Rèn luyện kỹ năng đọc hiểu tiếng Anh qua các bài tập (Tập 1): Phần 1

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T R À N M Ạ N H TƯỜNG 0 • Dùng cho học sinh, sinh viên luyện thi ^ Tài liêu giảng dạy cho giáo viên 03 NHÀ XUẤT BẨN ĐẠI HỌC sư PHAM
TRẦN MẠNH TƯỜNG BÀI TẬP ĐỌG HIỂU TIẾNG ANH TẬP1 NHÀ XUẤT BẲN ĐẠI HỌC sư PHẠM
NHÀ XUẤT BẢN ĐẠI HỌC s ư PHẠM • • • BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU TIẾNG ANH TÂP 1 Chịu trách nhiệm xuất bản: Giám đốc : ĐÌNH NGỌC BẢO Tổng biên tập: LÊ A Chịu tránh nhiệm bản quyền: Nhà sách Minh Thắng Biên tập nội dung: Hồ Minh Hằn &ẼT Kĩ thuật vi tính: Đức Thành Trình bày bìa: Đức Tiến Mă số: 02.02.6/28ĐH2009 In 1.000 cuốn, khổ 16x24cm, tại Công Ty Cồ’ phần In và Thương mại Á Phi. ĐKXB số: 805-2009/CXB/6-52/ĐHSP, ngi 31/08/2009. In xong và nộp lưu chiểu tháng 12 năm 2009
Weather has a powerful effect on people. It influences health, intelligence, and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States Southerners have many heart attacks or other kinds of heath problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some time and very cold at other. Weather changes in February or March. The weather can influence intelligence, for example, in a 1928 study by scientists, the IQ score of undergraduate college students were very high during the hurricane but after the storm, their scores were 10 percent below average. Hurricanes can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can lower it. Students in the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year. Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be bad time for thin people; they usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 64°F, people become stronger. Low air pressure relaxes people. It increases forgetfiilness; people leave more packets and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low - pressure days. There is a “perfect weather” for work and health. People feel best at a temperature of about 64°F with present humidity. Are you feeling sick, sad tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the cause. 1. The main idea of the passage is ___________ . A. Low air pressure relaxes people B. Weather has a strong effect on people C. After the storm, people’s IQ scores were 10 percent below average. D. There is a “perfect weathers” for work and health. 2. Intelligence may increase because o f____________ . A. Hurricanes B. Very hot weather C. Low air pressure D. Very wet weather. 3. Low air pressure______________ . A. Depresses fat people B. Make people feel stronger
C. Causes heart attacks D. Relaxes people. 4. In “p>erfect weather” of 64°F______________. A. People are very forgetful B. People are in better health C. then people feel cold D. Fat people feel cold TEST 2 Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-bom Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too laie. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fiond to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine ard peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the fint award ceremony. Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from 30,000 tollars to 125,000 dollars. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards ( gold medal, illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges ^cisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few iterature prizes. No awards were presented fi’om 1940 to 1942 at the begiining of world war II. Some people have won two prizes, but his is rare; otlers have shared their prizes. 1. When did the first award ceremony take place ? A. 1895 B. 1901 C. 1962 D. 1968 2. Why was the Nobel prize established? A. To recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity B. To resolve political differences C. To honor the inventor of dynamite. D. To spend money.
3. In which field have Americans received the most awards ? A. literature B. peace C. economics D. science 4. In how many fields are prizes given? A. 2 B .5 C. 6 D .10 5. Which of the followdng statements is not true ? A. Awards vary in monetary value B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention. C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners D. A few individuals have won two awards. TEST 3 Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers. These days, most people in Britain and the us do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts you cán put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and fidy. But in Britain, as well as the us, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses of skirts (not ữousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses. In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with theừ clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles. It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the u s , because everyone is different. If you are sure what to
wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You’ll feel more relaxed if you don’t look too different from everyone else. 1. Many British people wear freely when they____________ . A. attend meetings B. attend lectures C. spend their spare time D. meet their friends. 2. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties ? A. Lawyers. B. Doctors. C. Drivers D. Secretaries 3. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears_________ . A. pretty clothes B. informal clothes C. formal clothes D. dirty clothes. 4. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear____________ . A. strange clothes B. as the people there do C. your native clothes D. pretty clothes. 5. What do you think the passage is mainly about ? A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the Unite States. B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in the UK and USA. C. When we should wear in formal way. D. Where we should wear in a formal way. TEST 4 Read the passage carefully and then choose the'correct answers. In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This, of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking you may appear to be hiding soinething; that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the
eyes. These social “rules” are the same for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child. 1. In the US and Canada, when you are having a conversation with someone_____________ . A. do not look directly in the eyes. B. it is impolite to look at the eyes of the speaker or hearer C. you should look him or her directly in the eyes. D. A and B. 2 . If 70U look down or to the side when the other person is talkhg___________ . A you will be thought to be not interested in the conversation. B you are very interested in what is being said. C you are very polite. D you are the interesting person. 3. If yoi look down or to the side when you are talking.______ A the Americans are interested in you. B you are thought to be dishonest C you are very polite. D you are interested in the conversation. 4. The speaker will sometimes look away__________. A because he or she wants to end the conversation B because he or she thinks that the hearer is not honest. C because the hearer is interested in ^ h a t is being said D because they are thinking or finding the right word 5. Thesi social “rules” are________ . A for men only B. for women only C. for children only D. the same for everybody TESTS Read tie passage carefully and then choose the correct answers. Tie Nobel prizes, awarded annually for distinguished work in chemiitry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and intemational peace, were made available by a fimd bequeathed for that piupose by Swediih philanthropist, Alfi-ed Bernard Nobel. The prizes, awarded since
1901, are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidates for the prizes must be nominated in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition. Candidates are judged by Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on the basis of their contribution to mankind. The awards are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10, with the King of Sweden officiating, and appropriate tribute to Alfi-ed Nobel on the anniversary of his death. Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma and a cash award of about one million dollars. 1. What does this passage mainly discuss ? A. Alfi'ed Bernard Nobel B. The Nobel prizes C. Great contributions to mankind D. Swedish philanthropy 2. How often are the Noble prizes awarded ? A. Five times a year B. Once a year C. Twice a year D. Once every two years 3. A Nobel prize would Not be given to ________ . A. An author who wrote a novel. B. A doctor who discovered a vaccine. C. A composer who wrote a symphony. D. A diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement. 4. Why were the prizes named for Alfred'Bernard Nobel ? A. He left money in his will to establish a fiond for the prizes. B. He won the first Nobel prize for his work in philanthropy. C. He is now living in Sweden. D. He servers as chairman of the committee to choose the recipients of the prizes. 5. Why are the awards presented on December 10 ? A. Because it is a tribute to the king of Sweden. B. Because Alfi-ed Bernard Nobel died on that day. C. Because that date was established in Alfi-ed Nobel’s will. D. Because the Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust.
O f all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls. Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two fall, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York, while the latter is on the Canadian side. About 85% of the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the more impressive of the two falls. About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season Sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from parks on both sides of the river. Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoons destination for newlyweds. 1 . Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada? A. Niagara River B. American Falls C. Niagara Falls D. Horseshoe Falls 2. It can be inferred from the passage that Horseshoe Falls________ . A. is the larger of the two falls. B. is the less impressive fall. C. has 15% of the Niagara River flowing over its edge. D. is in the state of New York. 3. According to the passage, where can people watch the falls? A. From trains. B. From airplanes. C. From parks or boats. D. From cars or buses. 4. In line 9, the word “them” refers to ________. A. steamers B. sightseers C. parks D. waterfalls. 5. According to the passage, Niagara Falls________. A. is a favourite sport of newlyweds. B. generates very hot water, C. can be viewed from only one side of the Niagara Falls. D. is only impressive during the summer tourist season.
England is one of the first countries that hiis developed the car industry in the world. “Englishmen are interested in cars as much as tea” , some people are joking to say so. They always have a carefiil thought before buying a car. Each kind of cars has its advantages and disadvantages. A modem car is enjoyed. It is comfortable and economical but it is rather expensive. Only the rich can afford to buy it. A large car can carry many people at the same time. It is very good for a big family. However it uses a lot of petrol to start the engine and run. It is also difficult to get a space for parking. A large car is forbidden in some streets. A driver can drive his small car to any place. It uses less petrol and it is easy for the driver to park. But it is only suitable for small family and it cannot run fast. Which car would you like to choose? 1. The car industry in England_______________ A. is backward B. has developed for years C. has not developed D. is now developing 2. Cars A. have advantages only B. are disliked in England C. have both advantages and disadvantages D. are always comfortable.. 3. A modem car i s _______ A. expensive B. comfortable C. economical D. all are correct 4. A big family should______ A. buy a small car B. buy a large car C. buy an economical car D. has no car 5. The advantage of a small car is ________ A. easy to park and economical B. suitable for a big family C. fast D. not economical ^
Most young couples have meals regularly in their parent’s home with little or no pay, and give their children to the care of old couple free of charge. Investigations have shown that parents of many young couples don’t mind providing meals and caring for their children. However, this practice should not become an accepted social custom. I'he old couple’s expense on food has already increased while young couples spend more on clothing and fumishing and less on food. If this trend continues, many young couples might take these privileges for granted and become more dependent. It is not the right for young couple to make use of the old couples’ love, not only because our nation is well-known for its special respect paid to the elderly, but also because the young must become independent. What young peopleshould do is to become more considerate towards their old parents. After long years of hard work, they are worthy of such consideration. 1 . Most married young couples_______________ . A. live with their parents B. have meals regularly in their parent’s home for they have little or no fees. C. have not become independent completely D. pay no respect to the elderly 2. The writer thinks it is ______ ^ for old couples to provide meals or care for their married children. A. wrong B. an accepted social custom C. right D. understandable 3. According to the passage, young couples should________. A. spend less on clothing or fumishing and more on food B. look after their children themselves C. be less demanding and more caring towards their old parents D. pay for the meals they have in their parent’s home
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. What troubles young people most is that no one will look after their children except their own parents. B. The reason why young couples depend on their parents to different degrees is that their income is smaller. C. Old couples should give money to their children instead of providing meals or caring for them. D. It would be natural that if young couples went on depending on their old parents they would have to provide meals and care for their children when they get married. 5. This article is particularly written fo r _____________ . A. old couples B. both young and old couples C. young couples D. young couples’ children TEST 9 Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers. How to protect children wed fans from unsuitable material online while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S. For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filed with danger their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as hazard and with good guides, some education, and a few. precautions,, the wilds of the Internet can be safely iiavigated. “Kids have to be online. If we tell our kids they can’t have access to the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert. Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids, A certain software contains only sites that have been selected a safe. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener”. But this can’t be wholly reliable, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mimi or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.
A few other tips: - Don’t put the PC in cliild’s room but keep it in area where mum of dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity. - Ask your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number. - And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet online over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree meet with them unless you go along. 1 . The passage is mainly about the subject o f__________ A. American children going online B. the Internet in American C. appreciating the Internet D. opposing children’s online 2. The best way to protect children from improper material is _______ . A. to install a content screener on the computer B. to buy some search engines for the children C. to be nearby when they are surfing the Internet D. to talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong 3. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. Surfing the Internet is the best method of educating children B. Children’s not having access to Internet may have effect on their progress. C. Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having access to Internet. D. Searching engines can help children to select materials fit for them. 4. According to the passage, we can infer th a t___________________ . A. softwares fit for children want programming B. a child who is online is iii danger C. Internet is a jungle full of danger D. Internet contains a lot of harmful sites
The planet Earth is 4.600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous’ length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age. Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower. Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago. When the planet was forty-five. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth. Modem man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago. During that short time, modem man has made a rubbish of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of himdreds of species of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system. 1. The passage tells us that_____________ . A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created B. life on Earth began relatively recently C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part. D. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life. 2. We are informed by the author that_____________ . A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time C. there were more than forty-five kinds of greats reptiles D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age
3. The author is mainly interested in ____________ . A. the time when man first evolved from apes B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution C. the effects of farming D. the period before the last Ice Age 4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that____ A. man will destroy everything on Earth B. man will use up all the fuels C. there wdll be a population explosion D. more species of animal may die out 5. The author’s general view of man seems to be that____ A. he has no right to be so destructive B. he has been the most successful animal C. he will be able to control the environment D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes TEST 11 Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers. If you think that aspirin is good only headache, think it again. A recent study has discovered that aspirin can also reduce the risk of heart attack, colon cancer, some kinds of strokes, and high blood pressure in pregnant women. Should everyone take aspirin? Aspirin is safe for those who suffer from a headache or other mild aches and pains. If your illness is more serious, you should ask your doctor. If you take aspirin for a long time, you will have stomach pains and hearing problems. Even though doctors believe that aspirin can cure illnesses such as heart disease, they still encourage people to eat a healthy diet, do exercise, and not to smoke. Aspirin cannot take the place of these good healthy diet, do exercise, and no to smoke. Aspirin cannot take the place of these good healthy habits. 1. Aspirin________ A. can be used to treat only headache B. can be used to treat headache and stomachache C. can be used to treat headache and heart attack
D. can be \ised to treat headache, to reduce the risk of heart attack, colon cancer, strokes and high blood pressure. 2. Aspirin can be used____________ A. as much as you would like because it has no bad effects B. as much as you would like because it is very good for your heart C. as much as you would like when your illness is serious D. without prescription only when you suffer mild aches and pains 3. If you take aspirin for a long tim e ,______. A. you will have stomach pains and hearing problems B. you will be all right C. you can be prevented from heart attack D. you have no problem 4. Although doctors know the usefiilness of aspirin, they still advise the patients________ , A. to take aspirin as much as possible B. to do exercise, to have a healthy diet and not to smoke C. to do exercise is not necessary D. to take aspirin and to smoke 5. Aspirin________ . A. can be used for every illness B. has no undesired effects C. carmot take the place of doing exercise, having a healthy diet, and not smoking D. can take the place of doing exercise, having a healthy diet, and not smoking TEST 12 Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers. The closet planet of Earth Of the six outer planets. Mars, commonly called the Red Planet is the closest to Earth, Mars, 4200 miles in diameter and 55% of the size of Earth is 334,600,000 miles from Earth and. 141,000,000 miles from the Sun, It takes this planet along with its two moonis, Phobos a Deimos 183 years to circle the Sun, compared to 365 davs for the Earth,
Foi many years, Mars had been thought of as the planet with the man- made cmals, supposedly discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877 With the United States spacecraft Viking I’ s landing on Mars in 1976 thi man-made canal theory was proven to be only a myth. Aftir landing on the soil of Mars, viking I performed many scientific experinents and took numerous pictures. The pictures showed that the red color oi the planet is due to the reddish, rocky Martian soil. No biological life wa< found, though it had been speculated by many scientists. The Viking ilso monitored many weather changes including violent dust storms. Some vater vapor, polar ice and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there were significant quantities of water on this distant planet. Evidence collected by the spacecraft shows some present volcanic actions, thought the volcanoes are believed to be dormant, if not e>.tinct. 1 . Whidi of the following is NOT true? A. Mars has two moons. B. It takes longer for Mars to circle the Sun than it takes Earth. C. Martian soil is rocky. D. Mars is larger than Earth. 2 . Man-made canal were supposedly discovered b y _____________ . A. Viking I B. Schiaparelli C. Piobos D. Martian 3. Mars lus been nicknamed A. Viking I B. The Red Planet C. Deimos D. Martian 4. The Viking I exploration accomplished all of the following EXCEPT A. pirforming scientific experiments B. collecting information showing volcanic action C. ffonitoring weather conditions D. dscovering large quantities of polar ice and permafrost
More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. The world today is faced with many major threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is pollution. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycles. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution? 1. More than two hundred years ago_______ . A. the environment was polluted as much as much as it is today B. people knew nothing about environmental pollution C. air was polluted badly D. people were faced with pollution 2. In former days, people________ . A. breathed fresh air, drank pure water and lived healthily B. breathed polluted air, drank pure water, and lived healthily C. lived in the polluted environment D. were worried about pollution 3. The most dangerous threat that the world is faced with i s _____ . A. pollution B. water C. war D. air 4. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases____________ . A. so they do not travel by car any longer B. so they prefer travelling by bicycle C. but they still prefer travelling by car D. they no longer use cars