Text umptn
1998 rayon a
Whales are the largest animals on earth. Bigger than elephants, they
may grow 95 feet long, and weigh 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just bom, can be
23 feet long and weigh 3 tons.
Although whales live in the oceans and
swim like fish, they are not fish. They arc mammals, like cows and elephants.
Unlike fish they bear young alive, not as eggs. Their babies live on their
mother's milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breath when they
go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they
will drown. They are warm-blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breath oxygen in
the water, and are cold-blooded.
Whales live
in all the oceans. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in
the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are two kinds of
whales, whales with teeth (toothed whales) and whales without teeth (baleen
whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their
teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales
eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open
their mouths and swim into the plankton. When they close their mouths they
squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human
beings and the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight
among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.
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1998 rayon a no. 66
The difference between whales and fish is that whales.
A. Do not
have to come to the surface to set fresh air
B. Deliver
their young like elephants do
C. Will die
if they cannot get oxygen in the water
D. Are
mammals that are cold blooded
E. Can easily breathe when they are under water
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67 a suitable title for the text is
A. Large
animals on earth
B. Difference
between whales and elephants
C. Whales,
the biggest animals on earth
D. Similarity
between fish and whaies
E. The life of whales in the oceans
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Which of the following is true about whales?
A. Whales are generally 95 feet
long and weigh 150 tons.
B. Big
animals living in the ocean tend to be their enemies.
C. Like
fish, whales can live in all kinds of waters.
D. Their life span is usually longer than human
beings'.
E. A new-born
baby whale may weight one-fiftieth of its mother.
34. Umptn 1998 rayon a no.
69 whales occasionally live in warm waters
A. To get more food D.
For fresh air
B. For reproduction E. To feed their babies
C. To avoid
winter
35. Umptn 1998 rayon a no. 70
From the text we may conclude that
A. A whale
can eat both squid and plankton
B. Toothed whales chew their food before
swallowing it
C. The two types of whales live in different
waters
D. Baleen whales swallow the
water containing plankton
E. Each type of whale eats a
specific kind of food
Text 1 umptn 1998 rayon b
Because
today's people are living longer than ever, more psychologists and social
workers have begun to study ways of caregiving to improve care of the elderly.
They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic. They believe
that they are the best persons for the job. For different reasons. One
caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother. Another caregiver
was the oldest child, and another was the youngest child regardless of the
reason, the caregivers all felt that they coutd do the job better than anyone
else. Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took on the
responsibility of caring for an elderly, dependent relative. They discovered
three basic reasons. Many caregivers believed that they had an elderly,
dependent relative. They discovered three basic reasons. Many caregivers
believed that they had an obligation to help their relative. Sortie stated that
helping others made them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone
now. They would deserve care when they became old and dependent.
Researchers have found that caring for
the elderly can be a very positive experience. The elderly appreciated the care
and attention they received. They were affectionate and cooperative. However,
even when caregiving is satisfying, it is hard work. Social workers and experts
on aging offer caregivers and potential caregivers help when arranging for the
care of an elderly relative. One consideration is to ask parents what they want
before they become sick or dependent. Perhaps they prefer going into a nursing
home, and can select one in advance. On the other hand, they may want to live
with their adult children. Caregivers must also learn to arouse confidence in
others and ask for help from others. Brothers and sisters are often willing to
help, but they may not know what to do
36. Umptn 1998 rayon b no. 66
Psychologists are interested in examining
caregiving
To the elderly because__________ .
A. Their
families are too busy to care for them
B. People's
life span is longer now
C. Their
condition is monitored by social workers
D. They have,
in practice, been neglected
E. There are not enough homes for the elderly
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The caregivers mentioned in the text are____________ .
A. Psychologists
B. Charitable
people
C. Social
workers
D. Homes for
the elderly
E. Members of the family
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caregivers are
willing to take care of the elderly because of the following reasons, except .
A. They feel
to be the best persons to look after them
B. They expect that they won't be neglected
when they grow old
C. They are
the closest relatives the elderly have
D. They are the only relatives of the dependent
elderly
E. They are
happy to be able to do something for others
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Which of the following statement is true according to the text ?
A. Caring for the elderly can be easily
accomplished without much energy
B. Social workers do not interfere with the
arrangement or taking care of the elderly
C. Caring
for the elderly gives mutual satisfaction
D. Social workers decide whether the elderly
live with relatives or in a nursing home
E. Caregivers
know exactly what they want to do with the elderly
40. Umptn 1998 rayon b no. 70
'Regardless of the reason' in line 5 means____________ .
A without any reason
B. If the
reason is not known
C. Considering
the reason
D. Whatever
the reason is
E. To emphasize the reason s
Text 1 umptn 1998 rayon c
The fish are dying in the adirondack lakes in northern new york state.
Fishermen are worried. This used to be a favorite spot for sport fishing. But
every year there are fewer fish. Some lakes - 6% of them % now have no fish at
all. Scientists are beginning to get worried too. What is killing the fish ?
The cause of this is acid rain. Acid rain is a kind of air pollution.
It is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or gas. These factories send
smoke high into the air. The wind often carries the smoke far from the
factories. Some of the unhealthy things in the smoke may come down with the
rain hundreds of miles away. This is what is happening in the adirondacks.
There are many factories in the midwestern states. They are sending a lot of
smoke into the air. The wind blows the smoke towards the east. That means
towards new york state and the adirondack area.
The rain in the adirondacks is not
natural and clean any more. It is full of acid chemicals. When it falls in
lakes, it changes them too. The lakes become more acidic. Acid water is like
vinegar or lemon juice. It hurts when it gets in your eyes. It also kills the
plants and animals that usually live in lake water. That is why the fish are
dying in the adirondacks.
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The topic of the
text is__________ .
A. The adirondack lakes
B. Acid rain
C. Air pollution
D. Fish killers
E. Factories in the midwestern states
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1998 rayon c no. 67
The problem that the writer points out in the text is that .
A. Fish has become scarce in
the united states
B. There are too many
factories in the midwestern states
C. Six percent of fish in the
adirondack lakes is dying
D. The total catch of fish in
the adirondack lakes is decreasing
E. Many favorite spots fdr sport fishing have
dried up
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1998 rayon c no. 68
Which of
the following statements is-true about acid rain ?
A. Acid rain kills all living
things in the adirondacks
B. Acid rain causes air
pollution in northern new york state
C. Smoke emitted by factories
creates poisonous acid rain
D. Coal, oil or gas increases
the level of poison in acid rain
E. Acid rain carries a lot of smoke hundreds of
miles away
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1998 rayon c no. 69
The rain in the adirondacks is harmful to the environment,
because .
A. The wind that blows from the
midwestem states sends a lot of smoke containing dangerous chemicals
B. The rain comes from an area
where air is badly polluted by factory wastes
C. Air pollution caused by
factories burning coal, oil or gas has been a problem in the adirondacks
D. Factories operating in the
adirondack area send polluted smoke high in the air and come down with the rain
E. The adirondack area is
geographically located in one of the midwestern states which is a center of
industry
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1998 rayon c no. 70
if water from
an acidic lake gets into our eyes, it will ... .
A. Be like
vinegar
B. Cause
blindness e. Hurt them
C. Clean them
d. Be like lemon juice
Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris 2 Reading text UMPTN (part 3)
30. Dari pernyataan-pernyataan kalimat terakhir'No
pill will produce normal sleep' (tidak ada pil yang dapat membawa pada tidur
normal) dan 'You reach no proper levels of sleep through pill: youYe merely
sedated' (Anda tidak akan mencapai tingkat tidur yang semestinya dengan
perantara pil. anda hanya tenang dibuatnya), mengimplikasikan bahwa insomnia/
susah tidur memang tidak bisa disembuhkan oleh obat (insomnia cannot be cured
by drugs).
Jawaban : E
31. Dikatakan pada tiga kalimat
paragraf 2 'Although whales live in the ocean and sw im like llsh, they are not
fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish, they bear young
alive, not as eggs.' bahwasannya walaupun paus hidup di lautan dan berenang
seperti layakn\a ikan tapi paus tidak tergolong ikan melainkan mamalia seperti
halnya sapi dan gajah; berbeda dengan ikan, paus melahirkan, tidak bertelur. Jelas berarti bedanya paus dengan lazimnya
ikan adalah baluva paus merupakan mamalia yang melahirkan anak seperti apa yang
kita tahu pada sapi dan gajah, di lain pihak ikan bertelur.
Melahirkan
= bear young alive/deliver young.
Jawaban : B
32. Wacan mengupas karakteristik paus pada
paragraf pertama, perbedaannya dengan ikan dan jenis katagori pada paragraf
kedua, sekelumit kehidupannya pada paragraf ketiga, dan diakhiri dengan
gambaran kebiasaan paus pada paragraf keempat. Dapat ditarik inferensi judul
untuk wacana tadi adalah paus, si binatang besar di bumi (whales, the biggest animals on earth). Sementara
pilihan iamn\a hanyalah merupakan pemerian (supporting ide*^ terhadap gagas
sentral judul tadi.
Jawaban : C
33. Pilihan
(A) yang menyatakan paus umumnya memiliki
pajang 95 kaki dan berat 150 ton bertentangan dengan kalimat kedua paragraf
pertama they may grow 95 feet long and weigh 150 ton, paus hisa mencapai 95 kaki panjangnya dan 150 ton beratnya. Kata
umumnya (generally) memiliki pengertian rata-rata kebayakan,
sementara kata hisa
mencapa (may:: memiliki
pengertian suatu kemungkinan yang tidak mutlak harus dipenuhi. Pilihan (B) bertentangan dengan kalimat
pertama dan kedua paragraf terakhir dimana paus hanya memiliki sedikit musuh
yaitu manusia dan paus pembunuh. Pilihan (C)
bertentangan dengan informasi yang tersirat pada paragraf 4 bahwa paus hidup
hanya di lautan (whales live in all ocean) dan tidak diceritakan paus dapat
hidup di air tawar, oleh karena itu tidak dapat dikatakan paus dapat hidup di
semua jenis air (all kinds of water). Pilihan (D) bertentangan dengan kalimat
terakhir paragraf terakhir bahwa paus biasanya hidup antara 20 hingga 30 tahun (they
usually live from 20 to 30 years); sementara umumnya rentang hidup manusia
rata-rata lebih dari itu. Pilihan (E) selaras dengan dua kalimat
terakhir paragraf pertama dimana paus dewasa bisa mencapai 95 kaki panjang dan
150 ton berat sementara bayi paus yang baru lahir bisa mencapai 23 kaki panjang
dan 3 ton berat; ini sama artinya dengan berat bayi paus satu per lima puluh
dari berat paus dewasa (3 : 150 I : 50).
Jawaban : E
34. Lihat
kalimat kedua paragraf ketiga: 'ln winter some of them go to warm water to
breed ..Tujuan paus pergi mencari, air hangar di musim dingin adalah untuk
berkembang biak. Breed - reproduction.
Jawaban:B
35. Satu-satunya pilihan yang selaras dengan
wacana adalah pilihan (E) bahwa maing-maisng jenis paus memakan makanan
tertentu (each type of whales cats a specific kind of food) yaitu ikan bergigi (toothed
whales) memakan iakan dan cumi (Fish and squid), dan paus tak bergigi (baleen
whales) memakan plangton Di lain pihak pilihan A, B. C, dan D bertententangan dengan
isi paparan paragraf tiga.
Jawaban : E
36. Alasan
psikolog mempelajari perawatan manula, seperti dinyatakan kalimat pertama
paragraf pertama, adalah kini orang hidup lebih lama dari sebelumnya (because
today's people are living longer than ever).
Jawaban : B
37. Lihat
kalimat 'another caregiver ws the oldest child and another was the youngest
child' pada paragraf pertama, yang merawat adalah anak sulung dan anak
bontot/bungsu dimana mereka adalah anggota keluarga (members of the family).
Jawaban : E
38. Alasan
para pengasuh merawat manula terdapat pada pilihan (A), (B), (C) dan (E), ini
selaras dengan paparan paragraf pertama. Sementara pilihan (D) they are the
only relatives of the dependent elderly (mereka satu-satunya kerabat yang dimiliki
manula tertanggung) bukan merupakan alasan untuk merawat menula.
Jawaban : D
39. Pilihan
yang sejalan dengan cerita di atas adalah (C) caring for elderly gives mutual
satisfaction, merawat manula memberikan saling kepuasan. Ini senada
Dengan gagasan dua kalimat terakhir paragrf pertama dan dua kalimat awal
paragraf kedua, dimana para perawat merasa berguana dapat merawat manula; di
lain pihak manula merasa bahagia atas perhatian dan perawatan mereka.
Jawaban : C
40. Frase 'regardless of the
reason’ memiliki pengertian sama dengan ungkapan 'whatever
the reason is' yang dalam bahasa indonesia berarti
'apapun alasannya.
Jawaban : D
41. Wacana
bertajuk hujan asam (acid rain) dengan pemerian dampak yang
ditimbulkannya pada paragraf satu dan tiga, dan faktor penyebabnya pada
paragraf dua.
Jawaban : B
42. Hal yang diungkapkan penulis
pada wacana adalah bahwa terdapat begitu banyak pabrik di mid western states,
seperti dinyatakan paragraf dua line empat, yang mana dengan
bantuan angin asap dari pabrik tersebut akan mengibatkan hujan asam di adirondack
dan new york.
Jawaban : B
43. Lihat
kalimat 'acid rian is a kind of pollution. It is caused by
factories that burn coal or oil or gas. These factories snd smoke high into the
sky'. Hujan asam yang merupakan sualu polusi disebabkan oleh asap dari pembakaran batu bara, minyak dan gas dari
pabrik. Ini berarti memang asap dari pabrik itulah penyebab hujan asam (smoke
emmited by factories creates acid rain).
Jawaban : C
44. Alasan mengapa hujan di daerah adirondack berbahaya,
seperti dinyatakan empat kalimat terakhir paragraf dua: 'there are many
factories in the midwestern /states. They are sendung a lot of smoke into the
air. The wind blows the smoke towards the east. That means toward new york
state and the adirondack area.’, yaitu angin yang bertiup dari midwestern states menuju adirondack mengandung asap dari pembuangan pembakaran pabrik (the wind tha tblows the midwestern states sends a lot of
smoke containing dangerous chemical.
Jawaban:B
45. Seperti dinyatakan kalimat kelima
dan keenam paragraf terakhir: 'acid wter is like venegar or lemon juice. It hurts when it gets in your
eyes', karena air asam sama seperti cuka atau jus
lemon, shingga bila terkena mata mata kita akan sakit (hurt).
Jawaban : e
