Xpedia Bahasa Inggris: Latihan Reading 1 - Main Idea, Topic, Title

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Passage 1 (soal 1) 02. The main idea is …

(A) Americans got exercise when they
The most popular festival in Japan takes crossed the continent in covered
place from 1st-3rd January, and is called wagons.
Ganjitsu, which means „the beginning of the (B) exercise and diet are more widespread in
year‟. People believe that good or bad luck in America than ever before.
the first few days of the year represents the (C) heart disease is the number one killer
luck you will have for the rest of the year. among Americans.
Ganjitsu is celebrated by ceremonial house (D) Americans live longer than they did
cleaning, feasting and by the exchanging of before.
visits and presents. Most people put up (E) obesity in America has declined over the
special decorations at the entrance to their years.
houses to keep out evil spirits. The main
decoration is a sacred rope decorated with Passage 3 (soal 3)
ferns, oranges, and lobster. All of these
things are thought to bring good fortune, Good ideas often start with a really silly
prosperity and long life. Finally, no question. Bill Bowerman was making
celebration is complete without mochi cake breakfast one day. As he stood there making
and zoni soup. Both the cake and the soup waffle for his son, he wondered what would
are made from traditional recipes. happen if he poured rubber into his waffle
[source: SPMB] iron. So, he tried it and the result looked
something like the bottom of most sport
01. The topic of the above paragraph is … shoes we see today. Still, when he took this
(A) popular Japanese celebrations. idea to several existing shoe companies he
(B) the Ganjitsu Festival. was literally laughed at. In fact, every single
(C) good and bad luck in Japan. company turned him down. Though rather
(D) keeping up evil spirits in Japan. disappointed, Bowerman was determined
(E) Japanese celebrations. and went on to form his own company,
making Nike athletic shoes.
Passage 2 (soal 2) [source: SPMB]
Not since Americans crossed the continent 03. It can be concluded from the text that …
in covered wagons have they exercised and (A) A waffle iron became a tool in making
dieted as strenuously as they are doing today. shoes
Consequently, they do not only look younger (B) inventions often occur during breakfast
and slimmer, but feel better. Because of (C) curiosity can lead to a great invention
increased physical fitness, life expectancy in (D) Nike shoes are the first sport shoes
the nation has risen to seventy-three years, (E) Many companies are not into athletic
with fewer people suffering from heart shoes
disease, the nation‟s number one killer.
[source: Peterson’s TOEFL]
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Passage 4 (soal 4) Passage 5 (soal 5)
About a billion years after the earth had The first people we know created plays
formed, the first signs of life appeared. were the Ancient Greeks, about the year 500
Three billion years elapsed before creatures B.C. They divided plays into two kinds: trag-
became complex enough to leave fossils edy and comedy. This division is still used
their descendants could recognize and learn today. The best known Ancient Greek writ-
from. These were shelled creatures called ers of plays are Aeschylus, Sophocles, Eurip-
trilobites, followed by jawless fish, the first ides and Aristophanes. Some of their plays
vertebrates. During the Devonian period, survived, and are still performed today.
great upheavals occured in the earth‟s crust, These ancient Greek plays were
resulting in the formation of mountains and performed outdoors in large amphitheatres,
in the ebb and flow of oceans. In the so that many people could see them. There
aftermath, beds of mud rich in organic were contests among the playwrights (people
matter nourished vegetation, and insects, who write plays are called playwrights) and
scorpions, and spiders appeared. Next the winner would get a prize.
developed the amphibians, descendants of The Greeks were full of brilliant ideas.
fish that had crawled out of fresh water. They used mechanical devices like trap doors
Between 225 and 65 million years ago, and the machina: a crane for winching gods
reptiles developed from which many new on and off the stage. They had a Greek
forms grew until finally evolved the chorus that offered information to help the
mammal. Dinosaurs were overgrown audience follow the performance. The
reptiles. Although some were as small as chorus comments on themes, and shows
chickens, others grew to be the largest how an audience might react to the drama.
animals on Earth, as long as 82 feet and as The players wore masks. Illustrations on
heavy as 50 tons, with long necks and a vases show helmet-like masks, covering the
liking for a vegetarian diet. Current theory entire face and head, with holes for the eyes
suggests that dinosaurs were warm-blooded and a small aperture for the mouth, plus a
and behaved more like mammals than like wig. The mask was to „melt‟ into the face and
reptiles. allow the actor to vanish into the role.
The end of the Mesozoic Era (middle Therefore, onlookers did not think about the
life) saw the inexplicable demise of actor, but thought about the character.
dinosaurs and large swimming and flying [source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/
birds. Geological changes were converting Theatre]
the giant land mass into separate continents.
The beginning of a new era, called Cenozoic 05. The main topic of the passage above is …
(recent life), saw the marked predominance (A) tragedy and comedy in Ancient Greece.
of mammals that would ultimately become (B) why Ancient Greece excels in art.
man‟s ancestors. (C) history of plays in Ancient Greece.
[source: Peterson’s TOEFL] (D) the technology in Ancient Greek
theatres.
04. What would be a good title for this reading? (E) history of art in Ancient Greece.
(A) How Reptiles Became Dinosaurs.
(B) The Ages of Man.
(C) The Evolution of Life.
(D) The Formation of the Earth.
(E) How Dinosaurs extinct.
Passage 6 (soal 6 - 7) Passage 7 (soal 8)
When your parents were growing up, An investigation into how owls fly and
learning to write in cursive was almost as hunt in silence has enabled researchers to
common as learning to read or add. But in develop a prototype coating for wind turbine
recent years, many schools have stopped blades that could significantly reduce the
teaching this flowing form of handwriting, amount of noise they make. Early tests of
also known as script. the material, which mimics the intricate
Some people think that writing in cursive structure of an owl's wing, have
is outdated and that learning to type is a demonstrated that it could significantly
more important skill. They argue that most reduce the amount of noise produced by
pe opl e now spe n d mo re time wind turbines and other types of fan blades,
communicating by texting and emailing than such as those in computers or planes. Since
they do writing by hand. wind turbines are heavily braked in order to
But not everyone wants to write off cur- minimise noise, the addition of this new
sive. This fall for the first time in about 15 surface would mean that they could be run at
years, students at Green Primary School in much higher speeds—producing more
Uniontown, Ohio, will be taught to write in energy while making less noise. For an
cursive. Some schools in Tennessee and average-sized wind farm, this could mean
Missouri are also bringing cursive back. several additional megawatts worth of
Studies have shown that learning to write electricity.
in script may improve critical-thinking skills [source: www.cam.ac.uk/research/news]
and coordination. Kimberly Brueck is an
administrator at Green Primary School. She 08. The text tells us about …
says her school has another important
(A) how owls fly and hunt without making a
reason for bringing cursive-writing lessons
noise.
back into classrooms. “Children need to
(B) a new development in wind turbine
know how to sign their names!” she says.
blade coats to reduce noise.
[source: sni.scholastic.com] (C) the efficiency of wind turbine blades
compared to other sources of energy.
06. The passage tells us about … (D) how to save the earth with
(A) why learning cursive is very important. environmentally-friendly wind energy.
(B) why learning cursive is no longer (E) producing more energy in wind turbines.
important.
(C) some schools that teach children to Passage 8 (soal 9)
write in cursive.
(D) a study about the effect of writing in The morning on August 14TH 2015, the
cursive. silence in Nagasaki was broken only by a
(E) the pros and cons of learning to write in tolling bell. The Japanese city has marked 70
cursive. years since the dropping of the last atomic
bomb on a civilian target in the closing days
07. The main idea of the second paragraph is … of World War II.
(A) the reason why learning cursive is no The memorial ceremony held at the
longer important. Nagasaki Peace Park took place right under
(B) the advance of technology in writing. where the bomb exploded at 11:02 on
(C) the effect of writing in cursive. August 9TH of 1945. Prime Minister Shinzo
(D) people can write in cursive through Abe said he was renewing his vows to push
texting and emailing. more nuclear disarmament.
(E) typing in cursive is a more important
skill.
“As the world‟s only country to have But some people are concerned that
experienced an atomic bomb during a war having Wi-Fi will distract visitors from the
and in adherence to our three non-nuclear natural beauty of the parks. David Smith is
principles, I have renewed our vows to lead the superintendent of Joshua Tree National
the world in the effort towards nuclear Park in California. He thinks national parks
disarmament in order to achieve a world should add Wi-Fi only to some areas, like the
without nuclear weapons.” visitor centers. He wants visitors to be able
The US dropped atomic bomb to enjoy the scenery without hearing cell
nicknamed “Fat Man” on Nagasaki three phones ringing. “One of the neatest things
days after the atomic bombing of about visiting a park is the chance to get
Hiroshima. More than 150,000 died in the away from a lot of the distractions that
attack and from the subsequent radiation interfere in our normal lives,” he says.
sickness. Japan surrendered six days later, [source: sni.scholastic.com]
ending World War II.
[source: www.newsinlevels.com/products/ 10. The text tells us about …
seventy-years-after-fat-man-level-3] (A) arguments for and against installing
Wi-Fi in the national parks.
09. Which is the most suitable title for the (B) why having Wi-Fi in national parks is
passage? considered negative.
(A) The Bombing of Hiroshima and (C) why having Wi-Fi in national parks is
Nagasaki important to attract younger people to
(B) Shinzo Abe‟s Nuclear Disarmament the park.
Plans (D) technology can distract people from the
(C) The Impact of Nagasaki Atomic nature.
Bombing on Civilians (E) distractions usually interfere in our
(D) Japan, After World War II normal life.
(E) Commemorating Nagasaki Atomic
Bombing 11. The best title for the text is …
(A) Wi-Fi: Advantages and Disadvantages
Passage 9 (soal 10-11) (B) The Younger and Older People Debate
about Installing Wi-Fi in Our National
Birds soon might not be the only ones Parks
tweeting in our national parks. Before long, (C) Younger People Tweet in National
Wi-Fi service may be available in some parks Parks
for the first time. Having Wi-Fi would enable (D) Tweeting from Our National Parks Be-
park visitors to use their smartphones to comes Reality
connect to the Internet or to text or call their (E) Wi-Fi in National Parks: Yes or No?
friends.
Cell service is extremely limited in many Passage 10 (Soal 12 - 13)
parks, according to the National Park
Service. Someone who takes a selfie in a park Ebola virus is a very dangerous virus. It
often has to leave the park before sharing it causes a hemorrhagic fever called Ebola
with friends on sites like Twitter or virus disease. “Hemorrhagic” means that the
Instagram. People in favor of adding Wi-Fi victim will bleed a lot, inside and outside
say it will help attract younger people to the their body. Out of every 10 people who get
parks. Ebola, on average five to nine die. There are
four kinds of Ebola virus that can cause the
disease. The virus was first found in Sudan.
It is found in Africa, with very few cases in
Europe and the United States.
The Ebola virus that makes people sick 13. What is the topic of paragraph 1?
lives in the blood and other liquids and wet (A) Symptoms of Ebola.
things in some kinds of non-human animals (B) The definition of Ebola.
without killing them. Scientists think the (C) The Spread of Ebola Virus.
animals it lives in are mainly some kinds of (D) How to prevent Ebola.
monkeys or fruit bats. When people touch (E) The background information about
animals that have the virus, or wet things Ebola Virus.
that came out of those animals, they can get
sick. Ebola cannot be caught through the air, Passage 11 (soal 14)
or by being near sick people. The virus can
only go from liquids into people‟s bodies. Caffeine is in coffee, tea and other prod-
This means Ebola can be caught by touching ucts people consume every day, so why is
a sick person‟s blood, saliva, mucus, semen, powdered caffeine dangerous?
diarrhea, vomit, or other fluids that come On Tuesday (Sept. 1), the Food and
out of a sick person‟s body. Drug Administration announced that it had
When people get Ebola the first issued warning letters to five companies that
symptoms look like some other diseases. sell powdered caffeine, saying that their
People get a fever and feel very tired. Their products pose a "significant or unreasonable
head, stomach, joints, and throat might hurt. risk of illness or injury to consumers.”
Sometimes, people think they have other Powdered caffeine products are much
diseases like malaria or typhoid fever. Later, more potent than caffeine-containing
people get much sicker. They bleed both beverages like coffee, and they're dangerous
inside and outside their bodies. They have because it is easy for people to consume a
blood in their diarrhea and vomit. They lethal amount of powdered caffeine, the
bleed from their noses, mouths, and genitals. FDA said.
They got low blood pressure, fast pulse, and Just 1 teaspoon of the caffeine powder
low blood circulation to the body. Their contains about the same amount of caffeine
organs might stop working. as 28 cups of regular coffee, the FDA said.
There is no cure for Ebola, but if people In fact, 2 teaspoons of powdered caffeine
get care quickly from doctors and nurses at a would kill most adults, according to the
hospital, more of them live. People with Centers for Science in the Public Interest.
Ebola need a lot of fluids to replace fluids " Po w d e r e d c a f f e i n e i s v e r y
lost from diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. concentrated," said Henry Spiller, director of
The most important care is giving them Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide
water with a very small amount of salt and Children's Hospital. Most people are so
sugar in it. This is called oral rehydration. It comfortable with the effects of caffeinated
helps to replace their fluids and blood. It is beverages like coffee and soda that they
also important to give medicines in case they don't realize that the amount they ingest is
get bad blood pressure and blood just milligrams, Spiller said.
circulation. The amount of caffeine in a teaspoon
[source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ can vary in different powdered caffeine
Ebola_virus] products, the FDA noted. A teaspoon of
some powdered products can have about 5
12. What is the best title for the passage? grams of caffeine; by comparison, a cup of
(A) Why Ebola Virus Spreads. coffee has about 65 to 100 milligrams of
(B) How to Prevent Ebola Disease. caffeine, Spiller said.
(C) Ebola Disease. At that level, 1 teaspoon of the powder
(D) The History of Ebola Virus. contains as much caffeine as 50 to 75 cups
(E) Is There a Cure for Ebola Disease? of coffee.
"This is enormous. This is an overdose,"
Spiller told Live Science.
Another problem with the powdered Passage 12 (soal 15)

products is that consumers usually don't
have the tools to measure a safe dose. The Competition played a more important
recommended serving size of powdered role in the evolution of the dog family
caffeine is just 50 milligrams to 200 (wolves, foxes, and their relatives) than cli-
milligrams — or about one-sixteenth of a mate change, shows a new international
teaspoon. study published in PNAS.
To measure out 50 milligrams of powder An international team including scientist
using a quarter-teaspoon measuring spoon, a from the Universities of Gothenburg
consumer needs to fill just 6 percent of the (Sweden), Sao Paulo (Brazil), and Lausanne
spoon, which "cannot be accurately (Switzerland) analyzed over 2000 fossils and
measured," the FDA said. revealed that the arrival of felids— a mammal
"The difference between a safe amount of cat family— to North America from Asia
and a toxic dose of caffeine in these pure had a deadly impact on the diversity of the
powdered products is very small," the agency dog family, contributing to the extinction of
said. as many as 40 of their species.
What's more, the smallest packages of “We usually expect climate changes to
powdered caffeine sold by some of the play an overwhelming role in the evolution
companies contain 100 grams of product, of biodiversity. Instead, competition among
which is 2,000 recommended servings. And different carnivore species proved to be even
some companies sell powdered caffeine in more important for canids, a mammal of dog
packages of 25 kilograms, which contain up family” says leading author Daniele Silvestro
to 500,000 recommended servings. at the Department of Biological and
High doses of caffeine can cause serious Environmental Sciences, University of
side effects, including increased blood Gothenburg.
pressure, a rapid or dangerously erratic The dog family originated in North
heartbeat, seizures and even death, the FDA America about 40 million of years ago and
said. Two young adults — an 18-year-old in reached a maximum diversity around 22
Ohio and a 24-year-old in Georgia — died in million of years ago, when more than 30
2014 from accidental overdoses of species inhabited the continent. Today, only
powdered caffeine. 9 species of the dog family live in North
Although it's possible to overdose on America. They progressively increased in
caffeine by drinking upward of 50 cups of body size and specialized into becoming
coffee, most people would probably stop large predators. Some of them exceeded 30
before this point because they would be kg and were among the largest carnivores on
experiencing uncomfortable effects, like the North American continent. Although
nausea or vomiting and a rapid heart rate, several large carnivores today face a higher
Spiller said. The danger with powdered extinction risk than smaller species, the
caffeine is that you take this dose of caffeine authors of the study found no evidence of a
all at once, he said. similar pattern in ancient canid species.
[source: http://www.livescience.com/52072-
powdered-caffeine-dangerous.html]
14. The passage mainly tells us that …

(A) coffee is dangerous to our health.
(B) caffeineintake should be controlled.
(C) we should avoid caffeine.
(D) some powdered caffeine products are
toxic to our health.
(E) companies should stop selling powdered
caffeine.
The evolutionary success of carnivorous

animals is inevitably linked to their ability to
obtain food. The limited amount of re-
sources (preys) imposes strong competition
among carnivores sharing the same geo-
graphic range. For instance African carni-
vores such as wild dogs, hyenas, lions, and
other felids are constantly competing with
each other for food. North American carni-
vores in the past might have followed similar
dynamics and much of the competition is
found among species of the dog family and
from ancient felids and dogs. Interestingly,
while felids appeared to have strongly nega-
tive impact on the survival of ancient dogs,
the opposite is not true. This suggests that
felids must have been more efficient preda-
tors than most of the extinct species in the
dog family.
[source: sciencedaily]
15. The text tells us that …

(A) Cats can actually beat dogs.
(B) Competition has exterminated the
ancient dog family.
(C) Dogs are not as competitive as cats.
(D) The diversity of the dog family now
were caused only by ancient competition
from cat family.
(E) Competition from cats drove extinction
of many species of ancient dogs.

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