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 questions from 43 to 50. 

Plants and animals will find it difficult to escape from or adjust to the effects of global warming. Scientists have already observed shifts in the lifecycles of many plants and animals, such as flowers blooming earlier and birds hatching earlier in the spring. Many species have begun shifting where they live or their annual migration patterns due to warmer temperatures.

With further warming, animals will tend to migrate toward the poles and up mountainsides toward higher elevations. Plants will also attempt to shift their ranges, seeking new areas as old habitats grow too warm. In many places, however, human development will prevent these shifts. Species that find cities or farmland blocking their way north or south may become extinct. Species living in unique ecosystems, such as those found in polar and mountaintop regions, are especially at risk because migration to new habitats is not possible. For example, polar bears and marine mammals in the Arctic are already threatened by dwindling sea ice but have nowhere farther north to go.

Projecting species extinction due to global warming is extremely difficult. Some scientists have estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extinction with 2 to 3 Celsius degrees of further warming. The rate of warming, not just the magnitude, is extremely important for plants and animals. Some species and even entire ecosystems, such as certain types of forest, may not be able to adjust quickly enough and may disappear.

Ocean ecosystems, especially fragile ones like coral reefs, will also be affected by global warming. Warmer ocean temperatures can cause coral to “bleach”, a state which if prolonged will lead to the death of the coral. Scientists estimate that even 1 Celsius degree of additional warming could lead to widespread bleaching and death of coral reefs around the world. Also, increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean and increases the acidity of ocean waters. This acidification further stresses ocean ecosystems.

It is mentioned in the passage that if the global temperature rose by 2 or 3 Celsius degrees, ______. 

A. half of the earth’s surface would be flooded 

B. the sea level would rise by 20 centimeters 

C. water supply would decrease by 50 percent 

D. 20 to 50 percent of species could become extinct 

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án D

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Trong đoạn văn đã đề cập rằng nếu nhiệt độ toàn cầu tăng 2 hoặc 3 độ C, thì hãy ___.

A. một nửa bề mặt trái đất sẽ bị ngập lụt 

B. mực nước biển sẽ tăng thêm 20 cm

C. cung cấp nước sẽ giảm 50% 

D. 20% đến 50% các loài có thể bị tuyệt chủng

Thông tin: Some scientist have estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extinction with 2 to 3 Celsius degrees of further warming.

Tạm dịch: Một vài nhà khoa học đã dự đoán rằng từ 20 đến 50 phần trăm loài có thể bị đẩy đến sự tuyệt chủng với sự nóng lên từ 2 đến 3 độ C.