Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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 following questions.

Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own use. This not only provided a more abundant food source but also allowed more people to live on  a smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present – day pets, livestock, and food plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.

As centuries passed and human cultures evolved anf blossomed, humans began to organise their knowledge of nature into the  broad field of natural history. One aspect of early natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ. Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribled for a person suffering from  heart problems.

Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our present knowledge of drugs and their uses.

What does this passage mainly discuss?

A. Cures from plants

B. The beginning of natural history

 C. Prehistoric man

D. Early plants of animals

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

Đoạn văn nói về chủ đề gì?

A “Cures from plants” (các cách chữa bệnh từ cây cỏ) xuất hiện ở câu “ For example, it was widely belived that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ”. → Chỉ là một ví dụ nhỏ trong bài.

C “prehistoric man” (người tiền xử) xuất hiện ở dòng đầu tiên, tuy nhiên không được nói tới trong bài.

D “Early plants and animals” (Cây cỏ và sinh vật thời kỳ đầu) sai ở “early”, đồng thời trong bài nói chủ yếu về “plants” và chỉ nhắc sơ qua về “animals”.

→ Chọn B.  The beginning of natural history (Khởi nguồn của lịch sử tự nhiên).