SELECTIVIDAD MADRID 2010 junio: OPCIÓN A

Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE), universidades públicas de la Comunidad de Madrid, curso 2009-2010. Examen realizado el lunes 7 de junio de 2010.

TEXTO PROPUESTO: The truth about bears

REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA: Pets in city flats? Argue for or against. (Haz clic en el enunciado para ver la redacción hecha, corregida y comentada.)

EXAMEN RESUELTO:

1.-	Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a)	The biologist collected factual information about bears, like the area where they lived and travelled around.
	TRUE: ... he tracked their movements and marked them on maps.
b)	Making close contact with your object of study is normal in scientific research.
	FALSE: ... he abandoned scientific detachment and took the controversial step of forming relationships with his study animals.
2.-	In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.
a)	What has the biologist discovered about the bear's diet?
	The biologist has discovered that bears prefer to eat small insects which live in trees rather than fruit or honey.
b)	Why does he think humans are dangerous?
	He thinks humans are dangerous because studies show that we kill more people than bears do.

NOTA: las respuestas de esta pregunta 2 son simplemente dos propuestas entre otras posibles. Añade las tuyas como comentario a esta entrada y las comentaré.

3.-	Find the words in the text that mean:
a)	animals (paragraph 1): creatures
b)	confidence (paragraph 2): trust
c)	distance (paragraph 2): detachment
d)	move (in the air) (paragraph 3): wave
4.-	Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.
a)	Everybody believes (believe) that bears love eating/to eat (eat) honey.
b)	If we want to know the real facts about animals, we must/have to/need to/should/ought to study them in action.
	Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given:
c)	It's not necessary to dissect an animal to know a lot about it.
	You don't have/need to dissect an animal to know a lot about it.
	You needn't dissect an animal to know a lot about it.
d)	When Rogers went near the bear, he called to it "Don't worry, bear!"
	Rogers told the bear not to worry.
5.-	Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic.
	Pets in city flats? Argue for or against.

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