Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2010 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 461 (Kèm đáp án)

ny years. In 
wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays 
cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a 
variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in 
influencing people in Europe and the United States. 
Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the 
past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such 
cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing 
education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have 
all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves 
have thus served to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way. 
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not 
depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. 
This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, 
Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as 
possible among the people. 
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer 
a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular 
country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese 
philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, 
Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture. 
Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to 
the East and not vice versa. By means...styles B. purposes C. nationalities D. values 
Question 4: The pronoun “this” in paragraph 4 mostly refers to ______. 
A. a propaganda campaign B. a funny element 
C. a piece of art D. an educational purpose 
Question 5: The passage is intended to present ______. 
A. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons 
B. an outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons 
C. an opinion about how cartoons entertain people 
D. a description of cartoons of all kinds the world over 
Question 6: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? 
A. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People 
B. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons 
C. Cartoons as a Way of Educating People 
D. An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda 
Question 7: In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at ______. 
A. disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world 
B. illustrating the truth of Chinese great men’s famous sayings 
C. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world 
D. bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world 
Question 8: The word “imbalance” in paragraph 6 refers to ______. 
A. the mismatch between the East cartoons and the West cartoons 
B. the dominant cultural influence of the West over the East 
C. the influence of the East cartoons over the West cartoons 
D. the discrimination between the West culture and the East culture 
Question 9: Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of Chinese cartoons? 
A. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers. 
B. The illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. 
C. Jokes and other kinds of humour in political and social matters. 
D. The stories and features of the lives of great men the world over. 
Question 10: According to the passage, which of the following is true? 
A. Cartoons will replace other forms of writing. 
B. Cartoons can serve various purposes. 
C. Western cartoons ...lyses were correct. 
 D 
Question 18: In order no money would be wasted, we had to account for every penny we spent. 
 A B C D 
Question 19: Many people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 
 A B 
2010-World-Cup matches so annoyed. 
 C D 
Question 20: In my judgment, I think Hem is the best physicist among the scientists of 
 A B C 
the SEA region. 
 D 
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 21 to 30. 
Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it often 
(21)______ small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are 
slowly worn away. In this way, (22)______ very hard rocks are worn away by the wind. 
When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them down the 
(23)______. Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea. 
Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so loses very 
(24)______ of its soil. The roots of plants help to (25)______ the rocks and soil in place. Water that 
falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground. Thus, forests and 
grasslands (26)______ to slow down erosion. 
Even where the land is (27)______ covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the spring, the 
(28)______ snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in streams. (29)______ a 
stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. (30)______ thousands of 
years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed. 
Question 21: A. cleans out B. picks up C. carries out D. holds up 
Question 22: A. still B. such C. even D. though 
Question 23: A. borders B. backside C. topside D. hillsides 
Question 24: A. large B. much C. few D. little 
Question 25: A. store B. hold C. sta