INGLS VI CUARTO SEMESTRE PREPA ABIERTA

FRAGMENTOS DE EXAMEN DE INGLS CONTESTADO

23 DE OCTUBRE 2016
Tauris
Henry Ford
Since 1961, the World Wildlife Fund
In some societies, women have always been
leaders
Harry Houdini
DINOSAUROUS
JULY GARLAND

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A continuacin se le presenta un texto que usted deber leer con atencin y,

EXCLUSIVAMENTE con base en ste, contestar las siguientes dos preguntas:
Tauris is a great and noble city, situated in a great province called Iraq, in which
there are many other important towns and villages. However, as Tauris is the most
noble, because it has been the strategic point for traveling toward China, I will tell
you about it.
The men of Tauris make their living by trade and handicrafts, for they weave many
kinds of beautiful and valuable items of silk and gold. The city has such a good
position that now merchandise is brought there from India, Bagdad, Cremesor, and
many other regions; and that attracts many Latin merchants, especially Genoese,
to buy goods and to transact other business there; besides being a great market
for precious stones. In fact, it is a city where local merchants make large profits.
The people of the place are themselves poor creatures. There are Armenians,
Nestorians, Jacobites, Georgians, Persians, and finally the natives of the City
themselves, who are worshippers of Muhammad. They are known as the Taurizi.
The city is completely surrounded by lovely gardens, full of many varieties of large
and excellent fruits and flowers.
From The Travels of Marco Polo
(Adapted)
1.
A)
B)
C)
D)

The citys original importance was due mainly to its

nobility.
location.
handicrafts.
importations.

2. Latin traders were attracted to Tauris because it was

A) an active commercial center.

B) the most noble city of Iraq.

C) the Muhammadan religious center.
D) a mixture of rich towns and villages.

GUIA 2
Las preguntas de esta prueba se basan en el contenido de su libro de texto Ingls,
Unidades XXV XXXII.
PRIMERA PARTE
Esta parte de la prueba consta de 5 preguntas, de la 1 a la 5.
A continuacin se le presentan dos textos que usted deber leer con atencin y,
EXCLUSIVAMENTE con base en ellos, contestar las preguntas de esta parte.
The first automobile race in history took place in Chicago in 1895. Henry Ford, who
lived in Michigan, had a car and wanted to compete, but he did not have the money
to get to Chicago.
Ford did not win that race, but later he achieved some far more important victories.
He was an excellent automobile engineer, but what really made him different from
other auto makers were his ideas about the manufacturing process and the
rewards employees should receive for their labor.
Fords most famous idea was to standardize the manufacturing process so that
large numbers of identical cars could be produced cheaply and quickly. Ford was
certainly not the first person to standardize manufacturing processes, but what he
did introduce was the assembly line.
Taken from Reading Structure and Strategy, by
A. Zentella Campuzano, P. Ahern and J. Taylor.
(Adapted)
1. According to the article, Ford Henry
A) won some important automobile races.
B) wanted to own a large number of cars.
C) designed a different manufacturing process.
D) was the first to manufacture standard cars.
2.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Henry Ford vas different from other car manufacturers in that he

was the best engineer in his factory.
wanted to manufacture the fastest cars.
liked to have many employees in his factory.
had a new concept concerning the production of cars.

3.
A)
B)
C)
D)

The word their underlined in line 8 refers to the

rewards.
employees.
auto makers.
manufacturing process.

Since 1961, the World Wildlife Fund has rescued over 30 mammals and birds from
near extinction. It has given more than 40 million dollars to conservation projects
around the world. It has created and supported 260 national parks on five
continents a total area almost twice the size of Western Europe. But, there is
still much more work to be done. The World Wildlife Funds biggest land
campaign has been for the conservation of the tropical rain forest. In 1975, the
organization began its Save the Jungle campaign to conserve key areas of rain
forest. One reserve, created in Costa Ricas Monteverde Cloud Forest, protects
more than 1,000 species of plants, 300 species of birds and 100 species of
mammals. The Quetzal, sacred bird of the Aztecs, now survives there.
Taken from: Reading,Structure and Strategy by
E. Campuzano, J. Taylor, J Shepherd and P. Ahern.
4.
A)
B)
C)
D)

When the author says that there is still much more work to be done, he
means that the work
has not been finished completely.
has been very unfortunate.
has not been successful.
has been inadequate.

5.
A)
B)
C)
D)

According to the text, the World Wildlife Fund has

traveled around the world setting mammals and birds free.
spent great amounts of money in preservation projects.
campaigned to save the jungle from the rain.
rescued animals from several national parks.

In some societies, women have always been leaders, but in western society this
has not usually been the case.
However, since the beginning of the twentieth century, the role of women in society
has changed greatly. Women have fought for their rights and are becoming equal
members of society for the first time in history.
At the beginning of the century women in some countries fought for, and won, the
right to vote. Then they fought for equal rights in marriage and at work. And at
present, women are fighting for the removal of all laws that discriminate against
them. las mujeres luchan por la eliminacin de todas las leyes que discriminan contra ellos.
This has mean great changes in the world, particularly in the family life. The
traditional pattern of family life had been broken in many countries and some
women have already become judges, ministers and even presidents and prime
ministers.
52.-Wich of the followings statements is true according to the text?
A) Women have always fought at home.
B) women are beginning to destroy family life
C) women are losing their leadership
D) Women have only recently begun to acquire equality.
53.-The word removal, can be substituted by:
A) criticism
B) perfection
C) suppression
D) improvement

A)
B)
C)
D)

ran
run
past
passed

A)
B)
C)
D)

Cut a hole in the ice.

Found air to breath.
Was an excellent swimmer.
Was carried away by the river.

A)
B)
C)
D)

Houdini frequently did the handcuffs trick.

Houdini seldom got out of handcuffs very fast.
Houdini was admired for his ability to hold his breath.
Houdini was remembered as the best magician in the world.

All dinosaurs died, theres not one left on the earth. They have been dead for
millions of years. ....
According to the text the reasons for the extinction of the dinosaur was
A) Remote
B) Uncertainty
C) Peculiar
D) Disturbed
In the text, the underlined expression all of a sudden can be replaced by
A) Unexpectedly
B) Finally
C) anticipatedly
D) Totally
Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
A) All dinosaurs lived on plants
B) Dinosaurs may have died of starvation
C) Dinosaurs only lived in the United States and Canada
D) Many dinosaurs should have died because of the climate

JUDY GARLAND. American singer and film actress Born in a trunk, she became
a teenage movie start and eventually a legend in her own time. Called a Phoenix
during the last decade of her life, she came back, again and again, to give
memorable and record-breaking performance at the Palladium and Carnegie
Hall, Garland is considered one of the greatest live entertainers the show business
world has ever seen.
Her public success was subtly connected with the components of her unhappy
Su xito de pblico fue sutilmente conectado con los componentes de su infeliz

personal life; severe drug and alcohol abuse, divorces, financial problems, and
suicide attempts. She became a symbol of bravery and survival. Even in her last
appearances, Garland gaunt and frail was irresistible to her
Garland demacrada y frgil fue irresistible para sus fans.

Taken from Short Lives by Katina Matson

Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Garlands vices reflected her professional career

Garland was a symbol of the stage and movies
Garlands life was of success and unhappiness
Garland considered her personal life as show business

When the author talks about Garlands record-breaking performances, he means

that
Cuando el autor habla de "Actuaciones rcords" de Garland, quiere decir

A)
B)
C)
D)

Garlands records were fragile

Garlands audiences demanded more from her
Garland had no rivals on the stage
Garland was bad-tempered when she acted

Which of the following ideas is present in the text?

A) Garland became a legend during the first years of her life
B) Garlands tendency to vice made her become a symbol of suffering
C) Garlands fans loved her in spite of her divorces and suicide attempts
D) There was a close and secret relation between Garlands disgrace and her
fame