TOEFL Exercise - Reading Comprehension
Question 1 - 9
Alpha Centauri is a triple-star system. One of the three stars in alpha centauri is Proxima Centauri, which is the nearest star to earth, except of course for the sun. The name "proxima" comes from a latin word which means "close". Even though proxima centauri is the closest star to earth outside of our solar system, it isnot really close.
Interstellar distance are so large that the are almost impossible to imagine. A person travelling in a terbaru spacecraft would not arrive at proxima centauri within this lifetime or the next, or even ten lifetime because the distance is so great. Light travel at a speed of 18,000 miles per second and it still take light more than four ear to travel from Proxima Centauri to the earth.
Alpha Centauri can be easily seen in night sky without telescope from certain part of the earth. it is the third brightest star in the sky, out of approximately 6,000 visible stars. it can not be seen from most part of the united state because most of the unite state is too far north. however, it can be seen from the southern part of the southernmost state.
1. The main subject of this passage is ....
A. The closest star to the earth
b. Modern space travel
c. Thee speed of light
d. Interstellar distance
Answer: b
2. The passage indicate that which of the following is NOT true
a. Alpha centauri is composed of three stars
b. Proxima centauri is the closest star to the earth
c. Proxima centauri is one of the star in alpha centauri
d. It is possible to see alpha centauri from the earth
Answer: b
3. The wrd "comedanquot; in line 3 could best be replaced by ....
A. Travels
b. Is derived
c. Is directed
d. Visits
Answer:
4. "interstellardanquot; distance in line lima are ....
A. Distance between stars
b. Distance between the earth and various stars
c. Distance measured b the speed of light
d. Distance from sun to each of the planet including the earth
Answer: a
lima. It can be inferred from the passage that if a person left in one toda's spacecrafts, he or she would arrive at alpha centauri
a. Within this lifetime
b. Within the next lifetime
c. Within ten life time
d. After more than ten lifetimes
Answer: d
6. The word "great" in line 7 could best be replaced b which of the following
a. Famous
b. Well-known
c. Accomplished
d. Big
Answer: d
7. Which of the following is true according to the passage
a. Light travel at 18,000 miles per hour
b. A person could travel from earth to proxima centauri in four years
c. Light from proxima centauri reaches the earth in more than four years
d. It is 186,000 miles from the earth to proxima centauri
Answer: c
8. The word brightest in line 11 could best be replaced by
a. Smartest
b. Palest
c. Shiniest
d. Largest
Answer: c
9. In can be inferred from the passage that from Alaska Alpha Centauri is
a. Always visible
b. Frequently visible
c. Occasionally visible
d. Never visible
Answer: d
Question 10 -18
In 1972, a century after the first national park in united state was established at Yellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program. The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similar to that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas a marine sanctuary indicated that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. People are permitted to visit and observe there, but living organism and their environment ma not be harmed or removed.
The national marine sanctuary program is administrated b The National oceanic and atmosphere administration, a branch of the united state department of commerce. Initially, 70 site were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and half decades later, only fifteen sanctuary had been designated, with half of these establishment after 1978. The range in size from the very small (less than 1 square kilometer) Fagatele bay National Marine Sanctuary in american Samoa to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new management practice in which whole communities of species and not just individual species, are offered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and over exploitation. only this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a setting that also maintains the natural interrelationship that exist among these species. several other types of marine protected areas exist in the unite state and other countries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve system. managed by United State government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. outside the united state marine protected-area program exist as marine park, reserve and preserve. over 100 designated area exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. other range from well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to Lesser-known park in countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressures on fragile coral reef system. as state, national and international agency come to recognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas. whether as sanctuaries, parks or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly important role in preserving that diversity.
10. What does the passage mainly discuss ?
A. Difference among Marine Parks, Sanctuaries and reserve
b. Various marine conservation programs
c. International agreements on coastal protection
c. Similarities between land and sea protection environment
Answer: b
11. The word "intentdanquot; in line 3 s closest in meaning to ....
A. Repetition
b. Approval
c. Goal
d. Revision
Answer: c
12. The word "administered" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ....
A. Managed
b. Recognized
c. Opposed
d. Justified
Answer: a
13. The word "these" in line 11 refers to ....
A. Sites
b. Candidates
c. Decade
d. Sanctuaries
Answer: d
14. The passage mentions the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (line 13-14) as an example of a sanctuary that ....
A. Is not well know
b. Covers a large area
c. Is smaller than the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
d. Was not originally proposed for sanctuary status
Answer: b
15. According to the passage, when was the national Marine Sanctuaries Program Established ?
A. Before 197
b. After 1987
c. 100 years before national park were established
d. 100 years after national park were established
Answer: d
16. According to the passage, all of the following are achievement of the national Marine Sanctuaries acara except ....
A. The discovery of several new marine organisms
b. The preservation of connections between individual marine species
c. The protection of coastal habitats
d. The establisment of areas where the public can observe marine life
Answer: a
17. The word "peripherydanquot; in line 24 is closest in meaning to ....
A. Depth
b. Landmass
c. Warm tempat asli
d. Outer edge
Answer: d
18. The passage mentions which of the following as a threst to marine areas outside the united state
a. Limitation in financial support
b. The use of marine species as food
c. Variability of the climate
d. Increases in tourism
Answer: d
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