Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 9 tỉnh Ninh Thuận 2020-2021: đáp án + cấu trúc đề + phương pháp ôn tập

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 

NINH THUẬN

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 08 trang)

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH 

NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Cấp THCS

Khóa ngày: 13/3/2021

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

SECTION I: LISTENING

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

Bài nghe gồm 02 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

PART 1:

Questions 1-5: Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

CHILDREN’S ART AND CRAFT WORKSHOPS

Example. Answer

- Workshops organised every: Saturday

- Adults must accompany children under (1) __________

- Cost: £2.50

- Workshops held in: Winter House, (2) __________ Street

- Security device: must push the (3) __________ to open door

- Should leave car behind the (4) __________

- Book workshops by phoning the (5) __________ (on 200765)

Questions 6-10: Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer

Next two workshops

Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if possible)

16/11 “Building (6) __________” (7) __________ (8) __________

23/11 (9) “__________” (Nothing special) (10) __________

PART 2:

Questions 11-14: Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

TRAIN INFORMATION

11. Local services depart from __________ railway station.

12. National services depart from the __________ railway station.

13. Trains for London depart every __________ each day during the week.

14. The price of a first class ticket includes __________.

Questions 15-17: Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Type of ticket Details

Standard open travel after (15) __________ and at weekends

Super save travel after 8.45

Special no restrictions

(16) __________ buy at least six days ahead

limited numbers (17) __________ essential

Questions 18-20: Choose THREE letters, A-G. Which THREE attractions can you visit at present by train from Trebirch?

A. a science museum 

B. a theme park 

C. a climbing wall 

D. a mining museum

E. an aquarium

F. a castle

G. a zoo

SECTION II: USE OF ENGLISH

Part 1: Choose one of the words or phrases marked A, B, C, or D which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

1. As we approached the house, I had a __________ that something terrible had happened.

A. prediction B. forethought C. premonition D. anticipation

2. Cable TV revolutionized communications; __________, the very existence of that service is now threatened by satellites.

A. moreover B. consequently C. eventually D. nevertheless

3. The strike was __________ owing to a last-minute agreement with the management.

A. broken up B. called off C. come through D. set back

4. William crept __________ on Lisa and put his hands over her eyes.

A. up B. on C. off D. by

5. I know you have been working very hard today. Let’s __________ and go home.

A. pull my leg B. call it a day C. put your back up D. pros and cons

6. She __________ on the computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.

A. has worked B. has been working C. was working D. had been working

7. __________ their heads in his direction, he knew they were interested.

A. Seeing them both turn B. On seeing they both turn

C. When he saw them both to turn D. After seeing them both to have turned

8. Helen was __________ disappointed when she learnt that she hadn’t won the beauty contest.

A. seriously B. bitterly C. strongly D. heavily 

9. __________ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.

A. Many people don’t realize B. What many people don’t realize

C. It is that many people don’t realize D. Because many people don’t realize

10. Carbon dioxide may be absorbed by trees or water bodies, or it may stay in the atmosphere when __________, while it is only in the atmosphere that chlorofluorocarbons find their home.

A. by releasing emissions from cars B. released from car emissions

C. cars that release emissions D. emissions are released by cars

11. The match will be screened on TV with __________ commentary by Any Gray.

A. lively B. live C. alive D. living

12. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you __________ me the whole truth yesterday.

A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told

13. As the drug took __________, the patient became quieter.

A. effect B. force C. influence D. action

14. The dawn redwood appears __________ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world.

A. was flourished B. having to flourish C. to have flourished D. have flourished

15. His comments __________ little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case.

A. reflect B. bear C. give D. possess

Part 2: Put the words in brackets in the correct form.

1. Experience, flexibility and involvement are the main __________ (REQUIRE) of employers nowadays.

2. Tom stood in defence of the woman who was attacked by a mugger. He was later praised and awarded for his __________ (BRAVE).

3. The introduction of the tax relief will certainly be __________ (BENEFIT) to large exporters.

4. Doctors claim that the new virus is __________ (RESIST) to any kind of treatment.

5. Most students hope to find a good __________ (SEASON) job during summer holiday.

SECTION III: READING

Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes provided.

The work of the railroad pioneers in America became the basis for a great surge of railroad building halfway through the nineteenth century that linked the nation together as never before. Railroads eventually became the nation’s number one transportation system, and remained so until the construction of the interstate highway system halfway through the twentieth century. They were of crucial importance in stimulating economic expansion, but their influence reached beyond the economy and was pervasive in American society at large.

By 1804, English as well as American inventors had experimented with steam engines for moving land vehicles. In 1920, John Stevens ran a locomotive and cars around in a circular track on his New Jersey estate, which the public saw as an amusing toy. And in 1825, after opening a short length of track, the Stockton to Darlington Railroad in England became the first line to carry general traffic. American businesspeople, especially those in the Atlantic coastal region who looked for better communication with the West, quickly became interested in the English experiment. The first company in America to begin actual operations was the Baltimore and Ohio, which opened a thirteen- mile length of track in 1830. It used a team of horses to pull a train of passenger carriages and freight wagons along the track. Steam locomotive power didn’t come into regular service until two years later.

However, for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system. Even the longest of the lines was relatively short in the 1830’s, and most of them served simply to connect water routes to each other, not to link one railroad to another. Even when two lines did connect, the tracks often differed in width, so cars from one line couldn’t fit onto tracks of the next line. Schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent. Significantly, however, some important developments during the 1830’s and 1840’s included the introduction of heavier iron rails, more flexible and powerful locomotives, and passenger cars were redesigned to become more stable, comfortable, and larger. By the end of 1830 only 23 miles of track had been laid in the country. But by 1936, more than 1,000 miles of track had been laid in eleven States, and within the decade, almost 3,000 miles had been constructed. By that early age, the United States had already surpassed Great Britain in railroad construction, and particularly from the mid-1860’s, the late nineteenth century belonged to the railroads.

1. The word “stimulating” in line 6 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. helping B. changing C. promoting D. influencing

2. The word “their” in line 6 refers to __________.

A. railroad pioneers B. railroads

C. the interstate highway system D. American society

3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The United States regarded Great Britain as a competitor in developing the most efficient railroad system.

B. Steam locomotive power was first used in 1832.

C. American businessmen saw railroads as a threat to established businesses.

D. Steam locomotives replaced horses because of the distances across the country.

4. The author concludes that for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system because __________.

A. passenger cars were not stable, comfortable or large

B. locomotives were not powerful enough

C. schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent

D. lines were relatively short and not usually linked

5. The word “schedules” in line 23 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. safety procedures B. employees

C. timetables D. railroad tracks

6. Which of the following is NOT true about the 1830’s and 1840’s (line 25)?

A. Passenger cars became larger. B. Schedules were reliable.

C. Locomotives became more powerful. D. Tracks were heavier.

7. The word “stable” in line 26 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. fixed B. supportive C. reliable D. sound

8. By what time had almost 3,000 miles of track been laid?

A. 1830 B. 1836 C. 1840 D. mid-1860s

9. The word “surpassed” in line 30 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. exceeded B. beaten C. overtaken D. equalled

10. Why does the author include details about Great Britain in the passage?

A. To compare developments in both the United States and Great Britain

B. To illustrate the competitiveness between the two countries

C. To show where Americans got their ideas and technology from

D. To provide a more complete historical context

Part 2: Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes provided.

A FUTURE IN THE DARK

For many of us, we are working, traveling in hours that used to be reserved for relaxation and sleep. But according to the results of tests being (1) __________ by scientists, we are no longer getting enough darkness in our life. In fact, (2) __________ shows that a growing number of health and environmental problems are due to a lack of darkness.

Life has evolved with a day/night circle. People who go (3) __________ this day/night rhythm will notice an adverse impact on their immune systems, and that’s not a good sign. We are (4) __________ a conflict between what our mind wants, and what our internal body clock prepares us for. Some experts explain that our biological clock is similar to the conductor of an orchestra, with the multiple rhythms of the body (5) __________ the various orchestra sections.

The body clock is (6) __________ on the light/dark cycle and it governs us for every (7) __________ of activity and rest in our lives. It ensures that all our various internal systems are working together-this is its sole (8) __________. By moving to 24-hour living, and not taking into (9) __________ the dark side, we will be effectively throwing away the advantages of evolution (10) __________ we care to admire it or not.

1. A. carried up B. carried through C. carried out D. carried off

2. A. discovery B. display C. research D. foundation

3. A. down with B. without C. through D. behind

4. A. considering B. contributing C. giving D. creating

5. A. describing B. corresponding C. expressing D. representing

6. A. founded B. based C. decided D. established

7. A. prospect B. attitude C. position D. type

8. A. reason B. purpose C. project D. desire

9. A. interest B. important C. detail D. account

10. A. so that B. whether C. unless D. in case

Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided below the passage.

Urban Sparrows

During the last 25 years, Britain’s urban sparrow population has declined by as much as two-thirds, and the bird has almost disappeared from many of its former haunts. The decline has been blamed on (1) __________ from cats to garden pesticides. Moreover, modern buildings have far too few nooks and crannies (2) __________ the birds can nest. Factors (3) __________ these may well be involved, but alone they (4) __________ to explain the severity of the decline, or the fact that other urban birds have been less affected.

Denis Summers-Smith is the world’s leading expert on sparrows, so when he (5) __________ up with a theory to explain their decline, it has to be (6) __________ listening to. He suggests that the culprit is a chemical added to unleaded petrol. It would be deeply ironic if a policy that was intended to improve the nation’s health (7) __________ to prove responsible for the decline of being of its favourite species.

(8) __________ to Summers-Smith, social species such as the sparrow require a minimum population in a specific area to breed successfully. If, (9) __________ whatever reason, numbers drop below this threshold, the stimulus to breed disappears. The most dramatic example is the passenger pigeon, (10) __________ in the late nineteenth century went from being the world’s most common bird to total extinction within 50 years.

SECTION IV: WRITING

Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. You must use between three and five words, including the word given.

1. She assumed that the tribe wouldn’t understand her. UNDER

She ______________________________ that the tribe wouldn’t understand her.

2. I had such a bad headache after the aromatherapy treatment that I felt sick. SO

My headache after the aromatherapy treatment ______________________________ that I felt sick.

3. It’s Paul’s duty to check on patients. RESPONSIBLE

Paul ______________________________ on the patients.

4. She described the treatment to us in detail. DETAILED

She gave ______________________________ the treatment.

5. We decided not to go to the party on Friday night. DECISION

We ______________________________ not to go to the party on Friday night.

Part 2: This is part of an email you receive from an English friend, Cathy.

My sister’s getting married next week, and we are all excited about the wedding. Tell me about weddings in your country. What do people wear? Do they eat special food?

Now write an email to your friend, answer your friend’s questions. Write your email in about 100 words. (You do NOT write or sign your name/address). End your letter as follows: Your friend.

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