Examen de Inglés PAU Madrid 2020 · Modelo

QUESTIONS

TEXTO A

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh, American writer and aviator (1906-2001), was perhaps best known as the wife of Charles Lindbergh, the pilot who had made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927. In her own right, however, she was a renowned pilot and the author of a number of popular books of fiction, diaries, and poetry.

Anne met her husband when he was her family’s guest during the Christmas 1927 season. She graduated from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1928, and the couple was married the following year. Anne took up flying herself and in 1930 became the first woman in the U.S. to be granted a glider pilot’s license. She became her husband’s co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator and in 1930 helped him set a new transcontinental speed record of 14 hours 45 minutes from Los Angeles to New York City. In 1931 they made a three-month-long journey to survey air routes over Canada and Alaska to East Asia, and that trip later became the subject of Anne’s first book, North to the Orient (1935), which was an instant success. She solidified her reputation with her second book, Listen! The Wind (1938), which recounted a 1933-34 survey of transatlantic air routes.

She went on to write more than two dozen works of prose and poetry, including five volumes of her own diaries. With Gift from the Sea, published in 1955, Anne became a heroine to millions of readers, especially women, for her thoughtful and lyrical meditation on the lives of women in the twentieth century. The book remained on the nonfiction bestseller list of The New York Times for a formidable 80 weeks, and sold five million copies in hardcover and paperback during its first 20 years in print.

Adapted from “Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh,” Encyclopaedia Britannica.

<https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Spencer-Morrow-Lindbergh>

A.1 (2 puntos) Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.

a)

Most people knew Anne more for her marriage than for her works.

TRUE

FALSE

b)

Anne and Charles’s wedding took place before she finished her studies.

TRUE

FALSE

A.2 (2 puntos) In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.

a)

How did Anne help her husband develop his career as a pilot?

b)

Why did female readers feel so close to Anne?

TEXTO A

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh, American writer and aviator (1906-2001), was perhaps best known as the wife of Charles Lindbergh, the pilot who had made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927. In her own right, however, she was a renowned pilot and the author of a number of popular books of fiction, diaries, and poetry.

Anne met her husband when he was her family’s guest during the Christmas 1927 season. She graduated from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1928, and the couple was married the following year. Anne took up flying herself and in 1930 became the first woman in the U.S. to be granted a glider pilot’s license. She became her husband’s co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator and in 1930 helped him set a new transcontinental speed record of 14 hours 45 minutes from Los Angeles to New York City. In 1931 they made a three-month-long journey to survey air routes over Canada and Alaska to East Asia, and that trip later became the subject of Anne’s first book, North to the Orient (1935), which was an instant success. She solidified her reputation with her second book, Listen! The Wind (1938), which recounted a 1933-34 survey of transatlantic air routes.

She went on to write more than two dozen works of prose and poetry, including five volumes of her own diaries. With Gift from the Sea, published in 1955, Anne became a heroine to millions of readers, especially women, for her thoughtful and lyrical meditation on the lives of women in the twentieth century. The book remained on the nonfiction bestseller list of The New York Times for a formidable 80 weeks, and sold five million copies in hardcover and paperback during its first 20 years in print.

Adapted from “Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh,” Encyclopaedia Britannica.

<https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Spencer-Morrow-Lindbergh>

A.3 (1 punto) Find the words in the text that mean:

a)

b)

c)

d)

A.4 (2 puntos) Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.

a)

If Ann (not meet) Charles, would she have done?

b)

Charles Lindbergh, was born in Detroit, (say) to have fathered seven children outside his marriage to Anne Spencer Morrow.

c)

Jane: “How do you fly?”

David: “I usually fly twice week.”

d)

Complete the following sentence to report what was said.

“What did you feel when you were flying over the Atlantic Ocean?”

Ann asked her husband.

A.5 (3 puntos) Write about 150 to 200 words on the following topic.

How would you like a job which required travelling very often? Justify your answer.

TEXTO B

Horse against Owner

An eight-year-old horse was found neglected and rescued in March last year. Named Justice by his rescuers, the stallion was found suffering from a skin infection, afflicted with lice, and 300 pounds underweight. He was removed from the property and taken to an animal shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned horses. After months of love and care, Justice started to improve. However, because of his injuries he will need constant ongoing medical attention and special care.

The heartbreaking story of Justice inspired attorneys at a leading legal firm that represents animals and their rights to try and change the law. They have decided to take legal action and, if they are successful, other animals that are abused and neglected could take their alleged abusers to court. The Executive Director of this firm states, “Oregon law already recognizes Justice’s right to be free from cruelty – this lawsuit simply expands the remedies available when abusers violate animals’ legal rights.” In fact, Justice, represented in the case by these lawyers, is suing his former owner for $100,000. The aim is to cover the expensive costs of his ongoing and future medical care.

The former owner had pleaded guilty to criminal animal neglect last summer and was sentenced to three years of probation, preventing her from owning any pets or livestock for five years. But she refused to pay for Justice’s future care. This is the first ever lawsuit of an animal suing its previous abusive owner. Animals are usually seen as property by the court but this case is looking to change that. One of the lawyers representing Justice in the case is confident the lawsuit will be successful. If so, animals will finally be seen as emotional living creatures that have rights, not as property.

Adapted from “Horse Named Justice Sues Former Owner for $100,000 over ‘Cruel’ Abuse,” Sky News 4 May 2018. <https://news.sky.com/story/horse-named-justice-sues-former-owner-for-100000-over-cruel-abuse-11358473>

QUESTIONS

B.1 (2 puntos) Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.

a)

After finding Justice in very poor conditions, the horse was cured in the same stable he was being kept.

TRUE

FALSE

b)

The person who had owned Justice did not want to spend money on the medical expenses the horse might need from now on.

TRUE

FALSE

B.2 (2 puntos) In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text.

a)

What is the lawyers' financial objective in this legal action?

b)

How might this case change the way animals are treated in Oregon?

TEXTO B

Horse against Owner

An eight-year-old horse was found neglected and rescued in March last year. Named Justice by his rescuers, the stallion was found suffering from a skin infection, afflicted with lice, and 300 pounds underweight. He was removed from the property and taken to an animal shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned horses. After months of love and care, Justice started to improve. However, because of his injuries he will need constant ongoing medical attention and special care.

The heartbreaking story of Justice inspired attorneys at a leading legal firm that represents animals and their rights to try and change the law. They have decided to take legal action and, if they are successful, other animals that are abused and neglected could take their alleged abusers to court. The Executive Director of this firm states, “Oregon law already recognizes Justice’s right to be free from cruelty – this lawsuit simply expands the remedies available when abusers violate animals’ legal rights.” In fact, Justice, represented in the case by these lawyers, is suing his former owner for $100,000. The aim is to cover the expensive costs of his ongoing and future medical care.

The former owner had pleaded guilty to criminal animal neglect last summer and was sentenced to three years of probation, preventing her from owning any pets or livestock for five years. But she refused to pay for Justice’s future care. This is the first ever lawsuit of an animal suing its previous abusive owner. Animals are usually seen as property by the court but this case is looking to change that. One of the lawyers representing Justice in the case is confident the lawsuit will be successful. If so, animals will finally be seen as emotional living creatures that have rights, not as property.

Adapted from “Horse Named Justice Sues Former Owner for $100,000 over ‘Cruel’ Abuse,” Sky News 4 May 2018. <https://news.sky.com/story/horse-named-justice-sues-former-owner-for-100000-over-cruel-abuse-11358473>

B.3 (1 punto) Find the words in the text that mean:

a)

b)

c)

d)

B.4 (2 puntos) Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.

a)

There is much less disagreement the consequences of (accept) that animals have rights.

b)

Nowadays, only a small percentage of animal abuse (report) to police. We need to know important it is to recognise this abuse and report it.

c)

all the campaigns to prevent animal cruelty, last year the number of abandoned animals was much (high) than ever before.

d)

Complete the following sentence to report what was said.

"Do you think zoo animals are really happy?"

Nick asked his wife.

B.5 (3 puntos) Write about 150 to 200 words on the following topic:

"Animal cruelty is an important issue in Spain nowadays." Do you agree? Justify your answer.

(Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)