Đọc hiểu Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal

Bài đọc hiểu Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal.

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

Since the world became industrialized⁽¹⁾, the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once roamed⁽²⁾ the jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is estimated⁽³⁾ that they will become extinct.

What IS alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers⁽⁴⁾ who, according to some sources, are not always interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness⁽⁵⁾ that is contributing to the problem of extinction. Animals such as the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable parts of the world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted⁽⁶⁾ to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.

Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various⁽⁷⁾ ways. Some countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray⁽⁸⁾ the costs of maintaining the parks, and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. This money enables them to invest in equipment and patrols to protect the animals. Another response to the increase in animal extinction is an international boycott⁽⁹⁾ of products made from endangered species. This has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent animals from being hunted and killed

Vocabulary

(1) industrialized: công nghiệp hóa

(2) roamed: đi lang thang

(3) estimated: ước lượng

(4) poachers: những kẻ săn trộm

(5) callousness: nhẫn tâm

(6) enacted: ban hành

(7) various: nhiều

(8) defray: đánh lạc hướng

(9) boycott: tẩy chay

Câu hỏi và đáp án đọc hiểu Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal.

Question 1: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Endangered species

B. Problems with industrialization

C. The Bengal tiger

D. International boycotts

Đáp án: A. Endangered species

Giải thích: Ý chính của đoạn văn nói về những loài đang đứng trước nguy cơ tuyệt chủng 

Question 2: The word “poachers” could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. Concerned scientists

B. Enterprising researchers

C. illegal hunters

D. Trained hunters

Đáp án: C. illegal hunters

Giải thích: Poachers = Illegal hunters (những người thợ săn bắn bất hợp pháp)

Question 3: The word “ callousness” could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. incompetence 

B. indirectness

C. insensitivity

D. independence

Đáp án: C. insensitivity

Giải thích: callousness = insensiticity (vô cảm)

Question 4: The previous passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast.

A. A comparison and a contrast

B. A problem and a solution

C. A statement and an illustration

D. Specific and general information

Đáp án: B. A problem and a solution

Giải thích: Bài đọc được chia làm 2 đoạn để làm rõ một vấn đề và một giải pháp. Tác giả đưa ra các vấn đề về động vật bị tuyệt chủng, sau đó đưa ra những giải pháp cụ thể để giải quyết

Question 5: What does the word “this” refer to in the passage?

A. Bengal tiger

B. Interest in material gain

C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction

D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population

Đáp án: C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction

Giải thích: What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of extinction.

Question 6: Where in the passage does the author discuss a cause of extinction?

A. Lines 1-2

B. Lines 4-6

C. Lines 6-7

D. Lines 9-10

Đáp án: A. Lines 1-2

Giải thích: What is alanning about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in material gam but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of extinction.

Question 7: What docs the term “ international boycott” refer to?

A. A global increase in animal survival

B. A refusal to buy animal products worldwide

C. Defraying the cost of maintaining national parks

D. Buying and selling of animal products overseas

Đáp án: B. A refusal to buy animal products worldwide

Giải thích: International boycott: tẩy chay quốc tế → đáp án B: Sự từ chối mua các sản phẩm làm từ động vật trên phạm vi toàn thế giới.

Question 8: Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

A. indifferent

B. forgiving

C. concerned

D. surprised

Đáp án: C. concerned

Giải thích: Thái độ của tác giả trong đoạn trích là quan tâm lo lắng