miércoles, 9 de octubre de 2013

2º bachillerato- texto selectividad 1

IES CRISTÓBAL DE MONROY ENGLISH TEST FINAL 2º BACHILLERATO 2013
Instrucciones: a) Duración: 1h. 30 min. b) No se permite el uso de diccionario. c) La puntuación de las preguntas está indicada en las mismas. d) Los alumnos deberán realizar completa una de las dos opciones A o B, sin poder mezclar las respuestas.

NOT WITHOUT MY DOG!

Mary Marcus of New York City takes her dog, Pluto, everywhere: to the sushi restaurant down the street, to work, in and out of the neighbourhood shops, even on the subway, whick has a no-dog policy. “I wrap him up and take him in the last carriage”, confesses Marcus, a photographer. “We take him everywhere, and we don't even think it's inappropiate.” Pluto is a vivacious 8-year-old, 11 kg, French bulldog. Marcus says that Pluto often has easy access to places that are not particularly dog-friendly: “Everyone loves hime because he's so funny. He's hilarious.”
Not everyone is laughing. The world used to be divided into two groups: dog people and cat people. There was no common ground. Like smokers and non-smokers. But now it seems the canine world is dividing even further: dog lovers who want their pet to be part of the party, and those who don't want them around at all.
With this take-your-dog-everywhere trend growing as quickly as it seems to be, Marcus can't understand why the hotel industry doesn't offer pet and non-pet rooms like smoking and non-smoking rooms. At Loews Hotels, which has accepted dogs for four years, the reaction has been positive, with the pet business doubling every year, although it still remains a small market. “It's worked out well for us.” says Emily Goldfischer, the manager of Loews, which began accepting four-legged friends after realizing pets were becoming more important to American families. “People are treating their pets differently than, say, even 10 years ago.” she says. “They don't want to leave them at home”.

I. COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; questions 4-5, 0.5 points each)
*ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
  1. What do you know about Pluto and his character?
  2. How has the attitude towards pets in the United States changed?
  3. Do all the dog owners want to take their pet everywhere? Explain.
    *ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
  4. Pets are welcome in the New York public transport system.
  5. Marcus believes that all hotels should offer rooms where you can stay with your pet.

II. USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; questions 6-9, 0.25 points each; questions 10-13, 0.5 points each)
  1. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “tendency”.
  2. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR “funny”. (line 5)
  3. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “growing” (adjective).
  4. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “A plan or course of action intended to influence and determine decisions, actions and other matters.”
  5. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: They had applied for that job in Somerset some years ago.
  6. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: The police eventually found the corpse after ________________ (question) the victim's boyfriend
  7. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
    If I had a dog, ...
  8. REWRITE THIS SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: We last saw Martin three years ago.
    We ...
III. PRODUCTION (3 points)
    14. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. FOCUS STRICTLY ON THE TOPIC: Should publilc places like hotels and restaurants have strict regulations that limit access to pets? Discuss.

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