Đọc hiểu Millions of people are using cellphones today

Bài đọc hiểu Millions of people are using cellphones today

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.

Millions of people are using cellphones⁽¹⁾ today. In many places, it is actually⁽²⁾ considered⁽³⁾ unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication⁽⁴⁾ – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected⁽⁵⁾.

The explosion⁽⁶⁾ in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals⁽⁷⁾ worried. Some doctors are concerned⁽⁸⁾ that in the future many people may suffer⁽⁹⁾ health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious⁽¹⁰⁾ debate⁽¹¹⁾ about this issue⁽¹²⁾. Mobile phone companies⁽¹³⁾ are worried about the negative⁽¹⁴⁾ publicity⁽¹⁵⁾ of such ideas. They say that there is no proof⁽¹⁶⁾ that mobile phones are bad for your health.

On the other hand, medical⁽¹⁷⁾ studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs⁽¹⁸⁾ of change in the tissues⁽¹⁹⁾ of the brain and head can be detected⁽²⁰⁾ with modern scanning equipment⁽²¹⁾. In one case, a traveling salesman⁽²²⁾ had to retire⁽²³⁾ at young age because of serious memory⁽²⁴⁾ loss. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks⁽²⁵⁾. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed⁽²⁶⁾ his mobile phone use, but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree.

What is it that makes mobile phones potentially⁽²⁷⁾ harmful? The answer is radiation⁽²⁸⁾. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.

As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular⁽²⁹⁾ phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient⁽³⁰⁾, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label⁽³¹⁾ that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

Vocabulary

(1) cellphones: điện thoại di động

(2) actually: thực ra

(3) considered: được xem xét

(4) communication: liên lạc

(5) connected: kết nối

(6) explosion: tiếng nổ

(7) professionals: các chuyên gia

(8) concerned: lo lắng

(9) suffer: đau khổ

(10) serious: nghiêm túc

(11) debate: tranh luận

(12) issue: vấn đề

(13) companies: các công ty

(14) negative: phủ định

(15) publicity: công khai

(16) proof: bằng chứng

(17) medical: Y khoa

(18) signs: dấu hiệu

(19) tissues: khăn giấy

(20) detected: phát hiện

(21) equipment: trang thiết bị

(22) salesman: người bán hàng

(23) retire: về hưu

(24) memory: kỉ niệm

(25) tasks: nhiệm vụ

(26) blamed: bị đổ lỗi

(27) potentially: có tiềm năng

(28) radiation: sự bức xạ

(29) regular: thường xuyên

(30) convenient: tiện lợi

(31) label: nhãn mác

Câu hỏi và đáp án đọc hiểu Millions of people are using cellphones today

Question 1: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. doctors     

B. ideas    

C. professionals    

D. companies

Đáp án: D. companies

Giải thích: Mobile phone companies⁽¹³⁾ are worried about the negative⁽¹⁴⁾ publicity⁽¹⁵⁾ of such ideas. They say that there is no proof⁽¹⁶⁾ that mobile phones are bad for your health.

Question 2: The phrase “negative publicity” in paragraph 2 most likely means _______.

A. poor ideas about the effects of cellphones

B. information on the lethal effects of cellphones

C. the negative public use of cellphones

D. widespread opinion about bad effect of cellphones

Đáp án: B. information on the lethal effects of cellphones

Giải thích: Some doctors are concerned⁽⁸⁾ that in the future many people may suffer⁽⁹⁾ health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious⁽¹⁰⁾ debate⁽¹¹⁾ about this issue⁽¹²⁾. Mobile phone companies⁽¹³⁾ are worried about the negative⁽¹⁴⁾ publicity⁽¹⁵⁾ of such ideas.

Question 3: According to the passage, cellphones are very popular with young people because _______.

A. they make them look more stylish

B. they are worrying

C. they are a means of communication

D. they are considered unusual

Đáp án: A. they make them look more stylish

Giải thích: In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication⁽⁴⁾ – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected⁽⁵⁾.

Question 4: What could be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Technological Innovations and Their Price

B. The Way Mobile Phones Work

C. Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time

D. The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are Popular

Đáp án: A. Technological Innovations and Their Price

Giải thích: They find that the phones are more than a means of communication⁽⁴⁾ – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected⁽⁵⁾. The explosion⁽⁶⁾ in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals⁽⁷⁾ worried. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially⁽²⁷⁾ harmful? The answer is radiation⁽²⁸⁾. 

Question 5: The word “potentially” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _______.

A. possibly      

B. privately     

C. obviously    

D. certainly

Đáp án: A. possibly

Giải thích: What is it that makes mobile phones potentially⁽²⁷⁾ harmful?  (Điều gì khiến điện thoại di động có khả năng gây hại?)

→ potentially = possibly: có khả năng

Question 6: According to the passage, people should _______.

A. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies

B. never use mobile phones in all cases

C. only use mobile phone in urgent cases

D. keep off mobile phones regularly

Đáp án: C. only use mobile phone in urgent cases

Giải thích: Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient⁽³⁰⁾, especially in emergencies. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

Question 7: According to paragraph 3, the salesman _______.

A. couldn’t remember his name       

B. blamed his doctor

B. had a problem with memory        

D. had to retire because of his age

Đáp án: B. had a problem with memory       

Giải thích: In one case, a traveling salesman⁽²²⁾ had to retire⁽²³⁾ at young age because of serious memory⁽²⁴⁾ loss. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks⁽²⁵⁾.