Đề thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT chuyên Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2020-2021 - Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo tỉnh Ninh Bình (Có đáp án)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH NINH BÌNH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT 
NĂM HỌC: 2020 - 2021
Bài thi môn chuyên: TIẾNG ANH - Ngày thi: 18/7/2020
Đề thi gồm 04 phần, 07 trang
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Điểm bài thi
Họ và tên
 chữ ký của giám khảo
Số phách
Bằng số: .........../8,0 điểm
Bằng chữ: ........................
Giám khảo số 1: ..............................................
Giám khảo số 2: ..............................................
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này. Thí sinh phải ghi đúng thứ tự đáp án 
vào ô được đánh số tương ứng dưới mỗi bài.)
PART A: LISTENING (2.0 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 03 phần. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi phần 02 lần liên tiếp. Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
I. Listen to a student talking to a man about her university course and fill in each blank with ONE word or a number. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.8 point)
1. Where does the girl want to find accommodation? 	 (1) __________ of Residence.
2. What is her surname?	 	 	 (2) Anu __________.
3. What is her date of birth? 	 	 (3) 31st, __________1972.
4. Where does she come from?	 	 (4) __________.
5. What will she be studying?	 	 (5) A __________ course.
6. How long will her course last?	 	 (6) __________ years.
7. In which year does she want to stay outside? 	 (7) The __________ year.
8. What is her special diet?	 	 (8) No red __________. 
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II. Listen to a talk by a student advisor on campus and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question below. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
1. What is the primary topic of the talk?
A. How to get a professor’s signature.
	B. The procedures for dropping courses.
C. When to come and see the advisor.
D. The effect of officially dropping a course.
2. When can a student officially drop a course?
A. Any time, if the professor is willing to sign.	
B. Only on the day of the talk.
C. During the first three weeks of the semester.
D. Up to three weeks before the end of the semester.
3. How many signatures are necessary to drop a course?
A. None	B. One	C. Two	D. Three
4. What happens if a student stops attending a course without officially dropping it?
A. The student fails the course.
B. The course is removed from the student’s schedule.
C. The student receives a warning.
D. The student needs to get the advisor’s signature.
5. What will happen if a student understands these procedures and follows them?
A. There will be no problems.
B. There will be some problems.
C. He will receive a failing grade.
D. He will get a reward.
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III. Listen carefully and decide whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.7 point) 
1. Articles about what makes a famous boyband are scarce on the Internet.
2. Many boybands are not successful. 
3. The traditional formula for a successful boyband includes the ability to dance.
4. In the past, boyband members dressed differently but had similar personalities. 
5. Having different types of boy in the group is supposed to appeal to different girls. 
6. One Direction first became famous on YouTube. 
7. One Direction’s lyrics are written for girls who like rebellious boys. 
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PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.0 points) 
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (1.0 point)
1. Barcelona football club _____ Champions League history by defeating Juventus 3-1 in the final match last Sunday to have the cup for the 5th time.
A. made	B. done	C. won	D. marked
2. The more waste paper we recycle, _____. 
A. the least trees we preserve 	B. the most trees we preserve 
C. the more trees we preserve	D. the many trees we preserve 
3. According to a recent survey, most people are on good _____ with their neighbors. 
	A. relations 	B. acquaintances 	C. terms	D. relationships 
4. The noise of the airplanes _____ from the airport over our house was unbearable at times.
 	A. which taking off	B. taking off	
C. was taking off 	D. taken off
5. _____ she spoke did I realize that she was English.
A. No sooner 	B. No longer 	C. Not until	 	D. Hardly
6. The bomb went _____ in the street. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
 	A. up	 	B. off 	C. by 	D. out
7. - Anne: "Make yourself at home." 	- John: "_____"
 	A. Yes, Can I help you? 	B. Not at all. Don't mention it.
 	C. Thanks! Same to you. 	D. That's very kind. Thank you.
8. The equipment in our school needs _____.
A. modernize	B. modernizing	C. modernized	D. to modernize
9. I have bought a _____ car.
	A. red small French	B. small French red	
C. French small red	D. small red French
10. Michael _____ be watching TV. I just saw him outside.
A. can’t	B. shouldn’t	C. mustn’t	D. needn’t 
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II. The passage below contains 5 mistakes. FIND and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the boxes. (0.5 point)
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 People began to keep animals in zoos over 3,000 years ago, when the rulers of China opened an enormous zoo called the Gardens of Intelligence. In many of the early zoos, animals were taught to perform for the visitors. This not longer happens and it is accepted that the purpose of zoos is for people to see animals behaving natural.
 Today, most cities have a zoo or wildlife park. Moreover, not everybody approves of zoos. People which support zoos say that they provide us with the opportunity to learn about the natural world and be close to wild animals. Both of these would not be possible without zoos. On the other hand, some people disapprove of zoos because they believe it is wrong putting animals in cages, and argue that in zoos which are not managed properly, animals live in dirty conditions and eat unsuitable food.
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III. Read the following passage and use the correct form of each word given to complete it. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
His show was (1) _____ (full) booked up for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured in and very soon the London Arts Center was packed out. But why? What did they come to see? They came to see human beings take off circus animals, men in cat suits who stood in for real lions and tigers. The show was put on by its creators to protest against (2) _____ (tradition) circuses and to send a message about (3) _____ (cruel) to animals. The show was timed to tie in with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was a good idea, but the standard of the (4) _____ (perform) was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked out before it ended. There were some (5) _____ (amuse) moments when the performers sent up typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run.
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PART C: READING (2.0 points) 
I. Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes. (0.5 point)
Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most popular classical composers of all time, is sometimes _____ (1) as 'the Shakespeare of music'. He was born in Bonn in 1770, and published his first work at the age of thirteen. Mozart was his teacher for a short time, although they did not _____ (2) on very well together; Beethoven was a difficult student.
As a composer, Beethoven was a genius - but as a person, he was not very easy to like. He was a passionate man who lost his temper very easily. He was also arrogant. The upper classes of Vienna used to invite him to parties, where he was often quite rude. He was once heard to say to a prince: 'There will always be many princes, but there is _____ (3) one Beethoven'.
Nevertheless, Beethoven composed some of the _____ (4) beautiful symphonies the world had ever heard. How was such an arrogant, bad-tempered man inspired to write such romantic music? Perhaps the answer lies in the three letters that were found after his death. They were addressed to his 'Immortal Beloved'. Nobody knows who this woman was, but it appears that Beethoven was deeply in love _____ (5) her for most of his adult life.
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II. Read the following passage and choose the best option to fill in each blank. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animals of the sea. Scientists classify about 250 species of fish as sharks. These fish live in oceans throughout the world, (1) _____ they are most common in warm seas.
Sharks (2) _____ greatly in size and habits. Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long. A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice (3) _____ much as an African elephant. The smallest shark may measure only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce. Some kinds of sharks live in the depths of the ocean, but (4) _____ are found near the surface. Some species live in coastal waters, but others dwell far out at sea. A few species can even live in fresh water.
All sharks are carnivores (meat-eaters). Most of them eat live fish, including other sharks. A shark’s only natural enemy is a large shark. Sharks eat their prey whole, or they tear off large chunks of flesh. They also feed on (5) _____ or dying animals.
1. 	A. therefore	B. despite	C. but 	D. because
2. 	A. grow	B. rise 	C. evolve	D. vary
3. 	A. as	B. so	C. very	D. too
4. 	A. some other	B. others	C. another 	D. some shark
5. 	A. die	B. deadly	C. death	D. dead
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III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (1.0 point)
 	Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after, and dying ten years before it ended. In this time, he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.
 	At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, “The Pennsylvania Gazette”. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was shared in his famous “Poor Richard’s Almanak”, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, “The Autobiography”, which was written toward the end of his life, he showed the same quiet common sense.
 	He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster-General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion.
 	Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make it successful. As an ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war, he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.
1. What is the main idea of this text?
A. The childhood of Benjamin Franklin.	
B. The life of Benjamin Franklin.
C. The works of Benjamin Franklin.	
D. Franklin and American Independence.
2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
	A. 1806	B. 1794	C. 1717	D. 1706
3. Which of these happened first?
	A. Franklin was trained as a printer.	B. Franklin went to London.
	C. The American colonies rebelled.	D. Franklin started his first publication.
4. When was “The Pennsylvania Gazette” published?
	A. Before he moved to Philadelphia.
	B. When he was 17 years old.
	C. After the war.
	D. After he moved to Philadelphia.
5. The word “contract” in the 2nd paragraph is closet in meaning to _____.
	A. document	B. disagreement	C. agreement	D. employment
6. What is “Poor Richard’s Almanak” about?
	A. Franklin’s reputation.	B. How to succeed in business.
	C. How to do government printing.	D. The text does not say.
7. The word “entrepreneur” in the 2nd paragraph is closet in meaning to _____.
	A. a competent businessman	B. a person who starts a business
	C. a person who takes over the business	D. a person who sells a business
8. The word “he” in the last paragraph refers to _____. 
	A. George Washington	B. Poor Richard
	C. Pennsylvania Gazette	D. Benjamin Franklin
9. Which statement is true? 
A. In Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, he also shared his experience in business.
B. Benjamin Franklin didn’t take any interest in science.
C. Benjamin Franklin was one of many people that can clearly embody the early America’s spirit.
D. Benjamin Franklin didn’t support the notion that the colonies of North America should be a single nation.
10. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _____.
A. Benjamin Franklin made great contribution to the development of the new state.
B. Benjamin Franklin became Postmaster - General of the colonies when he was 47 years old.
C. He ran away to Philadelphia in 1725.
D. He used to live in France.
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PART D. WRITING (2.0 points)
 I. Email writing. (0.8 point)
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You must NOT write your own name and address. Begin your email as follows:
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II. Paragraph writing. (1.2 point)
 	Such ways of learning as online and on-television learning have become increasingly popular partly because of the outbreak of Covid-19. What do you think should be done to increase the effectiveness of these types of learning? 
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