Đọc hiểu Since the world has become industrialized

Bài đọc hiểu Since the world has become industrialized

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 has become industrialized⁽¹⁾, there has been an increase⁽²⁾ in the number of animal species that have either become extinct⁽³⁾ or have neared extinction⁽⁴⁾. Bengal tigers, for instance⁽⁵⁾, which once roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2300 and by the year 2025, their population is estimated⁽⁶⁾ to be down to zero. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused⁽⁷⁾ almost entirely by poachers⁽⁸⁾ who, according to some sources⁽⁹⁾, are not interested in material gain⁽¹⁰⁾ but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness⁽¹¹⁾ that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are a valuable⁽¹²⁾ part of the world’s ecosystem⁽¹³⁾. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted⁽¹⁴⁾ to ensure their survival, and the survival of our planet.

Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in order to circumvent⁽¹⁵⁾ the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They, then charge admission to help defray⁽¹⁶⁾ the costs of maintaining the parks, and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. With the money they get, they can invest equipment and patrols⁽¹⁷⁾ to protect the animals. Another solution that is an attempt to stem the tide of animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This seems fairly effective, but will not by itself, prevent animals from being hunted and killed.

Vocabulary

(1) industrialized: công nghiệp hóa

(2) increase: tăng

(3) extinct: tuyệt chủng

(4) extinction: sự tuyệt chủng

(5) instance: trường hợp

(6) estimated: ước lượng

(7) caused: gây ra

(8) poachers: những kẻ săn trộm

(9) sources: nguồn

(10) gain: lợi

(11) callousness: nhẫn tâm

(12) valuable: quý giá

(13) ecosystem: hệ sinh thái

(14) enacted: ban hành

(15) circumvent: phá vỡ

(16) defray: đánh lạc hướng

(17) patrols: tuần tra

Câu hỏi và đáp án đọc hiểu Since the world has become industrialized

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

A. problems with industrialization      

B. international boycotts

C. the Bengal tiger       

D. endangered species

Đáp án: D. endangered species

Giải thích: Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction

Question 2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “alarming” in the first paragraph?

A. distressing       

B. gripping       

C. serious       

D. dangerous

Đáp án: A. distressing

Giải thích: What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers…

Question 3. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast.

A. a comparison and a contrast       

B. a statement and an illustration

C. a problem and a solution       

D. a specific and general information

Đáp án: C. a problem and a solution       

Giải thích: Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction.

Question 4. What does the word “This” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. poachers who seek personal gratification      

B. sources that may not be accurate

C. Bengal tigers that are decreasing      

D. endangered species that are increasing

Đáp án: A. poachers who seek personal gratification      

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 interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction.

Question 5. The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. raise      

B. lower     

C. make an investment toward      

D. make a payment on

Đáp án: D. make a payment on

Giải thích: They, then charge admission to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks… ( Họ, sau đó tính phí nhập học để giúp bảo vệ chi phí của việc duy trì các công viên...)

defray = make a payment on ( bảo vệ chi phí)

Question 6. The author uses the phrase “stem the tide” in the second paragraph to mean.

A. stop       

B. save      

C. tax     

D. touch

Đáp án: A. stop 

Giải thích: Another solution that is an attempt to stem the tide of animal extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. (Một giải pháp khác là nỗ lực ngăn chặn thủy triều tuyệt chủng của động vật là tẩy chay quốc tế các sản phẩm được làm từ các loài có nguy cơ bị tuyệt chủng.)

stem the tide = stop (ngăn chặn, dừng lại)

Question 7. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

A. vindictive      

B. forgiving      

C. concerned       

D. surprised

Đáp án: C. concerned      

Giải thích: concerned: quan tâm