Đề thi thử Đại học năm học 2013-2014 môn tiếng Anh – Đề số 81

mmunity.
	A. cooperate	B. put together	C. separate	D. connect
Question 35: There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.
	A. adequate	B. unsatisfactory	C. abundant	D. dominant
Read the following passage adapted from Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009 and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 19 to 28.
Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special (36) ____ to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social, and economic equality between women and men. This article (37) ____ specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (38) ____ and impact.
Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (39) ____ of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, and economic (40) ____ of women. However, feminists have used different theories to explain these (41) ____ and have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical variations in the nature of feminism.
Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800 and (42) ____ until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (43) ____ but has also developed a (44) ____ of theories and approaches that stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (45) _____ needs of women.
Question 36: A. notice	B. attention	C. benefit	D. equality
Question 37: A. deals	B. tends	C. develops	D. initiates
Question 38: A. pressure	B. problem	C. variation	D. influence
Question 39: A. most	B. those	C. that	D. which
Question 40: A. detriment	B. benifit	C. position	D. advocate
Question 41: A. difference	B. attention	C. equalities	D. inequalities
Question 42: A. widened	B. spent	C. lasted	D. lengthened
Question 43: A. freedom	B. independence	C. tradition	D. equality
Question 44: A. kind	B. sort 	C. range	D. type
Question 45: A. definite	B. specific	C. vague	D. general
Read the following passage adapted from Britannica and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The biologist's role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in the discovery and development of new ideas has led to a reassessment of his social and scientific value systems. A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved. This emerging social and political role of the biologist and all other scientists requires a weighing of values that cannot be done with the accuracy or the objectivity of a laboratory balance. As a member of society, it is necessary for a biologist now to redefine his social obligations and his functions, particularly in the realm of making judgments about such ethical problems as man's control of his environment or his manipulation of genes to direct further evolutionary development.
As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality. As desirable as it may seem to be, such an accomplishment would entail many value judgments. Who would decide, for example, which traits should be selected for change? In cases of genetic deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits.
Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man's constant effort to improve the quality of his life. Many scientists believe that underlying the spectre of pollution is the problem of surplus human population. A rise in population necessitates an increase in the operations of modern industry, the waste products of which increase the pollution of air, water, and soil. The question of how many people the resources of the Earth can support is one of critical importance.
Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they do indicate the need for biologists to work with social scientists and other members of society in order to determine the requirements necessary for maintaining a healthy and productive planet. For although many of man's present and future problems may seem to be essentially social, political, or economic in nature, they have biological ramifications that could affect the very existence of life itself.
Question 46: According to the passage, a modern scientist should be more concerned about ____.	
A. his basic research 	B. the development of new ideasC. his manipulation of genes	D. the consequences of his discoveries
Question 47: The pronoun "it" in paragraph 2 refers to ____.A. a reality 	B. an accomplishment 	C. genetic engineering 	D. hereditary mechanism
Question 48: It is implied in the passage that genetic engineering ____.
A. may do us more harm than good 	B. is no longer desirable	
C. is the most desirable for life	D. will change all human traits	
Question 49: The pronoun "they" in paragraph 2 refers to ____. 
 A. discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms	 	B. effects of genetic engineering misuse  C. cases of genetic deficiencies	 	D. possibilities for genetic deficiencies 
Question 50: What is probably the most important biological problem mentioned in the passage?
A. social and economic deficiencies 	B. manipulation of genes C. genetic engineering misuse 	D. environmental pollution
Question 51: The word "which" in paragraph 3 refers to ____.A. activities of an overpopulated society's industry B. the waste products dumped into our environmentC. activities of surplus human population	D. serious environmental pollution
Question 52: The word "underlying" in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by "____". 	A. noticing	B. causing 	C. finding D. depriving
Question 53: According to the passage, to save our planet, biologists should work
A. harder and harder 	 	B. accurately and objectively
	C. on social and political purposes 	D. with other social scientists 
Question 54: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "ramifications" in paragraph 4?A. useful experiments 	B. effective techniques	C. harmful consequences D. latest developments 
Question 55: What is the author's purpose in this passage?
A. To conduct a survey of the biologist's role in society	
B. To urge biologists to solve the problem of surplus human population
C. To emphasize the biologist's role in solving the world's problems 
 	D. To advise biologists to carry out extensive research into genetic engineering
Read the following passage adapted from MS Encarta 2008 and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In early civilizations, citizens were educated informally, usually within the family unit. Education meant simply learning to live. As civilizations became more complex, however, education became more formal, structured, and comprehensive. Initial efforts of the ancient Chinese and Greek societies concentrated solely on the education of males. The post-Babylonian Jews and Plato were exceptions to this pattern. Plato wasapparently the first significant advocate of the equality of the sexes. Women, in his ideal state, would have the same rights and duties and the same educational opportunities as men. This aspect of Platonic philosophy, however, had little or no effect on education for many centuries, and the concept of a liberal education for men only, which had been espoused by Aristotle, prevailed.	
In ancient Rome, the availability of an education was gradually extended to women, but they were taught separately from men. The early Christians and medieval Europeans continued this trend, and single-sex schools for the privileged classes prevailed through the Reformation period. Gradually, however, education for women on a separate but equal basis to that provided for men was becoming a clear responsibility of society. Martin Luther appealed for civil support of schools for all children. At the Council of Trent in the 16th century, the Roman Catholic Church encouraged the establishment of free primary schools for children of all classes. The concept of universal primary education, regardless of sex, had been born, but it was still in the realm of the single-sex school.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, co-education became a more widely applied principle of educational philosophy. In Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union the education of boys and girls in the same classes became an accepted practice. Since World War II, Japan and the Scandinavian countries have also adopted relatively universal co-educational systems. The greatest negative reaction to co-education has been felt in the teaching systems of the Latin countries, where the sexes have usually been separated at both primary and secondary levels, according to local conditions.
A number of studies have indicated that girls seem to perform better overall and in science in particular in single-sex classes: during the adolescent years, pressure to conform to stereotypical female gender roles may disadvantage girls in traditionally male subjects, making them reluctant to volunteer for experimental work while taking part in lessons. In Britain, academic league tables point to high standards achieved in girls' schools. Some educational