Cô Vũ Thị Mai PhươngCHINH PHỤC ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2020 45 CÂU HỎI HAY VÀ ĐẶC SẮC ĐỌC HIỂU VĂN BẢN P5 Nguồn:Đề thi trường Chuyên mùa thi 2019 -2020 EXERCISE 1: Read the following passag
Trang 1Cô Vũ Thị Mai Phương
CHINH PHỤC ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2020
45 CÂU HỎI HAY VÀ ĐẶC SẮC
ĐỌC HIỂU VĂN BẢN (P5)
Nguồn:Đề thi trường Chuyên mùa thi 2019 -2020
EXERCISE 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Buying a house is the single largest financial investment an individual makes Yet, in India this act is
fraught with risk and individuals depend on weak laws for justice Occasionally, deviant promoters are
called to account as was the case in the detention of Unitech’s promoters This incident shows up the fallout
of an absence of proper regulation to cover contracts between buyers and real estate promoters A real estatebill, which is presently pending in Rajya Sabha, seeks to fill this gap It has been debated for over two yearsand should be passed by Parliament in the budget session
India is in the midst of rapid urbanization and urban population is expected to more than double toabout 900 million over the next three decades Unfortunately, even the current population does not haveadequate housing A government estimate in 2012 put the shortage at nearly 19 million units If this shortage
is to be alleviated quickly, India’s messy real estate sector needs reforms
The real estate bill seeks to set standards for contracts between buyers and sellers Transparency, arare commodity in real estate, is enforced as promoters have to upload project details on the regulators’website Importantly, standard definitions of terms mean that buyers will not feel cheated after takingpossession of a house In order to protect buyers who pay upfront, a part of the money collected for a realestate project is ring-fenced in a separate bank account Also, given the uncertainty which exists in India onland titles, the real estate bill provides title insurance This bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentarycommittees and its passage now brooks no delay
This bill is an important step in cleaning up the real estate market, but the journey should not endwith it State governments play a significant role in real estate and they are often the source of problems.
Some estimates suggest that real estate developers have to seek approvals of as many as 40 central and statedepartments, which lead to delays and an escalation in the cost of houses Sensibly, NDA government’s
project to provide universal urban housing forces states to institute reforms to access central funding.Without real estate reforms at the level of states, it will not be possible to meet the ambition of makinghousing accessible for all urban dwellers
Trang 2Question 1:What is the passage mainly about?
A.The obstacles and resolutions to India’s real estate market
B.The urban dwellers’ inaccessibility to housing
C.The need for urgent reform in housing distribution
D.The lack of housing in India
Question 2:According to the passage, which of the following is the pending in Raiya Sabha?
A.Real estate bill B.Universal rural housing programme
C.Universal urban housing programme D.NDA government’s new scheme
Question 3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.India’s real estate sector needs
B.Real state bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentary
C.Current population does not have adequate housing in
D.Urban population is expected to more than double to about 850 million over the next three
Question 4:The word “fraught” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A.coping B.contentious C.overflowing D.tolerable
Question 5:According to the passage, state governments
A.encourage the real estate market B.obstruct reforms to access universal urban housing
C.hinder the housing purchase process D.reject to mount the housing fee
Question 6:The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to .
A.developers B.governments C.estimates D.problems
Question 7:The word “escalation” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
EXERCISE 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being correctedall the time If corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a thousand times a day the differencebetween the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessarychanges to make his language like other people’s In the same way, children learn all the other things theylearn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their ownperformances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we
never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We do it all for him
We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct itunless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him do it himself Let him work out,with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem,whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not
Trang 3If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.Let him correct his own papers Why should we, teachers, waste time on such routine work? Our job should
be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer Let’s end all thisnonsense of grades, exams, and marks Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educatedpersons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or donot know
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as schoolteachers if they ask for it The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for therest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours Anxious parents andteachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the
world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it
Question 8:What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A.By listening to explanations from skilled people
B.By copying what other people do
C.By asking a great many questions
D.By making mistakes and having them corrected
Question 9:The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are
A.basically the same as learning other skills B.basically different from learning adult skill
C.not really important skills D.more important than other skills
Question 10:What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
A.They give children correct answers
B.They allow children to mark their own work
C.They encourage children to copy from one another
D.They point out children’s mistakes to them
Question 11:The word “those” in paragraph 1 refers to .
Question 12:According to paragraph 1, what basic skills do children learn to do without being taught?
A.reading, talking, and hearing B.talking, climbing, and whistling
C.running, walking, and playing D.talking, running, and skiing
Question 13: Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only beestimated by
A.parents B.educated persons C.the children themselves D.teachers
Question 14:The word “essential” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A.wonderful B.important C.complicated D.difficult
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A.too critical of themselves B.unable to use basic skills
C.too independent of others D.unable to think for themselves
EXERCISE 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds When this short amount of time
elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory How did the information get there in the first
place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area.The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, alsoknown as the working memory
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory The most acceptedtheory comes from George A Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can rememberapproximately seven chunks of information A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as
a word or name rather than just a letter or number Modern theorists suggest that one can increase thecapacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together By organizinginformation, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long termstorage
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, manypeople engage in "rote rehearsal" By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep amemory alive Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions
As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear When a pen and paperare not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud If the doorbell rings
or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forgetthe number instantly Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the shortterm to long term memory A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal" This involves assigning
semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long termmemories
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable Retrieving information can be done
by recognition or recall Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term memory andused often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting Themore cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved This is why
multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization
Question 16:According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A.They revert from the long term memory.B.They get chunked when they enter the brain
C.They enter via the nervous system D.They are filtered from the sensory storage area
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Question 18:All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT
A.maintenance area B.long term memory C.sensory storage area D.STM
Question 19:Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
A.To give an example of a type of memory
B.To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell
C.To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
D.To provide a type of interruption
Question 20:The word “This” in paragraph 3 most probably refers to .
A.information B.long-term memoryC.a better way D.elaborate rehearsal
Question 21:The word “cues” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
A.hints B.recognition C.relaxation D.fun
Question 22:Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A.A memory is kept alive through constant repetition
B.Multiple choice exams are the most difficult
C.The working memory is the same as the short term memory
D.Cues help people to recognize information
EXERCISE 4: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States was responsible for sweeping changes in attitudestoward the decorative arts, then considered the minor or household arts Its focus on decorative arts helped toinduce United States museums and private collectors to begin collecting furniture, glass, ceramics,metalwork, and textiles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries The fact that artisans, who werelooked on as mechanics or skilled workers in the eighteenth century, are frequently considered artists today
is directly attributable to the Arts and Crafts Movement of the nineteenth century The importance nowplaced on attractive and harmonious home decoration can also be traced to this period, when Victorianinterior arrangements were revised to admit greater light and more freely flowing spaces
The Arts and Crafts Movement reacts against mechanized processes that threatened handcrafts andresulted in cheapened, monotonous merchandise Founded in the late nineteenth century by British socialcritics John Ruskin and William Morris, the movement revered craft as a form of art In a rapidly
industrializing society, most Victorians agreed that art was an essential moral ingredient in the homeenvironment, and in many middle- and working-class homes craft was the only form of art Ruskin and hisfollowers criticized not only the degradation of artisans reduced to machine operators, but also theimpending loss of daily contact with handcrafted objects, fashioned with pride, integrity, and attention to
Trang 6In the United States as well as in Great Britain, reformers extolled the virtues of handcrafted objects:
simple, straightforward design; solid materials of good quality; and sound, enduring construction techniques.These criteria were interpreted in a variety of styles, ranging from rational and geometric to romantic ornaturalistic Whether abstract, stylized, or realistically treated, the consistent theme in virtually all Arts andCrafts design is nature
The Arts and Crafts Movement was much more than a particular style; it was a philosophy of domestic
life Proponents believed that if simple design, high-quality materials, and honest construction were realized
in the home and its appointments, then the occupants would enjoy moral and therapeutic effects For bothartisan and consumer, the Arts and Crafts doctrine was seen as a magical force against the undesirableeffects of industrialization
Question 23: The passage primarily focuses on nineteenth century arts and crafts in terms of which of thefollowing?
A.Their naturalistic themes B.Their importance in museum collections
C.Their British origin D.Their role in an industrialized society
Question 24:According to the passage, before the nineteenth century, artisans were thought to be _
A.defenders of moral standards B.creators of cheap merchandise
C.skilled workers D.talented artists
Question 25:It can be inferred from the passage that the Arts and Crafts Movement would have consideredall of the following to be artists EXCEPT _
A.creators of textile designs
B.people who produce handmade glass objects
C.operators of machines that automatically cut legs, for furniture
D.metalworkers who create unique pieces of jewelry
Question 26:The word “revered” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to…
A.respected B.described C.dubbed D.created
Question 27: According to paragraph 2, the handcrafted objects in the homes of middle and working-classfamilies usually were
A.made by members of the family B.the least expensive objects in their homes
C.regarded as being morally uplifting D.thought to symbolize progress
Question 28:The word “extolled” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A.exposed B.praised C.believed D.accepted
Trang 7Question 29:According to the passage, which of the following changes occured at the same time as the Artsand Crafts Movement?
A.The creation of brighter and more airy spaces inside homes
B.The rejection of art that depicted nature in a realistic manner
C.A decline of interest in art museum collections
D.An increase in the buying of imported art objects
Question 30:The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .
A.the Arts and Crafts design B.nature
C.the Arts and Crafts Movement D.a particular style
EXERCISE 5: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
The Internet started out as a limited network called the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects AgencyNetwork) It was a network of computers that allowed communication even if computer became non-functioning It was the academic and scientific community that adopted Internet, using a protocol called
TCP/IP TCP/IP allows a number of different network computers to be connected together This is called theInternet The Internet allows the creation the World Wide Web or the Web for short The Web consists ofInternet sites that allow data to be shared by others Aside from making the Web possible, the Internet alsomakes e-mail, chat rom and file-sharing and telephoning possible.It even allows people to watch media and
play games
The Web can be read in a browser A browser is simply a software program that uses HTTP (Hyper TextTransfer Protocol) data transmission This will allow you to view Web pages HTTP let you browser readthe text, graphics, animation, video and music that are on the Web page It also enables you to click on a link
on the page using the mouse The links on a Web page that guide you to go from one Web page to anotherare called hyperlinks A Web page usually contains many hyperlinks so that you can “browse” the Internet
It is much like reading a book You can go from page to page and get new information One example of abrowser is Internet Explorer In the address box of your browser, you can type in an address called a URLfor “uniform resource locator”
To be able to use the Internet, you must have a computer with an Internet connection and software that letsyou view that Web pages Internet connection is called a dial-up connection It needs the use of yourtelephone to connect your computer to an Internet service A faster type of connection is called broadband.
This requires a cable or some other equipment If you turn on the computer with a broadband connection, itconnects you the Internet at a time
Adapted from http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
Trang 8Question 31:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The Internet Explorer can be used to browse the Web
B.The most popular Internet programs are e-mail, chatting and games
C.Equipment is needed to allow a computer to connect to the Internet
D.The Internet is an invention that makes sending and receiving data possible
Question 32:The word “adopted” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to .
Question 33:According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the Web?
A.It consists of sites on which information can be enjoyed by others
B.It allows data to be shared but not for media or games
C.It makes the receiving and sending of e-mail possible
D.It is limited to a certain number of computers connected to the Internet
Question 34:The word “It” in paragraph 1 refer to .
Question 35:All of the following are true of the Web page EXCEPT
A.each Web page has its own Internet site
B.the Web cannot be read without software
C.every Web page has a uniform resource locater
D.Web pages contain hyperlinks that bring you to other pages
Question 36:Why does the author mention a book in paragraph 2?
A.to note a reason why the World Wide Web was created
B.to compare browsing to turning the pages of a book
C.to suggest that reading a book is better than browsing the Web
D.to provide an example of information that can be viewed on the Web
Question 37:What can be inferred about broadband connections in paragraph 3?
A.They do not require an Internet service provider
B.They are the faster type of connection available
C.They are more convenient than dial-up connections
D.They require more equipment than dial-up connections
EXERCISE 6: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Early peoples had no need of engineering works to supply their water Hunters and nomads campednear natural sources of fresh water, and populations were so sparse that pollution of the water supply was not
a serious problem After community life developed and agricultural villages became urban centers, theproblem of supplying water became important for inhabitants of a city, as well as for irrigation of the farmssurrounding the city Irrigation works were known in prehistoric times, and before 2000 BC the rulers of
Trang 9Babylonia and Egypt constructed systems of dams and canals toimpound the flood waters of the Euphrates
and Nile rivers, controlling floods and providing irrigation water throughout the dry season Such irrigationcanals also supplied water for domestic purposes The first people to consider the sanitation of their watersupply were the ancient Romans, who constructed a vast system of aqueducts to bring the clean waters of theApennine Mountains into the city and built basins and filters along these mains to ensure the clarity of thewater The construction of such extensive water-supply systems declined when the Roman Empire
disintegrated, and for several centuries local springs and wells formed the main source of domestic and
industrial water
The invention of the force pump in England in the middle of the 16th century greatly extended thepossibilities of development of water-supply systems In London, the first pumping waterworks wascompleted in 1562; it pumped river water to a reservoir about 37 m above the level of the River Thames andfrom the reservoir the water was distributed by gravity, through lead pipes, to buildings in the vicinity.Increased per-capita demand has coincided with water shortages in many countries Southeast England, forexample, receives only 14 per cent of Britain's rainfall, has30 per cent of its population, and has experienceddeclining winter rainfall since the 1980s
In recent years a great deal of interest has been shown in the conversion of seawater to fresh water toprovide drinking water for very dry areas, such as the Middle East Several different processes, includingdistillation, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, and direct-freeze evaporation, have been developed for thispurpose Some of these processes have been used in large facilities in the United States Although theseprocesses are successful, the cost of treating seawater is much higher thanthat for treating fresh water.
From A Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoft® Student 2008
Question 38:The word “disintegrated” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to .
Question 39:What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.the water pumping system B.the fresh water shortage
C.the results of water shortages D.the development of water supply
Question 40:According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about London’s water supply
in the middle of the 16th century?
A.It was facilitated since the advent of the force pump
B.It contributed to the River Thames’ flow considerably
C.It was conducted through canals
D.It circulated throughout the buildings
Question 41:Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a process of conversing seawater to freshwater?
A.purification method B.dissolving chemicals
C.water evaporation D.streaming and cooling
Trang 10Question 42:The word “impound” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to .
Question 43:Early peoples didn’t need water supply engineering works because
A.they had good ways to irrigate their farms
B.their community life had already developed
C.there was almost no dry season in prehistoric times
D.natural sources of fresh water nearby were always available
Question 44:The word “that” in the last paragraph refers to .
A.the cost B.treating seawater C.the United State D.this purpose
Question 45:Clean water supply was first taken into consideration by
Trang 11HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT
EXERCISE 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Buying a house is the single largest financial investment an individual makes Yet, in India this act is
fraught with risk and individuals depend on weak laws for justice Occasionally, deviant promoters are
called to account as was the case in the detention of Unitech’s promoters This incident shows up the fallout
of an absence of proper regulation to cover contracts between buyers and real estate promoters A real estatebill, which is presently pending in Rajya Sabha, seeks to fill this gap It has been debated for over two yearsand should be passed by Parliament in the budget session
India is in the midst of rapid urbanization and urban population is expected to more than double toabout 900 million over the next three decades Unfortunately, even the current population does not haveadequate housing A government estimate in 2012 put the shortage at nearly 19 million units If this shortage
is to be alleviated quickly, India’s messy real estate sector needs reforms
The real estate bill seeks to set standards for contracts between buyers and sellers Transparency, arare commodity in real estate, is enforced as promoters have to upload project details on the regulators’website Importantly, standard definitions of terms mean that buyers will not feel cheated after takingpossession of a house In order to protect buyers who pay upfront, a part of the money collected for a realestate project is ring-fenced in a separate bank account Also, given the uncertainty which exists in India onland titles, the real estate bill provides title insurance This bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentarycommittees and its passage now brooks no delay
This bill is an important step in cleaning up the real estate market, but the journey should not endwith it State governments play a significant role in real estate and they are often the source of problems.
Some estimates suggest that real estate developers have to seek approvals of as many as 40 central and statedepartments, which lead to delays and an escalation in the cost of houses Sensibly, NDA government’s
project to provide universal urban housing forces states to institute reforms to access central funding.Without real estate reforms at the level of states, it will not be possible to meet the ambition of makinghousing accessible for all urban dwellers
Question 1:What is the passage mainly about?
A.The obstacles and resolutions to India’s real estate market
B.The urban dwellers’ inaccessibility to housing
C.The need for urgent reform in housing distribution
D.The lack of housing in India
Giải thích:
Ý chính của bài là gì?
A.Những trở ngại và hướng giải quyết đối với thị trường bất động sản ở Ấn Độ
B.Không thể tiếp cận nhà ở đô thị
C.Nhu cầu cải cách khẩn cấp trong phân phối nhà ở
Trang 12Question 2:According to the passage, which of the following is the pending in Raiya Sabha?
A.Real estate bill B.Universal rural housing programme
C.Universal urban housing programme D.NDA government’s new scheme
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn văn, điều nào sau đây là sự chờ đợi trong Rajya Sabha?
A.Dự luật bất động sản
B.Chương trình nhà ở phổ thông ở nông thôn
C.Chương trình nhà ở chung ở đô thị
D.Chuông trình mới của chính phủ NDA
Thông tin:A real estate bill, which is presently pending in Rajya Sabha, seeks to fill this gap
Tạm dịch:Một dự luật bất động sản, cái mà đang chờ giải quyết ở Rajya Sabha, đang tìm cách lấp đầy lỗhổng này
Đáp án A
Question 3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.India’s real estate sector needs
B.Real state bill has been scrutinized by two parliamentary
C.Current population does not have adequate housing in
D.Urban population is expected to more than double to about 850 million over the next three
Giải thích:
Điều nào sau đây Không đúng theo đoạn văn?
A.Ngành bất động sản của Ấn Độ cần đuợc cải cách
B.Dự luật thực sự đã đuợc xem xét kỹ luợng bởi hai ủy ban nghị viện
C.Dân số hiện tại không có nhà ở đầy đủ ở Ấn Độ
D.Dân số đô thị dự kiến sẽ tăng gấp đôi lên khoảng 850 triệu trong ba thập kỉ tới
Thông tin:India is in the midst of rapid urbanization and urban population is expected to more than double
to about 900 million over the next three decades
Tạm dịch:Ấn Độ đang ở giữa thời kì đô thị hóa nhanh chóng, và dân số đô thị dự kiến tăng hơn gấp đôi lênkhoảng 900 triệu dân trong ba thập kỉ tới
Đáp án D
Question 4:The word “fraught” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A.coping B.contentious C.overflowing D.tolerable
Giải thích:
fraught (a): đầy (rủi ro/ nguy hiểm/ điều không tốt), gây lo lắng/ khó khăn
coping (a): đối phó
contentious (a): gây tranh cãi, gây khó khăn
overflowing (a): tràn, đầy (nuớc, vật chất)
tolerable (a): có thể chịu đựng được
→ fraught = contentious
Đáp án B
Question 5:According to the passage, state governments
A.encourage the real estate market
B.obstruct reforms to access universal urban housing
C.hinder the housing purchase process
D.reject to mount the housing fee
Trang 13D.chối bỏ việc tăng phí nhà ở.
Thông tin: Some estimates suggest that real estate developers have to seek approvals of as many as 40central and state departments, which lead to delays and an escalation in the cost of houses Sensibly, NDAgovernment’s project to provide universal urban housing forces states to institute reforms to access centralfunding
Tạm dịch: Một số ước tính gợi ý rằng các nhà phát triển bất động sản phải tìm kiếm sự đồng thuận của 40đơn vị thuộc trung ương và tiểu bang, điều này dẫn đến sự chậm trễ và sự leo thang trong chi phí nhà đất.Một cách hợp lý khi dự án NDA của chính phủ cung cấp nhà ở đô thị ảnh hưởng tới việc tiểu bang tiếp cậntài trợ từ trung ương
Đáp án C
Question 6:The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to .
A.developers B.governments C.estimates D.problems
Thông tin:State governments play a significant role in real estate and they are often the source of problems
Tạm dịch:Chính quyền tiểu bang đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong lĩnh vực bất động sản và họ thường lànguồn gốc của các vấn đề
Đáp án B
Question 7:The word “escalation” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
Giải thích:
Escalation (n): sự leo thang, sự tăng lên
growth (n): sự tăng lên, phát triển
lỗ hổng trong sự mối quan hệ giữa người mua và nhà quảng bá bất động sản Một dự thảo bất động sản, cái
mà đang chờ giải quyết ở Rajya Sabha, đang tìm cách lấp đầy lỗ hổng này Nó đã được tranh luận trong hơnhai năm và được thông qua bởi Ngân sách Quốc hội trong phiên
Ấn Độ đang ở giữa thời kì đô thị hóa nhanh chóng, và dân số đô thị dự kiến tăng hơn gấp đôi lên khoảng
Trang 14Một ước tính của chính phủ trong năm 2012, đang thiếu hụt khoảng 19 triệu nhà ở Nếu tình trạng thiếu hụtnày được giảm bớt nhanh chóng thì việc lộn xộn trong lĩnh vực bất động sản của Ấn Độ sẽ được cải thiện.
Dự luật bất động sản tìm cách thiết lập các tiêu chuẩn cho hợp đồng giữa người mua và người bán Tất cảmang tính minh bạch, đặc biệt là hàng hóa bất động sản ít, được thực thi khi người quảng bá phải lên chi tiếtthông tin trên trang web của công ty quản lý
Quan trọng hơn, các là tiêu chuẩn rõ ràng trong các điều khoản có nghĩa là giúp người mua sẽ không cảmthấy bị lừa sau khi sở hữu ngôi nhà Trong hợp đồng để bảo vệ người mua đã trả trước, một phần tiền thuđược từ dự án bất động sản được đưa vào một tài khoản ngân hàng riêng Ngoài ra, do sự không chắc chắntồn tại ở Ấn Độ trên các đề mục nhà đất, Dự luật cũng cung cấp đề mục bảo hiểm Dự thảo này đã được xemxét kỹ lưỡng bởi hai ủy ban nghị viện và bây giờ nó được thông qua mà không có sự trì hoãn Dự luật này làmột bước quan trọng trong việc cải cách thị trường bất động sản hiện tại, nhưng hành trình này không nênkết thúc Chính quyền tiểu bang đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong lĩnh vực bất động sản và họ thường lànguồn gốc của các vấn đề Một số ước tính gợi ý rằng các nhà phát triển bất động sản phải tìm kiếm sự đồngthuận của 40 đơn vị thuộc trung ương và tiểu bang, điều này dẫn đến sự chậm trễ và sự leo thang trong chiphí nhà đất Một cách hợp lý khi dự án NDA của chính phủ cung cấp nhà ở đô thị ảnh hưởng tới việc tiếubang tiếp cận tài trợ từ trung ương Nếu không có cải cách bất động sản ở cấp bang, nó sẽ không thể đáp ứngnguyện vọng tiếp cận được việc làm nhà ở cho tất cả người dân đô thị
EXERCISE 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being correctedall the time If corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a thousand times a day the differencebetween the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessarychanges to make his language like other people’s In the same way, children learn all the other things theylearn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their ownperformances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we
never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We do it all for him
We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct itunless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him do it himself Let him work out,with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem,whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.Let him correct his own papers Why should we, teachers, waste time on such routine work? Our job should
be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer Let’s end all thisnonsense of grades, exams, and marks Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educatedpersons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or donot know
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as schoolteachers if they ask for it The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for therest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours Anxious parents andteachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the
world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it
Question 8:What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
A.By listening to explanations from skilled peopleB.By copying what other people do
C.By asking a great many questions D.By making mistakes and having them corrected
Trang 15Giải thích:
Tác giả nghĩ cách tốt nhất để trẻ em học mọi thứ là gì?
A.Bằng cách lắng nghe những lời giải thích từ những người có kỹ năng
B.Bằng cách sao chép những gì người khác làm
C.Bằng cách hỏi rất nhiều câu hỏi
D.Bằng cách phạm phải sai lầm và sửa chữa chúng
Thông tin:In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk,run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, andslowly make the needed changes
Tạm dịch: Trong cùng một cách, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không đượcdạy - như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp - so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹnăng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết
Đáp án B
Question 9:The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are
A.basically the same as learning other skills
B.basically different from learning adult skill
C.not really important skills
D.more important than other skills
Giải thích:
Đoạn văn cho thấy rằng việc học nói và học cách đi xe đạp là
A.về cơ bản giống như các kỹ năng khác
B.về cơ bản khác với học kỹ năng người lớn
C.không thực sự quan trọng kỹ năng
D.quan trọng hơn các kỹ năng khác
Thông tin:In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk,run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, andslowly make the needed changes
Tạm dịch: Trong cùng một cách, trẻ học đuợc tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không đuợcdạy - như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp - so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những nguời có kỹnăng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết
Đáp án A
Question 10:What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
A.They give children correct answers
B.They allow children to mark their own work
C.They encourage children to copy from one another
D.They point out children’s mistakes to them
Giải thích:
Tác giả nghĩ vì về các giáo viên đã làm những gì mà họ không nên làm?
A.Họ cho trẻ câu trả lời chính xác
B.Họ cho phép trẻ đánh dấu công việc của mình
C.Họ khuyến khích trẻ sao chép lẫn nhau
D.Họ chỉ ra những sai lầm của trẻ đối với chúng
Thông tin:We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, orcorrect it unless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him do it himself