CARA CEPAT MEMAHAMI SOAL-SOAL TOEFL(LISTENING)
31 Maret 2022
Materi Bahasa Inggris
M:Have you ever read anything about pseudo sciences?
W:You mean fake sciences?Yes.In fact I was just reading some
articles about the brain.I have been looking through some of my
roommate’s science magazines and I came across an article on
phrenology.
M:Phrenology,wasn’t that the pseudo science founded by the
scientist franz Gall?
W:Yes,Gall maintained that people’s characters could be
determined by the size and the shape of their skulls.For
example he thought that a pump in a certain place on the head
means skulls.For example he thought that a pump in a certain
place on the head means that the person had the ability of a
musician.
M:Really?I wonder what phrenologists would say about the bumps
on my head.Would they say I have the abilies to be a doctor,or a
plumber,or a thief.
W:Well,I,am not sure exactly what the connection is between a
person’s abilities and the physical characteristics of the head.But
although there’s no scientific basis for phrenology,it is true that
the head is the center control for the rest of the body.
M:I guess you are right.scientists now know that different parts of
the brain control different parts of the body.
W:Yes.And I wouldn’t be surprised that the scientists one day
discover that certain aspect of phrenology has scientific
application.
1.What is the source of the woman’s information?
a.A professor’s lecture
b.A maggazine article.
c.A television program.
d.A doctor’s report.
Jawab:A magazine article.
Key word:my roommate’s science magazines
Pembahasan:si wanita memperoleh informasi tentang pseudo-
sciences dari majalah teman sekamar.
2.According to phrenology,what determines a person’s character?
a.Body size and shape.
b.Influence from the parents
c.Physical characteristics of the head
d.Conditioning from the environment
Jawab:(C)physical characteristics of the head
Key word:could be determined by the size and the shape of their
akulls
Pembahasan:Berdasarkan phrenology,karakter seseorang dapat
ditentukan dengan melihat tengkoraknya(kepalanya)
3.What does the woman say about the sections of the brain?
a.Different sections of the brain control different body functions
b.Blows to certain areas of the skull will affect some brain
functions
c.Stimulating certain sections of the brain will increase brain
functions
d.Physical and mental abilities are localized in one section of the
brain
Jawab:(A)Different section of the brain control different body
functions.
key word:different parts of the brain control different parts of the
body
Pembahasan:si wanita mengatakan bahwa ilmuwan berpendapat
bahwa bagian berbeda dari otak mengendalikan bagian tubuh
berbeda.
W:You mean fake sciences?Yes.In fact I was just reading some
articles about the brain.I have been looking through some of my
roommate’s science magazines and I came across an article on
phrenology.
M:Phrenology,wasn’t that the pseudo science founded by the
scientist franz Gall?
W:Yes,Gall maintained that people’s characters could be
determined by the size and the shape of their skulls.For
example he thought that a pump in a certain place on the head
means skulls.For example he thought that a pump in a certain
place on the head means that the person had the ability of a
musician.
M:Really?I wonder what phrenologists would say about the bumps
on my head.Would they say I have the abilies to be a doctor,or a
plumber,or a thief.
W:Well,I,am not sure exactly what the connection is between a
person’s abilities and the physical characteristics of the head.But
although there’s no scientific basis for phrenology,it is true that
the head is the center control for the rest of the body.
M:I guess you are right.scientists now know that different parts of
the brain control different parts of the body.
W:Yes.And I wouldn’t be surprised that the scientists one day
discover that certain aspect of phrenology has scientific
application.
1.What is the source of the woman’s information?
a.A professor’s lecture
b.A maggazine article.c.A television program.
d.A doctor’s report.
Jawab:A magazine article.
Key word:my roommate’s science magazines
Pembahasan:si wanita memperoleh informasi tentang pseudo-
sciences dari majalah teman sekamar.
2.According to phrenology,what determines a person’s character?
a.Body size and shape.
b.Influence from the parents
c.Physical characteristics of the head
d.Conditioning from the environment
Jawab:(C)physical characteristics of the head
Key word:could be determined by the size and the shape of their
akulls
Pembahasan:Berdasarkan phrenology,karakter seseorang dapat
ditentukan dengan melihat tengkoraknya(kepalanya)
3.What does the woman say about the sections of the brain?
a.Different sections of the brain control different body functions
b.Blows to certain areas of the skull will affect some brain
functions
c.Stimulating certain sections of the brain will increase brain
functions
d.Physical and mental abilities are localized in one section of the
brain
Jawab:(A)Different section of the brain control different body
functions.
key word:different parts of the brain control different parts of the
body
Pembahasan:si wanita mengatakan bahwa ilmuwan berpendapat
bahwa bagian berbeda dari otak mengendalikan bagian tubuh
berbeda.
reference
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