Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia lần I môn Tiếng Anh - Mã đề thi 174 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THPT Lương Ngọc Quyến

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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG LẦN I NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 
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Mã đề thi 174
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Question 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall _______.
A. off	B. through	C. out	D. back
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 2 to 9
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frames of an object, each slightly different than the preceding frame. In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator. 
 In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequence of pictures. 
These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that define the objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space. The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information. Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism involves computer techniques for three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures. 
 High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single frame. It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen. 
 A camera can be used to film directly from the computer's display screen, but for the highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used. The computer computes the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process is completed, it is repeated for the next frame. When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed. If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded. This approach can be very expensive and time consuming. Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images.
Question 2: What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The role of the artist	B. The high cost
C. The equipment needed	D. The production process
Question 3: According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the___________
A. entire sequence of frames	B. middle frames
C. last frame	D. first frame
Question 4: The word "they" in the second paragraph refers to___________
A. formulas	B. objects	C. numbers	D. databases
Question 5: According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to___
A. add color to the images	B. expose several frames at the same time
C. create new frames	D. store individual images
Question 6: According to the passage, the positions and colours of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by______________
A. using computer calculations
B. drawing several versions
C. analyzing the sequence from different angles
D. enlarging one frame at a lime
Question 7: The word "captures" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to____________
A. separates	B. registers	C. describes	D. numbers
Question 8: According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings.
B. They hand-draw successive frames.
C. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
D. They calculate high-resolution images.
Question 9: Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed.
B. Computers have reduced the costs of animation.
C. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills.
D. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings.
Question 10: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Blood_______ are needed urgently, as the national blood bank reserves are getting low.
A. offers	B. gives	C. volunteers	D. donors
Question 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
According to _______ surveys, the majority of Britons are in favour of the monarchy
A. most	B. the most of	C. most of	D. the most
Question 12: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. 
 A B C D
Question 13: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
After more than 1,500 years, Athens ________ for the site of the first modern Olympics.
A. chose	B. chosen	C. was chosen	D. were chosen
Question 14: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
A: Do you like eating fish ? 
B: _______ .
A. I enioy fishing	B. I don't have any.
C. Yes, it's my favourite.	D. Like this
Question 15: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
________ in space, a rocket has to be powerful enough to break out of the pull of 
the Earth's gravity.
A. To travel	B. It is travel	C. That travel	D. Travel
Question 16: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
People said that he would _____a bad end. They were right. He went to prison and died there.
A. come round	B. come through	C. come into	D. come to
Question 17: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
George wouldn't have met Mary________ to his brother's graduation party.
A. hadn't he gone	B. had he not gone
C. if he has not gone	D. if he should not have gone
Question 18: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A. walked	B. missed	C. jumped	D. involved
Question 19: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Jim usually looks happy, but today he has a long _______.He must have had a quarrel 
with his best friend.
A. face	B. chin	C. nose	D. expression.
Question 20: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
Vietnam exports a lot of rice is grown mainly in the south of the country. 
 A B C D
Question 21: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
She has just bought ___________.
A. an impressive French wood reddish coffee table
B. an impressive reddish French wood coffee table
C. a reddish impressive wood French coffee table
D. an impressive French reddish wood table coffee
Question 22: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
In the eighteenth century, ________ not many women who had access to formal education in the colonies.
A. were there	B. it was	C. were	D. there were
Question 23: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
Today was such beautiful day that I couldn't bring myself to complete all my chores. 
 A B C D
Question 24: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
It is necessary that a life-guard __________ the summing pool while the children are taking their swimming lessons.
A. monitored	B. monitors	C. monitor	D. monitoring
Question 25: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
I don't think Peter will come with us, _______?
A. do I	B. will he	C. don't I	D. won't he
Question 26: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
Many California mining towns prospered until the gold ran out and prospectors moved on to new areas, leaving boom towns to become ghost towns.
A. thrived	B. assembled	C. declined	D. employed
Question 27: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A. players	B. rejects	C. confides	D. always
Question 28: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
The breadfruit does well in hot and humid climates.
A. arid	B. watery	C. soaked	D. moist
Question 29: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
A. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
B. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
C. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
D. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
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 30 to 36
Studies about how students use their time might shed light on whether they face increased academic and financial pressures compared with earlier eras. 
Based on data about how students are spending time, academic or financial pressures don't seem to be greater now than a generation ago. 
The data show that full-time students in all types of colleges study much less now than they did a generation ago - a full 10 hours a week less. Students are also receiving significantly higher grades. So it appears that academic pressures are, in fact, considerably lower than they used to be. 
The time-use data don't suggest that students feel greater financial pressures, either. When the time savings and lower opportunity costs are factored in, college appears less expensive for most students than it was in the 1960s. And though there are now full-time students working to pay while in college, they study less even when paid work choices are held constantly. 
In other words, full-time students do not appear to be studying less in order to work more. They appear to be studying less and spending the extra time on leisure activities or fun. It seems hard to imagine that students feeling increased financial pressures would respond by taking more leisure. 
Based on how students are spending their time then, it doesn't look as though academic or financial pressures are greater now than a generation ago. The time-use data don't speak directly to social pressures, and it may well be that these have become more intense lately. 
In one recent set of data, students reported spending more than 23 hours per week either socializing with friends or playing on the computer for fun. Social activities, in person or on computer, would seem to have become the major focus of campus life. It is hard to tell what kinds of pressures would be associated with this change.
Question 30: The study's conclusion that students' workload now is not greater than before is based on_________.
A. what students achieve with greater load	B. what college demands from students
C. how students work through college	D. how students spend their time
Question 31: Research studies have shown that pressures put on students nowadays are __________.
A. not greater than the past	B. getting ever greater
C. much greater than the past	D. more diversified
Question 32: Students get higher grades as__________.
A. students study much harder	B. academic workload appears more attractive
C. academic workload appears less demanding	D. college's facilities are much better
Question 33: According to the author, the fact that students have more time for leisure is a proof that_____.
A. financial pressure on students is not a problem
B. academic work disinterests them
C. they are active with extra-curricular activities
D. they cannot find extra jobs
Question 34: All factors considered, college now seems___________ .
A. more costly	B. ever more expensive
C. much more expensive	D. less expensive
Question 35: According to the author, the fact that more full-time students are working for pay________.
A. does not change students' campus life
B. indicates that students are academically pressured
C. is not an indication of pressures
D. shows that students are financially pressured
Question 36: The word "focus" in the last paragraph can be replaced with__________.
A. biggest importance	B. primary theme	C. headline	D. central activity
Question 37: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potentially dangerous diseases.
A. common	B. popular	C. scattered	D. stretched
Question 38: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
 -A: I am going to school tomorrow. 
- B: _________
A. Me too, I love the weekend	B. Yes, you can
C. Yes, so am I	D. I don't like school either.
Question 39: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
C. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
D. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
Question 40: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the museum for a year.	B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
C. My going to the museum lasted a year.	D. At last I went to the museum after a year.
Question 41: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
The train came suddenly to a stop. Some passengers were injured because of that.
A. Coming suddenly to a stop, some passengers were injured.
B. Coming suddenly to a stop, the train made some passengers injured.
C. Suddenly stopping running, some passengers were injured.
D. Suddenly stopped, some passengers injured themselves.
Question 42: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
Alice registered for the course. Soon then she received the scholarship.
A. No sooner had Alice registered for the course than she received the scholarship.
B. Registering for the course helped Alice receive the scholarship.
C. Alice registered for the course soon after receiving the scholarship.
D. Rather than receive the scholarship, Alice registered for the course.
Read the following passage and mark 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 from 43 to 47
WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT?
	Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (43)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. 
	Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (44) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (45)_______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. 
	Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (46) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (47) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
Question 43: A. where	B. which	C. when	D. what
Question 44: A. complete	B. find	C. compete	D. exist
Question 45: A. accidentally	B. suddenly	C. quickly	D. slowly
Question 46: A. same	B. similar	C. different	D. various
Question 47: A. has been	B. have been	C. will be	D. are
Question 48: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A. defend	B. bamboo	C. water	D. eject
Question 49: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question.
A. sociable	B. opponent	C. habitat	D. vacancy
Question 50: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
After the Ice Age many species of animals died out.
A. froze	B. receded
C. became extinct	D. became extinguished
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