Đề thi Tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT Quốc học, Huế năm 2019-2020 có đáp án

III. READING (25 points) 

Part 1: Read the following passage, circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct  answer to each of the following questions. (5 points)  

Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat  than the latitudes near the poles, and because the nature of heat is to expand and move, heat  is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved  by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of  latent heat. The term “latent heat” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid  water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate,  or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that  if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime they will dry faster than in winter, when  temperatures are colder. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water  vapor is supplied by heat – supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter  case. This energy is not lost. It is stored in water vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat.  Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and  the energy will be released to the atmosphere. 

In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun‟s incoming energy is used to evaporate  water, primarily in the tropical oceans. Scientists have tried to quantify this proportion of  the Sun‟s energy. By analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe,  they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent 

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of the Sun‟s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere, it can be transported, primarily to higher latitudes, by prevailing, large-scale winds. Or it can be  transported vertically to higher levels in the atmosphere, where it forms clouds and  subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere. 

1. The passage mainly discusses how heat  

A. is transformed and transported in the Earth‟s atmosphere. 

B. is transported by ocean currents. 

C. can be measured and analyzed by scientists. 

D. moves about the Earth‟s equator. 

2. According to the passage, in which of the following ways do the tropics differ from the  Earth's polar regions? 

A. The height of cloud formation in the atmosphere 

B. The amount of heat they receive from the Sun 

C. The strength of their large-scale winds 

D. The strength of their oceanic currents 

3. Why does the author mention “the stove” in paragraph 1? 

A. To describe the heat of the Sun 

B. To illustrate how water vapor is stored 

C. To show how energy is stored 

D. To give an example of a heat source 

4. According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially  A. around the higher latitudes. 

B. in the tropics. 

C. because of large-scale winds. 

D. because of strong ocean currents. 

5. According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun‟s incoming energy A. is stored in clouds in the lower latitudes. 

B. is transported by ocean currents. 

C. never leaves the upper atmosphere. 

D. gets stored as latent heat. 

Part 2: Read the following passage, circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word  or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (10 points) 

FLORA AND FAUNA AT RISK 

(0) ______ many leading zoologists and botanists have expressed their (1) ______ about  the preservation of endangered species, the current (2) ______ are that most of the measures  taken to protect these species against extinction have had only a limited effect. 

From the (3) ______ of the sea to mountain slopes, tens of thousands of species have  become extinct in the past 300 years. (4) ______ these species thousands have died out even  before they have been discovered. It is no wonder then that many experts believe that  mankind has reached the (5) ______ of no return. 

As well as hunting, the greatest threat to plants and animals is the destruction of  rainforests. On (6) ______, an area of forest the size of Switzerland is destroyed every two  and a half to three years. (7) ______, entire regions are cleared every month, which means  that animals have nothing to eat, birds have nowhere to (8) ______ and plants nowhere to  grow.

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Now CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has (9) ______ the responsibility of getting 800 species of animals and plants banned from international  trade and (10) ______ 23,000 placed under strict control. This is a step in the right direction,  but should CITES and other organisations fail, the howl of wolves and noises made by other  animals may only be heard on tape or CD in future. 

0. A. Nevertheless B. However C. Despite D. Although 1. A. concern B. worry C. care D. bother 2. A. recommendations B. indications C. directions D. proposals 3. A. bed B. foot C. base D. bottom 4. A. From B. Between C. Within D. Among 5. A. site B. location C. spot D. point 6. A. average B. normal C. standard D. typical 7. A. In addition B. Consequently C. As a whole D. Even so 8. A. fly B. grow C. nest D. flock 9. A. turned down B. signed up C. taken on D. put off 10. A. other B. others C. another D. the other