Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh cấp tỉnh quảng nam lớp 9 năm 2023-2024 có đáp án
SECTION I: LISTENING (4.0 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
- Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần.
- Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. A man wants to find out a language course. Listen to the conversation between the man and the woman, then complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.0 pts)
Name of the course: (1) ………………………………….……………….
Length of the course: (2) ………………………………….……………….
His proficiency level: (3) ………………………………….……………….
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Start date of the course: (4) ………………………………….……………….
Part 2. You will hear an interview with an international concert pianist called Karen Hong. Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
11. Why does Karen keep practising pieces of music she knows well?
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To keep her confidence levels high.
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To warm up before playing difficult new places.
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To make small improvements to her performance of them.
12. What does Karen say about her mother?
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She still tries to have an influence over Karen.
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She shows her emotions much more than Karen's father.
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She could have been a competent pianist herself.
13. Karen says that after winning a big competition, she began _______
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to lose interest in music.
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to take offence easily.
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to doubt her talent.
14. What does Karen say about pop music?
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It is suitable for people of all ages.
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It makes little impression on her.
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It affects teenagers' behaviour in different ways.
15. Karen believes that when dealing with young children who play music, _______
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praise should only be given where it is justified.
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pushing them too hard will demotivate them.
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it's a mistake to make them nervous about the end result.
Part 3. You will hear a talk about one of the seven natural wonders. Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
16. Cairns’ airport is at the top of five busiest ones in the country.
17. Great Adventures is the name of a travel agency.
18. Green Island is 6000 years old.
19. It takes 45 minutes to fly to Green Island from Cairns.
20. You are allowed to go to the pontoon once in your lifetime.
SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)
Part 1. For questions 21 – 32, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (2.4 pts)
21. Tim _____ a description of the five-coloured sticky rice since he got home after school, and he hasn’t finished it yet.
A. has written B. has been writing C. had written D. had been writing
22. My daughter would like to have _____ sports shoes to run in the park.
A. grey medium comfortable B. medium comfortable grey
C. comfortable grey medium D. comfortable medium grey
23. _____, my uncle felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. In spite of he was rich B. Rich as was he
C. Rich though he was D. Although the fact that he was rich
24. There are _____ that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to tackle.
A. too numerous environmental problems B. such a lot of environmental problems
C. so fewer environmental problems D. such many environmental problems
25. Most scientists believe that the day when robots become part of our lives will come _____.
A. sooner or later B. more or less C. from time to time D. later than never
26. They couldn’t help _____ when they heard the little boy_____ a romantic song.
A. laugh - sing B. to laugh - to sing C. laughing - to sing D. laughing - singing
27. All candidates applying for the Fulbright scholarship will be equally treated _____ of their gender or nationality.
A. regardless B. regard C. regarding D. regards
28. Just think, in _____ two months it will be summer again.
A. others B. other C. another D. the others
29. We expect the talent show judges to be completely _____ and not to show any preference towards contestants they have a personal connection to.
A. impartial B. solitary C. reliable D. constant
30. The local authorities need to _____ down on illegal parking, in my opinion.
A. hit B. force C. move D. crack
31. Jim and Nancy are discussing about the differences between men and women.
Jim: Men spend more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities than women.
Nancy: _______________________.
A. Don’t mention it. B. I can’t agree with you more.
C. Absolutely. I am not with you there. D. I don’t think so. I can’t agree with you more.
32. John and Cathy are talking about his English test result.
John: My English test was not as good as I expected.
Cathy: Never mind. _______________________
A. Good Heavens! B. Good luck!
C. Better job next time! D. It’s not okay!
Part 2. For questions 33 - 40, read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITAL at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)
Part 3 (0.8 pts):
a. For questions 41 - 42, choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
41. Some ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill other species.
A. get around to B. come down with C. make up for D. put up with
42. Jack didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. didn’t want to see B. didn’t show surprise C. didn’t care D. wasn’t happy
b. For questions 43 - 44, choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
43. The villagers don’t refuse to settle down in this area due to its immaculate water supply.
A. plentiful B. nonpoisonous C. threatened D. abundant
44. Changing the battery has resurrected the computer's efficiency.
A. encouraged B. ruined C. revived D. stimulated
Part 4. For questions 45 - 50, read the text below. There are 6 mistakes in the passage.
Write the mistakes and correct them in the space provided in the column on the right. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.2 pts)
(Adapted from: https://unsdg.un.org/latest/stories/new-un-report-offers-survival-guide-humanity-face-climate-change)
SECTION III: READING (5.0 pts)
Part 1. For questions 51 - 57, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.4 pts)
SMILE POWER
The expression on your face can actually dramatically change your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that deliberately smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first (51) _____ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (52) _____ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or hearty (53) _____ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a negative circle of gloom and depression by effectively (54) _____ the brain of essential fuel.
Friend Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and suggests that the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters (55) _____ definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only take oxygen away from the brain, but create further chemical imbalance (56) _____ inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can persuade your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters - replacing a (57) _____ condition with a happier one.
51. A. put off B. put by C. put down D. put forward
52. A. aspects B. expressions C. looks D. appearances
53. A. laughter B. sadness C. humour D. depression
54. A. cutting B. starving C. removing D. eliminating
55. A. where B. what C. which D. who
56. A. by B. without C. from D. when
57. A. depress B. depressed C. depressing D. depression
Part 2. For questions 58 – 62, read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
PLAYING TO LEARN
When most people think of school, we think of sitting in desks or at tables, listening to teachers, and taking exams. But today, especially in classrooms for young children, learning looks quite different. One of the biggest trends in early childhood education is for play-based learning. Instead of seeing children sitting at a desk, you might find them playing in a model kitchen or building towers of blocks. Rather than watching a teacher who stands at the front of the room, these students will be playing with their teacher in the park. What is play-based learning, and why do children need it?
To find some answers, we can look to the animal kingdom. Many species of animals have been observed playing, and scientists have begun to understand why. Animals play for a variety of reasons: to learn social skills, to master survival skills and to relieve stress. Rats are some of the most playful animals, and research shows that rats who play have better developed brains, are able to pay attention longer, and have better memories than rats who don’t. Rats who play are also better in social situations with other rats; they get in fewer fights and have much lower stress levels. Squirrels are also playful animals. Scientists have found that squirrels who play have better coordination and even have more babies than those who don’t. Brown bears who play as cubs are more likely to survive into adulthood than those who do not experience play. Play is crucial for animals to learn important social and survival skills, and might even create healthier brains.
It’s not surprising, then, that human children also benefit from playing to learn. Educational researchers have found that children learn best when they are mentally active, interested, socially interactive, and able to make connections between what they are learning and their own lives. Teachers build on this research by practicing guided play in their classrooms.
Play is flexible, fun, and directed by children; guided play helps children focus their play to achieve a learning goal. For example, a teacher using guided play to teach farm animal vocabulary might read a book with the children and then let them play with toy horses, cows, and chickens. Studies show that this type of guided play helps children remember words better than regular school activities like worksheets or flashcards.
With guided play, teachers watch and listen more than they talk. If children are playing with toys of different shapes, a teacher might ask questions about the shape. This allows the child to learn about different shapes through discovery rather than instruction. They are able to form hypotheses of their own, test them, and become little scientists.
(Adapted from My perspectives by Daniel Barber)
58. In paragraph 2, what is the author’s main point about animal play?
A. Play makes animals more social and less distressed.
B. Play is extremely important for animals to survive and succeed.
C. Playful animals live longer than animals who are not playful.
D. Rats, squirrels and bears are healthy animals because they play a lot.
59. The author gives examples of animals that play because
A. it is interesting information for the reader.
B. it is important information for teachers to understand.
C. it helps explain why play is important for human children.
D. scientists are focused on animal play.
60. In paragraph 4, what does the author suggest about guided play?
A. It is better for learning than many traditional teaching methods.
B. It should be used mainly to teach vocabulary.
C. It should be directed by teachers, not children.
D. It should be focused on fun more than on specific learning goals.
61. In the last paragraph, what is the author’s purpose in describing the teacher’s interaction with students about shapes?
A. To prove that this is a good teacher.
B. To prove that guided play is important for children.
C. To suggest that teachers should never talk more than children.
D. To give an example of how guided play works.
62. In the last paragraph, “They” refers to
A. teachers B. children C. questions D. shapes
Part 3. For questions 63 – 70, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.6 pts)
MASS TOURISM THREATENS VENICE
Venice, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, is facing environmental disaster. Italia Nostra, an environmental organization says that Venice can handle about 30,000 tourists every day, far less than the 60,000 that come to the lagoon city now. It suggests that Venice should attract fewer, (63) _______ richer tourists instead of aiming at all kinds of tourists.
Venice is threatened by rising sea levels and Mediterranean storms. In the next hundred years the sea level of Venice’s lagoon is expected to increase by 20 inches (about 50 cm). Old buildings, churches and cultural sites are in (64) _______ of collapsing.
Every year autumn and winter storms flood much of the city, especially places where tourists like to go, like Piazza San Marco, the central square of Venice. The situation has become worse (65) _______ to the giant cruise ships that sail into the city. Waves push up mud and sand which erode wooden piles on (66) _______ the buildings stand.
The Italian government has started building a flood barrier that is supposed to keep out the water (67) _______ the Adriatic Sea. Three giant steel gates will control the flow of water to and from the lagoon. Environmentalists fear that (68) _______ a barrier will affect the natural life of the lagoon which has a mixture of salt and freshwater. Venice’s lagoon is a home of plants that release additional oxygen into the sea. (69) _______ such plants, water coming from the Adriatic Sea would make the lagoon saltier.
New construction projects (70) _______ another threat to Venice. The government is planning an underwater subway connecting Venice with a new town on the mainland. Environmentalists say this would be a disaster from which Venice would never recover.
(https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/environment/mass-tourism-threatens-venice.htm)
Part 4. For questions 71 – 75, read the text carefully, then choose from the phrases A to F below the one which fits each gap. There is one extra phrase you DO NOT need. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1.0 pt)
One of the most difficult questions to answer is how much a job is worth. We naturally expect that a doctor’s salary will be higher than a bus conductor’s wages. However, (71)_______ when we compare a miner with an engineer, or an unskilled man working on an oil-rig in the North Sea with a teacher in a secondary school. What the doctor, the engineer, and the teacher have in common is that (72)_______ in order to obtain the necessary qualifications for their professions. When they were studying instead of earning money, (73)_______. At the same time, we recognize that the work of the minor and the oil-rig laborers is both hard and dangerous, and that they must be highly paid for the risks they take.
Another factor we must take into consideration is (74)_______, irrespective of the talents he may bring to it. Most people would agree that looking after the sick or teaching children is more important than selling secondhand cars or improving the taste of toothpaste by adding a red stripe to it.
Indeed, this whole question of just rewards can be turned on its head. You can argue that (75)_______ in the form of a so-called ‘psychic wage’, and that it is the man with the boring, repetitive job who needs more money to make up for the soul-destroying monotony of his work.
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they have devoted several years of their lives to studying
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those jobs continue to be poorly paid
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a man who does a job which brings him personal satisfaction is already receiving part of his reward
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how socially useful a man’s work is
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the question becomes much more difficult to answer
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they should be rewarded
