(Viên chức Mầm non) 650 câu trắc nghiệm Đọc hiểu tiếng Anh có đáp án - Phần 19
26 câu hỏi
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
Quitedifferentfromstormsurgesarethegiantseawavescalledtsunamis, whichderivetheirnamefromtheJapaneseexpressionfor“highwaterina harbor.”Thesewavesarealsoreferredtobythegeneralpublicastidalwaves, althoughtheyhaverelativelylittletodowithtides.Scientistsoftenreferredto themasseismicseawaves,farmoreappropriateinthattheydoresultfrom underseaseismicactivity.Tsunamisarecausedwhentheseabottomsuddenly moves,duringanunderwaterearthquakeorvolcanoforexample,andthewater abovethemovingearthissuddenlydisplaced.Thissuddenshiftofwatersets off a series of waves. Thesewaves can travel great distances at speeds closeto 700kilometersperhour.Intheopenocean,tsunamishavelittlenoticeable amplitude,oftennomorethanoneortwometers.Itiswhentheyhittheshallow watersnearthecoastthattheyincreaseinheight,possiblyupto40meters. TsunamisoftenoccurinthePacificbecausethePacificisanareaofheavy seismicactivity.TwoareasofthePacificwellaccustomedtothethreatof tsunamisareJapanandHawaii.Becausetheseismicactivitythatcauses tsunamisinJapanoftenoccursontheoceanbottomquiteclosetotheislands, thetsunamisthathitJapanoftencomewithlittlewarningandcan,therefore, prove disastrous. Mostofthe tsunamisthathit the HawaiianIslands, however, originatethousandsofmilesawaynearthecoastofAlaska,sothesetsunamis haveamuchgreaterdistancetotravelandtheinhabitantsofHawaiigenerally havetimeforwarningoftheirimminentarrival.Tsunamisarecertainlynot limitedtoJapanandHawaii.In1755,Europeexperiencedacalamitous tsunami,whenmovementalongthefaultlinesneartheAzorescausedamassive tsunamitosweepontothePortuguesecoastandfloodtheheavilypopulated areaaroundLisbon.Thegreatesttsunamionrecordoccurredontheotherside oftheworldin1883whentheKrakatoavolcanounderwentamassive explosion,sendingwavesmorethan30metershighontonearbyIndonesian islands;thetsunamifromthisvolcanoactuallytraveledaroundtheworldand was witnessed as far away as the EnglishChannel.
Theparagraphprecedingthispassagemostprobablydiscusses _________ .
tides
stormsurges
tidal waves
underwater earthquakes
Chọn đáp án B
Dẫn chứng: Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor.”
Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingaretrueabouttidal waves EXCEPT that_____ .
they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
this terminology is not used by the scientific community
they are the same as tsunamis
they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
Chọn đáp án A
Dẫn chứng: Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced.
Theword“displaced”inline6isclosestinmeaningto_________ .
not pleased
located
moved
filtered
Chọn đáp án C
displaced = moved (di dời, chuyển chỗ)
It can be inferredfrom the passage thattsunamis ________ .
are often identified by ships on the ocean
generallyreach heights greater than 40 meters
are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
AmaindifferencebetweentsunamisinJapanandinHawaiiisthat tsunamis in Japan are more likelyto _________ .
come fromgreater distances
originate in Alaska
arrive without warning
be lessof a problem
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous.
A “calamitous” tsunami, in line 17, is one that is _________ .
disastrous
expected
extremely calm
at fault
Chọn đáp án A
calamitous = disastous (thảm họa)
Fromthe expression“onrecord” inline 19, itcanbe inferred that the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano ___________ .
was filmedas it was happening
occurred before efficient records were kept
was notas strong as the tsunami in Lisbon
might not be the greatest tsunami ever
Chọn đáp án D
Dẫn chứng: . In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
ThepassagesuggeststhatthetsunamiresultingfromtheKrakatoa volcano
was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
resulted in little damage
was far more destructive close to the source than far away
caused volcanic explosions in the EnglishChannel
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
Alotofadviceisavailableforcollegeleaversheadingfortheirfirstjob.In thisarticleweconsiderthemovetoasecondjob.Wearenotconcernedwith thoselookingforasecondtemporarypositionwhilehuntingforapermanent job.Norareweconcernedwiththoseleavinganunsatisfactoryjobwithinthe firstfewweeks.Instead,wewillbedealingwiththoseofyoutakingarealstep onthecareerladder,choosingajobtofitinwithyourambitionsnowthatyou havelearntyourwayaround,acquiredsomeskillsandhavesomeideaofwhere youwanttogo.Whatsortofjobshouldyoulookfor?Muchdependsonyour long-termaim.Youneedtoaskyourselfwhetheryouwanttospecializeina particularfield,workyourwayuptohigherlevelsofresponsibilityoroutof yourcurrentemploymentintoabroaderfield.Whateveryoudecide,youshould chooseyoursecondjobverycarefully.Youshouldbeaimingtostayinitfor twoorthree years.Thisjobwillbestudiedverycarefullywhenyousendyour letterofapplicationforyournextjob.Itshouldshowevidenceofseriouscareer planning.Mostimportant,itshouldextendyou,developyouandgiveyou increasingresponsibility.Incidentally,ifyouareinterestedintraveling,nowis thetimetopackupandgo.Youcandotemporaryworkforawhilewhenyou return, pickupwhere youleftoffandget the secondjobthen. Future potential employerswillberelievedtoseethatyouhavegotitoutofyoursystem,and arenotlikelytogooffagain.JulietteDavidsonspendherfirstyearafterleaving St.Aldate’sCollegeworkingforthreelawyers.Itwastheperfectfirstjobin that“OK...theywereverysupportivepeople.Iwasgentlyintroducedtothework, learntmy wayaround anofficeandimprovemyword processingskills. However,therewasnoscopeforadvancement.Oneday,Igavemynotice, boughtanairticketandtraveledforayear.JuliettenowworksasaPersonal AssistanttoBrendaCleverdon,theChiefExecutiveofbusinessinthe Community.“Intwo andahalf yearsI havebecome more ableand my jobhas really grown,“ shesays.“ Rightfromthebeginning mybosswasverykeen to developme.MyjobtitleisthesameasitwaswhenIstartedbutthedutieshave changed.Frommainlytypingandtelephonework,Ihaveprogressedtodoing mostofthecorrespondenceandbudgets.Ialsohavetodealwithavarietyof queries, coming from chairmenoflargecompaniestopeople wantingtoknow howtostarttheirownbusiness.Brendainvolvesmeinallherworkbutalso gives me specific projects to doand events to organize.”
Who is intended to benefit from the advice given in the article?
students who have just finished their studies
people who are unhappy with their current job
those whoare interested inestablishing a career
people who change jobs regularly
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: Instead, we will be dealing with those of you taking a real step on the career ladder, choosing a job to fit in with your ambitions now that you have learnt your way around, acquired some skills and have some idea of where you want to go.
Who is intended to benefit from the advice given in the article?
students who have just finished their studies
people who are unhappy with their current job
those whoare interested inestablishing a career
people who change jobs regularly
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: Instead, we will be dealing with those of you taking a real step on the career ladder, choosing a job to fit in with your ambitions now that you have learnt your way around, acquired some skills and have some idea of where you want to go.
Accordingtothewriter,whyisthechoiceofyoursecondjob important?
Itwill affect your future job prospects.
Itwill last longer than yourfirst job.
Itwill be difficultto change ifyou don’t like it.
It should give you theopportunity to study.
Chọn đáp án A
Dẫn chứng: Whatever you decide, you should choose your second job very carefully. You should be aiming to stay in it for two or three years. This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of application for your next job. It should show evidence of serious career planning. Most important, it should extend you, develop you and give you increasing responsibility.
“It” in the passage refers to_______.
first job
second job
application
career
Chọn đáp án B
Dẫn chứng: Whatever you decide, you should choose your second job very carefully. You should be aiming to stay in it for two or three years.
Ifyouhaveadesiretotravel,whendoesthewritersuggestthat you do it?
straight after you have left college
when you are unable to findapermanent job
after you have done sometemporary work
between the first and second job
Chọn đáp án D
Dẫn chứng: Incidentally, if you are interested in traveling, now is the time to pack up and go. You can do temporary work for a while when you return, pick up where you left off and get the second job then.
Whatdoesthephrase“youhavegotitoutofyoursystem”in passage mean?
You have planned your career sensibly.
You are an experienced traveler.
You have satisfied your wish to travel.
You have learned to look after yourself.
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: Future potential employers will be relieved to see that you have got it out of your system, and are not likely to go off again.
HowdidJulietteDavidsonbenefitfromtheexperienceofherfirst job?
Itwas good introduction to working inanoffice.
Shemet a varietyofinteresting people.
Itenabled her to earn enough money to travel.
She learnt how to use a word processor.
Chọn đáp án A
Dẫn chứng: I was gently introduced to the work, learnt my way around an office and improve my word processing skills.
Inwhat way is Juliette’s current job better her first job?
She hasa more impressive job title.
She now know how to start her own business.
She hasbeen able toextend her skills.
She is more involve in the community.
Chọn đáp án C
Dẫn chứng: “ Right from the beginning my boss was very keen to develop me. My job title is the same as it was when I started but the duties have changed. From mainly typing and telephone work, I have progressed to doing most of the correspondence and budgets. I also have to deal with a variety of queries, coming from chairmen of large companies to people wanting to know how to start their own business. Brenda involves me in all her work but also gives me specific projects to do and events to organize.”
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.Bodyposturesandmovementsarefrequentlyindicatorsofself-confidence, energy,fatigue,orstatus.Cognitively,gesturesoperatetoclarify,contradict,or replaceverbalmessages.Gesturesalsoserveanimportantfunctionwithregard toregulatingtheflowofconversation.Forexample,ifastudentistalkingabout somethinginfrontoftheclass,singlenodsoftheheadfromtheteacherwill likelycausethatstudenttocontinueandperhapsmoreelaborate.Posturesas wellasgesturesareusedtoindicateattitudes,status,affectivemoods,approval, deception, warmth, arid other variables related to conversation interaction.
Thesaying“Apictureisworthathousandwords”welldescribesthemeaning offacialexpressions.Facialappearance–includingwrinkles,muscletone,skin coloration,andeyecolor-offersenduringcuesthatrevealinformationabout age,sex, race, ethnic origin, and status.
Alesspermanentsecondsetoffacialcues-includinglengthofhair,hairstyle, cleanliness,andfacialhair-relatetoanindividual’sideaofbeauty.Athirdgroup offacialmarkersaremomentaryexpressionsthatsignalthatcausechangesin theforehead,eyebrows,eyelids,cheeks,nose,lips,andchin,suchasraisingthe eyebrows,wrinklingthebrow,curlingthelip.Somefacialexpressionsare readilyvisible,whileothersarefleeting.Bothtypescanpositivelyornegatively reinforcethespokenwordsandconveycuesconcerningemotionsandattitudes.
Facial expressions__________.
cannot convey emotions
cannotreinforce spoken words
can only express negative attitudes
can be either visible or fleeting
Chọn đáp án D
Câu đầu tiên của đoạn 4: “Some facial expressions are readily visible, while others are fleeting.” (Một số biểu hiện trên khuôn mặt có thể nhìn thấy dễ dàng, trong khi những biểu hiện khác lướt qua nhanh)
Gestures __________.
can do nothing with a conversation
can clarifythe meaning of verbal messages
may interrupt the flow of a conversation usual
can end a conversation more quickly than
Chọn đáp án B
Câu thứ 2 của đoạn đầu: Cognitively, gestures operate to clarify, contradict, or replace verbal messages. (Dựa trên kinh nghiệm, những cử chỉ hành động để làm rõ, làm mâu thuẫn, hoặc thay thế những thông điệp bằng lời nói).
Accordingtothewriter,“Apictureisworthathousandwords” means __________.
a picture of aface is more valuable than athousand words
a picture is more important than a thousand words
facialgestures can convey a lot of meanings
he has just bought apicture with a thousandwords on it
Chọn đáp án C
Giải thích: A picture is worth a thousand words: diễn tả sự sinh động bằng hình ảnh thì truyền đạt tốt hơn với việc chỉ sử dụng lời nói.
How many categories of facial expressions are mentioned?
2
3
4
5
Chọn đáp án B
Câu thứ 2 đoạn 3: “A third group of facial markers are momentary expressions…” (Một nhóm ba của các dấu hiệu trên khuôn mặt là những tín hiệu tạm thời…)
Anodoftheheadfromtheteacherwilllikelyaskhisstudentto __________ what he is saying.
go on
give up
put off
throwaway
Chọn đáp án A
Câu thứ 4 của đoạn đầu: “… if a student is talking about something in front of the class, single nods of the head from the teacher will likely cause that student to continue and perhaps more elaborate” (nếu một học sinh đang nói gì đó trước lớp học, những cái gật đầu của giáo viên sẽ có thể làm học sinh tiếp tục và có lẽ sẽ nói thêm nhiều hơn)
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
“Where isthe university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but noonecangivethemaclearanswer,forthereisnowalltobefoundaroundthe university.Theuniversityisthecity.Youcanfindtheclassroombuildings, libraries,museumsandofficesoftheuniversityalloverthecity.Andmostof itsmembersarethestudentsandteachersorprofessorsofthethirty-one colleges.Cambridgeisalreadyadevelopingtownlongbeforethefirststudents andteachersarrived800yearsago.ItgrewupbytheriverGranta,astheCam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.
Inthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturies,moreandmorelandwasusedfor collegebuildings.Thetowngrewfasterinthenineteenthcenturyafterthe openingoftherailwayin1845.Cambridgebecameacityin1951andnowit hasthepopulationofover100000.Manyyoungstudentswanttostudyat Cambridge.Thousandsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometovisitthe university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
Why did people name Cambridge the“city of Cambridge”?
Because theriverwas very well-known.
Because thereis a bridge over the Cam.
Because it wasa developing town.
Because there is a river named Granta.
Chọn đáp án B
Câu 2, câu 3 đoạn thứ 2: It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. (Nó phát triển bên dòng sông Granta, hay Cam như đã từng được gọi. Một cây cầu đã được xây dựng trên sông từ năm 875.)
Fromwhat we read we know that now Cambridge is _______.
visited by international tourists
a city without wall
a city of growing population
a city that may have a wall around
Chọn đáp án A
Câu thứ 5 đoạn 3: Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. (Hàng ngàn người từ khắp thế giới đến tham quan thị trấn
trường đại học này) from all over the world: khắp nơi trên thế giới ≈ international
Around what time did the university begin to appear?
In the 8th century
In the 9th century
In the 13th century
In the 15th century
Chọn đáp án B
Câu đầu tiên của đoạn 2: “Cambridge is already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago.” (Cambridge đã là một thị trấn phát triển rất lâu trước khi các sinh viên và giáo viên đầu tiên đến đây vào 800 năm trước.)
Trường đại học xuất hiện khi giáo viên và sinh viên đầu tiên đến vào 800 trước
⇒ Khoảng thế kỉ thứ 13
Why do most visitors cometo Cambridge?
To see the university
To study in the colleges in Cambridge
To find the classroom buildings
To use the libraries of the university
Chọn đáp án A
Câu thứ 5 đoạn 3: Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. (Hàng ngàn người tứ khắp thế giới đến thăm quan thị trấn trường đại học này)
After which year didthe town really begin developing?
800
875
1845
1951
Chọn đáp án C
Câu thứ 2 đoạn 3: The town grew faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. (Thị trấn phát triển nhanh hơn vào thế kỉ 19 sau khi mở đường sắt vào năm 1945)
