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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human population. In the last 100 years, the world population has more than tripled, from just under 2 billion at the beginning of the century to nearly 7 billion today. In addition, the average person uses more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. For example, it took the world 125 years to use the first one trillion barrels of oil. The next trillion barrels will be used in less than 30 years, which is almost 5 times as fast, not three.
All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming; others are too numerous to mention.
In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. A look at one country will provide a clear example of this fact. China is the worlds most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. But China is growing in power, and more of its citizens are beginning to expect a first world lifestyle. If every Chinese person attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today.
According to the passage, how does the standard of living affect global warming?
A. Higher standards of living are better for the environment.
B. First world nations create less population than developing nations.
C. The use of natural resources is directly related to the standard of living.
D. High standards of living lead to increases in world population.
In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human population. In the last 100 years, the world population has more than tripled, from just under 2 billion at the beginning of the century to nearly 7 billion today. In addition, the average person uses more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. For example, it took the world 125 years to use the first one trillion barrels of oil. The next trillion barrels will be used in less than 30 years, which is almost 5 times as fast, not three.
All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming; others are too numerous to mention.
In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. A look at one country will provide a clear example of this fact. China is the worlds most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. But China is growing in power, and more of its citizens are beginning to expect a first world lifestyle. If every Chinese person attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today.
According to the passage, how does the standard of living affect global warming?
A. Higher standards of living are better for the environment.
B. First world nations create less population than developing nations.
C. The use of natural resources is directly related to the standard of living.
D. High standards of living lead to increases in world population.
Dịch câu hỏi: Theo như đoạn văn, mức sống ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến sự nóng lên toàn cầu?
Dịch đáp án:
A. Mức sống cao hơn là tốt hơn cho môi trường.
B. Những quốc gia tốp đầu tạo ra ít dân số hơn những quốc gia đang phát triển.
C. Việc sử dụng tài nguyên thiên nhiên liên quan trực tiếp với mức sống.
D. Mức sống cao hơn dẫn đến sự tăng trưởng dân số thế giới
Thông tin tìm ở những dòng đầu tiên của đoạn 3.
Trích bài: In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources.
Tạm dịch: Ngoài việc dân số đang tăng lên, thế giới còn có một bộ phận dân số mà mong muốn mức tiêu chuẩn sống cao hơn so với trước kia, và một mức tiêu chuẩn sống cao hơn yêu cầu việc tiêu thụ nhiều tài nguyên thiên nhiên hơn.
Tương ứng với ý C, các phương án khác không phù hợp.
READING 2
Đoạn 1: Mở bài: Giới thiệu Carnegie Hall đang trải qua cuộc trùng tu để lấy lại chất lượng âm thanh tốt nhất của nó.
Đoạn 2: Lịch sử của Carnegie Hall và những cuộc trùng tu gây hư hại nghiêm trọng cho tòa nhà.
Đoạn 3: Carnegie Hall được cứu khỏi nguy cơ phá hủy và đang có một viễn cảnh tương lai tươi sáng.
Dịch đáp án:
A. Mức sống cao hơn là tốt hơn cho môi trường.
B. Những quốc gia tốp đầu tạo ra ít dân số hơn những quốc gia đang phát triển.
C. Việc sử dụng tài nguyên thiên nhiên liên quan trực tiếp với mức sống.
D. Mức sống cao hơn dẫn đến sự tăng trưởng dân số thế giới
Thông tin tìm ở những dòng đầu tiên của đoạn 3.
Trích bài: In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources.
Tạm dịch: Ngoài việc dân số đang tăng lên, thế giới còn có một bộ phận dân số mà mong muốn mức tiêu chuẩn sống cao hơn so với trước kia, và một mức tiêu chuẩn sống cao hơn yêu cầu việc tiêu thụ nhiều tài nguyên thiên nhiên hơn.
Tương ứng với ý C, các phương án khác không phù hợp.
READING 2
Đoạn 1: Mở bài: Giới thiệu Carnegie Hall đang trải qua cuộc trùng tu để lấy lại chất lượng âm thanh tốt nhất của nó.
Đoạn 2: Lịch sử của Carnegie Hall và những cuộc trùng tu gây hư hại nghiêm trọng cho tòa nhà.
Đoạn 3: Carnegie Hall được cứu khỏi nguy cơ phá hủy và đang có một viễn cảnh tương lai tươi sáng.
Đáp án C.