Bài tập đọc hiểu tiếng anh lớp 12 chọn lọc tham khảo

Tư liệu đọc hiểu ( with Answers) Từ gợi ý (dư 4 từ) : guess , made , give , stopped, on ,third , two , first ,other , with , lived , a , the , send War of Words A king sent 1 message to 2 ruler of a neighbouring country The message read: " 3 me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else " The king on getting the message wrote back: "We don't have such a diamond and if we had " The first king got very angry and declared war 4 his neighbour. The fighting went on for several months till a 5 king arranged a meeting between the 6 warring rulers. So they met and the 7 king said to the 8 : "What did you mean when you said, 'Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else '?" "Why," he replied, "I meant a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else some other diamond. I love diamonds. But what did you mean when you said, 'We don't have such a diamond and if we had-'?" "It is easy to 9 my meaning," said the other man. "What I wanted to say was, if we had such a diamond we would have gladly sent it to you." The Kings pledged to write more clearly in future communications and embraced and 10 peace. Answer: 1 a 2 the 3 send 4 on 5 third 6 two 7 first 8 other 9 guess 10 made // give ,stopped ,with , lived Từ gợi ý : Definitely , distant , for, just , to , through , huge , prosperous , complained , unnecessary A wise servant Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a 1 country. One day, he went for a trip to some 2 areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he 3 that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went 4 such a long trip, and the road that he went 5 was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. 6 , this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a 7 amount of money. Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that 8 amount of money? Why don’t you 9 cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?” The king was surprised, but he later agreed 10 his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for himself. Answer: 1 prosperous 2 distant 3 complained 4 for 5 through 6 Definitely 7 huge 8 unnecessary 9 just 10 to Điền từ gợi ý thích hợp vào chỗ trống : whether , under , remain , to , to , just , acutely , that , made , proud of , Sleepless Night There was an old man who was intensely 1 two things – his long, white beard 2 reached down to his chest, and his ability to sleep the moment his head touched the pillow. One day, his 3-year-old grandson asked him how he arranged his beard when he slept: did it go under the blanket or did it 3 above it? The old man had never paid attention 4 this detail, and he confessed he didn’t remember 5 his beard remained above or went under the blanket. He promised to find out. It was very cold that night. The old man got into bed and pulled the blanket over himself. Then he suddenly remembered his grandson’s question. He became 6 conscious that his beard was under the blanket. He lifted it from 7 the blanket, and placed it above it. This 8 him feel that something was not quite right. So he tucked the beard under the blanket again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. In and out went the beard; first under the blanket, then above it, then under once again. The old man spent a sleepless night. The next morning the first thing he did was cut his beard to chin level, 9 the great joy of his daughter who, for several months, had been urging him to do 10 that. Answer: 1 proud of 2 that 3 remain 4 to 5 whether 6 acutely 7 under 8 made 9 to 10 just Điền từ gợi ý thích hợp vào chỗ trống : Meanwhile , where , aware , Spare , door , with , usual , Suddenly , Whenever , sight , Change of Mind There was a sickly young girl who always seemed to be at death’s 1 Her neighbour was a widow, bent 2 age. 3 she caught 4 of the girl she would shake her head sadly and say: “Oh God, why do you torment that poor child if you want a life (mạng người) take this old woman!” One evening a bull in the village, put its head into a large black pot to get at some grain at the bottom, and then couldn’t get its head out. Frightened and confused, it ran hither and thither, unable to see 5 it was going because its eyes were covered by the pot. 6 , the old woman we mentioned, was visiting her neighbour. She came out and as 7 began shaking her head and saying that if God wanted a life he should take hers. 8 she became 9 that a powerfully-built beast, apparently headless, was rushing at her. “Yama has come for me!” she thought and was filled with terror. “Mercy, my Lord, mercy!” she screeched, falling to her knees in front of the advancing bull. “ 10 me. There’s a sickly girl next door. Take her instead!” Answer: 1 door 2 with 3 Whenever 4 sight 5 where 6 Meanwhile 7 usual 8 Suddenly 9 aware 10 Spare Mother’s love in quake When the rescuers found her, she was already dead, crushed by the collapsed house. Through all the debris, people can see her posture : both knees down, upper body forward with hands holding her body, like praying to the heaven. The rescuer pushed his hand in through the crevices to confirm her death. He again shouted and knocked the loose bricks with his tool, no response from inside. The rescue team moved on to the next collapsed building. The team leader must feel the strange posture of the dead lady. He went back, checked again and shouted to his team: come back, there is a baby alive under her body! After a hard try, they carefully cleared the debris around the dead woman. Lied under her body was her well-wrapped baby, about three or four month old. Because of her mothers protection, he was not hurt at all. He was still sleeping when he was taken out. His quiet sleeping face really calmed people nearby. The doctor came over to perform the routine check and found out a cell phone tucked under his blanket. He took a look of the screen, an already written message is there: my loving baby, if you can survive, please remember I always love you. Even the Doctor, who is so used to seeing life and death, cried. The cell phone was passed along, and everybody reading the message cried. 1.What is the best title for this passage? A. A mother’s love B.survival of a baby C.Mother’s love in quake D.A baby is saved 2.The word “posture” means in Vietnamese. A.cử chỉ B.hình dáng C.tư thế D.vị trí 3.Where did they find the baby ? A.in the first collapsed building B.outside the second collapsed building C.inside the second collapsed building D.in the mother’s hands 4.From the massage we can see A.the mother’s love B.the mother’s hope C.the mother’s belief D.the mother’s bravery B Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound, In one second, light travels about 300,000 km, but sound travels only 344 m. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke come from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you 4 years ago at a speed of nearly 20 million km per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars started on its journey to you before you were born. Thus, if we want to be honest, we cannot say, "The stars are shining tonight." We have to say, "The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago but their light has only just reached the earth." 1. If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that__ A. you can hear the sound of the gun before you see the smoke B. sound does not travel as fast as light C. the sound of the gun will reach you before the race begins D. the sound travels about a million times faster than the smoke 2. It is obvious that sunlight than the light of the moon. A. has to travel a greater distance B. moves less quickly C. travels much more quickly D. less powerful 3. The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be__ A. the stars have been shining all the time B. the stars seen tonight will be shining four years later C. the stars were shining long ago but are seen tonight D. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago 4. The distance between the moon and the earth is kilometers. A. less than 380,000 B. just 380,000 C. as long as 380,000 D. more than 380,000 1B 2A 3C 4D C Milan, the second largest city of Italy, has won an undesirable world record. Of the 54 big cities studied by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, Milan is considered to have the worst air pollution. According to these two 10 year studies, the level of air pollution in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three times those in Tokyo and London, and four times that in New York. The reason for Milan's bad pollution, to some experts, is that the city lies in a valley that holds back the poisonous gases. Though Milan has taken some measures to lower the level of pollution, the situation is still worrying. People joke to each other, "If you are traveling to Milan, be sure to bring your gas mask." In order to reduce the use of private cars, in 1979, the government in Milan began an interesting experiment: passengers in the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text? A. Milan's air is considered to be worst polluted in Europe. B. Experts think that the air in Milan is badly polluted. C. The reason for the air pollution in Milan. D. Measures have been taken by Milan to reduce the air pollution. 2. Which of the following cities keeps the lowest level of air pollution? A. London. B. Tokyo. C. New York. D. Paris. 3. Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious? A. Because too many cars are being driven in the city every day. B. Because the city lies in a place where there are some mountains near it. C. Because Milan has taken some measures to encourage people to buy private cars. D. Because the city lies in a place where it is difficult for polluted air to move away. 4.According to the text, Which of the following is TRUE? A. Milan has taken some measures and the air pollution is being reduced. B. Milan has taken some action, but the air pollution is still troublesome. C. Milan has made no effort so far to lower the level of pollution. D. Milan has taken every step to reduce the air pollution. 1A 2C 3D 4B D During the 19 th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a man were injured, he would lose the power to do something. And so people thought that each part of the brain did a different job. But modern research has found out that this is not so, for it is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does. In the past fifty years, there has been a great increase in the amount of research done on the brain. Chemists and biologists have discovered that the way the brain works is not so simple as people in general may think. Chemists tell us that 1,000,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second. Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happens to us. We may not be able to recall the things we've heard and seen, but it is still kept there in the storehouse of the mind. Earlier scientists thought that the power of one's brain got weaker and weaker as one grew older. But it is now thought that it is not true. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise it keeps its power. It has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young man who has done some physical work without using much of the brain. The more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do. 1. At present, the scientists have found out that __. A. a certain part of a marls brain does a certain job B. if a man's brain is injured, he can't do anything C. it's difficult to conclude what each part of a man’s brain does D. the brain is more powerful than any other part of a man’s body 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. Few researches have been done on the brain in the past fifty years. B. Most people think that the way the brain works is simple. C. 1,000,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every other second. D. We can’t recall all that we’ve heard and seen because what we can remember islimited. 3. The main idea of the last paragraph is__ A. One's mind becomes quicker as he keeps active in thinking B. One's brain gets weaker and weaker as he grows older C. One's brain gets stronger as he grows older D. Doing physical work is not good for our mental health 4. The purpose of writing this text is to___ A. tell us some new findings about man B. remind the scientists of the great discoveries in the 19th century C. encourage further study in the brain D. correct some misunderstanding about the brain 1C2B3A4D A If there is a building which symbolizes a country－such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia－then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India. It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. From the time they got married, they wouldn’t be separated. She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and was loved by his people for her good work. But she died in 1631 during childbirth. The emperor was heartbroken and had the Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love. It took more than 20years for the Taj to be built. Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia too. A total of 20,000 people worked on the building. In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned his father and seized power. Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife he could never forget. The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit. As it is built with white marble stones, its character changes in different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj changes from white to yellow, then to pink. As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white. To show respect to the Taj, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit. 1．Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is not true? A．The Taj Mahal was built with white marble stones. B．It book over 20 years to set up the Taj Mahal. C．All workers building the Tai Mahal came from central Asia. D．As is told, it is a symbol of India. 2．Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal? A．To make more world wonders. B．To memorize his wife. C．To show his great power. D．To give his wife great honour. 3．What does the underlined word “definitely” here probably mean? A．một cách xác định B．một cách rõ ràng C.một cách khó hiểu D.một cách không xác định 4．Which of the following sentences is TURE? A．Shah Jahan lived a hard life in his last years. B．Shah Jahan treated his son badly when he was young. C．Shah Jahan lost his life just because of old age. D．Shah Jahan was not popular with his people at that time. 5．Which of the following is true about the writer of the passage? A．He thinks the Taj Mahal is the most grand building in the world. B．He doesn’t think the Taj Mahal worth a visit. C．He has never visited the Taj Mahal. D．He thinks highly of the Taj mahal. 1 C 2B 3A 4A 5D C It’s great to go on vacation, but it’s also nice to come home. Migrating birds seem to feel the same way. Birds such as black-tailed godwits , a migrating bird that can be found in Europe, Asia, north Africa and north Australia, fly south every winter. Then, they return home to spend the summer months with their life long partners. Now, scientists have found, pairs of godwits often return to their summer breeding grounds within three days of each other, even though they spend the entire winter apart. It’s as if they arranged the date that they would meet up again. Researchers in England, put colored leg bands on the birds. Then, they asked bird watchers around Europe to report by email when and where they saw the birds during the winter. The simplest way for birds to return at the same time would be to spend the winter together. After all, if they’re in different places, they can’t call each other on the phone and talk about when they’ll meet again. But, the survey found that couples usually spent their winters in different countries up to 1,000 kilometers apart. One male, for example, spent the winter on the coast of Ireland while his mate was in France. There findings are important for protecting the birds, scientists say. Black-tailed godwits live for up to 25 years. They spend their summers in Iceland, where they mate, but they spread all over other parts of Europe in winter. Once a pair mates, there’s a 90% chance that they’ll return to mate with each other again the next year. So, protection of their wide web of holiday destinations is very important. How do the birds arrange their date of return? Unless scientists find their feathered cell phones, that question will remain a mystery. 1．We can find godwits in quite a lot of places except ___________. A．America B．Europe C．Africa D．Asia 2．What did the scientists discover about godwits? A．Godwits are a kind migrating bird. B．Godwits spend the entire winter apart. C．Godwits arrange the date that they will meet up again. D．Pairs of godwits return to their breeding grounds within three days of each other. 3．How did the researchers in England do the research? A．By serving as bird watchers around Europe. B．By putting coloured leg bands on the birds. C．By tracking the birds all the way. D．By colouring the birds feather. 4．Why are the findings of the survey important? A．To help people observe them. B．To help godwits find their mates. C．To help them to find their destination. D．To help people protect their habitats. 5．What does the underlined sentence “Unless scientists find their feathered cell phones, that question will remain a mystery.” mean? A．It is still unknown what kind of feathered cell phone godwits have. B．Scientists have known how the birds arrange their date of return. C．It remains unknown how the birds arrange their date of return. D．It is amazing that godwits have feathered cell phones. 1 A 2D 3B 4D 5C A The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant . It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter , the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun . It sells more than eleven million copies every day. 1. The first daily newspaper came out in _____. A. 59 BC B. 700’s C. 1609 D. 1620 2. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____. A. England B. Germany C. France D. Sweden 3. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____. A. Washington B. New York C. Boston D. New Orleans 4. Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States. A. 1621 B. 1704 C. 1760 D. 1800 1 A 2B 3C 4D C I’m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work. While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said,“Mr Castle, how are you?”We talked about this and that. As he left, he said,“I t was nice talking to you, Brett.”I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put“Irving”down on my name plate. If he’d have said,“Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?”I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here. The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was：you couldn’t accept tips .Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it me. I’d say,“I’m sorry, I can’t”They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say,“Oh, thanks a lot.”When you say,“I’m sorry, I can’t”they feel a little put down. They say,“No one will know.”And they put it in your pocket. You say,“I really can’t”It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the story’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something. I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up. 1．What can be the best title for this text? A．How Hard Life is for Box Boys B．Getting along with Customers C．Why I Gave up My Job D．The Art of Taking Tips 2．Form the second paragraph, we can infer that________. A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job B．with a name plate, people can easily start talking C．Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett D．Irving was the writer’s real name 3．The box boy refused to accept tips because_______. A．customers only gave small tips B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping C．the store forbade the box boys to take tips D．he didn’t want to fight with the customers 4．The underlined phrase“put down”in the third paragraph probably means_______. A．misunderstood B．defeated C．hateful D．hurt 1C 2A 3C 4B A Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia ,on August 27,1910.She attended the government school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day. When she left school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta ,where she taught geography at a school and soon after became headmistress . However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India. Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. many photos have been taken of her, as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979,she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor. 1. Where did Mother Teresa receive her education? A. In Yugoslavia and India. B. In Yugoslavia and Britain. C. In Britain and India. D. In Yugoslavia, Britain and India. 2. What first made Mother Teresa work in India? A. Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta. B. Her visit to Britain after she finished school. C. The medical workers' letters to her school. D. The work of the nurse in the city of Patna. 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