Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 93
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.
Fortunately there are still a few tasty things for us gourmands to enjoy in relative security. Their numbers, however, are depleted almost daily, it seems, by ruthless proclamations from the ever-vigilant Food and Drug Administration and its allies, our doctors. The latest felon to face prosecution is the salt of life, sodium chloride. Ostensibly, overuse of salt causes high blood pressure and hyper tension, the cause of half the deaths in the United States every year. A few years ago the anti-salt campaigners raised such a rumpus that salt was banned from baby food. Currently pressure is being applied to food manufacturers to oblige them to label their products to show sodium content . Because doing so would cost mercenary manufacturers money, they argue that they have no idea how much salt remains on such things as potato chips and how much sticks to the bag. Furthermore, salt isn’t the only harmful ingredient in food. If the manufacturer has to provide sodium content, and why not require him to list every ingredient and specify which are detrimental to our health? Cigarettes have a warning printed on them. Shouldn’t the same type of warning appear on canned foods that are notoriously over salted?
There are endless ifs and buts in the controversy, but the most telling of these is the questionable proof of salt’s diabolic effect upon the blood pressure. True, people who cut their salt intake lowered their blood pressure, but where is the scientific proof that something other than salt didn’t do the trick? The most common means of providing dubious proof that salt causes hypertension is to compare societies that use little salt with those that use mountains of salt in their daily diets. Which group has the higher rate of hypertension? Whose blood pressure is lower? What happens when salt is introduced into a group where salt is a novelty? Does the blood pressure rise significantly? Studies of the Japanese indicate that as the world’s greatest salters, they suffer the most from hypertension. On the other hand, the simple salt-free cuisine of several tribes in the Solomon Islands has kept older tribesmen and women from developing hypertension and high blood pressure, ailments traditionally killing their peers in America. No account is taken of the effect of inflation, recession, pollution, crime, and sundry other ills to which Americans, unlike people on primitive islands, are exposed.
sula), measuring 300 km by 40 km. Since 1993, six ice shelves have disintegrated in Antarctica. About 8,000 km of ice shelf are gone, changing maps, freeing up islands to circumnavigation, and creating thousands of icebergs. The Larsen Ice Shelf, along the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, has been retreating slowly for years. Larsen-A suddenly disintegrated in 1995. In only 35 days in early 2002, Larsen-B collapsed into icebergs. This ice loss is likely a result of the 2.5℃ temperature increase in the region in the last 50 years. In response to the increasing warmth, the Antarctic Peninsula is sporting new vegetation growth, previously not seen there. A loss of polar ice mass, augmented by melting of alpine and mountain glaciers (which experienced more than a 30 % decrease in overall ice mass during the last century) will affect sea-level rise. The IPCC assessment states that "between one-third to one-half of the existing mountain glacier mass could disappear over the next hundred years". Also, "there is conclusive evidence for a worldwide recession of mountain glaciers... This is among the clearest and best evidence for a change in energy balance at the Earth's surface since the end of the 19th century. (A) "Sea-level rise must be expressed as a range of values that are under constant reassessment. (B) The 2001 IPCC forecast for global mean sea-level rise this century, given regional variations, is from 0.11- 0.88 m. (C) The median value of 0.48 m is two to four times the rate of previous increase. (D) These increases would continue beyond 2100 even if greenhouse gas concentrations are stabilized. The Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, has kept ocean temperature records since 1916. Significant temperature increases are being recorded to depths of more than 300 m as ocean temperature records are set. Even the warming of the ocean itself will contribute about 25% of sea-level rise, simply because of thermal expansion of the water. In addition, any change in ocean temperature has a profound effect on weather and, indirectly, on agriculture and soil moisture. In fact the ocean system appears to have delayed some surface global warming during the past century through absorption of excess atmospheric heat. A quick survey of world coastlines shows that even a moderate rise could bring changes of unparalleled proportions. At stake are the river deltas, lowland coastal farming valleys, and low-lying mainland areas, all contending with high water, high tides, and higher storm surges. Particularly tragic social and economic consequences will affect small island states--being able to adjust within their present country boundaries, disruption of biological systems, loss of biodiversity, reduction in water resources, among the impacts. There could be both internal and international migration of affected human populations, spread over decades, as people move away from coastal flooding from the sea-level rise. Question 46: It may be inferred from this passage that icebergs are formed ______. A. by a drop in ocean temperatures B. when an ice shelf breaks free C. from intensely cold islands D. if mountain glaciers melt Question 47:There is more new plant life in Antarctica recently because ______. A. the mountain glaciers have melted B. the land masses have split into islands C. the icebergs have broken into smaller pieces D. the temperature has risen by a few degrees Question 48: The word "there" in the passage refers to ______. A. polar ice mass in the last 50 years B. the temperature increase C. new vegetation growth D. in the Antarctic Peninsula Question 49: In paragraph 4, the author explains the loss of polar and glacial ice by______. A. stating an educated opinion B. referring to data in a study C. comparing sea levels worldwide D. presenting his research Question 50: The word "conclusive" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______. A. definite B. independent C. unique D. valuable Question 51: Why does the author mention the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in paragraph 6? A. The location near the coast endangers the Scripps facility. B. Research at Scripps indicates that the ocean is getting warmer. C. One quarter of the rising sea levels has been recorded at Scripps. D. Records at Scripps have been kept for nearly one hundred years. Question 52: Which of the sentences below best expresses the information in the highlighted statement in the passage? The other choices change the meaning or leave out important information. A. Global warming on the surface of the planet may have been retarded during the last hundred years because heat in the atmosphere was absorbed by the oceans. B. Global warming on the surface of the ocean was greater than it was on the rest of the planet during the past century because of heat in the atmosphere. C. Too much heat in the atmosphere has caused global warming on the surface of the planet for the past hundred years in spite of the moderation caused by the oceans. D. There is less heat being absorbed by the oceans now than there was a hundred years ago before the atmosphere began to experience global warming Question 53: According to paragraph 7, why will people move away from the coastlines in the future? A. It will be too warm for them to live there. B. The coastlines will have too much vegetation. C. Flooding will destroy the coastal areas. D. No agricultural crops will be grown on the coasts. Question 54: Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the author's opinion about rising sea levels? A. Sea levels would rise without global warming. B. Rising sea levels can be reversed. C. The results of rising sea levels will be serious. D. Sea levels are rising: because of new glaciers. Question 55: Look at the four squares and choose where the following sentence would best fit, ‘During the last century, sea level rose 10-20 cm, a rate 10 times higher than the average rate during the last 3,000.’ A. square (A). B. square (B). C. square (C). D. square (D). Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 56: By the end of last year, the number of adult English speakers in Asia _____ 350 million. A. was reaching B. were reaching C. had reached D. would have reached Question 57: On returning home from abroad,______. A. she found it hard to adapt to her home country. B. it was hard for her to adapt to her home country. C. adapting to her home country was hard. D. she was hard adapting to her home country. Question 58:’Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?’ - ‘_____!’ A. My Gosh B. Yes, I would C. Not at all D. What a pity Question 59: It may have _____ your notice, but it’s Mrs. Hodges’ birthday today. A. slipped B. escaped C. missed D. skipped Question 60: How long are you going to be _____ the computer? I need to send an email. A. at B. in C. on D. to Question 61: Color and light, taken together, ______ the aesthetic impact of the interior of a building. A. very influence powerfully B. very powerfully influence `C. powerfully very influence D. influence powerfully very Question 62: Tommy had his brother _____ his shoes for him. A. tie B. to tie C. tied D. tying Question 63: The librarian asked the students to _____ from talking. A. suppress B. repeal C. refrain D. subdue Question 64: _____ he should have spent all the weekend preparing for the test, he in fact just lay in bed watching videos. A. Whereas B. However C. Nevertheless D. Despite Question 65: There are lots of _____ in this part of the city. Put your money and phone somewhere safe. A. muggers B. burglars C. shoplifters D. pickpockets Question 66: I wouldn’t want _____ of my parents to know I have a boyfriend. A. any B. either C. none D. neither Question 67: His parents gave him everything he asked for. He was thoroughly _____ A. disturbed B. ashamed C. full up D. spoilt Question 68: _____ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him. A. Had he not B. Had not he C. He had not D. He not had Question 69: When the children _____ their toys, I donated them to a charity. A. outdated B. outlasted C. outgrew D. outwore Question 70: There were still _____ students who failed to submit their assignment by the deadline. A. little B. a lot C. few D. a few Question 71: These people are in _____ need of help, I can tell you. A. short B. big C. dire D. full Question 72: Please _____ me as to why you did not inform me of such an important matter. A. lead B. assist C. direct D. enlighten Question 73: It falls _____ Marry to care for her mother since her sister moved. A. over B. from C. to D. away Question 74: Bob couldn’t _____ a moustache to the photo of his Headmaster in the newspaper. A. resist from adding B. resist to add C. resist adding D. resist for adding Question 75: I don’t think he’d_____ such a pathetic lie, but he believed every word of it. A. take up B. fall for C. take in D. fall out Question 76: By and_____, the pupils are well-behaved. A. by B. large C. forward D. from Question 77: -Hello, I’d like to speak with Mrs. Smith. - _____ A. Who are you? B. Hang on, please. I will put you through C. Sure. D. Of course you can. Question 78: Mr. Black: ‘I’d like to try on these shoes, please.’ Salesgirl: ‘__________’ A. By all means, sir. B. That’s right, sir. C. Why not? D. I’d love to. Question 79: Susan : ‘Sorry, Brian is not here.’ Peter: ‘__________’ A. Would you like to leave a message? B. Can I take a message then? C. Can I speak to Brian, please? D. Can I leave a message then? Question 80: I am__________ of something. Can I call you back in a minute? A. in the middle B. in front C. in between D. instead --------------------THE END---------------
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