COMISSIÓ GESTORA DE LES PROVES D’ACCÉS A LA UNIVERSITAT

COMISIÓN GESTORA DE LAS PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

PROVES D’ACCÉS A LA UNIVERSITAT PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

CONVOCATÒRIA: JUNY 2010 CONVOCATORIA: JUNIO 2010

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OPCIÓ A / OPCIÓN A
PartA.ReadingComprehension.
Read thefollowingtext:

HOW FIVE YEARS OF YOUTUBE TURNS A NOBODY INTO A STAR

FiveyearsafterKarim andtwofellow PayPalemployeesfoundedtheirvideo-sharingwebsiteYouTube,it

hostsmorethan120millionvideos. Thesiteisaphenomenonthat’sgeneratedawholecultureofYouTube
celebrities. Neverbefore had anyone with a video camera been able to reach a potentialaudience of
millionsandformanytheydidsobyaccident.Butwhenthesitestartedincludingadvertisementsrelatedto
theuser’ssearch,somepeoplewereabletomakemoneyoutoftheirhobbies.

Thesciencebehindwhatmakesavideoahitremainsvague. It’seasiertobathecatsthantopredictwhether
thepublicwilllikeordislikesomething. It’sanilluminatingchoiceofelements:catsare,ofcourse,apretty
good bet. Also babies,though it’sstillsurprising thatamerelymoderatelyamusing familymomentisthe
mostwatched YouTubevideoofalltime:“Charliebitmyfinger”,aclipinwhichCharlie,agedone,bites
thefingerofhisbigbrotherHarry.

W ithitsabilitytograntanaudienceofmillionstoanyclipthesitehasextraordinarydemocraticpotential.
Lastyear,aclip ofNedaAgha-Soltan being shotin thechestin Iran wasputon YouTubeinstantly and
becameapowerfultoolintheprotestmovementagainsttheIraniangovernment.

The site’s democratic characterhad already taken on new,practicaluses with the so-called “YouTube
election”of2008,whenwhatmanyhaddismissedassimplyasiteforteenagersbecameabattlegroundfor
oneofthemostinterestingpresidentialfightsinhistory.

S. HobyandT. Lamont(The Guardian,11-4-2010)

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I.Answerthefollowing questionsusing yourown wordsbuttaking into accounttheinformation
in thetext(2points:1pointeach)
a) W hycanYouTubeusersgetmoneyfrom videosharing?
b) How canYouTubebeusedfordemocraticpurposes?

II.Arethefollowing statementstrue(T)orfalse(F)? Identify thepartofthetextthatsupports

youranswerbycopyingtheexactpassageon theanswersheet(1. 5point:0.
5each)
a) YouTubevideosreachanaudienceofonehundredandtwentymillionusers.
b) Videosfeaturingcatsarelikelytodraw theusers’attention.
c) YouTubeonlyintereststeenagers.

III.Find asynonym foreach ofthefourwordsbelow from thesesixoptions:(1point:0.25each)

generated accident hit choice amusing dismissed

a) ignored
b) selection
c) produced
d) chance

IV.Choosea,b,orc,in each question below.Onlyonechoiceiscorrect(1.

5points:0.
5each)
1. W ecan...
a) predictwhetheravideoonYouTubewillbeahitornot.
b) neverbesurewhetheravideoonYouTubewillbeahitornot.
c) predictthatavideofeaturingcatswithbabieswillbeahit.

2. VideosonYouTubecan...
a) defeatagovernment.
b) turnacountryintoademocracy.
c) beusedasamassform ofpoliticalprotest.

3. YouTube...
a) hasprovedtobeusefulbeyondteenageuse.
b) hasprovedtobeusefulonlyforteenagers.
c) hasprovedtobeusefulforelectingpresidents.

PartB.Composition (130-150 wordsapproximately).Choose one ofthe following topics(4

points)

DoyouthinkthatYouTubeisapowerfultoolintoday’ssociety?Givereasons.

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 OPCIÓ B / OPCIÓN B

PartA.ReadingComprehension.
Read thefollowingtext:

SHOPPERS GO GREEN ‘TO IMPRESS NEIGHBOURS,

NOT TO SAVE THE PLANET’

Shoppersarehypocriticalaboutbuying environmentallyfriendlygoods,according to areportwhich has

foundconsumersaremoreconcernedaboutimpressingtheneighboursthansavingtheplanet.

W hileconsumersaremorelikelyto‘gogreen’onthehighstreetwheretheycanbeseenmakingaltruistic
choices,theprivacyofonlineshoppingbringsoutanentirelydifferentbehaviour.

W hen peoplearenotbeing watched by theirpeerstheyaremorewilling to shun theethicalproductsin

favourofcomfortandconvenience,thereportsays.

The habithas been studied by Vladas Griskevicius,ofthe University ofMinnesota,who found eco-
friendlyshoppingdecisionsarenotalwaysmotivatedbyasocialconcern. Hediscoveredthatpeoplewere
morelikelytobuyenergyefficientlightbulbsfrom theshops,buttendedtooptfortheold-fashionedtype
online. The same trend was also found when people purchased white goods,electronics and even
domesticcleaningproductsovertheinternet.

MrGriskeviciuspicksouttheToyotaPriuscarasaprimeexample. Celebritiesincluding Leonardo Di

CaprioandCameronDiazhavebeenphotographedbehindthewheelofaPrius,despitebeingwellableto
afford a more powerful and expensive car, sending the message that they are concerned for the
environment. ‘W hen you publicly display yourenvironmentallyfriendlynature,you send thesignalthat
you care,
’said the report. The study also showed thatpeople were often more willing to buy green
productswhentheywerethemostexpensiveoption,becauseitshowedtheycouldaffordtobecaring.

The DailyTelegraph,March,17,2010,p. 13

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I.Answerthefollowing questionsusing yourown wordsbuttaking into accounttheinformation
in thetext(2points:1pointeach)

a) W hataretherealreasonswhyconsumersbuyeco-friendlygoods?
b) W hydosomefilm starspromoteeco-friendlyproducts?

II.Arethefollowing statementstrue(T)orfalse(F)? Identify thepartofthetextthatsupports

youranswerbycopyingtheexactpassageon theanswersheet(1. 5point:0.
5each)

a) Peopletendtobuymoregreenproductsonline.
b) Thecarthatmostfilm starsownisaToyotaPrius.
c) Peopledon’tmindbuying‘green’productswhentheyaremoreexpensiveifotherpeople
noticewhattheyarebuying.

III.Find asynonym foreach ofthefourwordsbelow from thesesixoptions:(1point:0.25each)

concerned privacy behaviour peers purchased prime

a) bought
b) representative,characteristic
c) intimacy
d) preoccupied

IV.Choosea,b,orc,in each question below.Onlyonechoiceiscorrect(1.

5points:0.
5each)

1. Accordingtothereport,peoplewhobuyeco-friendlyproducts...
a) aremoreinterestedinimpressingtheirneighbours.
b)aremoreinterestedinsavingtheplanet.
c) aremoreinterestedincomfortandconvenience.

2. W henbuyinggoodsontheInternet...
a) consumersalways‘gogreen’.
b)consumersrarely‘gogreen’.
c) consumers‘gogreen’ifthebulbsareenergyefficient.

3. LeonardoDiCaprioandCameronDiazhaveboth…
a) photographedcarsincludingtheToyotaPrius.
b) promotedtheToyotaPrius.
c) boughtpowerfulandexpensivecarssuchastheToyotaPrius.

PartB.Composition (130-150 wordsapproximately).Choose one ofthe following topics(4

points)

W hatisyouropinionabouteco-friendlyproducts?Doyouthinktheyareanurgentneedorjustapassing
fashion?