Đề thi Olympic cấp Tỉnh môn Tiếng anh Lớp 10 - Sở GD&ĐT Đăk Nông - Năm học 2015-2016 - Đề chính thức (Có đáp án)

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1. 68. All might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture EXCEPT ___. A. the inappropriate reading skills B. the specialised readership C. the diversity of reading materials D. the printed mass media 69. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today. B. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud. C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect. D. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes. 70. The writer of this passage is attempting to ___. A. explain how reading habits have developed B. change people’s attitudes to reading C. show how reading methods have improved D. encourage the growth of reading Passage 2: It is estimated that over 99 percent of all species that ever existed have become extinct. What causes extinction? When a species is no longer adapted to a change environment, it may perish. The exact causes of a species’ death vary from situation to situation. Rapid ecological change may render an environment hostile to a species. For example, temperatures may change and a species may not be adapt. Food resources may be affected by environmental changes, which will then cause problems for a species requiring these resources. Other species may become better adapted to an environment, resulting in competition and, ultimately, in the death of a species. The fossil record reveals that extinction has occurred throughout the history of Earth. Recent analyses have also revealed that on some occasions many species became extinct at the same time - a mass extinction. One of the best - known examples of mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago with the demise of dinosaurs and many other forms of life. Perhaps the largest mass extinction was the one that occurred 225 million years ago, when approximately 95 percent of all species died. Mass extinctions can be caused by a relatively rapid change in the environment and can be worsened by the close interrelationship of many species. If, for example, something were to happen to destroy much of the plankton in the oceans, then the oxygen content of Earth would drop, affection even organisms not living in the oceans. Such a change would probably lead to a mass extinction. One interesting, and controversial, finding is that extinctions during the past 250 million years have tended to be more intense every 26 million years. The periodic extinction might be due to intersection of the earth’s orbit with a cloud of comets, but this theory is purely speculative. Some researchers have also speculated that extinction may often be random. That is, certain species may be eliminated and others may survive for no particular reason. A species’ survival may have nothing to do with its ability or inability to adapt. If so, some of revolutionary history may reflect a sequence of essentially random events. 71. The underlined word “ ultimately “ is closest in meaning to A. exceptionally B. unfortunately C. eventually D. dramatically 72. What does the author say in paragraph 1 regarding most species in Earth’s history? A. They have been able to adapt to ecological changes. 5
2. Blood is indeed (81) ___ the news, for on the heels of that announcement comes a report of tests carried (82) ___ in the United States and Japan on artificial blood. After an accident, time is crucial for a person suffering (83)___ extensive blood loss, and a transfusion of real blood must often (84) ___preceded (85) ___ a time-consuming test for blood type. Plasma does not require such a test but, because it can carry little oxygen it is not a wholly satisfactory substitute. Perfluorocarbons appear to offer an answer. They are utilized in combination (86) ___ and emulsion called Fluosol-DA, (87) ___ provides a number of additional advantages over real blood. These include the absence of need for blood tests, (88) ___ fact that it can be frozen for as (89) ___ as two years, its elimination eventually as a gas through the lungs, and the impossibility of its transmitting such problems (90) ___ hepatitis. OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 Read the test and fill in the missing words. Many of us are still unaware (91)___or are indifferent to the need to preserve rare species. Some people argue that species have (92)___dying out since life began. "So (93)___ should we worry about them now?" (94)___ ask. They calmly believe that others would take their place. What these people (95)___not realize is that it will (96)___ millions of years before a set of species is evolved to replace (97)___ we are rapidly losing. These species are (98)___national heritage. We should not let (99)___die off. They (100)___ be preserved for our descendants. VIII. WORD FORM (10PTS) Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 101. Visitors complained about the (organize) ___ in the old museum. 102. When Jenny made up for the play, she was (recognize) ___. 103."Time of our lives" was the (office)___song of the World Cup 2006. 104. Tom was accused of stealing some (confidence) ___ documents. 105. The cost of (admit)___ to the show is quite reasonable. 106. I watch the news everyday because it very (inform) ___. 107. I (sleep)___ this morning and was late for school. 108. He hoped the (employ) ___ agency would find him a job. 109. Our school has a lot of (qualify)___teacher . 110. I don’t like your (child) ___ behavior. IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. Passage Line 7
3. 129. He unwillingly asked her for help. (Turned) 130. He is different form his brother in almost all respects. (Bears) THE END 9