below Leisure activities Playing video games Going for a run or to the gym Going to the cinema (4) _ a video or a DVD Reading a newspaper or magazine Going for a walk Going to a restaurant Listen to music Listen to the radio 10 Playing a musical instrument Percentage _ (2) _ (3) _ (5) _ (6) _ (7) _ (8) _ (1) (9) _ (10) Part 2: Questions 11- 20 (2 points) Listen and choose the best answer by circling A, B, or C 11 Statement 11 (A) (B) (C) 12 Statement 12 (A) (B) (C) 13 Statement 13 (A) (B) (C) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Statement 14 Statement 15 Statement 16 Statement 17 Statement 18 Statement 19 Statement 20 (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) II LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7 points) Part 1: (1 point) Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box 21 I read in the newspaper that there has just been a _ against the government in Transylvania A relevant B revolting C revolution D revolver 22 You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are _ A astronomical B aeronautical C astrological D atmospherical 23 Does that newspaper _ the government or oppose it? A advantage B assist C encourage D support 24 You’ll get a free month’s subscription _ you renew your membership by the end of January A unless B however C were D provided 25 The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its _ A promises B vows C aspirations D offers 26 The ship broke _ and the people were drowned A out B out of the sea C into pieces D to pieces 27 Doctors advise people being deficient _ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables A in B of C from D for 28 Because I am terrified of _ spaces, I never go in lifts A contained B compressed C constrictedD confined 29 In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s _ hand back on A cut B grazed C crushed D severed 30 Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it _ again after a few weeks A on B over C up D through Your answers 21 26 22 27 23 28 24 29 25 30 Part 2: (1 point) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right Light from a living plant or animal is called bioluminescence, or cold light, to distinguish it from incandescence, or heat-generating light Life forms could not produce incandescent light without being burned Their light is produced by chemicals (31) _ (COMBINE) in such a way that little or no (32) _ (MEASURE) heat is produced 32 Although bioluminescence is a relatively complex process, it can be reduced to simple terms (33) _ (LIVE) light occurs when luciferin and oxygen combine in the (34) _ (PRESENT) of 33 34 luciferase Fireflies require an additional compound called ATP Much remains (35) _ (KNOW), but many scientists who study bioluminescence believe that the origin of the phenomenon goes 35 back to a time when there was no oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere When oxygen was gradually introduced into the atmosphere, it was poisonous to life forms Plants and animals produced light to use up the oxygen Millions of years ago, all life produced light to survive As the (36) _ (MILLENNIUM) passed, life forms on earth 36 became tolerant of, and finally (37) _ (DEPEND) on oxygen, and the (38) _ (ADAPT) that produced 37 bioluminescence was no longer (39) _ (NEED), but some 38 primitive plants and animals continued to use the light for new 39 functions such as (40) _ (MATE) 40 Part 3: (2 points) The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and correct them in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example The forest from that Man takes his timber is the tallest and most that  which impressive plant community on Earth In terms of Man's brief life, it appears permanent and unchanged, save for the seasonal growth and fall of the leaves, but to the forester, it represents the climax of a long succession of events No wooden landscape we see today has been forest for all time Plants have minimum requirements of temperature 42 and moisture and, in ages pass, virtually every part of Earth's surface has, at some time, been neither too dry or too cold for plants to survive However, as soon as climate conditions change in favor of plant life, a fascinating sequence of changes, called a primary succession, occurs first to colonize the barren land and the lichen surviving in bare rock Slowly, the acids produced by these organic crack the rock's surface, plants debris accumulate and mosses establish shallow root-holes Ferns may follow and, with short grasses and shrubs, gradually form a covering of plant life Roots broke even deep into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way to the first trees These grow rapidly, cutting down sunlight from the smaller plants, and soon establish complete domination – closing its ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for thousands of years 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Part 4: (1 point) Supply the correct form of the VERB in brackets to complete the passage Write your answer in the numbered box Thousands of people (51) _ (gather) on beaches and cliffs to watch the world's greatest surfers tackle the waves It is only the eighth time in 25 years that the Eddie Aikau competition, (52) _ (name) in honor of a celebrated Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard, (53) _ (take place) The contest is only held in the most extreme surf conditions and last took place in 2004 A total of 28 surfers (54) _ (invite) to take part in the event at Waimea Bay, (55) _ (choose) by a poll of the surfing community Organizers had been watching weather and wave conditions in the seas around the US state and announced early on Tuesday morning local time that the competition (56) _ (run) People have travelled from around the world to the US state to watch the event Malika Dudley of CBC News told the BBC that people were lining cliff tops and had climbed trees (57) _ (watch) the vast waves She said it (58) _ (be) "unbelievably dangerous" to take part in the event - one surfer, Tom Carroll of Australia, (59) _ (injure) - but that safety teams were in the water on jet skis in case of accidents The high waves (60) _ (expect) to last until Wednesday Your answers 51 56 52 57 53 58 54 59 Part 5: (1 point) 55 60 Fill each gap in the following sentences with a verb and one of the prepositions or particles in the box Use each pair of Verbs + prepositions only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box PUT THE VERBS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM drop play show turn look go pull get come in out off up with up through in for away with down away 61 I just _ to wish you a Merry Christmas 62 John is not very punctual He usually _ ten minutes after the lesson has started 63 After the accident at the nuclear power station, the authorities tried to _ the danger to the public from radioactive waste 64 Switzerland had intended to enter a team for the International Tiddywinks Contest, but had to _ at the last moment when they realized that nobody in Switzerland knew how to play the game 65 Why don’t you _ the ‘Miss United Kingdom’? 66 Several people _ the draft report, but there were still a number of spelling mistakes in the final version 67 The police chased the thieves for several miles but they managed _ because their car was faster than the policemen’s bicycles 68 Don’t take any notice of Ruth She always _ whenever we have visitors 69 I wonder who first _ the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars 70 I‘ve been feeling so depressed lately that I feel tempted _ myself Your answers 61 66 62 67 63 68 64 69 65 70 Part 6: (1 point) Insert A, AN, THE, or Ø (zero articles) where necessary Write your answer in the numbered box Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by (71) _ migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to (72) _ crops that need harvesting Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States Often they had problems with (73) _ English language or no skills that they could immediately use in (74) _ new country A person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their way of life was little better than (75) _ slavery They were housed in (76) _ substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had no (77) _medical or insurance benefits The migrant workers had no labor unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved (78) _ working conditions They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers Employers were making fortunes by (79) _ sweat of their workers’ brows It took (80) _ idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the plight of the migrant worker forever Your answers 71 76 72 77 73 78 74 79 75 80 III READING (4 points) Part 1: (1.5 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answer in the numbered box Prepare yourself for a big surprise I imagine the shock, while (81) _ through your favourite imagine, of suddenly finding an advertisement with your (82) _ name in the headline It could suggest that it's (83) _ you changed your car for a more up-to-date (84) _ and it might (85) _ mention the make of the old wreck you drive now It could say what you would look (86) _ if you should try a new shampoo Even (87) _ it might suggest that you switch deodorants Some people may not like their names being used in a advertisement without their (88) _ even if they are the (89) _ ones to see it There does not, though, (90) _ to be any law to protect the readers Advertising agencies claim that response rates increase by at (91) _ fifty per cent when people see their names printed on a catalogue or direct mail communication So, given the possibility of greater (92) _ , will the television companies get in on the act next, with personalized commercials perhaps? (93) _ seeing a TV advertisement, for say, a (94) _ agency, sympathetically suggesting that you look in need of a holiday How (95) _ you resist? The adman is coming And, this time, he's got your name 81 A seeing 82 A own 83 A late B watching B self B time C staring C personal C due D looking D belonging D now 84 A mark 85 A even 86 A so 87 A worse 88 A permit 89 A single 90 A sound 91 A less 92 A profits 93 A Think 94 A journey 95 A may Your answers 81 86 91 B fashion B too B as B though B allowance B unique B look B least B benefits B Imagine B travel B are 82 87 92 C pattern C although C like C if C permission C only C occur C minimum C prices C Suppose C tour C were 83 88 93 84 89 94 D model D extremely D after D then D admission D alone D seem D lowest D fees D Guess D trip D could 85 90 95 Part 2: (0.5 point) Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow by circling A, B, C, or D In recent years, scientific and technological developments have drastically changed human life on our planet, as well as our views both of ourselves as individuals in society and of the universe as a whole Maybe one of the most profound developments of the last decade is the discovery of recombinant DNA technology, which allows scientists to introduce genetic material (or genes) from one organism into another In its simplest form, the technology requires the isolation of a piece of DNA, either directly from the DNA of the organism under study, or artificially synthesized from an RNA template, by using a viral enzyme called reverse transcripts This piece of DNA is then lighted to a fragment off bacterial DNA which has the capacity to replicate itself independently The recombinant molecule thus produced can be introduced into the common intestinal bacterium Escherishchia coli, which can be grown in very large amounts in synthetic media Under proper conditions, the foreign gene will not only replicate in the bacteria, but also express itself, through the specific protein coded by the foreign gene The technology has already been successfully applied to the production of several therapeutically important biomolecules, such as insulin, interferon, and growth hormones Many other important applications are under detailed investigation in laboratories throughout the world 96 Recombinant DNA technology consists primarily of _ A producing several therapeutically important biomolecules B giving rise to large amounts of protein C introducing genetic material from one organism into another D using a rival enzyme called reverse transcripts 97 Recombinant DNA technology has been used in the production of all of the following biomolecules except _ A growth hormones B Escherishchia coli C interferon D insulin 98 Which of the following is not true? A The foreign gene will replicate in the bacteria, but it will not express itself through transcription and translation B The bacterium Escherishchial coli can be grown in large amounts in synthetic media C Research continues in an effort to find other uses for this technology D Recombinant DNA technology is a recent development 99 Expression of a gene in Escherishchia coli requires A the viral enzyme reverse transcripts B the processes of transcription and translation C production of insulin and other biomolecules D that the bacteria be grown in a synthetic media 100 The term recombinant is used because _ A by legation, a recumbent molecule is produced, which has the capacity of replication B the technique requires the combination of several types of technology C By legation, a recombinant protein is produced, part of whose amino acids come from each different organism D Escherischia coli is a recombinant organism Part 3: (1 point) Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow by circling A, B, C, or D Basic to any understanding of Canada in 20 years after the Second World War is the country's impressive population growth For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1996 In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark Most of this surging growth came from natural increase The depression of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages and the catching – up process began after 1945 The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956 This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911, when the prairies were being settled Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline It continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society Young people were staying at school longer, more women were working, young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families, rising living standards were cutting down the size of families It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution Although the growth in Canada's population has slowed down by 1966(the increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent) Another large population wave was coming over the horizon It would be composed of the children of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957 101 What does the passage mainly discuss? A Educational changes in Canadian society B Canada during the Second World War C Population trends in postwar Canada D Standards of living in Canada 102 According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin? A In the decade after 1911 B After 1945 C During the depression of the 1930's D In 1966 103 The word "five" refers to _ A Canadians B Years C Decades D Marriages 104 The word "surging" is closest in meaning to _ A new B extra C accelerating D surprising 105 The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950's A the urban population decreased rapidly B fewer people married C economic conditions were poor D the birth rate was very high 106 The word "trend" is closest in meaning to _ A tendency B aim C growth D directive 107 The word "peak" is closest in meaning to _ A pointed B dismal C mountain D maximum 108 When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level? A 1966 B 1957 C 1956 D 1951 109 The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth after 1957 EXCEPT A people being better educated B people getting married earlier C better standards of living D couples buying houses 110 It can be inferred from the passage that before the industrial Revolution A families were larger B population statistic were unreliable C the population grew steadily D economic conditions were bad Part 4: (1 point) Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided below the passage Pubs (public houses) can be found in every town, city or village Social life for many people has centered on the (111) _ for many years Opening and closing times are decided by law (pubs in England and Wales close at 11 p.m.) and, 10 minutes before closing time, the (112) _ or barmaid rings a bell or shouts “Last orders!” When you go into a pub you have to go the (113) _, pay for your drink and carry it to your seat It is customary in Britain to “go for a drink” with (114) _ People often meet at a pub before going on to another place On Friday or Saturday evenings pubs in some city centers can be very crowded Some people a tour of all the pubs in one area and have a drink in (115) _ one; this is called a “pub crawl” It is usual for each person in a group to take it in (116) _ to buy drinks for everyone, and this is called “round” Pubs often also provide (117) _: live music, singing, juke boxes and, more recently, computer games, video and karaoke (118) _ It used to be difficult to get a cup of coffee in a pub, and children weren’t allowed (119) _ Although it is still against the law to serve alcohol to anyone under (120) _, pubs are now trying to encourage families Pub meals have become very popular over the past 10 years and are generally cheap and often good Pubs with gardens or chairs and tables outside are often crowded in the summer Pubs are still a central part of British culture Your answers 111 116 112 117 113 118 114 119 115 120 IV WRITING (6 points) Part 1: (2 points) Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do NOT change the form of the given word(s) 121 He shouted as loudly as he could, but nobody heard him (TOP) 122 His French has improved so much that he is virtually fluent now (DEGREE) 123 Jane is not at all afraid about traveling abroad on her own (HOLDS) 124 The music teacher was the only member of staff not to attend the farewell party (EXCEPTION) 125 Have you decided to enter the poster competition? (GO) 126 The house has got everything except a large garden (LACKS) 10 127 I’m afraid to say that we haven’t got any oil left (UP) 128 The film is similar to Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways (BEARS) 129 In all probability we will finish the project on Thursday (CHANCES) 130 The Embassy said it would not be necessary for me to get a visa (NEED) Part 2: (4 points) Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient Other people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful What is your opinion? Write about 400 words with specific reasons and examples to support your decision (and not include your personal information) Write your essay here 11 THE END 12 ... picked it _ again after a few weeks A on B over C up D through Your answers 21 26 22 27 23 28 24 29 25 30 Part 2: (1 point) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space... are still a central part of British culture Your answers 111 116 1 12 117 113 118 114 119 115 120 IV WRITING (6 points) Part 1: (2 points) Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary... Do NOT change the form of the given word(s) 121 He shouted as loudly as he could, but nobody heard him (TOP) 122 His French has improved so much that he is