Dạng bài Đọc hiểu lớp 12
Lưu ý: Chức năng này hiện không còn dùng nữa, vui lòng chọn các khóa học để xem các bài giảng hoặc làm đề thi online!
Bài 71:
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 questions
For many years, scientists have speculated that the cataclysmic impact of an asteroid with the earth was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. Previous discoveries and results have hinted that an asteroid two kilometers in diameter struck the Yucatan peninsula in Eastern Mexico. This impact, stronger than one thousand nuclear explosions, is speculated to have cast a cloud of dust and debris into the atmosphere, covering the entire surface of the earth and blocking out the sun and consequently lowering the surface temperature of the earth. With such a radical change in the earth’s environment, scientists believe that over 99% of all animal and plant species were eradicated. Only after millions of years did plants and animals even begin to recover. But, the reign of the dinosaurs had ended and the age of mammals had begun.
The crucial link that has held this theory together has been the element iridium. Iridium is not commonly found on either the surface of the earth or inside the crust. It is more commonly found in asteroids or meteorites throughout the solar system. Scientists have hypothesized that after the asteroid impacted the earth, an even layer of iridium sediment settled over the globe and eventually became part of its surface. The theory, of course, has depended on the discovery of such an existing layer of iridium.
Unfortunately scientists have never been able to offer absolute proof that this asteroid impact ever occurred. Recently, however, a discovery may go a long way toward validating these scientists’ theories. In 1996, a team of marine biologists excavated samples of rock from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean just the coast of Bermuda. Found thousands of meters below the sea, these samples contain iridium similar to those found in the Yucatan peninsula thousands of kilometers away. At first, scientists were skeptical whether the samples were from the same time period. But since carbon dating placed them to 65 million years ago, their doubts were quickly alleviated. Since then many of the other theories for the demise of the dinosaur have been finally laid to rest.
Câu hỏi số 1:
This passage mainly discusses a theory about _____.
Câu hỏi số 2:
According to the passage, approximately how large was the asteroid that scientists believe truck the Earth?
Câu hỏi số 3:
The word “hinted” is closest in meaning to _____.
Câu hỏi số 4:
The word “cast” is closest in meaning to _____.
Câu hỏi số 5:
What can be inferred from the passage about asteroid impact mentioned italicized words?
Câu hỏi số 6:
The word “reign” is closest in meaning to _____.
Câu hỏi số 7:
The word “It” refers to _____.
Câu hỏi số 8:
What does the third paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
Câu hỏi số 9:
According to the passage, the iridium found beneath the ocean floor near Bermuda _____.
Câu hỏi số 10:
The paragraph following the passage probably discusses _____.
Bài 72:
Read the following passage adapted from A. Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoft Student 2008, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term broadcasting,from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word culture -does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people. including their customs, laws, conventions, and values.
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between culture and civilization; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern. the use of the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not static. They have twists and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized.
The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide.
Câu hỏi số 1:
According to the passage, the word culture_______
Câu hỏi số 2:
It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person ____
Câu hỏi số 3:
The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that______
Câu hỏi số 4:
It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century______
Câu hỏi số 5:
The word “attributes” in paragraph 1 most likely means______
Câu hỏi số 6:
The word “static” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by________
Câu hỏi số 7:
Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
Câu hỏi số 8:
It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its_____
Câu hỏi số 9:
Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture?
Câu hỏi số 10:
The passage mainly discusses______
Bài 73:
Read the following passage adapted from Cultural Guide - OALD, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The issue of equality for women in British society first attracted national attention in the early 20th century, when the suffragettes won for women the right to vote. In the 19605 feminism became the subject of intense debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as employment and pay.
Since then, the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced. The Equal Pay Act of 1970, for instance, made it illegal for women to be paid less than men for doing the same work, and in 1975 the Sex Discrimination Act aimed to prevent either sex having an unfair advantage when applying for jobs. In the same year the Equal Opportunities Commission was set up to help people claim their rights to equal treatment and to publish research and statistics to show where improvements in opportunities for women need to be made. Women now have much better employment opportunities, though they still tend to get less well-paid jobs than men, and very few are appointed to top jobs in industry.
In the US the movement that is often called the “first wave of feminism” began in the mid 1800s. Susan B. Anthony worked for the right to vote, Margaret Sanger wanted to provide women with the means of contraception so that they could decide whether or not to have children, and Elizabeth Blackwell, who had to fight for the chance to become a doctor, wanted women to have greater opportunities to study. Many feminists were interested in other social issues.
The second wave of feminism began in the 1960s. Women like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem became associated with the fight to get equal rights and opportunities for women under the law. An important issue was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was intended to change the Constitution. Although the ERA was not passed, there was progress in other areas. It became illegal for employers, schools, clubs, etc, to discriminate against women. But women still find it hard to advance beyond a certain point in their careers, the so-called glass ceiling that prevents them from having high-level jobs. Many women also face the problem of the second shift, i.e the household chores
In the 1980s. feminism became less popular in the US and there was less interest in solving the remaining problems, such as the fact that most women still earn much less than men. Although there is still discrimination, the principle that it should not exist is widely accepted.
Câu hỏi số 1:
It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that in the 19th century,____
Câu hỏi số 2:
The phrase “gender gap” in paragraph 2 refers to______
Câu hỏi số 3:
Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Elizabeth Blackwell are mentioned as______
Câu hỏi số 4:
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)_____
Câu hỏi số 5:
In the late 20th century, some information about feminism in Britain was issued by ____.
Câu hỏi số 6:
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
Câu hỏi số 7:
The phrase “glass ceiling” in paragraph 4 mostly means_______
Câu hỏi số 8:
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
Câu hỏi số 9:
It can be inferred from the passage that______
Câu hỏi số 10:
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
Bài 74:
Read the following passage adapted from Pre-Essence Reading 1 by Rachel Lee, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
BODY LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
The body language people use often communicates more about their feelings than the words they are saying. We use body movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, and changes in our voice to communicate with each other. Although some body language is universal, many gestures are culturally specific and may mean different things in different countries.
If you want to give someone the nod in Bulgaria, you have to nod your head to say no and shake it to say yes - the exact opposite of what we do! In Belgium, pointing with your index finger or snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.
In France, you shouldn’t rest your feet on tables or chairs. Speaking to someone with your hands in your pockets will only make matters worse. In the Middle East, you should never show the soles of your feet or shoes to others as it will be seen as a grave insult. When eating, only use your right hand because they use their left hands when going to the bathroom.
In Bangladesh, the ‘thumbs-up" is a rude sign. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping, and in India, whistling in public is considered rude.
In Japan, you should not blow your nose in public, but you can burp at the end of a meal to show that you have enjoyed it. The ‘OK’ sign (thumb and index finger forming a circle) means ‘everything is good’ in the West, but in China it means nothing or zero. In Japan, it means money, and in the Middle East, it is a rude gesture.
Câu hỏi số 1:
It is mentioned in the passage that many gestures_______
Câu hỏi số 2:
People nod their head to say no in________
Câu hỏi số 3:
In the Middle East, people do not use their left hands for eating because they use their left hands______
Câu hỏi số 4:
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
Câu hỏi số 5:
The word “others” in paragraph 3 refers to_______
Bài 75:
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really much more sophisticated than that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of points of view have all concluded that there is a great deal more stored in our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating their brain electrically, he could elicit the total recall of complex events in his objects’ lives. Even dreams and other minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in detail.
The memory trace is the term for whatever forms the international representation of the specific information about the event stored in the memory. Assumed to have been made by structural changes in the brain, the memory trace is not subject to direct observation but is rather a theoretical construct that is used to speculate about how information presented at a particular time can cause performance at a later time. Most theories include the strength of the memory trace as a variable in the degrees of learning, retention, and retrieval possiblefor a memory. One theory is that the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cells, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references to the same information support recall. Or, to say that another way, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
Câu hỏi số 1:
With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
Câu hỏi số 2:
The word “formerly” in the paragraph 1 could be best replaced by “____”.
Câu hỏi số 3:
The word “that” in the paragraph 1 refers to __________
Câu hỏi số 4:
Compared with a computer, human memory is _________
Câu hỏi số 5:
According to the passage, researchers have concluded that _____.
Câu hỏi số 6:
The word “elicit” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “____”.
Câu hỏi số 7:
How did Penfield stimulate dreams and other minor events from the past?
Câu hỏi số 8:
The word “bonds” in the last sentence of the passage means “______”.
Câu hỏi số 9:
According to the passage, the capacity for the storage in the brain ___.
Câu hỏi số 10:
All of the following are true of a memory trace EXCEPT that ____.
Còn hàng ngàn bài tập hay, nhanh tay thử sức!
>> Luyện thi tốt nghiệp THPT và Đại học, mọi lúc, mọi nơi tất cả các môn cùng các thầy cô giỏi nổi tiếng, dạy hay dễ hiểu trên Tuyensinh247.com.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Hỗ trợ - Hướng dẫn
-
024.7300.7989
-
1800.6947
(Thời gian hỗ trợ từ 7h đến 22h)
Email: lienhe@tuyensinh247.com
