Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn tiếng Anh năm 2019 lần 1 - Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An - Mã đề 420

SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN<br /> LIÊN TRƯỜNG THPT<br /> <br /> KÌ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 1 NĂM 2019<br /> Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH<br /> Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề<br /> <br /> (Đề thi có 04 trang)<br /> Họ và tên thí sinh:............................................... SBD:.................<br /> <br /> Mã đề thi: 420<br /> <br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to<br /> each of the questions.<br /> Due to rapid urbanization and high population density, cities from around the world are under great strain<br /> on transportation, infrastructure, energy and other things. To address these urban challenges, governments have<br /> come up with the idea of smart cities in which new technologies are applied to promote sustainable development<br /> and create a high quality of life for citizens. Let's have a look at two of the leading global smart cities and their<br /> innovative solutions:<br /> Copenhagen<br /> Regarded as the greenest capital city in the world, Copenhagen is a front runner in green technology<br /> innovations. The city is aiming to be the first carbon-neutral capital by 2025, and it has reduced carbon emissions<br /> by 50 percent since 1995. Besides, lots of money has been invested in upgrading bike lanes, so 45% of its<br /> residents go to work or school by bike every day. The invention of an intelligent traffic management system also<br /> helps optimize traffic flow and remedy road congestion. In terms of waste treatment, Copenhagen sends less than<br /> 2% of its waste to landfills. Half of the waste is recycled and most of the waste is used to generate heat for the<br /> city's district heating network. Its highly efficient district heating system connects 98% of all households, while<br /> in the summer months, the district cooling system relies on cold water from the sea to save 70% of energy<br /> compared to traditional air-conditioning. This is part of its plan to create renewable energy resources.<br /> Singapore<br /> While several nations around the world are experimenting with 'smart city' technologies to handle issues<br /> such as street lighting, traffic light management and waste collection, the city-state of Singapore has a much more<br /> ambitious vision for its whole nation. Its centrepiece is a Smart Nation Platform that brings together data from a<br /> nationwide sensor network. Collected data will be transferred into an open data platform and a "Virtual<br /> Singapore" model will allow city planners to prevent crime, determine traffic density and send out wide-scale<br /> warnings during an emergency. Moreover, 98% of government services are accessible online, and an in-house<br /> Digital Government Services team has launched various public mobile apps for healthcare and transport. With<br /> these efforts, Singapore is on the move to reach its vision to be the world's first Smart Nation.<br /> Question 1: What is the passage about?<br /> A. a front runner in green technology innovations<br /> B. rapid urbanization and high population density<br /> C. leading global smart cities<br /> D. new ways of cooling system<br /> Question 2: The phrase “these urban challenges” in paragraph 1 refers to:<br /> A. rapid urbanization of rural areas<br /> B. governments’ demand to innovate the cities<br /> C. development of technology 4.0<br /> D. strain on transportation, infrastructure, energy and other things<br /> Question 3: The word “handle” in paragraph 3 mostly means _____<br /> A. solve<br /> A. take<br /> C. prevent<br /> D. consider<br /> Question 4: All of the following green technology innovations have been applied in Copenhagen EXCEPT____<br /> A. upgrading bicycle lanes<br /> B. collecting data from a national network of sensors<br /> C. generating heat from waste<br /> D. making use of cold water from the sea for district cooling system<br /> Question 5: Which of the following information is NOT GIVEN in the passage?<br /> A. Each day nearly a half of Copenhagen citizens get to work or school by bike.<br /> B. In Singapore, there are numerous public mobile apps for healthcare and transport.<br /> C. The City of Copenhagen established the first Green Wave for cyclists back in 2007.<br /> D. The main aim of 'Virtual Singapore' is to help city planners prevent crime, anticipate traffic density<br /> and release wide-scale warnings during an emergency.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other<br /> three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 6: A. questions<br /> B. inhabitants<br /> C. politics<br /> D. kidnaps<br /> Question 7: A. booth<br /> B. breathe<br /> C. cloth<br /> D. southern<br /> <br /> Page 1/4- Mã đề 420<br /> <br /> 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<br /> of primary stress in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 8: A. cigar<br /> B. women<br /> C. market<br /> D. shortage<br /> Question 9: A. digestion<br /> B. professor<br /> C. physicist<br /> D. discover<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined<br /> word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 10: Marsha found it difficult to cope with the loss of her job.<br /> A. deal with<br /> B. anticipate<br /> C. think about<br /> D. confirm<br /> Question 11: The tiny irrigation channels were everywhere, and along some of them the water was running.<br /> A. flushing out with water B. washing out with water C. supplying water D. cleaning with water<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the<br /> following questions.<br /> Question 12: No matter how young are you, you should take responsibility to do some housework<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> to help your parents.<br /> D<br /> Question 13: Raw materials that used to make cars include iron ore, rubber, and petroleum.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> Question 14: Although Clyde is formally from Pennsylvania, he finds it difficult to get used to the cold<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> winters we are having.<br /> D<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined<br /> word(s) in each of the following questions.<br /> Question 15: The Statue of Liberty in New York is a triumph of the late 19th century art and engineering.<br /> A. an improvement<br /> B. a conquest<br /> C. a victory<br /> D. a failure<br /> Question 16: I can’t make head nor tail of these instructions on the packet.<br /> A. I am confused about<br /> B. I can understand well<br /> C. I have difficulty understanding<br /> D. I really know the meaning of<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences<br /> in the following questions.<br /> Question 17: You can do any job. The only condition is that you have the right qualifications for it.<br /> A. You can do any job providing you have the right qualifications for it.<br /> B. Unless you have the right qualifications for it, you can do any job.<br /> C. If you can do any job, you’ll have the right qualifications for it.<br /> C. Because of having the right qualifications for any job, you can do it.<br /> Question 18: The demand for the tickets of the final match between Vietnam and Malaysia was very great.<br /> People queued days and nights.<br /> A. So great the demand for the tickets of the final match between Vietnam and Malaysia was that people<br /> queued days and nights.<br /> B. Such was the demand for the tickets of the final match between Vietnam and Malaysia that people<br /> queued days and nights.<br /> C. So great was the demand for the tickets of the final match between Vietnam and Malaysia that people<br /> queued days and nights.<br /> D. Such great was demand for the tickets of the final match between Vietnam and Malaysia that people<br /> queued days and nights.<br /> Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the<br /> following exchanges.<br /> Question 19: Two friends Dick and Peter are talking about a way of behaving.<br /> - Dick: “What a strange behavior!” - Peter: “_________”<br /> A. I couldn’t agree more.<br /> B. That’s what you’re saying.<br /> C. I’m not here to do it.<br /> D. You can repeat it.<br /> Question 20: Tom is apologizing to Mary for not being able to come to her party.<br /> - Tom: “I’m sorry. I won’t be able to come” - Mary: “_________”.<br /> <br /> Page 2/4- Mã đề 420<br /> <br /> A. Great<br /> <br /> B. Oh, that’s annoying C. Well, never mind<br /> <br /> D. Sounds like fun<br /> <br /> Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.<br /> Question 21: Film festivals are events staged by private organizations, local governments, arts associations or film ____.<br /> A. social<br /> B. society<br /> C. societies<br /> D. sociable<br /> Question 22: Why don’t you ______ a go? It’s not difficult.<br /> A. make<br /> B. have<br /> C. do<br /> D. set<br /> Question 23: The boss was away so his assistant had to ______ him and make the speech.<br /> A. go in for<br /> B. bring out in<br /> C. stand in for<br /> D. take over from<br /> Question 24: You should not say things that might make a highly ______ person upset.<br /> A. sensitive<br /> B. sensible<br /> C. sense<br /> D. sensibility<br /> Question 25: Colour ____ reflects the current stage of your emotions and helps to improve or change your emotions.<br /> A. which<br /> B. that<br /> C. both<br /> D. either<br /> Question 26: There’s ______ in trying to contact him as he is touring Europe.<br /> A. no point<br /> B. no way<br /> C. nowhere<br /> D. no quarter<br /> Question 27: Those ______ to join our club must fill in this form first.<br /> A. wanting<br /> B. if wanting<br /> C. want<br /> D. who wants<br /> Question 28: ______ in 1607, Jamestown in Virginia was the first settlement in the New World.<br /> A. It was founded<br /> B. Founded<br /> C. Founding<br /> D. To be found<br /> Question 29: “I can’t remember us ever ______ ,” replied the stranger.<br /> A. being met<br /> B. to meet<br /> C. having met<br /> D. to have met<br /> Question 30: A large ______ of whales beached and died last year because of ear problems.<br /> A. amount<br /> B. quantity<br /> C. number<br /> D. deal<br /> Question 31: Making mistakes is all ________ of growing up.<br /> A. part and parcel<br /> B. top and button<br /> C. chalk and cheese D. odds and ends<br /> Question 32: After he left _______ University of Massachusetts, he went to _____ Indiana State University.<br /> A. Φ /the<br /> B. the/ an<br /> C. Φ/ Φ<br /> D. the/ Φ<br /> Question 33: I always keep candles in the room _______ there is a power cut.<br /> A. if<br /> B. unless<br /> C. in case<br /> D. even though<br /> Question 34: The lorry_____ at eighty kilometers an hour when it ____ into the house.<br /> A. traveled/ crashed B. was traveling/ crashed C. had traveled/ was crashing D. had traveled/ crashed<br /> 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<br /> following questions.<br /> Question 35: We expected her to be here hours ago. Where is she?<br /> A. She ought to have been here hours ago. Where is she?<br /> B. She might have been here hours ago. Where is she?<br /> C. She is expected to be here hours ago. Where is she?<br /> D. She shouldn’t have been here hours ago. Where is she?<br /> Question 36: Jane is more open-minded than her sister.<br /> A. Jane’s sister looks open-minded.<br /> B. Jane’s sister is not as open-minded as her.<br /> C. Jane is not so open-minded as her sister.<br /> D. Jane looks more open-minded than her sister.<br /> Question 37: “I’m very sorry for what happened but you will have to accept the truth”, Laura said to her friend.<br /> A. Laura took the responsibility for what happened.<br /> B. Laura didn’t mean to tell the truth.<br /> C. Laura apologized to her friend for what had happened. D. Laura consoled her friend.<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to<br /> each of the questions.<br /> Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a hindrance, and<br /> may even cause harm. These studies have disclosed that the judgments of interviewers differ markedly and bear<br /> little or no relationship to the adequacy of job applicants. Of the many reasons why this should be the case, three<br /> in particular stand out. The first reason is related to an error of judgment known as hallo effect. If a person has<br /> one noticeable good trait, their other characteristics will be judged as better than they really are. Thus, an<br /> individual who dresses smartly and show self-confidence is likely to be judged capable of doing the job well<br /> regardless of his or her real ability.<br /> Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect. This error occurs when<br /> interpretation of later information is distorted by earlier connected information. Hence, in an interview situation,<br /> the interviewer spends most of the interview trying to confirm the impression given by the candidate in the first<br /> <br /> Page 3/4- Mã đề 420<br /> <br /> few moments. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that such an impression is unrelated to the aptitude of the<br /> applicant.<br /> The phenomenon known as the contrast effect also skews the judgment of interviewers. A suitable<br /> candidate may be underestimated because he or she contrasts with a previous one who appears exceptionally<br /> intelligent. Likewise, an average candidate who is preceded by one who gives a weak showing may be judged as<br /> more suitable than he or she really is.<br /> Since interviews as a form of personnel selection have been shown to be inadequate, other selection<br /> procedures have been devised which more accurately predict candidate suitability. Of the various tests devised,<br /> the predictor which appears to do this most successfully is cognitive ability as measured by a variety of verbal<br /> and spatial tests.<br /> Question 38: This passage mainly discusses the _______.<br /> A. effects of interviewing on job applicants B. judgments of interviewers concerning job applicants<br /> C. inadequacy of interviewing job applicants D. technique that interviewers use for judging job applicants<br /> Question 39: The word “hindrance” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.<br /> A. encouragement<br /> B. assistance<br /> C. procedure<br /> D. interference<br /> Question 40: The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.<br /> A. characteristics<br /> B. judgments<br /> C. applicants<br /> D. interviewers<br /> Question 41: According to the passage, the halo effect _______.<br /> A. stands out as the worst judgmental error<br /> B. takes effect only when a candidate is well dressed<br /> C. exemplifies how one good characteristic colors perceptions<br /> D. helps the interviewer to judge real ability<br /> Question 42: The word "confirm" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.<br /> A. conclude<br /> B. verify<br /> C. recollect<br /> D. misrepresent<br /> Question 43: According to the passage, the first impression _____.<br /> A. can easily be altered<br /> B. is the one that stays with the interviewer<br /> C. is unrelated to the interviewer’s prejudices D. has been repeatedly demonstrated to the applicant<br /> Question 44: The author mentions all of the following reasons why interviewing is not an accurate way to predict<br /> candidate suitability EXCEPT the ______.<br /> A. halo effect<br /> B. primacy effect<br /> C. contrast effect<br /> D. cognitive effect<br /> Question 45: We can infer that the paragraph following the passage most likely discusses which of the following?<br /> A. More information on cognitive ability tests<br /> B. Other reasons for misjudgments of applicants<br /> C. More information on the kinds of judgmental effects<br /> D. Other selection procedures included in interviewing<br /> Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or<br /> phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.<br /> Second-hand but better than new<br /> Many people (46) ____ are building their own homes or renovating existing buildings have discovered<br /> that it makes more sense to buy second-hand goods than to buy new doors, fireplaces or radiators. These days a<br /> large number of businesses offer second-hand material, though many of them cater exclusively for professional<br /> builders. However, there are outlets that sell to members of the public, so someone who wants to indulge (47)<br /> _____ a spot of DIY will probably be able to find reclamation material, as second-hand building supplies are<br /> known, anywhere in the country.<br /> Searching for what one wants can be time-consuming, so why bother? Is there, for example, any financial<br /> reason to make it (48)_____ one’s while? The answer, in many cases, is yes. An oak door in good condition will<br /> be considerably less expensive than a new one, even though it is only a few years old. (49)_____, the majority of<br /> clients of reclamation yards are on the outlook for items that simply can’t be found these days, such as stone<br /> fireplaces several centuries old. Items like this will, of course, be expensive, but there are a lot of people who do<br /> not (50) _____ paying a high price for a second-hand fireplace that is, in their view, better than new.<br /> Question 46: A. whom<br /> B. who<br /> C. when<br /> D. while<br /> Question 47: A. on<br /> B. of<br /> C. at<br /> D. in<br /> Question 48: A. worth<br /> B. clear<br /> C. sure<br /> D. safe<br /> Question 49: A. However<br /> B. Therefore<br /> C. What’s more<br /> D. Meanwhile<br /> Question 50: A. avoid<br /> B. mind<br /> C. stand<br /> D. care<br /> _ THE END _<br /> <br /> Page 4/4- Mã đề 420<br /> <br /> Page 5/4- Mã đề 420<br /> <br />