Tiêu đề ĐỀ DUYÊN HẢI LỚP 10 BẮC NINH 2024.docx ✅

1 THPT CHUYÊN BẮC NINH ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐBBB NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10 (Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút) * Ghi chú: - Đề thi gồm 17 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển. - Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 30 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 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 A. LISTENING (50 POINTS) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 3 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 02 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 A. LISTENING (50 points) I. You will hear a talk by a meteorologist about weather forecasting. Listen and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS (10 points) Early methods - Almanacs connected the weather with the position of different 1.______ at particular times. Invention of weather instruments - A hygrometer showed levels of 2.______ (N.Cusa, 1450)
2 - Temperature variations first measured by a thermometer containing 3______ (G. Galilei, 1593) Transmitting weather information - The use of the 4.______ allowed information to be passed around the world - Daily 5.______ were produced by the French from 1863 II. You will listen to a report on the color pink. Write the letter T (True), F (False) or NG (Not Given) in the numbered boxes (10 points) 6. During the course of history, pink had unanimously been associated with females. 7. The fact that the color pink gained popularity had certain political references. 8. The main character in “Think Pink” is based on a manual labourer. 9. Female blue-collar workers switched to wearing pink after it had been publicized. 10. While traditional gender roles were amplified in pink’s onset, their notion in modern days is reversed. Part 3. You wil hear part of an interview with Stan Levin, a dance critic, about a modern ballet production involving animals. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (10 points) 11. We gather that the ballet being discussed here __________. A. has received general critical acclaim. B. has caused considerable controversy. C. has not been well received on the whole. D. has become popular with animals-lovers. 12. It appears that the function of the dogs in the ballet is to __________. A. reflect what happens to the human characters. B. act as a contrast to the human characters. C. show how wild animals behave in a civilised society. D. symbolise homeless people. 13. How does Stan feel about the increasing use of technology in dance? A. He thinks this trend has gone too far. B. He prefers more traditional approaches to dance. C. He does not approve of it in principle. D. He believes it is creating a new art form. 14. What aspect of the ballet is of greatest interest to audiences? A. the way the dogs behave during dance sequences B. the way the dogs perform their tricks
3 C. the sight of the dogs in a pack D. the way the dogs copy the actions of one character 15. What caused the lapse in mood during the performance Stan saw? A. the inability of the dogs to concentrate B. the audience's unwillingness to accept the dogs C. the behaviour of a member of the audience D. the inability of dogs and humans to work as a team Part 4. You will hear a talk about a Nobel prize winner for his research on cancer. For questions 16-25, write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points) 16. The Nobel Committee announced its 2018 award in medicine to Jim Allison and Tasuku Honjo, who have successfully created a life-saving __________ . 17. Up to now, there have been four principal approaches to tackle cancer, involving _________ and hormone treatments in addition to surgery and radiation. 18. It was not until Jim and Honjo’s work was publicized that a fifth technique was discovered to help cure cancer, utilizing the _________ of the body to combat such a malicious condition. 19. Jim Allison is the Chairman of Immunology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Stunned by the award, he got the message from his son. He managed to maneuver the natural immune response and track __________. 20-21. Both the interviewer and Allison himself liken T-cells that were studied to _________ that fight against _________ and bacteria. 22. In addition, he acknowledged the presence of _________, bearing great resemblance to a switch to activate an automobile. 23. Other discoveries were the CD28 molecule and the CTLA4 which help prevent the immune system from hurting normal cells. Allison believed in the event that T-cells continue to spread, they can remove __________. 24-25. In the hopes of curing cancer, in the case of __________ , about 22% of patients, their survival rate or __________ was approximately 11 months. PART B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 POINTS) I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (30 pts) 26.The major political party is ______ the campaign for tighter gun controls in the wake of last month’s
4 shooting. A. procuring B. solidifying C. spearheading D. fulfilling 27. When I retired, I am going to do an ______ course in local history at the city university. A. intramural B. extramural C. extraneous D. outbound 28. It really ______ me when the car won’t start, after all the money we put into it. A. aggravates B. overtakes C. ousts D. scraps 29. Suddenly Tom looked across the room and saw a woman who made his heart ______. A. swing B. flutter C. sway D. slip 30. My parents ______ until the small hours when I got home late last night. A. gave me the third degree B. caught me off guard C. held sway over me D. cut me some slack 31. I’ve tried asking Stephanie, but she’s proving difficult to ______ to a particular date. A. pin down B. crack up C. nail down D. stand up 32. When U Zamenhof ______ the auxiliary language of Esperanto in the late 1800s, he did so with certain key goals in mind. A. condensed B. conjoined C. contorted D. constructed 33. The meals are prepared in the local community centre kitchen and distributed by people who have ______ donated their time. A. favourably B. cordially C. graciously D. gratuitously 34. The whole experience of buying fast food has become so routine, so ______ unexceptional and mundane, that it is now taken for granted. A. thoroughly B. virtually C. fully D. greatly 35. The northern part of the park includes the conifer-rich Border Forest Park, and the southern border is ______ by Hadrian’s Wall. A. defined B. outlined C. limited D. surrounded 36. Maria and Jean had a ______ romance, they met and married within two months. A. hurricane B. cyclone C. whirlwind D. typhoon 37. After the football match the crowds ______ out of the stadium into the nearest bars and cafes. A. leaked B. poured C. trickled D. dripped 38. I'm afraid we got our ______ crossed, I thought my husband would be picking up the children and he thought I was doing it. A. minds B. purposes C. wires D. fingers 39. The consultant called in by the firm brought a ______ of experience to bear on the problem. A. wealth B. realm C. bank D. hoard