Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2009 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 318 (Kèm đáp án)

 
were introduced about 10,000 years ago. 
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their 
numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts 
and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability 
of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the 
coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other 
hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental 
differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence 
societies. 
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from 
the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting 
and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller 
party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has 
become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal 
migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between 
the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the 
Paleolithic Period. 
Question 1: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans 
B. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home 
C. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 
D. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
Question 2: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ______. 
A. hunter-gatherers’ tools B. farming methods 
C. nature’s provision D. ag...re plenty of animals and fish can be found 
D. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 
Question 7: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ______. 
A. they live in the forests for all their life 
B. they often change their living places 
C. they don’t have a strong sense of community 
D. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet 
Question 8: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? 
A. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies. 
B. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons. 
C. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up. 
D. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient. 
Question 9: According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share 
______. 
A. some restricted daily rules B. some methods of production 
C. only the way of duty division D. some patterns of behavior 
Question 10: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage? 
A. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods B. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move 
C. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies D. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in 
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 11: A. supervisor B. dictionary C. agriculture D. catastrophe 
Question 12: A. convenient B. significant C. traditional D. fashionable 
Question 13: A. innocent B. initial C. abnormal D. impatient 
Question 14: A. mosquito B. elephant C. buffalo D. dinosaur 
Question 15: A. protect B. compose C. settle D. relate 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct word for each of the blanks from 16 to 25. 
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to fin...der Cousteau and his 
divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (24)______ of crabs 
which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They also found out that it was (25)______ to move 
rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”. 
Question 16: A. whether B. how C. which D. what 
Question 17: A. down B. into C. underneath D. below 
Question 18: A. from B. on C. at D. in 
Question 19: A. some B. much C. any D. more 
Question 20: A. exercised B. made C. caught D. done 
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Question 21: A. implanting B. growing C. transplanting D. cultivating 
Question 22: A. exploring B. inquiring C. enquiring D. imploring 
Question 23: A. breeds B. castes C. systems D. forms 
Question 24: A. school B. flock C. pack D. herd 
Question 25: A. capable B. able C. hardly D. possible 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 26: Through an ______, your letter was left unanswered. 
A. overtone B. oversight C. overcharge D. overtime 
Question 27: – “How do you like your steak done?” 
 – “ ______.” 
A. Well done B. Very much C. Very little D. I don’t like it much 
Question 28: “How many times have I told you ______ football in the street?” 
A. not to have played B. not to play C. do not play D. not playing 
Question 29: It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
A. pace of B. touch with C. track about D. up with 
Question 30: I won’t change my mind ______ what you say. 
A. whether B. although C. no matter D. because 
Question 31: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our 
environment?” 
 Laura: “______” 
A. There’s no doubt about it. B. Well, that’s very surprising. 
C. Of course not. You bet! D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea. 
Question 32: They didn’t find ______ in a foreign country. 
A. it to live easy B. it easy live