Trắc nghiệm Reading tiếng Anh lớp 12 Unit 5 Cultural Identity VnDoc com VnDoc Tải tài liệu, văn bản pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí TRẮC NGHIỆM TIẾNG ANH 12 MỚI THEO UNIT UNIT 5 CULTURAL IDENTITY Bài 1 R[.]
VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí TRẮC NGHIỆM TIẾNG ANH 12 MỚI THEO UNIT UNIT 5: CULTURAL IDENTITY Bài 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 Although noise, commonly defined as unwanted sound, is a widely recognized form of pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the discomfort experienced by different individuals is highly subjective and, therefore, variable Exposure to lower levels of noise may be slightly irritating, whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause hearing loss Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced as a byproduct of our advancing technology causes physical and psychological harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it Unlike the eyes, which can be covered by the eyelids against strong light, the ear has no lid, and is, therefore, always open and vulnerable; noise penetrates without protection Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to which the body never becomes accustomed Loud noises instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings In response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and muscles tense In fact, there is a general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline released in response to fear, and some of these responses persist even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as thirty minutes after the sound has ceased Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same way that we would respond to danger Recently, researchers VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí have concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being, causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach We have long known that hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise as well Fetuses exposed to noise tend to be overactive, they cry easily, and they are more sensitive to gastrointestinal problems after birth In addition, the psychic effect of noise is very important Nervousness, irritability, tension, and anxiety increase affecting the quality of rest during sleep, and the efficiency of activities during waking hours, as well as the way that we interact with each other Question 1: Which of the following is the author's main point? A Hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem B Loud noises signal danger C Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health D The ear is not like the eye Question 2: According to the passage, what is noise? A byproduct of technology B Physical and psychological harm C Congestion D Unwanted sound VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Question 3: Why is noise difficult to measure? A All people not respond to it in the same way B It causes hearing loss C It is unwanted D People become accustomed to it Question 4: The word ‘congested’ in paragraph could best be replaced by _ A hazardous B crowded C polluted D rushed Question 5: The word it in the first paragraph refers to _ A the quality of life B advancing technology C the noise D physical and psychological harm Question 6: According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to _ A annoyance VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí B danger C damage D disease Question 7: Look at the verb accelerate in paragraph Which of the following is the closest in meaning to _ A decrease B alter C increase D release Question 8: The phrase ‘as well as’ in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A after all B instead C also D regardless Question 9: It can be inferred from the passage that the eye _ A responds to fear B enjoys greater protection than the ear C increases functions VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí D is damaged by noise Đáp án C D A B B C C B C Bài Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawls across four states in the American south-west, the native language is dying Most of its speakers are middleage or elderly Although many students take classes in Navajo, the schools are run in English Street sign, supermarket goods and even their own newspaper are all in English Not surprisingly, linguists doubt that any native speakers of Navajo will remain in a hundred years' time Navajo is far from alone Half the world's 6,800 languages are likely to vanish within two generations - that's one language lost every ten days Never before has the planet's linguistic diversity shrunk at such a pace Isolation breeds linguistic diversity as a result, the world is peppered with languages spoken by only a few people Only 250 languages have more than a million speakers, and at least 3,000 have fewer than 2,500 It is not necessarily these small languages that are about to disappear Navajo is considered endangered despite having 150,000 speakers What makes a language endangered is not that the number of speakers, but how old they are If it is spoken by children it is relatively safe The critically endangered languages are those that are only spoken by the elderly, according to Michael Krauss, director of the Alaska Native Language Center, in Fairbanks VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Why people reject the language of their parent? It begins with a crisis of confidence, when a small community finds itself alongside a larger, wealthier society, says Nicholas Ostler of Britain's Foundation for Endangered Languages, in Bath “People lose faith in their culture” he says "When the next generation reaches their teens, they might not want to be induced into the old tradition.” The change is not always voluntary Quite often, governments try to kill off a minority language by banning its use in public or discouraging its use in school, all to promote national unity The former US policy of running Indian reservation in English, for example, effectively put languages such as Navajo on the danger list But Salikoko Mufwene, who chairs the Linguistics Department at the University of Chicago, argues that the deadliest weapon is not government policy but economic globalisation "Native Americans have not lost pride in their language, but they have had to adapt to socioeconomic pressures" he says “They cannot refuse to speak English if most commercial activity is in English." However, a growing interest in cultural identity may prevent the direct predictions from coming true ‘The key to fostering diversity is for people to learn their ancestral tongue, as well as the dominant language' says Doug Whalen, founder and president of the Endangered Language Fund in New Haven, Connecticut “Most of these will live without a large degree of bilingualism” he says Question 1: It is stated in the passage that the number of endangered languages is A about 3,200 B about 6,800 C at least 3,000 VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí D fewer than 2,500 Question 2: The word peppered in paragraph is closest in meaning to A randomly separated B slowly attacked C sparsely distributed D unintentionally controlled Question 3: According to the passage, endangered languages cannot be saved unless people A avoid speaking their dominant language B grow interest in cultural identities C know more than one language D write in their mother tongue Question 4: Who thinks that a change of language may mean a loss of traditional culture? 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