Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 17

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Câu 40: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.
	 A B	 C	 D
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 41 đến 50:
Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys.
As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars.
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today.
Câu 41: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT___.
	A. vans	B. trains	C. planes	D. trolleys
Câu 42: The author’s purpose in the passage is to___.
	A. criticize conventional vehicles	B. support the invention of electric cars
	C. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles	D. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future
Câu 43: The passage would most likely be followed by details about___.
	A. automated freeways	B. pollution restrictions in the future
	C. the neighborhood of the future	D. electric shuttle buses
Câu 44: The word “compact” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to___.
	A. long-range	B. inexpensive	C. concentrated	D. squared
Câu 45: In the second paragraph, the author implies that___.
	A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.
	B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future.
	C. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation
	D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future
Câu 46: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be___.
	A. more convenient than they are today	B. equipped with charging devices 
	C. much larger than they are today	D. as common as today’s gas stations
Câu 47: The word “charging” in this passage refers to___.
	A. electricity	B. credit cards	C. aggression	D. lightning
Câu 48: The word “foresee” in this passage could best be replaced with
	A. count on	B. invent	C. imagine	D. rely on
Câu 49: The word “commuters” in paragraph 4 refers to___.
	A. daily travelers	B. visitors	C. cab drivers	D. shoppers
Câu 50: The word “hybrid” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to___.
	A. combination	B. hazardous	C. futuristic	D. automated
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 51 đến 60:
A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact, gets its name from the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms. 
Câu 51: What is the main topic of this passage? 
	A. The nature of radar. B. History of radar. 	C. Alternatives to radar. 	D. Types of ranging. 
Câu 52: According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects? 
	A. Shape. 	B. Size. 	C. Speed. 	D. Weight. 
Câu 53: The word “exemplified” in the passage can be replaced by _______. 
	A. “specified” 	B. “resembled” 	C. “illustrated” 	D. “justified” 
Câu 54: The word “shouts” in the passage most closely means _______. 
	A. “exclaims” 	B. “yells” 	C. “shoots” 	D. “whispers” 
Câu 55: Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage? 
	A. argumentative 	B. explanatory 	C. humorous 	D. imaginative 
Câu 56: According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by _______. 
	A. the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object 
	B. the term “ranging” used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set 
	C. the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object 
	D. the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set 
Câu 57: Which type of waves does radar use? 
	A. tidal 	B. sound 	C. heat 	D. radio 
Câu 58: The word “tracking” in the passage most closely means _______. 
	A. sending 	B. searching for 	C. ranging 	D. repairing 
Câu 59: Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph? 
	A. A history of flying. 	B. Other uses of radar. 
	C. The technology used by pilots. 	D. Uses of some technology. 
Câu 60: What might be inferred about radar? 
	A. It takes the place of a radio. 	B. It has improved navigational safety. 
	C. It was developed from a study of sound waves. 	D. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane. 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 61 đến câu 70:
Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (61)___? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (62)___?
The decision is yours, but it may be (63)___ remembering two things: there is more unemployment (64)___ who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (65)___ will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (66)___ into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (67)___ you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (68)___ you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (69)___ possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (70)___ practical work experience.
Câu 61:	A. after	B. later	C. then	D. past
Câu 62:	A. school	B. class	C. course	D. term
Câu 63:	A. worth	B. necessary	C. important	D. useful
Câu 64:	A. between	B. among	C. with	D. through
Câu 65:	A. notes	B. papers	C. arts	D. skills
Câu 66:	A. straight	B. just	C. direct	D. rather
Câu 67:	A. make	B. help	C. let	D. give
Câu 68:	A. where	B. while	C. when	D. what
Câu 69:	A. also	B. again	C. another	D. always
Câu 70:	A. getting	B. making	C. taking	D. doing
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 71 đến câu 80:
The tourist industry is (71)___ to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people traveled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (72) ___ to 400 million every year.
(73) ___ large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (74) ___ old tins, tents, and food that have been (75) ____.
But at a time when we have (76) ___ freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (77) ____causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (78) ____called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (79) ____you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (80) ____you go on holiday.
Câu 71: A. regarded 	B. considered 	C. seen	D. figured
Câu 72: A. had risen 	B. rose	C. has risen	D. were rising
Câu 73: A. The 	B. Those 	C. These	D. Such
Câu 74: A. by 	B. with 	C. under	D. beneath
Câu 75: A. disposed 	B. littered 	C. thrown away	D. launched
Câu 76: A. greater 	B. bigger 	C. larger	D. better
Câu 77: A. apart from 	B. instead of 	C. without	D. hardly
Câu 78: A. guidance 	B. guide	C. direction	D. instruction
Câu 79: A. where 	B. what 	C. when	D. how
Câu 80:	A. before 	B. when 	C. as soon as	D. after
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