50 BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU – PHẦN 4
CHUYÊN ĐỀ: BÀI TẬP ĐỌC HIỂU
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LUYỆN THI THPT QG
Mục tiêu:
- Vận dụng được những kiến thức từ vựng đã học được trong suốt lớp 10 đến 12 để dịch được câu hỏi, các
đáp án và hiểu được nội dung cơ bản của bài đọc.
- Biết tìm từ khóa trong câu hỏi, các đáp án và trong bài đọc để tìm ra câu trả lời; vận dụng kỹ năng đọc
lướt và đọc lấy thông tin chi tiết.
Exercise 1. Read the following pasage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have
become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat
diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure.
But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising.
Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage
of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any
other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after
waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since
discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and
concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all
contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.
In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics
reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days
immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart
attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the
aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and
how heart failure is
triggered.
Question 1: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Risk factors in heart attacks
B. Seasonal and temporal pattern of heart attacks
C. Cardiology in the 1980s
D. Diet and stress as factors in heart attacks
Question 2: The word “trigger” as used in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
A. involve
B. affect
C. cause
D. encounter
Question 3: What do the second and the third paragraphs of the passage mainly discuss?
A. The link between heart attacks and marriage
B. Unusual risk factors in heart attacks
C. Age and gender factors in heart attacks
D. Myths about lifestyles and heart attacks
Question 4: The phrase “susceptible to” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by
A. aware of
B. affected by
C. accustomed to
D. prone to
Question 5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of any heart
attacks?
A. Decreased blood flow to the heart
B. Increased blood pressure
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