Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn: Tiếng anh - Đề 14

r answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 52.
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge
freshwater, 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 able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this
block of ice because its waters are warned by geothermal heat from the earth’s core. This
thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from 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 area. Radio waves from the survey equipment
penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until
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much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the
tremendous size of the lake; 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 fresh water 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 conducting
research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining
uncontaminated sampled from the lake without actually exposing the lake to
contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
Question 43: 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 44: The word “lies” in the first paragraph could be best be replaced by
______.
A. sleeps B. sits C. tells falsehoods D. inclines
Question 45: 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 46: Which of the following is closest in meaning to “Frigid” in the first
paragraph?
A. extremely cold B. never changing C. quite harsh D. rarely recorded
Question 47: 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
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D. was controlled by a satellite
Question 48: It can be interfered from the passage that 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 49: The word “microbes” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. pieces of dust B. trapped bubbles C. tiny organism D. rays of light
Question 50: 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.
C. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light.
D. It has already been contaminated.
Question 51: The word “downside” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. bottom level B. negative aspect C. underside D. buried section
Question 52: 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
(ID:116284) 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 t he following
questions.
Question 53: There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s
liberation movement.
A.unimportant B.controlled C. political D. disagreeable
Question 54: In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory.
A.a destruction B.an allowance C.an exploitation D. a prohibition
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your anser sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
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Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of the
world’s universities, came from very inauspicious and humble beginning.
This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just sixteen
years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Included in the puritan emigrants to the
Massachusetts colony during this period were more than 100 graduates of England’s
prestigious Oxford and Cambridge universities, and these universities graduates in the
New Word were determined that their sons would have the same educational
opportunities that they themselves had had, Because of this support in the colony for an
institution of higher learning, the General Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400
pounds for a college in October of 1636 and early the following year decided on a parcel
of land for the school; this land was in an area called Newetowne, which was later
renamed Cambridge after its English cousin and is the site of t he present-day university.
When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the
neighboring town of Charlestowne, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he willed half of his
estate of 1,700 pounds to the fledgling college. In spite of the fact that only half of the
bequest was actually paid, the General Court named the college after the minister in
appreciation for what he had done. The amount of the bequest may not have been large,
particularly by today’s standard, but it was more than the General Court had found it
necessary to appropriate in order to open the college.
Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and it
should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he was also the entire faculty,
with an entering freshmen class of four students. Although the staff did expand
somewhat, for the first century of its existence the entire teaching staff consisted of the
president and three or four tutors.
Question 55: The main idea of this passage is that_________.
A. Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
B. What is today a great university started out small
C. John Harvard was key to the development of a great university
D. Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of
Massachusetts
Question 56: The passage indicates that Harvard is___________.
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A. One of the oldest universities in the world B. the oldest university in the world
C. one of the oldest universities in America D. the oldest university in America
Question 57: It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who traveled to the
Massachusetts colony were__________.
A. Rather well educated B. rather rich
C. rather supportive of the English government D. rather undemocratic
Question 58: The pronoun “they” in the second paragraph refers to_____.
A. Oxford and Cambridge universities B. university graduates
C. sons D. educational opportunities
Question 59: The “pounds” in the second paragraph are probably_______.
A. Types of books B. college students C. units of money D. school campuses
Question 60: The “ English cousin” in the second paragraph refers to a_______.
A. City B. relative C. person D. court
Question 61:Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?
A. What he died of B. Where he came from
C. Where he was buried D. How much he bequeathed to Harvard
Question 62: The word “fledgling” in the third paragraph could be best replaced by
which of the following?
A. Newborn B. flying C. winged D. established
Question 63: The passage implies that_______.
A. Henry Dunster was an ineffective president
B. Someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster
C. Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty
D. The position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the
early ears
Question 64: The word “somewhat” in the last paragraph could best be replaced
by_______.
A. Back and forth B. to and pro C. side by side D. more or less
Section B (2 points)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
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Question 1: “I don’t know what you are talking about,” George said to me.
George said to me that_________________________________________
Question 2: They have just sold the last ticket for the performance to a student.
The last ticket_____________________________________________
Question 3: The school children sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they
didn’t grow.
If the school children__________________________________________
Question 4: Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests.
Jane is______________________________________________
Question 5: The Roman coins are now on display in the national Museum. A local farmer
came across them in a field.
The Roman coins which_______________________________________
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about an important choice you had to
make in your life.Write your paragraph on your answer sheet.
The following questions might be helpful to you:
* When did you have to make this choice?
* Was it a good choice?
* How did you feel when you made this choice?