PRUEBA DE EVALUACIÓN DE BACHILLERATO PARA EL

ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD Y PRUEBAS DE ADMISIÓN LENGUA EXTRANJERA

(INGLÉS)
ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS
CURSO 2022-2023

Instrucciones: a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.

b) Este examen consta de varios bloques. Debe responder a las preguntas que se indican en cada uno.
c) La puntuación está indicada en cada uno de los apartados.
d) No se permite el uso de diccionario.

El examen consta de 3 Bloques (A, B y C)

En cada bloque (Comprehension, Use of English y Writing) se plantean varias preguntas, de las que se deberá responder al número
que se indica en cada uno. En caso de responder más cuestiones de las requeridas, serán tenidas en cuenta las respondidas en primer
lugar hasta alcanzar dicho número. Las preguntas han de ser respondidas en su totalidad: si la pregunta tiene dos secciones, hay que
responder ambas.
BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora)
Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos
Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas de uno de los 2 textos propuestos.
I * COMPREHENSION (4 points). CHOOSE TEXT 1 OR TEXT 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT TEXT ONLY.
TEXT 1: HOW KING TUT CONQUERED POP CULTURE

1 In late 1922 the British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered a royal tomb untouched for 3,300 years in Egypt’s Valley
2 of the Kings. The occupant, teenage pharaoh Tutankhamun, became an instant media sensation. Newspapers couldn’t get
3 enough of him or his wealth, exemplified by his solid gold death mask. As Carter carefully removed and catalogued the contents
4 of his tomb, the king, who had died at the age of 19 without accomplishing much in real life, resurrected into a trend-setting
5 superstar. Tutmania had arrived.
6 Fashion and ancient Egyptian history don’t seem like a natural mix, but after Tut’s discovery the two converged. Fabrics for
7 dresses and coats displayed motifs such as palm trees, lotus blossoms and sphinxes. Famous jew elers fashioned Egyptian-
8 themed adornments. Handbags, umbrellas, and cigarette cases were Egyptianized. Beauty products also followed the trend,
9 establishing a link to Egypt’s exotic royals. For instance, women began to line their eyes with Nile-inspired Kohl eyeliner even
10 though makeup had been associated with sex workers until recently.
11 The Egyptian discovery also inspired performers, writers and artists. Author Richard Goyne made a youthful King Tut the
12 main character of his 1923 book entitled The Kiss of Pharaoh: The Love Story of Tut-Ankh-Amen. Fighting his way to the
13 throne, Tut encounters many obstacles, such as the disappearance of the royal bride.
14 In the movie world, The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff in 1932, told the story of an archaeologist, a linen-wrapped mummy
15 and a curse. The idea for the plot arose from the series of strange deaths that occurred after the discovery of Tut’s tomb. These
16 included Lord Carnarvon’s, the excavation’s aristocratic sponsor, who died less than five months after the discovery.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. According to the text, the discovery of King Tut’s tomb…
(a) went unnoticed. (b) took some time to get to the media.
(c) was popular among teenagers. (d) hit the headlines.
2. According to the text, King Tut…
(a) belonged to a 3,300-year-old dynasty. (b) became a maniac.
(c) did not achieve a great deal during his reign. (d) had a long and prosperous reign.
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. The inventory of King Tut’s treasure was carried out by an Egyptian team.
4. In Goyne’s novel, King Tut had to overcome many difficulties to become pharaoh.
5. The screenplay of The Mummy was based on real events.
6. The digging of Tut’s tomb was paid by Carter himself.
7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
7.1. ONE OPPOSITE FOR: “poverty” (noun)
7.2. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “intact” (adjective)
8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
8.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “a connection between two things or situations”
8.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “a container used to store and protect things”
 PRUEBA DE EVALUACIÓN DE BACHILLERATO PARA EL
ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD Y PRUEBAS DE ADMISIÓN LENGUA EXTRANJERA
(INGLÉS)
ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS
CURSO 2022-2023

TEXT 2: BUZZING FOR LIFE

1 More than 50 years after Rachel Carson’s illuminating study of pesticides in Silent Spring, we’re still dealing with chemicals
2 and their effects on ecosystems. The latest perpetrator: sulfoxaflor, a bug and plant killer recently reapproved by the Environmental
3 Protection Agency. The latest victim: bees.
4 We’re losing billions of bees each year due to complex factors like decreasing agricultural diversity, habitat loss and climate
5 change. However, one threat to bees remains under our control: pesticides. While pesticides are designed to kill pests and insects
6 that damage crops, they also have unintended consequences like eradicating entire harmless species. These include bees, which
7 are essential for harvests.
8 Besides vegetables and fruit trees, bees fertilize other crops that don’t instantly come to mind when we think of bees —cotton,
9 coffee, tea and chocolate. Moreover, there are whole industries that produce various beeswax and honey-based goods. Together,
10 they are multibillion-dollar industries whose collapse could seriously impact on the economy by putting tens of thousands out of
11 work. Bees alone contribute $15 billion annually to U.S. agriculture, and pollinators in general contribute $24 billion to the country’s
12 economy. Moreover, since the U.S. is the largest food exporter in the world and as the global population keeps rising, bees’ survival
13 is essential not only for the U.S. but also for fighting world hunger. Globally, it’s estimated that pollinators, including bees, affect
14 one-third of the world’s food supply.
15 Bees have evolved into mega-pollinators over millions of years, and plants have adapted to incorporate them into their life
16 cycle. If bees disappeared quickly, plants wouldn’t have time to adjust. Many plant species would simply die off, including not only
17 crops but also flowers and trees, which also need pollinators.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
9. According to the text, the use of pesticides…
(a) is a direct consequence of climate change. (b) only affects bees.
(c) may result in job losses. (d) has become bee friendly.
10. According to the text, the decline in bee population…
(a) is now being reported by farmers. (b) may reduce food stocks all over the world.
(c) is entirely due to the use of pesticides. (d) has changed farming methods.
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)
11. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced an upcoming ban on the use of sulfoxaflor.
12. Innocuous bugs can also be exterminated by pesticides.
13. Bee pollination can affect non-food crops.
14. If bees became extinct, plants would survive by adapting to other types of pollinators.
15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
15.1. ONE OPPOSITE FOR: “damaging” (adjective)
15.2. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “starvation” (noun)
16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
16.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “the sudden failure of an entire system, organization or business”
16.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “a continuation of life despite difficult conditions”
 PRUEBA DE EVALUACIÓN DE BACHILLERATO PARA EL
ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD Y PRUEBAS DE ADMISIÓN LENGUA EXTRANJERA
(INGLÉS)
ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS
CURSO 2022-2023

BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Debe responder a 6 de las 12 preguntas propuestas.
II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE AND ANSWER ONLY 6 (SIX) QUESTIONS.
17. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:
17.1. “My parents can’t afford… so much money for a cruise in Norway.” (pay)
17.2. “She… you since you were born.” (know)
18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:
18.1. “We had to learn all the poems… heart.” from / by / with / in
18.2. “A private detective is looking… the matter from another perspective.” on / into / in / from
19. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “The writer was asked to sign books after her lecture.”
20. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “They say that he is the party’s candidate for the general election.”
21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “I am going to phone Richard back early in the morning.”
22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “The typical houses in
Amsterdam have a narrow façade. They were cheap to build.”
23. REWRITE THE NEXT SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “Jane probably worked at that
hotel last summer.” Jane may…
24. COMPLETE THIS CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “Don’t take the car...”
25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “We have never met
anyone as famous as he is.” He...
26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “I
would rather to work from home than coming to the office.”
27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: “Jake suggested ordering some pizza.”
28. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES
WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM:

everything not it to is remember read possible we

BLOQUE C (Redacción)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.
III * WRITING (3 points)
29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE
ONE TOPIC ONLY:
29.1. Advantages and disadvantages of being an influencer. Discuss.
29.2. What dangers are putting our world at risk? Explain.