HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐH SƯ PHẠM ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 NĂM 2016 Thời gian làm bài 180 phút (Đề này có 14 trang, gồm 125 câu)[.]
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐH SƯ PHẠM
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
KHỐI 10 NĂM 2016
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Đề này có 14 trang, gồm 125 câu)
PART A LISTENING (40 points)
Section 1 (10 points)
You will hear an interview with David McKinley, who recently opened “The Adventure Centre”, an adventure sports center in Scotland For questions 1- 5, choose the correct
answer (A, B, C or D)
1 David was first inspired to set up “The Adventure Center” when
A he was working as a TV cameraman
B he was employed as a fitness instructor
C he was approached by an architect with the idea
D he analyzed the potential profitability of the project
2 David left the film industry because he found it too
3 When asked to sum himself up, David describes himself as
A impulsive by nature B over- critical of others
C prone to making mistakes D lacking a natural business instinct
4 David says that the most memorable period of his career involved
A working on his own B shooting a particular film
C watching something being built D establishing his commercial reputation
5 What does David think he will have difficulty with in the future?
A retaining existing club members
B educating people about their health
C competing with other health and leisure clubs
D encouraging more interest in adventure sports
Trang 2Section 2 (10 points)
You will hear a conversation between Paul and his friends about Paul’s presentation on art
For questions 6-10, decide whether these following statements are True (T) or False (F).
6 Before giving his presentation, Paul is worried about organizing the projection equipment
7 Paul’s friends advise not him not to speak too quickly in the presentation
8 Paul likes the idea of the timeline because it will save some time
9 Paul is going to show famous works of art to make people think about what counts as art
10 Paul wants his presentation to change personal opinions
Section 3 (20 points)
You will a lecture on the importance of laughter For questions 11-20, complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
LAUGHTER
The nature of laughter
Laughter is a (11) process- involves movement and sound
It is controlled by our (12) _
Reasons for laughter
Only 10 % of laughter is caused by jokes/ funny stories
May have begun as sign of (13) after a dangerous situation
Nowadays, may help to develop (14) _within a group
Connected to (15) (e.g use of humor by politicians or bosses)
May be related to male/ female differences (e.g women laugh more at male speakers)
May be used in a (16) _ way to keep someone out of a group
Benefits of laughter
Safe method for the (17) of emotions such as anger and sadness
Provides good aerobic exercise
Leads to drop in levels of stress- related (18) _
Improves the (19) _
Can stop (20) _and improve sleep
PART B LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points)
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Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
21 Aid agencies are still _the situation
22 He believed that promotion should be awarded on , not on length of service
23 When you use the Internet, you have so much information at your _
24 Jake’s completely round the _, isn’t he?
25 The police detective had been in _of the suspect for two days
26 From the expression on his mother’s face, Roy realized that he wouldn’t
be able to persuade her
27 In the summertime, tomatoes are _available, since it is the best season for
them to mature in
28 Every year, the day before they are due to leave, Margot runs from store to store trying to
with all the shopping for the vacation
29 After you have the costume you like best, it’ll take a week to get it done
30 They are unlikely to find any new evidence because so much time has
since the crime
31 The _against your having that kind of accident are about 500 to 1
32 The police are going to take a much tougher _ towards crimes lie burglary
Trang 433 In order to cut , the company will no longer allow employees to claim for
first- class travel on their expenses
34 Tony seemed remarkably devoid of _sense and did the most ridiculous things
35 A young tourist has been declared after he got lost in the mountains last Monday
36 I am in a _as how to use this CD Rom
37 I hope this headache soon
38 It is important to _your qualifications to use
39 It cannot be denied that fireworks are a serious fire _
40 My parents always had a happily _attitude to my staying out late in the evening
A cold- blooded B long- suffering
C easy- going D thick- skinned
Exercise 2 (10 points)
The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right
Crime preventing is as crucial in the workplace as it is in the home
or neighborhood Reducing crime is as much a part of good
management as prompt delivery, good staff relations, and other
acceptable management functions Losses from shops through
shoplifting are extremely high and ultimately, those losses are
payment for by all of us in high prices There are many
opportunities for shopkeepers themselves to reduce shoplifting As
with all types of criminal, prevention is better than cure The best
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potential shoplifters There are also many secure devices now
available Video camera surveillance is a popular system, even with
quite small retailers In clothes shopping, magnetic tag marking
systems that set off an alarm if they are taken out of the shop have
proved their worthless However, there are many simpler measures
that retailers should consider Better lighting and ceiling- hung
mirrors can help staff to watch all parts of display area Similarly,
simply arrangement shelves and display units to allow clear fields of
visible is a good deterrent
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50 Exercise 3 (10 points)
Fill in the each blank with an appropriate preposition.
51 I am very wary riding that horse; it’s been known to shy at traffic.
52 The schoolboy winced _ the sight of the cane in the headmaster’s hand
53 She yearns a relaxing holiday in the sun
54 You won’t solve your problems by wallowing _ self - pity
55 The student wrestled _ the difficult mathematics problem
56 Wind and rain have whittled away _ the old stone wall for the past three centuries.
57 Ray winked _ us to show that he wasn’t being serious
58 After six months in the countryside, Alan has a yen _ the bright lights of the city
59 The woman yelled the boys when they ran through her garden
60 She tried not to yield temptation and have another piece of cake
Exercise 4 (20 points)
Give the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space
Although still a relative (61 COME) to the world of high -performance sports cars, General Autos has (62 GO) quite a transformation since their first effort, the Xtreme, attracted such (63 FAVOUR) comment
in the motoring press, which led to disappointing sales Their latest effort, the XR 1200
(64.CONVERT) _ went into, (65 PRODUCE) last
month, and I had the chance to test - drive one To say that the XR 1200 is better than the
Trang 6Xtreme is a huge (66 STATE) _ Not only is it much better, it represents a (67 REVOLT) new approach to this class of car From the seats to the angle of the steering wheel, everything on this car is (68 ADJUST) , meaning
that you can set the car up to fit you perfectly The engine, too, is easy to set up for
maximum efficiency, with the help of powerful dual (69 PROCESS) _ that
monitor performance 1,000 times a second Even the bodywork incorporates state of the
-art ideas, with a new durable material that should mean that your XR 1200 (70 LAST)
_ almost anything else on the road
PART C READING (60 points)
Exercise 1 (15 points)
Read the following text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space
Interpreting the feeling of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we
(71) as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the (72) _ words they say Facial (73) and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (74) _ to something, and it may well be that unconsciously (75) _ views that we are trying to hide The art of being tactful lies in (76) _ these signals,
realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in
any way For example, we may understand that they are (77) _ reluctant to
answer our question, and so we stop pressing them Body movements in general way also
(78) _ feelings, and interviewers often (79) _ particular attention
to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down However, it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know
relates to the candidate’s character (80) , and psychological stability This raises the (81) question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (82)
_ results For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an
objectionable (83) _ into their private lives Quite (84) from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (85) _ employee
or a valued colleague
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76 A taking down B putting across C picking up D going over
83 A invasion B intrusion C infringement D interference
85 A pedantic B particular
C laborious D conscientious
Exercise 2 (15 points)
Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word
I have always kept a sharp eye (86) _developments in building, so when it
was time to plan my own home, I was determined to build the home of the future It wasn’t
easy There are many rules and regulations everywhere that seem to block (87) _ way and, to (88) matters worse, not everyone agrees on the best way to go about
it It certainly gave me a window (89) the world of architecture to hear my
architect explain the problems he knew we were going to face Perhaps I was crazy (that’s a
(90) of opinion!), but I knew what I wanted It had to look great, but (91) the surface I wanted it to be high - tech and environmentally friendly I did a lot of research, and that certainly smoothed the (92) for what was to come.
I did some of physical work myself, putting up walls and bending things (93) shape, and I’d like to erect a monument (94) the person who invented solar -power heating In the end, my architect’s predictions of doom (95) no
foundation and it all took just eight months
Trang 8Exercise 3 (10 points)
Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the questions.
In many developing countries, literacy skills are under siege This is true even in societies where access to primary education is universal and governments invest heavily in education New Zealand, for example, was leading the world in literacy rates in 1970, but tumbled to thirteenth place in 2001 and then again to twenty- fourth just a few years later Test scores in the USA also slumped 10 per cent during the 1990s despite the country riding
an economic boom for much of the decade In some cases, these statistics reverse the trends there were in motion for over a century and a half The steady, gradual expansion of literacy across social groups and classes was one of the greatest successes of the period of industrialization that began in the mid- 1850s
This reversal of fortunes has led to widespread contention over the pedagogy of
teaching literacy What was once a dry and technical affair - the esoteric business of
linguists and policy analysts - rapidly escalated into a series of skirmishes that were played out in high- visibility forums: Newspapers ran special features, columns, and letters to the editor on the literacy crisis; politicians successfully ran their national campaigns on improving reading test scores; and parents had their say by joining Parent- Teacher Associations (PTAs) and lobby groups
The arguments around reading pooled into two different classroom methodologies: constructivism and behaviorism The constructivist methodology grew from a holistic conception of knowledge creation that understood reading and writing to be innate, humanistic, and interpretative practices that suffered when they were spliced and formalized within rigid doctrines, strict rules, and universal skill- sets Constructivists associate words with meanings; each word might be thought of as a Chinese ideogram Students are encouraged to learn individual words and skip over and guess words they do not understand,
or learn to interpret those words by situating them within the lexical infrastructure of the sentence and the story’s wider narrative These practices materialize as learning processes centered on guided group reading and independent reading of high- quality, culturally diverse literature or textual composition that emphasizes pupils conveying their own thoughts and feelings for real purposes such as letters for pen pals or journal entries
Trang 9Behaviorism sees the pedagogical process in a less dialectical fashion- words are initially taught not lexically, as vehicles to convey meaning, but rather sub- lexically, as a combination of features that can be separated and learned in a schematic process The behaviorist approach does not focus on words at all in the early stages of learning Rather, it
is centered on a universally applicable method of teaching students to isolate graphemes and phonemes with the intention that students will eventually lean to synthesize these individual parts and make sense of spoken words textually In this way, individual components are not equated with the strokes of a brush on a Chinese ideogram, but rather as the focal pieces of interpretation - as in, for example, learning to read musical notation or Morse Code Because
of its emphasis on universal rules, behaviorism is much more conductive to formal examination and the consolidation of results across regions and countries The ability to master language is to considered to rest in the acquisition of a set of skills that exist independently of individuals Classroom learning is, therefore, based upon the transmission
of knowledge from tutors to students, rather than seen as an internalized process that erupts within the students themselves
So, who comes out on top? It is not easy to say Champions of behaviorism have claimed victory because constructivists learning took over in the late 1800s, just before the test scores on literacy began sinking across the West Constructivist, however, can make the valid claim that the behaviorist approach has a heavy methodological bias towards testing and examination, and that test results do not represent the ability of individuals to use and interpret language freely and creatively Furthermore, different socio- economic groups respond in different ways to each method Those from wealthier families tend to do well regardless of the method, but thrive on the constructivist approach implemented in the 1900s Children from poorer families, however, are better served by behaviorism These outcomes have ramped up levels of socio- economic- based educational disparities in educational systems that have pushed the constructivist methods
It is unlikely that either constructivism or behaviorism will be permanently sidelined from curricula in the near future Most teachers will find it easier to incorporate aspects of
each approach Constructivism may ultimately hold the triumph card because of its proven
success with pupils who come from families where they are introduced to reading and
Trang 10writing in various forms from a young age - this process of “living and learning” and immersing oneself in language is a sound principle In a world rife with social inequities, households with illiterate parents and a scarcity of funding for education, however, the behaviorist approach may have the upper hand in teaching children to access the basic skills
of literacy skills quickly and efficiently, even if some linguistic creativity is crushed in the process
96 Which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned with?
A The rise and fall of literacy in countries around the world
B Reasons why language teaching has been on firm ground
C Main features of two languages teaching approaches
D Best classroom methodologies in literacy approaches
97 Which describes one attitude towards a teaching method mentioned in the text?
A Too many rules and regulations can hinder natural knowledge mastery
B Dependence on learning assistants is no longer praiseworthy now
C Understanding deserves much more emphasis that putting knowledge to use
D Universal rules must be appreciated if individual interpretation of ideas is to be achieved
98 By “was once a dry and technical affair”, the writer means that _
A Literacy education was less flexible and cultural than it is
B There was one time when language teaching was very technological
C Nobody but linguists and politicians found literacy was a matter of interest
D Literacy teaching methods used to be entitle to specialists only
99 Which is one feature of constructivism?
A People are naturally inclined to develop language abilities
B Students learn best by working on their own
C It is vital that a disciplined and regulated approach is used
D Everyone learns to read and write in a similar manner
100 Which is one feature of behaviorism?
A There is hardly a common set of conventions
B Meaning is created by connecting word fragments
C Linguistic capacities are built into people