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Soal Bahasa Inggris UTBK dan Jawabannya
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Kami sajikan soal dengan jawaban (dalam huruf tebal/bold) untuk UTBK bahasa Inggris ya semoga bermanfaat.
Vitamin D deficiency is traditionally associated
with bone and muscle weakness, but in recent years a number of studies have
shown that low levels of the vitamin may predispose the body to high blood
pressure, congestive heart failure, and chronic blood vessel inflammation
(associated with hardening of the arteries). It also alters hormone levels to
increase insulin resistance, which raises the risk of diabetes.
In a review article published in the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology, researchers surveyed recent studies on the link
between vitamin D deficiency and heart disease to come up with practical advice
on screening and treatment. They concluded that vitamin D deficiency is much
more common than previously thought, affecting up to half of adults and
apparently healthy children in the U.S. Researchers say higher rates of vitamin
D deficiency may be due in part to people spending more time indoors and
efforts to minimize sun exposure through the use of sunscreens. Sunscreen with
a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 blocks approximately 99% of vitamin D
synthesis by the skin.
“We are outside less than we used be, and older
adults and people who are overweight or obese are less efficient at making
vitamin D in response to sunlight,” says O’Keefe. “A little bit of sunshine is
a good thing, but the use of sunscreen to guard against skin cancer is
important if you plan to be outside for more than 15 to 30 minutes of intense
sunlight exposure.”
1. The main idea of this passage is that
a. vitamin D deficiency in one’s body is the main
cause of diseases.
b. Traditional vitamin D deficiency causes problems
in bones and muscles.
c. Research findings show vitamin D deficiency may
lead to health problems.
d. The best source of vitamin D to improve one’s
health comes form sunshine.
e. The U.S. researchers say-that sunscreen can keep
everyone from skin diseases.
2. Skin cancer is believed to be the effect of ….
a. chronic vitamin D deficiency.
b. excessive exposure to sunlight.
c. doing more indoor activities.
d. low levels of vitamin consumption.
e. lack of sun protection factor.
3. Paragraph preceding the text will probably
discuss about…..
a. types of vitamins which are good for our health
b. the danger of insufficiency of vitamin D in humn
body
c. vitamin D and its benefits to our health
d. the danger of vitamin deficiency to our health
e. the relation between skin cancer and vitamin D
deficiency
4. For whom the passage is intended?
a. doctors and medical staff
b. the students of medical faculty
c. people in general
d. the minister of health
e. physicians
The use of narcotics and illegal drugs does not
merely have an impact on mental and behavioral disorders. Even worse, drugs
damage the heart and can lead to death. The effects of drugs on the heart vary,
ranging from mild, severe, to death.
There are three types of drugs that cause death in
the heart muscle: cocaine, amphetamines, and ecstasy. These three types of drug
substances have a similar effect on the heart. They cause an increase in the
catecholamine hormone which makes the heart work harder. The effect of
consuming it is a sudden increase in blood pressure. As a result, the heart
muscles’ demand for oxygen increases. The long-term effect of using this type
of drug can damage (tie walls of the blood vessels, both the arteries and
coronary arteries. This condition causes a tear in the blood vessel wall. In
addition, damage to the heart muscle can interfere with the heart’s pumping
function and cause heart rhythm disturbances. The heart rates can become very
fast and a cardiac arrest can happen.
Other groups of drugs that damage the heart are LSD
(Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) and psilocybin, which causes hallucinations. The
effect of these substances on the heart is an increase in the heart rate and
blood pressure though it is not as high as that caused by cocaine or
amphetamines. A rare but quite serious effect is a heart rhythm disorder in the
form of tachyarrhythmia where the heart rate increases very rapidly. The next
prohibited substance is morphine and its derivatives.
Besides LSD, there is morphine which is a strong
antidote to pain, but excessive use of this substance will lead to addiction.
The higher the dose is consumed, the greater is the effect in reducing the
heart’s performance. The fatal effects comprise, among others, shocks and
cardiac arrest. Another disorder found in morphine users is pulmonary edema,
which is submerged lungs that can be fatal. The last group is marijuana. In
high doses, marijuana causes a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate, which
can lead to fatality. The most severe condition due to marijuana are cardiac
arrest and death.
(soal asli UTBK 2019)
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
a. The use of narcotics an illegal drugs and its
beneficial effect on its users
b. Type of narcotics n illegal drugs
c. The danger of using drugs towards human body
d. The negative impacts of using narcotics an
illegal drugs towards human heart
e. Types of drugs and their effects on our health
6. Based on the passage, the effect of using large
amounts of morphine is….
a. hallucinations among the users
b. dramatic increase in heart rates
c. weakening of the hearts performance
d. trouble with the heart’s pumping function
e. decrease in blood pressure and heart rates
7. Which conclusion is the most appropriate based on
the passage?
a. The higher the dose of the drug consumed, the
greater the impact on the heart’s health.
b. Taking small amounts of drugs under prescription
is allowed for medical reasons only.
c. The less drug is consumed, the healthier the
condition of one’s heart.
d. Illegal drugs of the LSD type have a fatal effect
on the heart’s health.
e. Not consuming drugs can maintain heart’s optimum
health.
8. What is the author’ main reason in writing the
passage?
a. People’s misconceptions on the use and the danger
of illegal drugs towards heart
b. The limited information of the danger of illegal
drugs towards our heart
c. People’s misunderstanding about the danger of
illegal drugs towards our heart
d. The lack of information about the types and the
use of illegal drugs
e. The controversy on the use of narcotics and
illegal drugs
Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an
automatic “bedtime mode” that stops them disrupting people’s sleep, says a
leading doctor. Professor Paul Gringras argued the setting should filter out
the blue light that delays the body clock and keeps people awake later into the
evening. The doctor, from Evelina Children’s Hospital in London, said every new
mode 5 l was “bluer and brighter”. He said manufacturers needed to show more
“responsibility”.
As it gets darker in the evening, the body starts to
produce the sleep hormone melatonin – which helps people nod off. Certain
wavelengths of light, those at the blue-green end of the spectrum, can disrupt
the system.
Professor Gringras was part of a study, published in
Frontiers in Public Health, analysing the light emitted by devices. It
concluded there was a clear trend for new devices to be bigger, brighter, have
higher levels of contrast and 10 emit more blue light. The professor of
children’s sleep medicine told the BBC News website: “That is great for use in
the day, but awful for use at night.
“There is converging data to say if you are in front
of one of these devices at night-time it could prevent you falling asleep by an
extra hour. “He said some sleep-aware apps had already been designed to reduce
blue-green light emissions. And that a 15 bedtime mode could automatically
filter out the blue as software such as flux already does. He said there needed
to be “more responsibility from 15 manufacturers” and the “key is to automate
it” Professor Gringras added: “It is not good enough to say do less and accept
this is the world we live in, they are fun devices but we do need some
protection on what they do at night-time.” (SBMPTN asli 2016)
9. The passage mainly discusses a topic on
a. sleep disorder and its cure
b. problems with new electronic gadgets
c. electronic gadgets that help people fall asleep
d. blue-green light found in electronic devices
e. new technology that can help reduce sleep
disruption
10. The word emitted in line 8 in the passage means
a. shaded
b. triggered
c. produced
d. blocked
e. reflected
11. Who are responsible for the automation of the
blue-green light that may be caused by electronic devices, according to
professor Gringras?
a. Manufacturers
b. Scientists
c. Inventors
d. Users
e. Sellers
As well as getting more sleep, those who go to bed
early and wake up early will probably also have a better quality of sleep. The
reason for this is that it means your sleep/wake cycle will be closer to the
rising and setting of the sun. This will then mean that your ‘internal
pacemaker’ (your natural body clock) is closer to the ‘external zeitgebers’
(the external cues that indicate what time it is). When the sun is out, our
body detects this and produces less melatonin so that your sleep will not be as
deep. In short then, the most restorative sleep is that which happens when it
is darkest, which is usually from around 10-11pm through to 5-6am.
Furthermore, if you often wake up late, you are
constantly rushing in the morning, then you will be getting your day off to
about the worst start possible. This also means you are unlikely to get a
proper breakfast, and probably going to forget something, which definitely
means you are going to feel very stressed out and panicked. How about a huge
shot of stress hormones to get you started? It is not a good idea for your back
to rush first thing in the morning either – seeing as it will be softer and
more easily injured when you first spring out of bed.
On the other hand, imagine being able to get up one
or two hours before you need to leave. That way you could make yourself a great
breakfast, take a long hot shower, do some stretching or meditation and maybe
watch the news while you iron. You will find that as a result, you turn up to
work looking much belter, feeling much better and performing much better.
Waking up early can also be highly beneficial on the
weekends as it means you get to be up during the quieter times of day when no
people around. As a result, you will have a few quiet hours to watch your
favourite show, to read the paper or a novel, or to work on a side-business.
(Adapted from; http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/17483/1/The-Benefits-of-Being-an-Early-Riser..html)
(SBMPTN asli 2017)
12. The paragraph preceding the passage most likely
discusses
a. sleep quality of those who go to bed early and
wake up early
b. the importance of going to bed early and waking
up early
c. one advantage of going to bed early and waking up
early
d. the reasons of going to bed early and waking up
early
e. how to increase quality of sleep by waking up
early
13. What is the author’s attitude toward the topic
of the passage?
a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Concerned
d. Approving
e. Uninterested
14. Based on the passage, the earlier people get up
in the morning, the
a. more they need to work
b. better start they have for the day
c. better income they get from side-business
d. longer time they need to prepare themselves
e. longer time they need to make breakfast and iron
their clothes
15. What is the best summary of the passage?
a. It is important for people to have a positive
morning to probably have good time during the day, This can be made possible by
going to bed early, and waking up early. On weekends, positive morning allows
people to do things they cannot do during work days.
b. People who go to bed early and get up early can
enjoy some benefits. Their cycle is similar to the sun’s time, allowing them to
have the most restorative sleep. On weekends they can have more time to do
things they cannot do during weekdays.
c. Early risers will probably have positive start in
the morning. They have more time to enjoy breakfast and prepare themselves for
the day. On the other hand, getting up late will probably lead to morning rush.
This may influence people’s performance during the day negatively.
d. Going to bed early and waking up early result in
some positive consequences: leading to a better quality of sleep and having
positive morning. One can have good breakfast and is well prepared for
activities during the day. On weekends, getting up early allow people more
quiet time to do things they cannot do during weekdays.
e. Having the habit of going to bed early and waking
up early, people can enjoy several benefits: having better quality of sleep
because their cycle is similar to the sun’s time and having good breakfast.
Their weekends will be better than their weekdays
Dari berbagai sumber.
Kredit untuk semua pembuat soal UTBK ini.
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