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The diver could breath the air from a position inside the bell, or he could move around outside the bell wearing a diving suit that consisted of a lead bell- shaped helme[r]
(1)Sở GD&ĐT Quảng Ninh K THI LẬP ðỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 §Ị thi chÝnh thøc
(ðề thi có 12 trang)
Họ, tên chữ ký của hai giám thị
M«n: TiÕng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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1: Ngµy thi: 16/11/2011
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I LISTENING (3,0 points)
Activity 1: You are planning to make a train journey soon Listen to the recorded
announcement and fill in the missing information
Thank you for calling connex South (1) _ For general information on (2) _ availability and fares, please (3) _
National Rail Enquiries on (4) _
Please make your selection from the (5) _ numbers
Press for a recorded update on all Connex trains into (6) _ Press if you have any (7) _ on the way in (8) _ we could improve our (9) _ Press if you wish to perchase or renew a (10) _ ticket by (11) _ card
Press for any other (12) _ or you would like to be (13) _ to one of our (14) _ advisers Press select the number you (15) _ now
Activity 2: You are going to hear five young people talking about exercise, fitness and
general health Listen and choose one correct statement for each speaker Write number 1, 2, 3, … next to the statement you choose There are extra statements
Speaker A. _ has tried to give something up
Speaker B. _ hates exercise
(2)Speaker D. _ takes exercise every day Speaker E. _ is fitter now than last year
F. _ only exercises at weekends G. _ enjoys exercising with friends
Activity 3: You are going to hear a recorded message, giving information about summer
study courses in a country house Listen and write (T) next to the statement if it is true; write (F) if it is false
_ The new programme starts next week
_ You can study Portuguese and French at the same time _ David Malcolm will teach for two weeks
_ You can practise tennis in a group
_ Lizzie Windrush will talk about family history _ Yoga is a new course
_ Yoga is available only at weekends _ Peter Dennis is the computer expert _ You can study Modern Art in June _ 10 You should ring 0191 48765 to book
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5,0 points)
Activity 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right word to complete the sentences
below
1 I was dispoited that the restaurant had flowers on the table
A artificial B false C untrue D forged 2 Douglas took of his meeting with the Prime Minister to argue his case
A opportunity B advantage C chance D effect 3 All things , he is the best president we are likely to get
A considered B thought C taken D added 4 The minister assured us that there were funds for this project
A rich B financial C ample D deep 5 This painting stands a good of winning the prize
A possibility B chance C opportunity D certainty 6 After months of getting , the detectives began to feel that they were onto something
A something B nothing C everything D anything 7 It is very appropriate that the prize go to such a young architect
A could B should C need D might 8 There is more work here than I can on my own
A cope with B with C make out D go for
9 In the early years of the twentieth century, several rebellions in the northern parts of the country
A rose up B turned out C came up D broke out 10 For a couple of hours after I left the dentist's my jaw was still
A asleep B unfeeling C painless D numb 11 Do not the driver while the bus is in motion
A disturb B distract C convert D interrupt
12 The patient's heart-rate and breathing must be carefully during the operation A counted B monitored C observed D supervised 13 “There is no of forced entry,” said inspector Morse
(3)14 After eating the apple she threw the in the bin
A core B remains C stones D centre 15 The unpaid bills will be to next month’s account
A carried in B carried on C carried up D carried over
Activity 2: Write the correct form of each word in the brackets on the right in the spaces
provided
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein’s work has enormously (1) (BROAD) our understanding of the universe and has had a (2) (CONSIDER) impact on all our lives Thanks to his equation E=mc², we now know that energy and mass (or matter) are directly related to each other To a very great (3) (EXTEND), it is Einstein who is responsible for our now knowing that space and time are actually one thing: space-time (4) (ADD), without E=mc², we would not have nuclear power- and nuclear weapons- today
Einstein did not become famous because of E=mc², which was first published in 1905 At the time, his paper was (5) (LARGE) ignored, even by most scientists Indeed, it was 14 years later that Einstein first made headlines round the world, when scientific evidence began to show that his Theory of General Gelativity, which was an (6) (EXTEND) of his 1905 paper, was correct
The idea that only a tiny (7) _ (MINOR) of scientists can understand Einstein’s theories comes from this media reporting The New York Times asked its golfing correspondent to cover the story As he was clearly out of his (8) _ (DEEP), he presumed that everyone else was too A myth was born
Space, time, energy and mass are (9) _ (WEIGH) subjects - no pun intended - to get to grips with, but Einstein’s ideas are not impossible to understand by any means The implications of Eistein’s work for our lives, however, may well be (10) _ (FINITE)
Activity 3: In each of the lines of the following text, there is one mistake Underline the
mistakes and write the correction in the spaces provided on the right (0) has been done as an example.
Line
A team of Russian scientists have challenged the theory that the woolly mammoths became extinction 10,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age The scientists have reported that the beast may have survived until 2000 BC on an island of the coast of Siberia, where researchers uncovered 29 fossilized woolly mammoth teeth ranging in age from 4,000 and 7,000 years The question to ask now is how did these prehistoric pachyderms survive in its island environment? One possibility is that they adapted to their confining surroundings by decreasing their bulk This theory is based on their smaller tooth size, which has led scientists believe that they were only six feet tall on the shoulder, compared with ten feet of their full-sized counterpart But would this be enough to enable us to survive thousands of years beyond that of other mammoths?
0 has 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10
Activity 4: Complete each sentence by using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the
(4)chance upon come across dig up slip up spring up store up throw out throw up
1 We were walking through the woods when we a trap set by hunters
2 It’s a huge risk, and we can’t afford to _ or everything will go wrong
3 Don’t just those plastic bottles- we can recycle them 4 Isn’t it amazing how squirrels _ nuts to make sure they have
enough to eat in the winter?
5 The new law has _ a number of problems for farmers that weren’t expected
6 As I was flicking through the magazine, I _ an article about the local nature reserve
7 According to the evidence that has been _, people have been farming this area for over 1,000 years
8 Organizations concerned about the evironment seem to have _ everywhere these days
Activity 5: Complete each sentence with a correct preposition
1 _ second thoughts, I’ll have the lentil soup after all
2 Giles was mortified to discover that he had sent Cordelia a photograph of his ex-girlfriend _ mistake
3 The results will be published due course
4 “Could I possibly use your phone?” ~ “Oh, _ all means.” 5 The intrepid women explored the remotest part of the sierra _
horseback
6 _ all likelihood, we will never know the real reason
7 Kindly sign the contracts in triplicate and send back to head office return
III READING (6,0 points)
Activity 1: Read the passage below and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right
word to complete it
Wine at auction
During the winter, most London auctioneers have wine auctions Some are of wines for (1) drinking, but most are of fine wines Last winter, at Christies, a dozen bottles of Lafite 1945 were (2) down at £158 a bottle 1945 and 1961 are the two most (3) vintage years for claret Of course, that is not the maximum you could pay Not (4) ago, an American at Christies paid £8,500 for one bottle of Lafite 1806 Sometimes, it is a matter of personal (5) by the very rich At other times there can be a (6) objective Last October, a restaurateur from Memphis, paid £9,000 for a magnum - that is, a two-bottle size - of 1864 Lafite He (7) 30 people $1,500 each for a dinner with a small glass of the wine It was (8) ten times the cost of the wine in publicity for his restaurant
(5)(12) But there is no (13) that a bottle of wine at $1,000 is a hundred times (14) than one that costs $10 Perhaps the top price you can pay for wine to enjoy for drinking is $100 a bottle Above $100, you are paying for something (15) than taste
1 A usual B common C daily D everyday 2 A knocked B hit C banged D hammered 3 A up-to-date B recent C now D modern 4 A far B months C long D way
5 A selfishness B egotism C flattery D indulgence 6 A money B wholesale C commercial D economical 7 A charged B costed C billed D budgeted 8 A valued B priced C worth D estimated 9 A lifting B rising C peaking D raising 10 A case B box C load D carton 11 A equal B similar C same D level 12 A reason B account C expectation D addition 13 A way B hope C consideration D possible 14 A better B superior C above D more 15 A to B other C above D over
Activity 2: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the passage below
Clothes have (1) _ basic functions (2) _ protect us from extremes of temperature, rain and wind and provide a degree of modesty by covering our bodies (3) is also important however, is the way clothing transmits messages about the wearer's personality, attitudes, social status, behaviour and group allegiances Some people are more sensitive to dress signals than others, but there are very few (4) _ fail to take clothes into (5) at all when forming first (6)
To fit in with (7) _ social role and to be (8) _ as a valid actor of your part, you usually have to look the part as well as act the part (9) _ eccentric managers and executives are able to (10) _ in jeans and baggy pullovers, but they are very much in the minority Clothes in the professional world are a kind (11) _ uniform and unwritten rules prescribe certain standards and styles for everyone in the hierarchy The way to be accepted is neither to underdress nor (12) _ If (13) _ the rules can be combined with a little individuality and personal flair, then the effect will be greater Silk scarves, ties and other items that (14) _ no real function can communicate everything (15) _ political allegiance to temperament
Activity 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow Circle the
letter A, B, C or D to indicate your answers
Though Edmund Halley was most famous because of his achievements as an astronomer, he was a scientist of diverse interests and great skill In addition to studying the skies, Halley was also deeply interested in exploring the unknown depths of the oceans One of his lesser-known accomplishments that was quite remarkable was his design for a diving bell that facilitated exploration of the watery depths
(6)Halley’s bell was an improvement in that its design allowed for an additional supply of fresh air that enabled a crew of divers to remain underwater for several hours
The diving contraption that Halley designed was in the shape of a bell that measured three feet across the top and five feet across the bottom and could hold several divers comfortably; it was open at the bottom so that divers could swim in and out at will
The bell was built of wood, which was first heavily tarred to make it water repellent and was then covered with a half-ton sheet of lead to make the bell heavy enough to sink in water The bell shape held air inside for the divers to breathe as the bell sank to the bottom
The air inside the bell was not the only source of air for the divers to breathe, and it was this improvement that made Halley’s bell superior to its predecessors In addition to the air already in the bell, air was also supplied to the divers from a lead barrel on the ocean floor to the bell The diver could breath the air from a position inside the bell, or he could move around outside the bell wearing a diving suit that consisted of a lead bell-shaped helmet with a glass viewing window and a leather body suit, with a leather pipe carrying fresh air from the diving bell to the helmet
1 The subject of the preceding passage was most likely Halley’s
A childhood B work as an astronomer
C many different interests D invention of the diving bell 2 Which of the following best expresses the subject of this passage?
A Halley’s work as an astronomer B Halley’s many different interests
C Halley’s invention of a contraption for diving D Halley’s experiences as a diver
3 Halley’s bell was better than its predecessors because it
A was bigger B provided more air
C weighed less D could rise more quickly
4 The expression “ran low” in paragraph is closest in meaning to
A more slowly B had been replenished
C sank to the bottom D was almost exhausted
5 How long could divers stay underwater in Halley’s bell?
A Just a few seconds B Only a few minutes
C For hours at a time D For days on end 6 It is NOT stated in the passage that Halley’s bell
A was wider at the bottom than at the top B was made of tarred wood C was completely enclosed D could hold more than one diver 7 The expression “at will” in paragraph could best be replaced by
A in the future B as they wanted
C with great speed D upside down
8 It can be inferred from the passage that, were Halley’s bell not covered with lead, it would
A float B get wet
C trap the divers D suffocate the divers
9 In which paragraph does the author describe the diving bells that preceded Halley’s? A In the first paragraph B in the second paragraph
C In the third paragraph D In the last paragraph 10 This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on
(7)Activity 4: Read the passage below For each paragraph, choose the most suitable heading from the list which follows Write the letter A, B, C or D next to the number given There is one extra heading you not need to use
Processed Food
A Not all doctors agree
B Adequate nourishment essential C Additives disguise bad ingredients D Diet to be fat-free, sugar-free
E Coffee increases risk of heart disease F Tea and coffee bad for you
G Processed food may be bad for you H Doctor's argument not logical 1
After the cigarette manufacturers, it has become the turn of the food processors to suffer the attacks of those who would have us lead a healthy life Sometimes you have the feeling that almost everything you eat is liable to damage your brain, clog your arteries, ulcerate your stomach, or impact your intestine On the other hand, it is certainly true that there is nothing like reading the list of ingredients on the back of a cereal packet or a pot of jam to put you off your breakfast
2
One dietician writes of pork pies as follows: "People wouldn't buy a pork pie if chemicals had not been designed into them A pork pie can contain as much as 50 per cent of highly saturated fat which is bad for the heart and arteries A perfectly good pork pie could be made from reasonable ingredients but it is cheaper to make it with additives because less meat is then needed The additives in the pie little harm in themselves The fat is made acceptable by a perfectly safe emulsifier Added colour makes the fat look like meat The additives in it deceive our senses and persuade us to eat too much fat Even if the additives themselves are considered to be relatively safe, the nutritional consequences are appalling."
3
Since a study by Johns Hopkins Medical Centre, Baltimore, in the mid-eighties, coffee has been on everyone's blacklist According to the study: "Regardless of the measure of coffee consumption used, analyses found that heavy coffee drinkers were almost three times more likely to have coronary disease than were non-drinkers Even one or two cups of coffee a day appear to be associated with a small extra risk of heart disease - a one-third increase over non-drinkers" The one piece of good news appears to be that the risk decreases rapidly once a person stops drinking coffee
4
Few arguments create greater passion among medical experts than the supposed link between diet and heart disease Some doctors, however, refuse to accept any connection between the two They have argued that diets which cut back on dairy produce, although unlikely to cause physical harm, could lead to malnutrition, particularly among children They are appalled that breakfast, that traditional British meal, should be under attack by the spectre of disease Come between some doctors and their bacon and eggs and feelings will run high
(8)The nutritionists have fought back They remain convinced that sugary, fatty foods lead to preventable ill health One doctor argues that a fibre-rich diet is only of use to those who suffer from diabetes Rubbish, say the nutritionists, and go on to point out that "over one third of British adults are constipated At least one in seven takes laxatives And dietary fibre is of proven value in the treatment of constipation."
6
Yet another doctor argues that dental decay should really be seen as a disease which results from a lack of fluoride What we need to is clean our teeth like crazy, have them coated with sealants, and take fluorides daily The nutritionist blasts back by pointing out that you might as well say that headaches are caused by a lack of aspirin 7
What we know is that nutrition does affect health Too little food and too much food are both bad for you In Britain, poor boys tend to be two inches shorter on average than rich boys
Activity 5: Read the following passage and answer the questions.
The Call of The Wild A
The monotonous shrill of cicadas fills the humid air as a dozen orange-colored apes swing from branches and vines It is almost feeding time at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, and the residents are impatiently waiting for their human caretakers to bring them their morning meal Located 24 km from the city of Sandakan near the northern coast of Malaysian Borneo, this 4,000-hectare rainforest reserve is a temporary home for orphaned young orangutans Some were taken by Sepilok rangers from people who had been illegally keeping the apes as pets; others were brought in from lumber camps where their mothers had been killed in logging accidents The center’s mission is to “rehabilitate” the orangutans by breaking their dependence on human beings and reintroducing them to the wild The process can take years
B
Twenty-five staff members watch over the 80 animals at Spilok and play host to the 150 or more visitors who stop by on most days “The main thing is conservation,” says Reynard Gondipon, 27, the center’s veterinarian “We try to get the local people to love the animals and become more conservation conscious.”
C
Newly-arrived orangutans are carefully examined and then placed in quarantine In the beginning, they cry much of the time, seeking affection by stretching out their long arms toward anyone who walks by their cages “It’s difficult when the orangutans come in very young,” says Gondipon “I urge the rangers to hug them every now and then But latter on, we try to reduce contact, or else they will become too accustomed to us.”
D
After a few months of quarantine, the young orangutans are slowly introduced to the surrounding jungle At first they spend about two hours a day playing in the open Once they reach the age of two, they are allowed to roam freely, though they instinctively stay near the platform where they are fed Imitating their elders, the youngsters learn to climb, swing in and jump from trees, build sleeping nests and search for food
E
(9)food for themselves “During the fruiting season, we also decrease the amount,” says Gondipon “This encourages them to go into the forest to find their own.” On this day, a dozen apes swing in from the jungle and pull themselves up to the platform The rangers hand out bananas as the animals take turns sticking their heads in a bucket for gulps of milk
F
On most mornings visitors gather on a nearby knoll to watch the feeding, and after the meal are joined by some of the apes, interested in studying their human observers Most, though not all, of the orangutans are so tame that they wrap their gangly arms around the guests But there are exceptions When a young ape, Boy, ambles toward a woman and reaches for her purse, Sylvia Alsisto, 24, who heads the center’s education division, shakes a stick at the ape and yells, “Boy!” “Excuse me,” she tells the vistor “Don’t touch him He’ll bite.” The woman pulls away, though not before the orangutan has grabbed and eaten her map of Sepilok
G
Because excessive contact with humans hinders rehabilitation, the staff discourages visitors from touching the animals An exception is Jojo, 3, once a pet, who disdains the jungle life and is content with prancing and posing for a curious audience “It is very hard trying to rehabilitate Jojo,” says Gondipon “He doesn’t want to climb, and he once fell from a tree and broke his arm So, rather than let the visitors touch all the other orangutans, we let Jojo the job them.”
H
By the age of nine, the apes are moved to a second feeding platform a kilometer away Here they have little contact with people but are still brought food to supplement their diet On a platform near the ground, two feeders bellow like orangutans as a way of telling the apes out in the forest that it is mealtime A few people are waiting nearby, brushing off the occasional leech that tumbles onto them from the trees above “Someone’s up there,” whispers Janet Liew, 31, who has come from Sandakan “I see her.” At first there is little response to the feeders’ howls Then the leaves rustle overhead Down comes a female orangutan with an infant clinging to her The mother accepts a few bananas and then some milk As the excited visitors snap pictures, the orangutans retreat back up the tree
I
The rangers see the the apes’ flight from the cameras’ flashes as a good sign: it shows that as the animals become less dependent on people for food, they are also less at ease with them High above in the overhead canopy, the mother cradles her baby and carries it off into the forest
Questions 1-3: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right answer
1 The word “visitors” is used a number of times in the passage (paragraphs B, F, G and H) It is used to refer to
A people only B apes only C both people and apes D orangutans 2 The target population of the Orangutan Rehabilitation Center are (please choose
TWO)
A orangutans formerly kept as pets by people B orangutans living in the wild
C young orangutans whose mothers have been killed D wild animals in the area
(10)A Reduce rangers’ physical contact with them B Reduce food during fruiting season
C Limit the daily food D Move the feeding place
E Brush off the occasional leech that tumbles onto them
Questions 4-5: The reading passage has paragraphs marked A-I Answer questions
and by writing letter A or B, C, D … of the appropriate paragraphs at the end of the questions
Example:
Which paragraph mentions the geographic location of the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre? A
4 Which paragraph says that some young orangutans can be dangerous?
5 Which paragraph mentions more explicitly that the rangers are achieving their purpose?
Questions 6-13: Complete the following summary of the reading passage Choose NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each gap Write your answers in the spaces provided.
A center to rehabilitate orphaned young arangutans is run by some conservation (6) people in Sepilok, 24 km from the city of Sandakan, Borneo A (7) _ home for about 80 orangutans, it gives them a chance to learn to be less (8) _ people for food and eventually be able to fend for themselves in (9) On a platform near the ground, bananas and milk are offered to the orangutans (10) After several years, the orangutans are moved to a second feeding platform (11) _, to further reduce their (12) with people They gradually become less (13) with people, which is seen as an indicator of the rangers’ success
IV WRITING (6,0 points)
Activity 1: Use the word in the brackets to write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original one Don't change the form of the given words.
1 I can't agree to your proposal at all (degree)
2 Luca is just working here temporarily (being)
3 We have to settle this matter in a definitive manner (all)
4 In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football (shoulders)
5 We could just see him in the crowd (make)
(11)Activity 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it
1. Their chances of success are small
It is not
2. There isn’t a pair of thermal socks left in the shop, madam!
We are completely
3. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected
The patient made
4. The protest has been so vociferous that the committee has had to reconsider
There has been
5. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong
Contrary
Activity 3: The graph below shows four countries of residence of overseas students in
Australia Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words
Selected countries of residence of visitor arrivals for education
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Activity 4: Write about the following topic:
“For developing countries like Viet Nam, more money should be invested in public transport rather than education.”
To what extend you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant ideas from your own knowledge or experience
You should write at least 250 words
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