Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh lần 1 trường Chuyên Đại học Vinh năm 2014

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Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng lớp 12 môn Tiếng Anh

TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC VINH ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG LỚP 12, LẦN 2-2014
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN Môn: TIẾNG ANH (Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút)

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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The initial contact between American Indians and European settlers usually involved trade, whereby Indians acquired tools and firearms and the Europeans obtained furs. These initial events usually pitted Indian tribes against each other as they competed for the European trade and for the lands containing fur-producing animals. When the furs had been depleted, the Europeans began a campaign to obtain the lands the Indians occupied. The Indians often formed confederations and alliances to fight back the Europeans; however, the Indians’ involvement in the white people’s wars usually disrupted these confederations. Indians resisted the attempts by the whites to displace them. They fought defensive wars such as the Black Hawk War in 1832. Indian uprisings also occurred, like the Sioux uprising in the 1860s.

Despite the resistance of the Indians, the Europeans were destined to win the conflict. After Indian resistance was crushed, the whites legitimized the taking of Indian lands by proposing treaties, frequently offering gifts to Indian chiefs to get them sign the treaties. Once an Indian group had signed a treaty, the whites proceeded to remove them from their land. Often the Indians were forced west of the Mississippi into Indian Territory-land the whites considered uninhabitable. If only a few Indians remained after the conquest, they were often absorbed by local tribes or forced onto reservations.

No aspect of American history is more poignant than the accounts of the forced removal of Indians across the continent. As white settlers migrated farther west, Indians were forced to sign new treaties giving up the lands earlier treaties had promised them. Some Indian tribes, realizing the futility of resistance, accepted their fate and moved westward without force. The Winnebagos, who offered little resistance, were shifted from place to place between 1829 and 1866. About half of them perished during their perpetual sojourn. Other tribes, however, bitterly resisted. The Seminoles signed a treaty in 1832 but violently resisted removal. Hostilities broke out in 1835 and continued for seven years. The United States government lost nearly 1,500 men and spent over $50 million in its attempts to crush Seminole resistance. Most of Seminoles were eventually forced to Indian Territory. However, several hundred remained in the Florida Everglades, where their descendants live today.

Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Violation of treaties by white settlers.
B. Conflict between American Indians and European settlers.
C. The diverse cultures of American Indian tribes.
D. Trade between American Indians and European settlers.

Question 2: What does the author mean by the phrase “pitted Indian tribes against each other”?

A. Trade with Europeans took place in public market pits.
B. Contact with Europeans caused opposition among Indian tribes.
C. Athletic events were popular with the Indian tribes.
D. Indians used European-made firearms in their shooting competitions.

Question 3: The word “legitimized “in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to__________.

A. encouraged B. wrote to support C. justified D. coordinated

Question 4: It can be concluded from the lines 9-11 that__________.

A. Both Indians and Europeans wanted to end the conflict by signing treaties.
B. Indian chiefs were easily bribed by economic offerings.
C. Europeans showed great speaking skill in their treaty proposals.
D. Europeans had greater military, political, and economic power than Indians.

Question 5: The author makes the point that Indian Territory was__________.

A. where a few Indians remained.
B. in the western part of Mississippi.
C. where several battles between Indians and whites took place.
D. considered undesirable by European settlers.

Question 6: According to the passage, which of the following did NOT happen?

A. Treaties allowed Indians to live where they wanted.
B. Indian tribes formed alliances with other tribes.
C. Indians were forced to live on reservations.
D. Indians rebelled against European settlers.