TAILIEUCHUNG - infomation reading 1

Tham khảo tài liệu 'infomation reading 1', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | SECTION ỉô Longer Passages The passages in this section are the final test of your reading comprehension skills. They test your ability to read large blocks of text define words in context and respond to questions about content. You ll find that the longer passages in this section are the most difficult of all the ones you have read in this book so far but at this point you are more than ready for them. Some of the passages are about new research geology history and even Greek mythology. Some of the passages contain technical and scientific information much of it related to medicine. If the material looks daunting because of unfamiliar vocabulary read the passage in a relaxed manner to get a sense of its overall meaning and organizational pattern. After that go back and read the passage one paragraph at a time. The material will seem less overwhelming if you consider it in smaller chunks. Notes or outlines may also help clarify the material for you. Remember that the reading process is the same whether the text is long or short complex or simple and the way to respond to the questions correctly is to read closely and carefully. 91 LONGER PASSAGES The answers to this section begin on page 150. The coast of the state of Maine is one of the most irregular in the world. A straight line running from the southernmost coastal city to the northernmost coastal city would measure about 225 miles. If you followed the coastline between these points you would travel more than ten times as far. This irregularity is the result of what is called a drowned coastline. The term comes from the glacial activity of the ice age. At that time the whole area that is now Maine was part of a mountain range that towered above the sea. As the glacier descended however it expended enormous force on those mountains and they sank into the sea. As the mountains sank ocean water charged over the lowest parts of the remaining land forming a series of twisting inlets and lagoons of contorted grottos

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