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Este es un examen de Competencia Lectora Ingles para Posgrados. Tiene 25 preguntas y se aprueba con 15 respuestas correctas (60%). Las preguntas buscan medir las capacidades de las persona para identificar la idea principal, el tema de la lectura, informacin explcita, informacin implcita y vocabulario en contexto. Mtodo de calificacin: Calificacin ms alta Lmite de tiempo: 1 hora 50 minutos

While many nineteenth-century reformers hoped to bring about reform through education or by eliminating specific social evils, some thinkers wanted to start over and remake society by founding ideal, cooperative communities. The United States seemed to them a spacious and unencumbered country where models of a perfect society could succeed. These communitarian thinkers hope their success would lead to imitation, until communities free of crime, poverty, and other social ills would cover the land. A number of religious groups, notably the Shakers, practiced communal living, but the main impetus to found model communities came from nonreligious, rationalistic thinkers.

Among the communitarian philosophers, three of the most influential were Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and John Humphrey Noyes. Owen, famous for his humanitarian policies as owner of several thriving textile mills in Scotland, believed that faulty environment was to blame for human problems and that these problems could be eliminated in a rationally planned society. In 1825 he put his principles into practice at New Harmony, Indiana. The community failed economically after a few years but not before achieving a number of social successes. Fourier, a commercial employee in France, never visited the United States. However, his theories of cooperative living influenced many Americans through the writings of Albert Brisbane, whose Social Destiny of Manexplained Fourierism and its self-sufficient associations or "phalanxes." One or more of these phalanxes was organized in every Northern state. The most famous were Red Bank, New Jersey, and Brook Farm, Massachusetts. An early member of the latter was the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Noyes founded the most enduring and probably the oddest of the Utopian communities, the Oneida Community of upstate New York. Needless to say, none of these experiments had any lasting effects on the patterns of American society.

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1. The main topic of the passage is Seleccione una respuesta.

a. American reformers b. nineteenth-century schools c. the philosophy of Fourierism d. model communities in the nineteenth century
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model communities in 15:09:38 on 1 the nineteenth 25/10/13 century

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2. Which of the following is NOT given in the passage as one of the general goals of communitarian philosophers? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. To establish ideal communities b. To remake society c. To create opportunities through education d. To spread their ideas throughout the United States
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1 Calificacin To remake society 2 Calificacin To spread their ideas throughout the United States 3 Cerrar

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3. The Shakers are mentioned in paragraph 1 as an example of Seleccione una respuesta.

a. radical reformers b. an influential group of writers c. rationalistic thinkers d. a communal religious group
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1 Calificacin rationalistic thinkers 2 Calificacin a communal religious group 3 Cerrar a communal religious group

Question4
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4. 2?

Why

does

the

author

mention Nathaniel

Hawthorne in

paragraph

Seleccione una respuesta.

a. He was a critic of Charles Fourier. b. He wrote a book that led to the establishment of model communities. c. He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community. d. He founded Brook Farm in Massachusetts.
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1 Calificacin He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community. 2 Cerrar He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community.

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5. The word oddest in the following? Seleccione una respuesta.

paragraph

is

closest

in

meaning

to

which

of

a. Largest b. Earliest c. Most independent d. Most unusual

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1 Calificacin Most independent 2 Calificacin Most unusual 3 Cerrar Most unusual

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6. The author implies that, for readers, the conclusion of the passage is Seleccione una respuesta.

a. absurd b. surprising c. practical d. obvious

The correct answer says " obvious " Incorrecto

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1 Calificacin practical 2 Calificacin surprising 3 Cerrar surprising

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7. Why did paragraphs?

the

author

probably

divide

the

passage

into

two

Seleccione una respuesta.

a. To present an overview of a concept in the first paragraph and specific examples in the second b. To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its consequences in the second c. To compare nineteenth-century reforms with twentieth-century reforms d. To contrast the work of Utopian thinkers with that of practical reformers
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1 Calificacin To contrast the work of Utopian thinkers with that of practical reformers 2 Calificacin To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its consequences in the second 3 Calificacin To compare nineteenthcentury reforms with

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twentieth-century reforms 4 Calificacin To present an overview of 14:08:48 1 a concept in the first on 8/10/13 paragraph and specific examples in the second 5 Cerrar To present an overview 15:09:38 of a concept in the first on paragraph and specific 25/10/13 examples in the second 1 0.7

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Passage 2 Fifty-five delegates representing all thirteen states except Rhode Island attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphiafrom May to September 1787. The delegates had been instructed by the Continental Congress to revise the old Articles of Confederation, but most believed that a stronger central government was needed. There were differences, however, about what structure the government should take and how much influence large states should have. Virginia was by far the most populous state, with twice as many people as New York, four times as many as New Jersey, and ten times as many as Delaware. The leader of the Virginia delegation, James Madison, had already drawn up a plan for government, which became known as the Large State Plan. Its essence was that congressional representation would be based on population. It provided for two or more national executives. The smaller states feared that under this plan, a few large states would lord over the rest. New Jersey countered with the Small State Plan. It provided for equal representation for all states in a national legislature and for a single national executive. Angry debate, heightened by a stifling heat wave, led to deadlock. A cooling of tempers seemed to come with lower temperatures. The delegates hammered out an agreement known as the Great Compromiseactually a bundle of shrewd compromises. They decided that Congress would consist of two houses. The larger states were granted representation based on population in the lower house, the House of Representatives. The smaller states were given equal representation in the upper house, the Senate, in which each state would have two senators regardless of population. It was also agreed that there would be a single executive, the president. This critical compromise broke the logjam, and from then on, success seemed within reach.

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8. What is the main topic of this passage? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. A disagreement at the Constitutional Convention and a subsequent compromise b. The differences in population and relative power between the original states c. The most important points of the Small State Plan d. James Madison's plan to create a stable structure for the government of the United States
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1 Calificacin The differences in population and relative power between the original states

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2 Calificacin A disagreement at the 14:14:15 1 Constitutional Convention on 8/10/13 and a subsequent compromise 3 Cerrar A disagreement at the Constitutional Convention and a subsequent compromise 15:09:38 on 25/10/13 1

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9. According to the passage, the Constitutional Convention? Seleccione una respuesta.

how

many

states

were

represented

at

a. Fifty-five b. Twelve c. Fourteen

d. Thirteen
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1 Calificacin Thirteen 2 Cerrar Thirteen

Question10
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10. It can Confederation

be

inferred

from

the

passage

that

the

Articles

of

Seleccione una respuesta.

a. were supported by a majority of the delegates at the Convention b. allowed small states to dominate large ones c. provided for only a weak central government d. were revised and presented as the Large State Plan
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Question11
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11. According to the passage, had the FEWEST people?

in

1787

which

of

the

following

states

Seleccione una respuesta.

a. New Jersey b. New York c. Virginia d. Delaware

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1 Calificacin Delaware 2 Cerrar Delaware

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12. According to the passage, Constitutional Convention? Seleccione una respuesta.

the

weather

had

what

effect

on

the

a. Hot weather intensified the debate while cooler weather brought compromise. b. Cold temperatures made Independence Hall an uncomfortable place to work c. Delegates hurried to achieve an agreement before winter arrived.

d. Bad weather prevented some of the delegates from reaching Philadelphia.

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1 Calificacin Cold temperatures made Independence Hall an uncomfortable place to work 2 Calificacin Hot weather intensified the debate while cooler weather brought compromise. 3 Cerrar

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Question13
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13. The author indicate that

uses

the

phrase broke

the

logjam in

paragraph

3 to

Seleccione una respuesta.

a. some major problems had been solved b. the government was nearly bankrupt c. the situation had become desperate d. the Convention came to a sudden end

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1 Calificacin the Convention came to a sudden end 2 Calificacin some major problems had been solved 3 Cerrar some major problems had been solved

Passage 3 The first two decades of this century were dominated by the microbe hunters. These hunters had tracked down one after another of the microbes responsible for the most dreaded scourges of many centuries: tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria. But there remained some terrible diseases for which no microbe could be incriminated: scurvy, pellagra, rickets, and beriberi. Then it was discovered that these diseases were caused by the lack of vitamins, a trace substance in the diet. The diseases could be prevented or cured by consuming foods that contained the vitamins. And so in the decades of the 1920's and 1930's nutrition became a science and the vitamin hunters replaced the microbe hunters. In the 1940's and 1950's, biochemists strived to learn why each of the vitamins was essential for health. They discovered that key enzymes in metabolism depend on one or another of the vitamins as coenzymes to perform the chemistry that provides cells with energy for growth and function. Now, these enzyme hunters occupied center stage. You are aware that the enzyme hunters have been replaced by a new breed of hunters who are tracking genesthe blueprints for each of the enzymesand are discovering the detective genes that cause inherited diseases diabetes, cystic fibrosis. These gene hunters, or genetic engineers, use recombinant DNA technology to identify and clone genes and introduce them into bacteria cells and plants to create factories for the massive production of hormones and vaccines for medicine and for better crops for agriculture. Biotechnology has become a multibillion-dollar industry. According to the inexorable progress in science, we can expect that the gene hunters will be replaced in the spotlight. When and by whom? Which kind of hunter will dominate the scene in the last decade of our waning century and in the early decades of the next, I wonder whether the hunters who will occupy the spotlight will be the neurobiologists who apply the techniques of the enzyme and gene hunters to the functions of the brain. What to call them? The head hunters?

Question14
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14. What is the main topic of the passage? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. The potential of genetic engineering b. The discovery of enzyme c. The microbe hunters d. The progress of modern medical research
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1 Calificacin The microbe hunters 2 Calificacin The progress of modern medical research 3 Cerrar The progress of modern medical research

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15. The word "which" in paragraph 1 refers to Seleccione una respuesta.

a. cholera b. diseases c. microbe

d. Diphtheria
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1 Calificacin microbe 2 Calificacin diseases 3 Cerrar diseases

Question16
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16. Which of the following can be cured by a change in diet? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. Cholera b. Tuberculosis c. Pellagra d. Cystic fibrosis

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1 Calificacin Cystic fibrosis 14:31:58 on 8/10/13 2 Calificacin Pellagra 3 Cerrar Pellagra 14:33:00 on 8/10/13

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Question17
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17. How do vitamins influence health? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. They protect the body from microbes.

b. They are necessary for some enzymes to function. c. They are broken down by cells to produce energy. d. They keep food from spoiling.
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1 Calificacin They are necessary for some enzymes to function. 2 Cerrar They are necessary for some enzymes to function.

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Question18
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18. The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to Seleccione una respuesta.

a. hormones . b. genes c. gene hunters or genetic engineers d. cells and plants

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1 Calificacin gene hunters or genetic engineers 2 Calificacin genes

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genes

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Question19
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19. The phrase "occupy the spotlight" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to Seleccione una respuesta.

a. conquer territory b. lighten the load c. go the furthest d. receive the most attention
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Question20
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20. The author implies that the most important medical research topic of the future will be Seleccione una respuesta.

a. the structure of genes

b. the functions of the brain c. inherited diseases d. the operation of vitamins

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Passage 4 Cloning humans has recently become a possibility that seems much more feasible in today's society than it was twenty years ago. It is a method that involves the production of a group of identical cells or organisms that all derive from a single individual. It is not known when or how cloning humans really became a possibility, but it is known that there are two possible ways in which humans can be cloned. The first way involves splitting an embryo into several parts and creating many new individuals from that embryo. The second method of cloning a human involves taking cells from an already existing human being and cloning them, in turn creating other individuals that are identical to that particular person. There is no doubt that many problems involving the technological and ethical sides of this issue will arise and will be virtually impossible to avoid, but the overall idea of cloning humans is one that we should accept as a possible reality for the future. Cloning humans is an idea that has always been thought of as something that could be found in science fiction novels, but never as a concept that society might actually experience. It has been much in the news, with the public bombarded with newspaper and magazine articles, books and television shows. Much of this information leads the public in the wrong direction and makes them wonder how easy it would be for everyone around them to be cloned. Bizarre ideas about cloning appear in many science fiction books; such books scare the public with their unbelievable scenarios. Puzzling questions about humans and cloning are still to be answered today, and scientists and the public alike are eager to learn all they can about cloning.

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21. What is the main difference between the two means of cloning? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. Many individuals are involved in the second method, whereas the first method only requires one embryo. b. One method produces more clones than the other method. c. One involves taking cells from a breathing organism and the other using an as yet unborn organism. d. There are more problems involved in using the first way than in using the second
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22. In general, the public reaction to all this material shows that they are

Seleccione una respuesta.

a. alarmed. b. knowledgeable. c. gullible. d. reliably informed.

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1 Calificacin reliably informed. 2 Calificacin gullible. 3 Cerrar gullible.

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Question23
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23. According to the passage, what does cloning actually involve? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. Generating a batch of duplicate cells from one living thing. b. Producing similar cells from an individual. c. Taking cells from an individual and dividing them into many halves. d. Dividing identical individuals into many cells or organisms.
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1 Calificacin Producing similar cells from an individual. 2 Calificacin Generating a batch of duplicate cells from one living thing. 3 Cerrar Generating a batch of duplicate cells from one living thing.

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24. What, according to the author, will be impossible to avoid? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. The public learning about cloning. b. The many unanswered questions. c. The experience of cloning. d. The moral and scientific implications involved.
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1 Calificacin The many unanswered questions.

2 Calificacin The moral and scientific 14:47:57 on implications involved. 8/10/13 3 Cerrar

The moral and 15:09:38 on 1 scientific implications 25/10/13 involved.

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25. With which of the following conclusions would the author most likely agree? Seleccione una respuesta.

a. The cloning of humans will never become a reality. b. Scientists will never have all the answers. c. Cloning was a viable possibility twenty years ago. d. The cloning of humans is attainable in the future.
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1 Calificacin The cloning of humans 14:48:22 on is attainable in the 8/10/13 future. 2 Calificacin Scientists will never have all the answers. 3 Cerrar Scientists will never have all the answers. 14:48:33 on 8/10/13 15:09:38 on 25/10/13
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