Academic_reading_answers

©Copyright Hesheng International Service Answers to Academic Reading Practice 1: 1. C 2. D 3.A 4.B 5. counterproductive to the alleged goals of any anti-drug program 6. increasing public awareness and stimulating the interests of venturous junkies 7. No 8. No 9. Yes 10. Not given 11. Yes 12. Not given 13. Yes 14. a (genuine) health problem 15. the foggy conditions 16. photochemical smog 17.respiratory ailments 18. ii 19. v 20. i. 21. motor vehicles 22. (Other) significant sources 23. indoor air pollution 24. oil and gas 25. 10,000-15,000 26. emergency rooms 27. their airways are narrower 28. the only opportunity 29. in the wild 30. marine parks 31. foreign tourists 32. other reasons 33. C 34. F 35.A 36. C 37. B 38. Yes 39. Not given 40. No Answers to Academic Reading Practice 2 1. i 2. iii 3. v 4.vi 5. iv 6. viii 7. vii 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. solar 13. biomass 14. geothermal 15. watermill and windmill 16. no emission/no by-products 17. acid deposition 18. sulfur dioxide/ SO2 19. acid rain 20. damage 21. Two 22. plants and animals 23. acidic gases and particles 24. wind 25. about two-thirds/2/3 26. NOX 27. (the rate of) these reactions 28. on horizontal surfaces 29. No 30. Yes 31. Not given 32. cannabinoids 33. post-traumatic stress disorder /(PTSD) 34. CB1-deficient mice 35. ‘balanced’ emotional responses 36. No 37. Yes 38. Not given 39. C 40. A Key to Academic Reading Practice Test 3 A. ii B. iv C. vii D. iii E. vi F. v G. i 8. supply/provide calories and energy 9. without/ supply(provide) no 10. non-nutritive sweeteners/sugar substitutes 11. leave the body 12. half 13. A 14. C 15. B 16.D 17. D 18. low-earth satellite communication 19. test electric propulsion (this technology) 20. (chemical) rockets 21. (more efficient) efficiency and maneuverability 22. less shaky (more stable) 23. mature 24. tests 25. turn 26. burning 27. burdensome 28. carry 29. 2.5 30. A 31.C 32.B 33. D 34. B 35.A 36. C 37. D 38. No 39 Not Given 40. Yes Answers to Academic Reading Practice Test 4 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. Northern Ireland 7. 59.2 million 8. non-English speaking 9. visitors 10. influence 11. golden rural past 12. England’s fascination 13. retain its identity 14. as hospitable as 15. human populations 16. human encroachment 17. kill them 18.Yes 19. their timidity 20. D 21. E 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. F 26. big dog 27. its speed/being the fasted 28. grasslands, shrub lands, woodlands 29. the most endangered 30. limited genetic code 31. C 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. No 37. Yes 38. Yes. 39. Yes 40. Not given Answers to Academic Reading Practice Test 5 1. ii 2. i 3. iii 4. v 5. iv 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. Yellow No. 5 12. animals 13. 700 14. the ingredient list 15. B 16. C 17. E 18. removed 19. transferred into 20. embryos 21. displayed abnormalities 22. (endangered/ Asian) ox 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. D 27.(developmental) abnormalities and (genetic) defects 28. normal sexual reproduction 29. iii 30. viii 31. vii 32. v 33. evaporation and rainfall 34. natural processes 35. mean global temperature 36. near 0° F (or -18° C) 37. methane 38. sheltering them from (the) wind 39. more than a century 40. (an effect called) albedo Answers to Academic Reading Practice Test 6 1. i 2. iv 3. vi 4. iii 5. v 6. ix 7. vii 8. seeks medical treatment 9. nondiscriminatory 10. during their lifetime 11. comes gradually 12. No 13. Yes 14. Not given 15. Yes 16. gray 17. Northern right 18. bowhead 19. blue 20. Antarctic minke 21. baleen whales 22. food and oil 23. (some of the) smallest animals (in the ocean) 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. E 28. Yes 29. Yes 30. No 31. Not given 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. D Answers to Academic Reading Practice Test 7 1. vi 2. iv 3. iii 4. ii 5. v 6. being single 7. allows 8. in quiet solitude 9. the opportunity 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. Yes 15. Not given 16. No 17. changing lifestyles 18. time, temperature, nutrients and water 19. Samonella 20. during food preparation 21. during food storage 22. food poisoning 23. becoming contaminated 24. growing and multiplying 25. Yes 26. No 27. Not given 28. iii 29. iv 30. i 31. viii 32. ix 33. around 6 months 34. fewer side-effects 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. A Answers to Academic Reading Practice Test 8 1. C 2. A. 3. B 4.B 5. A 6. vulnerability 7. the UK 8. refugees 9. greater assistance 10. No 11. Yes 12. Yes 13. Not given 14. vi 15. v 16. iv 17. iii 18. vii 19. heart disease or cancer 20. avoid producing doxins 21. developing fetuses and infants 22.synthetic chemicals 23. fruits and vegetables 24. nervous system and liver damage 25. dioxin exposure 26. chemical or physical breakdown 27. these synthetic chemicals 28. B 29. E 30.G 31. abortion without restrictions 32. roller coaster rides 33. death penalty for murder 34. preservation of life 35. equality 36. No 37. Not given 38. Yes 39. Yes 40. Yes