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UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA
PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
LENGUA
EXTRANJERA (inglés)
CURSO 2015-2016
Instrucciones:
a) Duración: 1 h.30m. 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.
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TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA.
The number 13 is synonymous with bad luck. It's considered unlucky to have 13 guests at a dinner party, and
most people avoid getting married or buying a house on a day marked by this dreaded number. Especially
superstitious folks even avoid driving on Friday the 13th. Our fixation with the number 13 runs deep. Of course,
unlucky 13 isn't the only popular superstition that has been linked to the human psyche for decades. We're also
beholden to black cats, broken mirrors and umbrellas opened indoors.
Author and psychology professor Stuart Vyse explains that the number 13 has a history of very old references
that tend to be associated with groups of 13 people. "At the Last Supper in Christian theology, there were 13 dinner
guests, so that number is unlucky because Christ was betrayed... And in Norse mythology, 12 benevolent gods were
gathering in a hall and the evil god Loki, the 13th guest, attacked the group and the god Balder was killed".
Although there isn’t any statistical proof to support the superstition that Friday the 13th — or even just the
number 13 itself — is unlucky, the fear of the number 13 is so pervasive that it even has a phobia named after it:
triskaidekaphobia. Based on this phobia, airlines typically do not have a 13th row, and most tall buildings do not have
a 13th floor. However, many triskaidekaphobics, who count author Stephen King and former president Franklin
Roosevelt among their ranks, don't need statistical evidence to back up their conviction that the number is truly
cursed. As with any superstition, no matter how irrational it may be, some people will still choose to believe in it.
I * COMPREHENSION (3 points)
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. According to the text…
(a) there are no triskaidekaphobics anymore.
(b) there are explanations why 13 is an unlucky number.
(c) black cats are related to triskaidekaphobia.
(d) airlines prevent planes from flying on Friday 13th.
2. Triskaidekaphobics…
(a) often re-schedule their plans.
(b) believe that Roosevelt was truly cursed.
(c) are concerned about what statistics have to say.
(d) know the origins of their apprehension.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT,
OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each)
3. People are generally reluctant to celebrate their wedding on a 13th. TRUE. (line 2) “most people avoid getting married or buying a house
on a day marked by this dreaded number.”
4. Architects frequently omit a 13th floor from their plans. TRUE. (lines 12-13)“most tall buildings do not have a 13th floor”
5. No data exists to confirm that 13 is an adverse number. TRUE. (lines 10-11) “there isn’t any statistical proof to support the superstition
that Friday the 13th — or even just the number 13 itself — is unlucky…”
6. Triskaidekaphobia is a recent phenomenon. FALSE. (line 3) “Our fixation with the number 13 runs deep.”/ (line 4) “unlucky 13 isn't the only
popular superstition that has been linked to the human psyche for decades” / (lines 6-7) “Stuart Vyse explains that the number 13 has a history
of very old references”.
II * USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)
7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “preceding in time, prior or earlier”. former (line 13)
8. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? scared / afraid / frightened / aware aware
9. GIVE A VERB WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “proof” (noun). prove / disprove
10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “Rafael Nadal..... (beat) Andy Murray many times”. Rafael
Nadal has beaten / beat Andy Murray many times.
11. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: “Tom admitted ….... the other car the day before”. to hit / to hitting / hit / hitting.
12. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “support” (verb) back up (line 14)
13. JOIN THE SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY. Kate won the tennis match. She was playing against
my sister. Kate, who was playing against my sister, won the tennis match. Kate, who won the tennis match, was playing against my sister.
14. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: The number 13 is synonymous with bad luck. What is the number 13
synonymous with?
15. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: He isn’t as noisy as his brothers. His
brothers are………. His brothers are noisier (more noisy) than him / than he is.
16. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES
WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM: If only I had listened to you. listened if you to I only had
17. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: Unless I am really lucky,… I won’t get the job / I won’t pass the exam…
III * PRODUCTION (3 points)
UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA
PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
LENGUA
EXTRANJERA (inglés)
CURSO 2015-2016
Instrucciones:
a) Duración: 1 h.30m. 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.
18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED. YOU MUST FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:
What do you think about superstitions? Discuss.
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PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
CURSO 2015-2016
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LENGUA
EXTRANJERA
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a) Duración: 1 h.30m. 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.
THE BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL
The origins of rock and roll have been fiercely debated by commentators and historians of music. There is
general agreement that it began in the Southern United States – a region which would produce most of the major
early rock and roll acts – through the meeting of various influences that embodied a merging of the African musical
tradition with European instrumentation. The migration of many former slaves and their descendants to major urban
centers such as Memphis, New York City, Detroit and Chicago meant that black and white residents were living in
close proximity in larger numbers than ever before, and as a result heard each other's music and even began to
emulate each other's fashions. Radio stations that made white and black forms of music available to both groups, the
development and spread of the gramophone record, and African American musical styles such as jazz and swing
which were taken up by white musicians, aided this process of "cultural collision".
The immediate roots of rock and roll lay in the rhythm and blues, then called "race music", and country music of
the 1940s and 1950s. Particularly significant influences were jazz, blues, gospel, country, and folk. Commentators
differ in their views of which of these forms were most important and the degree to which the new music was a rebranding of African American rhythm and blues for a white market, or a new hybrid of black and white forms.
In the 1930s jazz, and particularly swing, both in urban based dance bands and blues-influenced country swing,
was among the first music to present African American sounds for a predominantly white audience.
I * COMPREHENSION (3 points)
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. White people started listening to “black” music because…
a) African slaves started moving to small towns.
c) black and white populations started to live in the same areas.
2. Which one is NOT a cause of the mix of both cultures?
a) The fact that people could listen to music on the radio.
c) Technological improvements like the gramophone.
b) large numbers of white people moved to big cities.
d) southern music was very fashionable at the time.
b) The fact that white people started to play “black” music.
d) African American population listened to the radio at all times.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE
TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each)
3. Black and white people imitated each other’s styles. TRUE: “(as a result they heard each other's music and) even began to emulate
each other's fashions” (lines 6-7).
4. Black and white communities always lived close to each other. FALSE: “black and white residents were living in close proximity in
larger numbers than ever before” (lines 5-6).
5. Jazz and swing first reached the general public in the first half of the 20th century. TRUE “In the 1930s, jazz, and particularly swing,
both based on urban dance bands and country blues, were among the first music to present African American sounds for a predominantly
white audience” (lines 14-15).
6. The nearest origins of rock and roll are rhythm and blues and country music. TRUE. “The immediate roots of rock and roll lay in
the rhythm and blues, then called "race music”, and country music” (line 10).
II * USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)
7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “adopt” (verb). taken up / take up (line 9)
8. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “to disagree in opinion, belief, etc.” differ (line 12)
9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT PREPOSITION: “At the interview they asked me if I was interested ……. politics.” in
10. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? smart / bright / brilliant / hopeful hopeful
11. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “choose” (verb). choice
12. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “Don’t forget …... (bring) your lunch”. to bring
13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “We won't buy the CD player if there isn't
a special offer”. Unless… Unless there is a special offer, we won’t buy the CD player.
14. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “Charles was driving too fast when the accident took place”. How was
Charles driving when the accident took place?
15. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “People think that hard work is the key to success in life”. “It’s
thought that… / Hard work is thought to be the……
16. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If former slaves hadn´t migrated to urban centres, …”… white people
wouldn’t have listened to their music.
UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA
PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
LENGUA
EXTRANJERA (inglés)
CURSO 2015-2016
Instrucciones:
a) Duración: 1 h.30m. 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.
17. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING: “I’m agree that have children can change your
life”.
I agree that having children can change your life.
III * PRODUCTION (3 points)
18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED. YOU MUST FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:
Describe the role of music in your life and your favourite type of music, if any.