Tiêu đề ĐỀ DUYÊN HẢI HOÀ BÌNH LỚP 11 2024.docx ✅

1 SỞ GD & ĐT HÒA BÌNH TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HOÀNG VĂN THỤ ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề thi gồm 20 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XVI, NĂM 2024 Đề thi môn: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 11 Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) SECTION I. LISTENING (50pts) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi. Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Part 1. Listen to part of a radio programme about a psychological condition known as prosopagnosia. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). (10 pts) 1. The speaker compares face-blindness to the inability to hear. 2. Scientists do not understand how normal people remember faces. 3. The face-blind subjects could not distinguish between the faces or the objects. 4. Some people with this condition are so severely affected that they cannot recognise members of their own family. 5. It could help scientists to understand human evolution if they knew more about face-blindness. Part 2. Answer the questions by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer. (10 pts) 1. Besides being dangerous, what is bungee jumping considered? ______________________________________________________________ 2. What has the guide attempted to do to be recognized as the a jumpmaster? ______________________________________________________________ 3. What has not been recorded by the Zambezi Adrenaline Company yet? ______________________________________________________________ 4. What can the sudden movement during the jump do harm to? ______________________________________________________________ 5. What will not be provided by the company after the form is duly signed? ______________________________________________________________
2 Part 3. (10 pts) You will hear an interview with a writer called Barry Pagham, who writes crime novels. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. 1. What does Barry say about his first two published novels? A. They were more successful than he anticipated. B. They were useful in proving that he could write. C. It's a shame that they're no longer available to buy. D. It was a mistake to write an unfashionable type of novel. 2. Looking back, how does Barry view his decision to write his first crime novel? A. He accepts that he took a big risk. B. He wishes that he hadn't upset his publishers. C. He recognises that he behaved unprofessionally. D. He regrets putting himself under so much stress. 3. Barry tells the story of the arrest of an armed robber to illustrate A. how true to life his novels are. B. how seriously the police take his work. C. how dangerous his research can be. D. how unpredictably criminals can sometimes behave. 4. What does Barry say about the city where his novels are based? A. He makes it sound more exciting than it actually is. B. He regards it as an important element in the stories. C. He doesn't attempt to create a realistic picture of it. D. He's surprised that foreign readers want to visit it. 5. How would Barry feel about becoming a policeman? A. He suspects that he wouldn't be brave enough. B. He doubts whether he would have the patience. C. He's sure someone of his age wouldn't be accepted. D. He suggests that he wouldn't reject the idea completely. Part 4. (20 pts) For questions 1-10, listen to a news report by National Geographic about historical revolutions and complete the following table. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording in each blank. Definition A (1) ___________________ transition from one government to another.
3 Common characteristics • Mass frustration • Shared motivation • (2) ___________________ with wealth, education or power • State crises These characteristics help revolutions, albeit unalike, demonstrate the dynamism of human nature and (3) ___________________ Examples The Latin American Revolution - Challenged traditional (4) ___________________. - Ultimately led to the battle for (5) ___________________. The French Revolution - Partly an outcome of social inequalities originating from a(n) (6) ___________________ . - Eventually (7) _______________________________ for good. The Russian Revolution - Occurred due to the (8) ___________________ of the government. - Replaced (9) ___________________ with its communist regime. The American Revolution - Incited by contribution to (10) ___________________. - One of the earliest revolutions in modern history. SECTION II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (30pts) Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions and write your (20 pts) 1. The novel depicts the state of adolescence and the rites of ________________ that lead to adulthood. A. passage B. doorway C. threshold D. pathway 2. The unions ________________ their hand in the end and failed to get the pay rise they wanted. A. outplayed B. overplayed C. outdid D. overdid 3. John was not surprised when his boss criticized his work again; it was ________________ in that company. A. par for the course B. thick on the ground C. a nervous wreck D. red tape 4. The bed had been made, fresh towels were in the bathroom and everything was ________________. A. rant and rave B. down and out C. spick and span D. fair and square 5. When playing on a team, it is important to ________________ the line and follow the coach's instructions. A. stand B. follow C. face D. toe
4 6. After years of practicing yoga, waking up early in the morning has become second ________________ to me. A. routine B. instinct C. nature D. sense 7. When my boss goes on vacation, I have free ________________ to make decisions and run the department the way I see fit. A. rein B. right C. reign D. authority 8. The fact that she is having an affair with her boss is ________________ obvious to everyone except her husband. A. blindingly B. utterly C. radically D. highly 9. He says he knows nothing about the missing documents but I'm sure he's holding ________________ me. A. back for B. out on C. on with D. up for 10. The naughty boys went on making terrible noise in the park though they had been ________________ off by the annoyed constable. A. laid B. broken C. ticked D. thrown 11. Teaching high school students is relatively easy. Teaching majored students, on the other hand, is a different ________________ of fish. A. kettle B. pot C. pan D. bowl 12. The cat slept peacefully, ________________ in the long grass. A. huddled B. nestled C. snuggled D. cuddled 13. Their relationship had been on the ________________ for years before they finally broke up. A. stones B. rocks C. pebbles D. marbles 14. He couldn't have been in his right ________________ saying that he can fly. A. minds B. brains C. senses D. thoughts 15. It was the________________ warning from the seismologists that helped save the lives of the island inhabitants before the volcano erupted. A. preliminary B. hasty C. cursory D. advance 16. The lecture __________________ focused on theory only turned out to lose attraction from the audience. A. the first part of it B. of which the first part C. which the first part D. whose part first 17. I've yet ________________ a person as Jim. A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating C. met as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating 18. The river ________________ with fish, the campers were so excited about another fishing trip. A. being abounded B. abounded C. was abounded D. abounding