Đề thi thử Đại học tiếng Anh năm 2011

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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC
2011
MÔN THI: TIẾNG
ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90
phút
(Đề có 11 trang, gồm 80 câu trắc
nghiệm)
Mã đề
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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 1 to

10
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the
world’s
largest
and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake
Vostok, this huge
body
of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is
geothermal heat from the earth’s
core.
The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from
the frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded
on
Earth) on the
surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial
survey of
the
arena. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of
water of indeterminate size.
It
was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made
scientists aware of the tremendous size of
the
lake; the satellite – borne radar detected an extremely flat
region where the ice remains level because it is floating on
the
water of the
lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the

scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have
survived for
thousands
upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and
elevated ultraviolet light that
have
affected organism in more exposed areas. The downside of the
discovery, however, lies in the difficulty
of
conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in
the problems associated with obtaining
uncontaminated
samples from the lake without actually
exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways
to
accomplish
this.
Question 1: The purpose of the passage is to
.
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered B.
provide satellite data concerning Antarctica C.
discuss
future plans for lake
Vostok
D. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s
geography
Question 2: The word “lies” in paragraph 1 could best be
.
A.
sleeps

B.
sits
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C. tells
falsehoods
D.
inclines
Question 3: What is true of Lake
Vostok?
A. It is completely
frozen.
B. It is not a saltwater
lake.
C. It is beneath a thick slab of
ice.
D. It is heated by the
sun.
Question 4: Which of the following is closest in meaning to “frigid” in paragraph
1?
A. Extremely cold
B. Never changing
C. Quite
harsh
D. Rarely
recorded
Question 5: All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it

.
A. was conducted by
air
B. made use of radio
waves
C. did not measure the exact size of the
lake
D. was controlled by a
satellite
Question 6: It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if
.
A. there were no
lake
B. the lake were not so
big
C. Antarctica were not so
cold
D. radio waves were not
used
Question 7: The word “microbes” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. Pieces of
dust
B. Trapped bubbles
C. Tiny organisms
D.
Rays
of
light
Question 8: The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of

Lake
Vostok to
scientists?
A. It can be studied using radio
waves.
B. It may contain uncontaminated
microbes.
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C. It may have revealed levels of ultraviolet
light.
D. It has already been
contaminated.
Question 9: The word “downside” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
.
A. bottom
level
B. negative
aspect
C.
underside
D. buried
section
Question 10: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
.
A. further discoveries on the surface of
Antarctica
B. problems with satellite – borne radar

equipment
C. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating
it
D.

the

harsh

climate

of

Antarctica
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.
Question 11: A. Asian B. gather C. advance D.
decade
Question 12: A. facilitates B. solidarity C. performance D.
aquatic
Question 13: A. appreciate B. promote C. participate D.
introduce
Question 14: A. athletics B. hockey C. volleyball D.
rugby
Question 15: A. volunteer B. competition C. enthusiastic D.
intercultural
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs

correction.
Question 16: Nora h ar d l y n e v er misses an opportunity t o p la y i n the tennis
tournament.
A B C
D
Question 17: Air pollution together with littering are causing m a n y problems in ou r l a r g e industrial
A B C
D
cities
today.
Question 18: Beca u se o f the severe snow storm and the road blocks, t h e air force d r o pp ed f o o d
and
A B
C
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medical supplies cl o se t h e ci t y .
D
Question 19: Ann’s bilingual ability and previous experience w ere the qualities t h a t w h ich h e l p ed h er
A B
C
get the job over all t h e o t h e r
candidates.
D
Question 20: J oh n giving up s m o k i n g h as c a u sed h im to g ain weight and b ec o m e irritable with
his
A B C
D

acquaintance.
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 from 21 to
30.
By

1984,

nonrenewable

(21)



fuels, such as oil, coal and natural gas, provided over
82
percent

of

the

commercial

and

industrial

energy

(22)



in the world. Small amounts
of
energy were (23) from nuclear fission, and the (24) 16 percent came from
burning
direct
perpetual and renewable fuels, (25) biomass. Between 1700 and 1986, a
large number of
countries

(26)


from the use of energy from local sources to a
centralized
generation of hydropower and solar energy (27) to electricity. The energy derived
from
nonrenewable

fossil

fuels

has

been

(28)



produced in one location and transported
to
another, as is the case with most automobike fuels. In countries with private, rather than public
(29)



, the age of nonrenewable fuels has created a dependency on a finite (30) that
will
have
to be
replaced.
Question 21: A. clean B. unleaded C. fossil D.
solid
Question 22: A. used B. produced C. supplied D.
stored
Question 23: A. produced B. derived C. extracted D.
released
Question 24: A. resting B. leaving C. restricting D.
remaining
Question 25: A. as B. therefore C. such as D.
for
Question
26: A. shifted B. transferred C. obtained D.

applied
Question 27: A. saved B. reformed C. delivered D.
converted
Question 28: A. actually B. increasingly C. gradually D.
consequently
Question 29: A. transports B. transportation C. transporters D.
transportable
Question 30: A. reserve B. material C. resource D.
power
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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 31: It never occurred to me to go by
train.
A. I used to go by
train.
B. I was used to going by
train.
C. I never find it boring to go by
train.
D. I never thought of going by
train.

Question 32: I should have studied last night, but I was too
tired.
A. I couldn’t study last night because I was very
tired.
B. I studied last night, so I was very
tired.
C. I tried to study last night but I felt
bored.
D.

I

didn’t

study

last

night

because

I

felt

very

bored.
Question 33: The doctor said, ‘You really ought to rest for a few days,

Jasmine’.
A. Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few
days.
B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short
rest.
C. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’
rest.
D. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested
shortly.
Question 34: The sooner he stops smoking, the better he’ll
feel.
A. As soon as he feels better, he’ll try to stop
smoking.
B. When he stops smoking, he’ll begin to feel better.
C.
He
feels so much better since he stopped smoking.
D. Though
he
feels better, he still
smokes.
Question 35: The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us
awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us
awake.
B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn’t
sleep.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us
awake.
D. We were kept awake because the coffee was

strong.
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