Đề thi thử Đại học Tiếng Anh Khối D năm 2011 - Mã đề 242 - Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Nam

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
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Mã đề: 242
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 I.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10
	 PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS
Good press photographers must have an 'eye' for news, just as journalists must have a 'nose' for a good story. They must be able to interpret a story and decide rapidly how they can take (1)_______ of the best opportunities to take pictures. The most difficult part of a press photographer's job is that he or she has to be able to (2)_______ a complicated situation with just one photograph. They rarely have second (3)_______ and must be able to take the required (4)_______ very quickly. Indeed, speed is essential- if the photographs are not ready for the printing deadline, they are unlikely to be of any (5)_______
	Most press photographers begin work with a local newspaper. There, the (6)_______ is mostly for material of regional interest. Photographers may be expected to photograph a lot of unexciting events but to (7)_______ the enthusiasm to put 'something special' into every picture.
	There is (8)_______ competition among those who want to move from local to national newspapers. Here , the work is much more centered on news. The photographer must work (9)_______ greater pressure and (10)_______ more responsibility.
 Question 1. A.advantage	B.benefit	C.gain	D. profit	
 Question 2. A.sum up	B.turn out	C.put out	D.draw up	
 Question 3. A.moments	B.possibilities	C.chances	D.occasions	
 Question 4. A.illustration	B.shot 	C.image 	D.scene	
 Question 5. A.use	B.role 	C.employment 	D.gain	
 Question 6. A.obligation	B.task	C.duty	D.demand	
 Question 7. A.hold on	B.keep up	C.stay up	D.carry on	 Question 8. A.strict	B.forceful	C.firm	D.strong
 Question 9. A.through	B.by	C.from	D.under
 Question 10. A.fetch	B.take 	C.support	D.perform	
II.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
 Question 11. Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying 
 A B C 
merchandise on the internet.
 D
Question 12. Most of the European immigrants to the United States settled in cities 
 A
because they had neither the means nor did they desire to settle in rural areas.
 B C D
 Question 13. The word "scuba" is actually an acronym that comes of the words "self-
 A B C D
contained underwater breathing apparatus".
 Question 14. Because of their color and shape, seahorses blend so well with the seaweed 
 A B
in which they live that it is almost impossible to see themselves.
 C D
 Question 15. Usually the climate in mountainous areas becomes much windy at higher 
 A B C D
altitudes.
III.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 16 to 24
In the history of technology, computers and calculators were innovative developments. They are essentially different from all other machines because they have a memory. This memory stores instructions and information. In a calculator, the instructions are the various functions of arithmetic, which are permanently remembered by the machine and cannot be altered or added to. The information consists of the numbers keyed in.
An electronic pocket calculator can perform almost instant arithmetic. A calculator requires an input unit to feed in numbers, a processing unit to make the calculation, a memory unit, and an output unit to display the result. The calculator is powered by a small battery or by a panel of solar cells. Inside is a microchip that contains the memory and processing units and also controls the input unit, which is the keyboard, and the output unit, which is the display.
The input unit has keys for numbers and operations. Beneath the key is a printed circuit board containing a set of contacts for each key. Pressing a key closes the contacts and sends a signal along a pair of lines in the circuit board to the processing unit, in which the binary code for that key is stored in the memory. The processing unit also sends the code to the display. Each key is connected by a different pair of lines to the processing unit, which repeatedly checks the lines to find out when a pair is linked by a key.
The memory unit stores the arithmetic instructions for the processing unit and holds the temporary results that occur during calculation. Storage cells in the memory unit hold the binary codes for the keys that have been pressed. The number codes, together with the operation code for the plus key, are held in temporary cells until the processing unit requires them.
 When the equals key is pressed, it sends a signal to the processing unit. This takes the operation code-for example, addition-and the two numbers being held in the memory unit and performs the operation on the two numbers. A full adder does the addition, and the result goes to the decoder in the calculator's microchip. This code is then sent to the liquid crystal display unit, which shows the result, or output, of the calculation.
 Question 16. What is the main purpose of the passage?
	A.To summarize the history of technology
	B.To explain how a calculator works
	C.To compare computers and calculators with other machines
	D.To discuss innovative developments in technology
 Question 17. What can be inferred about machines that are not calculators or computers?
	A.They are older than computers.	
	B.They are less expensive than computers.
	C.They can not store information in a memory.	
	D.They have simple memory and processing units.
 Question 18. In what part of the calculator are the processing and memory units?
	A.The output unit	B.The solar cells	C.The microchip	D.The battery
Question 19. According to the passage, one function of the memory unit is
	A.to store temporary results during calculation	
	B.to control the keyboard
	C.to send codes to the display unit	
	D.to alter basic arithmetic instructions
 Question 20. The word "innovative" in line 1 could best be replaced by
	A.revolutionary	B.important	C.recent	D.complicated
 Question 21. The word "This" in line 25 refers to
	A.the processing unit	B.the equals key	C.the memory unit	D.the plus key
 Question 22. Which of the following could NOT be said about calculators?
	A.The calculator's "thinking" takes place in the processing and memory units.
	B.Calculators and computers are similar.
	C.Pressing a key activates a calculator.
	D.Calculators require a lot of instructions to operate quickly.
 Question 23. Where in the passage does the author list all of the parts of a calculator?
	A.Paragraph 5	B.Paragraph 4	C.Paragraph 3	D.Paragraph 2
 Question 24. The word "contacts" in line 15 is closest in meaning to
	A.commands	B.codes	C.connections	D.locations
IV. Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
 Question 25. I cannot understand how you put  these depressing surroundings.
	A.forward	B.up with	C.out	D.down
 Question 26. While the proctors were delivering the test paper, the .felt very nervous.
	A.examiners 	B.candidates	C.competitors	D.interviewers 
 Question 27. Are these street maps free? -Yes, .
	A.help yourself	B.take	C.please	D.serve yourself
 Question 28. Help me, ..?
	A.will you	B.do you	C.won't you	D.don't you
 Question 29. Everyone thought she would accept the offer . ., she turned it down.
	A.Moreover	B.However	C.So	D.Therefore
 Question 30. It is sometimes a good idea to have a celebrity ..in an election campaign 
	A.involvement	B.involve 	C.to involve 	D.involved 	
 Question 31.  the price, they are prepared to pay.
	A.Whatever	B.Whoever	C.Whichever	D.However
 Question 32. The Himalaya Mountains are the 
	A.more extensive ranges of the world	B.ranges of the most extensive
	C.world's most extensive ranges	D.height of world extensive ranges
 Question 33. _ to send this document to my office by fax?
 _Certainly. What's the fax number?
	A.Could you help	B.Do you help	C.Must you help	D.Should you help
 Question 34 Tom: Hi, David. How was your holiday?
 Mary:......................
	A.I'm afraid.	B.Thank you. Goodbye.	C.It was great, thanks.	D.Yes, of course.
 Question 35. It is no use .. to school if you  to work hard.
	A.to go/do not ready	B.going/are not ready	C.go/are not ready	D.going/do not ready
 Question 36. - Mark wasn't there last night.
	 - No, .
	A.Neither I was .	B.I wasn't too.	C.I wasn't either.	D.Either was I.
 Question 37. My teacher asked me not to  mistakes again.
	A.put	B.make	C.do	D.create
 Question 38. Their walking-tour through the desert never came .
	A.off	B.out	C.on	D.round
 Question 39. We are late because we got stuck in  traffic jam.
	A.an	B.the	C.a	D.x
 Question 40. Our increasing use of chemicals in daily activities .. to environmental damage.
	A.causes	B.results	C.contributes	D.goes
 Question 41. They had never come  such a beautiful little village before.
	A.off	B.at	C.along	D.across
 Question 42. This house is  the others we've seen.
	A.farther more expensive than	B.further more expensive 
	C.far more expensive than	D.far most expensive
 Question 43. Tony is so .. that his friends tend to tell him all their problems.
	A.optimistic	B.collective	C.confidential	D.sympathetic
 Question 44. I'm sorry I didn't see my uncle yesterday. I wish 
	A.I didn't see him	B.I have seen him	C.I saw him	D.I had seen him
 Question 45. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful, .smile
	A.childlike 	B.childish 	C.childless	D.childhood	
 Question 46. Are you sure he will  ? We have been waiting for him for hours.
	A.turn out	B.turn off	C.turn up	D.turn down
 Question 47. I hope they this road by the time we come back next summer.
	A.will have repaired	B.have repaired	C.repaire	D.had repaired
 Question 48. Fiona decided not to .. the exam in September.
	A.make for	B.go in for	C.take on	D.get round to
 Question 49. The beauty of the garden is .by the roses
	A.enhanced 	B.enlightened 	C.entangled	D.enticed 
Question 50. Nobody seemed to be interested in the news. It was greeted with a lack of ..
	A.enthusiastically	B.enthusiastic	C.enthusiast	D.enthusiasm 
 Question 51. These two girls . that I can't tell them apart.
	A.are so alike	B.alike enough	C.are so like	D.are too alike
Question 52. A huge crowd . in the pouring rain to cheer the president.
	A.saw off	B.turned out	C.dropped in 	D.held up
 Question 53. Only after they send you an application, ..
	A.do you apply	B.you can apply	C.did you apply	D.can you apply
 Question 54. Peter: Shall we have a drink when you finish your class?
 Mandy: ..
	A.All right.	B.No, we don't.	C.You needn't do that.	D.You're welcome.
 Question 55. The car they recommended was petrol- saving. It was.
	A.economical	B.economic	C.economics	 D.economy	
V.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
 Question 56. With six children on her hands, she is extremely busy.
	A.Her six children's hands always make her busy.
	B.She is very busy because she always carries her six children.
	C.She is too busy to look after her six children.
	D. With six children to look after, she is extremely busy.
 Question 57. Don't blame him for your stupid mistakes.
	A.He was not to blame because you have made so many mistakes.
	B.It isn't his fault that you made stupid mistakes.
	C.He doesn't make mistakes so you are to blame.
	D.Don't let him blame for your stupid mistakes.
Question 58. You should not send money to us by post under any circumstances.
	A.Under any circumstances should you not send money to us by post.
	B.Under no circumstances should you send money to us by post.
	C.Under any circumstances should not you send money to us by post.
	D.Under no circumstances should you not send money to us by post.
Question 59. What a pity! He turned down my offer.
	A.If only he had not rejected my offer.	B.He pitifully turned down my offer.
	C.I was turned down my offer.	D.He wrongly rejected my offer.
Question 60. Much as I respect your point of view, I can't agree.
	A.Even though I respect your point of view, I can't agree.
	B.I can't agree because I respect your point of view.
	C.I can't agree with your point of view even if I respect you.
	D. I respect your point of view, so I can't agree.
Question 61. " I am sorry I gave you the wrong number," said Paul to Susan.
	A.Paul apologized Susan for having given her the wrong number.
	B.Paul apologized to Susan to have given her the wrong number.
	C.Paul apologized Susan for giving her the wrong number.
	D.Paul apologized to Susan for having given her the wrong number.
 Question 62. The children had never seen a more attractive toy.
	A.It was the most attractive toy the children had ever seen.
	B.It was a more attractive toy that the children had ever seen.
	C.All the toys the children had were not attractive.
	D.The children had never had any attractive toy.
 Question 63. Smoking has been made illegal in public places in some countries.
	A.In some countries, smokers have been illegal in public places.
	B.There has been a ban on smoking in public places in some countries.
	C.In some countries, smoking has been ban in public places.
	D.It has been made illegal whether to smoke or not in public places in some countries.
 Question 64. As far as I am concerned, you can do whatever you like.
	A.What you like is not as much as what I am concerned about.
	B.You can do what you like providing that it is not too far.
	C.I am concerned about what you like.
	D.In my opinion, you can do what you like.
 Question 65. But for his father's early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business.
	A.Richard didn't take over the family business because his father didn't retire.
	B.Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
	C.Richard's father didn't want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
	D.His father retired early, but he still ran the family business.
VI.Mark 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 each of the following questions.
 Question 66. A.adventurous B.university 	C.introduce	D.entertain
 Question 67. A.majestic	 B.cultural	C.tolerate	D.magnify
 Question 68. A.provide	 B.promise	C.preserve	D.prevent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.
 Question 69. A.bays	 B.says	C.days	 D.rays	
 Question 70. A.money	 B.dull	C.dune	D.funny
VII.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 71 to 80
 Tides are a natural phenomenon involving the alternating rise and fall in the large fluid bodies of the earth caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon. The combination of these two variable forces produces the complex recurrent cycle of the tides. Tides may occur in both oceans and seas, to a limited extent in large lakes, the atmosphere, and, to a very minute degree, in the earth itself. The period between succeeding tides varies as the result of many factors.
 The tide- generating force represents the difference between the centrifugal force produced by the revolution of the earth around the center- of- gravity of the earth- moon system and the gravitational attraction of the moon acting upon the earth's waters. Although the moon is only 238,852 miles from the earth, compared with the sun's much greater distance of 92,956,000 miles, the moon's closer distance outranks its much smaller mass, and thus the moon's tide-raising force is more than twice that of the sun.
 The effect of the tide- generating forces of the moon and sun acting along the earth's surface tends to cause a maximum accumulation of the waters of the oceans at two opposite positions on the earth's surface and to withdraw compensating amounts of water from all points 90 degrees away from these tidal bulges. As the earth rotates, a sequence of two high tides, separated by two low tides, is produced each day.
 Twice in each lunar month, when the sun, moon, and earth are directly aligned, with the moon between the earth and the sun ( at new moon ) or on the opposite side of the earth from the sun ( at full moon ), the sun and the moon exert their gravitational force in an additive fashion. Higher high tides and lower low tides are produced. These are called spring tides. At two positions 90 degrees in between, the gravitational forces of the moon and sun tend to counteract each other. These are called neap tides. 
 The actual range of tide in the waters of the open ocean may amount to only one or two feet. However, along the narrow channel of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, the difference between high and low tides may reach more than 43 feet under spring tide conditions. At New Orleans, the periodic rise and fall of the tide varies with the state of the Mississippi River, being about ten inches at low stage and zero at high. In every case, actual high or low tide can vary considerably from the average, due to weather conditions such as strong winds, abrupt barometric pressure changes, or prolonged periods of extreme high and low pressure.
 Question 71. The word " outranks" in line 11 is closest in meaning to
	A.multiplies B.overcomes 	C.neutralizes	D.reflects 
 Question 72. According to the passage, tides occur
	A.in the earth's gravity B.in the earth's atmosphere
	C.on the moon	D.in large rivers 
 Question 73. It can be concluded from lines 28-31 that
	A.low pressure causes lower tides	
	B.high and low tides remain stable throughout the year
	C.high tides can cause extreme weather conditions	
	D.changes in atmospheric pressure influence tides
Question 74. The word " bulges" in line 16 is closest in meaning to
	A.ridges B.basins 	C.pools	D.swellings
 Question 75. The phrase " these two variable forces" in line 3 refers to..
	A.high and low tides B.the alternating rise and fall
	C.oceans and seas	 D.the gravity of the moon and sun
 Question 76. What is the main purpose of paragraph 5?
	A.To explain the effect of weather on tides	
	B.To explain tide- generating forces
	C.To discuss the range of tide in the open ocean 
	D.To show examples of actual high and low tides
 Question 77. According to the passage, the moon
	A.is farther from the earth than the sun B.is full at least twice a month
	C.affects tides more than the sun	D.has more mass than the sun 
 Question 78. The word " recurrent " in line 3 is closest in meaning to
	A.interrupted B.resistant	C.repeated	D.simultaneous 
 Question 79. At full moon, the position of the earth is
	A.on the opposite side of the moon from the sun	
	B.determined by the sun
	C.between the moon and the sun 	
	D.on the opposite side of the sun from the moon 
 Question 80. The passage supports all of the following statements EXCEPT
	A.the distance between high and low tides varies throughout the year.
	B.tides occur in all of Earth's large bodies of water
	C.high tides occur everywhere on Earth at the same time
	D.tides are largely the result of the moon's gravity
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