Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh - Nghệ An

Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Đề chính thức (Đề thi có 05 trang) Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH THPT - BẢNG A Thời gian 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ và tên thí sinh: ............................................................................................................................. Ngày tháng năm sinh : .................................................................................................................. SỐ BÁO DANH Học sinh trường: .................................................................................................................................. SỐ PHÁCH Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị 1: ................................................................ Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị 2: ................................................................ CHỈ DẪN: Đề thi có 05 trang Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi, ghi câu trả lời vào các ô được đánh số và chỗ trống dưới đề của mỗi phần. Thí sinh giữ gìn cẩn thận bài làm. Thí sinh chỉ được dùng bút một màu xanh hoặc đen để làm bài. Không được dùng mực màu đỏ. Nếu thí sinh làm sai, dùng thước gạch, không dùng bút tẩy màu trắng. Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm Đề chính thức Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 (Đề thi có 05 trang) Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH THPT - BẢNG A Thời gian 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm bằng số: ........................................................... Điểm bằng chữ: ........................................................ Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1: ............................................................. Họ tên, chữ ký GK 2: ............................................................. SỐ PHÁCH SECTION A – PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. naked B. hatred C. walked D. needed 2. A. advantage B. adventure C. addition D. advertise 3. A. automobile B. mobile C. compile D. fertile 4. A. dictation B. question C. station D. repetition 5. A. attempt B. accepted C. concept D. receipt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. 6. A. diversity B. biography C. biology D. fundamental 7. A. traditional B. occupation C. sentimental D. economics 8. A. continental B. community C. experience D. convenient 9. A. essentially B. comfortably C. eventually D. respectively 10 A. determine B. argument C. counterpart D. marvelous 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Section B – VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 11. The noise _______ from the boat engine might disturb sea animals. A. comes B. came C. coming D. has come 12. _______ would have known the answer. A. Anyone is clever B. Clever anyone C. Clever is anyone D. Anyone clever 13. _______ migrate long distances is well documented. A. That it is birds B. That birds C. Birds that D. It is that birds 14. One person _______ seven in the world speaks perfect English. A. from B. within C. for among D. out of 15. _______ no proof, the judge refused to put him into jail. A. It having B. There being C. Being D. There having 16. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than ______. A. that of man B. the man C. man D. the one of the man’s 17. Youths have to _______ military service in our country. A. join B. make C. do D. attend 18. One condition of this job is that you must be _______ to work at weekends. A. available B. capable C. acceptable D. accessible 19. Tom: Don’t forget to come here tomorrow. ~ Jane: ______. A. I don’t B. I won’t C. I can’t D. I haven’t 20. The hunter ______ at the bird, fired, and missed it. A. looked                B. glanced                 C. aimed                     D. hinted 21. The bicycle has two wheels. One wheel is in front of _______. A. another B. the other C. other D. others 22. I met Jim at college. It was the start of a _______ friendship. A. long-life B. prolong C. lengthened D. lifelong 23. She said that she could not ______ a new dress on her small salary. A. spend B. save C. afford D. spare 24. Mary: “You were late for your dental appointment" Ba: “I know I shouldn't ______ so long at the library" A. be staying B. had stayed C. stay D. have stayed 25. I’m afraid a rise in the salary is ______ just now. A. out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of the question 26. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ______ heart disease. A. push off B. ward off C. put off D. throw off 27. There was a ______table in the kitchen. A. beautiful large round wooden B. large beautiful round wooden C. beautiful round large wooden D. wooden round large beautiful 28. I'd rather you ______anyone what I said. A. don't tell B. won't tell C. didn't tell D. not to tell 29. Please ______ and see us some time - you’re always welcome. A. come to B. come about C. come round D. come away 30. The thief was ______ to six months' imprisonment. A. given                         B. allowed             C. sent                      D. sentenced 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. 13. 17. 21. 25. 29. 14. 18. 22. 26. 30. II. In each of the following sentences, there is ONE word used incorrectly. Find and correct it. 31. The police officer gave some advices on crime prevention at the community meeting. 32. Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted. 33. The reason he wants to take his leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest. 34. The illiterate in the remote areas has gradually decreased, thanks to volunteer movement. 35. He annoyed me very much by taking the piece of cake that I was keeping eating after my supper. 36. Generally, the child will understand very well which the parents expect, and will fail. 37. Kites vary in size, shape and weight, according to the fancy of its creators. Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 31. 35. 32. 36. 33. 37. 34. III. Put the word in the brackets into the correct form. 38. Average world life (EXPECT) _______ is projected to rise from 65 years in 1990 to 71.3 years in 2025. 39. The (CONSUME) ______ of petrol is reducing due to the higher tax on it. 40. How are you getting on with your (CORRESPOND)______ course in French? 41. The film is entertaining but full of historical (ACCURATE)_______. 42. He’s studying very hard and, not (SURPRISE)______, he will have a chance to go abroad. 43. Tom was accused of stealing some (CONFIDENCE) ______ documents. 44. My previous boss was very (SYMPATHY) ______, he didn’t understand my situation. 45. She’s very (PREDICT) ______ . You never know whether she’s going to. 38. 42. 39. 43. 40. 44. 41. 45. SECTION C – READING I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. In the primary school, a child is in a comparatively simple setting and most of the time forms a relationship with one familiar teacher. On entering secondary school, a new world opens up and frequently it is a much more difficult world. The pupil soon learns to be less free in the way he speaks to teachers and even to his fellow pupils. He begins to lose gradually the free and easy ways of the primary school, for he senses the need for a more cautious approach in the secondary school where there are older pupils. Secondary staff and pupils suffer from the pressures of academic work and seem to have less time to stop and talk. Teachers with specialist roles may see hundreds of children in a week, and a pupil may be able to form relationships with very few of the staff. He has to decide which adults are approachable; good schools will make clear to every young person from the first year what guidance and personal help is available – but whether the reality of life in the institution actually encourages requests for help is another matter. Adults often forget what a confusing picture school can offer to a child. He sees a great deal of movement, a great number of people – often rather frightening looking people – and realizes that an increasing number of choices and decisions have to be made. As he progresses through the school the confusion may become less but the choices and decisions required will increase. The school will rightly expect the pupil to take the first steps to obtain the help he needs, for this is the pattern of adult life for which he has to be prepared, but all the time the opportunities for personal and group advice must be presented in a way which makes them easy to understand and within easy reach of pupils. 46. According to the passage one of the problems for pupils entering secondary school is that _________ A. they are taught by many different teachers. B. they do not attend lessons in every subject. C. the teachers do not want to be friendly. D. the teachers give most attention to the more academic pupils. 47. The teachers at secondary school do not talk much to the pupils because ___________ A. they want to keep a certain distance with the pupils. B. they are too busy with their academic work. C. the pupils are afraid of them. D. it is the regulation of the school. 48. In secondary schools every pupil having problems should ___________ A. know how to ask for help. B. be freed from any pressure of academic work. C. be able to discuss his problems in class. D. be able to discuss his problems with any teacher. 49. The word “adults” in the second paragraph has the nearest meaning with ___________ A. the pupils at secondary school. C. the staff at secondary school. B. the secondary pupils’ parents. D. the teachers and pupils at secondary school. 50. In this passage about secondary schools, the author is mainly concerned about ___________ A. academic standards C. the training of the individual teachers. B. the role of specialist teachers. D. the personal development of pupils. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. THE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR I'm a driving test examiner. I (51) ______ my own driving school for twelve years before applying to become an examiner in 1996. Since I've qualified to examine lorry and bus drivers and instruct trainee examiners. I estimate that I've assessed 16,000 people and passed around half of them. The first lorry driver I passed (52) ______ tears. However, the most common reasons for failing are being not ready and being too (53) ______. Inwardly I'm telling the candidates not to do something stupid like pull out into moving traffic, but I'm not allowed to tell them how to drive. When I (54) ______ my own test I was extremely nervous and had to deal with a very strict and unfriendly examiner. We're taught nowadays to put people at their (55) ______. We pass everyone who's up to standard, but people often present themselves too soon. I've never been offered money to pass anyone although one man asked me if he could make me change my (56) ______. I then (57) ______ him to the police. My ambition is to be a supervising examiner in charge of test contests in a large area. 51. A. possessed B. held C. kept D. ran 52. A. burst into B. turned back C. carried on D. set off 53. A. tight B. tense C. stretched D. stiff 54. A. achieved B. performed C. took D. effected 55. A. rest B. ease C. peace D. leisure 56. A. mind B. thoughts C. attitude D. view 57. A. announced B. declared C. reported D. notified 51. 53. 55. 57. 52. 54. 56. III. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word. No visitors to Britain should go home without spending some time in Stranford-upon-Avon. (58)______in the heart of England, it is a town rich both in history and in culture. Stranford is a busy market town with a (59)______of twenty thousand, and has many trees and buildings unchanged since medieval (60)______. It is surrounded by some of the prettiest countryside in England, and is an ideal base for those (61)______to visit such places of interest as Warwick Castle, or the beautiful modern cathedral in Coventry. (62)______doubt, Stranford is best known as the town (63)______ the playwright William Shakespeare was born and died. Here you can visit his birthplace and other buildings associated (64)_____his family. These houses are all splendid examples of Tudor architecture, and there are many other historic buildings well-worth (65)______in the town. 58. 60. 62. 64. 59. 61. 63. 65. SECTION D – WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 66. Although the ticket may seem expensive, it is good value for money. → Expensive ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 67. I have forgotten that commentator’s name but he’s very well-known. → That commentator,…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 68. The reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended → Had it not……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 69. The open-door policy has brought about a lot of radical changes. → Thanks to…………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................. 70. To invest in education is of great profit. →We found it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary addition 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) 71. Be sure to say goodbye to grandmother before you leave. (WITHOUT) → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 72. I’ve never seen anyone play so skillfully before. (MUCH) → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 73.Is there such a place as Eldorado? (EXIST) → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 74. Fewer people smoke these days. (DECREASE) → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 75. Julia didn’t listen to what her doctor told her. (notice) → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… III. Essay writing Within 150-180 words, write an essay to the student forum in your school about your preparations for the coming university entrance examination. 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