- Lý tưởng đó có thể là một nghề nghiệp thích đáng liên quan tới một lĩnh vực mà mình say mê, mình thấy có sở trường bẩm sinh hoặc mình đi theo do truyền thống, ý thích của gia đình dòng[r]
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-KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày …21 tháng 03 năm 2012
Đề chính thức MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 7 trang )
-PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )
(Thí sinh nghe 02 đoạn băng mỗi đoạn 02 lần Bắt đầu và kết thúc phần nghe đều có nhạc -Bản Giao Hưởng Số 9 của Beethoven Băng đã được ghi đủ số lần, giám thị mở cho máy chạy
từ đầu tới cuối không cần trả băng Giữa các đoạn có khoảng im lặng để thí sinh làm bài)
Question 1 : Listen to the recording then choose one best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete
each sentence The recording will be played twice :
1 Where are they?
A At a bus stop B On a train C In a car D At a game
2 What does the man want?
A Imported magazines B Two paperback books C Greeting cards D A foreign car
3 Where are they?
A In an engine room B In an airplane C In a car D In a factory
4 What is known about Paul?
A He can build houses B He is an architect C He teaches D He understands blueprints
5 What is known about the new employee?
A He is often sick B He is an asset to the new employee
C He knows the manager D He rarely returns phone calls
6 Where are they?
A In an airport B In a hotel C In an office D In a restaurant
7 What do these women do for a living?
A They are office clerks B They are architects C They are caterers D They are printers
8 How did Sam get hurt?
A He was in the sun too long B He was playing sports with friends
C He tripped while walking on the beach D He ran into another car
Question 2 : Listen to the recording then fill in each of the blanks with the missing word The
recording will be played twice:
Today, we begin a new series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs The book is called "A Princess of Mars." It is the first book in a series that Mr Burroughs wrote
about a man who travels to Mars during the last years of the eighteen …(1)… hundreds There, the man meets strange beings and sees strange sights At first he is a captive,
then a warrior, and after many battles, a prince of a royal family
Shep O'Neal begins the story of "A Princess of Mars."
JOHN CARTER: I am a very old man How old I do not know It is …(2)… I am a hundred, maybe more I cannot tell because I have never …(3)… as other men do.
So far as I can remember, I have always been a man of about thirty I …(4)… today as I did
forty years ago Yet, I feel that I cannot go on living forever Someday I will die the real
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I have never told this story I know the human …(7)… will not believe what it cannot
understand I cannot explain what happened to me I can only tell of the ten years my dead
body lay undiscovered in an Arizona …(8)… .
PART II: READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )
Question 3: Read the passage below, then choose ONE option that best answers or completes
each of the questions:
Qixi Festival (literally "The Night of Sevens"), also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the
seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name It inspired Tanabata in Japan, Chilseok in Korea, and Thất Tịch in Vietnam It has sometimes been called
Chinese Valentine's Day since the late 1990s, which is, strictly speaking, an inaccurate
portrait of the festival
Girls traditionally demonstrate their domestic arts, especially melon carving, on this day and make wishes for a good husband It is also known by the following names: The Festival to Plead for Skills, The Seventh Sister's Birthday, The Night of Skills In 2012, this festival falls
on August 23
The story of the cowherd and the weaver girl
In late summer, the stars Altair and Vega are high in the night sky, and the Chinese tell the following love story, of which there are many variations:
A young cowherd, hence Niulang (literally "the cowherd"), came across a beautiful
girl Zhinü (literally "the weavergirl"), the seventh daughter of the Goddess, who just had escaped
from boring heaven to look for fun Zhinü soon fell in love with Niulang, and they got married without the knowledge of the Goddess Zhinü proved to be a wonderful wife, and Niulang to
be a good husband They lived happily and had two children
But the Goddess of Heaven (or in some versions, Zhinü's mother) found out that Zhinü, a fairy girl, had married a mere mortal The Goddess was furious and ordered Zhinü to return to heaven (Alternatively, the Goddess forced the fairy back to her former duty of weaving colorful clouds, a task she neglected while living on earth with a mortal.)
On Earth, Niulang was very upset that his wife had disappeared Suddenly, his ox began to talk, telling him that if he killed it and put on its hide, he would be able to go up to Heaven to find his wife
Crying bitterly, he killed the ox, put on the skin, and carried his two beloved children off to Heaven to find Zhinü The Goddess discovered this and was very angry Taking out her hairpin, the Goddess scratched a wide river in the sky to separate the two lovers forever, thus forming the Milky Way between Altair and Vega
Zhinü must sit forever on one side of the river, sadly weaving on her loom, while Niulang watches her from afar while taking care of their two children (his flanking stars β and γ Aquilae or by their Chinese names Hè Gu 1 and Hè Gu 3)
Trang 3But once a year all the magpies in the world would take pity on them and fly up into heaven to form a bridge ("the bridge of magpies", Que Qiao) over the star Deneb in the Cygnus constellation so the lovers may be together for a single night, which is the seventh night of the seventh moon
Traditions
Qixi originated during the Han Dynasty It came from people's worship of the stars On Qixi, a festoon is placed in the yard and single or newly married women in the household make an offering to Niulang and Zhinü consisting of fruit, flowers, tea, and face powder After finishing the offering, half of the face powder is thrown on the roof and the other half divided among the young women of the household It is believed that by doing this, the women are bound in beauty with Zhinü
Another tradition is for girls to throw a sewing needle into a bowl full of water on the night of Qixi as a test of embroidery skills If the needle floats on top of the water instead of sinking, it proves the girl is a skilled embroideress Single women also pray for finding a good husband in the future And the newly married women pray to become pregnant quickly
People say that on this day it will rain, because of the crying in heaven Others say that if you stand under grapevines on this night, you can hear the lovers talking
Vietnamese version
In Vietnam, this day is called ngày "Ngưu Lang Chức Nữ" (Niu Lang Zhi Nu day in Mandarin) The tale is about a pair of lovers: Ngưu Lang, who is the Jade Emperor's buffalo man and an outstanding bamboo fluter, and Chức Nữ, who is responsible for fabric weaving They were too passionate for each other to do their work well Because of this lost productivity, the Jade Emperor became angry and decided that they must live on opposite sides
of Ngân Hà (Ngân river aka the Milky Way) But later the Jade Emperor felt sorry for them and permitted them to meet each other once a year on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar year
However, they are unable to cross the Milky Way on their own Thus the Jade Emperor ordered crows and racket-tailed treepies to build a bridge across the Milky Way From then on, the bridge has the name cầu Ô Thước ("Crow and Pie Bridge")
Every year, when they meet each other, the lovers weep Their tears fall from the sky and make
a special kind of rain on this day: "mưa ngâu" ("continual rain" — a rain that lasts a long time)
Other romantic days in Chinese culture
Two other days have, or had, romantic associations in Chinese-culture region: Valentine's Day
on February 14th, borrowed from the West, and Lantern Festival Day Lantern Day falls on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, on which unmarried girls were traditionally permitted to appear in public unescorted and thus have a chance to meet eligible bachelors While in modern Chinese culture, such limitations for females no longer exist, the day, which also marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations, is still lightly observed in some Chinese regions
Lantern Festival was a day for love and matchmaking, on which an unmarried girl was traditionally permitted to appear in public unescorted and thus be seen by eligible bachelors It
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1 For the introduction to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A Qixi Festival got its name from the date when it occurs every year
B Qixi Festival influenced Tanabata in Japan, Chilseok in Korea, and Thất Tịch in Vietnam
C Qixi Festival is not exactly the same as Valentine’s Day in Western countries
D Qixi Festival often has pie cakes prepared or served by Mags
2 Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A The author seems to associate the stars Altair and Vega with Niulang and Zhinu
B There is only one love story
C The Goddess just had escaped from boring heaven to look for fun
D Niulang and Zhinu got married and then they reported to the Goddess
3 The Goddess was furious because
A she found out Zhinu was a fairy girl
B she found out Zhinu’s husband was just an ordinary person who could die
C she knew that Zhinu returned to heaven
D mortals forced the fairy back to her former duty of weaving colorful clouds
4 The two lovers have had to sit forever on different sides of the river …
A ever since Niulang killed her ox and the Goddess angrily scratched a wide river in the sky
B and take turns taking care of their two children
C while not forgetting to weave on their loom
D but once a year they have a chance to meet on the bridge of magpies
5 “doing this” in “It is believed that by doing this, the women are bound in beauty with Zhinü” refers to ……
A placing a festoon in the yard B making an offering to Niulang and Zhinu
C finishing the offering and throwing half of the face powder on the roof
D throwing half of the face powder on the roof and dividing the other half among the young women of the household
6 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A Qixi started many many centuries ago in Korea
B Throwing a sewing needle into a bowl full of water is to test how skilful girls are at
embroidering
C A sinking needle may mean the girl is unskilled at embroidering
D Traditionally, on the night of Qixi single women and newly married women pray for
something
7 In what detail are the Chinese version of the story and the Vietnamese one similar?
A The man was a cattle man and the girl was a weaver and their mutual love was prevented
B Before having to live on opposite sides of the river the couple were happy together and had children
C The very high-ranking representative from Heaven mentioned in the story felt sorry for the pair of lovers
D Once a year the birds would take pity on them and fly up into heaven to form a bridge
8 On another Chinese Valentine’s Day ……
A they borrow from each other
B single girls are permitted to appear in public without anyone accompanying them
C unmarried girls have a chance to meet eligible men who have bachelor degrees
D matchmakers could surely help unmarried persons to find their right man or woman
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products only Match each of the signs or instructions ( 1 – 8 ) with its corresponding place or product ( A – J ) There are two extra ones:
Signs or instructions Places or products
1 DO NOT PAY TUITION
2 FAST DOORSTEP DELIVERY
3 PLEASE TURN OVER
4 DO NOT STACK OVER 7 UNITS
5 WATERPROOF
6 GET WELL SOON
7 WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY
8 USE THIS THING IF YOU CAN
DEAL WITH IT WITHOUT
PERSONAL RISK
A On a watch
B On pages of a book
C On a card
D On an obituary
E At a swimming pool
F On a print ink order label
G On a TV set carton
H In an advert for an institute
I In fire instructions
J On steps of a staircase
Question 5 : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to
complete the meaning of the passage There are ten extra ones that we do not need to use
G more H less I number J although K luxuries L depend
M while N consumers O parts P more Q and R package
No matter where you live, your home will be more comfortable and cost less to heat and cool with the right insulation That could mean …(1)… money in your pocket all year round
Other Energy Savers
If you're in the market for new windows, consider high-efficiency alternatives Look for the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label, an independent industry rating system for the energy performance of windows, doors, and skylights
Look for windows made of low emissivity—or “low-E”—glass Low-E glass has a special thin coating that lets in light, but reduces heat transfer In warmer climates, consider windows with “spectrally selective coatings”—glazes that let light in, but keep heat out In colder climates, select windows that are gas-filled to reduce heat loss
Plant a tree Landscaping is a natural way to shade your home Well-placed trees and
shrubs not only …(2) on air conditioning costs, but add value to your property, too.
Shade room air conditioners from direct sun to reduce their workload Clean the filters once a month and replace them as necessary
In the Living Room
Energy efficient lighting can save you money The law requires light bulb …(3)… to provide
information to help you choose the most energy efficient bulb For all standard bulbs, including halogen, reflector, and compact fluorescent bulbs, the package must tell you about:
Light output: How much light the bulb produces, measured in lumens A 60-watt
regular incandescent bulb yields about 855 lumens A 15-watt compact fluorescent bulb yields about 900 lumens
Energy usage: The total electrical power a bulb uses, measured in watts
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run on 120 volts Light output and efficiency decrease when you use a bulb with
voltage that is different from the voltage you use in your house Most places in the
United States operate on a 120-volt system
Average life in hours: How long the bulb will last
Number of light bulbs in the …(4)… (if more than one)
What do you need from a light bulb? You want the right …(5)… of light, and you want it to
last a long time, especially if it’s for a hard-to-reach place But you don’t want it to add to your electric bill You can get everything you want if you use a little energy know-how
Highly efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs may cost …(6)… than regular incandescent bulbs, but their efficient use of electricity and long operating life can offset the cost Here’s how: Suppose your living room table lamp is turned on for 1,000 hours a year and your local
electric utility charges eight cents per kilowatt hour A regular incandescent 60-watt bulb will
cost less to buy, … (7)… will need to be replaced at least once a year Compare that to a
15-watt compact fluorescent light bulb, which may cost you $10, but may last you as long as 10
years And your savings don’t end there The compact fluorescent light bulb costs about $1.20
a year to operate, …(8)… the standard bulb costs about $4.80 The benefits of compact
fluorescent bulbs? Lower operating costs, longer life, and a more efficient use of energy
fluorescent: đèn huỳnh quang,
incandescent: đèn dây tóc
low-E, that is, “low emissivity”: ít phát xạ
PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts )
Question 6:
1 Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the
others in each case:
a) bought, brought, drought , fought, ought, sought, thought
b) ar range, grammar , parade, popular, radar, similar
c) castle, gentle, hostel, mental, title
d) nine, column, listening, planet, point
2 Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each
case:
a) buffalos, hens, cows, tigress, lioness, ducks
b) accurate, appreciate, celebrate, graduate
c) ago, again, alone, amaze
d) knowledge, news, money, car
Question 7 : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form :
In 1912 the Titanic ….(1 sail)… across the Atlantic Ocean when it ….(2 hit)… an iceberg and ….(3 break)… into two halves and sank Before the ship ….(4 launch)… it … (5 surround)… by a lot of publicity about its being an unsinkable one that ever known at that
time
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music so late
Time elapses so quickly That’s a hundred years ago now
Question 8 : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in
brackets :
1 English is the most of all languages in the world (NATION)
2 The child is so _ ! I really adore him (LOVE)
3 The play was a _ success (COMMERCE)
4 This pool is 15 meters in and 40 meters in length (WIDELY)
5 These products not only work but also save money (EFFECTIVENESS)
6 How to keep the environment is still hard to be known (POLLUTE)
7 Pasteur was a great who worked for the human health (SCIENCE)
8 Wow! The ships seem to have _ off the face of the earth (APPEARANCE) Question 9 : Rewrite these sentences, using the words given in such a way that they remain the
same meaning as the original ones :
1 He is a reasonable speaker, isn’t he?
He speaks ……… ?
2 We had never had a colder winter
It was ………
3 Sue asked Bob where he had lived the year before
Sue said, “……….……… ? ”
4 It took them the whole three months to fly to this planet
Their ………
5 Ba looks like having seen a monster
It looks as if ………
6 If he hadn’t quitted school earlier, he would not be unemployed now
He is ……….………
7 Before the invention of newspapers, town criers shouted their wares
Before newspapers ………
8 His speech was so moving that all the mothers began to cry
He ……… ……… ………
PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts )
Question 10 : “ Teenagers should begin pursuing their worthy ideal.” Write an exposition of
about 120- 150 words to give opinions
Question 11 : You and your classmates are having a discussion on “ In Korea, teachers think
of asking students to use iPads instead of notebooks in class What do you think? ” Write the conversation in about 15- 20 conversational exchanges
iPad: máy tính bảng do Apple Inc phát triển thiết bị này tạo ra một phân loại mới giữa điện
thoại thông minh và máy tính xách tay, có thể ghi chép như cuốn tập
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-KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày …21 tháng 03 năm 2012
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
…(1)… hundreds
…(2)… possible
…(4)… appear
…(5)… escape
…(6)… alive.
…(7)… mind
…(8)… cave
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Question 6:
a) drought
b) radar
c) castle
d) column
a) buffalos
b) accurate
c) amaze
d) car
….(1 WAS SAILING)…
….(2 HIT )…
….(3 BROKE)…
….(4 WAS LAUNCHED)…
….(5 HAD BEEN SURROUNDED)…
….(6 WERE DOING)…
….(7 WERE SLEEPING)…
….(8 WERE still PLAYING)…
9 He is a reasonable speaker, isn’t he?
He speaks REASONABLY, DOESN’T HE?
10 We had never had a colder winter
It was THE COLDEST WINTER WE HAD EVER HAD
11 Sue asked Bob where he had lived the year before
Sue said, “WHERE DID YOU LIVE LAST YEAR, BOB? ”
12 It took them the whole three months to fly to this planet
Their FLIGHT TO THIS PLANET LASTED/TOOK THE WHOLE THREE
MONTHS
13 Ba looks like having seen a monster
It looks as if BA HAS SEEN A MONSTER/BA SAW A MONSTER
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He is UNEMPLOYED NOW BECAUSE/SINCE/AS HE QUITTED SCHOOL
EARLIER
15 Before the invention of newspapers, town criers shouted their wares
Before newspapers WERE INVENTED, TOWN CRIERS SHOUTED THEIR WARES
16 His speech was so moving that all the mothers began to cry
He SPOKE SO MOVINGLY THAT ALL THE MOTHERS BEGAN TO CRY
He GIVE/MADE SUCH A MOVING SPEECH THAT ALL THE …
He GIVE/MADE SO MOVING A SPEECH THAT ALL THE …
He WAS SUCH A MOVING SPEAKER THAT ALL THE …
Viết một bài luận ngắn nêu ý kiến về việc thanh thiếu niên nên bắt đầu theo đuổi lý tưởng cao đẹp của mình
Ý tưởng : 1.0 điểm
Đồng ý thanh thiếu niên nên bắt đầu theo đuổi lý tưởng cao đẹp của mình ngay lúc này là vừa:
- Con người sống phải có lý tưởng; Người tốt sống phải có lý tưởng tốt;
- Lý tưởng tốt là lý tưởng cao đẹp, xứng đáng, tích cực Từ đó người ta phấn đấu sống chêt đến cùng để đạt được lý tưởng; Những ý thích tầm thường, thô tục, thấp hèn, càn gở, quái đãn hoặc nguy hiểm cho xả hội- cộng đồng dứt khoát không phải là
lý tưởng cao đẹp
- Lý tưởng đó có thể là một nghề nghiệp thích đáng liên quan tới một lĩnh vực mà mình say mê, mình thấy có sở trường bẩm sinh hoặc mình đi theo do truyền thống, ý thích của gia đình dòng tộc hay một lĩnh vực hoàn toàn mới thách thức đối với mình nhưng mình bắt đầu cảm thấy hứng thú do duyên cớ gì đó; Lý tưởng đó có thể là một công trình cho xả hội cho bàn thân, một chương trình hành động để đi tới một mục tiêu lớn cuối cùng tốt đẹp; Lý tưởng đó có thể là ước mơ mà mình muốn thực hiện cho bằng được về một mái ấm gia đình theo ý muốn; một cách sống, thái độ, hành vi ứng xử nhất quán xuyên suốt cuộc đời riêng mình hoặc mình muốn ảnh hưởng tới người khác xung quanh;
- Lứa tuổi thanh thiếu niên (13-19 tuổi) là giai đoạn nên bắt đầu chọn một lý tưởng cao đẹp để mà theo đuổi Tuổi thanh thiếu niên có thể nói là còn sớm, nhưng cũng có thể nói là độ tuổi chin muồi đối với một vài trường hợp do người ta lý luận phải từ
18 tuổi trở lên mới đủ độ chin theo đuổi lý tưởng Tựu trung lại, lứa tuổi này nên bắt đầu nghĩ đến lý tưởng và nếu có thể thực hiện lý tưởng là vừa, nếu không nói là không sớm chút nào Đặc biệt, cuối tuổi teen (17-19) là quá đúng lúc để định ra lý tưởng và theo đuổi nó
có thể có những ý khác nếu hợp lí cũng được chấp thuận
Kỹ thuật: 1.0 điểm : Viết được bài luận dài khoảng 100 – 120 từ, đúng bố cục của
một bài luận, câu văn viết đúng ngữ pháp, dùng từ chính xác, phong phú
Tùy mức độ thí sinh viết được, giám khảo dựa vào thang điểm để quyết định
Câu hỏi 11: 2.0 điểm : Viết một đoạn hội thoại thảo luận về việc Bạn nghĩ gì khi mà các
giáo viên Hàn Quốc nghĩ đến chuyện yêu cầu học sinh đi học nên sử dụng máy iPad để ghi chép thay vì dùng tập vỡ
Ý tưởng: 1.0 điểm :
Thí sinh có thể ủng hộ hay phản đối miễn sao có sức thuyết phục là tốt
- iPad là một sản phẩm công nghệ cao; máy tính bảng do Apple Inc phát