No single definition of intelligence Faulty setting, wrong conclusion Welsh research supports IQ testing Beware: inadequate of testing intelligence International research support bilingu[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH YÊN BÁI Đề chính thức (Đề gồm 10 trang) KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN THAM DỰ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA THPT NĂM 2013 - VÒNG Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 12/11/2012 Điểm bài thi Họ, tên và chữ kí giám khảo Bằng số: Giám khảo 1: Bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2: Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐCT ghi) PART I: LISTENING (5 points) There are two sections, each will be played twice There is a piece of music at the beginning and at the end of the listening part Before you listen, you have minute to read the questions Section 1: Listen to a talk between a tutor and two students and the tasks that follow Complete the notes, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER FBT Award The FBT Award gives students money to _ Conditions to be met Applicants have to: be in their _ year be a British or Commonwealth citizen be among the _ in their year in the final exams hand in application by the _ be under _ at the end of their course give the names of _ referees Circle the best answer The Award Sandra is applying for is A awarded twice a year B not as hard as the one Derek is after C not for as much money as the FBT award D much harder to obtain than the one Derek is after (2) To apply for the Bisiker Award, students have to A write a 5,000 word outline of their project and complete a detailed application form B write a 5,000 word outline of their project and complete a form with their details C fill in a short application form D write a 50,000 word outline of their project and fill in a form with their details The lecturer puts great emphasis on A the need for the summary to be original B making five copies of the application C having it read through by someone before submitting it D studying previous applications 10 The lecturer also lays great emphasis on the fact that A the Bisiker Award is not much harder to get than the one Derek is after B the application should be typed, neat and bound with a ring binder C there is no need to type the application D the application has to be typed, neat and bound with a ring binder Your answers 10 Section 2: Listen to a lecturer and the tasks that follow Complete the lecture notes, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER - Energy goes grey refers to the changes in Europe since the 1960s - by 2029 approximately _% of the UK population will be over retirement age - roughly 23% of the population of _ will be 65 or over by 2020 - the number of centenarians in the UK will be increasing by _ percent per year in the 21th century Reasons for increased life-span: - better diet, better housing, the _ of health care The birth rate in Europe has fallen as a consequence of: - _, education of women, more women working Circle the best answer The speaker says that the elderly A generally need care B can be both happy and retired C vary in their situation and needs D worry about who will care for them Unlike in the past, today families A don't care about their grandparents B tend to live in the same area C don't take care of their grandparents D share the care of the elderly As regards the elderly, financial assistance is needed to A pay the wages of carers B help independent old people C create new medical services D increase the level of pensions 10 The speaker suggests that in the future A people should be helped to prepare financially for their old age B existing houses of the elderly should be adapted C retirement ages should be increased D people should respect the elderly more Your answers (3) 10 PART II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (3 points) Section 1: Choose the best answer to complete the questions How voters will react to the latest political scandal to be seen A is B remains C has D waits After months of getting , the detectives began to feel that they were onto something A somewhere B nowhere C everywhere D anywhere He his life to the skill of the surgeons A owes B keeps C preserves D maintains He was awarded a medal in of his services to the Queen A view B recognition C regard D light I have been meaning to repairing that fence for ages A get round to B get out of C get up to D get on to I revised my views _ comments from my colleagues A in the light of B further to C against D consequent upon You have failed to pay the outstanding bill and, , we have been forced to take the matter further A finally B consequently C subsequently D eventually A for the company said that the matter was being investigated A speaker B representative C publicist D spokesperson Doctors are often to accidents in rural areas A called up B driven out C called out D rung up 10 Making mistakes is all of growing up A chalk and cheese B top and button C part and parcel D odds and ends Your answers 10 Section 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets The image that we have of science has undergone radical changes in the last hundred years An enormous (1) technology explosion, together with a number of very real (2) anxious about the environment and all the moral and political ramifications of economic growth have (3) question put science at the centre of public debate The 20th century began with a challenge to the (4) assume that human knowledge was approaching completion It will come, perhaps, as something of a surprise to all of us to realize that the emergence of this highly (5) destroy process came both from within and outside science New scientific theories (6) overwhelm reveal the limitations of the old perspective We had thought that the world, understood through the medium of rational (7) be , was, indeed, the real world Now we know that this was no more than a simplification that just happened to work Once we realize this, though, we can move in a number of opposing directions We can re-evaluate all knowledge (8) pessimism and decide that it is eternally fragmentary and full of a vast number of (9) perfection , or we can be more positive and view these vast explosions of the (10) high that the human imagination has so far scaled Your answers (4) 10 Section 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline and correct them Write your answers in the space provided Although speech is the most advance form of communication, there are many ways of communication without using speech Signals, signs, symbols and gestures will be found in every known culture The basic function of a signal is to impinge to the environment in such way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and the dashes of a telegraph circuit Coding to refer to speech, its potential for communication is very great Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of its intricate relationship with the receiver's cultural perceptions In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performances with an auditory symbol of approval Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural message Although signals, signs, symbols and gestures are very useful, they have a major disadvantage They usually not allow ideas to share without the sender being direct adjacent to the receiver Your answers 10 PART III: READING (6 points) Section 1: Read the passage carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary These people say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes, or (1) Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard to imagine a world without (2) In fact, we need to look at how we can use new technology to make schools (3) , not to eliminate them We should invent a new kind of school that is linked to libraries, (4) , science centers, laboratories, and even companies Experts could give (5) on video or over the Internet TV networks and local stations could develop programming about things students are actually (6) in school Is this just a dream? No Already there are several towns where this is beginning to (7) Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school and in the (8) Businesses provide program for the schools and the community The schools provide computer labs for people without their own (9) at home Because everyone can use the Internet, older people participate as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit distant libraries and museums as easily as (10) ones Your answers (5) 10 Section 2: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer The United States Department of Education describes “giftedness” as exceptionally advanced performance or the potential for outstanding performance in intellectual, creative, leadership, artistic, or specific academic fields Children who demonstrate outstanding talents come from all social, cultural, and economic groups Educators believe that gifted students require special education services because their learning needs differ significantly from those of the general population They learn more rapidly and are able to understand more abstract and complex ideas They are also able to transform existing knowledge into new and useful forms, and to create new knowledge recognized for its originality, complexity, and elegance Special education services and facilities for gifted children may enhance these abilities In addition, some gifted learners may require special counseling services to address social or emotional adjustment issues that are complicated by their exceptional abilities Many regular elementary and secondary schools in the United States offer special programs designed specifically to meet the needs of gifted students Some schools provide specialized education programs to gifted children exclusively These schools offer advanced education in mathematics, science, technology, the arts, or other academic disciplines Many school districts rely on intelligence tests to identify gifted students However, most guidelines for determining giftedness recommend the use of a combination of standardized test scores, rating systems developed by individual schools, classroom observational records, and performance assessments Gifted children may study a specially modified curriculum or may progress through academic subjects at an accelerated pace Acceleration involves adapting education programs so that students may progress through particular subject material quicker than usual These modifications may take place within the regular classroom setting or they may involve changing the child’s placement in school Some gifted children gain early entrance to kindergarten, skip grades, enter college earlier than usual, or take specific courses with older children Ideal programs for gifted students consider the individual needs of children and offer multiple options for services These programs generally involve both advanced course materials and acceleration Gifted children come from _ A homogenous race B different backgrounds C specific economic groups D different careers Among the various qualities, gifted children are believed to be able to learn fast and _ A apply knowledge creatively B create new learning methods C find out new knowledge D behave themselves well The word “enhance” in this case can be replaced with _ A turn up B further improve C encourage D strongly implant The word “existing” is closest in meaning to _ A up-to-date B fashionable C permanent D present Some gifted learners’ exceptional abilities may _ A deprive them of certain opportunities (6) B bring them great success C help them solve difficult problems D cause certain trouble for them In order to help gifted children, some schools _ A provide them with coaching B give them exclusive programs C isolate them from the rest D provide them with international programs Special services are provided to some problematic gifted children to _ A help them cope with social and emotional difficulties B make them forget about social and emotional problems C concentrate on their studies and their school D help them accomplish their academic objectives The word “disciplines” mostly means _ A violations B penalties C rules D subjects Giftedness can be measured by means of _ A class observations B specialized assessments C psychology specialists D recorded observations 10 Giftedness is described to include exceptionally advanced performance in _ A academic area B leadership ability C various fields D intellectual fields Your answers 10 Section 3: Read the passage and the tasks that follow A One misguided legacy over a hundred years of writing on bilingualism is that children's intelligence will suffer if they are bilingual Some of the earliest research into bilingualism examined whether bilingual children were ahead of monolingual children on IQ tests From the 1920s to the 1960s, the tendency was to find monolingual children ahead of bilinguals on IQ tests The conclusion was that bilingual children were mentally confused Having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted effective thinking It was argued that having one well-developed language was superior to having two half-developed languages B The idea that the bilinguals may have a lower IQ still exists among many people, particularly monolinguals However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and incorrect First, such research often gave bilinguals an IQ test in their weaker language – usually English Had bilinguals tested in Welsh or Spanish or Hebrew, a different result may have been found The testing of bilinguals was thus unfair Second, like was not compared with like Bilinguals tend to come from, for example, impoverished New York or rural Welsh backgrounds The monolinguals tend to come from more middle class, urban families Working class bilinguals were often compared with middle class monolinguals So the results were more likely to be due to social class differences than language differences The comparison of monolinguals and bilinguals was unfair C The most recent research from Canada, the United States and Wales suggests that bilinguals are, at least, equal to monolinguals on IQ tests When bilinguals have two well- (7) developed languages (in the research literature called balanced bilinguals), bilinguals tend to show a slight superiority in IQ tests compared with monolinguals This is the received psychological wisdom of the moment and is good news for raising bilingual children Take, for example, a child who can operate in either language in the curriculum in the school That child is likely to be ahead on IQ tests compared with similar monolinguals (same gender, social class, and age) Far from making people mentally confused, bilingualism is now associated with a mild degree of intellectual superiority D One note of caution needs to be sounded IQ tests probably not measure intelligence IQ tests measure a small sample of the broadest concept of intelligence IQ tests are simply paper and pencil tests where only "right and wrong" answers are allowed Is all intelligence included in such right and wrong, pencil and paper tests? Isn't there a wider variety of intelligences that are important in everyday functioning and everyday life E Many questions need answering Do we only define an intelligent person as somebody who obtains a high score on an IQ tests Are the only intelligent people those who belong to high IQ organizations such as MENSA? Is there social intelligence, musical intelligence, military intelligence, marketing intelligence, motoring intelligence, political intelligence? Are all, or indeed any, of these forms of intelligence measured by a simple pencil and paper IQ test which demands a single, acceptable, correct solution to each question? Defining what constitutes intelligent behavior requires a personal value judgement as to what type of behavior, and what kind of person is of more worth F The current state of psychological wisdom about bilingual children is that, where two languages are relatively well developed, bilinguals have thinking advantages over monolinguals Take an example A child is asked a simple question: How many uses can you think of for a brick? Some children give two or three answers only They can think of building walls, building a house or perhaps that is all Another child scribbles away, pouring out ideas one after the other: blocking up a rabbit hole, breaking a window, using as a bird bath, as a plumb line, as an abstract sculpture in an art exhibition G Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent, flexible, original and elaborate in their answers to this type of open-ended question The person who can think of a few answers tend to be termed a convergent thinker They converge onto a few acceptable conventional answers People who think of lots of different uses for unusual items (e.g a brick, tin can, cardboard box) are call divergers Divergers like a variety of answers to a question and are imaginative and fluent in their thinking H There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately balanced bilinguals may have temporary and occasionally permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased sensitivity to communication A slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive development, and being less fixed in the sounds of words and more centred on the meaning of words Such ability to move away from the sound of words and fix on the meaning of words tends to be a (temporary) advantage for bilinguals around the ages four to six This advantage may mean an initial head start in learning to read and learning to think about language Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage to complete the sentences For more than , books and articles were wrong about the intelligence of bilingual children (8) For approximately 40 years, there was a mistaken belief that children who spoke two languages were It was commonly thought that people with a single were more effective thinkers It was unfair to compare bilinguals and monolinguals by using _ in English Choose the correct heading for paragraph B-G from the list of headings below i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix Example 10 No single definition of intelligence Faulty setting, wrong conclusion Welsh research supports IQ testing Beware: inadequate of testing intelligence International research support bilingualism Current thought on the advantage bilinguals have Early beliefs regarding bilingualism Monolinguals ahead of their bilingual peers Exemplifying the bilingual advantage paragraph A paragraph B paragraph C paragraph D paragraph E paragraph F paragraph G vii Write T (true), F (false) or NG (not given) for the following statements 11 Balanced bilinguals have more permanent than temporary advantages over monolinguals 12 Often bilinguals concentrate more on the way a word sounds than its meaning 13 Monolinguals learn to speak at a younger age than bilinguals 14 Bilinguals just starting school might pick up certain skills faster than monolinguals 15 What is the most suitable title for the passage? A Types of intelligence B The use of IQ tests C Bilingualism and intelligence in children D A new discovery in bilingualism Your answers 10 14 15 11 12 13 PART IV: WRITING (6 points) Section 1: Chart writing (9) The graph below shows the number of students who got prizes in the National exams for excellent students from 2008 to 2011 in three provinces Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make relevant comparisons where relevant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Section 2: Essay writing The Ministry of Education and Training is planning to teach natural science subjects in English in the high school system in the coming years Do you support the plan? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience You should write at least 250 words _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE END (12)