Question III: Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the words (1 point).. At first light, there is nothing unusual about the town of Cameron Park in California[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH YÊN BÁI
Đề thức (đề gồm trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 11 THPT Năm học 2010 -2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 10/10/2010
Điểm thi Họ, tên chữ kí giám khảo Số phách
(do chủ tịch HĐCT ghi)
Bằng số: Giám khảo 1:
Bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2:
PART I: LISTENING (3 points)
There is a piece of music at the beginning and at the end of the listening part.
You have 30 seconds to read each question before listening. Each recording is played twice with an interval of 10 seconds.
Question I: Listen to people talking about their weights and complete the table (2 points) Name weight in January (in kilo) weight in June (in kilo)
Jane Mark Jo Lee Kim
Question II: Listen and circle T for True, F for False and U for Unknown (1 point) Jim saw an accident on the way back from work T F U
2 It was raining then T F U
3 The tractor was badly damaged T F U
4 Jim had to walk home T F U
5 They will buy a new car T F U
PART II: PHONETIC (1 point)
Question I: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1 A confide B hobbies C convince D principle
2 A kites B sketches C oranges D buzzes
3 A mountain B pronounce C county D poultry
4 A common B conceited C won D terror
5 A solution B resolution C success D prosperity
6 A storage B encourage C shortage D garage
7 A concentrate B delicate C private D accurate
8 A match B toothache C orchestra D chorus
9 A method B negative C methodical D length
(2)PART III: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (6 points)
Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by circling the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase (2 points)
1 Don’t be late for the interview; _, people will think you are a disorganized person
A otherwise B unless C if not D or so
2 The children appear about the trip
A exciting B being excited C to excite D to be excited He the dream of scientific career when he was small
A sailed B landed C obtained D harboured
4 In the early days, films were little more than moving _
A noises B portraits C sounds D photographs
5 New York is _ by its hundreds of the tall offices and apartment buildings
A characterized B founded C renamed D constructed
6 Many sea animals are at due to hunting and water pollution
A loss B death C risk D danger
7 They turned at the party, despite the awful weather
A round B in C back D up
8 We wanted to give him help, but he turned us down
A few B a few C a little D little
9 The car is for one year The garage will pay for any repair within this period
A promised B guaranteed C advised D attended
10 She doesn’t get on well with the rest of the actors and actresses
A crowd B team C cast D gang
11 The play last night was a truly _ performance
A memory B memorable C memorize D memorial
12 While the police were searching for the missing girl, _girl was reported to have disappeared
A other B the other C others D another
13 They helped handicapped children their difficulties
A finish B overcome C pass by D conquer
14 People who are easily by rumors can never be good friends
A influenced B attracted C purchased D occurred
15 That’s a nice coat, and the color _you well
A fits B suits C matches D couples
16 She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being
A stopped B broken C serviced D rented
17 Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, ?
A will you B may you C you D can you
18 We insist that a meeting as soon as possible
A be held B is held C were held D will be held
19 It is believed that there is a _ between two crimes
A join B chain C link D connector
20 My uncle was ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery
A critically B deeply C fatally D seriously
Question II: Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2 points). At this time next week, they (1 sit) _ in the train on the way to Paris
(3)3 Turn the television off By the time the light (3 be) on again the television station (4 stop) broadcasting
4 Scarcely they (5 move) _ into the new house when their friends (6 come) _ in She was breathing fast and deep as if she (7 run) _
6 But for our parents, we (8 never/ be) _successful in life
7 I (9 work) _ at my report since Monday Now I (10 write) _ the conclusion Question III: Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the words (1 point)
At first light, there is nothing unusual about the town of Cameron Park in California, as the day begins and the town comes to (1 live) _, you can’t help (2 notice) _ that, among the cars, there are light aeroplanes moving along the roads towards the airport When the town was (3.origin) _ built, a small airport is included for the (4 convenient) of people flying in to look at the properties which were for (5 sell) _, but it soon became clear to the development that this was an attraction in itself The streets were (6 wide) _ so that planes could use them, mailboxes near the road were made (7 short) _ to avoid passing wings, and all the electricity cables were buried (8 ground) _ Now, there is every likelihood that the (9 reside) _ will have a private plane in their garage and use it with the same (10 free) _ other people enjoy with their cars
Question IV: Each line of the following passage contains one mistake Underline the mistakes and write the correct answers in the spaces provided (1 point)
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the more famous pop group most
in the whole world Since then, there was a great many groups that ……… have achieved enormous famous, so it is perhaps difficult now to ……… imagine what sensational The Beatles were at the time They were ……… four boys from the North of England and none of them had some ……… training in music They started by performing and recorded songs by ……… black Americans and they had some succeed with these songs Then ……… they started writing them own songs and that was when they became ……… really popular The Beatles exchanged pop music They were the ……… first pop group to achieve great success from songs they have ……… written themselves After that it became commonly for groups and 10 ……… singers to write their own songs
PART IV: READING (4 points)
Question I: Read the following passage and ONE word to fill in each gap (1 point)
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Indian Government agreed to set (1) “Operation Tiger” - a campaign to save this threatened creature They started by creating nine special parks (2) that tigers could live in safety The first was at Ranthambhore, a region which was quickly turning into a desert (3) _ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle At the time, there (4) just fourteen tigers left there The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (5) be handed back to nature
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (6) for tigers to hide in, and there are now at (7) forty of them in the park, wandering freely about Other animals have also benefited For example, there are many (8) deer and monkeys than before The people (9) were moved are now living in better conditions They live in new villages away from the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal’s future look (10) safer
(4)Many people remember being taken to the zoo as a child They remember especially the excitement of (1) seeing animals for the first (2) , when before they had only read about them in books or seen them on television However, there is (3) discussion today about the future of zoos and what their role should be
Supporter of zoos claim that they have an educational (4) and represent a good way for people of (5) ages to learn more about the natural world Also, zoos provide (6) for important research and frequently allow scientists to help save those animals which are becoming (7) rare in the wild
Opponents, however, criticize zoos for a number of reasons Firstly, they say that it is cruel to keep animals in cages Even in the best zoos, animals may (8) because the places in which they have to live are both restricted and artificial This can cause them to experience stress and affect their health Secondly, they believe that money would be better spent on protecting animals in their (9) environment Finally, opponents (10) out that most people nowadays can see well-made nature documentaries on television and that this is much more valuable experience than going to a zoo
1 A actually B genuinely C positively D truly
2 A moment B event C occasion D time
3 A deep B considerable C large D important
4 A activity B function C situation D occupation
5 A several B both C all D every
6 A ways B reasons C methods D opportunities
7 A completely B increasingly C totally D greatly
8 A suffer B injure C fail D hurt
9 A standard B daily C typical D natural
10 A pick B point C show D speak
Question III: Read the passages carefully and choose the best answers (2 points) HINTS FOR READING PRACTICE
Set aside time each day
Most of us can fine 15 minutes or half an hour each day for some specific regular activity It may be a free period or regular wait, say in the queue for a bus or meal- even while eating breakfast One famous surgeon always made it a rule to spend at least 15 minutes on general reading before he went to sleep each night Whether he went to bed at 10 p.m or 2-30 a.m made no difference Even if you can not keep to this kind of discipline, it is a good idea to make sure you always have a general interest book in your pocket Don’t forget it should be a book which entertains you and the English must not be too difficult for you
Check your progress through pacing
Nearly all speed reading courses have a “pacing” element - some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading You can this simply by looking at your watch every or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached Check the average number of words per age for the particular book you are reading How you know when minutes has passed on your watch if you are busy reading the book? Well, this is difficult at first A friend can help by timing you over a set period, or you can read within hearing distance of a public clock which strikes the quarter hours Pace yourself every three or four days, always with the same kind of easy, general interest book You should notice your habitual w.p.m (word per minute) rate creeping up
Check comprehension
(5)(if you are reading a novel) or every section or group of ten or twelve pages (if it is a textbook) and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading If you find you have lost the thread of the story, or you can not remember clearly the details of what was said, re-read the section or chapter
“Lighting speed” exercise
Try this from time to time Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading at that time Read them as fast as you possibly can Do not bother about whether you understand or not Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your “normal” w.p.m rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand After a “lighting speed” read through (probably around 600 w.p.m) you will usually find that your “normal” speed has increase - perhaps by as much as 50 -100 w.p.m This is the technique athletes use when they habitually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race
1 The passage recommends setting aside for reading practice
A two hours a day B one hour a day
C 15 minutes or half an hour a day D three times a day before meals One famous surgeon always made it a rule to read
A for 15 minutes at 10 p.m each night B at least 15 minutes at bedtime
C at least 15 minutes at either 10 p.m or 2.30 a.m D whether he had a spare moment
3 It is a good idea always to carry in your pocket A a book you will never forget B a serious book
C several books of various kinds D an easy and entertaining English book A “pacing” device
A times a student’s reading speed B is not included in most speed reading courses C is an aid to vocabulary learning D should be used whenever we read alone Looking at your watch every or 10 minutes
A avoids the need for reading faster B is not the same as pacing
C is not easy at first D help you to remember the page number you were at last time The passage recommends pacing yourself
A every two days with different kinds of book
B every three or four days with the same kind of book C every week with the same kind of book
D as often as you read a book
7 When you are reading a novel, the passage advises you to pause to check the content
A every chapter B every hour
C every three or four pages D after every page
8 The purpose of pausing for thought every chapter so often is to A rest the eyes
B make sure you have not missed any pages
C make sure you really understand what you have read D prevent brain fatigue
9 If you have lost the thread of a story, you are reading, the passage recommends A choosing an easier book
B glancing back over the chapter you have just read C asking a friend to help you with the difficult words D learning the previous chapter by heart
10 The purpose of the lightning speed exercise is to A increase your normal speed by practicing at a very high rate
(6)C help you understand more of the content of the book D enable you to win reading races against your friends PART V: WRITING (6 points)
Question I: Rewrite these sentences so that the new once has a similar meaning as the given one. (2 points)
1."That's a lovely new dress, Jean" said her mother
Jean's mother complemented……… My brother prefers driving to being driven
My brother would rather……… I didn't notice that I had the wrong umbrella until I got home
Not……… I certainly don't intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward
I have……… He made a lot of mistakes because he didn't study carefully
Had……… It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car
The man……… Are you against working on Sunday?
Do you object……… I wish I had gone on holiday with my friends
I regret……… “Why don't you buy them a suit of furniture as a wedding present?” he said
He suggested that……… 10 It's extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days
We find………
Question II: Rewrite each of the sentences using the given world so that the new one has a similar meaning as the preceded You must not change the given word (1 point).
1."Don't forget to join in the contest next week" My teacher said (REMINDED)
………
2 Some high school students participate in helping disadvantaged or handicapped children (TAKE) ………
3 I couldn't go to work because of the flood (PREVENTED)
……… Despite knowing the city well, I got lost (EVEN)
……… If we took effective action now, we could still save the rainforest (WERE)
(7)Today, many parents tend to hire tutors to teach their children at home for better study results In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of learning with a tutor? Write an essay of about 250 words to express your ideas
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