Kỳ thi chọn HSG lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc năm học 2017-2018 đề thi môn Tiếng Anh

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)
A. LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE)
Part 1: Question 1 -10: Listen and complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. Event Details
- Type of event: Dragon Boat Race Race details
- Day & date: (1)______________________.
- Place: Brighton (2)_______________________.
- Registration time: (3)_______________________. Sponsorship
- aim to raise over (4)________________ pounds (£) as a team and get a free t-shirt
- free Prize Draw for trip to (5)____________________. Team details
- must have crew of 20 and elect a (6)_______________________.
- under 18s need to have (7)_______________________ to enter
- need to hire (8) _______________________.
- advised to bring extra (9)_______________________.
- must choose a (10)_______________________ for the team
Part 2. You will hear a lecture about Crocodylus niloticus and its living habits.
From question 1 to 5, choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
1. The student thought there were no crocodiles in Northern Africa because _______ .
A. North Africa contains very little wildlife for the crocodile to prey on.
B. she found no mention in the literature of their existence there.
C. there is very little water in North Africa.
2. Crocodiles live in groups of about _______ . A. 20 B. 38 C. 46
3. African crocodiles usually live in areas with _______ . A. hot, dry climates
B. hot, wet rainforests C. warm, wet climates
4. Crocodiles in dry areas live in caves located _______ . A. underground B. in mountainsides C. underwater
5. What change caused changes in crocodile populations in North Africa?
A. They were driven away by a fierce predator.
B. Crocodiles evolved from desert creatures to wetland creatures.
C. North Africa used to be wetland but slowly turned to desert over time. 1
Part 3: You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Ivana Thomas, whose father wrote
natural history articles for newspapers and magazines. For question 1-5, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1. Why was Ivana’s father pleased to be asked to write a weekly newspaper column?
A. He was bored with the other work he was doing.
B. He had to support a growing family.
C. He had made the suggestion to the newspaper.
2. Why did Ivana’s father find his job in a museum frustrating?
A. He wasn’t interested in sea creatures.
B. He wasn’t very good at detailed work.
C. He wasn’t be able to study a range of things.
3. Why did Ivana’s father take the family on long bus trips?
A. to teach them about wildlife
B. to get ideas for his articles
C. to look for a new place to live
4. What did Ivana’s father encourage his children to do on visits to the countryside?
A. take photographs of rare things they saw
B. take notes about anything interesting they found
C. draw the ordinary creatures they observed
5. Why did Ivana and her brothers choose to do similar jobs to their father’s?
A. They didn’t seriously consider other careers.
B. They were persuaded to do so by their father.
C. They weren’t good enough at other subjects to pursue careers in them. B. PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. A. momentary B. rudimentary C. commentary D. secretary 2. A. counterpart B. excellence C. replacement D. argument 3. A. competent B. impertinent C. arousal D. hypocrisy 4. A. experience B. simplify C. physician D. maternal 5. A. coincidence B. facsimile C. extravagance D. eloquent C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. Alex: “I am totally broke. Have you got any money on you?” ~ David: “_______at all.” A. None B. Not C. Nothing D. No
2. The man who was just released from prison was _______ for robbing banks. A. disgusting B. renowned C. infamous D. memorable
3. My father _______ when he found out that I’d damaged the car. A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants C. made my blood boil
D. brought the house down
4. I always get ________ in my stomach before visiting the dentist. A. worms B. butterflies C. crabs D. hedgehogs 2
5. When I advised you to change jobs, I had your best _________ at heart. A. feelings B. interests C. thoughts D. aspects
6. We got in the car and made _______ Hanoi as fast as we could. A. to B. at C. towards D. for
7. When wood, natural gas, oil, or any other fuel burns, _______ with oxygen in the air to produce heat.
A. a combination of substances in the fuel
B. combining substances in the fuel
C. substances in the fuel that combine
D. substances in the fuel combine
8. ______ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic. A. On account of B. Thanks to C. But for D. If not
9. From now on, the sales reports ______ compiled before the weekly meeting. A. must have been B. will need being C. had to have been
D. will have to have been
10. Jack: “This medicine tastes horrible!” ~ Jill: “_______, it will cure your cough.” A. Be that as it may B. Come what may
C. How much horrible is it D. Whatever it tastes
Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank.
When parchment, which was (1)____________ costly, was replaced by 1. ORDINARY
papyrus, it became feasible to establish libraries. At the onset, they began as archives
for record keeping and document storage. According to second-hand reports, the
most renowned papyrus library was the Alexandrian, founded by Alexander the Great
around 330 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. His (2)____________ as rulers of Egypt, 2. SUCCESS
Ptolemy I and Ptolemy II, expanded the library into the greatest collection of scrolls
in the ancient world. To acquire this collection, the rulers borrowed scrolls and
manuscripts from libraries in Athens, Rome, and other (3)____________ and ordered 3. LOCAL
them duplicated. At times, the library employed more than 100 scribes and
illustrators. Some (4)____________ claim that the Alexandrian library purchased 4. HISTORY
entire lesser libraries to contribute to and enhance the quality of its (5)____________. 5. POSSESS
The library owned a copy of every contemporary scroll known to the library's
administrators and contained more than 400,000 items, all of which were
(6)____________ and organized. The contents of the papyrus rolls were edited, and a 6. CLASS
bibliography of Greek literature was compiled and cross-referenced, reflecting the
emergence and dissemination of a highly developed Greek culture. Over time, a
succession of leading scholars directed this library, which was acclaimed for the
scholarly (7) ____________ it supported as well as for the size of its collection. At 7. TAKE
one time, 72 (8) ____________ were engaged to translate religious testaments, 8. SCHOOL
historical annals, and mercantile accounts. Although the library flourished, it was
(9)____________ to only a minority of the population because in ancient times the 9. ACCESS
vast majority of urban dwellers were illiterate. Because papyrus was extremely
perishable, not a trace of the Alexandrian library remains today, and
(10)____________ have several hypotheses as to what became of it. 10. ARCHAEOLOGY
Part 3: Read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should NOT be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number on the answer
sheet. If a line has a word that should NOT be there, write the word on the answer sheet.
There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00) 3
I may as well be admit it - I’m a secret admirer of all things 0. ……be………
connected with trains! It’s not something you would want to admit to your 00. …...√………..
friends, but I can’t imagine life possibly without my collection of model 1. ………………..
trains and train memorabilia. You’re probably thinking I must be done 2. ………………..
some kind of nerd who stands around on chilly platforms all day collecting 3. ………………..
train numbers, and yes, I have to admit for I’ve done my fair share of that, 4. ………………..
but that’s only a small part of it. I can just love the feel of railway stations, 5. ………………..
and I can cheerfully spend a whole of afternoon in one, just walking 6. ………………..
around soaking up to the atmosphere of the place, looking for things for 7. ………………..
my collection, and taking photos of new engines. Call me a weirdo, but I’d 8. ………………..
far rather spend a day in a station than on the beach by sunning myself. I’d 9. ………………..
be busy taking the train down the coast – coastal routes can be an 10. ………………..
absolutely spectacular. There’s a convention for railway lovers on the
south coast soon – rest assured that I shall be there. I wouldn’t miss it for all the world!
D. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. Choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. Shoe Museum
Sonja Bata, the chairwoman of Toronto's Shoe Museum, firmly believes that footwear speaks a
global language. At the Shoe Museum, there are some 10,000 boots and shoes on display, (1) ______from
Egyptian tomb shoes dating from 2,500 BC to shoes (2) ______ by pop stars like Madonna. “The more I
(3) ______ the subject,” says Sonja, “the more I find that footwear (4) ______more about the world of the
wearer than any other article of clothing. Shoes give you a real (5) ______ into their owners’ lives.” Sonja
has been obsessed with shoes and their importance in social history since she (6) ______ a sandal with a
very interesting shape in a market in India. She discovered that, for religious reasons, the central platform
of the sandal was raised to avoid (7) _______ insects.
This discovery encouraged Sonja to gather shoes from dozens of countries to find out more about
what (8) ______ behind their design. “Take the Canadian moccasin shoe,” she says. “At first glance, the
design seemed to me completely (9) ______ because a moccasin is soft and easily worn down by outdoor
life. I just couldn't understand why it was like that. But then I found that, when they went hunting, the
Canadians had to (10) _______ up quietly on animals – so it is a perfectly designed shoe for this purpose.”
This, and many other fascinating facts, can be learnt on a visit to the Toronto Shoe Museum.
1. A. ranking B. running C. ranging D. reaching
2. A. awarded B. granted C. offered D. donated
3. A. look through B. look into C. look up D. look over
4. A. reveals B. exhibits C. presents D. describes 5. A. comprehension B. feeling C. insight D. opinion 6. A. remarked B. spotted C. regarded D. distinguished 7. A. splitting B. grinding C. squeezing D. crushing 8. A. hung B. attached C. lay D. rested 9. A. unreasonable B. illogical C. incorrect D. unjust 10. A. step B. glide C. slip D. creep 4
Part 2. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.
Many people dream (1)_______ living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience for
those who have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle (2)_______ in a new place.
However, there's one potential problem you should be (3) ______ of: culture shock. Culture shock is the
feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure how to
deal with it. Societies are (4)_______ in many different ways, and we can often be (5)_______ aback by
some of the things we find in foreign countries.
Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make it difficult to get on
with local people and to make friends. They might not approve of things you do or might (6)_______ to
things you say. You might even be banned from doing things in another country that are perfectly
(7)________ in your own. (8)________ you were to move to a country such as Singapore, say, you might
find some of the laws very strict. There, people can be forced to pay a large fine just for dropping litter.
Eventually, though, most people who live abroad (9) _______ in love with their adopted country and
learn to accept its differences. It does (10)_______ real courage to make such a big change to your life,
but many people agree that it is worth in the end.
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Because conducting censuses requires detailed planning the organization conducting a census
decides on and narrows the topics to be addressed and, more specifically, determines how to word the
questions, tabulate the responses, and report the findings. Assimilating, compiling, and statistically
analyzing the information is a work-intensive process that may sometimes take up to a year. Censuses
examine such issues as population size and density, employment and industrial affiliation, migration,
formal education, income received, housing, marital status, relationship of each individual to the head of
the family, and age. A detailed series of queries sample the data associated with the quality of housing,
transportation, the level of industrial production, water and electricity consumption, or the functioning of
the local government. Major censuses taken by the federal government are conducted every 10 years, in
the years that end in zero. Surveys of agriculture take place every 5 years and cover the years ending in 4
and 9, manufacturing censuses in the years that end in 3 and 8, governmental units in the years ending in
2 and 7, and drainage and irrigation systems in the years ending in 9.
To ensure that the census information is complete, the organization conducting the census
attempts to contact every individual residing or employed in a particular geographic area. To be
consistent, information is gathered at approximately the same time. Because it is practically impossible to
reach every person on the same day, censuses question the individual about conditions as they were on a
certain date. Following the data gathering, the information is analyzed to determine the extent of social
and economic change and problems, as well as the resources available to deal with them. During the years
between censuses, the Censuses bureau engages in monthly interviews and queries from a sample
population to update its statistics. The issues of Statistical Abstract of the United States summarize all the
information that is collected by 50 federal agencies and by private and public agencies.
1. With what aspect of conducting censuses is the passage mainly concerned? A. Content and timing
B. Inquiring and analyzing
C. Tallying and updating
D. Reporting and publicizing
2. In line 2, the word “narrows” is closest in meaning to ______. A. delimits B. declines C. defrays D. deflects
3. According to the passage, censuses take a great deal of _______. A. funding B. publicity C. insight D. time 5
4. The author mentions that censuses gather data about all of the following EXCEPT ________. A. household size
B. agricultural production C. industrial output D. social networks
5. The word “queries” is closest in meaning to ________. A. entitles B. terms C. quandaries D. questions
6. It can be inferred from the passage that a census of industries took place in _______. A. 1990 B. 1994 C. 1998 D. 1997
7. The word “consistent” is closest in meaning to_________. A. constant B. uniform C. assorted D. conjectural
8. To gather complete information, the organization conducting the census contacts all people who _____.
A. speak at the same time.
B. have a similar economic status
C. are involved in similar activities
D. are concerned about a specific problem
9. It can be inferred from the passage that census data are necessary to ______.
A. rebuild urban infrastructure
B. determine arising needs
C. analyze the electoral outlook
D. identify sources of criminal activity
10. The author of the passage implies that most censuses are conducted by ______. A. private agencies
B. public organizations
C. the central governments
D. the statistical bureau E. WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. His rude behavior is too much for me.
→I can’t put______________________________________________________.
2. I think you should do your homework on your own from now on.
→It is high_______________________________________________________.
3. David said that the accident was his fault.
→David took_____________________________________________________.
4. It is not certain that John will get the job.
→It is open ______________________________________________________.
5. Julia soon calmed down and explained her problem.
→Julia soon pulled________________________________________________.
Part 2. Write an essay within 300 words on the following topic.
Some people value honesty very highly and believe that it is essential to be honest at all
times. Others believe that there are situations when a lie is acceptable or even necessary.
Explain some of the arguments for each side, and tell which belief you advocate. Give reasons. _______Hết_______
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