Tài liệu ôn tập thi công chức tỉnh Quảng Nam năm 2016 Tiếng anh đọc hiểu

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – Phần đọc hiểu C1

All spiders spin webs That's because webs help spiders Webs help spiders do three things Webs help spiders hold eggs Webs help spiders hide And webs help spiders catch food Webs help spiders hold eggs Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their webs The webs help keep the eggs together Webs help spiders keep their eggs safe Webs help spiders hide Most spiders are dark They are brown, grey, or black But spider webs are light They are white and cloudy When spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see Webs help spiders catch food Spider webs are sticky When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck It moves around It tries to get out But it can't It is trapped! Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped That's because spiders feel the web move And the spider is hungry The spider goes to get the bug As you can see, webs help spiders hold eggs Webs help spiders hide And webs help spiders catch food Without webs, spiders would not be able to live like they do Spiders need their webs to survive

1) This passage is mostly about

II catch food

III find water

A I only

B I and II only

C I, II, and III

3) As used in paragraph 4, the word trapped most nearly means

A stuck

B hidden

C eaten

4) How can spiders tell when something is trapped in their web?

A They hear it

B They smell it

C They feel it

5) As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay

to eat mice sleep at night—except, of course, owls! Some animals are nocturnal This means they are active at night The owl and the mouse are good examples of nocturnal animals that use their senses to find food in the dark

1) In paragraph 1, we learn that "Owls are nocturnal." The word diurnal is the opposite

of the word nocturnal Using information in the passage as a guide, we can understand

that an animal that is diurnal

A sleeps at night and is awake during the day

B hunts during the day and is awake at night

C sleeps every other night and is awake during the day

D hunts during the day and night

2) Based on information in paragraph 2, it can be understood that an animal with small

eyes

A must be diurnal

B has trouble seeing in the dark

C can see very well at night

D is likely to be eaten by an owl

3) According to the passage, owls can find food in the dark using their sense of

C II and III only

D I, II, and III

4) In paragraph 3 the author writes, "This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark." Based on its use in the passage, we can understand that prey is

A a noise that an animal makes during the night

B a small animal such as a pet dog or cat

C an animal that is hunted by other animals

D an animals that hunts other animals

5) Based on information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that mice sleep

during the day in order to

A find food that other animals can not

B keep themselves safe

C store energy for night time activities

D release stress

6) Based on information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that

A owls hunt mice

B mice can hide from owls

C mice and owls both hide from birds, snakes, and lizards

D birds and snakes often hunt lizards

7) If added to the end of this passage, which of the following conclusions would fit best?

A The owl is a nocturnal animal This means it is active at night The owl's excellent sense of sight and sound enable it to find food in the dark

B Mice are nocturnal animals This means they are active at night Similar to the owl, mice use their excellent sense of smell to find food in the dark

C Both mice and owls are nocturnal This means they are active at night Because these animals are active at night, they must sleep during the day This makes them especially vulnerable to attack from diurnal animals

D Some animals are nocturnal This means they are active at night The owl and the mouse are good examples of nocturnal animals that use their senses to find food in the dark

C3

When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals We might

be scared of them because they are big and powerful As we get older; however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood They need this blood to live and produce eggs When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease The result of the bite can be as minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to another very easily Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well Mosquitoes can also be killed with

poisons or sprays Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or animals.

Questions

1) According to the author, some people are more afraid of tigers and sharks than

mosquitoes because tigers and sharks

A kill more people than mosquitoes

B are big and powerful

C are found all over the world

D have no natural enemies

2) Based on the information in paragraph 2, we can understand that

I male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have different eating habits

II male mosquitoes are harmless to humans

III female mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting diseases to humans

A I only

B I and II only

C II and III only

D I, II, and III

3) In paragraph 2 the author writes, "This saliva may or may not contain a deadly

disease." The purpose of this statement is to

A oppose a previous argument

B question an upcoming conclusion

C confirm a hypothesis

D support a later statement

4) As used in paragraph 2, minor most nearly means

A insignificant

B deadly

C frustrating

D dangerous

5) Based on information in paragraph 3, it can be understood that if you get sick with

malaria or yellow fever, your chances of survival are

A terrible

B mediocre

C good

D excellent

6) It can be understood that the introduction of dragonflies might reduce the number of

flies in a given area because dragonflies

A work together with mosquitoes

B kill mosquitoes

C cannot be killed by poisons or sprays

D attract bats

7) Which of the following best summarizes the information in paragraph 4?

A Mosquito nets provide adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes

B Poisons and sprays provide adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes

C The introduction of the mosquito's natural enemies provides adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes

D There is no perfect solution to the mosquito problem

8) Which of the following words best describes the author's overall attitude towards the

prospect of solving the mosquito problem?

A despondent, meaning hopeless or dejected

B exasperated, meaning extremely irritated or annoyed

C equivocal, meaning doubtful or uncertain

D optimistic, meaning hopeful or taking a favorable view

C4

Rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the equator

In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the species of plants and animals in the world make their home Several hundred different varieties of trees may grow in a single acre, and just one of those trees may be the habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other insects More species of amphibians,

birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles live in rainforests than anywhere else on earth Unfortunately, half of the world’s rainforests have already been destroyed, and at the current rate, another 25 percent will be lost by the year 2030 Scientists estimate that asmany as fifty million acres are destroyed annually In other words, every sixty seconds, one hundred acres of rainforest is being cleared By the time you finish reading this passage, two hundred acres will have been destroyed! When this happens, constant rains erode the former forest floor, the thin layer of soil no longer supports plant life, and the ecology of the region is altered forever Thousands of species of plants and animals are condemned to extinction and since we aren’t able to predict the

ramifications of this loss to a delicate global ecology, we don’t know what we may be doing to the future of the human species as well

C5.

Should women find their happiness inside or outside the home? In the United States people used to believe the saying, “A woman’s place is in the home.” But now both women and society are changing More than fifty percent of American women continue

their work even after they are married What has brought about these changes? What ishappening to the American family today? Up until the 1950’s a typical American woman got married in her early 20’s In those days she quit her job and became a mother “A woman’s place is in the home” was a popular saying Most women felt that taking care

of their home and family was their full-time job But times have changed Women are getting married later these days and more have chosen to stay single Others get

married but decide not to have any children Today more than fifty percent of all

married women work full-time Many others run businesses in their homes What has caused these major changes? One reason is economic necessity It may be that the husband has lost his job and the wife must support the family Or even if the husband is working, some families say they can’t survive on only one paycheck But probably a more important influence has been the “women’s liberation movement.” Women are being told in many magazines and TV programs: “You can be successful on your own Don’t be satisfied with just being a wife and mother Use your intelligence and talents to

do something bigger And you should be paid as much as a man.”

No doubt this movement has accomplished much good But it has also contributed to a selfish “me first” attitude that is breaking up many families Sometimes women who are happy staying at home feel that working women look down on them There are no easy answers to these problems But certainly women’s influence will continue to grow in business, education and politics

C6

When John Mills was going to fly in an aeroplane for the first time, he was frightened

He did not like the idea of being thousands of feet up in the air “ ‘I also didn’t like the fact that I wouldn’t be in control,” says John “I’m a terrible passenger in the car When somebody else is driving, I tell them what to so It drives everybody crazy.”However John couldn’t avoid flying any longer It was the only way he could visit his grandchildren

in Canada “I had made up my mind that I was going to do it, I couldn’t let my son, his wife and their three children travel all the way here to visit me It would be so expensivefor them and I know Tom’s business isn’t doing so well at the moment – it would also betiring for the children – it’s a nine-hour flight!” he says.To get ready for the flight John did lots of reading about aeroplanes When he booked his seat, he was told that he would be flying on a Boeing 747, which is better known as a jumbo jet “I needed to know as much as possible before getting in that plane I suppose it was a way of making myself feel better The Boeing 747 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world at the moment The first one flew on February 9th 1969 in the USA It can carry up to 524 passengers and 3.400 pieces of luggage The fuel for aeroplanes is kept in the wings and the 747’s wings are so big that they can carry enough fuel for an average car to be able

to travel 16,000 kilometres a year for 70 years Isn’t that unbelievable? Even though I had discovered all this very interesting information about the jumbo, when I saw it for the first time, just before I was going to travel to Canada, I still couldn’t believe that something so enormous was going to get up in the air and fly I was even more

impressed when I saw how big it was inside with hundreds of people!”The biggest surprise of all for John was the flight itself “The take-off itself was much smoother than

I expected although I was still quite scared until we were in the air In the end, I

managed to relax, enjoy the food and watch one of the movies and the view from the window was spectacular I even managed to sleep for a while! Of course,” continues John, “the best reward of all was when I arrived in Canada and saw my son and his

family, particularly my beautiful grandchildren Suddenly, I felt so silly about all the years when I couldn’t even think of getting on a plane I had let my fear of living stop mefrom seeing the people I love most in the world I can visit my son and family as often as

I like now!”

70 Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?

A He wanted to go on holiday

B He wanted to try it

C He wanted to see his family

D He had to travel on business

71 Why did John read about aeroplane?

A He wanted to know how they work.

B It was his hobby

C It made him feel safer

D He had found a book on them

72 What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?

A He felt much safer

B He liked the shape of it

C He couldn’t believe how big it was.

D He thought the wings were very small

73 How did John feel when the aeroplane was taking off?

A excited

B happy

C sad

D frightened

74 What surprised John most about the flight?

A that he liked the food

B that he was able to sleep

C that there was a movie being shown

D that the view was good

75 How did John feel about his fears in the end?

A He thought he had wasted time being afraid.

B He realized it was okay to be afraid

C He hoped his grandchildren weren’t afraid of flying

D He realized that being afraid kept him safe

C7

With the onset of the winter season, man’s natural enemies, the common cold and the flu, arrive with full force It seems that the fluctuations in temperature and weather are guarantees that coughs and sneezes will spread infecting germs among family and friends More than 100 different types of bacteria can cause a cold, and doctors

sometimes use antibiotics to treat bacterial colds However, there are an equal number

of viruses that can cause influenza, and modern science offers no drug capable of curing viral infections In most cases, the best advice is the usual prescription: get plenty of rest, drink lot fluids, and be prepared to suffer for three to ten days Some home cures help to relieve the symptoms of colds and flus Mother’s chicken soup, rich in fats and oils, helps to revitalize a tired body and to soothe a sore throat Garlic, containing the active ingredient allicin, has long been used to fight off the effects of bacteria and

viruses Hot toddies consisting of small amounts of liquor mixed with honey, sugar, and lemon juice can relieve soreness and draw out cold germs Finally, recent evidence suggests that large doses of vitamin C not only boost the immune system before a cold arrives, but also relieve cold symptoms after they have set in

range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys As automakers work to develop practical electric vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars Public charging facilities will need to be as common

as today’s gas stations Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need

to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop, dine, or attend a concert To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenientparking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks; one-person three-

wheelers; small cars; or electric, gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today

Question 61: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT

Question 62: The author’s purpose in the passage is to .

A describe the possibilities for transportation in the future

B narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles

C support the invention of electric cars

D criticize conventional vehicles

Question 63: The passage would most likely be followed by details about _

A electric shuttle buses

B pollution restrictions in the future

C automated freeways

D the neighborhood of the future

Question 64: The word “compact” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning

to _

A squared (adj) : được tạo thành hình vuông

B long-range (adj) : có tầm xa

C concentrated (adj) : tập trung, cô đặc, rắn chắc

D inexpensive (adj) : rẻ, không đắt

Question 65: In the second paragraph, the author implies that _

A a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation

B everyday life will stay much the same in the future.

C electric vehicles are not practical for the future

D a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.

Question 66: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be _.

A as common as today’s gas stations

B equipped with charging devices

C much larger than they are today

D more convenient than they are today

Question 67: The word “charging” in this passage refers to .

A credit cards (n) : thẻ tín dụng

B lightning (n) : chớp, tia chớp

C aggression (n) : cuộc xâm lược, cuộc công kích

D electricity (n) : điện, điện lực, điện lực học

Question 68: The word “foresee” in this passage could best be replaced with _.

A invent (v) : phát minh, sáng chế

B count on (v) : tin, tin chắc

C rely on (v) : tin cậy vào, tin vào

D imagine (v) : tưởng tượng, hình dung, đoán được

Question 69: The word “commuters” in paragraph 4 refers to _.

Being able to forecast the weather isn’t just to do with informing people about whether

or not they can go to the beach or have a picnic When there are going to be severe weather conditions, the ability to prepare for them can be a matter of life or death A hurricane needs certain weather conditions to start forming: warm tropical oceans with moisture and heat above them The centre of the hurricane is very calm and it is called the “eye”, but the most violent activity takes place in the area immediately around the eye which is called the “eyewall” When hurricanes move onto the land from the sea, the heavy rain, strong winds and huge waves can cause unbelievable damage to

buildings and trees, and cars can be picked up and thrown like matchboxes The greatestdanger, however, is in the rise in the sea level as it hits the land This is called the ‘storm surge’ and can be catastrophic To measure how powerful an approaching hurricane is, meteorologists use something called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale This means that a hurricane coming towards the land is given a number from 1 to 5 depending on how fast its winds are The calmest hurricane is given the number 1 on the scale As technology has developed and we can now forecast the weather, it has meant that the advance warnings given have greatly reduced the number of deaths caused by

hurricanes However, the damage to property, which cannot be avoided, still costs billions of dollars to repair

1.What does 'them' in line 3 refer to?

A hurricanes

B weather forecasts

C picnics

D severe weather conditions

2 Where do hurricanes take place?

A in various areas of the world

B in tropical areas

C only in the USA

D in cold countries

3 Which is the least active part of a hurricane?

A die eye wall

B the eye

C the storm surge

D the winds

4 At which point is the hurricane most dangerous?

A when it has an eye

B when it moves out to sea

C when it knocks down trees

D when it moves onto the land

5 What does the Saffir-Simpson Scale measure?

A which way a hurricane is moving

B how big the waves are

C how powerful a hurricane is

D the number of hurricanes expected

6 Being able to forecast hurricanes has

A reduced damage to property.

B saved governments money.

C reduced the number of people killed.

D helped protect trees and bushes.

C10

To be successful, a business traveler must be able to maintain contact with the office, nomatter what the time or place Negotiations often involve decisions based on the latest figures New telecommunications products and services now on the market make

staying in touch easier than ever before The most widespread device is the cellular telephone, the price of which has dropped from several thousand dollars to a few hundred, including installation There are over two million mobile cellular phones in use today, including both car phones and cordless transportable units Car phones have proven indispensable for road emergencies as well as routine business transactions

Phone service is also available on airplanes and on the rails Recently introduced size organizers help business travelers with heavy schedules keep track of clients These are tiny computers that can store all kinds of information They can serve as phone and address directories, calendars, electronic memo pads, and calculators, among other uses Another invaluable telecommunications tool is smaller, lighter fax machines that plug into any standard electrical outlet and phone line The devices allow instantaneous transmission of hard copy to any location having a compatible fax machine It is

pocket-expected that faxing will soon become the primary means of sending and receiving short documents requiring prompt action

46 What is the best title for the passage?

A New Telecommunications Products and Services

B The Business Travelers

C Office Communications

D Computers and Businessmen

47 According to the passage, why do business travelers need to keep in touch with the office?

A They may not know where they are

B Company guidelines require frequent contact

C They must have the latest information for negotiations

D So many new products and services are on the market

48 According to the passage, mobile phone service

A is very useful in the case of road accidents

B still costs several thousands of dollars

C is not yet available on trains and airplanes

D does not come in transportable form

49 It can be inferred from the passage that fax machines probably

A will eventually replace mail delivery of short documents

B are still far from becoming a standard business tool

C cannot be used in conjunction with phone service

D are now as small and light as they can ever be

50 What does the paragraph following the passage most probably discuss?

A Types of hard copy

B Compatibility among fax machines

C Handling documents in a timely fashion

D Another practical telecommunications device

C11

During the nineteenth century, women in the United States organized and participated

in a large number of reform movements, including movements to reorganize the prison system, improve education, ban the sale of alcohol, grant rights to people who were denied them, and, most importantly, free slaves Some women saw similarities in the social status of women and slaves Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were not only feminists who fought for the rights of women but also fervent

abolitionists who fought to do away with slavery These brave people were social

leaders who supported the rights of both women and blacks They were fighting against

a belief that voting should be tied to land ownership, and because land was owned by men, and in some cases by their widows, only those who held the greatest stake in government, that is the male landowners, were considered worthy of the vote Women did not conform to the requirements A number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, also supported the rights of women to speak and toparticipate equally with men in antislavery activities Probably more than any other movement, abolitionism offered women a previously denied entry into politics They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and improve the conditions of others However, they gained the respect of those they convinced and alsoearned the right to be considered equal citizens When the civil war between the North and the South ended in 1865, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the