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Список вопросов теста

Вопрос 1

The word “pose” on line 2 is closest in meaning to ...

Варианты ответов
  • a. claim
  • b. model
  • c. assume
  • d. present
Вопрос 2

In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?

Варианты ответов
  • a. To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is the best-documented of the dozen or so mass extinctions in the geological record
  • b. To explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous
  • c. To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous
  • d. To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of the entire planet and cause an ecological disaster
Вопрос 3

Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the location of the meteorite impact in Mexico?

Варианты ответов
  • a. The location of the impact site in Mexico was kept secret by geologists from 1980 to 1990
  • b. It was a well-known fact that the impact had occurred in the Yucatán region.
  • c. Geologists knew that there had been an impact before they knew where it had occurred.
  • d. The Yucatán region was chosen by geologists as the most probable impact site because of its climate.
Вопрос 4

According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite had impacted Earth?

Варианты ответов
  • a. They discovered a large crater in the Yucatán region of Mexico.
  • b. They found a unique layer of sediment worldwide.
  • c. They were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the Yucatán region.
  • d. They located a meteorite with a mass of over a trillion tons.
Вопрос 5

The word “excavating”  is closest in meaning to

Варианты ответов
  • a. digging out
  • b. extending
  • c. destroying
  • d. covering up
Вопрос 6

The word “consumed”  is closest in meaning to

Варианты ответов
  • a. changed
  • b. exposed
  • c. destroyed
  • d. covered
Вопрос 7

According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true of the impact at the end of the Cretaceous period EXCEPT:

Варианты ответов
  • a. A large amount of dust blocked sunlight from Earth.
  • b. Earth became cold and dark for several months.
  • c. New elements were formed in Earth’s crust.
  • d. Large quantities of nitric acid were produced.
Вопрос 8

The phrase -tentatively identified-  is closest in meaning to

Варианты ответов
  • a. identified after careful study
  • b. identified without certainty
  • c. occasionally identified
  • d. easily identified
Вопрос 9

The word -perspective-  is closest in meaning to

Варианты ответов
  • a. sense of values
  • b. point of view
  • c. calculation
  • d. complication
Вопрос 10

Which of the following statements about the factors that are essential for the survival of a species?

Варианты ответов
  • a. The most important factor for the survival of a species is its ability to compete and adapt to gradual changes in its environment.
  • b. The ability of a species to compete and adapt to a gradually changing environment is not the only ability that is essential for survival.
  • c. Since most extinctions of species are due to major meteorite impacts, the ability to survive such impacts is the most important factor for the survival of a species.
  • d. The factors that are most important for the survival of a species vary significantly from one species to another.
Вопрос 11

-Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a few decades ago.-

 

Варианты ответов
  • a. Until recently, nobody realized that Earth is exposed to unpredictable violent impacts from space.
  • b. In the last few decades, the risk of a random violent impact from space has increased.
  • c. Since most violent events on Earth occur randomly, nobody can predict when or where they will happen.
  • d. A few decades ago, Earth became the target of random violent events originating in outer space.
Вопрос 12

According to the passage, who conducted investigations about the current dangers posed by large meteorite impacts on Earth?

Варианты ответов
  • a. Paleontologists
  • b. Geologists
  • c. The United States Congress
  • d. NASA
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