SCIENCE FLYING IN THE FACE OF GRAVITY It looked just like a
Câu hỏi
Nhận biếtVII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.SCIENCE FLYING IN THE FACE OF GRAVITY It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964, a Boeing KC-135 refuelling tanker, based on the 707. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives. Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded from floor to ceiling; it looked a bit like a lunatic asylum. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls eerily illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out apart from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly took their places with a look of apprehension. For 12 months, science student from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions. For the next two hours, the Boeing's flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens before hurtling towards Earth. The intention was to achieve weightlessness for a few seconds. The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless. Everything became confused, and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump. After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.
Câu 1: What does the writer say about the plane?
A. It had no seats.
B. It had no windows.
C. The inside was painted white.
D. The outside was misleading.
Câu 2: What does the word "eerily" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. badly
B. brightly
C. clearly
D. strangely
Câu 3: What did the pilot do with the plane?
A. He climbed and made the plane turn over.
B. He climbed and made the plane fall slowly.
C. He quickly climbed and stopped the engines.
D. He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.
Câu 4: What does the word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. the exhilaration
B. the opportunity
C. the plane
D. the trip
Câu 5: Why was this passage written?
A. To encourage young people to to take up science.
B. To describe the outcome of scientific competition.
C. To report on a new scientific technique.
D. To show scientists what young people can do.
Đáp án đúng:
Lời giải của Tự Học 365
Đáp án câu 1 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Nhà văn nói gì về máy bay?
A. Nó không có chỗ ngồi.
B. Nó không có cửa sổ.
C. Bên trong được sơn màu trắng.
D. Bên ngoài đã gây hiểu lầm.
Thông tin: But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.
Tạm dịch: Nhưng vẻ bề ngoài là lừa dối, và 13 sinh viên từ Châu Âu và Hoa Kỳ người đã lên máy bay trải nghiệm chuyến bay không mấy hài lòng trong cuộc sống của họ.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 2 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Từ “eerily” (kỳ lạ, kỳ quái) trong đoạn 2 nghĩa là?
A. badly (adv): xấu, tồi
B. brightly (adv): tươi sáng, rực rỡ
C. clearly (adv): rõ ràng, sáng sủa
D. strangely (adv): kỳ lạ, lạ thường
=> eerily (adv) = strangely (adv)
Thông tin: There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls eerily illuminated it.
Tạm dịch: Hầu như không có cửa sổ, nhưng ánh sáng dọc theo các bức tường độn bằng bông chiếu sáng nó một cách kỳ lạ.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 3 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Phi công đã làm gì với máy bay?
A. Anh ấy leo lên và làm cho máy bay quay đầu.
B. Anh ấy leo lên và làm cho máy bay rơi chậm.
C. Anh ấy nhanh chóng leo lên và dừng động cơ.
D. Anh ấy cất cánh bình thường và sau đó ngắt động cơ trong 20 giây.
Thông tin: The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless… After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive.
Tạm dịch: Máy bay cất cánh đủ êm, nhưng bất cứ cảm giác mà tôi và các nhà khoa học trẻ có được là chúng tôi đang ở bất cứ thứ gì như dịch vụ hành khách theo lịch trình đã nhanh chóng bị loại bỏ khi phi công đưa máy bay lên cao 45 độ kéo dài khoảng 20 giây. Sau đó, động cơ dừng hoạt động và chúng tôi trở nên không trọng lượng… Mọi thứ trở nên rối rắm, và trái hay phải, lên hay xuống không còn ý nghĩa gì nữa. Sau 10 giây rơi tự do, phi công đã đưa máy bay ra khỏi tình trạng đâm bổ nhào xuống.
Chọn C
Đáp án câu 4 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Từ “it” trong đoạn cuối thay thế cho?
A. niềm vui
B. cơ hội
C. máy bay
D. chuyến đi
Thông tin: After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.
Tạm dịch: Sau hai giờ đi lên xuống máy bay làm thí nghiệm, cảm giác chủ yếu là một niềm phấn khởi thay vì sự kinh khủng. Hầu hết các sinh viên nghĩ rằng đó là một trải nghiệm khó quên và họ sẽ muốn lặp lại.
Chọn D
Đáp án câu 5 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Tại sao đoạn văn này được viết?
A. Để khuyến khích những người trẻ tuổi tham gia khoa học.
B. Để mô tả kết quả của cạnh tranh khoa học.
C. Để báo cáo về một kỹ thuật khoa học mới.
D. Để cho các nhà khoa học thấy những gì những người trẻ tuổi có thể làm.
Thông tin: After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea.
Tạm dịch: Sau hai giờ đi lên xuống máy bay làm thí nghiệm, cảm giác chủ yếu là một niềm phấn khởi thay vì sự kinh khủng.
Chọn C
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