Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng THPT Quốc gia lần 3 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THPT chuyên Vĩnh Phúc

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ĐỀ THI KSCL THPTQG LẦN 3 NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
Question 1:
A. carry
B. marriage 
C. parrot
D. barber
Question 2:
A. stool
B. bamboo
C. good
D. loose
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in the following questions
Question 3:
A. eternal
B. islander
C. terrorist
D. terrorist
Question 4:
A. optimistic
B. pessimistic
C. inhabitant
D. intervention
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 5: Deforestation ______ devastative floods in many parts of the world.
	A. starts out 	B. makes up	C. brings up	D. results in
Question 6: Factories will ______ largely by robots.
	A. be running	B. running	C. be run	D. run
Question 7: The world people are now aware ______ the importance of environmental protection.
	A. of 	B. for	C. about	D. to
Question 8: : Jane couldn’t decide where to go for her holidays. She didn’t do anywhere ______ the end.
	A. in	B. to	C. on	D. at
Question 9: We arrived home late last night. We ______ to wait half an hour for a taxi.
	A. have	B. had	C. ought	D. must
Question 10: The search for a new vaccine took priority ______ all other medical researches.
	A. above	B. over 	C. to	D. on
Question 11: Great ______ should be given to the conservation of endangered species.
	A. diversity 	B. priority	C. opportunity	D. condition
Question 12: Robots will even ______ everywhere in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops, and homes.
	A. seen	B. see	C. saw	D. be seen
Question 13: Bring your jacket with you. It ______ get cold in the evening.
	A. must	B. can 	C. may	D. would
Question 14: The world’s population will ______ more than 10 billion in 50 years.
	A. reached	B. be reached 	C. reach	D. reaching
Question 15: Our country will grow more fruits and vegetables ______.
	A. to export	B. to exporting 	C. export	D. exporting
Question 16: People will wear disposable clothes ______ the time and the cost of washing.
	A. avoiding	B. avoid	C. to avoid	D. to avoiding
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 17: He has never had worked hard in his life.
	A. has never	B. his life 	C. hard	D. worked
Question 18: Builders have to wear hard caps in work.
	A. Builders have	B. in work 	C. hard	D. to wear
Question 19: I can’t find the letter I received from my boss some days ago. I might throw it into the waste paper bin yesterday.
	A. received	B. can’t find 	C. into the	D. might throw
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 20: The newscaster have a concise account of tradegy.
	A. complicated and intricate	B. short and clear
	C. long and detailed	D. sad and depressing
Question 21: At last, we succeeded in persuading those boys and girls to join our picnic.
	A. At the end	B. In the end	C. Lastly	D. Endlessly
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 22: “That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about.”
	A. behaving cleverly 	B. behaving nice	
	C. good behavior	D. behaving improperly
Question 23: He mentioned in particular electronics, his major at university.
	A. one and all	B. in general	C. on whole 	D. in all
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to the following exchanges.
Question 24: “You haven’t been to the bank today, have you?” “______.”
	A. No, I haven’t. I’m about to.	B. Yes, I haven’t. I’m busy.
	C. No, I haven’t any money.	D. No, I have. I got some money.
Question 25: Peter: “What a great haircut, Lucy!” Lucy: “_____.”
	A. Thanks. It’s very kind of you to do this
	B. You think so? I think it’s a bit too short
	C. Oh yes, It’s very unfashionable
	D. It’s my pleasure.
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (26) __________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (27)________ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (28)_________. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (29)____________teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (30)___________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
Question 26:
A. behind time
B. at time
C. about time
D. in time
Question 27:
A. few
B. less
C. little
D. much
Question 28:
A. threat
B. jeopardy
C. danger
D. risk
Question 29:
A. whereas
B. so 
C. or
D. because
Question 30:
A. brings
B. puts 
C. makes
D. gets
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
BLUE MOON
“Blue Moon” is a term that is used to describe the phenomenon of a second full moon occurring in one month. How could two full moons possibly occur in a single month? It is not nature’s fault; the natural phrases of the moon do not perfectly match up with the Roman calendar.
Although still used today, this calendar was devised by Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar over 2000 years ago. While the calendar works well, the method that they used does not match the lunar cycle exactly. Thus, occasionally the moon will go through its “full” phrase twice before the month changes.
A “blue moon” is an uncommon event. And it rare occurrence of a eventually led to the usage of the phrase “once in a blue moon”. This phrase was commonly used to indicate an event that could never happen. Over time, the meaning of the phrase changed from something that seldom happens. Today, this phrase is used to indicate extremely rare events, the absurd, or things that never happen.
Question 31: What is the main purpose of this passage?
	A. To illustrate the features of the moon.
	B. To inform readers of the difference between the Roman calendar and the lunar calendar
	C. To explain the definition and the usage of “blue moon”
	D. To support the importance of the lunar calendar
Question 32: According to the passage, to what does the term “blue moon” refer to?
	A. Events that could never happen	
	B. The second full moon in one month
	C. A moon with the color blue	
	D. Cold nights causing the moon to appear blue
Question 33: The word “phrase” in the passage is closet in meaning to
	A. Position	B. Cycle 	C. Shape	D. Influence
Question 34: Why doesn’t our calendar match the lunar cycle exactly?
	A. Our calendar was designed by humans
	B. It has more days than it sound
	C. The lunar cycle is wrong
	D. Our calendar was not designed by humans
Question 35: The word “absurd” in the passage is closet in meaning to
	A. Ridiculous 	B. Frequent 	C. Normal	D. Interesting 
Question 36: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
	A. The meaning of the “blue moon” changed over the years.
	B. The Roman calendar was invented by Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar
	C. The phrase “once in a blue moon” could refer to two people eating dinner together
	D. The Roman calendar is still in use today.
Question 37: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
	A. The phrase “blue moon” refers to the frequency of events
	B. The Roman calendar matches the natural phrases of the moon.
	C. The usage of “blue moon” has not changed.
	D. Two full moons often occur in one month.
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Many flowering plants woo insect pollinators and gently direct them to their most fertile blossoms by changing the color of individual flowers from day to day. Through color cues, the plant signals to the insect that it would be better off visiting one flower on its bush than another. The particular hue tells the pollinator that the flower is full of far more pollen than are neighboring blooms. That nectar-rich flower also happens to be fertile and ready to disperse its pollen or to receive pollen the insect has picked up from another flower. Plants do not have to spend precious resources maintaining reservoirs of nectar in all their flowers. Thus, the color-coded communication system benefits both plants and insects.
For example, on the lantana plant, a flower starts out on the first day as yellow, when it is rich with pollen and nectar. Influenced by an as-yet-unidentified environmental signal, the flower changes color by triggering the production of the pigment anthromyacin. It turns orange on the second day and red on the third. By the third day, it has no pollen to offer insects and is no longer fertile. On any given lantana bush, only 10 to 15 per cent of the blossoms are likely to be yellow and fertile. But in tests measuring the responsiveness of butterflies, it was discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times more than would be expected from haphazard visitation. Experiments with paper flowers and painted flowers demonstrated that the butterflies were responding to color cues rather than, say, the scent of the nectar.
In other types of plants, blossoms change from white to red, others from yellow to red, and so on. These color changes have been observed in some 74 families of plants.
Question 38: The first paragraph of the passage implies that insects benefit from the color-coded communication system because_______
	A. they can gather pollen efficiently.
	B. the colors hide them from predators.
	C. the bright colors attract fertile females
	D. other insect species can not understand the code.
Question 39: The word “woo” is closest in meaning to_______
	A. frighten	B. trap	C. deceive	D. attract
Question 40: The word “it” refers to_______
	A. a plant 	B. a blossom	C. an insect	D. a signal
Question 41: The word “hue” is closet in meaning to_______
	A. smell	B. shape	C. texture	D. color
Question 42: Which of the following describes the sequence of color changes that lantana blossom undergo?
	A. Red to purple	B. Yellow to orange to red
	C. Red to yellow to white	D. White to red
Question 43: The word “triggering” is closest in meaning to_________
	A. maintaining	B. renewing 	C. activating	D. limiting
Question 44: The passage implies that insects would be most attracted to lantana blossoms_______
	A. on the first day that they bloom 	B. after they produce anthromyacin
	C. when they turn orange 	D. on the third day that they bloom
Question 45: The word “haphazard” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
	A. Fortunate	B. Expected	C. Dangerous	D. Random
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is correct and closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: All the guests enjoyed themselves at the party apart from George.
	A. George didn’t enjoy the party as much as other guests did.
	B. George was the only one guest who thought that the party was enjoyable.
	C. George was the only one guest who didn’t enjoy himself at the party.
	D. George, unlike the other guests, had an enjoyable time at the party.
Question 47: It was Jane who came up with the idea for the sales promotion.
	A. Jane was completely obsessed with the sales promotion.
	B. Jane was the brain behind the sales promotion.
	C. Sales increased as a result of Jane’s effort.
	D. No one except Jane liked the idea for the sales promotion.
Question 48: My grandfather started collecting stamps when he was 65.
	A. My grandfather took up stamps collecting when he was 65.
	B. My grandfather took off stamps collecting when he was 65.
	C. My grandfather took away stamps collecting when he was 65.
	D. My grandfather took in stamps collecting when he was 65.
Question 49: We didn’t get home until it was almost dark.
	A. It was almost dark, which prevented us from getting home.
	B. We decided to go home when it grew dark.
	C. Since it was almost dark, we decided not to go home.
	D. It was almost dark when we got home.
Question 50: Peter woke up early because he didn’t want to miss his flight.
	A. Peter woke up early so that he wouldn’t miss his flight.
	B. If Peter had woken up early, he wouldn’t have missed his flight.
	C. Waking up early, Peter didn’t miss his flight.
	D. As Peter woke up early, he was unlikely to miss his flight.
Đáp án
1-D
2-B
3-A
4-C
5-D
6-C
7-A
8-A
9-B
10-B
32-B
33-B
34-A
35-A
36-C
37-A
38-A
39-D
40-C
41-D
42-B
43-C
44-A
45-D
46-C
47-B
48-A
49-D
50-A
LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
Từ "absurd" trong đoạn văn là gần nhất trong ý nghĩa với
A. Vô lý          B. thường xuyên                     C. Bình thường           D. Thú vị
Absurd~ ridiculous: vô lý, nực cười
Today, this phrase is used to indicate extremely rare events, the absurd, or things that never happen.
Ngày nay, cụm từ này được sử dụng để chỉ ra các sự kiện cực kỳ hiếm, vô lý, hoặc những thứ mà không bao giờ xảy ra
Question 36: Đáp án C
Theo đoạn văn, Câu nào sau đây là không đúng?
A. Ý nghĩa của "trăng xanh" đã thay đổi trong những năm qua.
B. lịch La Mã đã được phát minh bởi Julius Caesar và Augustus Caesar
C. cụm từ "once in a blue moon" có thể chỉ đến hai người ăn tối cùng nhau
D. lịch Roman vẫn đang được sử dụng ngày nay.
A, B, D đều có trong bài:
- Over time, the meaning of the phrase changed from something that seldom happens. Today, this phrase is used to indicate extremely rare events, the absurd, or things that never happen.
- Although still used today, this calendar was devised by Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar over 2000 years ago. (B và D)
Chỉ có C là không được nhắc đến
Question 37: Đáp án A
Điều nào sau đây có thể được suy ra từ đoạn văn?
A. cụm từ "blue moon" đề cập đến tần số của sự kiện
B. lịch Roman phù hợp với chu kỳ tự nhiên của mặt trăng.
C. Việc sử dụng "blue moon" không hề thay đổi.
D. Hai mặt trăng thường xảy ra trong vòng một tháng.
Thông tin ở những câu của đoạn cuối:
A “blue moon” is an uncommon event. And it rare occurrence of a eventually led to the usage of the phrase “once in a blue moon”. This phrase was commonly used to indicate an event that could never happen.
“Blue moon” chỉ những sự kiện vô cùng hiếm gặp => chỉ tần suất của sự kiệ
Question 38: Đáp án A
Đoạn đầu tiên của đoạn văn ngụ ý rằng côn trùng có lợi từ hệ thống thông tin liên lạc mã màu vì _______
A. chúng có thể thu thập phấn hoa hiệu quả.
B. màu sắc ẩn chúng khỏi các kẻ thù.
C. màu sắc tươi sáng thu hút giống cái
D. loài côn trùng khác không thể hiểu được mã.
Thông tin ở những câu của đoạn 1:
- Through color cues, the plant signals to the insect that it would be better off visiting one flower on its bush than another.
- That nectar-rich flower also happens to be fertile and ready to disperse its pollen or to receive pollen the insect has picked up from another flower.
Question 39: Đáp án D
Từ "woo" là gần nhất trong ý nghĩa với _______
A. dọa             B. bẫy C. lừa dối        D. thu hút
Woo ~ attract: thu hút
Many flowering plants woo insect pollinators and gently direct them to their most fertile blossoms by changing the color of individual flowers from day to day.
Nhiều cây hoa thu hút côn trùng thụ phấn và nhẹ nhàng dẫnchúng tới những bông hoa màu mỡ nhất của mình bằng cách thay đổi màu sắc của hoa từ ngày này sang ngày khác
Question 40: Đáp án C
Từ "nó" đề cập đến _______
A. một cây                  B. một hoa                  C. một côn trùng                     D. một tín hiệu
Từ “it” thay thế cho an insect trong vế phía trước:
Through color cues, the plant signals to the insect that it would be better off visiting one flower on its bush than another
Question 41: Đáp án D
Từ "hue" là gần nhất trong ý nghĩa với _______
A. mùi             B. hình dạng   C. cấu trúc       D. màu
Hue ~ color: màu sắc
The particular hue tells the pollinator that the flower is full of far more pollen than are neighboring blooms.
màu sắc riêng cho biết loài thụ phấn mà hoa có đầy đủ phấn hoa nhiều hơn so với những bông hoa lân cận.
Question 42: Đáp án B
Điều nào sau đây mô tả trình tự của thay đổi màu sắc mà hoa lantana trải qua?
A. đỏ đến tím              B. vàng đến cam đến đỏ
C. đỏ sang vàng sang trắng                 D. Trắng đến đỏ
Thông tin ở đoạn 2 của bài:
For example, on the lantana plant, a flower starts out on the first day as yellow, when it is rich with pollen and nectar. Influenced by an as-yet-unidentified environmental signal, the flower changes color by triggering the production of the pigment anthromyacin. It turns orange on the second day and red on the third.
=> Ngày đầu tiên màu vàng, ngày thứ 2 màu cam, ngày thứ 3 màu đỏ
Question 43: Đáp án C
Từ "triggering" là gần nhất trong ý nghĩa với _________
A. duy trì                    B. đổi mới                   C. kích hoạt                 D. hạn chế
Triggering ~ activating: kích hoạt, gây ra
the flower changes color by triggering the production of the pigment anthromyacin.
hoa thay đổi màu sắc bằng cách kích hoạt sản xuất sắc tố anthromyacin.
Question 44: Đáp án A
Đoạn văn ngụ ý rằng côn trùng sẽ bị thu hút nhất đối với những bông hoa lantana _______
A. vào ngày đầu tiên mà chúng nở     B. sau khi chúng tạo ra anthromyacin
C. khi chúng chuyển sang màu cam    D. vào ngày thứ ba mà chúng nở
Thông tin ở đoạn 2:
- it was discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times more than would be expected from haphazard visitation. (côn trùng bị thu hút bởi những bông hoa vàng hơn ít nhất 100 lần)
- For example, on the lantana plant, a flower starts out on the first day as yellow ( hoa lantana màu vàng trong ngày đầu tiên nở)
=> Côn trùng bị thu hút nhất đối với hoa lantana trong ngày đầu tiên mà chúng nở
Question 45: Đáp án D
Từ " haphazard" là gần nhất trong ý nghĩa với từ nào sau đây?
A. may mắn     B. kỳ vọng                  C. Nguy hiểm  D. ngẫu nhiên
Haphazard ~ random: lộn xộn, ngẫu nhiên
it was discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times more than would be expected from haphazard visitation.
nó đã được phát hiện ra rằng các loài côn trùng đã ghé thăm những bông hoa màu vàng hơn ít nhất 100 lần so với dự đoán các cuộc ghé thăm ngẫu nhiên
Question 46: Đáp án C
All the guests enjoyed themselves at the party apart from George.
Tất cả khách đều cảm thấy vui thích ở bữa tiệc ngoại trừ George.
= C. George was the only one guest who didn’t enjoy himself at the party.
George là khách duy nhất không vui thích ở bữa tiệc
A. George không thích bữa tiệc như các khách khác
B. George là khách duy nhất nghĩ bữa tiệc đáng vui thích
D. George, không như các khách khác, có khoảng thời gian vui vẻ tại bữa tiệc
Question 47: Đáp án B
It was Jane who came up with the idea for the sales promotion.
Đó là Jane người đã đưa ra ý tưởng cho việc thúc đẩy bán hàng.
= B. Jane was the brain behind the sales promotion.
Jane là bộ não đằng sau việc thúc đẩy bán hàng
A. Jane hoàn toàn bị ám ảnh với việc thúc đẩy bán hàng
C. Bán hàng tăng là thành quả của sự cố gắng của Jane
D. Không ai ngoài Jane thích