Moon.vn Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG – KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP PHẦN ĐỌC THÊM BÀI ĐỌC HIỂU (BỊ LOẠI KHỎI ĐỀ THI THÁNG) 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 from 36 to 45 In the 20th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing Specialist magazines cater to every imaginable field and activity In the United Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals, magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade journals, and academic journals are published on a regular basis There are some 40 women’s magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports games, hobbies, and pastimes Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations, The Reader’s Digest over 16 million, the National Geographic over 10 million For many people, magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education, providing information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, and as well as guidance on gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient entertainment in the English-‐speaking world Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could do Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense During the third quarter of the 20th century, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of television, many general-‐interest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute to the older genre that its programs are generally organized in a single format and content Question 36: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ………… A television B publishing C entertainment D radio Cả câu: Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could Từ it = radio Dịch nghĩa: Radio có chức năng tương tự, nhưng có bị hạn chế hơn về những gì mà nó có thể làm Chọn D Question 37: From the passage it can be inferred that ………… A movies have replaced magazines B the author is fond of magazines C Almost all magazines are printed in English D home decorating magazines are dramatic Đoạn 1 đưa ra dẫn chứng về sự phát triển mạnh của tạp chí và vai trò của tạp chí Câu văn đoạn “magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient entertainment …” đưa ra rõ nhất thái độ của tác giả là ‘fond of’’ đối với ‘magazines’ chọn B Dịch nghĩa(key sentence):câu ở đoạn 2 Tạp chí là phương tiện giải trí rẻ, tiện dụng mà sẵn có nhất Question 38: According to the passage, which of the following magazines is no longer printed? A The Saturday Evening post C The Nation Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG – KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP B The Reader’s Digest D The National Geographic Câu văn “Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations Dịch nghĩa: Dù vài tạp chí Mĩ như The Saturday Evening Post đã không thể trụ nổi sự phát hành của các tạp chí Chọn A Question 39: The word “circulations” is closest in meaning to ………… A The number of blood banks selling magazines B The number of readers of a magazines C The number of international magazines D The number of sold copies of a magazines circulation /,sə:kju'leiʃn/(n) sự lưu thông sự lưu hành (tiền tệ )tổng số phát hành (báo, tạp chí ) chọn D Question 40: The passage implies that magazines ………… A are less visual than radio C influence television programs B put television out of business D have a limited range of subjects ‘Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense’ , -‐>đáp án A sai “…, especially illustrated magazines went out of business” -‐>đáp án B sai ‘magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education, providing information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, and as well as guidance on gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life’ ; ‘Specialist magazines cater to every imaginable field and activity’ -‐>đáp án D sai vì tác giả liệt kê ra 1 loạt chủ đề có trong tạp chí The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute to the older genre that its programs are generally organized in a single format and content -‐>Chọn đáp án C Dịch nghĩa: Thay đổi ý phần lớn khán giả từ đọc tạp chí sang xem TV nhân tố lớn suy giảm này, chứng ngầm đối với thể loại trước chương trình của nó nói chung được tổ chức theo một hình thức và nội dung đơn lẻ Question 41: Which of the following does the author describe as limited in what it could do? A radio B magazines C movies D television ‘Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could do Dịch nghĩa: Radio có chức năng tương tự, nhưng có bị hạn chế hơn về những gì mà nó có thể làm Chọn A Question 42: The word “succumbed” means ………… A set up for B brought up to C taken up by D given in to succumb /sə'kʌm/ (v) thua, không chịu nổi, không chống nổi Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG – KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP given in to: chịu thua, nhượng bộ Chọn D Question 43: The passage mainly discusses …………… A the rise and fall of the radio business B the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century C magazines and continuing education D the decline of international circulation Đoạn 1 ‘In the 20th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing’ nói về ‘growth’ Đoạn 2 ‘The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline’ nói về decline Dịch nghĩa:Trong thế kỉ 20, tạp chí là một lĩnh vực phát triển lớn trong sự xuất bản phổ biến Dịch nghĩa: Thay đổi mối quan tâm phần lớn khán giả từ đọc tạp chí sang xem TV nhân tố lớn trong sự suy giảm này, ‘’ Chọn B Question 44: The phrase “every imaginable field” is closest in meaning to …………… A all imaginable fields in stories and poems B all images in a camera’s field of vision C all professions that one can think of D all trade journals about farming and psychology every imaginable field: mọi lĩnh vực mà ta có thể hình dung được Chọn C Question 45: What does the author say about mass audiences? A They have little influence on communication in the 20th century B They have gone out of business C They get information about gardening and psychology from radio D They have shifted their attention from magazines to television Câu ‘The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline, …’ Dịch nghĩa: Thay đổi mối quan tâm phần lớn khán giả từ đọc tạp chí sang xem TV nhân tố lớn trong sự suy giảm này, ‘’ Chọn D Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98