Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12 Năm học : 2010 – 2011 Môn thi : Tiếng Anh docx

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Trường THPT Triệu sơn 2 Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12
Năm học : 2010 – 2011
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh – Thời gian : 90 phút

Họ và tên :
SBD Phòng thi

(Đề thi có 07 trang 80 câu)

QUESTIONS 1 - 5: 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

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A. Canadian B. vegetarian C. pedestrian D. incredible
2.
A. edible B. classify C. terrify D. solidify
3.

A. associate B. operate C. integrate D. recognize
4.

A. ambitious B. dangerous C. mysterious D. expensive
5.

A. secretary B. necessary
C. classify D. vocabulary

QUESTIONS 6 – 35: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions
6.The lower _______ is in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus.
A. the level of lighting B. light level C. leveling of light D. lighting is level
7.The wind-rippled sand at California's Kelso Dunes resembles_______ .
A. to be an ocean floor B. as an ocean floor
C. an ocean floor D. being an

ocean floor
8.Living organisms contain more water_______ substance.
A. than do any other B. does than any other
C. other than do they any D. than any other
9. Nowadays, many people________ going to the cinema to reading the same story in a book.
A would rather B. like C. would prefer D. prefer
10. More than anything, what saved Jamestown was the highly successful cultivation of tobacco,
________ Indian assistance with farming undoubtedly played a major part as well
A. although B. in spite of C. nor D. neither
11. According to legend, coffee beans_________in the town of Kaffa.
A. first discovered B. were first discovered
C. discovered first D. have first discovered
12.Martin Luther King Jr, after his father's assassination, __________ the mission of his father
to fight for the rights of blacks in America and achieved some notable success in the 1970s.
A. continued B. continuing C. and continues D. is continuing
13. In the symphony orchestra, bass drums are not _________ kettle drums.
A. as prevalent B. that prevalent C. so prevalent as D. prevalent than
14. Narcissus bulbs _________ at least three inches apart and covered with about four inches of
well drained soil.
A. should be planted B. to plant C. must planting D. should plant
15. Total color blindness, __________ ,is the result of a defect in the retina.
A. a rare condition that B. a rare condition

C. that a rare condition D. is a rare condition
16. In the fourteenth century, ______ that glass coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when
fired in an oven.
A. the discovery B. it was discovered

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C. with the discovery D. if it was discovered
17. ________ electric eels send a series of blips of electricity into the water around them and
they can detect the pattern of electricity of the water changes.
A. All of B. Every C. All D. Of each
18. I gave up smoking, ________surprised all other members of my family.
A this B. that C. it D. which
19. Can you give me advice about ________ ?
A. what to eat B. to eat what C. what should I eat D. what for eating
20. ________ my complaint to the manager, the waiter was sacked.
A. Thanks to B. Despite C. Without D. Because of
21.The sea horse uses___________ to cling to the seaweed and other plants.
A. it has a tail B. a tail with which it C. its tail D. as its tail
22.The human skin forms ________ against the action of physical, chemical, and bacterial agents
on the deeper tissues.
A. protective a barrier is B. a protective barrier
C. a barrier protect D. a barrier protects
23.The swallows of Capistrano are famous _________ to the same nests in California each
spring.
A. to return B. who returned C. they returned D. for returning
24.The invention in the 1920s of the Corning ribbon _______ important, because from that time
on the price of a light bulb plunged.
A. machine was B. while a machine was C. had a machine D. for the machine
25. In 1950, aspirin earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records _______ .

A. in the world’s best selling painkiller B. in the world as a best selling painkiller
C. as the world’s best selling painkiller D. of the world's best-selling painkiller
26.Perhaps we should think in terms of raising interest rates _______ them, in consideration of
the new reports about inflation reported last June.
A. then reducing B. and reduce C. although reduce D. rather than reducing
27._____bacteria in foods are killed, as they are during baking or stewing, decay is slowed down.
A. What B. The C. If D. So
28.The Pulitzer Prize has been _______ in American literature for more than seventy years.
A. the award most prestigious that B. the most prestigious award
C. a prestigious award that most D. most prestigious award
29. Spain and Portugal's competition for economic domination in the Americas ______
after Columbus' return to Europe, when they both realized that the Newland could increase
their gold reserves.
A. began B. begin C. begun D. was beginning
30. The lenses in an optical microscope bend the light passing through a specimen to form an
image of that specimen that is much larger __________ actually viewed.
A. than it B. than the one C. one than D. than one which
31. In this pure state antimony has no important uses , but ________ with other substances, it is an
extremely useful metal.
A.when combined physically or chemically B. combined when physically or chemically
C.the physical and chemical combination D. it is combined physically and chemically
32. In hot, dry regions, the Sun's heat causes the outer layer of rocks _______ a process called
exfoliation.
A. are expanded and peeled away B. to expand and peel away
C. expands and peels away D. they expand and peel away
33. Industrialization has been responsible for _________ most radical of the environmental

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changes caused by humans.

A. a B. the C. some of which D. which are the
34. For the first time in 70 years, _________ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and
inflammation.
A.researchers began to understand B. researchers begin understanding
C.researcher's understanding of D. researchers began their understanding
35.The hourglass, an instrument used ___, usually consists of two bulbs united by a narrow neck.
A. measures time B. time is measured
C. for measuring time D. the time for measuring

QUESTIONS 36 – 45: 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
The 18
th
century battlefield was, compared with that of the 20
th
century, an intimate theatre,
especially intimate in the (36)_____ of the Revolution, which was usually small even by the
standards of the day. Soldiers had to come to close quarters to kill; this fact reduced the
mystery of the battle, though perhaps not its terrors. But at least the battle field lost some of its
impersonality. In fact, in (37)_____ to (with) the 20
th
century combat, in which the enemy
usually remains unseen and the source of incoming fire unknown, in the 18
th
century battles the
enemy could be seen and sometimes even (38)_____ . (39)______ one's enemy may have arose
a singular (40) _____of feeling uncommon in modern battles. Before the (41)_____ occurred
tension and anxiety (42) _____ up as the troops marched from their column into a line of attack.
The ( 43) _____ of their movements was well understood by themselves and their enemies, who
must have watched with feeling of dread and fascination. When the order came sending them

(44) ______ ,rages, even madness replaced the attacker's (45) _____, while terror and
desperation filled those who received the charge.
36. A. engagement B. success C. attachment D.independence
37. A. connection B. contrast C. contract D. link
38. A. stroked B.touched C. seen D. confronted
39. A. Seeing B. Dealing C. Fighting D. Killing
40. A. despair B. sadness C. intensity D. stress
41. A. assault B. confrontation C. obedience D. order
42. A. stored B. kept C. set D. built
43. A. notion B. purpose C. reason D. trace
44. A. upward B. outward C. forward D. downward
45. A. anxiety B. sympathy C. passions D. nerves

QUESTIONS 46 — 50: 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 quetions
Most fairy tales in the world begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "They
lived happily ever after," so we will begin in the same way.
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the
kitchen while her lazy sister did nothing.
One night, her sister went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, very
sad. After a time, her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to
the ball — but to return home by midnight.
So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress in a wonderful coach. She danced with
the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on her
dancing floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the
capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. She and the
prince were married and lived happily ever after.
46. Books with fairy tales are found in _________ .

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A. our country only B. few countries
C. all countries except ours D. many countries
47. According to the passage, fairy tales in different languages usually begin and end
_____ . ______
A. in the same way B. in different ways
C. in many ways D. in various ways
48. The word "ball" in the first sentence of paragraph 3 means _______ .
A. a sport equipment B. a dancing hall C. a balloon D. sphere
49. Cinderella was very sad because ______ .
A.her sister did nothing B. her sister went to a ball and left her at home
B.she did all the work in the kitchen D. her sister was invited to a ball
50. At the end of the story, _________ .
A.Cinderella could go to the ball and its meaning is clear that she and the prince were
married
B.Cinderella's godmother came to comfort her
C.one of Cinderella's sisters was married to the prince
D.the prince invited Cinderella to the ball
QUESTIONS 51 — 55: 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 quetions
In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their
children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world,
a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an
"extended family" or a "joint family".
The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother's or the father's
side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and
cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts built close together.
Early people probably live in joint families. They had to be part of a large in order to survey.
The members of the group help each other hunt. They work together to protect
themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies.

In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived
at his parents' home. Unmarried daughters remained at home until they married.
Chinese children felt very loyal to their parents. Younger members of the joint family
always took care of the old ones.
India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family share
their earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, the
others help the person. As in the past, the members of the joint family offer each other
help and protection.
51. The word in paragraph 2 that means "to be made up of” is_______ .
A. include B. relatives C. live D. hut
52. Long time ago, members of joint families________ .
A.did not live together B. helped each other catch animals
C.only played together D. lived separately in order to survive
53. Chinese people felt loyal to their________ .
A. relatives B. cousins C. younger members D. parents
54. In India and Africa, people in joint families help a person when ______ .
A. he has good luck B. he has bad luck
C. he gets rid of illness D. he shares them his earnings
55. On the whole, this story is about________ .
A. all types of family B. families in China

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C . j oin t fam i lies D . f a mil i e s fo u nd i n Ind i a and Afri c a
QUESTIONS 56 – 60: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
underlined part that needs correction
56. My father's been worked as a shop assistant for over 15 years.
A B C D
57. Peter has gone on a sailing course in spite being unable to swim.
A B C D

58. The Concord could fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
A B C D
59. Every country has their own traditions, some of which have existed for centuries.
A B C D
60. People tend to make a lot of shopping at Xmas time.
A B C D
QUESTIONS 61 – 70: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the
sentence which has the same meaning as the original one and mark your choice
on the answer sheet.
61."You'd better not lend Mark any more money, Elizabeth", said John.
A.Johns tells Elizabeth that she would better not lend Mark any more money.
B.Johns advised Elizabeth not to lend Mark any more money.
C.Johns advised Elizabeth that she had better not lend Mark any more money.
D.Johns said to Elizabeth that she would better lend Mark any money.
62. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare
parts.
A. Take plenty of spare parts so your car will not brake down in rough mountain road.
B. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, take much spare parts.
C. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, spare parts are plentiful.
D. In case your car breaks down in the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.
63. "You stole my best cassette, Bob!" said Willy.
A.Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette.
B. Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette.
C.Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette.
D.Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette.
64. "Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought Jane.
A. Jane wondered why she hadn't got a computer in the previous time.
B. Jane wondered why she haven't got a computer in the previous time.
C. Jane wondered why she didn't get a computer in the previous time.
D. Jane wondered why not she got a computer in the previous time.

65. It is more than one hundred years since the birth of Charles Dicken, the famous
Novelist.
A. It is more than one hundred years when Charles Dicken, the famous novelist, born.
B. More than one hundred years ago, Charles Dicken, the famous born.
C. Since Charles Dicken is a famous novelist, he was born more than a hundred years
ago.
D. Charles Dicken, the famous novelist, was born more than one hundred years ago.
66. Without this treatment, that patient would have died.
A. If that patient didn't followed this treatment he would have died.
B. If that patient hadn’t undergone this treatment he would have not died.
C. If that patient had use this treatment he would have not died.
D. If that patient haven’t undergone this treatment he would have not died.
67. Lan didn't apply for the job in the library and regets it now.
A.Lan wishes she had applied for the job in the library.
B. Lan wishes she have applied for the job in the library.

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C.Lan wishes she has applied for the job in the library.
D. Lan wishes she applies for the job in the library.
68. He failed to find the source of the Mississippi River.
A.He didn't succeed for finding the source of the Mississippi River.
B.He didn't succeed in finding the source of the Mississippi River.
C.He didn't succeed on finding the source of the Mississippi River.
D.He didn't succeed to find the source of the Mississippi River.
69. Although she couldn't speak English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
A.Despite of speaking no English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
B.Although no speaking English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
C.In spite of her disability to speak English, Ngo decided to settle in Manchester.
D.Ngo decided to settle in Manchester even she did not speak English.

70. The bread is so stale that we can't eat it.
A.The bread such stale that we can't eat it. B. We can't eat the bread because of its stale.
C.The bread isn't fresh enough to be eaten. D. The bread isn't enough fresh for us to eat.
QUESTIONS 71 — 80: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the best
sentence which is made up from the given cue words and then mark your choice on
the answer sheet.
71. learn /difficult / English / not / structure / study / vocabulary / you / everyday.
A.Learn English is not difficult if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
B.It is not difficult to learn English if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
C.Difficult English is not learn if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
D.You learn English is not difficult if study structure and vocabulary every day.

72. I/ one / old friends / meet / I / shop / supermarket / two days ago.
A. I met one of my old friends while I was doing shopping in the supermarket
two days ago.
B. I met one of my old friends while I was shopping on the supermarket two days ago.
C. I met my one old friends while I was doing shopping in the supermarket two
days ago.
D. I met one of my old friends while I was shopping to the supermarket two days ago.
73. try / stop / smoke / he / he / never / success / many times.
A. He has tried to stop smoke many times but he never succeeded.
B. He has tried stop smoking many times but he never succeeded.
C. He has tried stop to smoke many times but he never succeeded.
D. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded.

74. promise / he / me / send / arrive / post card / as soon as / Madrid.
A. He promised send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
B. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived at Madrid.
C. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
D. He promised to sending me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.

75. need / developing countries / research / do / agriculture / problems / solutions /
find.
A. Developing countries need doing researches to find solutions to agriculture
problems.
B. Developing countries need to do research to find solutions to agricultural
problems.
C. Developing countries need to do researching to find solutions to agriculture
problems.

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D. Developing countries need to do research to finding solutions to agiculture problems.

76. practise / play / tennis / everyday / she / because / one day / want/ famous /
she.
A. She practises playing tennis one day because she wants to be famous every day.
B. She practise playing tennis every day because she wants famous one day.
C. She practise playing tennis every day because she wants being famous one day.
D. She practises playing tennis every day because she wants to be famous one day.

77. stop / try / never / you / problem / solution / get.
A. Never stop trying until you get the right solution to the problem.
B. Never stop trying until you get the right solution of the problem.
C. Never stop trying until you get the right solution from the problem.
D. Never stop trying until you get the right solution on the problem.

78. exciting / New York / city / most / visit / ever / I.
A. New York city is the most exciting I have ever visited.
B. New York is the most exciting city I have ever visited.

C. New York is the most exciting city I have ever visit.
D. New York is most exciting city I have ever visited.

79. drive / dangerous / city / rush hour.
A. It is dangerous to drive fastly in the city in the rush hour.
B. It is dangerous to drive fast in the city on the rush hour.
C. It is dangerous for driving fast in the city in the rush hour.
D. It is dangerous to drive fast in the city in the rush hour.

80. he / come / if / station / earlier / train / he / miss.
A. If he had come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
B. If he have come to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
C. If he had came to the station earlier he would not have missed the train.
D. If' he had come to the station earlier he would have not missed the train.

đáp án, hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12
Năm học : 2008 – 2009 Môn thi : Tiếng Anh


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Tổng điểm : 10 điểm

Câu đáp án thang điểm
Ghi chú
Từ câu 01 đến câu 35 (3,5 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
01 b 0,1
B nhấn âm thứ 3 còn A, C, D nhấn âm thứ 2
02 d 0,1
D nhấn âm thứ 2 còn A, B, C nhấn âm đầu
03 a 0,1
A nhấn âm thứ 2 còn B, C, D nhấn
04 b 0,1
B nhấn âm đầu còn A, C, D nhấn âm thứ 2
05 d 0,1
D nhấn âm thứ 2 còn A, B, C nhấn âm đầu
06 a 0,1

07 c 0,1

08 d 0,1
So sánh hơn của danh từ
09 d 0,1
Prefer + Ving….to… + Ving : Thích làm cái này hơn cái kia

10 a 0,1
Although + một mệnh đề
11 b 0,1
Dùng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn
12 a 0,1
Dùng động từ chia ở thì quá khứ đơn để hoàn chỉnh một mệnh đề
13 c 0,1
Dùng dạng so sánh bằng ở phủ định
14 a 0,1
Dùng dạng bị động, ý muốn nói là nên được trồng
15 b 0,1
Dùng một cụm danh từ tương ứng
16 b 0,1

17 c 0,1

18 d 0,1
Dùng đại từ quan hệ thay thế, không dùng được that vì đây là
mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định
19 a 0,1

20 d 0,1
Dùng because of mới hợp về nghĩa
21 c 0,1
Dùng tính từ sở hữu Its + danh từ để hợp với chủ ngữ
Sea horse
22 b 0,1
Dùng một cụm danh từ (A + Adj + N)
23 d 0,1
Famous for + Ving : Nổi tiếng về cái gì

24 a 0,1

25 c 0,1

26 d 0,1

27 c 0,1
Diễn đạt một điều kiện
28 b 0,1
Hình thức so sánh hơn nhất: The + most +adj + N
29 a 0,1
Dùng động từ ở quá khứ để hoàn chỉnh một mệnh đề
30 b 0,1

31 a 0,1

32 b 0,1

33 b 0,1

34 a 0,1

35 c 0,1

Từ câu 36 đến câu 45 (1,0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
36 a 0,1

37 b 0,1

38 b 0,1

39 a 0,1

40 c 0,1

41 a 0,1

42 d 0,1

43 b 0,1

44 c 0,1

45 a 0,1


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Từ câu 46 đến câu 55 (2,0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
46 d 0,2

47 a 0,2

48 b 0,2

49 b 0,2

50 a 0,2

51 a 0,2

52 b 0,2

53 d 0,2

54 b 0,2

55 c 0,2

Từ câu 56 đến câu 60 (0,5 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
56 a 0,1
Bỏ Been đi
57 c 0,1
In spite of
58 d 0,1
carry vì nó tiếp tục dùng sau could chứ không phải dùng sau
without
59 b 0,1
thay their bằng its vì đang nói đến country
60 a 0,1
Đi mua sắm ta dùng do shopping chứ không dùng make shopping
Từ câu 61 đến câu 70 (2,0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
61 b 0,2
Câu trực tiếp You’d better not chuyển sang gián tiếp có thể dùng
cấu trúc Advise + O + not + To infinitive
62 d 0,2

63 b 0,2
Accuse sb of doing something : Kết tội ai vì đã làm gì
64 a 0,2

Chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang gián tiếp ta lùi lại một thì: Từ quá khứ
đơn thành quá khứ hoàn thành
65 d 0,2

66 c 0,2
Đúng cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 3 và hợp về nghĩa
67 a 0,2
Đây nói về một tình huống ở quá khứ vì thế sau Wish ta dùng thì
quá khứ hoàn thành.
68 b 0,2
Succeed in + Ving : Thành công trong việc gì
69 c 0,2

70 c 0,2

Từ câu 71 đến câu 80 (1,0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
71 b 0,1
Dùng theo cấu trúc : It + be + adj + to infinitive
72 a 0,1
Dùng in the super market : đang đi mua sắm trong siêu thị
73 d 0,1
Trong tình huống này sau stop + Ving và mệnh đề sau phải dùng ở
hiện tại hoàn thành vì hành động đang còn tiếp diễn
74 c 0,1

75 b 0,1
To do research : Làm công trình ngiên cứu
76 d 0,1

77 a 0,1

The right solution to …….
78 b 0,1
Diễn đạt một lời bình phẩm; dùng dạng so sánh hơn nhất và sau đó
dùng thì hiện tại hoàn thành
79 d 0,1
Dùng theo cấu trúc : It + be + adj + to infinitive. Fast vừa là tính từ,
vừa là trạng từ.
80 a 0,1
Đúng cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 3 và đúng về mặt ngữ pháp








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KEY: 1B/ 2D/ 3A/ 4B/ 5D/ 6A/ 7C/ 8D/ 9C/ 10A/ 11B/ 12A/ 13C/ 14A/ 15B/ 16B/ 17C/ 18C/
19C/ 20C/ 21C/ 22B/ 23D/ 24A/ 25C/ 26D/ 27C/ 28B/ 29A/ 30B/ 31A/ 32B/ 33B/ 34A/ 35C/
36B/ 37B/ 38B/ 39A/ 40C/ 41A/ 42D/ 43B/ 44C/ 45A/ 46D/ 47A/ 48B/ 49B/ 50A/ 51A/ 52B/
53B/ 54B/ 55C/ 56B/ 57A/ 58B/ 59A/ 6OA/ 61B/ 62D/ 63B/ 64A/ 65D/ 66C/ 67A/ 68B/ 69C/
70C/ 71B/ 72A/ 73D/ 74C/ 75B/ 76D/ 77A/ 78B/ 79D/80A.