Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi thử THPT Quốc - Năm học 2014-2015 - Đề số 12

ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA 12
A. Phần Trắc Nghiệm	
Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong số các câu theo sau. 
Have you ever shouted inside a large empty building? If so, you may have heard your voice come back to you. The sound of your voice hits the walls and bounces back. What you hear is the echo of your voice. You hear echo after you have shouted. This is because it takes time for the sound to travel to the walls and back to your ear again. Sound travels very fast, even faster than a speeding aero plane. In a thunderstorm, you see lightning first. Then a few seconds later, you hear the thunder. You can tell how near or how far the storm is by the length of time it takes for you to hear the thunder. If you hear it very soon after you see the lightning, the storm is very close. Many animals you their eyes to find their way. However, some animals such as bats, cannot see very well. Their ears are much better than their eyes, so they use their hearing to find their way. Since insect-eating bats are almost blind, they send out high sounds as they fly. These sounds bounce off anything in the bat's way. The bat's ears then pick up the echo. The echo tells the bat the safest direction to fly in. The echoes also bounce off insects in the air, so the bat knows where to find its food.
Question 1. An echo is _____.
 A. sound that large buildings make.	B. time that sound takes to travel.
 C. sound sent back from a surface.	D. sound of a person's voice.
Question 2. During a thunderstorm, we_____.
 A. see the thunder first. 	B. hear the lightning first. C. see the lightning first. D. hear the thunder first.
Question 3. It takes time for the sound of thunder to travel to our _____.
 A. ears 	B. eyes 	C. nose 	 D. mouth
Question 4. Bats use echoes to _____.
 A. make hunting sounds. 	B. find their way. 	C. kill other animals. D. find safe insect.
Question 5. Sounds from bats _____.
 A. help bats to reach insects. 	C. kill other insects.
 B. chase other insects. 	D. warn other insects of the coming bats.
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 6: A. elephant 	B. dinosaur 	C. buffalo 	D. mosquito 
Question 7: A. abnormal 	B. initial 	C. innocent 	D. impatient 
Question 8: A. significant 	B. convenient 	C. fashionable 	D. traditional 
Question 9: A. catastrophe 	B. agriculture 	C. dictionary 	D. supervisor 
Question 10: A. settle 	B. protect 	C. compose 	D. relate 
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 11 to 20. 
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago. Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period. 
Question 11: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home 
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans 
Question 12: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ______. 
A. hunter-gatherers’ tools 	B. nature’s provision 	C. farming methods 	D. agricultural products 
Question 13: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. disadvantaged 	B. suburban 	C. forgotten 	D. abandoned 
Question 14: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ______. 
A. can free themselves from hunting 	B. have better food gathering from nature 
C. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing 	D. harvest shorter seasonal crops 
Question 15: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a ______. 
A. further understanding of prehistoric times 	B. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments 
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming 
Question 16: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ______. 
A. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found 
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops 
C. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 
D. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat 
Question 17: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ______. 
A. they live in the forests for all their life 	B. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet 
C. they don’t have a strong sense of community 	D. they often change their living places 
Question 18: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? 
A. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up. 
B. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies. 
C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient. 
D. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons. 
Question 19: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share ______. 
A. some methods of production 	B. some patterns of behavior 
C. some restricted daily rules 	D. only the way of duty division 
Question 20: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage? 
A. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies 	B. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods 
C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming 	D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move 
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 21 : We’d better speed up if we want to get there in time. 
A. Turn down 	 B. slow down 
C. put down 	 	D. lie down 
Question 22: She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity 
organization. 
A. lazy 	B. kind 	 C. mean	 D. hospitable 
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 23:A. ensure	B. measure 	C. leisure	D. pleasure
Question 24:.A. Christian 	B. chemist 	C. choir 	D. technical
Question 25:.A. sword 	B. interview 	C. answer	D. worker 
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 31 to 40. 
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (26)______ it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea. A special room was built and lowered (27)______ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29 days, five men lived (28)______ a depth of 40 feet. At a (29)______ lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house”. On returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (30)______ many interesting scientific observations. The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (31)______ the seabed. He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world. The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (32)______ the bottom of the sea. On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (33)______ of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before. During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (34)______ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They also found out that it was (35)______ to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”. 
Question 26: A. how 	B. which	 C. what 	D. whether 
Question 27: A. underneath 	B. down 	C. below 	D. into 
Question 28: A. at 	B. in 	C. from 	D. on 
Question 29: A. more 	B. any 	C. much 	D. some 
Question 30: A. caught 	B. done 	C. made 	D. exercised 
Question 31: A. implanting 	B. transplanting 	C. growing 	D. cultivating 
Question 32: A. enquiring 	B. imploring 	C. exploring 	D. inquiring 
Question 33: A. breeds 	B. forms 	C. systems 	D. castes 
Question 34: A. herd 	B. flock 	C. school 	D. pack 
Question 35: A. hardly 	B. able 	C. possible 	D. capable 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 36: – “How do you like your steak done?” 	– “ ______.” 
A. I don’t like it much 	B. Very little 	C. Well done 	D. Very much 
Question 37: She had to hand in her notice ______ advance when she decided to leave the job. 
A. with 	B. from 	C. in 	D. to 
Question 38: They didn’t find ______ in a foreign country. 
A. it easy to live 	B. it easy live 	C. it to live easy 	D. easy to live 
Question 39: “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?” 
A. will you 	B. don’t you 	C. can’t you 	D. do you 
Question 40: There was nothing they could do ______ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down. 
A. but 	B. instead of 	C. than 	D. unless 
Question 41: There should be an international law against ______. 
A. afforestation 	B. deforestation 	C. forestry 	D. reforestation 
Question 42: “I’d rather you______ home now.” 
A. going 	B. go 	C. gone 	D. went 
Question 43: “Don’t worry. I have ______ tire at the back of my car.” 
A. another 	B. other 	C. others 	D. the other 
Question 44: ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came. 
A. No longer has 	B. No sooner had 	C. Not until had 	D. Hardly had 
Question 45: Susan’s doctor insists ______ for a few days. 
A. that she is resting 	B. her resting 	C. that she rest 	D. her to rest 
Question 46: We couldn’t fly ______ because all the tickets had been sold out. 
A. economical 	B. economy 	C. economic 	D. economics 
Question 47: Through an ______, your letter was left unanswered. 
A. overtone 	B. overcharge 	C. overtime 	D. oversight 
Question 48: – “Mum, I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test.” 	– “______” 
A. Good way! 	B. You are right. 	C. Oh, hard luck! 	D. Good job! 
Question 49: Jane ______ law for four years now at Harvard. 
A. is studying 	B. has been studying 	C. studies 	D. studied 
Question 50: He ______ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead. 
A. must have gone 	B. should have gone 	C. couldn’t go 	D. didn’t have to go 
Question 51: I won’t change my mind ______ what you say. 
A. whether 	B. no matter 	C. because 	D. although 
Question 52: “How many times have I told you ______ football in the street?” 
A. not playing 	B. do not play 	C. not to play 	D. not to have played 
Question 53: “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses!” 
A. having 	B. making 	C. doing 	D. taking 
Question 54: – “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” 	– “Yes. ______ we decide to stay longer.” 
A. So that 	B. Though 	C. Because 	D. In case 
Question 55: “This library card will give you free access ______ the Internet eight hours a day.” 
A. on 	B. to 	C. from 	D. in 
Question 56: The United States consists of fifty states, ______ has its own government. 
A. each of which 	B. hence each 	C. they each 	D. each of that 
Question 57: It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
A. pace of 	B. track about 	C. touch with 	D. up with 
Question 58: John paid $2 for his meal, ______ he had thought it would cost. 
A. not as much 	B. not so much as 	C. less as 	D. not so many as 
Question 59: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” 
Laura: “______” 	A. Of course not. You bet! 	B. Well, that’s very surprising. 
C. There’s no doubt about it. 	D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea. 
Question 60: The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 2015. 
A. taken over 	B. caught up 	C. used off 	D. run out 
Question 61: Only when you grow up ______ the truth. 
A. you will know 	B. you know 	C. do you know 	D. will you know 
Question 62: Lora: “Your new blouse looks gorgeous, Helen!” 	Helen: “______.” 
A. Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s B. It’s up to you 	C. I’d rather not 	D. You can say that again 
Question 63: The kitchen ______ dirty because she has just cleaned it. 
A. should be 	B. can’t be 	C. mustn’t be 	D. may be 
Question 64: – “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” 	– “______.” 
A. You’re welcome 	B. Good idea, thanks 	C. Thanks, I will 	D. It’s my pleasure 
B. Phần Tự Luận
PART I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Start with the word(s) provided.
1. My brother prefers driving to being driven.
à	My brother would rather
2.	I didn't notice that I had the wrong umbrella until I got home.
à	Not until.
3. Because he didn’t study hard, he failed the exam.
à	Had...
4. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
à	The man...
5. Are you against working on Sunday?
à	Do you object..?
PART II: Write a paragraph from 100-150 words to describe your life in the 20 years’ time.