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Page 1Kumpulan Soal Reading SBMPTN 2016 Kode 319 dan 322
Text 1
According to the latest New York Times poll, most Americans are troubled by performance-enhancing drugs, which they believe are idel used the atio ’s athletes. The pu li elie es that professional athletes in major American sports leagues use steroids to a greater degree than American Olympic athletes do. But the prospect of achievement through illicit means in the Winter and Summer Olympics is more troubling. Also, younger Americans are much less troubled by drug use in sports and believe it to be more idespread than do Americans age 30 and above.
After recent revelations about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in football, baseball and track and field, 43 percent of those polled said they believed that at least half of professional athletes in the United States use steroids. In comparison, 18 percent of those surveyed said they believed that at least half ofAmerican Olympic athletes use banned performance-enhancing substances.
While 61 percent of Americans said they were bothered by the use of steroids among professional athletes, 75 percent said they were concerned about the use of performance-enhancing drugs among Olympic athletes. This response seemed to he based partly on the ideal that American Olympic sports are purer than professional sports, and on the widely held belief that Olympic
athletes a e still a ateu s. The Ol pi s a e pu e a d lea , Jaso Ma i o, 32, a tax assessor
said. We a t these kids to e all o the sa e pla i g field. A lot of these kids a e t i g to ake a
name for themselves purely on their athletic ability, and they are not getting high-dollar contracts to perform. They are performing out of p ide fo the ou t a d out of p ide fo getti g a gold edal.
I fa t, the Ol pi s ha e ee ope to p ofessio als si e the late ’s. A d ost of the d ug
scandals in recent years have involved sports related to the Olympics.
(Diadaptasi dari http:///www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/sports/othersportsi/ 16STER.html)
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8. What is the author s attitude to ards the topi of the passage?
(A) Tolerant. (C) Worried. (E) Unconcerned.
(B) Unhappy. (D) Critical.
29. The paragraph following the passage will likely talk about
(A) drug used by Olympic athletes.
(B) the opinions of young people and those above 30.
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Page 2(D) what is being done about the problem.
(E) what the problems will lead it.
30. Which of the following is the best summary of the passage?
(A) Most Americans are worried about the wide spread use of steroids among athletes and they believed that professional athletes used more drugs than American Olympic athletes do, but the fact that the latter make use of drugs made many more concerned.
(B) Many Americans are worried about the fact that many professional American athletes were using drugs; however, they did not think that Olympic athletes used steroids because they were not playing for the money but for their country.
(C) Some Americans are bothered about the wide spread use of drugs among athletes, both professional and Olympic athletes and they believed the latter should not be taking the drugs.
(D) Although many Americans believed that at least half of the professional athletes used drugs they
do ’t elie e that Ol pi athletes use the e ause the a e still a ateu s.
(E) Most Americans are worried about the wide spread use of drugs among professional as well as national athletes because they believe that all athletes should keep sport clean.
31. Based on the passage, many American athletes
(A) both professional and amateur, will be disqualified if drugs tests are done stringently.
(B) would not be able to achieve what they have achieved if they had taken drugs.
(C) involved in professional sports would do much better if they stayed away from steroid.
(D) would be able to break more records if they had not been taking illicit drugs.
(E) will not be taking steroids if they are not competing.
Text II
Climate change is changing our economy, health, and communities in diverse ways. Scientists warn that if we do not aggressively curb climate change now, the results will likely be disastrous.
Carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants are collecting in the atmosphere like a
thi ke i g la ket, t appi g the su ’s heat a d ausi g the pla et to a up.
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Page 3Climate change is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance. But each year scientists learn more about how climate change is affecting the planet and our communities, and most agree that certain consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue.
In addition to impacting our water resources, energy supply, transportation, agriculture, and ecosystems, the United States Global Change Research Program concludes that climate change also poses unique challenges to human health, for example, significant increases in the risk of illness and death related to extreme heat and heat waves are very likely. Some diseases transmitted by food, water, and insects are likely to increase. Certain groups, including children, the elderly, and the poor, are most vulnerable to a range of climate-related health effects. These impacts will result in significant costs to our families and the economy.
Here is the good news: technologies exist today to make cars that run cleaner and burn less gas, modernize power plants and generate electricity from nonpolluting sources, and cut our electricity use through energy efficiency. The challenge is to be sure these solutions are put to use.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is tackling global warming on two main fronts – cutting pollution and expanding clean energy. Transitioning to a clean energy economy will bring new jobs and reduce air pollution. We cannot afford to wait.
(Diadaptasi dari https://group.axa.com/en/newsroom/news/global-warming)
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32. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that
(A) carbon dioxide and other pollutants blanket the atmosphere.
B a o dio ide a d othe polluta ts olle t the su ’s heat.
C the su ’s heat la kets the at osphe e.
(D) carbon dioxide and other pollutants warm up the atmosphere.
(E) the atmosphere accumulates carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
. The se te e Cli ate ha ge is a o ple phe o e o , a d its full-scale impacts are hard to
predi t far i ad a e. i li e 9, is closest in meaning to
(A) it is impossible to forecast the effects of climate change.
(B) it is intricate to understand the nature of climate change.
(C) it is hard to understand the full-scale effects of climate change.
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Page 4(E) it is difficult to precisely predict the effects of climate change due to its
complex nature.
. Whi h of the follo i g o iousl sho s the author s ias?
(A) Climate change is changing our economy, health, and communities in diverse ways.
(B) Climate change is a complex phenomenon, and its full-scale impacts are hard to predict far in advance.
(C) Significant increases in the risk of illness and death related to extreme heat and heat waves are very likely.
(D) The challenge is to be sure these solutions are put to use.
(E) Transitioning to a clean energy economy will bring new jobs and reduce air pollution. We cannot afford to wait.
35. The author presents the unique challenges to human health due to climate change by
(A) discussing several examples.
(B) pointing out several examples.
(C) explaining a research program.
(D) outlining a research program.
(E) making a prediction.
Text III
Global warming can seem too remote to worry about or too uncertain. Warnings about climate change can sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and cramp our lifestyles.
However, as the world from Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes is healing up right now and fast, global warming is not just something made-up. Globally, the temperature is up 0.5°C over the past century, but some of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results are not pretty. Ice is melting, rivers are running dry, and coasts are eroding, threatening communities. Flora and fauna are feeling the heat, too. These are not projections; they are facts on the ground. The real
uestio is Ho u h of the a i g is ou fault? .
For centuries we have been clearing forests and burning coal, oil, and gas, pouring carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere faster than plants and oceans can soak them up.
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Page 5of ea s. The , e’ e o geologi al age ts, apa le of affe ti g the p o esses that dete i e
climate. Consequently, we are piling extra blankets on our planet.
Hu a a ti it al ost e tai l d o e ost of the past e tu ’s a i g, a la d a k epo t f o
the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared in 2001. Global temperatures are shooting up faster than at any other time in the past thousand years. And climate models show that natural forces, such as volcanic eruptions and the slow flickers of the sun, cannot explain all that warming.
As carbon dioxide continues to rise, so will the mercury. The IPCC projects reported that the climate will rise another 1.6°C to 5.5°C by the end of this century. But the warming may not he gradual because the records of ancient climate suggest that the planet has a sticky thermostat. Some experts
fea toda ’s te pe atu e ise ould a ele ate i to a de astati g li ate lu h. The ha ges a e
happening largely out of sight But they should not be out of mind because they are omens of what is in store for the rest of the planet.
(Di adaptasi dari http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0409/feature I/)
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5. Paragraph 3 implies that
(A) burning forests force plants and oceans to soak up gases in the atmosphere.
(B) immediate effects of global warming are more observable.
(C) the warming on our planet has been existing for thousands of years.
(D) climate change is the paramount factors of global warming.
(E) the occurrence of global warming is due to man and nature.
6. Which of the fallowing is the restatement of the senten e War i g a out li ate ha ge a sound like an environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and cramp our
lifest les i li es 1-3?
(A) Climate change is an irresponsible issue that encourages people to sell their cars.
(B) People have to go out of their cars when environmentalists give warning about a scare climate change.
(C) Environmentalists motivate people to be aware of getting out of ears as a new lifestyle in this climate change era.
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Page 6(E) Climate change is a warning for environmentalists to find a better tactic in changing their outdated styles in using cars.
7. Which of the following obviously shows the author s ias?
(A) Flora and fauna are feeling the beat, too.
(B) As carbon dioxide continues to rise, so will the mercury.
(C) Ice is melting, rivers are running dry, and coasts are eroding.
(D) Global warming can seem too remote to worry about, or too uncertain.
(E) Global temperatures are shooting up faster than at any other time in the past thousand years.
8. In presenting the ideas, the author starts by
(A) giving a warning with several examples.
(B) providing some facts concluded with a theory.
(C) comparing the climate degree with several cases.
(D) quoting the ideas from experts followed by examples.
