Đề thi KS kiến thức THPT năm 2017-2018 môn tiếng Anh lớp 12 - Sở GD&ĐT Vĩnh Phúc - Mã đề 814

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC<br /> ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC<br /> <br /> KỲ KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC THPT NĂM HỌC 2017-2018<br /> MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12<br /> Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề<br /> <br /> (Đề thi có 04 trang)<br /> Mã đề: 814<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each<br /> pair of sentences in the following questions.<br /> Câu 1: The burglar might come back. You’d better change all the locks.<br /> A. If you don’t change all the locks, the burglar could come back.<br /> B. The burglar will come back unless you’d better change all the locks.<br /> C. You’d better change all the locks or the burglar might come back.<br /> D. You’d better change all the locks in case the burglar comes back.<br /> Câu 2: We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.<br /> A. Bad weather was approaching, so we started to look for a place to stay.<br /> B. Because the climate was severe, we were worried about what we’d do at night.<br /> C. The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.<br /> D. Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other<br /> three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 3:<br /> A. perform<br /> B. surface<br /> C. pursue<br /> D. profound<br /> Câu 4:<br /> A. excellent<br /> B. stadium<br /> C. restaurant<br /> D. gymnastics<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete<br /> each of the following exchanges.<br /> Câu 5: Teacher: “John, you’ve written a much better essay this time.”<br /> John: “___________”<br /> A. Thank you. It’s really encouraging.<br /> B. You’re welcome.<br /> C. What did you say? I’m so shy.<br /> D. Writing? Why?<br /> Câu 6: Mary: “ Zoology is one of the most interesting subjects.”<br /> Peter: “__________________”<br /> A. I don’t think you are right. It’s so boring.<br /> B. I couldn’t agree more. It’s so boring.<br /> C. No. It’s very exciting.<br /> D. I’m afraid I’m not with you. It’s very exciting.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the<br /> following questions.<br /> Câu 7: If you _______to your favorite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your<br /> house in the morning.<br /> A. subscribe<br /> B. pay<br /> C. buy<br /> D. book<br /> Câu 8: Captain Henry, _______to avoid the enemy, crept slowly through the underbrush.<br /> A. that tried<br /> B. trying<br /> C. who is trying<br /> D. tried<br /> Câu 9: I was most _______of his efforts to help me during the crisis.<br /> A. appreciate<br /> B. appreciatively<br /> C. appreciation<br /> D. appreciative<br /> Câu 10: “The inflation rate in Greece is five times _______ my country,” he said.<br /> A. as much as more than<br /> B. as many as that in<br /> C. as high as that in<br /> D. more than<br /> Câu 11: After months of testing, the Russian space scientists _______ a space suit that works better<br /> than any other in history.<br /> A. came out with<br /> B. came up with<br /> C. came to<br /> D. came up to<br /> Câu 12: When we were in Athens, I bought a _______statuette.<br /> A. beautiful little white marble<br /> B. marble beautiful little white<br /> C. white beautiful marble little<br /> D. beautiful little marble white<br /> Câu 13: Neither Jim nor his brothers_______ to school. Their father teaches them at home.<br /> A. has ever been<br /> B. have never been<br /> C. have ever been<br /> D. ever go<br /> Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 814<br /> <br /> Câu 14: Your friends got some builders _______a house for them.<br /> A. building<br /> B. to be built<br /> C. to build<br /> D. build<br /> Câu 15: The scientist said that the earth _______ the sun.<br /> A. was going around<br /> B. goes around<br /> C. is going around<br /> D. had gone around<br /> Câu 16: That film is _______. It’s very interesting and the music is wonderful.<br /> A. worth to see<br /> B. worth seeing<br /> C. worthy to see<br /> D. not worth seeing<br /> Câu 17: It’s pity because I _______you.<br /> A. could have helped<br /> B. should have helped C. could help<br /> D. would help<br /> Câu 18: I lay down on _______ ground and looked up at _______ sky.<br /> A. the/ the<br /> B. the/ a<br /> C. a/ a<br /> D. a/ the<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct answer to each of the questions from 19 to 26<br /> Have you ever thought about inventing something? Did you worry that your idea was too strange or<br /> unrealistic? Well, maybe you should think again. Strange or unrealistic ideas never stopped Arthur<br /> Pedrick. Pedrick was a British inventor. Originally a government clerk, he spent his retirement in the<br /> 1960s and 1970s developing new and unusual ideas. Some of these ideas contradicted basic physics,<br /> but that didn’t stop Pedrick. One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect large tubes from the<br /> continent of Australia all the way to Antarctica, a distance of 10,000 km! These tubes would carry<br /> giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia. This ice would then melt in the Australian desert, and the<br /> water would be used in irrigation. Another of Pedrick’s inventions was a radio-controlled golf ball. A<br /> golfer could change the speed and direction of the golf ball by small flaps, controlled by computer<br /> chips. Using radio waves, the golfer could also find lost golf balls. Arthur Pedrick had thousands of<br /> bizarre ideas for inventions, most of which were never built.<br /> Though many of Pedrick’s inventions were never developed, a lot of other strange ideas were. In<br /> 1989, a company designed and sold a theft-prevention device for expensive cars. As part of this device,<br /> several tubes were attached to the bottom of a car. If someone tried to steal the car, super hot flames<br /> would come out of the tubes and burn the car thief. Some people who were not thieves, however, were<br /> seriously injured. They accidentally set off the device by walking past the car. Other strange inventions<br /> include underwear for dogs and pens with drinkable ink. The underwear keeps dogs from making a<br /> mess when they go out for a walk. Also, if you are ever thirsty during a test, a pen with drinkable ink<br /> would be very handy! If you have an idea that seems a little out in left field, don’t let that stop you<br /> from trying it. You’ll be in good company.<br /> Câu 19: What is the main idea of the passage?<br /> A. Inventions are necessary for a good life.<br /> B. Some devices can help reduce crime.<br /> C. Some inventions are very strange.<br /> D. Inventing something is easy.<br /> Câu 20: According to the passage, what is NOT true about Pedrick?<br /> A. He comes from England.<br /> B. He came up with the idea of carrying iceberg from Antarctica to Australia.<br /> C. He had ever worked as a secretary for the government.<br /> D. A lot of his inventions were based on physics.<br /> Câu 21: According to the passage, how was Pedrick’s plan to bring water to Australia probably unrealistic?<br /> A. Tubes are not strong enough.<br /> B. Australia and Antarctica are too far away.<br /> C. Australia doesn’t need water.<br /> D. The plan was too expensive.<br /> Câu 22: What was the problem with the theft prevention device?<br /> A. It was too big.<br /> B. Only bicycles could use it.<br /> C. It didn’t work.<br /> D. It hurt other people besides thieves.<br /> Câu 23: In the passage, what is implied when a dog “makes a mess”?<br /> A. It has dirty hair.<br /> B. It digs in the dirt.<br /> C. It spreads its food around.<br /> D. It goes to the bathroom.<br /> Câu 24: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to_______.<br /> A. people<br /> B. dogs<br /> C. thieves<br /> D. pens<br /> Câu 25: The words “out in left field” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.<br /> A. creative<br /> B. inventive<br /> C. innovative<br /> D. weird<br /> Câu 26: From the passage, what can be inferred about Arthur Pedrick?<br /> A. He was more interested in creativity than facts.<br /> Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 814<br /> <br /> B. He was a good scientist.<br /> C. He made a lot of money from his inventions.<br /> D. He was often bored.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part<br /> differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 27: A. surprise<br /> B. promise<br /> C. devise<br /> D. realize<br /> Câu 28: A. follows<br /> B. tiles<br /> C. books<br /> D. letters<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to<br /> the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 29: She graduated from one of the most prestigious universities in the world - the Oxford.<br /> A. famous<br /> B. infamous<br /> C. unknown<br /> D. sound<br /> Câu 30: As a newspaper reporter she always wanted to get information at first hand.<br /> A. indirectly<br /> B. slowly<br /> C. easily<br /> D. directly<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the<br /> underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 31: In the end, her neighbor decided to speak his mind.<br /> A. be given the right to<br /> B. say a few words<br /> C. have a chat<br /> D. say exactly what he thought<br /> Câu 32: To remedy this situation, the Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed<br /> Congress to issue money.<br /> A. understand<br /> B. medicate<br /> C. resolve<br /> D. renew<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in<br /> meaning to each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 33: People believed that the boys started the fire.<br /> A. It is believed that the fire was started by the boys.<br /> B. The boys were believed to start the fire.<br /> C. The boys started the fire was believed.<br /> D. It was believed for the boys to start the fire.<br /> Câu 34: If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.<br /> A. If he were careful, we would finish the work.<br /> B. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work.<br /> C. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work.<br /> D. If he had been more careful, we would have completed the work.<br /> Câu 35: The government does not know what to do with household rubbish in large cities.<br /> A. Rarely the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities.<br /> B. Little does the government know what to do with household rubbish in large cities.<br /> C. Hardly the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities.<br /> D. It is unknown what to do with household rubbish in large cities by the government.<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 40.<br /> The Eighth Wonder of the World, The Thames Barrier is a major part of the flood defense<br /> scheme for protecting London (36) ______ rising water levels. The defenses (37) ______ include<br /> raised river embankments and additional flood gates at strategic points, including the Barking Barrier.<br /> The unique structure that is the Barrier spans the 520-metre wide Woolwich reach and (38) ______ of<br /> 10 separate movable gates, each pivoting and supported between concrete structures (39) ____ house<br /> the operating machinery.<br /> When raised, the four main gates each stands as high as a five-storey building and as wide as the<br /> opening of Tower Bridge. Each (40) ______ 3700 tonnes. During the first twelve years of operation<br /> the Barrier has been closed twenty nine times to protect London.<br /> Câu 36: A. for<br /> B. against<br /> C. between<br /> D. with<br /> Câu 37: A. and<br /> B. still<br /> C. also<br /> D. too<br /> Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 814<br /> <br /> Câu 38:<br /> Câu 39:<br /> Câu 40:<br /> <br /> A. involves<br /> A. whose<br /> A. weighs<br /> <br /> B. consists<br /> B. which<br /> B. calculates<br /> <br /> C. contains<br /> C. who<br /> C. measures<br /> <br /> D. includes<br /> D. where<br /> D. costs<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs<br /> correction in each of the following questions.<br /> Câu 41: Since ancient times, some people wore amulets, objects that are supposed to give the wearer<br /> magical powers.<br /> A. are supposed<br /> B. magical<br /> C. wore<br /> D. ancient times<br /> Câu 42: It was her, Ann Sullivan, who stayed with Helen Keller for 50 years, teaching and<br /> encouraging her student.<br /> A. her<br /> B. teaching<br /> C. for<br /> D. who stayed<br /> Câu 43: International students should take full use of tutorial appointments.<br /> A. take full use<br /> B. tutorial<br /> C. should<br /> D. of<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the<br /> correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50 .<br /> The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time. Some scientists say that life<br /> development on Earth was far too unlikely for it to have happened anywhere else. Things had to be<br /> perfect for us to make it on this planet. Other scientists say that space is too big. Stars and other planets<br /> are far too numerous for there to be no other life in the universe.<br /> For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other planets. People all around the<br /> world have claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves. There have been glimpses of<br /> these so-called UFOs (unidentified flying object) flying through the air and they have even been<br /> captured on video. Some Americans believe that the U.S Army found an alien spaceship crashed in the<br /> desert and then lied to the press about it. Although these sightings may be true, scientists have not<br /> found significant evidence that aliens exist.<br /> If you go out into the countryside on a clear night and look up, you can see thousands of stars.<br /> Those stars make up a tiny part of our universe. There are more stars, planets, and galaxies than we can<br /> count. Even the smartest scientists can’t even come close to defining how big space is. The number of<br /> possible stars and planets out there is bigger than our ability to count. If we are really on the only<br /> planet that can sustain life, then we are very special in a universe full of amazing things.<br /> Câu 44: What would be the best title for this passage?<br /> A. The Life and Times of an Alien Life<br /> B. The Possibility of Life on Other Worlds<br /> C. Visitors from Faraway Planets<br /> D. The Mysterious Crash Landing in America<br /> Câu 45: Why does the author mention “reports of visitors from other planets” in paragraph 2?<br /> A. To explain why scientists are not interested in studying aliens.<br /> B. To inform people that a spaceship crashed in the American desert.<br /> C. To raise the issue of whether or not we are alone in the universe.<br /> D. To give an example of people who do not believe in science.<br /> Câu 46: What have some people claimed about aliens?<br /> A. Aliens often appear in dreams.<br /> B. Aliens are extremely dangerous.<br /> C. Aliens are always kidnapping people.<br /> D. They have encountered aliens.<br /> Câu 47: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to________.<br /> A. UFOs<br /> B. glimpses<br /> C. people<br /> D. videos<br /> Câu 48: According to the passage, what is NOT true about the night sky?<br /> A. It has an uncountable amount of stars.<br /> B. We can see stars there.<br /> C. The stars there are only a fraction of the universe.<br /> D. It proves that aliens are real.<br /> Câu 49: The word “defining” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.<br /> A. guaranteeing<br /> B. questioning<br /> C. describing<br /> D. wanting<br /> Câu 50: From the passage, what can be inferred about finding aliens?<br /> A. It’s already been done.<br /> B. Scientists already know the truth.<br /> C. It’s not possible yet.<br /> D. Aliens can be found in the USA.<br /> --------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> ---------- HẾT ---------Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 814<br /> <br />