Sở GD & ĐT Thanh Hoá Đề THI THử ĐạI HọC LầN THứ 6 NĂM 2009
Trường THPT Cẩm thủy 1 MÔN THI: TIếNG ANH
Ngày thi 03.4.2009 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

Họ và tên: ......................................................................... Số báo danh .........................
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholar of the classical and medieval worlds while during the fifteenth century the term `reading` undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading, aloud is a distraction to others. Examination of factors related to the historical development of silent reading reveals that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy, and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of potential listeners declined, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was places by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the century students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use skills in reading them which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social cultural, and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term `reading` implied.
Câu 1: Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?
Silent reading had not been discovered.
There were few places available for private reading
Few people could read for themselves.
People relied on reading for entertainment
Câu 2: The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century indicated
a change in the status of literate people
a change in the nature of reading
an increase in the number of books
an increase in the average age of readers
Câu 3: Educationalists are still arguing about…………….
the important of silent reading
the amount of information yielded by books and newspapers.
the effects of reading on health
the value of different types of reading material.
Câu 4: The emergence of the mass media and of specialized periodicals showed that
standards of literacy had declined
readers` interests had diversified
printing techniques had improved
educationalists` attitudes had changed.
Câu 5: What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?
explain how present day reading habits developed
change people`s attitudes to reading
show how reading methods have improved
encourage the growth of reading
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau
Câu 6: It`s no use ............ make him change his mind.
A. trying to B. to try to C. trying and D. to trying to
Câu 7: ............ people from other cities are coming here to find work.
A. Large numbers B. A large number of C. Large amount D. A large amount of
Câu 8: .......... I love you, I can`t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Much as C. Whether D. Despite
Câu 9: Remember to let us know as soon as possible so that we can start .......... arrangements.
A. doing B. having C. making D. fixing
Câu 10: Why did he object so strongly ................your proposal?
A. to B. for C. with D. on
Câu 11: My mother said it ................. she meant it
A. as B. as if C. like D. like as if
Câu 12: Rarely ..............to work on his own.
A. he is seen B. does he seen C. is he seen D. does he
Câu 13: ............ it not been for the torrential rain, we would have gone out.
A. But B. If C. Had D. Should