TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

 Soal Explanation Text SMA/SMK dan Pembahasan

Explanation Text adalah salah satu jenis teks teks yang digunakan untuk menerangkan cara (proses) sesuatu terjadi, terutama yang berkaitan dengan fenomena alam, dunia ilmiah atau sosial budaya. Pada postingan kali ini saya akan membagikan tentang Kumpulan Contoh Soal Explanation Text Untuk SMA dan Pembahasan. Kumpulan soal Explanation Text berikut ini saya kumpulkan dari berbagai naskah soal UN Bahasa Inggris SMA.

The following text is for the question 

Globalization has been around for a long time in one shape or another. Trade routes have been operating between different part of the world since ancient times. Now, globalization has extended into other sectors. However, people view its merits differently. The followers of globalization believe that productivity grows in countries that open up their markets and integrate with outside economies as they gain access to wealthy economies where they can sell their goods and services. Next, lesser developed nations benefit from the increase in investment from foreign countries both financially and through jobs. Finally, through globalization, countries can specialize more in what they produce and what they do best. The opponents of globalization have their views, first, wages and working conditions everywhere are pushed downwards as companies gravitate towards countries where the wages are the lowest and the workers’ rights are the worst. In addition, the environment suffers, as production moves to places where they have less strict rules and regulations about controlling pollution and deforestation. Most seriously, globalization undermines national sovereignties and national governments as individual countries become increasingly at the mercy of international markets, and multinational corporations grow more powerful and influential.

13. How can globalization potentially damage environment?

     A. Production of good pays little attention to natural balances
     B. Foreign investment tends to put heavy economic benefit
     C. Lands of developing countries are excessively cultivated
     D. Irresponsibly mutational factories dump the sewage
     E. Industries tend to occupy areas with weak laws

Pembahasan:

Globalisasi berpotensi menimbulkan kerusakan lingkungan ketika produksi dilakukan di negara-negara yang memiliki aturan tidak ketat dalam pengendalian polusi dan kerusakan hutan. Perhatikan kalimat berikut: "In addition, the environment suffers, as production moves to places where they have less strict rules and regulations about controlling pollution and deforestation." (Selain itu, lingkungan terancam mengalami kerasukan, karena produksi berpindah menuju tempat-tempat dimana mereka memiliki aturan dan hukum yang kurang ketat terhadap pengendalian polusi dan kerusakan hutan.) Jadi, pilihan yang tepat adalah Industries tend to occupy areas with weak laws.

Jawaban: E

Sumber: Soal UN SMA/SMK