PRUEBAS DE APTITUD PARA EL ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD.

LOGSE (ALCAL DE H)
* YIN and YAN: To basic contrary forces in ancient Chinese thought, elaborated in
CURSO 1998-99

comprehe.sel/acupuncture

COU

Instrucciones generales y valoracion

1.- Haga una primera lectura cuidadosa del texto y de las preguntas
2.- Lea una segunda vez y conteste a las preguntas
3.- Conteste en lengua inglesa y segn el tema dado.
4.- Compruebe sus repuestas antes de entregar la prueba.
5.- Escriba sus respuestas en el cuadernillo de examen, respetando el orden de las
preguntas.
Tiempo: 1 hora : calificacin. La puntuacin mxima de la prueba es de 10 puntos

ACUPUNCTURE WORKS!
Acupuncture is surprisingly popular these days. Americas growing
interest in alternative medicines has helped create a demand for the
prickly procedure. Americans spend $500 million a year on acupuncture
for health problems ranging from headaches to low-back pain; today
even dogs are horses are trotting off to see their acupuncturists.
But does it work? Most western-trained doctors remain skepical.
Explanations that acupuncture restores the balance of yin and yan *
sound to scientists suspiciously like charlatanism. People in favour of
acupuncture say that their claims are supported by hundreds of research
studies, as well as a successful track record that extends back 2,500
years.
To solve the controversy and evaluate the quality of research, the U.S.
National Institute of Health assembled a panel of experts in a scientific
court known as a consensus conference. After three days of analysing
and interrogating practitioners, the President of the Institute said: It is
time to take acupuncture seriously. There are many situations where it
really works. The panel found acupuncture effective in treating painful
disorders of the muscle and skeleton systems, such as tennis elbow, and
in some cases even more effective than conventional therapies.
The great advantage of acupuncture over Western medicine is that it
is harmless; unlike drugs and surgery, acupuncture has no side effects.
Besides, if it is cheaper and less painful than going to hospital, and if it
gets results, Americans will use it.

Han dynasty Confucianism. Yang is associated with male, heat, light, heaven, creation
dominance. Yin with female, cold, dark, earth, sustenance and passivity.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PREGUNTAS:
1.- In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the questions.
Be careful with the grammar. Write precise answers. (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) Is it really time to take acupuncture seriously? Why?
b) Why would people choose acupuncture instead of conventional medicine?
2.- Are the following sentences TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text.
No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE answers. (Puntuacin mxima: 2
puntos)
a) Acupuncture is an alternative medicine only useful for humans.
b) The techniques of acupuncture have been unknown until the 20th century.
3.- Find the words or phrases in the text that mean: (Puntuacin mxima: 1 punto)
a) technique, method (paragraph 1)
b) unwilling to believe something (paragraph 2)
c) group (paragraph 3)
d) not dangerous (paragraph 4)
4.- Complete the following sentences. use the appropriate form of the word in
brackets when given. (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a)

Our ability to survive mainly depends ............... the advice .................. (GIVE) by
doctors.
b) ...................... traditional medicine ever be ................. harmless as acupuncture?
No, it wont.
c) I dont know ............... all types of illnesses can ........................(HEAL) by
acupuncturists or not.
c) Those ................... are addicted to drugs should ask ................. professional help.
5.- Write 60 to 100 words on ONE of the following topics. Do NOT copy from the
text. (Puntucain mxima: 3 puntos)
a) Why are alternative medicines becoming popular nowadays?
b) Have you even been in hospital? Describe your experience.