Đề thi thử THPT QG môn Anh trường THPT Chuyên ĐHSP Hà Nội - lần 4 - năm 2017Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
Trang 1Đề thi thử THPT QG môn Anh trường THPT Chuyên ĐHSP Hà Nội - lần 4 - năm 2017
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 1 to 5.
Boots for Africa
Sheffield Football Club was (1) _ one-hundred-and-fifty years ago, and is the oldest inthe world As put of its anniversary celebrations, the club has joined forces with the world'slargest express transportation company, FedEx Express, in a charitable scheme known asBoots for Africa The (2) _ of the scheme is to send more than two thousand pairs ofused football boots to South Africa The boots will be given to young people living in remoterural areas who are interested in taking up the sport and setting up local teams
Sports organisations in Africa are giving their full support to the scheme which will helpmake the game more accessible to thousands of young people and could have a beneficialeffect on the country's performance in future World Cup championships
People in Sheffield are, (3) _, being asked to donate any football boots, astro boots orfootball trainers of any size to the scheme All the boots donated must be in good (4) _,complete with laces and studs Local businesses and schools who may be able to donate morethan one pair of boots can receive a special 'group donation pack' This pack contains postersand leaflets, which can be used to publicise the scheme, plus collection bags to encouragepeople to (5) _ a donation The club's website has further information about the scheme
Question 1: A invented B discovered C founded D originated
Question 3: A although B however C therefore D despite
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair or group of sentences in the following questions.
Question 6: We eventually caught a train It was one that stops at every station
A We eventually caught a train to stop at every station
B We eventually caught a train stops at every station.
C The train we eventually caught it was one that stops at every station.
D The train we eventually caught was one that stops at every station.
Question 7: I noticed that the door was open I decided to go in This turned out to be a
mistake.
Trang 2A Noticing the door was open I decided to go in turning out to be a mistake
B I noticed the door was open deciding to go in, which turned out to be a mistake.
C I noticed the door was open, decided to go in and turned out to be a mistake.
D Noticing the door was open, I decided to go in, which turned out to be a mistake.
Question 8: Some people wanted travel scholarships The end of the week was the deadline.
By then everyone had applied
A At the end of the week that is the deadline, everyone who wanted travel scholarships
applied for them
B By the end of the week, which was the deadline, everyone who wanted travel scholarships
had applied for them
C By the end of the week that was the deadline, everyone who wanted travel scholarships
had applied for them
D At the end of the week, the deadline, everyone wanting travel scholarships applied for
them
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 each of the following questions.
Question 9: When the body is stressed or frightened, adrenaline travels throughout all parts
of the body in the blood, keeping energy levels high
Question 10: The reporter’s weekly review on Hollywood stars and gossip was the
network’s most popular show
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
The Influence of Advertising on Pricing
Advertising makes an immense difference in the popularity of a product Studies have shownthat consumers usually pay more for advertised products than non-advertised products As aresult, the marketing and advertising industry is a multibillion-dollar-a-year business Localcommercials can cost as little as several hundred dollars to produce, while nationalcompanies have been known to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a singlecommercial Interestingly, the source for these expensive commercials is the consumers who
Trang 3view the advertisements from the comfort of their living rooms Companies influence theprices that consumers pay in two ways.
When consumers purchase any product, they are obviously paying for the cost of
manufacturing the product However, they are also paying for the advertising campaign
devised to convince consumers to buy the product The more costly the advertising campaign,the higher the price paid by consumers Companies are allowed to set these high pricesbecause consumers have shown that they will continue to pay them For instance, amultinational chain of coffee shops significantly raised its prices a few years ago, due in nosmall part to an expensive national advertising campaign While regular customers noticedand were not fond of the hike, one was quoted as saying, “I doubt it will make an impact [onconsumers] It won’t change my habit." Indeed, it did not; the company experienced recordsales in spite of the fact its prices were higher than its competitors'
Another way advertising tends to affect product pricing is seen in the arena of perceivedvalue to the consumers The perceived value is the worth that consumers assign to a product.Studies show that often the advertising for a product determines its value more than thequality or necessity of the product itself One way a company may take advantage of thisperceived value is by running commercials during prime time These ads are usually muchmore expensive than others For example, a national commercial that ran during a popularAmerican show cost close to $745,000 to run for thirty seconds If people watching the showperceive that the product is more valuable simply because it was advertised during primetime, they are often willing to pay higher prices So, whether it is seen in the cost of thecommercials or the advertiser-assigned value, it is obvious that advertising drives productpricing and directly affects consumers
Question 11: The author mentions commercials running during prime time in order to
A contrast effective advertising with unsuccessful products
B reflute the idea that consumers pay more for products they see on television
C explain how consumers justify paying higher prices for products
D provide a function of television advertising on a national level
Question 12: The author uses the chain of coffee shops as an example of _.
A a costly advertising campaign that failed
B the competitive nature of the advertising industry
C a means by which large businesses deceive consumers
D the acceptance of higher costs by consumers
Trang 4Question 13: Which of the following is NOT true about the perceived value of a product?
A It is partially determined by the consumer B It is influenced by advertising.
C It can be higher than the actual value D It is the same as the true value.
Question 14: Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A Price is not the only factor affecting buyer decisions.
B Consumers will pay less when they see expensive advertisements.
C The lowest-priced products are usually purchased the most.
D Consumers become angry when prices are raised too high.
Question 15: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the coffee
chain's price increase?
A Many customers stopped buying their coffee there
B The coffee chain raised prices so they could advertise more.
C Customers acknowledged the change in prices.
D The price increase did not change customers’ drinking habits.
Question 16: Which of the following is true about the effect of higher-priced ad campaigns?
A They have positive effects on customers
B They increase the price consumers must pay.
C They are a response to consumer demand
D They result in competitor price matching.
Question 17: How do companies determine the price they charge for a product?
A By basing their prices on advertising costs and competitor prices
B By including the cost of advertising in the overall costs
C By determining the overall costs of making the product
D By choosing perceived value or manufacturing costs
Question 18: Which of the following can be inferred about pricing and advertising?
A Products that are not advertised cost more than advertised products.
B Companies selling higher-priced products usually advertise more.
C Customers will pay little for a non-advertised product.
D Local companies will not spend money on advertising.
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 19: Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa.
Trang 5A Only a small number of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the
Mona Lisa
B The Mona Lisa is among a group of paintings that are very famous worldwide.
C There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many.
D A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa.
Question 20: Had I known how crowded it’d be, I’d never have moved to Madrid.
A Since it was so crowded in Madrid, I decided that I would never move there.
B I moved to Madrid only because I was unaware of how many people were there.
C In the end, Madrid turned out to be far more crowded than I'd thought before moving there.
D I would have had a better time living in Madrid if only there hadn't been so many people.
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 each of the following questions.
Question 22: A control B comment C proposal D solution
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 23: Some species of bats are dormant each days and active every night.
A species of B each days C every night D are dormant
Question 24: Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to destroy disease-caused
organisms and bacteria
A of heating B bacteria C to destroy D disease-caused Question 25: Astronomers do not have sufficient information to determine what the solar
system was created
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
The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time Some scientists say thatlife development on Earth was far too unlikely for it to have happened anywhere else Thingshad to be perfect for us to make it on this planet Other scientists say that space is too big
Stars and other planets are far too numerous for there to be no other life in the universe.
Trang 6For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other planets People all around theworld have claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves There have been
glimpses of these so-called UFOs (unidentified flying objects) flying through the air and they
have even been captured on video Some Americans believe that the U.S Army found analien spaceship crashed in the desert and then lied to the press about it Although thesesightings may be true, scientists have not found significant evidence that aliens exist
If you go out into the countryside on a clear night and look up, you can see thousands ofstars Those stars make up a tiny part of our unniverse There are more stars, planets, andgalaxies than we can count Even the smartest scientists can’t even come close to defininghow big space is The number of possible stars and planets out there is bigger than our ability
to count If we are really on the only planet that can sustain life, then we are very special in auniverse full of amazing things
Question 26: Why does the author mention “reports of visitors from other planets"?
A To raise the issue of whether or not we are alone in the universe.
B To give an example of people who do not believe in science.
C To inform people that a spaceship crashed in the American desert.
D To explain why scientists are not interested in studying aliens.
Question 27: What would be the best title for this passage?
A Mysterious Crash Landing in America B The Possibility of Life on Other Worlds
C The Life and Times of an Alien Life D Visitors from Faraway Planets
Question 28: According to the passage, what is NOT true about the night sky?
A The stars there are only a fraction of the universe.
B It has an uncountable amount of stars.
C It proves that aliens are real.
D We can see stars there.
Question 29: What can be inferred about finding aliens?
A Aliens can be found in the USA B Scientists already know the truth.
C It’s already been done D It’s not possible yet.
Question 30: What have some people claimed about aliens?
A Aliens are always kidnapping people B Aliens are extremely dangerous.
C Aliens often appear in dreams D They have encountered aliens.
Question 31: The word “numerous” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
Question 32: The word “they” in bold in paragraph 2 refers to _.
Trang 7A videos B glimpses C UFOs D people
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 33: The environmental group hopes the forest to its original condition by
the end of the decade
Question 34: No one knows where Sam is living now The last time that I was about
four years ago
A ran into him B ran into him C ran him down D ran after him Question 35: I can’t believe that you three pizzas already! I them in fifteen
minutes ago!
A have eaten; only brought B have eaten; have only brought
C ate; only brought D have been eating; only brought
Question 36: There are several habits that man takes from his childhood and continues to use
even after he reaches and _maturity
Question 37: When are you going to get rid of those trousers?
A short nylon dreadful French B short dreadful French nylon
C dreadful French nylon short D dreadful short French nylon
Question 38: She said that if I _ back the following day, she able to help me.
A had come; would have been B came; would be
Question 39: People who are _ cannot tell light from dark.
A totally blind B blind totally C totally blindly D a total blind Question 40: As an adult, I'm independent _ my parents financially.
Question 41: He was especially interested in such _ work, and had recently helped to
organize the first Brazilian school for deaf-mutes at Rio de Janeiro
Question 42: Necessity is the of invention.
Question 43: It was last night Sue borrowed my bike.
Trang 8A when B at which C that D which
Question 44: Nuclear engines operate without air and consume fuel than other
engines do
A much less B much fewer C a lot higher D far more
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 45: - Do you like going to school? -
A I usually visit my friends and sometimes I go to the cinema.
B Yes, I do I have lots of friends there.
C Yes, I have one brother and one sister.
D Geography It’s very interesting.
Question 46: - Help me with this! -
A I come at once! B Just a minute! C Moment! D Wait on!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 47: A preservation B sympathetic C individual D television Question 48: A respectful B interesting C forgetful D successful
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 each of the following questions.
Question 49: The dentist administered laughing gas to her patient in order to ease his
discomfort
Question 50: Mahayana Buddhism is the main religion in China, Japan, Korea, and much of
Trang 9LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: Đáp án C
Condition: tình trạng, điều kiện, hoàn cảnh
To be in good condition: trong điều kiện/tình trạng tốt
Fitness: sự mạnh khỏe, sự sung sức
Form: hình dạng, dáng, hình thức
State: tình trạng, trạng thái
Dịch câu: Tất cả giày được tặng phải đảm bảo tốt, hoàn thiện với ren và nịt
Question 5: Đáp án B
Trang 10Cụm make a donation: quyên góp
Dịch câu:
Gói này có chứa áp phích và tờ rơi, có thể được sử dụng để công khai kế hoạch, cộng với bộsưu tập túi để khuyến khích mọi người đóng góp
Question 6: Đáp án D
We eventually caught a train It was one that stops at every station
Cuối cùng chúng tôi cũng bắt được tàu Đó là một trạm dừng ở tất cả các ga
= D The train we eventually caught was one that stops at every station
Tàu mà chúng tôi cũng bắt được là một chiếc dừng ở tất cả các ga
Question 7: Đáp án D
I noticed that the door was open I decided to go in This turned out to be a mistake
Tôi nhận thấy cánh cửa mở Tôi quyết định đi vào Điều này hóa ra là một sai lầm
= D Noticing the door was open, I decided to go in, which turned out to be a mistake
Nhận thấy cánh cửa mở, tôi quyết định đi vào, điều mà hóa ra là một sai lầm
Travel trong câu này có nghĩa là di chuyển, truyền đi
Interpret: giải thích, diễn, diễn xuất
Originate: khởi nguồn, bắt đầu từ