Đề thi khảo sát kiến thức THPT môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Mã đề 823

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KỲ KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC THPT NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề 
Mã đề: 823
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5
One of the most important factors of a standardized test is time. You'll only be allowed a certain number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (1) _______. The most important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting the number of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time schedule based (2) _______ the amount of time available to you. Mark the halfway point on your test and make a note beside that mark of the time when the testing period is half over.
Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to make fewer mistakes, your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You'll end up with far more mistakes if you're not concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up (3) _______ out of time before you finish. So don't stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to them later if you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one (4) _______ takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first. (5) _______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove.
Câu 1: 	A. quickly	B. hardly	C. fast	D. wisely
Câu 2: 	A. on	B. in	C. from	D. out
Câu 3: 	A. cutting	B. moving	C. running	D. shortening
Câu 4: 	A. it	B. whose	C. who	D. that
Câu 5: 	A. Thus	B. Therefore	C. Besides	D. However
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 of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 6: 	A. profession	B. infectious	C. consumption	D. purity
Câu 7: 	A. treatment	B. rely	C. design	D. prevent
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 8 to 15.
Many people are unaware of how many of the products we use come from petroleum and natural gas. The United States uses more than two tons of petroleum products annually. That is almost 1200 lb of chemicals each year for a man, a woman and a child in the United States, a staggering total of 225 billion pounds of chemicals from petroleum, and to a lesser extent of natural gas.
Of the vast amount of petroleum and natural gas we consume, more than 90 percent is burned as fuels. Only about 0.5 percent is used for the manufacture of the petrochemicals by the chemical industry. These petrochemicals vary widely in their functions and include such products as medicines, detergents, rubber and chemicals. Finally, about 15 percent of the oil and natural gas is used as raw material for plastics. These small percentages translate into the production of billions of pounds of polymers that yield many different and useful products.
In post World War II years, the United States was flooded with domestic and imported items of extremely low cost, low quality and limited lifetime. This led to the image of “cheap plastics” with low durability. Today, however, The image of plastics has changed. Plastics perform and extremely broad range of functions, from heart valves and artificial kidneys to ski boots, nonstick surfaces, super glues, and spacecraft parts, and they compete with natural products in durability. No other material except for plastics could perform all these different functions.
Plastics are replacing more and more parts of your car. The use of 1 lb of plastic can replace an average of 3.5 lb of metal in an automobile. An automobile with 400 lb of metal substituted for plastic would weight about 1000 lb less, which increases its gas and its gas mileage by about 3mi/gal. The fuel savings are estimated to be about 160 million barrels of oil annually. That is more than total amount used by the chemical industry as raw materials to make the polymers.
As another example, synthetic polymer fibers are commonly used in fabrics, for both, economical and practical reasons. If the world’s synthetic fibers were replaced by cotton, this would require an additional 40 million acres of farmland.
Certainly the use of polymer plastics will increase. One can expect to find more applications in home construction and furniture because of the unlimited design fredom of plastic. Plastic will be used more in drink containers and food packing. The 700 billion gallons of liquid consumed each year in the United States will find their way to their consumer more and more in plastic bottles. Diseased and malfunctioning parts of the body will become a plastic society.
Câu 8: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Production of petroleum and natural gas	B. Plastics and plastic products
C. New uses of plastic in automobiles	D. The versatility of petrochemicals
Câu 9: The word “yield” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. produce	B. surrender	C. require	D. gain
Câu 10: The word “flooded” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. promoted	B. in need of	C. damaged	D. overwhelmed
Câu 11: The word “This” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. The appearance of large quantities of inferior goods	B. The use of imported rather than domestic goods
C. The limited lifetime of the goods	D. The end of the World War II
Câu 12: Where in the passage does the author mention the products made of petrochemicals?
A. Paragraph 3	B. Paragraph 5	C. Paragraph 2	D. Paragraph 4
Câu 13: It can be inferred from the paragraph 3 that after World War II plastic products in the US were all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. long-lasting	B. mediocre	C. plentiful	D. inexpensive
Câu 14: The author believes that the use of plastics in home construction and furniture will increase because plastics _______.
A. are incredibly strong	B. lend themselves to flexibility in design
C. come in decorative colors	D. are relatively inexpensive
Câu 15: Which of the following devices does the author use to present information about plastic products?
A. Metaphor	B. Examples	C. Enumeration	D. Appeals to experts
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 16: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o’clock and take good care of their own business.
A. manage an inflexible system	B. have a good voyage
C. organize things inefficiently	D. run faster than others
Câu 17: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. deliberate	B. accidental	C. unplanned	D. unintentional
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 18: Until she was arrested last week, the young woman thought she had _______ the perfect crime.
A. committed	B. escaped	C. charged	D. got away
Câu 19: Mrs. Steven, along with her cousins from New Mexico, _______ planning to attend the festivities.
A. is	B. have	C. are	D. has
Câu 20: I wonder _______ mind watching this bag for a moment.
A. if would you	B. would you	C. you would	D. whether you would
Câu 21: I can’t help _______ that Charlotte would look better if she lost some weight.
A. thinking	B. think	C. to think	D. to thinking
Câu 22: I could not _______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.
A. get along	B. hold on	C. make off	D. take in
Câu 23: I haven’t received the letter. It _______ to the wrong address.
A. is sent	B. must send
C. have been sent	D. might have been sent
Câu 24: I am going to get the mechanic _______ the car tomorrow.
A. repair	B. to repair	C. to repairing	D. repaired
Câu 25: The explanation _______ for the problems didn’t satisfy anybody.
A. having given	B. given	C. giving	D. which gave
Câu 26: There is _______ table in my bedroom.
A. a square wooden old	B. an old wooden square
C. an old square wooden	D. a square old wooden
Câu 27: There is now much _______ water in the lake than there was last year.
A. lesser	B. less	C. smaller	D. fewer
Câu 28: The more _______ you look, the better impression you will make on the interviewer.
A. confide	B. confident	C. confidently	D. confidence
Câu 29: I haven’t met him again since we left _______ school ten years ago.
A. an	B. a	C. Ø	D. the
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 30: Up to World War II almost all important research in physics had been made in universities, with only university funds for support.
A. almost all	B. made	C. research	D. for support
Câu 31: The key to winemaking is fermentation which is a process that occurs naturally within grapes as long as the skin of the grapes was broken.
A. which	B. was broken	C. to	D. occurs
Câu 32: It was in 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered America.
A. when	B. in 1492	C. discovered	D. It
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.
Câu 33: But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family’s business.
A. Richard didn’t take over the family’s business because his father decided to retire.
B. Richard only took over the family’s business because his father decided to retire early.
C. Richard’s father didn’t want him to take over the family’s business despite his retirement.
D. His father retired early, but he ran the family’s business.
Câu 34: People say that the house was broken into by two burglars.
A. The house is said to have been broken into by two burglars.
B. It is said that two burglars have broken into the house.
C. Two burglars are said to break into the house.
D. The house is said to have broken into by two burglars.
Câu 35: He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. After he had left school, he had started computer programming.
C. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
D. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Câu 36: My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city in 2004. He remained in office until 2014.
A. Elected as the mayor of the city in 2004, my uncle held the post for 10 years.
B. Ten years after serving as the mayor of the city, my uncle resigned in 2004.
C. Although elected as the mayor of the city, my uncle took office in 2014.
D. My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city twice: 2004 and 2014.
Câu 37: He tried many times. He never succeeded in kicking the ball into the goal.
A. Hard as he tried, he has never been successful in football career.
B. Although he tried many times, he ever succeeded in kicking the ball into the goal.
C. However hard he tried, he didn’t succeed in scoring a goal for his team.
D. No matter how many times he tried, he didn’t ever succeed in kicking the ball into the goal.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 38: 	A. cooks	B. sings	C. sleeps	D. coughs
Câu 39: 	A. near	B. hear	C. clear	D. bear
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 40 to 46.
 The air above our head is becoming cleaner. A breath of fresh air has been running right round the planet for the past five years. The planet is apparently purging itself of pollution. Paul Novell of the University of Colorado, the co-author of a report on this phenomenon says, “It seems as if the planet’s own cleaning service has suddenly got a new lease of life. Suddenly, there are a lot of changes going on up there”.
Estimates of the death toll from urban smog have been steadily rising, so the new cleaner trend could have significant consequences for life expectancy in cities as well as for the planet itself. The sudden and unexpected reversal of several decades of worsening pollution extends from the air in city streets to the remotest mid-Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
Among the pollutants which have begun to disappear from the atmosphere are carbon monoxide, from car exhaust and burning rain forests, and methane from the guts of cattle, paddy fields, and gas fields. Even carbon dioxide, the main gas behind global warning, has fallen slightly.
There are two theories about why pollution is disappearing. First that there is less pollution to start with due to laws to cut down urban smogs and acid rain starting to have a global impact. Second, that the planet may be becoming more efficient at cleaning up.
The main planetary clean-up agent is a chemical called hydroxyl. It is present throughout the atmosphere in tiny quantities and removes most pollutants from the air by oxidizing them. The amount of hydroxyl in the air has fallen by a quarter in the 1980s. Now it may be reviving for two reasons: ironically, because the ozone hole has expanded, letting in more ultraviolet radiation into the lower atmosphere, where it manufactures hydroxyl. Then the stricter controls on vehicle exhausts in America and Europe may have cut global carbon monoxide emissions, thereby allowing more hydroxyl to clean up other pollutants.
Câu 40:  What is the main topic of the passage?
A.  The oxygenation of the atmosphere	B. The changing pollutants in the atmosphere
C.  The decreasing pollution of the atmosphere	D. Hydroxyl’s influence on the atmosphere
Câu 41: The word “purging” in line 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. rising	B.  refining
C.  destroying	D.  ridding
Câu 42: According to the passage, life expectancy partly depends on people having _______.
A.  changes in their lifestyle	B. recommendations from university research
C. access to details about atmospheric pollution	D.  improvement in atmosphere conditions
Câu 43:  The word “It” in paragraph 5 refers to _______.
A. Urban smog	B.  The ozone hole
C.  A clean-up agent	D.  Acid rain
Câu 44: Based on information in the passage, all of the following information referring to hydroxyl is true EXCEPT _______.
A. ultraviolet radiation increases production of hydroxyl
B. the reduction in the ozone layer is beneficial to hydroxyl
C. there is difficulty in destroying carbon dioxide by hydroxyl
D. oxidization of pollutants is carried out by hydroxyl
Câu 45: Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?
A. The beneficial effect of hydroxyl has aided the cleaning process.
B. The reduction in carbon dioxide has produced a cleaner atmosphere.
C. The decrease of methane has enabled ultraviolet radiation to enter the atmosphere.
D. An expansion in hydroxyl has enlarged the ozone hole.
Câu 46:  It can be inferred from the passage that the cleansing of the planet is _______.
A.  surprising	B.  confusing	C.  predictable	D. inexplicable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 47: – Mike: “I think we should recycle these bags. It will help protect the environment.”
	 – Carter: “_______”
A. Never mind.	B. You can say that.
C. There’s no doubt about it.	D. It’s rubbish. We shouldn’t use it.
Câu 48: – Mary: “_______”	– Jane: “Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday.”
A. When have you got this beautiful dress?	B. How a beautiful dress you’re wearing!
C. That’s a beautiful dress you have on!	D. You’ve just bought this beautiful dress, haven’t you?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 49: The twins look so much alike that no one can tell them apart.
A. spoil them	B. pick them out
C. distinguish between them	D. point out with them
Câu 50: Pitchforks were once carved entirely from wood, but today they have steel tines and wooden handle.
A. sometimes	B. in one area	C. in the meantime	D. formerly
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