Đề thi thử Đại học năm học 2013-2014 môn tiếng Anh – Đề số 95

A. based B. dropped C. detected D. explored
Câu 18: The words "In reality" in line 8 are closest in meaning to
A. surprisingly B. actually C. characteristically D. similarly
Câu 19: It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is
A. size B. distance C. temperature D. density
Câu 20: The word "correspondingly" in line 11 is closest in meaning to 
A. unpredictably B. interestingly C. similarly D. unusually
Câu 21: What is the cause of spring tides? A. Seasonal changes in the weather
B. The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth
C. The Earth's movement around the Sun D. The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
Câu 22: The word "configuration" in line 18 is closest in meaning to
A. unit B. center C. surface D. arrangement
Câu 23: Neap tides occur when_____. A. the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction
B. the Moon is full	C. the Moon is farthest from the Sun
D. waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
Câu 24: According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT:
A. The time of high tide is later each day.	B. Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do.
 C. The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon.	D. Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides.
Câu 25: Where in the passage does the author mention movements of ocean water other than those caused by tides?	A. Lines 2-5 B. Lines 10-11 C. Lines 12-13 D. Lines 17-20
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 26 đến 35.
Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (26) ___ in hot deserts on finding water, and on following infrequent rains to (27) ___ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter (28) ____, and on storing enough food for winter. Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate shelter, or the technology and energy sources to (29) ____ it.
Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand (30) ______ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such landscapes and (31) _____ travelers may die when supplies run (32) ______ after becoming lost. In addition, sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility.
The (33) ______ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause higher (34) ______ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally does not affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the Arctic. Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (35) ______ at which to camp in some hot deserts should be taken. 
Câu 26: A. locates 	B. selects 	C. follows 	D. depends
Câu 27: A. earn 	B. demand 	C. obtain 	D. require
Câu 28: A. extremes 	B. poles 	C. tops 	D. heights
Câu 29: A. grow 	B. supply 	C. comfort 	D. bring
Câu 30: A. dunes 	B. piles 	C. valleys	D. stores
Câu 31: A. inconsistent 	B. incapable 	C. inexperienced 	D. independent
Câu 32: A. of 	B. out 	C. in 	D. over
Câu 33: A. danger 	B. dangerous 	C. endanger 	D. endangered
Câu 34: A. level 	B. rate 	C. scale 	D. standard
Câu 35: A. sight 	B. lies 	C. sites 	D. seats
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 44.
The ocean bottom - a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth - is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth's surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space. 
 Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP).Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor. 
 The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challenger's core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth. 
 The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to understanding the world's past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change - information that may be used to predict future climates. 
Câu 36: The author refers to the ocean bottom as a "frontier" in line 2 because it 
A. is not a popular area for scientific research B. contains a wide variety of life forms 
C. attracts courageous explorers 	 D. is an unknown territory 
Câu 37: The word "inaccessible" in line 3 is closest in meaning to 
A. unrecognizable B. unreachable C. unusable D. unsafe 
Câu 38: The author mentions outer space in line 6 because 
A. the Earth's climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space. 
B. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment 
C. rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor 
D. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration 
Câu 39: Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger? 
A. It is a type of submarine. B. It is an ongoing project. 
C. It has gone on over 100 voyages D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968 
Câu 40: The word " extracting " in line 11 is closest in meaning to 
A. breaking B. locating C. removing D. analyzing 
Câu 41: The deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was 
A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom 
C. composed of geologists form all over the world D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry 
Câu 42: The word " strength " in line 17 is closest in meaning to 
A. basis B. purpose C. discovery D. endurance 
Câu 43: The word " they " in line 22 refers to 
A. years B. climates C. sediments D. cores 
Câu 44: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project? A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth's appearance hundreds of millions of years ago. 
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted 
C. Information was revealed about the Earth's past climatic changes. 
D. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen. 
Chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
Câu 45: Hary: “Thanks for your help, Judy.”	 Judy: “______.”
A. With all my heart B. Never remind me C. It’s my pleasure D. Wish you
Câu 46: "Just think, ______ 2 years' time, we'll be 20 both."
A. under B. in C. after D. over
Câu 47: Anne: “Thanks for the nice gift!”	 John: “______” 
A. I’m glad you like it. B. But do you know how much it costs?
C. In fact, I myself don’t like it. D. You’re welcomed.
Câu 48: Anne persisted ______ her search for the truth about what had happened.
A. at B. about C. on D. in
Câu 49: If she ______ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
A. wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. hasn’t been D. weren’t
Câu 50: - “________ detective stories?”	 - “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. What do you think about B. Are you fond of
C. How about D. What do people feel about
Câu 51: - “Would you mind lending me your bike?”	 - “ ______ .”
A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s
Câu 52: They would ______ go by air than travel by train.
A. always B. better C. prefer D. rather
Câu 53: Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _______ as possible.
A. economizing B. economic C. uneconomically D. economically
Câu 54: ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With B. On C. At D. During
Câu 55: - “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?”	-“ _______.”
A. Not yet B. Yes, it was C. I don’t think that D. Sorry, I don’t
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở thành câu đúng.
Câu 56: By measuring the color of a star, astronomers can tell how hot is it.
 A B C D
Câu 57: Exploration of the Solar System is continuing, and at the present rate of progress all the 
 A B
planets will have been contacted within the near 50 years. 
 C D
Câu 58: Grover Clevelan